I’m in a friendship group but over the past couple of years I have been getting the feeling one person in the group doesn’t really like me. It’s subtle and I might be imagining it but nevertheless it’s getting me down. Every time she does something to make me think she doesn’t like me I obsess over it and feel really down about myself. It’s like I crave her approval and I really don’t know why!
I have decided for my own mental health I need to distance myself from this person but I don’t know how to do that without losing my other friendships in this group, this person is very central to the group dynamic whereas I think everyone could take or leave me!
We’re all in a what’s app group and I really want to leave it as I find myself obsessing over how she’s responding to me/or not. It’ll be so weird if I just leave the chat though, but I find it hard to see the messages and not join in but then when I do join in I worry I’ve said something stupid and what this person is thinking of me.
Can anyone relate and give any advice on how I can approach this?