- Date posted
- 26w
- User type
- Therapist
- Date posted
- 26w
This sounds like what we call 'negative thinking styles', this one in particular likes to tangle with others (Personalizing, mind reading, control fallacies). It sounds like you are taking her behaviors as a reflection of you and your value, instead of understanding her behaviors are about what is going on in her life. If she is away at college, college can bring many transitions up and make things we normally do harder to do - depending on her experience at college. It is best to ask, "Hey, are we ok? I worry we are becoming distant and I value our friendship". We only know what people are thinking by asking them what they are thinking or feeling. Assuming your fears are her thoughts only make things harder on you as you begin to believe your fears are true in her head.
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 26w
Not everyone is gonna like us and it's okay :) We have to stop trying to control that aspect. If finding friends irl is hard, you can also try finding them online through your hobbies. If you're a gamer- try online gaming communities. If you're an artist, try art communities. But the harder you try to force finding friends, the more discouraged you become. Just have to be patient and let the friendships develop naturally, while still putting yourself out there. Best of luck <3
- Date posted
- 26w
If you want we can talk, I'm open to hear you out and be friends
- Date posted
- 26w
Communication goes a long way honestly. Communicate how you feel and hear the other person out for what's really happening on their end and not what you've assumed is happening. I also struggled with this but now I just talk, I really can't bottle it up ans with time it got better, I ended up not personalising everything anymore (I'm not saying that's what you're doing but it's definitely what I was doing) so yeah, I wish you all the best and you can do it, it gets easier with time and also watching videos on friendship helps for me and just seeing that the thoughts we have are not unique or anything wrong we just have them at a higher frequency and all
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 26w
I know I have had these same kinds of questions in the past..... What did I do? Why are they distant? Do they still want to be my friend? Have you ever noticed that no matter how much time you spend wondering....you can't really know for sure? I've learned to allow the uncomfortable uncertainty about all of this now. I do my best to be myself, be kind, and to be good friend. But, no matter how I behave, I can't really control how others respond to me. So, now I skip most of the wondering and try to move forward. Some of the people find their way back to me, some move on. I realize now I don't have control over others, just myself. It's possible they move on for reasons that have nothing to do with me. I can never be sure. So, I may wonder...but not for too long. I keep putting myself out there and some friends will stick and others don't. I'm ok with that now. Maybe you can be too?
- Date posted
- 26w
I’ll be you’re friend as well 🙂
- Date posted
- 26w
I sooooooooo hear you. I have been thinking a lot lately about the fact that I can't really bond with people. I think it's all OCD related. I am always worried that my friendships are not stable and that they are going to disappear at the slightest mistake that I make. I never feel secure in my relationships.
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- 24w
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- 17w
Mann this isn't any ocd problems but like I feel like some of my friends just ignores me or like I know they like me but they just don't interact me back and they block me then unblock me and never followed me back am I too annoying for them or am I just this annoying for my whole life I mean I made it my whole persona I do jokes i make them laugh but I feel like its not enough of them I'm already crying can someone comfort me ...
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- 14w
I don’t know what to do anymore I made a friend recently in college and was texting her the other night and she mentioned she was doing her nails and I said nice and asked her if I could see. Because I was curious about what she did to them this time around and since then she has not responded to me I apologized to her saying I’m sorry if it bothered her but still nothing. Some of my friends just don’t answer me anymore I feel like I’m a burden of the ones who do still talk me I’m so done with it all. I’m tired of trying to find love as well I feel nothing to it anymore it’s only left me with disappointment and sadness I feel like I’m an unlovable husk of a person and that I would only ever be a bother I cannot fathom the idea of someone loving ME I just can’t I feel like it’s impossible I feel like everything about me bothers people to the point where I think is it even something I should try to achieve anymore. I should honestly block myself from trying to make new friends and relationships I’m so so tired of it. I feel unappreciated and annoyed that I am the one that has to try to keep up any sort of relationship because if I don’t reach out they never will reach out to me the reason I know this is because it’s been proven time after time since middle school that I am nothing to these people and I might as well no longer try. I don’t know what to do anymore I feel like I’m going to be all alone for the rest of my life I’m just so lonely now.
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