@Overdoneyanoveltropeyesplease
Here’s the thing: I have a hard time processing and handling sad things that happen to other people. For example, a kid at my school got cancer and because I saw friends with friends of his sister at the time, all their emotions piled up and stressed me out. I wanted to help, but I didn’t know how. Also, recently, a friend of mine was crying (and I’ve actually never seen her cry before), and then there were stressed whispers and pleas for confidentiality and I wasn’t a part of it. I understand that if they want me to know, they will tell me. The problem I’m having it that now I’m stressed because I don’t know how else to react. I’m upset that I don’t know what’s going on, but I know that it’s not about me and I can’t talk about it with them because they are going through something. No one has talked to me all weekend, and I don’t know if the issue will still be prevalent when school starts tomorrow. If it is, what do I do? How do I be not stressed? How do I respectfully keep my distance while still showing that I care?
