tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617103917996395536.post5731613999194499484..comments2024-03-27T03:24:26.291-06:00Comments on Inside the Mind of a Highly Sensitive Person: A Friendship's RevelationH.E.A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11867695528143871134noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617103917996395536.post-84825973998372354582011-02-22T19:26:34.028-07:002011-02-22T19:26:34.028-07:00I am a single mum of three and I have just found a...I am a single mum of three and I have just found a new friend and we've been friends for just three months now. At first, I like it cos it's nice to have a new found friend so I invite her to have lunch or dinner with me and my kids and sometimes I asked her to come over if she got nothing to do at home cos I want her to try something what I have cooked. Until she get used to come and visit me, almost everyday she is here in my house and spend time till late (midnight is the latest)and I couldn't attend to my little one anymore like putting him to bed cos it's late because she is around and I don't want to just go upstairs and live her downstairs alone. I can't even force her to leave my house and I don't have the urge to say that to her. Lately, I just feel that I have been abused by her as she stay and spend most of the time in my house whenever she finished early on her cleaning job (which is for only two hours from 8-10 am) then she rushed-in to my place. She come here to eat (brekky, lunch and dinner), drink coffee or tea (afternoon tea), take a nap at 2 or 3 pm, watch tv, using internet and sometimes asks me to make desert for her after she had dinner whenever she feels like eating it. So I just notice that I have no privacy anymore and even my kids (who is 14 & 19 of age) wondering and keep asking me why I am complaining with them when they invite their friends to come over and stay while my friend is just here almost everyday. So now I started like making excuses to her telling her that I have an appointments and I won't be home cos I am going out and she was like threatening me and asking me why I am avoiding her and she says it's not good what I am doing to her right now. She doesn't want me to go out cos she wants me to stay home so she can just hanged around in here. However, I hope that she realize that her friendship with me is not healthy anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617103917996395536.post-9716446145819944802010-08-02T17:20:09.001-06:002010-08-02T17:20:09.001-06:00Hey Jeanine-I can relate to the preference for vir...Hey Jeanine-I can relate to the preference for virtual connections. It's less stimulating and allows you to respond more effectively at times. Not to mention, you can still "multi-task." =)<br /><br />However, I think it's good to get out of that mode every now and then. Every moment counts!H.E.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11867695528143871134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617103917996395536.post-38825023345530375532010-08-01T10:28:24.680-06:002010-08-01T10:28:24.680-06:00I have a friend from grad school who found me on F...I have a friend from grad school who found me on Facebook after 20 years and emailed me, telling me to "call him anytime" and gave me his phone number. That was months ago, and I still haven't called him. <br /><br />As an overworked write-at-home HSP mom who keeps the ringer off, I am not sure I will ever "call" him. I would prefer to write. <br /><br />But he is an extrovert and did not want to catch up by writing, I suppose. My virtual presence is not enough, I guess. <br /><br />I feel guilty for not calling him, but cannot seem to get myself to do it. I much prefer virtual connection except for my closest friends ~~ and sometimes, even with them! <br /><br />JeanineJeanine Byershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984859965592927571noreply@blogger.com