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To cut them out?!

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IsSheOkay · 28/03/2021 19:20

NC for this.

I’ve had a very close friend for around 15 years, and recently things have started to get a little strange with her.

It started with her watching The Secret and getting into manifestation and the Law of Attraction. Fine, don’t have a huge issue with that even if I think it’s a bit BS myself - but each to their own.

However, she has since got more and more involved in quite cult like groups and behaviours. She spent thousands of pounds for some kind of money manifesting course last year and was being really open on her socials about how she put this money on credit card because you have to let go of the fear of debt or something.

Then she spent more money on more coaching and started to fill her house with all sorts of crystals and stuff. Fine, like I said, each to their own. But I was starting to get worried about the amount of debt she was getting into with all this stuff and if I brought it up then she’d shout at me for bringing ‘bad energy’ and how her ‘soul coach’ told her that people like me would bring her down.

Big red flag to me!

Anyway, so fast forward to now and she’s a completely different person. She’s cut so many people out of her life, spends thousands on all these coaches and conventions and courses and stuff, and is now posting about how Covid is all one big conspiracy (despite knowing that I’ve lost three close people from it).

I’m at a complete loss and don’t really want anything else to do with her. I can’t talk to her because she just shuts me down. Would I BU to just cut the friendship off? I’m worried about her but at the same time not sure what else I can do.

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Royalbloo · 28/03/2021 20:21

She sounds unhinged but can you just nod and smile?

Nyfluff · 28/03/2021 20:24

I don't think there's any point in nodding and smiling as that wouldn't do anything for either of you. I think the reasonable options are to have a serious talk with her (or her dh or someone close?) and let her know you'll be there when she needs you, or step away.

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