Why is this so ****ing difficult!!! I'm terrified because I 'know' no-one will respond, and I'll feel utterly crushed.
And now the internal Parent is kicking off, "You're making too much of a fuss - you're only doing it to get attention! You're such a baby."
I 'know' I'm going to write all this stuff out and then delete it before I can summon up the will to press 'Post Reply'.
Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Can I have hug please?
Just press 'Post Reply'. Go on, do it!! DO IT!!!! DDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT!!!
I've got the cursor hovering over the button....... I'm gonna press it! I'm gonna!!!
Checking it for the millionth time to make sure what I've written is perfect... Do it! Take a chance!
Q: How difficult can it be?
A: When you've grown up in an environment where the only kind of attention is abuse, asking for a hug feels very scary indeed.
CAN I HAVE A HUG?