My friend, his girlfriend, and I are all incredibly close with each other. I’ve been staying with his girlfriend since she had an extra room and I felt very trapped quarantining with my family. We’ve all talked about moving in together sometime in the future anyway.

She offhandedly mentioned to my friend that a mutual friend was coming over to hang out tomorrow night. I was a bit surprised that she didn’t tell me before and she said that I thought I had work. My anxiety peaked for a second and my head instantly told me that she didn’t want me around. I pretended to feel hurt as a bit and I feel like I took it a second too far.

Now I feel like I’m spiraling because I made too much of a deal about it and want to give them space. But if I don’t go I feel like it’d look like I’m doing it out of pettiness and just for attention. Then at the same time I’m also feel like if I show up I’ve pushed myself into their hang session.

I feel paralyzed by every possible move and I keep going around in circles.