I had a good conversation with my on-line friend last night and tonight. A lot of my misconceptions and paranoias were cleared up. It felt good.
I really need to worry less about hurting people. I've found that most of them can take care of themselves. It's funny, because I promised my therapist I would practice a little thought-stopping whenever I found myself trying to take care of someone else, or I found myself being too lacking in self-esteem. This one, however, took me by surprise. I didn't even see it coming, it just washed over me. I saw someone who was in desparate need of a friend and I got so wrapped up in being a caretaker I forgot to be a friend. Shame on me for that.
Oh, well . . . on to bigger and better things. See you around, my favoritest of Looky Lous and Sues.