Is there any other Mner as dysfunctional as me?

[emkana]

The last week has been the hardest of my life - some of you might have come across my threads. Now things are better, and I'm beginning to wonder how dysfunctional I actually am. During my troubles I found I didn't want to speak to anybody in RL about it apart from my dh, whereas I found it invaluable to have MN to turn to for support.
That's strange, surely?

No.

Talking to people in RL about emotional things involves snot-fests of bubbling mucus, IMO. MN much easier for that.

Hope your pg progresses smoothly, Em - glad you're happier x x x

Not strange at all its alot easier to talk about sensitive subjects to invisible people iyswim although we're real we dont all know you personally and thats why it works, I think thats why counselling works too.

Totally agree with HM -in difficult situations I blub at the first hurdle but that doesn't mean I don't want to talk about things or find out more or explore options etc. Wish I'd had MN when I had my M/C for example.

You're not dysfunctional, just human.

No. Mn was better than RL in my darkest hour and most of the friends who were my best help were people I met through this site. They were responding to my posts AND mailing and phoning me. MFHM is right - you can be more honest about how you feel on here.

So glad you feel things are on the up Emkana, you've had a vile time. Go change that Brita filter and have a great weekend!

I don't think it's dysfunctional at all - I would maybe think it a bit odd if you hadn't talked to dh about it, because it was primarily something you were going through together. MN is such a good source of support - there are so many people here who can empathise and offer advice, and yet it's anonymous. And it's hard when it's something as emotionally charged as what you've been through over the last week - it's hard to talk about IRL without breaking down. So no, not dysfunctional - just good MN is here

I didn't post on your how you feel after an amnio because I haven't had one - but are you feeling OK now?

Not at all odd. That's why counsellors exist - because they don't have an axe to grind and they'll be honest with you in a way people who know you just can't be.

I'm glad you're feeling happier now.

Yes, thank you, I think I feel okay now, just some backache.

We're going away on Sunday - can't wait, it's just what I need now after all this.

(And now, I won't change the filter before we go )

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and no

that was meant as a correction to my last post btw

That's it rickman, if you post on MN you can just sob to your heart's content in front of the computer.
When it's in RL people don't know what to do, and tbh I hate people giving me a hug when I'm crying, it's just not me.

emkana I'm the same. I can't show weakness in RL and on the few occasions when I have people weren't responsive and supportive so I was mortified and will never ever do it again. Which means it all spills out into mn. I honestly don't know what I'd do without MN.

I'm so glad you seem to be out of the tunnel. Fingers crossed for you still but my God! What a week you had.

It's true that no-one can see you blub whilst reading posts at the computer.

Remember though, we are real people giving real support.

If MN ceased to exist tomorrow I would feel very very lost indeed!
I don't actually post that much, compared to some, but it's still very very important to me.