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Originally Posted by LiteraryLark
I think I statements would go over really well. She and I are the kind of people who blames ourselves as also at fault even if the other person is in the wrong...so if I were to use I statements and even say, yes, I know I do the same thing too, it would hurt her less than to come off as she is the only one making these mistakes...
So I think the next time she texts or calls me I'll say something like, "Hey, friend, I've been going through a lot and I need some space. I feel really overwhelmed with the move and things going on at work, and I know we have opposite schedules but when you call it's been at really inconvenient times and I know we can't always help that but sometimes I just want time to myself without being on my phone. Lately when my phone goes off it gives me such bad anxiety and I just need to chill for a while until I'm in a better place. I'll let you know when I'm ready to have girl talk again but maybe for the next month I just want things to be low key."
Thank you so much for your help!
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Sorry, I didn't see this before writing my suggestions.
I think and agree that that sounds great as a message, but one thing is, I would remove the "maybe" from it at the end.
That is, "For the next month I want/would like/need things to be low key", without the "maybe".
Additionally, I would remove the "sometimes" too from "sometimes just wanting time to myself without being on my phone".
I would instead say something like, "as things are now, I need a lot more time to myself without being on the phone".
I say this because your initial OP sounded like you were getting exhausted by all the stuff, by her not hearing you at all, and so on.
Of course, up to you to decide if these suggestions make sense.