Tried telling the truth and made things worse

I tried telling one of my friends the truth for the mistakes I have made only made things worse. A few weeks back I did that stupid thing with the burner phone and I told my friend that I pretended to be her to contact my other friend. I’m not proud at all I did what I did because of the trauma of my mums death that even though it’s been 3 years at the end of the month I’m still struggling and that causes me to act out on impulse but I am looking into therapy to help with my behaviours. Anyway I told my friend last night and she is really angry and hurt and said that she no longer wants to see me anymore only in ASD support group. She hardly goes to that because she works in a school full time and only goes when it is half term. I still haven’t told my other friend but I don’t think it’s the right time yet as the two of us have been getting on really well since we had a small break from one another on Sunday he picked me up in his car we enjoyed the sun and he cooked us a nice meal in the evening. I will tell him but not for a while longer yet. Both my friends involved in the incident are on the spectrum but I don’t know what to I have hurt one of my closest friends and I am really not proud of my actions I only did what I did out of desperation and fear but as they say your actions have consequences and that is fact for me. I really want to make it up to my friend I have hurt so badly I just don’t know how.

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  • I only did what I did out of desperation and fear

    I still don't get any feeling of actual remorse from you over your actions - it feels more like anger and dissapointment that you didn't get away with it. Sorry to be negative over this but you can see from your friends reaction that it is just wrong.

    I am looking into therapy to help with my behaviours

    Until you actually start these sessions then I beieve you will continue to repeat your mistakes and dig a deeper hole for yourself. Act on this and start the therapy and you may start to find things become clearer.

    I don’t know what to I have hurt one of my closest friends

    I assume you mean the friend who you did not impersonate in order to manipulate your male friend. Could it be that your friends have talked and shared the info? It would explain things.

    So far you have talked a lot and taken no action to amend your behaviour - take that step, then after a few sessions tell your friends (talk about how to do this with your therapist), ideally tell them the truth and ask for their forgivness. Once you demonstrate a willingness to get help then your freinds will hopefully see you in a better light, but for now you are just a maniulator, a liar and a bad friend to them, so you can see why they may be upset.

    Good luck with the therapy but please, don't skip it.

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  • I only did what I did out of desperation and fear

    I still don't get any feeling of actual remorse from you over your actions - it feels more like anger and dissapointment that you didn't get away with it. Sorry to be negative over this but you can see from your friends reaction that it is just wrong.

    I am looking into therapy to help with my behaviours

    Until you actually start these sessions then I beieve you will continue to repeat your mistakes and dig a deeper hole for yourself. Act on this and start the therapy and you may start to find things become clearer.

    I don’t know what to I have hurt one of my closest friends

    I assume you mean the friend who you did not impersonate in order to manipulate your male friend. Could it be that your friends have talked and shared the info? It would explain things.

    So far you have talked a lot and taken no action to amend your behaviour - take that step, then after a few sessions tell your friends (talk about how to do this with your therapist), ideally tell them the truth and ask for their forgivness. Once you demonstrate a willingness to get help then your freinds will hopefully see you in a better light, but for now you are just a maniulator, a liar and a bad friend to them, so you can see why they may be upset.

    Good luck with the therapy but please, don't skip it.

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