My friend group has this way of making comments about how I'm 'so articulate' or 'different from what they expected' and when I bring it up they say I'm being too sensitive, but now I'm starting to pull back from hangouts and I can tell they think I'm being dramatic. We've been friends for years and I don't know how to explain that these small things are adding up to me feeling like I don't actually belong here.
More people experience this than they realize.
The accumulation of dismissive responses to boundary-setting is creating an invisible wall that threatens the foundation of long-term friendships.
“Where Are You with Microaggressions and the slow exclusion?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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