The worst for me is people who say they understand and support me but they don’t actually change their behaviors one iota to try to reduce stress for me. I honestly wish they’d come right out and say they don’t care and it’s too much trouble for them to bother with. Instead when I try to share what’s happening with me all I get is silence or changes to another subject now. It is especially hard because I’ve been the one that has been there for them in the past, listening to every little detail of their physical and life problems. Now the shoe is on the other foot but they won’t wear it. It is hard not to be bitter.
