Have you been manipulated?

@BenittaJ

I deeply sympathize with the depressed feeling you are having because of what you are experiencing but I think in this case it's better for you to speak up. Maybe it is because you have been tolerating in silence and being nice against harsh words that your friends weren't able to understand what you need. Friendship are something that you build and maintain yourself so in order to build them you need the other side to know your boundaries and needs. You can't expect anyone to know what you don't like and when you need comfort just because you call them friends. You need to tell them how you wanted to be treated. And only if they still deny your request for help or still ridicule you on topics you hate that you can call them bad friends or not your friends at all. I think getting into a good talk with them and making sure they know the damages they are making is important. Friends are not perfect companions since the beginning. It's only because you got to know each other and care for each other's that you started becoming friends.