Friendships

[Irish24]

I have a few friends that have said to me ‘oh we don’t see you anymore are you ok? My mum thought we had fallen out. Like the phone works both ways?? I make contact with people as best as I can. I am currently 35 weeks pregnant so sometimes I’m just not in the mood to socialise and work has been full on. I’ve also turned into a hypochondriac and worrying about the baby constantly. I was worried that I talk too much about my pregnancy so I tend to not divulge too much about it especially when my friends don’t have children and may find it boring to talk about pregnancy and children. My friends have said they are excited for me and do seem genuine. It just annoys me when they say I’m quiet. I get they are just looking out for me but contact does work both ways and sometimes I don’t hear from them much either…

OP you sound a bit anxious. It might help you to initiate contact with your friends, they have said they are excited for you and seem genuine so l expect they'd be pleased to hear from you. Showing interest in their lives might prove a good distraction for you too. Maybe suggest just a coffee with them for a low key catch up?

Thing is though. I do meet up with them show interest in their lives. I am just not in the mood for going to bars or going out drinking which is what they do a lot. And one friend got annoyed because I suggested doing something else instead.