I've been at a low point for a while so I reached out to someone, only for them to disappear. I've noticed that they always disappear whenever I feel bad and want to talk, yet they only message me (at all hours of that day and night) when they have a problem. I can't remember when they've asked me how I was doing. This has been going on for over a year and I am about to confront them about it. So that only made me sink deeper into my low point. I cried a couple of days later (which I only do when the loneliness becomes overbearing) and I took the plunge and messaged another friend so I could have someone to talk to. I haven't heard from her and it's been a while. We spoke earlier this week but…Idk.

I know my mind is playing tricks on me and forcing me to think that my friends may not care about me, or that they think I'm a burden, but I can't help thinking all of those things and more. I know they have lives and can be busy, but my mind says so many different things and when I feel bad, then I end up hating the fact that I take things so personally all the time.

Have you ever reached out to people and just regret it, simply because they don't respond quickly or in a certain way? How do you fight these cognitive distortions that arise when this happens?