Tuesday, December 1, 2015

8 Reasons We May Not Have Spoken In a While

I’ve been off the grid for many of my friends and family for a while now and it occurs to me that many of them probably don’t know why. 

I’m not being a bitch. I’m not ignoring you. I’m not angry at you. I haven’t moved on to “other friends.”

I’m struggling.

It’s really that simple. 

When I’m struggling, I huddle the wagons, focus on the issues in front of me and only on the issues in front of me. I don’t reach out to other people. My problems are not their problems. My situation should not be someone else’s burden. So I withdraw instead of advertising the issues.

If I’ve been incommunicado, one of these is most likely the reason: