whom do you share your personal difficulties with?

Philippines
April 27, 2007 6:06am CST
it may be a friend, a parent, aloved one or a stranger. we all have the choice to whom we can confide our personal difficulties with. for me, i tend to share my problems with someone close to me, except my parents because im thinking that they have enough problem of their own and i should not burden them with mine. i also lke confiding in my friends because i think we understand each other more because we are the same age and we have almost the same level of thinking. what about you?
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33 responses
@supersach (1523)
• India
27 Apr 07
I think it depends on the kind of difficulty that I am facing because if its something that I can share with my mother then I usually take it upto her. But some of the difficulties that can only be understood by the people of your age and generation. If that's the case then I share it with my best friend.
@jalbeos (1175)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
Yeah, you're right! it depends on the kind of difficulty. If it is in the family, then, you talk to the family.... and so to your friends.
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
27 Apr 07
I have a friend I confide to. She is the only one I share my problems with. I know I can trust her to listen and help me through rough times. I dont tell anyone else because of privacy or embarrassment issues.
• China
28 Apr 07
I always share my personal difficulties with my good friends and my boy friend.That's effective!
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I guess it depends on the particular difficulty, I can share some things with my mother or father - I can share most things with my husband. My doctor hears a bit of my medical difficulties of course... I have 3 very good friends that I can share personal and faith related challenges with - I can rely on all of them for guidance, compassion, advice.
@collstarx (1177)
• Indonesia
28 Apr 07
Ok dude, sometime I don't want to share my problem with any one. Best regards
@AJNAG13 (137)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
usually i talk to my girlfriend. she's my partner for everything. i can share anything to her, and she's there to listen, to give advice and to help me in every way she can...
@sr0415 (1140)
• Philippines
19 Sep 07
Hi jlara_gtr34! I share my secrets to my friends and family. Sometimes, there are things I cannot tell to my family, so I share it to my friends because they can understand better than my family. However, there are also personal issues that I share to my family because they can accept them and understand what I'm going through rather than my friends. So, sharing secrets and other personal talks also depend on to whom you are comfortable sharing them with.:) It's always good to have somebody who is available to listen to you and accept you for who you are. :) take care always and God bless! :)
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
27 Apr 07
i usually confide with my hubby first when i have problems... and then i will talk with my dad... i hardly confide with my friends as i don't really feel very comfortable...
@cikedo (3483)
• United States
27 Apr 07
I tell my cat all of my problems. He's a much better listener than my family. Talking to pets is very thereputic. They don't talk back, try to give advice or try to solve the problem for you. They are just there to listen.
• Romania
27 Apr 07
Right. It seems like I share my personal difficulties with people I'd never thought I could have them as friends... I mean, for example, I liked a girl. But there was also another pretendent. Well, I do remember I hated the guy but for some reason, from that day on, for 5 years along he was my best friend. A few months ago, this thing happened again. I totally disliked a dude, near my age. Now, he knows everything about me (not in that creepy way:p ). There's also my girlfriend to whom I talk the most. She's my no1 'share-your-personal-difficulties-with'. I mean... that's what girlfriends are for, right? :p
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
yup, somehow you're right. we tend to confide our difficulties to the closest person around us - bestfriend as we may say so. but in doing so, we should not set aside our parents as our confidant because they'll never leave us even in the lowliest situation that we met. friends are friends sometimes they come, sometimes they go and of course someone remains - its your bestfriend (you choose) and our parents. no matter what. enjoy life --
@dbeast (1495)
• India
27 Apr 07
for me when it comes to confiding my problems and my difficulties it would definitely be with my friends and my brother.they are of the same age category and can relate to what we will go through.sometimes things which cannot be confided with my brother i confide with my friends.they can be really helpful when we need support.
@aprilgrl (4460)
• United States
27 Apr 07
I have always share my personal problems with my husband and he share his with me too. I go to my best friend but she passed away a year ago.
@aciddrop (798)
28 Apr 07
you're right.our parents have enough problems from work and families already,we shouldnt bother them with more.besides they dont really understand us due to what we call"generation gap".i'd like to share difficulties my closed friends,only a couple of closed ones.even if they just listen to me,i feel more relieved after telling them.sometimes they give me practical suggestions as well.
@jalbeos (1175)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
Here is the reality: Parents have the authority of your life, make no mistakes about that. They are providing your daily needs, working hard for the family. You're right, they have their problems but it is not the basis that you never tell them about yours. They have their experiences in life and really knows the right and the bad. For me, I choose to confide my personal difficulties to my close friends, instead to my parents but I can't deny the reality, I should tell them instead.
@Stiletto (4579)
27 Apr 07
I have a couple of close friends that I would normally confide personal difficulties to - which one of them I confided in would depend on what sort of problem it was I suppose. Occasionally I might confide in my daughter but that would only be if it was something that may possibly affect her in some way.
• United States
27 Apr 07
I confide in my close friends and my mother. I know they will understand and truly listen.
@navtech (1773)
• India
27 Apr 07
Though I am married I have a girl friend. She is my colleaque with whom I share my problems. As it is I do not have any problems to share. But as far as official difficulty I face I use to share with her. Further she is not only friend to me but to my wife. I lost my employment. She always helped to get an employment. Further she also share her problems. We help each other whether domestic or official.
@luannemay (258)
• Philippines
27 Apr 07
I usually confide with my bestfriend, she is a good listener.Sometimes i shared it with my husband. I also don't share it to my parents because i dont want them to worry about me. Sometimes i just kept to myself but when i did it and ended up broken down.
@cutiedhes (507)
• Philippines
27 Apr 07
I also confide my problems with my friends not with my parents because i don't want my parents to be involved with my own problems because i know that they also a lot of problems to solve. And sometimes i think that maybe they won't understand what i really feel and why am i thinking of such things like that. I am not that comfortable with my parents when it comes to problems so instead of family i rely on my friends.
27 Apr 07
I talk about my problems with my best friend. We have been friends for 15 years. She seems to understand me better than anyone. I can tell her anything and she will never judge me. I also can talk to my grandma. She has been a major influence in my life and I am extremely close to her. I talk to her more than I talk to my parents. Of course i have to watch my wording with her because I wouldnt want to disrespect her but if f*** slips then she undersatnds. Shes really cool. I love my grandma and my best friend fro all the drama they have had to see me through.