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To think it is personal when people ignore your messages?!

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iCantStopppEating · 10/11/2024 05:05

I feel it’s so rude. No matter what is going on with my life I never leave a message on read for days. I have never left a message on read or ignored. Even my MIL who I do not get along with I respond to her messages even if it’s just a thumbs up or heart. When I see people post similar threads of feeling hurt when they’re ignored it often gets dismissed. Surely a feeling of being ignored is a natural response? if you have a healthy self-esteem and tons of friends then I can see why it doesn’t bother people but I do feel ignored. Especially when I can see the same people are very chatty and vocal on group messages do have time but choose to ignore me. I know someone will come along and make ne feel it’s my fault but I am feeling really low at the moment. Connecting with people I find so difficult anyway but then to be ignored when I do try to make plans for a coffee etc. get ignored.

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Edingril · 10/11/2024 05:31

Me sending a message to someone puts the reply in theit hands not mine, it is not a competition you are perfectly entitled to feel how you like you need no ones permission, I do not take it personally

And I will reply to people when I get to it, that is in my control

A forum is not the same as texting or whatsapp etc.

TheKoalaWhoCould · 10/11/2024 05:21

It’s 5 in the morning. I’m not going to ring people I know for a chat at 5am! A quick anonymous message on MN is much easier to handle than having to craft anything meaningful for someone you know and love.

iCantStopppEating · 10/11/2024 05:18

@TheKoalaWhoCould sorry you’re going through this but you’ve just proved my point! You have messaged me back on here a complete stranger who has nothing to do with your life yet people who are actually part of my life and I’ve dropped everything when they need a chat ignore me. Even a love heart or a thumbs up would be enough, these are people I know not a stranger I’ve just met

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TheKoalaWhoCould · 10/11/2024 05:11

With respect, whatever is going in your life may not be as much as other people are having to deal with.

My life is a lot. I work full time 12h NHS shifts, and am a carer for a profoundly disabled DC, and have health issues myself. I am awful at replying to messages because the idea of having to try and claim that I’m fine when I’m so not is exhausting, and I am at my limit. I am more likely to reply in group chats because a. I am killing multiple birds with one stone and b. I am less likely to have to talk honestly about how shit my life is.