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Messed up my friends hen do

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CPRSavesLives · 20/01/2024 23:23

I'm feeling so shit right now, I could really do with some support.

My closest friend is getting married soon. I was invited to the hen do, and I really didnt want to go. I suffer from PTSD and anxiety, and struggle in strange places and with people i don't know. This party is a whole weekend at an air bnb miles away from home and the only people I know are the hen and her 17 year old daughter. I've been really struggling with my mental health recently and have taken a couple of overdoses of my medications recently, but I'm trying to get better. Even though I really didn't want to go, and I told my friend I was worried about it, she was fairly insistent that I came, and that I'd be fine.

She'd asked her daughter to organise the whole thing as a surprise, but unsurprisingly it was a bit of a tall order for a 17 year old to organise everything so I stepped up to help her. The bnb was booked fine, and I helped arrange the budget, book a takeaway for the Friday night, a bottomless brunch for the Saturday afternoon and a grazing platter for the Saturday evening. I wanted the whole thing to be really special for my friend, so I suggested we booked some kind of entertainment for the Saturday night, and found a company that offered drag Queens or Butlers in the buff. My friends daughter loved the idea of the Butlers so we booked 2 guys for 1 hour with the intention that they would serve drinks and pose for pictures.

Anyway all goes well and here we are on the Saturday night. 2 butlers turn up and it all starts fine, they are serving drinks and playing cheeky games, the bride is loving it and although it gets a bit risqué it's nothing too terrible and everyone seems to be having a good time. After they'd finished they get dressed and hang around for a little while sharing some food from the platter- all good. Once they'd gone everyone was chattering away about it all in a positive light. Then suddenly the mood turns. My friends daughter says she felt uncomfortable playing the games, says one of the Butlers made her feel uncomfortable and starts to blame her mum saying she was too busy having a good time to notice her own daughter wasn't enjoying herself. I didn't notice either, she was up joining in the ganes and seemed to be having a great time, but hey she says she was uncomfortable so that's what she was.

So now mum and daughter are having a bit of a row about it, other people are joining in too and its all getting heated. I wait for a quiet moment and say that actually it's my fault because I was the one who'd suggested it, found the company online and helped the daughter to book it. Ive never been on a hen do before so I guess I just thought it would be fun. My friend turns to me and actually yells at me to stay out of it, like really shouts right at me. I was so shocked I just got up and walked out of the room, upstairs to the room I'm sleeping in and thats where I am now. I can't stop crying, I'm so upset and I just want go home, but I can't because I've had a few drinks, and even if I hadn't, my car is blocked in. I'm also sharing a room (and bed) with a lady I've never met before so I can't even just cry and cry, I need to try and hide that I'm upset.

My friends daughter knocked on the door and asked if I wanted to come down for a drink and I said no thanks, maybe i should have but I just can't face it. I feel so awful about causing this row, even though its all over now and I can hear them all giggling downstairs, and I'm so devastated that my friend shouted at me in front of everyone. What can I do to stop feeling so upset? How can I make it up to my friend after ruining her do? And how can I put this out of my mind so I don't do anything silly over the next few days, I live on my own so have no one who can help keep me safe.

Feeling very vulnerable and alone right now.

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AnyoneelsefeellikethisNC · 23/01/2024 17:28

CPRSavesLives · 23/01/2024 14:16

Hi everyone, final update from me. I got home Sunday lunchtime and had a nap becaise the last I was sharing a bed with turned out to be a heavy snorer and I hadn't slept much.

Around teatime there was a knock at the door and it was my friend, we had a good chat, I tried to apologise for suggesting the Butlers, and she said noone owed anyone an apology other then her for raising her voice to me. She said she'd had a great weekend, and that everything was OK. We talked it through, she thanked me for arranging everything and said that everyone had enjoyed the Butlers and the argument had just been her daughter being a bit drunk and emotional.

I feel a lot better, I'm glad my friend apologised because honestly she is such a good person, and I love her.

So all good, I'm going to spend the next few weeks focusing on my mental health, I'm meeting my new support worker tomorrow and plan to be honest with her that I'm in a bit of a dip and might need a bit more help thanmi have over the last few months.

Thanks everyone for your support, and those of you who were unkind please try and remember that there are folks out there who struggle sometimes, and maybe dont always make smart choices, but that doesn't excuse being mean just for the sake of it. Try to be more kind, it makes the world a better place.

I’m so pleased that your friend said that. Absolutely right.

Hope you come out of your dip soon. Good you are looking after yourself.

You are right.

Be kind whenever possible. It’s always possible. Dalai Lama

FETFirstTimer · 23/01/2024 18:28

So pleased for you OP. You’re a great friend.

CuppaWhiteTea · 23/01/2024 22:29

So pleased to read this update and so pleased your friend came round and apologised properly. Hope you have a really constructive meeting with your support worker and feel much better soon. Your friend is very lucky to have you as a friend xx

PinkArt · 23/01/2024 22:48

This is a lovely update, both that your friend apologised but more importantly that you seem to be really good at recognising when your mental health isn't brilliant and taking great steps to help improve it.
If you feel down on yourself again, revisit this threat to remind yourself how brilliant all these random internet strangers think you are and how much they are all cheering you on.

DancingOnMoonbeams · 23/01/2024 23:49

I am glad your friend came round to apologise.

Take care of yourself, hope it goes well with your support worker tomorrow. 💐

Ulysees · 24/01/2024 00:03

Oh fab update. Non of us are perfect. Yes friend shouldn't have been pressuring you but at least you're still friends.

Best wishes going forward 🙏

weirdoboelady · 24/01/2024 00:04

Thank you for updating us. Your learning point from this is to have more faith in yourself and love yourself more!!! You sound lovely - hope things go really well in the friendship, and in life, from now onwards x

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