Mental Health on Sidechat | Any tips on how to feel more secure in my friendships? I am someone who loves to spend time with people and need to be open and vulnerable but I can’t help thinking they will get sick and tired of me. I don’t want to be a burden but I want security.

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Mental Health 3w

Any tips on how to feel more secure in my friendships? I am someone who loves to spend time with people and need to be open and vulnerable but I can’t help thinking they will get sick and tired of me. I don’t want to be a burden but I want security.

Anonymous 3w

There’s not really any trick to allowing yourself to be loved. What helped me the most was understanding what I was scared of. Before I thought about it, it felt like trusting was like trusting someone to catch me when I’d otherwise fall into a volcano. Then I realized it’s much more like I’m trusting someone to catch me when I’d otherwise just fall on solid ground. Yeah that wouldn’t be very pleasant, but nothing to be terrified of, especially when the person catching is a friend

Anonymous 3w

Just ask them to let you know if they ever feel like you’re oversharing or leaning on them too much, make it clear that you would be happy for them to set boundaries, and beyond that, just let them be your friend ❤️