Scared my friends are gonna judge me
So I've been really struggling lately and been worrying and scared about everything, but I feel a lot better after trying some coping mechanisms for the past few days. I stopped talking on my friend WhatsApp group as I felt worthless on there. Luckily I have had one friend that has been always checking up on me and I love her for it. I have had a few others asking if I'm ok but it's not the same.
I want to start going back on the group slowly, but everytime I feel better to go back on, I am scared they will judge me for the reasons I've been off and the things I've been thinking about and they will just say I'm being stupid and that we all go through it. Even if they look and sound like they care I'm worried they will talk about me behind my back.
I just don't know how I'm going to explain to them because they will want to know but without feeling like I'm gonna be judged.
Any tips will be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you
@Georgia10
Hello! I hope this finds you well! I am so glad to hear that you are identifying things in your life that are not helpful to you and removing them! That can be such a super important thing for us to do! I am glad that you have people reaching out to you to make sure that you are okay, as peer support can be so helpful.
Worrying about being judged for any invisible malady that we are going through is completely normal, so please don't feel bad about that at all! I struggled with a similar thing when I was starting to work on my mental health. I found it helpful to remember that the people I were telling were my friends. They wanted to see me happy. And just like you, I was worried that they would talk about me behind my back, so when I told them, I added a part about if they had questions that they could absolitely ask me and i would be happy to answer and help them understand.
I hope that this helps you a little bit! And if you would like to talk more about it 1:1, please don't hesitate to reach out to me via PM.
Please be well and take care,
Jenn Marie
@JennMarie2 Thank you so much! I think it's a good idea to just tell them if there are any questions to ask them, and this will be something I'll do. I appreciate greatly for your response :)
@Georgia10
I am glad that you found it helpful!