to have meant it in a genuine way?

[WindsChange]

This afternoon, I popped a post on Facebook with the numbers of who to call if you are distressed over the Christmas time with a little message saying ‘I’m here if anyone needs someone to talk to, I know Christmas isn’t always easy.’

Well my sister (who I’m not close to) has messaged me twice asking why I’d post that and what is wrong, am I depressed - insinuating it comes across as attention seeking?

I feel she’s completely took it wrong and is massively over reacting to what was a simple and genuine message, and clearly not even about myself!
AIBU to be completely confused?

Your post will help somebody. Ignore your sister.

You are both reasonable on this. Some people do post things like that because they are hinting they are struggling and need someone to talk to. Your sister is just checking that you are genuinely ok.

I just shared a post with numbers of professionals such as refuge, NHS, shout, childline, Samaritans etc.

I added a personal message on that anyone could message me if they want someone to talk to. No claims I was a MH specialist - just a message to Facebook friends they could reach out for a chat any time as I know it can be a lonely time for many.

Perhaps, thank you, yes that is a good way of looking at it.
It’s hard to read tone in messages and I took it that she was jumping down my throat over something that was just meant to be a simple thing that may help someone.

I think it is a fair question of your sister to ask (unless her tone was off but thats hard to tell in a sent message).

Today I saw alot of "if anyone is feeling lonely tomorrow, I'm here for you, just call me " etc. I just wonder about the sincerity of this (because I'm jaded and cynical).

Did she suggest you were attention seeking or was she checking on you just in case as you'd raised the subject and now you've felt embarrassed? She might have meant it in good faith.

Don't worry either way, you say you're not close, nothing wrong with what you've posted. For all she knows you may work with or otherwise know people who may be struggling. If she's jumping to a negative interpretation that's on her.

You’ve said you two are not close so she likely doesn’t know you well enough to know if you are ok or not. It was nice of her to notice and reach out to you.

If you had been struggling and depressed, and it was attention seeking, it’s justified and necessary attention seeking anyway…

Hope this is the start of you two becoming closer, it’s never too late.