My friend is really self absorbed and it can be exhausting

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Crystal1414
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07 Feb 2025, 11:07 am

They're always talking about themselves. They only care about themselves it seems. They can never do wrong in their minds. It's getting a bit tiring. We jam to music together and they'll literally sing over music I'm playing with a different song. They can never engage in a conversation about my interests. In fact they said I can't talk about my interests that much because it overwhelms them,meanwhile they overwhelm me so much with their interests. Theyll literally say so much about themselves before they ever ask about me. They brag a lot too. They over explain things to me. If I say something they dont like they blame it on my mental illness.

I like spending time with them but they get In the stuff I mentioned above. I don't know how to manage it and actually have a conversation with them sometimes.



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07 Feb 2025, 8:05 pm


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09 Feb 2025, 8:54 pm

Crystal1414 wrote:
I like spending time with them

Given the difficulties you mentioned, what do you like about spending rime wiyh them?


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