Er...
... did I accidentally step into a "Whose got the worst problems?" competition?

Fair enough. Everyone feels that their problems should be recognised. And they should - we all need our feelings validated. We all feel that we deserve a medal for going through what we go through, and that everyone else just needs to man the fuck up.

But actually, my problems ARE worse than anyone else's. AND I need a cup of fucking tea. Which makes them even worse still, so there :)

Mista - sorry if that post sounded patronising, I just read it back and wasn't sure how it came over to others... I read the topic in one go quite quickly and answered fairly quickly and tried to keep it concise, but I realise I sounded like I was lecturing.

Clendrix - I know professional counsellors shouldn't give advice. Obviously I shouldn't have used the word in that context... It's kinda beside the point I was making anyway, which was just that mental and emotional health are different things. Not more or less important either, just different things with different needs.

One final bit of advice (for you, Mista, if no-one else)... the world's a mirror, people are mirrors. If you get annoyed by something or someone, it should tell you something about you, not about them. People might press your buttons, but they're YOUR buttons... But I think you already know that since you're one of the most chilled out people I've ever met :)
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:45, Reply)