Depression - Teen Support Group

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tryingtobestrong5
tryingtobestrong5
It's been a while since I've been active on this site, I've gotten busy and my problems somehow blinded me from coming here. Now things are better, my paranoia did worsen I admit, but I am doing better overall. I do have something to ask about though, which is this: I was feeling sad and I was trying to get my mind off of it, and my best friend told me I should turn that sadness into anger, he said because anger is easier to get out of. I said no, I don't like to feel angry and anger brings violence, and he said I don't know anger means. Which confused me, because I know anger is an intense emotional response that when not tamed can produce violence. Anyways, he started saying things to get me angry, he was taking as if I was a joke, I felt betrayed. So yeah, I felt angry, and I hate feeling angry and the fact that he didn't listen to me and made me more angry and I hated it. It did get my mind off of what made me sad, and I wasn't sad. I started questioning my friendship with him and wondering why he would do that to me since we're such great friends. He says he only did it to help. It's been maybe two weeks since but I'm still having mixed emotions, and honestly I'm a little afraid of him now because of how he had manipulated my feelings. So I just don't know...

Do you think it was right for him to do that? Should someone take your mind off of sadness and make you scared in order to try to help you?
phranque
phranque
Hi tryingtobestrong5, From reading your post, I think your friend was practicing psychology without a license (also without a clue of how the human mind actually works). If you don't mind doing a little reading, I found a great resource for you to learn about anything to do with psychology, and how to be able to "fix what's wrong" yourself.
www.whywesuffer.com/deliverance-from-low-level-anxiety
www.whywesuffer.com/the-hidden-cause-of-clinical-depression
www.whywesuffer.com/escaping-the-clutches-of-helplessness
www.whywesuffer.com/exterminating-infestations-of-negative-thoughts
There's tons of other articles on everything you could think of dealing with human psychology. Its easy to read and understand, too
tryingtobestrong5
tryingtobestrong5
I don't know, my friend is very aware of everyone's feelings around him. He also has quite of few mental disorders but is gifted with smarts. As he was taking many tests to be diagnosed he scored the highest on knowing everyone else's feelings/thoughts and predicting their future actions. I for one know that he always knows what I'm thinking, always knows what I'm about to say and do, and always knows when I'm lying. It's weird having someone who knows you better than you know yourself, but when he scared me in order to take my mind off of being sad, I just got confused. Was it wrong? Or did it really helped me? Thanks for the articles, I'll look into them when I get the time :)