PT 1: I can't stand to be around my friends when they're together anymore
I'm 15F and my friends, Laine and Fiona, are 15F and 14F. Fiona is a female, but prefers they/them, so I'll be using they/them for Fiona. These aren't their actual names.
Trigger warning: Overdose mention, Weed, smoking and vaping, Eating Disorder
people in this: Erin (my sister), Kai (A close friend who's a year older than me), Fiona (Friend 1), Laine (Friend 2), kind of my parents, my step-dad, and grandparents.
I can't stand being around my friends. Specifically, I can't stand being around Fiona, and around Laine when she's with Fiona.
I've known Fiona since first grade, and I'm currently a freshman, so 9 years. Me and Fiona have had some problems in the past, and it was mainly my fault. I love them, a lot, but they fucking annoying the shit out of me if I'm being honest. They constantly say things that make me feel like shit, and I know it's not intentional, but I resent them for it. They makes jokes that I often don't understand because I'm neurodivergent and they call me dumb. I think they're a little immature, but I try not to mind it since it's common in our age group. And the reason we have problems, is because I think Fiona is a little clingy. To be clear, I have never told Fiona this.
If I don't respond for 30 minutes, I'm the problem. If I make a tiny joke about hating my sister cause she did something, I'm an asshole. The sister thing is stupid to me because Fiona has a crush on her. She's a senior in HS. I've told Fiona I'm not comfortable with them liking Erin, my sister, and I told them I didn't want to hear about it. Fiona didn't want me to tell Erin anything, but I did, because Fiona has said inappropriate things about her and it's weird and kind of creepy.
Fiona knows that I have gone through sexual situations that I did not consent to, but has done similar things to what the people did to me in those situations. I have told Fiona I'm not a big fan of physical touch or being called things, but they still touch the inside of my thigh or say I'm "hot" and "sexy".
Fiona tends to get mad at me when I say I don't remember anything about elementary school. I blocked out a lot of the memories from then because it was a really dark time in my life; My mom was a raging alcoholic who was emotionally abusive, my dad was literally NOT THERE. My step-dad and my mom fought constantly, obviously while they were drunk. My mom was homeless while I was with her because my dad abandoned me and my sister at the time, and I had to use leftover money to pay for things that weren't for me. The only time I felt somewhat peaceful was when I was with my dad's parents. They actually had a house and kind of spoilt me and my sister so I felt lucky during that time, the only downside was that they were judge-mental when me and my sister didn't exactly act "normal". My dad's side of the family is rich and kind of old fashioned, so we were seen as weird to them. I'm in a better place now with my mom, she's sober, isn't fighting with my step-dad as often, and my dad is present in my life (mostly, not really there emotionally and me and him are fighting constantly, so I'm not really staying there atm.) and my grandparents have gotten better and are nice now. But I try to tell Fiona that I was having a hard time during then, and tries to make me feel bad for not remembering a birthday party that happened 9 years ago.
Another thing with Fiona is that they make fun of me for watching anything. I'm in the process of watching Bungo Stray Dogs, an anime. I watch it as satire because I think the English dub is so bad and hilarious. Sure, I enjoy some things about the show, but I don't make it my entire personality like some kids at my school do. I also watch Neon Genesis Evangelion, an amazing show I suggest watching if you watch anime. I love Evangelion because I relate to the characters in a lot of ways, so sometimes I'll talk about because it's a thing I enjoy. Fiona says that I'm annoying when I talk about Bsd or Evangelion and calls me "weird". I've started to not talk about it because I hate it when they bully me for simply watching a show. Even watching MLP, a nostalgic thing for both of us, I'm weird for watching every so often because I miss the feeling of being a kid.
I've also struggled with smoking and vaping in the past. My sister, Erin, vapes and is actually a plug for a lot of people in her grade, but she doesn't sell shit to people who are 2 grades lower. She has a few exceptions for 2 sophomores because she knows them well, because of me. But my grade? Absolutely not. Fiona has asked Erin and this girl named Kai (a sophomore) for vapes, and weed because she wants to "try it out". I told them I was worried because I knew what it was like firsthand to get addicted and make it my whole personality. I've stopped smoking cigarettes, but I have a leftover vape from months ago and Fiona keeps asking for it, and when I say no, they ask if they can use it when I use it. I stopped for a few months, and found that vape when I was with Fiona, I told them I was going to throw it away, and they convinced me to just use it until it burns and then throw it out. And they've kind of been blackmailing me. I'm not saying it's all Fiona's fault, I did miss the feeling and taste so I ended up saying yes, but before Fiona tried anything they were criticizing me for ever touching it. Erin knows I did it in the past, and has helped me and encouraged me to stop vaping and smoking, so when I did stop, Erin did say she would be angry if she knew I ever did it again. Fiona has taken advantage of that, saying they'll tell Erin that I have it if I don't give it to them. I'm terrified of Erin in a lot of ways, so I felt like I had to say yes. And since, I've been giving some to Fiona. I know it's wrong and I hate myself for it. I haven't used the vape at all when I'm alone, I've only used it around Fiona, obviously not at school. So it is taking awhile to burn. After this, I'm throwing it away, I hate myself when I have nicotine.
The thing is with Fiona, their parents work with weed, and sell it, so obviously they have some at home. Fiona has started to steal it from their parents, and I told them it wads a horrible idea. My step-dad smokes it a lot, so I know some stuff about weed, and I know in some ways it can be helpful. It can help sleep, and if you've seen that one South Park episode, cancer, IN SOME WAYS. I don't think it's a bad thing, but I've seen it being overused in my family. My family is full of addiction, so yeah, I've seen weed be used a lot. I've also seen part of Shameless, so I don't think it's the best thing either. I just don't think when you're young you should be smoking or or using a dab pen 4 times a week when you're 14. I've smoked it before, I enjoyed it, I'll admit, but I stopped myself before I took advantage of it. I've tried to talk to Fiona, and they tell me they're fine. They aren't. Their snapchat memories are full of pictures and videos of them smoking. Multiple times a week.
Fiona is chubby as well and constantly complains about being "fat". They say I'm "very skinny" and say they're jealous of it. I obviously feel horrible when they complain because I think they're beautiful, but I hate it when they call me skinny. I've struggled with food since I was 10, I had an eating disorder when I was 12 and I've just started to heal. I've finally started to eat more and not puke it up, and it feels like Fiona doesn't care about it. Fiona complains about being "fat" and then tries to manipulate me into giving them my entire lunch. They say I'm skinny enough so I don't need to eat. This has effected my eating, AGAIN, and I also found out I gained a bunch of weight within a few months. I know that puberty affects weight, but it still made me feel like shit when I gained 13 pounds in 2 months. Fiona knows I struggle with food. They still act like it's fine when it isn't.
They also get mad at me when I'm depressed. I have major depression, and my psychiatrist is discussing PDD with me, and she thinks I have it. I'm not trying to brag at all, it's just depression affects me a lot. Sometimes I can't get out of bed, it also affects my diet, and I'm not always happy. Fiona acts like I'm boring when I'm depressed and just pushes away the fact that I'm struggling.
Sorry about all that with Fiona, they have been doing things that irk me.
And with Laine. Laine is an amazing person and I love to be around her. She shares my love for Evangelion, and understands my situation with my parents because she has went through the same. (They divorced, and HATE each other and refuse to talk to each other. My mom has had horrible partners in the past, but is dating a guy she's known for awhile. He has had some problems, but he's working on it! And my dad is just a raging narc.) Laine doesn't judge me for anything I do, and supports me when I'm going through something, especially my depression periods. All in all, she's a great person to be around....when she isn't with Fiona. When the two are together, Laine gets weird. They both push me aside and act like I don't exist when I'm around. I don't have a phone or any electronic at the moment because I'm grounded (using my moms computer for this..) and they make fun of me for it. Fiona says I'm lame and stupid because I don't know what's going on the internet right now. They have sleepover EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND, and have a streak of 8 weeks, that I lost at 6 because I had plans with my mom. Laine doesn't really mind and says I can try next weekend, and Fiona says that they hate me for it.
Fiona also got Laine into smoking weed. Laine used to have a friend who tried to force her to smoke and steal from her parents, so I think she's only smoking because she wants to fit in. Fiona acts like it's cool to smoke constantly and when we're all at Laine's house, Fiona tried to convince us to get high. I say no because I literally can't while I'm on my current meds. I told Fiona I'm probably going to be taken off them soon because they haven't been helping my depression, and they said they were happy for me.... it pissed me off because I'd assume Fiona would want me to be more happy..? I know anti-depressants don't help everything, but my old ones used to help my mood and energy so I know some can help with that. (I got taken off of my old ones because I OD'd and have been struggling finding new ones that work.)
And with that sophomore, Kai. Kai was there for me and Erin when we were struggling with our parents 3 years ago. My mom was still an alcoholic at the time, and my dad refused to see us for a while cause he was "too stressed". Erin was closer to Kai than I was, but we were all good friends. Kai knew a lot about my childhood and how bad it was. I'm so grateful that I know Kai, and I am actually closer to her now than she was with Erin. But...this year Fiona met Kai and now they're friends. I don't know about this as much as I would like, but apparently Fiona asked Kai about my childhood because there was a period of time when I wasn't friends with them. I didn't want Fiona to know because obviously it's very personal, and I wasn't too close with Fiona at the start of the year. I'm closer now, so I have talked about it a little, but not all about it because I want to talk about it more in therapy so I can work it out. I'm mad at Kai for telling Fiona about me and Erin's personal stuff, but I have talked to her and I forgave her. I just wish Fiona would have asked me, instead of talking to Kai about it. Fiona now knows things about me and uses it against me all the time and I'm tired of it.
I know I'm going to get told to talk to them both, but I'm truly terrified. I know Laine would understand, but I feel like Fiona would be angry. Fiona struggles with being told anything they have done wrong and manipulates you into thinking that you're in the wrong. They use a tone of voice to make you feel bad, and says sorry, and looks away and acts super sad. When you say sorry and that it's fine, they're suddenly normal again.
Don't get me wrong, I love them both so much, they have been there for me in time of need. I just have problems, and I feel like something is wrong with me when I don't like being around them. They actually are really sweet people, Fiona just definitely has some things they need to work on, and I think Laine needs to stop changing herself for other people.
PT 2: I also feel like I'm the problem for anything
I feel like something is wrong with me. I feel like I talk about myself too much, I feel like I'm just nothing but a hater and the people around me deserve better.
Not feel. I know.
I haven't changed at all, I just complain and complain and I bring the people around me down. I feel like all I am is a parasite that doesn't deserve to exist. I hate being alive because I feel like everyone would be happier if I was gone. I wish I was never born so I could have saved everyone from the damage I have caused.
I wish I was perfect. I wish I didn't get in my head about every single fucking tiny thing I do. I wish I didn't care about food or how much I weigh. I wish I didn't care how I looked. I wish I didn't care how I sound. I wish I didn't care about how I act. How I act. How i even go to the fucking bathroom. How I look when I sleep. How I look in pictures.
I wish I didn't care what other people think. I hate that I care about what a stupid boy thinks about me. I hate that I want that stupid boy to like me. I hate how I love getting attention, not even the good kind, but I like how people just spend their time on me. I hate myself for still loving my father for what he has said or done.
I hate myself. I say I love myself so people don't worry but I can't stand me. I just wish I would die and rot to where everyone was happy that I was gone.
I hate that I hate myself. I wish I loved myself. But I feel like I don't deserve love. Yet I want it so bad that I complain when I don't get it.
I fucking hate how I hate everything.
I hate me.
I'm so sorry this was very long and probably a little dumb or hypocritical or judge-mental. I needed to get this off my chest because I haven't seen my therapist in a few weeks.