Serious question: How do I get past deep jealousy & re-connect w/ my old friends? (or make new ones)?
Jan.17, 2008 in
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melon_rose asked:
A few years ago I had a serious injury that changed my life permanently. Following the injury, I was physically able to communicate with anyone. Later, out of fear, shame, and the emotional pain of it (on top of continued medical reasons) — I isolated myself from *all* my friends. Now I’ve improved some, but still struggle with the aftermath of the injury. Friend-wise, I find myself incredibly lonely, and missing meaning in my life. (It really is true — “All you need is love”!) I badly want to get back in touch. But I’m horribly jealous of my friends who are able to lead normal lives, when my own life has been devastated and I’m afraid I’ll never live out the dreams that we all dreamed about together. Even just writing out this question makes me feel like crying. There are so many components to this (too much to go into here). But is it possible to get over the jealousy and bring friends back into my life? How?
Thanks everyone. And a big hug to anyone else in this situation.
sorry, Typo: that 2nd sentence up there should read “after the injury, I was physically UNable to communicate…”
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A few years ago I had a serious injury that changed my life permanently. Following the injury, I was physically able to communicate with anyone. Later, out of fear, shame, and the emotional pain of it (on top of continued medical reasons) — I isolated myself from *all* my friends. Now I’ve improved some, but still struggle with the aftermath of the injury. Friend-wise, I find myself incredibly lonely, and missing meaning in my life. (It really is true — “All you need is love”!) I badly want to get back in touch. But I’m horribly jealous of my friends who are able to lead normal lives, when my own life has been devastated and I’m afraid I’ll never live out the dreams that we all dreamed about together. Even just writing out this question makes me feel like crying. There are so many components to this (too much to go into here). But is it possible to get over the jealousy and bring friends back into my life? How?
Thanks everyone. And a big hug to anyone else in this situation.
sorry, Typo: that 2nd sentence up there should read “after the injury, I was physically UNable to communicate…”
Question posted courtesy of: Caffeinated Content for WordPress
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