is it wrong that I just don't want to hear what my friend has to talk about anymore it really even hang out in social settings anymore? he's always talking about how phenomenal his life is. it's hard to be happy for him while I'm a depressed, anxious, wreck and have been for years. I'd rather just not speak with him instead of listening in envy for eight hours or whatever.
I'd like to vocalize this to him but I feel like I'll sound like an asshole so I'm kinda just trying to improve my mental health so I can explain once I feel better. I doubt this will work out though.
Well first of all, the first step to improve your mental issues is to talk about it right? Yes it might go out all wrong at first but with practice it will get better overtime as you talk.
If your friend finds it annoying that you'd talk about your problems while he talk about his life than he isn't much of a friend.
>>18468139
He's living his own life and you've got your own. Instead of being this way, ignore him and focus on yourself and better yourself. Change of wardrobe, lifestyle, get out and about, get a job if you haven't got one, get new hobbies, start going to the gym. Instead of feeling sorry get yourself up and tell yourself you deserve better and work towards it. You can't get anywhere without effort.
>>18468147
>Well first of all, the first step to improve your mental issues is to talk about it right?
That's a good point. It'll be hard to open up though, I never do that so I don't even know how.
>>18468148
>ignore him and focus on yourself and better yourself
Sure, that's good advice, but what do I do when we talk? Every time I speak with him he has some shit to say about how he is fucking/has fucked a new girl, how healthy he is, how ambitious he is, how many friends he has made, etc. It's nice hearing that he's doing well but I almost want to just blank out and not listen because at a certain point I just don't give a fuck anymore. I want to work towards ditching my apathy and building myself as a person. In the meantime I have to listen to this shit and if I'm not paying attention it just all blends into white noise with me saying "uh huh, yeah that's great man" over and over for hours.