Has anyone else lost friends bc of OCD?

Yeah that’s not what I mean. My best friend of 10 years blocked me and decided to not be my friend bc I’ve been negative. And I texted me friend last week and it still hasn’t sent or anything so I guess she blocked me too...

@Justmesadly They were never friends In the first place then!

@Terrtuga You say that but the new trend is like “block all negative people who don’t benefit you” so I have this fear that everyone’s gonna block me. Especially people in close with

@Justmesadly I'm sorry that happened. That would hurt. You're headed in the right direction though. Stay focused on your appointment. You may even want to bring this issue up with your therapist. Maybe you can get those friends back, maybe not.

@Ben84 No I can’t be friends with people who don’t want to be my friend bc I’m mentally ill and having a rough patch of life

@Justmesadly Fair enough ☺.

@Ben84 If you don't mind me asking, are they aware you're mentally ill and struggling?

@Justmesadly Well that trend is very dumb. We shouldn’t make “friends” only if they benefit us. I have a friend who goes through depressive episodes once and a while and she doesn’t speak to me for a few days and I completely understand. It’s okay to be a lil ??? yk worried and sort of offended cus “hey why hasnt she answred” but also I understood that I do that too and she doesn’t always owe me any explanation. She will talk to me when she’s ready. Therefore your friends who blocked you cus you’re not there to benefit them anymore werent friends , they may have seen you as only someone who they can benefit from and until you stopped they said *block* and that’s horrible. You deserve better friends and people in your life. I’m sorry this happened . And if you’re scared your close peeps will do the same just keep in mind that good people that care about you won’t do that, and will put effort to understand you.

@Ben84 They think you can just read a book about mental illness and be cured. And yes they know I worked a horrible job, got hours cut while being bullied then got fired then got dumped. All while getting diagnosed with Panic disorder, GAD, OCD and depression

@Terrtuga Yes I agree with you. But still hard when you think someone is your best friend or that they’ll always be there

@Justmesadly I'm sorry you're having so many struggles at once. I too had a similar experience before. If you don't mind me asking another question, how old are you? Don't answer if you don't feel comfortable.

@Ben84 24

@Justmesadly So I was about your age when the shit hit the fan for me too. Losing friends is never easy, but you're at that stage where you're not surrounded by classmates who more easily become friends. It's tough, but remember you're on the right track. Tip: Have you ever listened to Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne? They really helped during this time ☺.

@Ben84 I listen to only Christian music and country

@Justmesadly Given the current sound of country, you might like these two. Just a suggestion ☺. I used to listen to Christian music. If you've never listened to Rich Mullins, you should check him out. Fascinating life. You might be familiar with some of his songs as recorded by others. He gave up his fame and fortune to live on a small salary and moved to a reservation to teach music.

@Ben84 It'd be remiss of me not to at least recommend this song since he wrote it when he was 24 I believe. https://youtu.be/6TNF18oxirc

Same here

Ugh same girl