Same. I’ve always been bad at replying to people in general, and it’s worse with friends that I have to hype myself up to talk to just so I can match their energy. Not their fault, of course, but as you said, you don’t want to bring your friends down.

OP, I say keep trying. Everyone needs friends and the more, the better. Just keep the judgement low and try to be understanding of where people can be at in their life journey. I promise that they will appreciate you for reaching out.

As a side note, I’ve gone years without speaking to some friends and when I’ve dug myself out of a hole or they’ve crawled out of the woodwork, we’ve reconnected. And because we were understanding and accepting of what each other has gone through, our relationship is stronger.

hif lol

The rest of their projects are just as angry and I can feel that deep in my heart.

Sure, I’m not much of a critic, but I’ll write down some of my impressions.

The show centers on a group of workers who willingly “sever” themselves to work for a corporation, so fundamentally it’s already based on loss. The loss of a part of yourself. Then there’s the reasons that they chose to become severed in the first place, and the consequences that severing places on a person. Really, I saw it as a commentary on unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Apologies, I know that’s rather vague, but it really is a great show and I’d hate to spoil it for you. I highly recommend it.

I think Severance was that show for me.