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[hummingwolf]

I know better than to let what other people think affect my emotional state so much. I really do know better.

But I admit that when my recent health-related downhill slide is considered unimportant while the brother's car-related problems are apparently reason for a national day of mourning, it upsets me. Doesn't upset me as much as the health problems, but it still upsets me.

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[hai-kah-uhk.livejournal.com]

i know the feeling.... oh, do i ever.

but when i found out that it was because my family were in denial, it put things in perspective. They didn't have the capacity to deal with my problems, so they figured that by denying them, my problems would go away. This is something i'd been accused of doing (being delusional, trying to rewrite reality) and there i was surrounded by people engaging in the real thing!

I can't say for sure that this is what your family is doing, but it's worth considering.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know that that's a big part of what they're doing. I've known that for years. Which is why I said in the post that I should know better than to let it upset me so much--I really, really should.

[blue-by-you.livejournal.com]

Wow - what Hai said sure makes me think. Anyway, I don't blame you for being pissed and hurt.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

People are frustrating. So's everything else in life, come to think of it, if you expect it to behave the way you think it should.

Gah. I wish I didn't have this headache.