![]() Sometimes a person who is hurting doesn't want to be reminded of their relatively messy lot in life. They don't want someone constantly poking them with positivity. But sometimes, when a person's spirit is low, they don't want to be jollied out of it. Your impulse is to always try to raise Sandy's spirts by being upbeat. Have you ever been chronically and seriously ill? Have you ever been depressed? Possibly not. She might be less of a Negative Nancy if you were a little less of a Positive Penny. Why is this? How do I deal with a negative Nancy? She responded when I told her my laundry room was flooded.Īll she likes to hear is bad news. She responded to news that our house was broken into. If I send Sandy bad news, she's all over it. I'm of the opinion that friends should be happy for their friends, and good news is fun to share! I'm an artist and I love to share news about paintings I've done or home remodeling projects my husband and I have managed to do. She doesn't say if she is interested, she doesn't ask me to stop sending her photos - nothing. Lately, during the pandemic, I've noticed that she ignores any positive, happy, or upbeat information I send her. ![]() Whenever I phone her, she won't answer the phone but will send me an email or text. I've sent her suggestions for good movies and shows to watch. I've sent her cards, letters and flowers when she was depressed about being sick and losing her hair. I supported Sandy through her chemo when she was being treated for cancer. My husband and I moved three years ago, but I've stayed in touch with my friends. ![]() She lives on the West Coast and I now live on the East Coast.
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