Depressive state

[Zig27]

I have met up with some friends since lockdown is lifting. Most of my friends are really great. One or two have them have just been downright nasty, they do it to others too. Usually I can shake off passive aggressive insults but i'm struggling to smile or remain positive since these incidents. Is this a sign to just cut ties and move on? I really can't be around people who thinks it's ok to insult me and others to uplift themselves. I'm annoyed as I don't go round fault finding and saying insults to them.

Definitely sounds like time to move on.

I wonder whether not seeing friends due to lockdown means we 'see' them with clarity, in a fresher and more appraising light when we do meet up again. The things we didn't notice or just put up with before and we aren't prepared to now. It's like we've had a reset. Maybe we realise life is to short to put up with rubbish behaviour.

*Too short, not 'to'.

Oh wow, please cut these people off, what good does it do you seeing people who are mean? And why do they deserve your company if they're going to behave that way? I would only consider an exception if it was a long, long term friend acting oddly out of character in which case I would want to check if anything was wrong, but it sounds like business as usual for these guys.