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Ok, so I posted a status update on Facebook the other day basically saying that people can only make you feel shit if you let them and that tears shouldn't be wasted on those who don't deserve them. Most of my friends agreed but this one person, who the comment was extremely subtly directed at, seems to have taken offence and I think is no longer speaking to me.
My question is, given it was such a vague comment and could have related to anyone or anything, you would surely only take offence if, deep down, you felt as though you had done something which you think might have made me feel shit. If that be so, then why would you stop talking to me when, really, I should stop talking to you??
Is it just me? I know this is pathetic but it's driving me crazy!!
GB x
My question is, given it was such a vague comment and could have related to anyone or anything, you would surely only take offence if, deep down, you felt as though you had done something which you think might have made me feel shit. If that be so, then why would you stop talking to me when, really, I should stop talking to you??
Is it just me? I know this is pathetic but it's driving me crazy!!
GB x
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Believe me, I've tried. This person constantly avoids talking to me about our 'issue' and yet plays with my mind, in my opinion, so they can satisfy themselves that they have power over me.
Gb x
It obviously wasn't subtle enough or the friend wouldn't have recognised themselves in your update.
Is this person more of an 'acquaintance' than a 'friend'? It sounds like it. I'd say, if you have tried to resolve this in other ways, just let them stew and don't waste any more emotion on them. People like that can be very draining on your own emotions.
Well, I literally posted "people can only make you feel shit if you let them. So don't. Waste no tears or worry on those who deserve neither from you." I mean, it could literally have related to anyone or any incident. Yeah, I find myself getting really upset about it when this person is the one who should be upset or, more likely, probably really doesn't give a shit. I feel exhausted!
really not worth it.
even if the person its aimed at doesn't picks up on your dig, someone else might get paranoid and think its about them!!!!!!!!!
:yes: bitchy statuses are such playground behaviour, especially when people join in bitching about a certain person for them to see, it's so childish.
She agreed that she had been a bitch and I agreed that I had been a bitch putting the bitchy comment. We called it even......
The vast majority of people who read it don't give a crap, and those that do comment are only after more gossip under the pretence of giving a crap.
I agree. Unless the offense is worth losing a friend (or several) over, I would advise anyone (even my own octogenarian mother) to think twice before posting "subtle" personal digs. There is a high risk they will misfire and hurt an innocent bystander and, if they do hit their intended target, can you really be surprised if the victim backs off and goes silent on you ..?
Hmmm. There's your answer don't you think?
This happened to me last year. I then got a lecture about it. I then saw the person who gave me the lecture, and explained what this was all about and that it was to do with nothing he said or had done to me.
If you are going to make comments like that, hide it from the person it's aimed at.
If u have a problem with a friend u have to tell them if your brave enough lol, if its a person u not that bothered about and its draining u then just let things fizzle out.
I have had a so called friend not bothering to reply to my txts so when i did it back she asked me if she had done something to upset me, and i was like for gods sake its alright for u to treat me like shit but u don't like it back. So i have let this fizzle out :d x