Discussion: Have You Ever Felt Trapped In A Friendship?

Nathan's Nicely

Lately my best friend has been dealing with anxiety and severe depression so i feel like I'm always walking on eggshells with whatever I say or do. If she sees me talking to someone else, she gets mad. If I don't tell her goodnight, she gets mad.

We've stopped talking for atleast a few months, but I can't just put my pride aside and talk to her because I feel like I've made more of an effort than she has. I feel like she doesnt care as much about me as I care for her. But I feel like I'm going to have to talk to her and put everything aside because I'm scared she'll do something rash or unnecessary again. I just want her to be happy but I'm not. I've cried atleast a few times today and haven't eaten properly in ages.

Have you ever felt trapped in a friendship or relationship?
Discuss.

James Maslow

Yeah, I swallowed my pride, opened my life and even snubbed a lot of other friends and the filthy bitch backstabbed me twice.

Was a very convincing liar, though.

I blocked any kind of human relation with the ho and now I'm free and happier than ever because I know I did everything I could and said every word I needed to

Rated R

Yes, with my college roommate. We were described as being like an old married couple and we lived together for 3 years. Long story short, we were too concerned about hurting each others feelings so we kept things bottled up for too long until they exploded and we haven't spoken in months. Our friendship is ruined and people had to choose sides and we both lost close friends.

My advice to you is just to say how you feel and talk to the person because if you don't you'll regret it later on in life . If y'all end up not being friends anymore, then so be it but you'll have closure and you can finally feel happy again. Good luck

Scandal & Media

My friends used to be complete assholes to me since gr. 7 up until gr. 11. I felt "trapped" in a sense that since I knew no one else and since I'm an anti-social **** that I couldn't leave

. But it's all good now

Cobrastyle.

No, if I don't like you, I'm gone.

Nathan's Nicely

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Originally posted by Jrcaporal

I blocked any kind of human relation with the ho and now I'm free and happier than ever because I know I did everything I could and said every word I needed to

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Originally posted by Rated R

My advice to you is just to say how you feel and talk to the person because if you don't you'll regret it later on in life . If y'all end up not being friends anymore, then so be it but you'll have closure and you can finally feel happy again. Good luck

I'll take that into consideration. Thanks so much. I think I should start re-evaluating things. I'm glad everything worked out well for you guys. Thanks again

ABEL-o-matic

Yeah. I've been there, but the key is communication. I sent my best friend a long assss email about what I felt in that situation, and she was very understanding of it. I was very intimidated to speak about my opinion before, but since that day.. I've really opened up about my opinions and stuff and we are tighter than ever.

In YOUR case, I really can't give you any advice, HOWEVER find balance in your friendship. You can't always be there for her, in a sense that she can't always depend on you - it can't always be about her. SHE needs to know the boundaries of friendship.

In HER case, I see myself in your best friend because I was in that situation before. She gets mad when you talk to someone else because she FEELS that you are her ONLY friend and she doesn't want to loose you. She is depressed, so she needs that emotional support. So when you FEEL that you need to talk to her, you have to make her know that you ARE her best friend and you'll always be there for her.

But like river flows, friendship always flows no matter how good or how bad the destination will be. This is life, you laugh, you cry. It's hard to please everyone, let alone yourself. Just hang in there, and I'll be here to talk to you if you need some e-comfort