[ SECRET POST #2866 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2866 ⌋

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[Strictly Come Dancing, linked for nudity]


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08. [ SPOILERS for Bleak Expectations]



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10. [ SPOILERS for Transformers: More than Meets the Eye ]



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11. [ WARNING for child sexual abuse ]



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12. [ WARNING for rape, gore, etc]

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like I'm not as good of a friend to my friends as they are to me. I lean on them all the time, and I try and make sure they know they can lean on me if they need to, but they never seem to need to, or maybe some of them deal with things in different ways, and I can't help them. They've been so good to me, all I want is to be good to them, but sometimes I worry that I can't even begin to repay them. A lot of my problems are emotional, and people can talk me down and boost me up, but when people have physical or financial problems I have nothing to offer.

Other times, I listen to people as they talk, but I don't know the right words to say that will make them feel better. I say the things I would want to hear, because that's what I know helps me, but I worry that it's not as helpful to them. How can I know? Maybe they feel the same way about me, that they can't help me like I help them, and they're unhappy with that. I hope they don't, because I don't want them to be unhappy, but I do hope they think of me as a good friend.

[sarillia]

Emotional support is important even when the trouble is physical or financial. It's hard to watch as the people you care about suffer but don't dismiss what you're able to do. Obviously I can't speak for your friends, but often the words my friends use aren't the important thing when I need their support. The important thing is just knowing that someone cares enough to respond when I'm in trouble.

[elaminator]

If you lend an ear when your friends need someone to talk to, they probably appreciate it. Very rarely can you 'solve' someones problem, but you can be there for emotional support. I'm not sure there's much else you can do, tbh.

Like sarillia said, sometimes knowing that someone loves you enough to ask if you're feeling okay or to listen to you talk out your issues, that's a help in itself.

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

Nonny, your friends know you care about them. It doesn't matter if you can't change their situation or give them concrete strategies to cope or say the exact perfect thing to make them feel better. What matters is that you care, that you vocalize that care, and that you try to help as best you can. We all should be so lucky to have people in our lives like you.

[nayance]

Let your friends know that you're there for them if they need to talk, and remind them of it. After that, just leave the ball in their court. Chances are, even if they don't take you up on your offer, the offer itself means a lot, as does just having someone they can keep company with.