Feel good -for once

[kcoffiner]

Yes my eyes are still bone dry and mouth is still like cotton but I feel so good in this moment. To understand why, I have to back track a little bit. I got sick in June 07 before which I used to go out all the time with a group of girlfriends. We went to bars (in search of men ofcourse) in NYC all the time. I thought they were my friends anyhow. Turns out when I got sick none of them called to see how was doing. That was a yr ago. I thought that I would let it slide since making waves was not my thing. However today I was skimming through some old emails and saw one from them inviting me out (email was from last yr-I rarely clean my inbox). Anywho I said enough is enough and emailed them back yelling at them for being such poor friends to me. I told them if it was the opposite way I would of inquired how they were doing. It felt so good getting it off my chest and for once not letting people step all over me. Perhaps it was too strong but I think they deserved a good scoulding on how not to treat people. It made me feel good and that perhaps I can beat this SJogrens dx. If I let it win then I am letting all these bad people win to. Feels good to vent!!!!

[irish]

Good for you. I think it was probably an eye opener for your friends also. Just a private notation on my part as I had a relative with an alcholic husband. A lot of time the people that you hang out with in bars are in it for themselves---not for what they can do for others. So I have been told by my relative.

Just to let you know that there are probably some people that are much more worth while to have as friends. I know it is hard. I have learned though that it is hard to find a good friend and we have more acquaintances than good friends. However, when you find a true friend they will be for life no matter where you live and how often you see each other.

So glad that you are feeling better and hope it continue. Be aware that even with the sjogrens diagnosis it is possible to feel good. Doesn't always last forever, but it is such a blessing. Irish

[lynnmarie219]

I'm glad that it made you feel a bit better to email one of them back...its always good to get things like that off of our chests. And who knows....maybe that email you sent will make them realize how much their actions affected you and they will think twice before doing something like that again to someone else!

Good for you for sticking up for yourself and not holding it in any longer! 

[Pooh]

Bravo Kim, if they were true friends you wouldn't have had to say what you did. 

I have always wished that all of us on here could get together in some auditorium somewhere and have the biggest group hug ever imagined.    Wouldn't it be wonderful to see and talk to each other in person.  What time that would be. 

Until that time ever happens {{{{{{huggles, Kim}}}}}}

Pooh