Message from discussion Telling Someone About AvPD

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From: "John Sheppard" <nos...@nospam.com>
Newsgroups: alt.support.social-phobia
Subject: Re: Telling Someone About AvPD
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:17:20 +1000
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"Skog" <thes...@juno.com> wrote in message 
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> On Mar 22, 12:21 am, "John Sheppard" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:
>> "Skog" <thes...@juno.com> wrote in message
>>
>
>> My opinion be that you can only help yourself. If you have someone 
>> already
>> close to you, they can support you, but even then you can only help
>> yourself.
>>
>> If someone told you they had anger management problems would you be able 
>> to
>> help them? I somewhat doubt it, only they can help themselves. What would
>> you do? You could possibly support them and encourage them, but thats 
>> about
>> the most you can do, and even thats asking alot.
>>
>> John
> ___________________________________
> Support and encouragement is not asking a lot.  It is what human
> beings provide to each other, especially if they consider themselves
> friends.  It is cruel to withhold it from someone who has asked for it.
>

I guess it depends on the level of support you are asking for. Bare in mind 
some people have many associates and it is an impossibility to give support 
to someone who is just an acquantance. Obviously I dont know your exact 
situation, its just something to keep in mind.

Besides that, I dont see it as cruel, its their time, their choice, they can 
do what they like, it only becomes cruel when they activly choose to inflict 
something on you.

Its like me asking you to pass the salt. You dont have to, sure its nice to, 
but you shouldnt be condemend for not doing so.