Don't feel like a "dink." I get it. It gets to a point where other people just don't want to hear about it, anymore, even if things are better! I think that, because we are living it and having all of the in-between moments, we realize that lots of other things have gone on. But they only remember the last interaction they may have had with you, and don't realize that we have come to a new place. Does that make sense? Time continues on for them, but they don't realize that it does for us, too. And that adds to their "saturation" point. It's not until we make the reassurances that we are "back to normal" (and they may need to see that more than once) before it gets to a comfortable, equal place again.
Anyway, that's a guess.
And yeah, talking about Church or spirituality is definitely something that will make many people back off - they don't know where you're coming from or where you are heading. Its like bringing up politics; you run a risk, so I save that for people who I meet at my own church (that coming from someone who, not very long ago, WAS the person uncomfortable with people talking about religion or spiritual things around me - maybe made me subconsciously aware that I didn't have that/think I needed that?)
Keep trying to have normal convos with people, reach out to them, and understand that they really could be just busy. I am guilty of that, too. A friend that I made and got close with last year, I just fell out of touch with. I feel really badly about it, since she was there for me during some of the rougher stuff, but so much time went by that it got harder and harder to reach out. When I finally did, she was pissed and I'm still not sure if it will be fixed; it happens.
On a biblical note, do you remember what the disciples did when Jesus went into the garden right before the Last Supper? Humans have faults...try not to take it too personally.
