Under Construction - MHWA Retreat

~Minja~ I think you meant, funny as in strange, not in a comical sense. You are correct, being alone and being lonely are two separate things. One can be alone and happy with the concept, while another can be with others and still be lonely. I know that you work on a cruise ship, so you are around people on a regular basis. One can still face the feeling of loneliness in such a situation, especially if we feel that nobody really truly knows us or that we have nobody emotionally there for us. Also, vastness could be defined as a fear of the unknown. It is so easy to prepare for what we see in front of us, but the unknown equals unexpected, which can be scary. I totally relate to that one.

Choconut The worst thing to tell someone who is in a panicked state is that their emotions are not real. It is real, even if it comes from a place in the past. Personally, I think the important thing is that we recognize where it comes from and what those triggers are in the present. Then we can communicate that to our loved ones. I totally get the thing about not being able to just lay back and soak in only the positives in a situation. I, too, tend to be waiting for the negative. Although, I have come to the conclusion that this was a way that I punished myself, not ever allowing myself to be fully happy, so I have been trying to turn off those voices telling me negative possibilities.

Prosperous Snow celebrating Fear of spiders or snakes seems to be pretty common. It is understandable because they can be deadly, especially if you don't know the difference between poisonous and not. So, actually, it is a pretty rational fear, I think. Some might consider my lack of fear of venomous species to be irrational. Like you, I have a similar fear of roaches, but I know where that comes from. Too many stories around about them burrowing in ears while people are sleeping. It is quite disturbing.





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