Live Chat, Handling Friendship Drama, Monday the 17th of Feb, 7:30 pm AEDT

[ecla34]

Time for another live chat my dudes!

This round we'll be tackling How to Handle Friendship Drama, because we've definitely all been there and it sucks

Whether it's people talking behind your back, being excluded, or having a fall out with one of your mates -it's all a bit much to deal with sometimes!

We're going to be discussing Friendship Drama -what it looks like and how to handle it- on Monday the 17th of February at 7:30 pm AEDT (no worries if you can only be on for part of the chat btw, there's no cut off!)

Hope to see you all then! (Fair warning, I'll be spamming Friends gifs, i can feel it within my soul But if that's not incentive to join in, then I don't know what is )

ReachOut has a bunch of resources that address friendships, so I thought I'd link them here to get thoughts going before Monday! There's a whole bunch, but some of them are:

• 4 steps for coping with changing friendships
• Why it's okay not to have a huge friendship group
• How to make friends at school
• 6 ways to take care of yourself when a friendship ends
• 3 ways to end a toxic friendship
• 10 things to do if you're feeling lonely
• How to ask a friend if they're okay

(lotssss of lists -they're good, check 'em out! )

[Jess1-RO]

Just a quick reminder that we have a live GR tonight! 

Tagging members who have been active over the weekend 

@_youngflicker_ @Bananatime04 @Bee @Bento @Cheeseburger @DruidChild @ecla34 @Eden1717 @goldilocks @hellofriend @Hozzles @Jane_Rose @JazzInMay @LiviTrees @MB95 @MemphisBelle @One_Shy_Muggle @Paijache @smileandwave @SomeoneNADJS @Sunflower18 @Tay100 @Tiny_leaf @Topito @WheresMySquishy @wolvesrunfree @xXLexi_Lou122Xx

[Tay100]

I'll try and look at the content here when I can (read: when my hectic schedule allows me)! Looking forward to seeing all the great discussion!

[Bananatime04]

Thanks for the tag @Jess1-RO unfortunately I have gym tonight so I might be 30 minutes late but I’ll try join in at 8pm is when I finish

[Janine-RO]

This is such a fantastic topic for a GR, I'm sorry I can't make it tonight but I'm really looking forward to catching up on the discussion in the coming days. Thanks so much @ecla34  for getting the ball rolling on this, I hope it's a great chat  

[ecla34]

@Tay100 @Janine-RO @Jess1-RO looking forward to hearing your insights later this week! 

@Bananatime04 sweet! hope to see you later

[ecla34]

Welcome to tonight's GR, we're chatting about Friendship Drama!

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[WheresMySquishy]

Hi everyone!

Here's our first question:
What types of things can cause drama within/between friendship groups?

[ecla34]

What types of things can cause drama within/between friendship groups?

oooooohhhh boy, in a word? Everything

Insecurity and jealously i feel play a huge role in causing problems within friendship groups. Like if one person feels like they're at risk of being ignored, they might encourage everyone to exclude or tease someone else instead Also from memory dating rivalry can cause huuge rifts within and between friendship groups!

[WheresMySquishy]

What types of things can cause drama within/between friendship groups?
I think jealousy often plays a big role in drama amongst friends. I've also experienced things like misunderstandings, ghosting, feelings of exclusion, people taking offence to something and betrayals. Something I've also experienced is friends not understanding or relating to your situation and not knowing how to be there for you.