I feel like the response I get from old friends is somewhat mixed. It really depends on the person, I've found. There's one friend I have who has similar issues to mine, so we can empathize with each other. But sometimes it's hard to reach out to people. You could congratulate yourself for reaching out. I mean, it's a difficult thing to do. To reach out to people. Anyway, hope you are feeling better now. Maybe just try to focus on the fact that you had the courage to reach out to friends.