“but if i act like myself then my friends won’t like me anymore!” ok cool stop being friends with people who dislike you
if you have to pretend to be someone you’re not to maintain your friendships, why? why continue performing for people who would abandon you in a second? why allow yourself to be mocked if you let your mask slip? why tolerate being treated like a dancing monkey by people who couldn’t give a shit about you?
no group of friends is worth sacrificing your own identity
btw the point of this post isn’t to chastise you if you’re in this situation + most people reblogging it are doing so bc they’ve experienced this and got out (including me).
you’re not a bad person for having fake friendships. but it will make you unhappy and you’ll be better off the sooner you can get out


















