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[quote=Anonymous]I am the same type of person. Comparatively speaking, I realize I tend to downplay my suffering while listening to others complain about minor things. Well, guess what, it's something WE can fix, not them. We can communicate more, to express our emotions and put words to them. Otherwise others won't understand or divine what we're going through. It's not their fault. So you could have sent your friends a heads-up ahead of time saying "the lunch is coming on the heels of the anniversary of my husband's death - I'll be a bit of a mess, bear with me, looking for support during this difficult time." And they'd have been all over you. Maybe you don't automatically think of doing such things, putting yourself out there, demanding emotional support... and that's fine, but if you don't, then don't expect people to guess what you're feeling. It's hard to be somewhat of an introvert in an extrovert's world. I'm sorry for your loss. [/quote]
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