Do you pick people who to tell your deeper thoughts and emotions?

@annavi23 (6522)
Philippines
May 14, 2012 11:54am CST
People come in and out of our lives. We don't know if they are there meant to be friends for just a while or for a lifetime. Some maybe true, some may not. Sometimes it's hard to tell who's who... until trials or problems arises... There are people who you really wanted to open up yourselves into, but the fact that they seem not to be interested in hearing your thoughts somehow made you realize, "oh, so you are not the one i want to share thoughts with" too bad, right? Sometimes you wanted so bad to let your emotions out but then the feeling of being ashamed and humiliated arises when you feel that the person you wanted to talk to makes you feel that way when you want to open things to them... I don't know, but truly, there's just few people who I can open up and tell all my worries and pains in life...I wish someone would be willing to listen and not laugh on whatever I am feeling... Have you ever felt like this? seems like just a few people would understand what you really feel...
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@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
15 May 12
Yes, we don't have to pick who to tell our problems. Our heart would do all the job for us. Being comfortable with him/her, allows us to relax. Once we are in that mode, things would flow naturally without the need for any introduction before we enter the problems itself. It happens to most of my guy friends, they always seem to come to me when they have problems. I like to be a listener to their problems but sometimes, they just took me for granted, thinking i will always be there, placing them above my bf, but no way.
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
23 May 12
Hmmm...sounds like you does have hatred or anger to those guys huh? Well, maybe they just felt like you are open to things and since you are friends with them, it's okay to open up to you...maybe you just misunderstood what they are acting or doing or whatever it is... yes, we do have to pick those people to confide our feelings with...sometimes the feeling of blurting out what you feel can be easily felt when you know you are comfortable with the person you are ttalking...unless you are just showing off or lying things which is not true...
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@jennyze (7029)
• Indonesia
15 May 12
I go with my feelings at the time. I can open up to strangers if I feel like it, and I can just let everyone knows my feelings without bothering who will really hear it or not. Of course it depends on the type of thoughts and emotions I have. Sometimes I just could not find anyone to share my thoughts cause I feel it's too weird even for myself...
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
16 May 12
SO, you still think before you let your thoughts be heard, right? Still you are ensuring that not all your deeper thoughts can be shared to anyone... Well, it really depends on what we feel. sometimes it's easy to say things or emotions but there are things we have to select people to talk with when we are facing such problems we don't want the world to know. We talk to few people and tell our deeper thoughts and feelings as of the moment... Haven't you tried that one?
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
18 May 12
Hahaha, so you just wanted to let all your emotions out without even noticing who might hear it or what? Sounds like it is okay for you to blurt it all out huh? i just hope no one thinks bad of you...
@jennyze (7029)
• Indonesia
18 May 12
The problem is often I do not know whether a problem or thought is to not be shared with anyone. Most of the time, I just blurted out my feelings and thoughts for everyone to see and hear. Thus, they labeled me as volatile...
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 May 12
I would like to say, yes.. haha :D It's just like that, we tend to choose whoever we feel comfortable with, it's an inner feeling that allows us to share problems. There are times i really wish i can share my problems with some of my close friends, and i already had them in mind. But the moment i see them, i just can't find the right words to describe what i feel and what i wanna tell them Even picking/choosing who to tell can add on to the problems we are already facing.. haha
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
30 May 12
yeah, if u are used to sharing things, it's easier to do so without even having to think about it. But one doesn't have the habit of telling, no matter how the other person tries to force it, we just can't say anything Sometimes, it's much easier to confine in a stranger right? At least they dunno anything, they shall not be biased.. haha But then again, whenever we share, we want people to stand on our side.. haha :D Contradicting huh
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
25 May 12
Haha...yes, that's what I feel at times I wanted to say all I am feeling at the moment to a friend but things changes when we see each other in person. It seems like too much excitement of seeing them can ruin what you have composed in your mind. SOmetimes it's more of them that is sharing lots of things in life and your thoughts can somehow vanish that you end up not telling them any of it... Funny how friends can somehow be like this. but i guess there are right timing for everything. Right time to tell whoever it is that you want to share something to them and time for them to willing to learn to listen and not think of themselves for a while. Yes, definitely. sometimes the problem can add that, you don't know who to tell it to...
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
31 May 12
Good thinking! sometimes we don't know what to say or share when we are with those people who we want to talk to...the problem is how are we gonna tell them. And yes, sometimes it is easier to tell things to stranger cause they don't know anything...if they give advice well then and good, sometimes you have to know what others think and do the realizations as well...
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@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
16 Jul 12
not all people are interested to listen. we have chosen friends where we can tell the things that bother us or the things that make us happy. they do not have to be many. even if it is only one, the thing is you have someone to cry your heart's out. we have to be really careful in telling personal matters with people we are not really attached to or have deep relations with. acquaintances are not friends, and even some friends are not worth the time. so we have to choose. hope everything is okay with you.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
17 Jul 12
Yes, I know not all people will be interested in listening. That's why we have to choose who to shre things with. specially private ones cause there will come a time some will backfire at us...ans reveal all our secrets to others. SO if it is possible to share things just to those whom you really trust the most (like family members or parents) it is much better to tell them than others who don't know you much... It's good to know friends who knows you best and you can tell anything to them that you know they will surely understand and be there for you as well. Sharing things to people you don't know or don't know you much can be not so good cause they can do or say whatever they like and not all will help you much... But well, you get to know other opinions as well and it is just up to you what to do next or to solve your problem... Thank you bingskee for your concern. very well appreciated.
• United States
15 May 12
I tend to be a bit of a complex person. I am pretty much open and honest about most things, but there are thoughts, emotions and situations that I will not reveal to many people. Fortunately, I have found several people throughout my life whom I feel comfortable opening up to about things, and they do the same with me. Several of them I have just felt an instant connect with, and they have proven to be wonderful and true friends.
• United States
23 May 12
I do not think that the person needs to be close to us in proximity (meaning that we are able to meet up and discuss things), but they do need to be close to us in our hearts and minds. There is an entire ocean dividing me and two of the people that I am the closest to and share the most with in my life ... and they share as much with me. I have never seen them in person, although I have heard both of their voices, yet we share more than people that I see every day. I do agree, though, that it is difficult to find these kinds of people, and when we do find them we should cherish them and let them know how special they are.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
25 May 12
true, people should be close to us in our hearts and minds for this kind of closeness we can really feel what the others would feel.we don't really need to see them in person which we are encountering everyday in our lives. some are just pass byers who didn't even know us but judge us the most. It's true. people we have shared so much when talking using voice chats or phone calls and the ones we talked about is more of our true selves, we can feel that they can be true to us more than those people we see everyday. It is by the way of opening your hearts to one another to know better what is there for you to know about. trusting gives much importance on this too. yes, we should let them know that they are special to us and we can also feel the same way when we feel that way from them too..
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
23 May 12
These people are hard to find, isn't it? It's true that once we find and felt that certain connection between us, it is better and easier to open up things to them. Though sometimes, these people can be apart from us, we have to find someone who is near to tell all our deeper emotions and secrets for us to feel comfortable as well... I guess we can really feel if the person can be trusted and can keep a secret or not... you can have the feeling of comfort when you know they also feel the same way they do...
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@batcuie (50)
• Romania
29 May 12
People are good and also bad , people use to listen but not really listen it if you get my point :) even if they listen , they cannot understand it and so on , you say you have someone that can listen to you that`s the most IMPORTANT things , that you have someone to listen ! The person who will laugh when you tell him what you feel , can laugh only one time because you tell him what you feel only one time , but a person that listens to your feelings , you can tell anytime and not JUST ONLY ONCE ! Don`t get sad because that person didn`t took you seriously , be thankful that you will not tell that person anything again regarding your feelings :) You know people are people ......we are not all the same
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
29 May 12
Hello batcuie! You have great advice there. thank you for that! Very well appreciated! I know there are those people who can laugh at us and seem not to understand what we really feel. It seems pointless when you say important things to them but then they just don't really mind it well. They seem to laugh cause they are not us and they don't experience the feeling, I guess. It's good to have people whom you can tell anything and they will understand every detail of it and won't laugh at you. I hope there would be people like this who will understand what I feel inside...
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
16 Jul 12
it's nice to know you can find time to be creative....i wonder what do you do t be creative in saying your opinions...
• Romania
29 May 12
With pleasure i feel creative from time to time and express my opinions :)
@mzz663 (2772)
• United States
14 May 12
I tend to have this problem. I think the issue is more trust than anything else. There are very few people I truly trust. I tend to learn whether or not to trust someone by telling them something unimportant and see if it spreads. The ones I don't trust are the ones I know will spill a secret and tell everyone what I want to tell them if I want something to spread around like a virus.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
16 May 12
Hello mzz! Wow, I never tried that one before. But I think it was a good trick to see who will tell others and who will keep a secret... Well, I guess it also depends on what you are telling them. Of course, if it is really important matter, you really have to tell it to those whom you just trust and you know who will not do/think something bad on you. Yeah, it's like a virus when such issues are spread out. Just don't spill something that will make people look bad about you..
@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
14 May 12
yeah, there are indeed people whom we feel trustworthy of our stories and feelings. we sense that they can understand what we are going through. i love these people around me. they make me feel strong and confident to face the challenges and difficulties in life. they also assure me of things turning out fine.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
16 May 12
Hello mensab! Good to hear you have those kind of people around you who makes you feel confident and be who you wanted to be. Not all people have the chance to meet people who will understand them and not laugh at times when you open up your feelings... I guess we can't force people to be or to act like what they are not used to. But the fact that you are friends, i guess they should learn to understand and respect your feelings and emotions without laughing at you or thinking bad of you...
@johndur (3052)
• Pasig, Philippines
15 May 12
only you can tell if your friendship will last or not...im sure you can see sincerity from among your friends and knows which ones will be good friends for a long time ...and those people you choose will be ready to tell you anything you wanted...
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
23 May 12
I believe friends you have for a long time can be the ones who you can trust and tell all your deepest secrets...but there are also times, i don't know, i feel like the friend i have has changed...or i just realized it now...cause even if how much i wanted to confide my feelings, i have this feeling of being laughed at cause she can't understand what i am going through...or i just can't accept the fact that what i feel is really worth a laugh...
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
15 Jul 12
Hi Vi! How are you?! can't catch you anywhere! our time just didn't match! Anyway, back to topic... of course I do choose to whom I tell my deeper thoughts and emotions as well as some secrets! (secrets which are not really a secret since I tell it to someone! haha) But it all depends on the thing that I ant to share, like I don't share all the things in my mind to a single person. I choose the topic that I share depend on the person to whom I talk with... because I know that not everybody will understand and will relate to me. There are things that I just share to my mom but I didn't share to my husband and vise versa...hehe there are things that I also share to one friend but not to another friend... did you get it? you know sometimes I even share some things to a stranger...someone ho don't really know me and yet I share some thoughts and emotion to them, not for anything else but only to let my feelings out...sometimes I just want to let go of my feelings that I don't care if the person I am talking with is interested or what, I just need someone to be there to listen...
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
16 Jul 12
yeah, our time just didn't match... whenever I am online I can't see you or hear from you. too bad! :( well, i know we'll see each other someday... It's good to think first before who to tell what's on your mind... Some just won't care but like you said, it can be good to share something that is troubling you to a stranger who don't know you much cause they don't have ideas what you have been through. But also be careful when sharing things to strangers cause they say, those who don't know you much, judge you the most... It just feels good when you know you have let our your feelings which you have to do to keep you calm inside. Whether it is a stranger or a friend but it is still best to talk to those who knows you best this way, you'll learn to know how well they understand and try to be with you on your side of opinions...
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
28 May 12
I think this is a function of age too. I remember being like this when I was young. When it was easy for me to open up and pour my feelings to anyone who would care to listen. Nowadays, people around me, and who are relatively older, are pre-occupied with other things that they've deemed more important. That's why I think we're stuck with people that we knew when we were young, as the people we choose to tell our deep thoughts and emotions.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
28 May 12
You think so? Well, it can be true for some reason I guess. But I do think, those people who we think are true to us are the ones who we can open up our feelings with. Don't you think? Those people whom we are close enough to tell all our feelings are the ones who became our bestfriends or special people who we feel loved as well.
@genevy04 (793)
• Philippines
18 May 12
hi dear... Really. it's hard to say that people have been real to us or not. There are lots of people who will come in our lives, but a few just stays. I think you are having a hard time opening up your real emotions and thoughts. That's how I see you dear. You are very secretive. Just like me. I'm like that because I don't trust people easily. And besides, I don't have that much friends for a reason I don't know why.. But, when I get to have friends, the ones who remains are those who are real to me. I hate fake ones. But you know what, I try people also. Specially if I have doubts about them. I tell them my thoughts. But then I get to realize they are not to be trusted, because I learn that they tell it to others. And when i'm disappointed to a person, I don't trust them. Ever. But, still I can talk to them, but say they are my friends, i'm sorry but no thanks.. I'm too picky with friends. And I am also picky with whom I share the most personal thoughts I want to share...
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
25 May 12
Yes, not all people we can share our deepest thoughts and emotions. I believe it can be felt naturally and you don't have to push it to let it out. some people have their own ways of showing concern to others which can be helpful enough to share secrets with. There are times even though how much you wanted to share things, you find it hard to, cause you know, you have doubts if the person will understnad what you feel or not. Depends on how much you trusted one another as well. time will come for emotions to be shared...
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
15 May 12
Of course, we have to carefully choose whom to confide with. Especially, for your deep thoughts and problems in life. You don't want to waste your time pouring out your emotions to someone who doesn't even care, and probably would end up talking about you and your problems to other people in a malicious way.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
20 May 12
Haha, yeah your right! but then sometimes it is easier to tell people you don't even know ( strangers you meet along the way) what is troubling you... without even thinking what they will think about you. some people just write it down and leave the paper anywhere without even realizing who will read it and what will it take for them and what do people will think of them...what matters is that it has helped them let their emotions out...only, there was no answer to questions they have let out...
15 May 12
Sometimes I also felt that. It's like I want to burst all my emotions to a friend of mine but then I was also stopped with the thought that she may not understand my feeling for she hasn't experience the same way that I did. We are all 13 in our circle of friends and among those 12 people I have 2 closest friends whom I can share my problems and secrets for we also have the same situation.