The Connection
Many people turn to friends and family to reassure them, get advice or just to hear what they are going through.
- What makes it easy for you to connect with others?
- What makes it difficult for you?
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@soulsings what makes it easy to communicate with others is probably because I'm empathetic and kinda fun,loving😁❤ what makes it difficult is my knowledge, I'm not as clever as most people and I don't always understand the conversation, or words people use, so yeah that's my communication downfall 😕
@soulsings
- What makes it easy for you to connect with others?
- What makes it difficult for you?
I can easily connect with others who are open minded and kind. It's more difficult when people have stigma or are not open minded and show aggressive (open or passive) behavior.
@amiablePeace77 I hear you. I have problems when peopleact towards me "Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up."
@soulsings Connecting is the easy part. Maintaining those connections is where it gets harder. Some people take a great deal of energy to be around and it can be draining. I don't do well when people start making demands or if they get passive aggressive.
@mytwistedsoul yes I can relate maintaining connections can take lots of energy.
General acceptance for just being present from others helps me feel more connected.
the problem is, I never (or very rarely) had that growing up, so being accepted is not always comfortable for me, & can cause me to shutdown some times.
@soulsings
What makes it difficult for you? I find interacting with other painful.
What makes it easy for you to connect with others? I don't connect with people.
@Gettingbettertoday I have isolated earlier in life but I kept getting aware of needing people so I began to try. It is not easy.
@soulsings
I was once a people person. That time has passed.
@soulsings
What makes it easy for you to connect with others?
Confidence and optimism
@Fradiga thhose are great qualities!
What makes it easier? Learning cultural competence and what not to do in order to get along and not accidentally hurt someone.
What makes it harder? Social anxiety, depression making it difficult to show up for people or focus or have the energy to take care of myself and others.
@Zeraphim I can relate to this from my own experiences.
@soulsings
- What makes it easy for you to connect with others?
- What makes it difficult for you?
No confidence, too painfully shy, too much social anxiety making me too easily scared and vulnerable when it comes to any social interaction no matter who it’s with, the setting, environment, situation, etc. And yes I’m seeing a therapist but so far it doesn’t seem to be helping however since it’s still in the beginning stages I’m still just trying to be patient with it and with myself.
Shy people should be treated better than society treats them. If they were treated better it’d likely be easier to connect with people
@akunknown tahnks for your heartfelt sharing.
@soulsings
- What makes it easy for you to connect with others?
Humor and listening are probably the ways I connect best with others.
- What makes it difficult for you?
Usually the wrong types of people are drawn to the listening. I get taken advantage of a lot. And the ones who don’t, don’t seem very interested in me at all. I don’t seem to think or talk like most people I know. I’m not exciting enough or interested in the same things. Things never get deeper than surface level, and I long for that because I enjoy deep thinking.
@PiecesOfWhoeverIWas humor is great to interact with others as long as it does not criticize or demean others. That can be hurtful.
Sorry others try to take advanntage of you. That sounds rough.
@soulsings
It's easy for me to connect with people that are empathetic and know when they're in the wrong and I say this because I try talking to my mom and she blames stuff on me that is her fault. It makes it difficult for me to talk to her. She doesn't understand mental health very much and she tends to blame my issues on me and isn't a very good support so probably the opposite of that makes it easier for me to connect with people.
@quietTown8642 I find it difficult to be with people that play the blame game and think everything is someone else's fault when usually we have a part in what happens to us, if nothing more than the way we react rather than ignore what others say.