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Why do I let things get to me so much?

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TubsGlory · 02/11/2019 23:44

Tonight I had a really horrible exchange with someone on Facebook. Not a close friend an old work colleague who it was nice to see living their life. We would comment on one another's posts every now and again and I thought all was fine. Tonight he posted a trailer for a "new" harry potter film and I commented that I thought it was a fake and said I wished it was real as I'd love another HP movie. I also joked that it might be real and maybe I needed to stop being so cynical.
He then proceeded to pm me saying that I keep commenting on his posts to burst his bubble in order to make myself feel better Confused and could I stop. It was really nasty and quite horribly worded and I felt very personal.

I replied that I don't comment on his posts very often but that It wasn't my intention and I was sorry. As I was replying again to say had he said something sooner I would have been a bit more mindful, he deleted me as a friend and I was no longer able to reply.

I didn't feel that what I had written was horrible and feel like he must have a very low opinion of me to say that I did it to make myself feel better. Now I'm questioning if everyone thinks that of me. I really try my best to be kind and considerate of other people's feelings but I've obviously fallen short on this occasion.
I messaged another friend to pass on my apologies and she said he's got a lot going on at the moment. Fair enough, I totally get that......But recently I've had several people explode on me over very trivial things and then blame it on their mental health. Unbeknownst to them in going through hell with my own. I'm waiting for counselling because I struggle really badly with anxiety and suicidal thoughts- I have no intention of acting on them but for some reason my brains default setting is to think about killing myself.
I'm not exactly sure what I want from this post. I just feel really upset from what happened tonight. I cried for about an hour which I realise was redicculous but it really upset me.

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