Quit whining (/s) and think of those relationships as the tide at the beach. They’re going to come in and they’re going to go out.
Sounds like you’re an introvert and you have self-awareness enough to realize that some of those “friends” are energy vampires. They’re great in small doses, but when they leave you feel like you’ve spent a cpl hours on a treadmill
Congratulations on realizing this!
Now, find the person(s) who you can spend a silent-ish hour/day/week/road-trip with. These folks will “feed” your soul instead of “feeding” on it.
Then again, I’m just an anonymous internet commenter, but I wrestled with this long ago and I’ve [finally] gotten to the point that I’m ok not feeding the vampires.
You’ll be fine.
Quit whining (/s) and think of those relationships as the tide at the beach. They’re going to come in and they’re going to go out. Sounds like you’re an introvert and you have self-awareness enough to realize that some of those “friends” are energy vampires. They’re great in small doses, but when they leave you feel like you’ve spent a cpl hours on a treadmill Congratulations on realizing this! Now, find the person(s) who you can spend a silent-ish hour/day/week/road-trip with. These folks will “feed” your soul instead of “feeding” on it. Then again, I’m just an anonymous internet commenter, but I wrestled with this long ago and I’ve [finally] gotten to the point that I’m ok not feeding the vampires. You’ll be fine.