No one left

[Learning2Cope]

What do you do when everyone turns their back on you?

[hypercat54]

You don't turn your back on yourself.

[butterfly0410]

i would say it depends on why they turned there backs. i believe that its important for other to be there for us but i also believe self reflection is super important and we need to look at what our responsibilities in situations are. could you be self isolating and feeling like you have no one? or have you tried to reach out and people have just not been making efforts or treating you negatively? not judging either way. im guilty of doing and dealing with both situations. sometimes i self isolate and then blame others because they did something but i didnt talk to them and let them know they did something to affect me and let them explain themselves or give them a chance to change the behavior. but i have also dealt with really mentally toxic people too and its never good to deal with that even if youre feeling lonely. whenever i do self isolate though i just try to think to myself about why and then just deal with the consequences of being lonely because of it or by trying to find ways to either communicate with the people i feel disconnection with, or i try to distance myself from those people or situations while reaching out to other people or finding other things that i feel will be healthier for me at the time. kind of like being on here. for me this is a spot where even if i was self isolating from people im in direct contact with im not choosing to totally isolate from the world. sometimes we just want to be heard and understood and sometimes the people in our lives arent ready to hear or understand us the way that we need. my advice would be to just keep focusing on yourself and being a kind person and just being patient with other people. i dont know your exact situation but i definitely understand how people could make you feel like they turned their backs. also sometimes we just feel that way but people just have their own things going on and they dont realize that you are as lonely or as needing that care as you actually are. hope that makes sense

[Learning2Cope in reply to butterfly0410]

Thank you for your articulate response it makes perfect sense and you've given me a lot to think about.