Denial/Forgetting

Sara2012 wrote:throughout my life, people have expressed so much emotion about it, and told me over and again that that wasn't ok

I actually stopped talking to people much about anything in my life because I couldn't handle their emotional reactions to things I considered 'normal'. I mean, I knew they weren't normal, but they were by no means the 'worst' things, they were pretty everyday. I still can't handle people being 'overly emotional' or expressing too much sympathy, because I just haven't got those kinds of emotional responses to these things. Well, obviously I have, but I can't feel them. Anyway, other people reacting that way just confuses and annoys me. It's one of the reasons I've had trouble finding a therapist I click with. Any hint of sympathy and I'm out the door

Sara2012 wrote:I wonder if maybe that's one of the reasons why you deny things at times? because denial takes away the anger, and the anger might have been too much to feel, or getting angry might have made things worse for you?

There's probably a lot of truth in this, but I'm really confused this evening so I'm going to think on it.