| My Friend Is Really Mad At Me | Relationships | My Friend Is Really Mad At Me | <div class="ExternalClass56F8C2054C524A0786F5CC5E2A5E8618"><p style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;"><span>One of my closest
friends is really mad at me right now. She says I have been talking about her
behind her back and saying really bad things about her. That isn't true though
because I have never even thought bad things about her, let alone say anything bad
about her. She has blocked me on all of her social media so I can't communicate
with her and she completely ignores me in person. She hasn't even heard me out, and
she won't give me a chance and hear what I have to say. I wrote her a letter
saying my side of everything but she just threw it away. I don't know what to
do because she truly was a good friend and I don't want to give up on her and
our friendship even though she says she is done with me. </span></p>
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</span></div> | <div class="ExternalClassB9224DDD66FC434BA407A8FF5CC3138E"><div><div class="ExternalClass56F8C2054C524A0786F5CC5E2A5E8618"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Thank you for reaching out, we are sorry to hear you are going
through this. How hurtful this must be to you. It sounds like you have done
everything you can to try to make amends to her but she is not ready to hear
it. Remember you can’t do anything to try to get your friend to respond
the way you would like. You have tried to talk her and explain your side but
right now she is not giving you a chance. The only thing you really can do is
to focus on yourself and how you can take care of your needs in order to move
forward. We are including some healthy coping skills for you to try:</span></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Reach out to your other friends and loved ones for support. Let them know that you are hurting because of a misunderstanding so they can support you. Refrain from talking negatively about your friend even through it will be tempting to want to air your feelings. If you feel that you need to do this, call our hotline. Our counselors will help you with this. It is not appropriate to vent your frustrations or talk negatively about your friend to others who may come in contact with her. </span></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;color:rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="font-size:11pt;">You can only control you. You can't control your friend. Show kindness to your friend when you see her. Know that you made your best effort to continue your friendship and make things right. Hopefully in time she will see that this is a big misunderstanding. </span></p>
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