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To be frustrated with my friend who’s become a “guru” after a trip to India?

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Silentfriend · 20/09/2024 08:21

My friend recently went to India and has returned with a completely new attitude. She now acts like she’s a life guru, constantly telling people to quit their jobs, disregard their managers, and dismisses “first-world problems” with a “you just don’t understand” attitude. She even created a separate Instagram page to give out life advice, though it seems more like she’s having a mid-life crisis rather than offering genuine wisdom.

I’m getting really tired of her constant preachiness and the way she’s acting superior. AIBU to feel frustrated with her attitude and the way she’s using her trip as a platform to push her new “enlightened” persona?

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rainfallpurevividcat · 24/09/2024 15:18

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 20/09/2024 10:21

Haha, that was my first thought!

It sounds like your friend has 'Found Herself' OP!

I'd suggest she puts herself back.

DramaLlamaBangBang · 24/09/2024 17:28

Errors · 24/09/2024 07:45

This is hilarious!! Let me guess, two weeks all inclusive in Goa??
FFS, I spent months travelling around countries like this and I had a wonderful time etc but certainly didn’t feel ‘enlightened’ when I got back!

All inclusive in Goa usually means being trapped in a hotel and not allowed out for 2 weeks! My brother went ai and said there was a huge hill surrounding the hotel preventing people from leaving unless it was on a paid tour!

Silentfriend · 24/09/2024 18:32

RuggedHairyTortoise · 24/09/2024 07:12

It is amusing and I am loving some of the stories here!

But it sounds to me like that saying (from AA actually) she has a 'hole in her soul'. So there was something missing in her and she was not fulfilled by her daily reality. This is a way to plug the hole and find meaning for her. I guess it is no different from trying to find meaning in the church, or good deeds or being intense about a hobby.

But telling people they need to quit their jobs to become enlightened is a bit bonkers.

Yeah totally. She talks about how she felt she lost her “old self” before India, which is why I mentioned she’s definitely having an identity crisis. Today she posted about nature therapy, calling herself a “tree hugger for life,” and that she can’t wait to leave the UK for “vibrant, energetic, friendly cultures.” It’s like she’s completely disconnected from the reality of our lives here!

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Notamum12345577 · 25/09/2024 16:03

Midnightalready · 20/09/2024 10:45

You say 'begosh' and 'begorrah' a lot.

And ‘To be sure, to be sure’

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