Is it normal to start making a friend, then suddenly just detach from them?

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I have a really hard time trusting people, but on those occasions where I do start developing a seemingly good friendship, all of a sudden I just turn off and start detaching from the person. Then I don't want them to be around me, I feel like they don't like me or I'm not good enough for them anymore or something, so I all but stop communicating with them. Is this normal?

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  • asdf90091
    13 years ago

    I struggle with this myself. Trust is kind of a bitch. Don't let your insecurities hold you back; be yourself. You deserve to have friends just like anyone else. If they can't accept you for who you are they're not really your friend.

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  • Lia
    13 years ago

    Must be hard :/ I get like this sometimes; it's hard to let people into your life. But I'm lucky enough to have a few really close friends that have stuck by me for years.

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  • skywards
    13 years ago

    I am also like that. Met a bunch of people for a class but afterwards its all gone. Its hard to keep friends when you don't have anything in common except for you classes.

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  • PoisonFlowers
    13 years ago

    Yeah, I do this quite a bit - I think it's due to insecurity about myself.
    So, it's normal, but it's also quite a shit way to be :/

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  • wreckd
    13 years ago

    I do the same thing. :/

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  • Ldizzy1234
    13 years ago

    I've done this. And it was all from my own insecurities.

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  • Sotchi
    13 years ago

    I have a few friends that are like that- have a hard time getting close to people and end up pushing them away. My closest friend worked through it by identifying what happened in her life to make her not trust people & working through it in therapy.

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