i just cut off my friend group which consisted of very, very depressed people e.g anorexics and self harmers with no explanation at all. as you would expect they're rarely fun to be around and i felt they were only dragging me down by still associating with them. was this really worth it? if not, do i try to get in touch with them again? its been about 30 minutes since i deactivated all my socials and discord (they dont have my email or number luckily) and i cant tell if im relieved or already miss them terribly.
>>34446573You did good. But you may have fucked up by not having a backup of healthier friends to go to. Stay away from them they sound like they fucked your head a bit. Your post suggests you went through some shit with them
>>34446591there was multiple times when i had to either convince them out of suicide or relapsing, or just randomly posting their fresh cuts and yeah that fucked me up pretty badly. i do have some normal friends, but im not as close to them and dont see them that often. now theyre pretty much my only hope at a social life, though.
>>34446683Yeah go back to your normal friends. You sound like someone who just got traumatized to shit from having to normalize the worst humanity has to offer. You know that right? You were witnessing near deaths and body mutilation and all manner of fucked up shit and you even had emotional bonding to it. That's psychologically damaging for you. You should talk to someone about it and stay away from them they sound really mentally unhealthy to be around.
>>34446692thank you, i really really appreciate it. i think i just needed someone to tell me that i shouldnt be around them, even if its really obvious to any normal people that its not good for me. ill try to look into therapy or counseling, but what im most scared about right now is them trying to contact me again in some way since i know that they did really like me, even if they showed it in their own mentally ill and fucked up way.
>>34446731They probably did. And I've been there before in similar situations. It's noble to try and help them and all, but if you got too many lost souls clinging to you like a life raft what happens in the end is you sink down into the depths with them, you know? Maintain a solid distance for now until you can recover a bit yourself.
