Everybody has opinions......but why do they feel the need to voice them?

What a crappy topic for a happy blog right? I've just had this on my mind for the last few days and this seems the only way to release my anger without hurting anybody's feelings. Might be crazy but here goes nothing....

I've had several conversations in the past couple of weeks with people who I am close with & it seems like anytime I've mentioned stress in my life or worry or anything somewhat negative that I'm feeling I automatically get their opinion of how I should be feeling or shouldn't be feeling. What happened to people just listening? Don't get me wrong, there's nothing horrible going on in my life. I've just had a few weeks of stress & high emotion due to....LIFE! I don't understand why people ask questions if the only thing they want to tell me is that I need to get over it and quit stressing because I will regret stressing over the little things in life. Really? Maybe that's their opinion of my situation but maybe I DON'T CARE what their opinion is. Maybe I'm just venting. Maybe this is the way I feel right now and who's to say I'm not allowed to be stressed or worry or have my own thoughts?

I understand that sometimes it is necessary to speak your mind or maybe you feel like someone is "secretly" asking your opinion or advice but when did opinions of life become so cruel? And when do you decide if your opinion on a topic really matters to that other person? Especially when it's extremely NEGATIVE? What if your opinion starts a huge argument for no reason....just because you felt like you needed to get your point across? What if your opinion hurts someones feelings just because you wanted them to know how you felt about someone or something important in their life? When is your opinion better left unsaid?

I use to be that person that needed to speak their mind to anyone who "deserved" it. That was back when I thought I was a cool teenager {lol}! And then somewhere along the way I realized that sometimes speaking your mind or voicing your opinion on a certain subject or because someone deserves it....doesn't always make it right. Sometimes biting your tongue gets you farther than telling someone your opinion. It doesn't make you weak, it doesn't make you inadequate. It just makes you human. Who really wants to cause a huge fight and be involved in drama over an opinion? I know I don't......

So the moral of my story is, well I don't really have a moral to this story. I guess this is MY opinion and this is one of those times I felt like I did need to voice my opinion but I needed to do it in the most simple way so that I don't hurt someones feelings. Maybe that means I'm being a hypocrite....I don't really care. What I do know is that there's certain people in my life that feel the need to be negative about everything and about other people that are important to me and in the end it leaves me wondering if I can even call those people my true friends. That's all!