I avoid people to start with, because I'm scared that I'll do something below 100% effective. And I usually do, which tears me apart. The only time I stood up for something in a while was when I tried to get my friend to talk to me and her other friends more. She ended up opening up after we talked about some issues, but then when I told one of the friends she was ignoring, he got really angry. He started blaming things on me and telling me all I was doing was redirecting animosity. I don't know why either. And he's one of my best friends. I don't know if I'll talk to him for a while.