Petty

Maybe this is just some petty teenage girl ****, but me and two girls from one of my longer term treatment places were good friends. One of the girls and I still talk every few days, sometimes daily. However the other girl has blocked me on her main social medias and isn't active on the ones she's still in contact with me on. I don't know what the hell I did, maybe it's just some petty teenage girl ****, but my other close friend hasn't heard from her either, so I don't know what the ****'s the problem. I'm just sick of petty teenage girl **** because this is the last person I'd expect it from.

I'm so sorry you're hurting so much, sadveiledbride I understand how you feel. Try not to take it too personally. I'm sure you've done nothing wrong. Some people can act like that. They can disappear, ignore you and even block you for apparentely no reason. Perhaps she does have her reasons, but try not to stress yourself over it. It's not your fault. Friendship can change and even end. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you! It could be for petty reasons as you've suggested. Either way, try not to think too much about it. Especially if you haven't been seeing that friend for a long time anyway. Remember that we're here for you if you need it. Feel free to PM me anytime. Let me know if I can do something to help you. Wish you good luck! Let us know how it goes. I'm sos orry you have to deal with all of this

The frustrating thing about the internet is that we make friends (both on-line & in real life) & then something such as you describe occurs & we often never know what happened. In this case it sounds as though this is someone you've known in real life. So, hopefully, there will be an opportunity for you to "clear the air" so to speak with this person.

Its common to meet people will IP
that just fade away over, sometime honestly people don’t want a reminder of being in treatment once they get out. for me I don’t want to make friends that I would keep up with in real life. But that’s just how I deal with IP

You seem unsure as to why she blocked you (did she block your friend too?). If there's no reason for you to suspect this, then I don't believe it's particularly helpful to guess motives as that will only compound your stress. There are plenty of reasons she may have blocked communication. Might not even be because of you.

Or it could be that she is trying to move beyond the treatment centre and do some rebuilding. There are a few reasons for this that come to mind. One being that she might be embarrassed or otherwise feel the need to distance herself from this event in her life. Friendships associated with it may not bring her positive memories or emotions. Her time there might have been too difficult to remember hence she is trying to remove the memories. It is likely that she simply wants and needs to move on.

I want you to consider how being in such a vulnerable state affects us socially. We make friendships in such situations and places for different reasons than we do away from them. Friendships and relationships within mental health institutions in my observance abound. We have a term for it in my support group referring to some of the relationships as institutionalised friendships (and for some institutionalised romances). I think it is perfectly normal that these acquaintanceships fail or are even ignored on the outside.

Do not take this personally. What I am trying to say is that this is absolutely normal. Concentrate then on those relationships that are actually proving to be solid and good for you.

Thank you, I will keep this in mind.

Bit**es 'be crazy!