I feel emotionally numb and its hard for me to connect with people.

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I feel emotionally numb and its hard for me to connect with people.

And once i get someone close or where i want them i usually push them away. Why? I think it might have something to do with my dog who died when i was 9 they put him to sleep in my arms and i think that traumatized me. I loved that dog a lot.

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Anonymous #
2 weeks, 6 days ago (24 minutes after post)

I feel like that too. I’ve been pushing people away when they get close to me since my grandmother passed away and I’m trying to change now. It’s not a good habit and if it continues, you’ll end up alone. How old are you now? I’m sorry your dog died, but somehow, you just have to move on.

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2 weeks, 5 days ago (1 day after post)

Anonymous wrote:
I feel like that too. I’ve been pushing people away when they get close to me since my grandmother passed away and I’m trying to change now. It’s not a good habit and if it continues, you’ll end up alone. How old are you now? I’m sorry your dog died, but somehow, you just have to move on.

Im 16 years old

amandajarlo #
An Unknown Location | 2 hours, 32 minutes ago (2 weeks, 6 days after post)

you’re just scared to go thru that emotional pain again, loving and then losing..u probably think is it really worth it? the answer is, yes. you’re glad you had your dog, the memories, the happiness he gave you and you gave him. your family and you gave him a great life. you owe it to yourself to try and keep people in, even if they end up dissapointing you, because it molds us into who we become. if it weren’t for you suffering, you wouldn’t be so compassionate. trust your instincts but if a good person comes your way, let them in, try, they may have been hurt too but it’s the only way we can find great friendship, is to at least try..it’s either that or end up alone anyway. so it makes sense to give people a chance.

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