How to distance yourself from someone
in Psychology ·
Thomas Rodriguez14 said:Thanks for getting back to me so fast. But that’s the whole catch—she hasn't actually done anything wrong, right? It's just this weird feeling where I feel forced to pull away from her, even though I know I should stay—you know what I mean? And that's the issue with your suggestion to just talk to her. If she had actually screwed me over, I'd sit her down in a heartbeat—but since she hasn't, I just get this sudden urge to distance myself. Is that even normal?
It is perfectly normal. If you don't feel comfortable around someone, you aren't obligated to hang out with them or spend your free time together...
However, you really ought to ask yourself what is driving this feeling—whether it's her outlook on life, her behavior, or perhaps how she treats you. There has to be an underlying reason. Once you pinpoint that, navigating the situation will become much more straightforward...
For now, I would suggest scaling back your interactions until you've had a chance to work through this internally...