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Suddenly realised I have a controlling friend

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ElliotsMum96 · 27/06/2017 15:57

Can I just get some perspective on whether this is something I need to get out of? I have a friend who I've known for about 5 years. I've always got on well with her but lately I've started to find the friendship stressful.

Examples - If a have a personal problem going on she demands to see all of the documentation which has to do with it and gets snippy about it. I.e. If it's a health problem - letters from the hospital.

If we disagree on an issue she says something like 'we'll have to stop talking about this, otherwise we're going to fall out' what this means is that she is going to fall out with me, not the other way around. Because surely it's normal for friends to not always agree on everything.

She accuses me of being annoyed with her when I'm not. If I'm down and not very responsive about something she won't always accept my explanation about it. She always intersperses confrontations with 'I think the world of you'

I'm starting to feel unhappy and stressed about it and I'm thinking that maybe she just saw me as someone easy to control which was why she wanted to be friends with me.

OP posts:
johendy · 27/06/2017 15:58

What do you heath from this friendship??

ElliotsMum96 · 27/06/2017 16:00

It wasn't always like this. There were glimpses of a controlling disposition but she used to seem genuinely affectionate and supportive.

OP posts:
Shayelle · 27/06/2017 16:09

Cut her lose. She sounds psychotic

shinershiny · 27/06/2017 16:10

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

BMW6 · 27/06/2017 16:32

Good grief what an odd "friendship" she offers!
Drop and block OP - she's toxic

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