Do you share your sorrows & bad time with others ??

@uditpanda (1023)
India
January 5, 2009 6:56am CST
I have seen people who are very open in nature. They share everything with their friends & near and dear ones. Some say it makes them feel relaxed & comforted. Also it helps them wash away the anxiety & makes their way to the solution. But I am not one of them. I can hardly share my bad & sorrow feelings with someone else. I just can't do it. I feel if I share my week moments with somebody ,it won;t yield a result but on the contrary the people may take advantage of emotions. I may be wrong but I feel too shy & reluctant to do it. Share your views on this....
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@zureyna (87)
• Malaysia
5 Jan 09
Me too... it's hard for me to share everything with others. All i can do, cry until all the burden and pain gone . Hard for me to trust others.Even if i told them, i am not sure they will understand me or not. Cry all night long and be a new person tomorrow morning. Most women choose too cry but i'm not sure about man..hehe
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@Margajoe (4709)
• Germany
5 Jan 09
Nothing wrong with crying. Take care.
• China
6 Jan 09
most of the time i choose the same way as yours. it's really really effective for me
@xtian04 (282)
• Philippines
5 Jan 09
no, most of the time i keep it from myself, i dont want the people around to be affected by own sadness, i just dont feel comfortable to see people being nice & all because i'm sad. i would love to share my happiness with everyone, but my sadness, that i can handle, and i'm more comfortable dealing with it alone. :P
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@Margajoe (4709)
• Germany
5 Jan 09
Nicely said. I agree with you. Take care.
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
7 Jan 09
it's better to share your sadness to few trusted friends or loved ones as it somehow lessen the burden. Those who keep to themselves their sorrows or sadness usually resort to doing unnecessary solutions, better talk to ease the sorrow than commit action that would aggrevate the sitiation.
@chertsy (3798)
• United States
11 Jan 09
Yes, I share my sorrows and bad times with my friends and family and only them. It helps getting everything out and on the table. For me I learned talking about it lifts the heavy weight off my chest. I have also learned it's not holding everything inside, you can get a lot of stress out by talking. Also you learn who your true friends are, I mean anyone wants to be with you through the happy and good times. It's the ones that stands beside you through the sorrows and bad times are your true friends. Now in your case of being shy, it's ok to keep these things to yourself, just as long as you get it out. Maybe talking to your pet, a plant, or writing in a journal.
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@nini89 (670)
• India
8 Jan 09
Hi uditpanda! Open minded people are good they doont keep any thiing in their heart. They speak out everything and their mind and herat will be free and relaxed. When we have any sort of thiing that cannot be controled and any kind of sorrow if we speak out this sorrow to the clsoe person then the heaviiness iin the heart will be relaxed and free. I used to tell my close friend or sisters anything and i will be relaxed and they give me some kind of soothing by their words. Happy posting and have a good day.
@uditpanda (1023)
• India
9 Jan 09
hey nini I understand that. what i was saying is about choosing the right person to share your closest thoughts. It feels very bad when you face betrayal of any sort from someone you have trusted. So before we decide to share our emotions with someone we should make sure that the person we are trusting,is worth it. Thank you for responding. Happy posting to you too.
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@syang0901 (120)
• China
5 Jan 09
When I meet something bad or it makes me in a sorrow, I give myself three days or a week to deal with it. If I can deal with it, I won't tell this to my friend. If I can recover from the sorrow and bad matter, it is not necessarily to tell them about that. But if I can't deal with the difficulty in a certain, I'll choose to tell them. The friends is my best friends, maybe only 1 or 2. Choose your friends that you trust mostly to share your sorrows & bad time. You'll get your friends's supports.
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@uditpanda (1023)
• India
5 Jan 09
yes syang That would be the best thing to do. But again choosing the circle of trust is of most importance. If you choose some one who is not worth it, or somebody who doesn't value your thought & emotions as much as you do, there is every chance that you may get cheated in your life. So i would consider choosing my best friend or friends wisely with whom i can share myself & feel comfortable. Thank you.have a nice time at mylot.
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@AKMEDIA2 (328)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Sorrows, hardships and other bad times are shared with my friends depending on which ones they are. I would share these things with only my really close intimate friends or my boyfriend as opposed to people I didn't feel extremely close to. If you don't share these things with someone I feel it is very unhealthy and feelings when bottled up for too long tend to take an effect on one's health.
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@sonusd (1547)
• India
5 Jan 09
ya i feel my sorrow and happiness with my friends but not all friend i think when i share my happines it become a memorable for me and it increase and also at the time of sorrowness when i share it with themn it decreases and some time i may get some help from them so it is better to share with them also it keeps our heart clear
@uditpanda (1023)
• India
5 Jan 09
hello sonusd I agree. Friends are there not only to share your happiness but also your sorrows. But if someone betrays you & your faith,that would be very painful.Thats why i perfer to limit my sorrows to myself as i feel nobody can feel what you are feeling ,so there is no use of sharing yourself with anybody. I may sound a little biased in my view but That is what I think. Thank you for your response. Have a nice time at mylot.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
7 Jan 09
I agree that sharing your feelings especially the sad ones can be a great comfort. I do not share my feelings easily either; there have been only a couple of times when I have cried on a friend's shoulder. I find it difficult to open up with certain people. The only person I would confide in is my husband but being a man commincation is not his strong point. I do think I should learn to open up more to close friends at least instead of attemtpitng to sort things out myself.
• China
8 Feb 09
If I'm confident that one will share my bad&sorrow feelings heartily and seriously I will.And at the same time ,I will be very happy if someone can share his/her bad/sorrow feelings with me . Because that will make you feel that you are wanted and I hope I can be treat like that when I really need...
• Philippines
7 Jan 09
I dont share my sorrows and bad times to toher people. I am not comfortable in telling them that I'm down and I need to cry. I always wanted them to feel that I am strong and I can handle everything. What I usually do is pray and tell God of the things I wanted to happen in my life or tell Him the things I am not happy of. I trust myself and I know I can handle things out. In my opinion, each of us need not to share their bad times and sorrows because this is God's test to us to be a better person who can always handle life with prayers and passion.
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@Polly289 (269)
• New Zealand
6 Jan 09
As the old saying goes "A problem shared is a problem halved". I like to stand by that adage. Personally, I like to speak about what is bothering me. It takes a load of my shoulders and you can bet, there is always someone around to help. Be it your nearest and dearest or just a really good friend.
@uditpanda (1023)
• India
6 Jan 09
That is what i keep on focusing,its so very important to choose the 'really good friends' in life. If you escape the rule, your shared problems may multiply in nature,thanks to the unneeded friends. have a nice day at mylot.
• Philippines
7 Jan 09
I don't usually share my sorrows with others. Well, generally, I don't share my feelings with others. I don't know why, it was just like that ever since I was a child. I feel like it has something to do with pride. I have a huge pride like my mother and father.
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@ank_47 (1959)
• India
6 Jan 09
yes i share my sorrows with my friends .sometimes i will share with my mother.
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@paoxav (1382)
• Philippines
5 Jan 09
I'm a loud person. I always share those sorrows and bad times with my friends and relatives which are very close to me. I love gathering and listening to advices so I can apply them to my problems. I never kept it coz its hard to solve it by myself.
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@idowrite72 (2213)
• United States
16 Jan 09
I keep things to myself for a time but in the end I do share them with friends. It is just the friends who I choose to share them with. Not all friends are good ones to share things with. I have discovered a very good friend in an online friend who recently made me feel much better with some things that I was going through, and I was so lucky that I shared it with her since I felt so much better after I had talked with her about it. But everyone is different. I didn't used to tell anyone anything, but now it helps me and I don't have to sit around so much feeling sorry for myself. It helps to have someone else's advice or opinion on what you are going through or thinking about.
@silverjam (969)
• United States
6 Jan 09
Most of the time I do.....sharing my sorrows and bad times with others. I usually do this w/ my close friends as they are they ones I can count on. Sometimes I feel quite hesitant to do so specially if the case is quite personal but then later i find myself telling it to them....I find relief in doing so as I also like them to share theirs to me.
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
6 Jan 09
Well for me, I only see the fact that there are several reasons to share personal intimate details with any one. 1. To help them see there is a way out of their situation. 2. God is faithful to help them as well, if they put their trust in him. 3. Testimonies are great, if they are given at the right time and place. 4. Let them know they may be hurting right now, but it is going to be okay, if they really want it to be. I don't share those details with just anyone. I have to feel absolutely comfortable, before doing it. I also have to believe that it helped someone or is going to help someone.
• Jamaica
6 Jan 09
Yes sometimes I will open up to friends that i trust and feel comfortable to share things with, wheather bad or good. There are somethings that i just pray to God about, Some things you need not tell your closest of friends, only God can help he wont let you down, but friends do.
• India
16 Jan 09
hellooooooo udit bhai you have started a very good topic about someones fellings. well i share my sorrow & bad times with my friends, but not always .Because one canot share all with his friends,as in todays world a real friend is abundant.so i need a very close friends on which i can trust a lot.It is very difficult to find such type of friend. Is not it ????????
• India
16 Jan 09
Look udit, dont think people may take advantage of emotions, if they ur friends and near and dear one.Person who is neare to you, with them u have to share ur sorrow and bad times. I m not sharing all my sorrow and badtimes, whichever i share with my loved ones , i always got solution and make me relax. i m also shy and reluctant to do it but in this matter i m open. And also belive that always solution of every problem is in our mind. If think positively over that problem, you must get solution. that's also a way to find out solution of my sorrow.