u/Eastern_Page6063

hi there,

I very honestly don’t know how to write this but i feel like I am going insane and just really need someone to talk about it with that isn’t my mum.

so i F17 am in a friend group at my theatre company with a few people around the same ages as me (15-18) and lately I’ve been noticing how they have been talking to me, especially two of my friends Sadie (15) and Jake (18). (fake names) So basically this is what happened yesterday:

So Sadie and Jake were laughing about something so I went and asked them what was so funny, so then Jake told me that he didn’t know that *insert women's name was ours mutuals friend mom and I guess that is was super obvious to Sadie so she thought it was funny. Then Jake asked me if I know that she was her mom and I said no as well trying to laugh with them. Then Sadie said “well yeah of course you don’t know your you!” and jake added on and said “yeah no surprise there it’s not like you know much!” and then they just kept going on about saying how dumb and slow I was. I was a little upset of course but I tried to laugh it off mainly because the rest of the group thought it was hilarious. That example is only one btw, this keeps happening with them telling people when I meet them that I’m a lot, and that they will have to talk slowly near me, baby talking to me or other things that make me feel like they think it’s funny to call me stupid. Now I never use this as an excuse but I’m autistic and they know that. My main struggle has always been social cues and such so maybe that’s why they think they can joke like this? And every time I’ve told them I’m upset they either tell me they ment what they said and to stop victimizing myself or to simply get over it.

can someone give me some advice on what they mean I can’t tell if they are actually like bullying me or just joking. They also have pranked me mutilple times by Making up huge lies untill I believe them just to freak me out because it’s funny because how gullible I am. They are my only friends and I really don’t want to be alone, but this is really hurting my feelings and everytime I talk to them they make me feel like I’m crazy. I just want them to like me. What do I do?

hi there,

I very honestly don’t know how to write this but i feel like I am going insane and just really need someone to talk about it with that isn’t my mum.

so i F17 am in a friend group at my theatre company with a few people around the same ages as me (15-18) and lately I’ve been noticing how they have been talking to me, especially two of my friends Sadie (15) and Jake (18). (fake names) So basically this is what happened yesterday:

So Sadie and Jake were laughing about something so I went and asked them what was so funny, so then Jake told me that he didn’t know that *insert women's name was ours mutuals friend mom and I guess that is was super obvious to Sadie so she thought it was funny. Then Jake asked me if I know that she was her mom and I said no as well trying to laugh with them. Then Sadie said “well yeah of course you don’t know your you!” and jake added on and said “yeah no surprise there it’s not like you know much!” and then they just kept going on about saying how dumb and slow I was. I was a little upset of course but I tried to laugh it off mainly because the rest of the group thought it was hilarious. That example is only one btw, this keeps happening with them telling people when I meet them that I’m a lot, and that they will have to talk slowly near me, baby talking to me or other things that make me feel like they think it’s funny to call me stupid. Now I never use this as an excuse but I’m autistic and they know that. My main struggle has always been social cues and such so maybe that’s why they think they can joke like this? And every time I’ve told them I’m upset they either tell me they ment what they said and to stop victimizing myself or to simply get over it.

can someone give me some advice on what they mean I can’t tell if they are actually like bullying me or just joking. They also have pranked me mutilple times by Making up huge lies untill I believe them just to freak me out because it’s funny because how gullible I am. They are my only friends and I really don’t want to be alone, but this is really hurting my feelings and everytime I talk to them they make me feel like I’m crazy. I just want them to like me. What do I do?