I cant win with myself. I feel like im too fragile minded to be hanging out with people that may be negative at times but then I don’t feel good not playing with them. I feel like I’ll lose myself if i do though? And that i already am by our interactions today? Is this ocd? Or just me watching out for myself

The thing is... i feel like im a bad person today just by playing with them... or that im becoming a worse person.

@Coul.C I feel like im only feeling worse because of my fear of becoming a bad person if that makes sense?

@Coul.C Then i feel like im making excuses for them... it’s weird. Then when i do something im like is this because i think that they are negatively rubbing off on me? Or would this have been something i would have thought of anyway? I feel like lately I’ve been holding everyone to super high standards including myself and i dont mind holding myself to those standards I’m just scared others might mess me up

@Coul.C So now im stuck wondering which decision is best for me its hard

@Coul.C I think I understand you. Is it one person you're thinking of distancing yourself from?

@Ben84 Yes

@Coul.C What if you tried limiting your contact with this person, as opposed to cutting them off completely. See how that goes first.

@Ben84 Yeah that’s what I’ve been doing and today after gaming i feel like im turning into a bad perosn

@Coul.C Because you were hanging out with this person or because you were limiting your time with them?

@Ben84 By hanging out

@Coul.C Is this individual a part of a group that you hangout with or do you hangout with this person by yourself?

@Ben84 By myself

@Coul.C Is this an in-person or online friendship?

@Ben84 I’d like to not answer that one

@Coul.C Im just scared im turning into a bad person by hanging out with people. I want to preserve myself

@Coul.C Okay ☺. You don't owe this person a relationship. If their negativity hurts your mental health, it's reasonable to limit, or even end, your interaction. If you decide to end this relationship, monitor your mind for going on to someone else. This decision shouldn't lead to habitual ending of relatuonships.

@Ben84 Thanks for the advice Ben

@Coul.C You're welcome. Remember: it's okay to make a mistake. If, over time, you think your decisions aren't working out, you have people who care about you who can help you make adjustments ☺.

@Ben84 What do you mean by this?

@Coul.C Which part ☺?

@Ben84 People who care about you who can help make adjustments?

@Coul.C Well I care about you for starters ☺. Other people on this app care about you too. Hopefully, you have, or can find, other people in your life who can help you as well.

@Ben84 Oh haha thank you