To think a true friend wouldn't do this?

[Sockmonster23]

We were discussing corona and the economy. She started screaming and shouting at me and I said it's only an opinion as I am worried about the economy and finances. She didn't give me a chance to talk and just hung up. Sent a text to say sorry if I upset you , will always be here if you want to chat in future. Not a hearsd a thing for 3 days and haven't spoken for nearly a week. I do believe in being able to express ourselves. In the past she has had a go at me before about stuff and then says it's me going off on one when she has been the one screaming that I actually felt anxious talking to her and she has sent me close to tears before and that's my own personal stuff. When she is nice is she lovely but when you something she doesn't agree with omg lol. Seriously this lockdown is making me question everything about life/friends. I'm a single mum and been through quite a hard time this last year due to my ex. I'm not perfect but I am loyal and do have opinions and can't just agree with someone when I don't but I am always respectful of their opinion.

Had exactly same thing with friend I’ve known most of my life. She was anxious when lockdown started and I phoned her twice a day to make sure she was ok - once furloughed she decided actually lockdown was lovely. As a key worker who was attempting to shield an elderly parent and an asthmatic child, I told her I didn’t really agree. I was told I was a very negative person and she hung up on me. Not heard from her since - every conversation was a walking on eggshells extravaganza and bloody exhausting. I’m sad my “friend” thought so little of me, but by god life is so much calmer now

I really don't know why people put up with "friends" like this. Maybe because I'm early 40s now but I can't be arsed with any friendship drama like this whatsoever.
Friends should be able to have discussions about things, even if they disagree, without it descending into a shouting match.
People are showing their true colours during this Corona crisis

Don't bother contacting her again. She will contact you again at some point so consider whether you want this person in your life. I'd just bin her off if it was me. Nobody gets to shout at me like that any more (had enough of that in my 20s and early 30s).

Why are you still running after her, OP? She’s a knob, bin her off.

FFS bin her off.

Seriously why do some adults put up with shit fake nasty friends like this?!

She’s not a friend.

Really depends on what your opinion was. For example, if it was (like some of the gfs on here) that COVID is only affecting those with underlying conditions so it's fine for them to get ill and die then it would be understandable that she was upset. Equally if your view was spouting some discredited nonsense about viral load, or virus shed, etc.
There are lots of reasons why a true friend would challenge a dangerously ill-informed opinion.

You need to get this toxic hell hag out of your life.

Heavens.

Leave her be.
You don’t need this.

Slightly off topic, but does she really scream at you? I'm always a bit puzzled by this, as actual screaming really involves quite a hefty degree of effort and strain on the throat, and I don't see why people would scream when shouting takes much less effort and is just as effective. Anyway if someone screamed at me down the phone I'd just cut the call rather than endure the sheer physical pain of listening.

I could never in my life imagine falling out with a friend over something so silly.

Bin her - and stop apologising.

"She started screaming and shouting at me"
That is not the behaviour of a friend. Because she's not your friend.

Stop apologising to her. It's best if you never have to deal with her again. She is no friend to you.

She is probably scared and very stressed. It's not ideal but people are having a very bad time and can't always cope with someone saying' oh it is going to get much worse'

Although if she does this about everything then bin her off.

Things can get heated if two people have opposing views but friends shouldn’t be shouting at one another even if they do get carried away or feel passionate about something. It does sound like she’s very stressed and anxious though if this is causing such an extreme reaction, but if this is normally how things go with her then it’s not fair on your.

Did she really scream?

I have had plenty of arguments with plenty of friends over the years and I have never been screamed at (or done the screaming).

Her screaming is not on and if it is a recurring problem and causes you anxiety I would suggest the friendship is not one worth continuing.

However up until a few weeks ago I was struggling massively with mental health and lockdown. I openly told my friends that I couldn’t take hearing speculations on how bad things could get because I couldn’t deal with it and it caused me to be very low. They were very supportive and we kept away from those topics. I almost hung up a work call in tears because they were guessing the company wouldn’t survive (hospitality). She may just be extremely scared of her current position and the prospects of her future and unable to deal with it in a rational and healthy way at the moment. I would give her the benefit of the doubt and give her one last message checking in on her. If no response or she is arsey again, ditch her.

So @sockmonster what are your thoughts?