Is it normal to have an overly clingy friend?

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Okay, i'n going to say this in the nicest way i can but i have this friend who is just WAY to clingy, it's crazy how clingy she is, i would be collecting my stuff from my locker and i would turn around than "BAM" there she is, she follows me EVERY WHERE, i live a few house away from her but she always walks me to the door of my house, and she'll leave after i close the door, okay for example of what she does, lets say i'm going to go somewhere that's pretty inconvenient to go to because i have to speak with a teacher and my friend insists she must go with me because she has to talk with the teacher too.. (this happened the other day actually) so i say okay do what ever you like and she walks with me often grabbing for my arm or hand while walking which is kind of weird, and we get to the teacher i talk to her for about half an hour with my friend still right besides me listening quietly to everything i have to say to the teacher and when we are done i leave thinking my friend has to talk to the teacher but she ends a bolting straight to my side again i ask her if she was going to go talk to the teach and she said she never needed too :/
she's almost like my shadow, watching EVERYTHING i do kind like a stalker maybe?
i try ignoring her but that never works and shes always gets right in my face, i have also tried talking to her about it too but she always brushes off saying i'm crazy for thinking something like shes stalking
this has been going on for about 2 years now and it's really starting to frustrate me, i feel like i'm going to go insane if i see her behind me again or just appear by my side again.
please i need advice! i'm not trying to be mean or anything like that but i really want her to stop and give me some space!

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  • shuggy-chan
    12 years ago

    use pepper spray

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  • roxielilyrox
    12 years ago

    i've experienced this... not to this extreme but similar.. it sucks. i completely know where you're coming from.. you've just got to talk up front to her properly about how you feel. even if it means not staying friends with her!!! good luck!!!:)

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    She is obviously lonely and admires you but everyone needs some space. You are going to have to curtail the information you give her.

    I can't think what you can say without offending her. I'd be tempted to say, "Honestly, I feel as though you're suffocating me!"

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  • setti234
    9 years ago

    If you want someone to stop hanging out with you, you can definitely make it happen. The fact that you are still dealing with this means you are getting something out of the relationship. Take a deep honest look at yourself as ask why u continue to have this person around. Might be surprised at what u find.

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  • 4creilly
    11 years ago

    There are some people on this planet who are very sad, lonely and misunderstood. If you were one of these people wouldnt you hang on as tightly a possible to anyone who shows affection when nobody else does?

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  • Shackleford96
    12 years ago

    In my experience some people just don't understand if you don't want to be friends with them unless you ARE mean about it. No matter how nicely you put it, they still just won't understand. It will make you feel horrible for being mean, but sometimes it's just what you have to do...

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