How not to help
Point out that I’m awfully defensive for no good reason. This is indeed true, but all I end up doing is defending my defensiveness.
Though it’s really something I need to get over, this being apologetic about asking questions about what’s going on in a friend’s life. But what if I’m prying! But what if I sound judgemental! But what if it’s something too personal! I really suck at asking about other people’s lives. This goes incredibly effectively with my sucking at talking about my very own life. But what if I’m boring! But what if I’m narcissitic!
Blogging occasionally makes me feel comfortable writing about myself, but not as often as I would like.
March 8th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Sounds like you’re awfully defensive about the need to defend this defensiveness of yours :)
(Sorry, couldn’t help myself.)
March 8th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Why shouldn’t I be defensive? Is there something *wrong* with being defensive? I *like* being defensive!