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Input: I used to be friends with three people, and we were pretty close and would all talk or play games almost every day. The friendship wasn’t too long, as it only lasted for about 4 months. 

While I was friends with them, I was struggling through mental problems like depression and anxiety, and so I was beginning to rely on to them as my main source of happiness once the school year ended (understandably a bad thing), since I didn’t really have any other friends at the time and was having trouble with social anxiety.

 Once August  came by, there was an instance where two of them were just talking privately, and due to past experiences, I felt that it was to avoid me since they weren’t responding to me asking if they wanted to play a game or just talk, and responded to everything else being said. I mentioned that to them and they told me it was just something personal, but they were playing something afterward since it wasn’t a long conversation and just decided to stay in their private call instead of moving where me and this other friend could join in. Moving on after that occurrence and September, I started having more thoughts that they secretly hated being around me and didn’t actually appreciate my company, and were doing it just out of pity or something. This gave me a lot of anxiety, especially since I kept repeating a problem like back in August where I thought they just wanted to avoid and get rid of me.  Eventually it got to the point where they did in fact want space away from me, and yet I still joined their lobby in game and asked what was happening, and if they just wanted to get rid of me or something. Eventually it caused one of these friends to feel like I was just directing it all on her, since I began specifically making my messages toward her out of anxiety because they went silent. This made her really upset since she usually goes quiet to calm herself down and not say anything she might regret, 

A day later, I talked to her and the other friends about it and she was very angry at me for what I kept doing and repeating. I tried saying that I was sorry and not trying to do it on purpose, and they were all aware of me being really depressed and having some other troubles. Eventually the conversation spiraled into her saying something about wanting to be friends, and wanting to be someone I can rely on if I need them, but I need to stop causing her and the rest of them feel like they are being controlled by me and that I need to stop doing that. Afterward i don’t remember what I said, but I remember something the lines of I don’t know what to do and that I’m just sorry about everything I kept doing, I just don’t know how to stop feeling like that and repeating it. She started crying during the call after what I said and left it for the rest of the night. 

A day later, I notice she made her own discord server and the other two friends were in it. I found it on social media since I thought it was just something interesting so I joined it. I was kicked out a bit later and messaged her and the other friends what exactly was going on. I was under a lot of stress and worry that this was all going to be a repeat of the past and what I kept being scared of happening, which was them getting rid of me. She never replied to the message or call I tried sending, and the other two friends just basically told me they don’t know. As more and more time went on, more problems arose between me and the other two friends since I kept talking to them for support throughout my confusion, and getting upset and asking too much from them. 

One day, the conversation I had between one of the friends led to him telling me he was taking screenshots of all of our conversations throughout each week, showing them to her and the other friend. A bit later, things spiraled down and he got upset and cried because he felt attacked due to me using bolding, caps lock, etc. to kind of show my surprise and confusion as to why he would be doing that. A little later I got a long message from her saying that I’m being unempathetic to all of them and that she wants me to no longer talk to her at all. I asked if I can respond and was told it would be just a waste of time, but I tried saying I’m sorry anyway. The next several days felt awful for me, and I kept talking to the other two friends as well as other people for help. I eventually came up with sending an apology letter and gift despite being told in her long message that an apology was “way overdue.” I asked if she got it the same night and all I got was a thumbs up emoji. 

Another week or so passed, and during the amount of time I spent seeking support and advice on what was going on, I was given the suggestion and idea to try calling her just for closure on it all and apologize or something. I tried doing that, and I kept saying “hello?” Because no one was responding. Eventually they hung up and I got an angry message from one of the friends asking why and if I was trying to call her. Later that day I noticed she left my discord server, as well as another one of the friends in our circle. I messaged her what happened and why this was going on, why apologizing didn’t matter and that I just don’t understand. I got blocked from every social media and removed from them. She got forced out of my class we shared at school for the semester, and I was forced to do it for the second semester so she could have the teacher for the second half of the year. 

Over the course of all of that I had looked for help and support for my anxiety and problems, and I’ve made newer friends and became an overall less anxious and clingy person, but still get uncomfortable knowing that if I see them, I cannot contact them at all or think of them as a close friend anymore. They’ve also been rude when I did try contacting them those times, and one of the other friends blocked me as well since they kept insulting me when i tried messaging them about it all and I decided to insult them back, and so I got blocked as well. The third friend understands what I’m going through and knows I’m sorry, but said he’s just staying away for his own past experiences and in case of this happening again, since it was a huge negative impact on him.

 So... AITA in this whole situation?

being unhappy and upset that an old friend group wants nothing to do with me and labeled me as a bad person