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Do Your Friends and Family Give You Support?

Your family and friends provide the texture for your environment. They can be a blessing or a burdon. I'm curious how often it honestly feels like the latter.
Do you feel your friends respect you?
Yes
No
Unsure
Some of them
Do you feel your family respects you?
Yes
No
Some of them
Not sure
Who is supportive in your career? Check all that apply.
Spouse
Children
Parents
Siblings
Family
Best friends
Friends
Casual friends
If you do something artistic (painting, writing, performing, music, etc), who is supportive of your efforts? Check all that apply.
Spouse
Children
Parents
Siblings
Best friends
Friends
Casual friends
If you were despirately in need of help, who could you count on? Check all that apply.
Spouse
Children
Parents
Siblings
Best friends
Friends
Casual friends
With whom do you feel alienated, or unable to truly share what you feel? Again, check all that apply.
Spouse
Children
Parents
Siblings
Best friends
Friends
Casual friends
Do you feel that some people you know secretly want you to fail? Or at least, not be "too" successful? Check those that apply.
Spouse
Children
Parents
Siblings
Best friends
Friends
Casual friends
Do you, yourself, secretly wish to hold a friend or family member back from achieving something they want? This would include any rationale, including things like: "it's for their own good", "I don't want to see them disappointed", "I can do better, they need to practice more". Be honest.
Yes, I have/would discourage someone close
No, I would never discourage someone close
I really couldn't say
This poll was created on 2001-11-14 03:17:40 by dave