give me time

you are

i don't feel like talking
no one understands
i'm ready to be happy
but i've got to sort through some things first
for years i have lied
and most believed it
i even convinced myself that all was well
but it caught up with me
and now, i have to deal with the mess i've made
now that i'm not acting like "myself" everyone is concerned
and when i try to say that i'm ok....
i get more questions and more people invading my space......
trying to figure me out!
please, leave me be!
it's the best thing for me
give me some time
let me sort through some things
and then i'll talk
don't worry about me
i'll be alright, i promise

DopeBeastie

i tttotally know what you're talking about... the best way to get your time is to act like nothing's wrong.... the other day? i was PISSED off at my boss... my assistant kept asking, are you ok? and, everytime she did, i smiled very politely and sincerely (because it was nice of her to allow me room to talk about it or whatever) and told her everything was just fine. this happened like, 5 times. my issue wasn't any of her business

and it was a good thing that i kept it to myself.

you, you are... are at a crossroads, it sounds like... deciding who you're going to be now that the old one has lost its usefullness. and ya gotta get quiet to process that shit.

so don't ask for time...
just take it with a smile


much luck,
rachel

justam

It's odd though, in a house like mine, where I'm hardly ever alone...there's almost no place to feel what you want to feel without someone saying something...so then you have to decide to either hide it and keep it in or deal with people asking you about things you don't want to tell everyone about...

It's hard living with other people!!

you are

well, fortunately i have a great roommate who gives me space and doesn't ask questions. but she's there for me when i need to talk and vice versa. also i think everyone is asking me all these questions and bugging me because for the first time in my life, i'm learning how to say "no" and stick to it. it's hard when you have said yes your whole life to everyone and then you wake up one day and say "i'm sick of this!" i want to do what i want to do.

you are

oh and i'm the youngest in a large family. we had a 3 bedroom house, one bathroom, and there were 7 of us. so i got bossed around a lot. at some point you start thinking - why fight it?! i'm going to lose anyway. so as an adult i'm learning how to take control and to be in control of my life. it's hard because it's unknown territory, but it's so worth it and with time it gets easier to set boundries and say no.

sorry, i guess i just need to vent

afan

Everyone needs their own space to figure things out. I can relate to this one.