*UPDATE: I confronted my friends!!

Forgot to post this earlier but here it goes...

Two nights ago (Sunday night) I stopped by a local bar for a friends birthday. To no surprise, some of my friends from the group were there as well. I said my "Hi's" to them then I kind of did my own thing - socialized with the locals and tried to avoid them without making it obvious.

Prior to arriving there, I talked to one of my friends (one that I have no problem with) on the phone and sensed that he wanted to talk to me about something...I was right. When we got to the bar, he pulled me aside and simply stated, "dude, what the hell is going on with you lately?" We talked and I guess during their snowboarding trip that weekend they had a talk about me and expressed some concerns. After our lil talk I pulled all of them aside so I can tell them how I feel. I was pretty nervous and expected them to belittle my issues and not take me seriously.

Surprisingly they all, except one, reciprocated pretty well! They didn't dispute many of my statements and just really wanted to know why I feel like this. One friend in particular NEVER takes anything serious and this is the first time he showed some compassion and interest with my or any issue for that matter. Another friend seemed to get a lil sad when I openly stated, "I just don't think I can hang out with you guys anymore." I really thought this was going to turn into an argument but it went in to opposite direction. I was very and still am shocked at how things went down.

We ended the talk on a good note and I think we're all on the same page now. This was the first time I openly expressed how I feel to such a large group of people...it felt great! Doing this just took a huge weight off my shoulder and gave me some piece of mind. While it appears we're on good terms, I know that I must still move on and find more like-minded individuals. The only difference now is that I can make that decision with a clear conscious and slowly detach from them without having any resentment or anger towards them