I think my friends are trying to convince me I'm going mad when I'm not!

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Yorkie1 wrote: »

I don't disagree with the other posters.

I just wonder about the interpretation of the 'losing friends' bit. Everyone here has assumed that it means that the friends will cut her off. I think there may be an alternative interpretation; certainly, I interpreted this completely differently.

If I was friend 1 and one of my friends had suddenly decided to drop contact (to my uninformed and un-self-aware view) for no obvious reason, I'd be getting in touch to say I didn't want to lose their friendship - i.e. that I didn't want them cutting themselves off for whatever reason (e.g. depression).

Just a thought.

I have to agree with this.
Perhaps the friend 1 is not thinking about being challenged as something "now let's get the b*tch back". It might be that she just like arguments, someone have voiced opinion, fine, fun, lets move onto next subject.
While the OP is obviously not normally confrontational and so this is big deal for her, she blanks the friends and they suddenly don't know why the friend blanked them!
And when they ask if she is fine, she is short with them, still over the fact she had to argue, so says "fine" but nothing more and the friends are none of the wiser!!
I can see how sudden blanking can make friends think something is not right...

I would say "I am not depressed. I have no idea why you think I am depressed. There is nothing wrong with me. Quite frankly I had enough how pushy you are at times and needed some time out from you."

Just dropping her without leaving a word will a/not make them go away immediately if they are actually concerned and b/let them get away with this behaviour all the time!!

Rottensocks

Hmm, I'd say that friend 1 has some narcissistic tendencies: I ain't medically trained, but its a bit of a do when someone decides you're depressed simply because you didn't agree with them! (I am going to try this on my boss! Hah!)

Anyway, assuming you DID have depression: Would you want two friends whose sole response is to text you and tell you you'll lose your friends so snap out of it? :eek:

Personally, if I WAS depressed, I'd rather a friend who dropped by to say hiya, or invited me out to a flim, or offered to abbysit or etc etc etc you get the drift.

As it is, you're NOT depressed, Friend 1 sounds unpleasant, and Friend 2 sounds a bit dim (or easily led, whichever).