I love my friends. But sometimes I feel as if I can't really be myself around them without being judged for doing something. I've known them for quite a long time now. I don't know if i am just being sensitive or what, but I feel like I'm the one that gets bullied in the friend group.
I liked how they were understanding of my situation.
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The reason I quit is because we finished the task. We exchanged more than 10 messages and spoke over 15 minutes
Hello!
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Hello, how are you today?
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Doing okay. How about yourself?
user
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I am doing well. Is anything troubling you?
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Sort of, yes.
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Would you like to share?
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I If that is okay yes.
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Yes I am here to listen.
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Affirmation and Reassurance
I feel like my friend group kind of judges me for simply being myself. It makes me somewhat upset. I know they are most likely joking, but sometimes I take some of the things they say to me very personally. Should I still hang out with them even if they are making me feel this way?
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It sounds like your friends can be judgmental and even though they are joking it ends up upsetting you. I have been in a similar situation. I always expected my friends to support and understand me but sometimes they made fun of the way I am. Have you ever talked to your friends about this? Have you expressed how it made you feel?
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Reflection of feelings,Self-disclosure,Providing Suggestions
Right. The people who you think you can go to are sometimes the ones who will not really be there for you. And I have not. I just try to brush it off. I feel like I am afraid to confront them about this because I don't know what they will say.
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From what I have seen if we avoid expressing our feelings they keep building up and can make us depressed.
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That's true. Maybe I might give it a shot and talk to them about how I feel. It's just their response is what I'm afraid of because I don't know if they will react positively or negatively.
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I can tell that this bothers you a lot.
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Reflection of feelings
Kind of. Sometimes I feel like I am better off without friends but then again, I've known them for so long that I just don't want to push them away or anything.
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I have found that being honest and expressing our true feelings helps us and helps others understand us.
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Providing Suggestions
Ah okay.
user
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It is not easy but you can do it. Everyone needs friends.
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Affirmation and Reassurance
You're right. I may just need to communicate with them more. This was very helpful. Thank you for your time.
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No problem. Enjoy the rest of your day.
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