Who Else Is Living A Life That Doesn't Exist---At All!

[Jennings]

If I can add a bit more; sleeping can be and is often an escape from reality; it is a well known avoidance feature practiced by many but it fails to solve personal, professional, or social problems. I should probably hesitate in saying this but I associate closely with someone who is a depressive and 95% of the time I can cope with their pessimism but occasionally I feel as if I have had enough of their consistent dismal comments; I know if I attack (verbally) or criticise them that it will exacerbate the situation so I do the next best thing; I escape to another area and sometimes I find solace in dosing, pretending that I am feeling a tad under the weather. Life should not be like this but that is the reality, sometimes we are compelled to rub-shoulders with types like this and there is no escape; they seem incapacitated and unable to change. I know that if I break the friendship they will become socially isolated and probably suicidal which was their track-record previously. Caring about those types can have its moments.

[Jennings]

I can confirm that this close associate of mine has had mothering rejection from birth so has developed a deeply ingrained negative attitude. Help has been possible; there has been improvement over recent years; but a cure seems as far away as the moon. It made me wonder if there has been the same early life problems with yourself which has caused this lack of determination to face life's problems. Can you identify with this proposition?