@sam.the.therapist: 4 important notes: 1. This is not speaking to those suffering from disabilities/chronic illness. 2. This is not for the people who are already making effort and trying their best to build connection in spite of the unreliability of others. I see you. 3. If there is something about this that causes you to feel defensive, I invite you to sit with that and explore why. Why does hearing about being a better friend make you feel defensive? 4. Connection and community is critical for long term health, both physical and mental. We need this now more than ever and we all need to step it up. #copingskills #feelinganxious #HealingJourney #mindsetcoach #selfconfidence #friendship #newfriends #community #connection
I find I’m anxious (in a bad way) to go out or make plans and so are others- how can we combat this?
2025-01-03 18:55:55
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amandalorian92 :
As the flakey friend, I honestly needed to hear this. I'll make plans and then get so anxious that I bail. I need to do better for the people I love.
2025-01-03 18:40:32
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abcde :
yessss, this whole low maintenance friends are better mindset is killing g friendships.
2025-01-01 22:47:45
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krystalivingstone :
“Protecting my peace” and “self care” and “don’t owe anybody anything” have been Weoponized
2025-01-02 09:53:00
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Arielle Simone :
low maintenance friends are going to be the death of quality and intentional community
2025-01-03 03:03:37
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RAKEETHEMUVA :
“Low maintenance friends 😝”. That should be a temporary phase not a personality trait
2025-01-02 20:35:11
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shy :
I hate when people talk about “low effort friends” and then talk about someone they haven’t spoken to in five years. Can you even say you’re friends at that point?
2025-01-01 21:49:39
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whichwitwhen :
re: #2 as an ADHD person, texts are miserable and difficult with low working memory. i miss actual phone calls phone calls with my friends but I know no one will pick up
2025-01-05 02:13:29
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Grace Blue :
Then they call themselves people pleasers 💀
2025-01-02 02:18:23
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ashleyleigh090 :
“You don’t owe anyone anything” mentality has gone too far.
2025-01-02 11:02:21
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Dave :
Dude I had so many flaky friends like this who I hung onto far too long. I cut them off a while ago and don’t regret a thing
2025-01-02 04:26:08
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Moopsie :
For the people on the other end- it's absolutely okay to stop showing up for the flaky friends in 2025. Protect your peace.
2025-01-02 05:36:07
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MackZReader :
We have become a society of main characters…
2025-01-01 19:28:16
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Camila Orleansky :
Can I also suggest, be on time? It’s such a disrespectful tendency
2025-01-02 20:17:23
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mentalhealthisimperative :
Those of us who have abandonment trauma don’t handle flaky people well
2025-01-01 15:47:28
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Clairese :
ppl forget you do need to push yourself on the off days. just get up & go. you always feel better once you’re there
2025-01-01 18:13:49
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Leslie Rose :
we will never have strong friendships in adulthood as long as society keeps pushing romantic love as the only form of fulfillment
2025-01-02 05:11:23
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Alexis Brianne :
the socialized “self care” “boundary setting” conversation has become extreme and people think they don’t owe anything to anyone and you DO.
2025-01-02 00:52:41
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T :
THIS THIS THIS. I think a lot of people want good friends but they themselves are not good friends.
2025-01-01 18:18:30
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Ky :
I get this in most cases, but some friends that do all of these things are depressed and using all their energy on staying alive :( please be gentle on them for now they deserve friends too
2025-01-02 01:28:58
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Jen S. :
What you said it is true but no one is addressing how overwhelming it is to be bombarded by messages all day on several platforms and how expensive it is to hang out with people these days
2025-01-03 03:07:00
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KB :
At what point do we give up on flaky friends? That’s my struggle, I really try to give grace when I know the season of life they’re in.. but it’s discouraging after awhile.
2025-01-02 14:59:29
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divergentroots :
i disagree about the texting thing. i hate how accessible we are. that being said. i never flake on plans. i hate texting tho
2025-01-02 14:05:07
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