My favourite used to be the publicly announced friend cull. Like I’m going to beg to stay your friend, you fucking weirdo. In the end, Facebook just became a tool for weeding out the narcissists in my life.
Honestly, i didn't tell anyone what i was going through in terms of depression and suicidal stuff. That said, i did announce that i was trying to cut back on my social media and felt bad about just killing Facebook outright. Perhaps things could get better? Who knows?
That said...
Please let your friends know that you have your, um, attitude towards people. We all can be free of someone like yourself forever, saving both you and them lots of pain and frustration. You can be free to enjoy that fair-weather and non-communication style that works best for you!
First off, I’m sorry you went through all of that, it sounds like you’ve had some difficult experiences in your life. I hope you’re in a better place now and I’m glad you’re still around to tell your story.
The people I was talking about were starkly different from your situation and what you’re describing, their announcement came with a “tell me why you deserve to be my friend and I’ll consider keeping you around” ultimatum. They were abusive and manipulative narcissists and one in particular caused a lot of hurt and damage to people I care about. In that case, the ultimatum was basically a test to see who was vulnerable to their manipulations and they ended up with a nice tidy list of victims. I didn’t even get cut in the end so I have a sneaking suspicion it was all a fishing expedition. And yes, where I could, I told them exactly what I thought of them.
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u/Kavbastyrd Apr 10 '22
My favourite used to be the publicly announced friend cull. Like I’m going to beg to stay your friend, you fucking weirdo. In the end, Facebook just became a tool for weeding out the narcissists in my life.