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by resqnurs2000 on March 1st, 2011

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Why do family and friends back away from you when you are down?

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  • by LightofXion on March 1st, 2011

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    They are too weak to be there for you, and noone likes to be the pick-me-up for someone else. It is moments like these that you realize who is really there for you, and who isn't. The moment when you need to realize who are your real friends and real family, and who is too self involved to care about you....but keep in mind, people have their own lives too and can't always be there for you. If someone is there sometimes, you must accept when they cannot be.

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  • by Little Miss Dangerous on March 1st, 2011

    Little Miss Dangerous

    Any number of reasons. Maybe they are too wrapped up in their own problems to notice someone else's, maybe they don't know how to help or think they can't. In some cases when a person is down often (or for a prolonged period of time) providing emotional support can drain the emotional well-being of even the most supportive family or friends to the point where they avoid the situation altogether for the sake of their own happiness.

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  • by ladyshakespeare on March 1st, 2011

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    Because they don't know what to say or do for you and they are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. You can easily bring them back by reassuring them that they are loved and wanted. Let them know that they don't have to be perfect, just be here is all.

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  • by DarkMaskDiva/KBHCI on April 8th, 2011

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    They themselves suck and don't want to depress you or add to your emotional burden? That's what I tell myself.....

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  • by BabyMomma on March 1st, 2011

    BabyMomma

    They don't or haven't. But there have been just to many "down" things that have happened in the last few years.
    I'm the one who retreats now. I'm just sick and tired of not
    having "up" times to share with them............there is no balance there,
    and not fair to them. They have listened to a myriad of my problems since 1998. One right after another. I'm just as sick of talking about them as i am sure they are of hearing them.

    That's why when i fell in Love and happiness seemed on the horizon. I so looked forward to "sharing' the joy. They could finally see me happy, I could introduce him to everyone and we could start making great memories as a family and all just be happy together.

    But that did not happen.

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