I thought very long about not posting this because it’s a sensitive topic but I would like to know if anyone can relate. The people I am writing about are all adults Which makes this even more sad.

It happened to me awhile ago. I’d say there are some people in the group I’m still friendly with which maybe is why it still stings. I had initially thought that they were mad at me for being depressed, but then I realized that one of the guys in the group had a thing for me and maybe because I didn’t reciprocate? I didn’t flat out shut him down butI guess maybe he could tell I wasn’t interested in return? He then got a girlfriend who was openly hostile towards me so maybe that’s what it was? On top of it all I also found out someone was spreading rumors.

So there’s a part of my brain that doesn’t want to be in the group if they are really that petty but another part of my brain that makes me feel bad about myself and beat myself up. Regardless of how you look at it hurts. Can this happen to someone who’s not a bad person?