I've had a friend ask me to tell her what exactly is going on in my life and I was weirded out. Don't get me wrong, there was absolutely nothing wrong with that question and I even was happy she had brought up the conversation.
She complained how she always told me about herself but she never knew of my own difficult moments. You'd think life always plays me the right cards.
I never intentionally hold back, it's just not in my person to share with others, save a few. I feel like most people only have pity to give when you share your life troubles with them and who has pity helped? 🤷♀️ Not me.
Often times, I see that people aren't emotionally intelligent enough to deal with the problems of others and are very generic with their replies. I also do not like to drop bombs on people, giving them more than they bargained for.
I've always being the I'm fine person and it takes probing to know I'm not really fine. The irony is that people like to share stuff with me and sometimes, I do the probing myself.
Do I wish I could share more? Yes. I just want it to be with people who can easily resonate with what I share and are truly empathetic or supportive. I never want a pity party or have anyone looking at me different.
Today, I saw a reality show about the wife of a famous African artiste. I think the show did her dirty by making her share candid parts of her life whereas the other stars of the show were as shallow as can be. I would hate to be that bare and pitied.
What do you think? Am I doing this wrong? Do you share freely?
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