a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice) ( Archived) (8)

Sep 29, 2007 4:06 PM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
Helmi_baroodi
Helmi_baroodiHelmi_baroodijeddah, Makkah Saudi Arabia26 Threads 274 Posts
Thats what my friends say about me cuz i always help when they need me
but some of my friends are just using me i mean they just call or visit me ONLY when they need something from me.
Are they my friends? or just using me?

I have a very strange thing in me that when i give something to someone i feel very shy asking it back
i just want to know what should i do? i cant tell them NO to them cuz some of them are my very old friends.

Just was a lil comfused so i thought ill just post it here since there are alot of nice people around so i think i can get good advices.

Any suggestions will be higly appreciated.

Thanks
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Sep 29, 2007 4:26 PM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
roseofsharon
roseofsharonroseofsharonmanchester, Hampshire, England UK60 Threads 3 Polls 8,699 Posts
I understand, my friend. There are givers and takers in this world. Lets not forget that the takers need the givers more than the other way round, eh?

Some are so demanding and taking that there is actually a name for them... "vampire friends", would you believe... they sap the very life-blood out of you!

You need to assess your relationship with these people.... are you the one always being flexible? Accommodating? Considerate? Do you actually get anything back? I dont mean materialistically, of course, but as in time, interest, help, consideration? If not....

If you are doing all the giving...? Anything or anyone who has a negative influence on your life......... get rid!!
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Sep 29, 2007 4:26 PM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
Imasquirly1
Imasquirly1Imasquirly1Springfield, Illinois USA108 Threads 2,518 Posts
IF someone who presents themselves as a friend and requests your help or to borrow something of yours.....you have a right to ask for it back....if it is money....you must insist on them repaying you....they are essentially stealing from you if they don't pay you back...

You are going to have to start looking after yourself first....don't give any help to someone who you feel has used you in the past if you can help it....

it sounds to me like you may have a big heart and some are very willing to take advantage of you because of it.....

best of luck
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Sep 29, 2007 4:29 PM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
beejay
beejaybeejaySt. Truiden, Limburg Belgium50 Threads 1,413 Posts
A good friend doesn't need to ask

cos you already know

dunno
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Nov 21, 2007 8:27 PM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
starr
starrstarrRochester, New Hampshire USA2 Threads 201 Posts
Do you care about these people? How do you show your caring? Is it all one way giving? If you care about a person, you are really not helping them by letting them take advantage of you and use you...you are not doing them any favors by letting then think they can take take take and not reciprocate....the next guy might just take a vicious revenge.
You deserve to be treated as kindly as you are kind. Find some new friends. People come into our lives for a reason or a season. Some friends are not meant to last a lifetime and we grow beyond them. You do not have to be loyal to those who betray you. Now stop blushing and being shy and be your own best friend.blushing
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Nov 21, 2007 9:38 PM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
KittenLove
KittenLoveKittenLoveSan Antonio, Texas USA1 Threads 37 Posts
Words of the wise right there.

Getting rid of these people that prey on you is much easier said than done. I'm in the process of shedding some unnecessary skin right now. Leeches tend to cling.
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Nov 21, 2007 9:49 PM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
crazedangel89
crazedangel89crazedangel89VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia USA41 Threads 441 Posts
I know excatly how you feel. Im like that. I always give. And I know people that only talk or hang out with me when they need something , but when I need them completely different matter. they are always too busy or cant be bothered with it. You just need to figure out who your true friends are and those that only want to use you. Once you do that forget about the users and stick to your true friends. hope that helps some.
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Nov 24, 2007 8:08 AM CST a friend in need is a friend in deed. (need Advice)
pearl777
pearl777pearl777Plovdiv, Bulgaria242 Threads 33 Polls 4,812 Posts
as a rule ppl like to having someone close to rely on, someone to trust and confide in. but how can we actually test someone whether they do deserve to be dubbed friend? a good friend may seem all the best faithful more than understanding and even trustful.however its only when a situation takes a turn for the worse and becomes dangerous that we can practically reveal the real character, dedication and traits of a fellow. since were all primitive creatures deep inside we tend to be more or less selfish.lets face it - natural instincts r stronger than any other promise of fidelity and any relationship.what we, as friends, should be able to have the guts to do, is, i believe, fight these instincts and try to be as helpful and responsive to other peoples needs as possible.when it comes to saving a friend who is in grave danger, for example on the edge of burning in fire its pretty likely that we think for a little while before we decide to rush into the flames, if we rush at all. and her is some advice if a friend of yrs is not willing to do you a simple favour estimate yslf the chances that he or she saves yr life.a plight, desperation, dire straits - these r the crucial moments through which a friendship should have gone, so that we could call it like that.in addition whether someone we value as a person is going to minister to our needs depends on how good a friend he or she in fact is.

comfort
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