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Bullying going on in my friendship group

I'm in a group of about 8 girls, and it's becoming more and more apparent that one of the girls is being treated awfully; never to her face, but always behind her back.

It's about her and her boyfriend, about the type of parties she has, just the way she conducts her life in general, even a medical problem that she has, which is sickening.

I'm disgusted with the people doing this. She also suffers with mental health issues, and they've even said that she 'uses it as an excuse' when she has to take medication and she has suffered from panic attacks throughout her life, which they are aware of.

This girl is not my best friend; I have nothing against her at all, just saying that she is closer with others in the group. We had a disagreement over something about a year ago, but we made up and things are fine now.

What sickens me is that the main culprits are supposed to be her two best friends in the group. She has a boyfriend who she seems very loved up with, and to be honest, I think certain girls are jealous of this

They complain that she never spends time with them now, even though she still comes to plenty of social events, even bringing him along sometimes. They lie that she is obsessed with him and suffocating him, even though they seem to love each other equally. They mimick her voice, which is extremely childish.

They even spent one evening imitating a facial twitch she has, when she wasn't there, which is absolutely disgusting.
They attend her parties, then laugh behind her back about how lame they are and how they don't want to be there; making fun of the decorations, games etc. But i'm yet to see them host some sort of party of the year.

They're currently lying to her face about attending her NYE party, but as soon as her back is turned, they say they don't want to go, it'll be rubbish etc. and it's just a few days away, and she's been planning it for a couple of months, and is going to a lot of effort.

I'm sick of this incessant bitching and slyness. If they have such a problem with her, they should say it to her face. They've never been nasty to my face, but I can't trust them to not say things behind my back either.

I'm seriously thinking about confronting them about all of this behaviour, or telling her. I've already confronted some about this party issue, but it hasn't made a difference. I can't force them to stop saying nasty things about her, but I might make them realise, or at least help her to see that these are clearly not real friends. Sadly, one of the culprits is someone who I have considered a very close friend for many years.

I'm aware that I may be ostracised from the group, which is a shame because the others in the group are genuinely very nice. I hope those select few will continue to be friends with me, but I feel even ashamed of myself for associating with these culprits. What would others do here? Thanks in advance.

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