Anxious after trying to stand up for myself
I really hate confrontation. this past weekend my friend and I had planned a trip that they had already cancelled on once. The first time they said they had too much work. The second time they said it was because they needed alone time. they were not going to bring it up and hope I forgot about plans. Both are valid reasons to cancel, but it is discouraging and it is even more discouraging when your friend’s plan was to ghost you if you did not bring it up. To top it all off, I found out that they went on the planned trip anyway and that they just went alone. I was upset and wanted to address the fact that I felt excluded. It is hard to not take things personally. I just told them I was upset and they turned it back on me and said that I was not respecting their feelings and need for alone time when they feel bad. I hate letting people down but I am also trying not to be a pushover. My time is valuable too. Now I feel even more anxious than I did before. i worry that I am insensitive/a bad person. I feel kind of crazy and I felt ill while I was being berated. I feel like this set me back a month in my anxiety journey.
@wittyPal597 Hi love bug! I'm sorry this set you back a step in your work on anxiety. From what you've described it seems valid to me that you felt betrayed and excluded. Your friend implied they needed alone time but then proceeded to go on the trip you had planned to do together. From what I can see she lied to you about cancelling the trip and went by herself.
If my friend did this I'd be just as annoyed and upset as you. Maybe when things have calmed down just explain to her how it upset you and that you weren't trying to disregard her need for space. That she should've stayed home if she needed space instead of going on the trip without you. I hope it works out for you.
Grace