Angry

[Dolphin]

Am really annoyed at one of my mates who has been supporting me. He came over to mine and while I was on RYL came over to me and said that he didnt think using this site would help me get better because it would make me label myself as 'one of those kinds of people'

Its really pissed me off because if he wants to support me he should understand what RYL is about and that its not like that and that its helping me!

He's asked me to contact him each night before I go to sleep and go through all the good things that have happened in my day with him so I go to sleep feeling happy...but some days I dont feel like anything good has happened!!!

Am just really annoyed about this and don't know whether anyone else has had anything similar said to them and how they dealt with it.

[Popple]

To be fair he does have a point a site like this can normalise alot of things that are really not normal but that doesn't mean it can't also be helpful but for a lot of people it can hold them back in recovery. Going through good things in a day is a really good thing to do because when you feel bad you tend to focus on the negative things and even if its the smallest of things it can help to make you see everythig is not always bad.
Sometimes it will be hard yes but you still need to try.
I think you need to explain to him that this site is not all bad because it can really help you to feel less alone and is there 24/7/365
He is obviously really trying to support you but he is not always going to be able to understand.
Take care
x

[Katiee]

I can see his point and your point, sweet. It's good that he wants you to go through all the good things that have happened during your day. Though it's alright if you don't think anything good has happened. Sorry, I don't have much advice, huni. xo.