Okay, for the past few months, I noticed an old friend (more like acquaintance) from high school was posting some really emo things on Facebook. Initially, it shocked and disturbed me... but when I looked into them further, they were weird...
She posted how she was dying, and how her family all hated her and was conspiring to kill her. Disturbing right?! There were a bunch of comments asking wtf is going on!?
When asked what was going on, she'd say her parents could read her mind and knew everything she wanted and where she was every day, and was killing her spirit and individuality.
Oh... okay. So you mean, you feel like you're dying because your parents are basically hovering over you, right? Then I guess we're all dying.
Keep in mind, this girl posts updates on Facebook like 50x a day. Ranging from "ohhh no, it's raininggg!! <3 <3", "I'm going to Austin this Thursday! <3 <3", etc. random stuff about her idols, to "I'm dying, and it's because of you guys, just saying because it's true, but I love everyone of you! <3 <3"....
I sincerely think she's mentally ill. Craving attention so badly because no one ever replies to her status updates that she resorts to saying that she's dying to garner pity and attention.
I felt bad at first because I figured... I knew this girl once... she was weird/borderline stalkerish of the people around her and was outcasted in high school because of that... and it's kind of sad. We weren't close, but you know how Facebook is... back when we just started using it in High school when it came out, you just added/accepted invites from all the folks you knew (including those you barely knew). And here we are, 5 years later. With a bunch of people on your newsfeed, some of whom you barely remember posting things you keep yourself updated with. And I saw this girl posting emo things on the daily, as well as bubbly things 24/7.
Anyway, I felt bad at first because I felt like she's sitting there on the other side of the monitor yearning for attention, but getting it from no one. It's so sad. You sort of wonder, is it your responsibility to step in and give her attention?
The reason I didn't though was because I was scared she would latch onto me as her only friend... so I stayed away. Fucked up? I felt like a bystander watching a trainwreck about to ensue, and not pushing the girl off the traintracks.
Good thing I stayed away because the past few months, she continually posts these things, and then all of a sudden she posts about how she's out of town having fun with her friends etc. And then it hit me... why the hell am I feeling bad? She's lying. She's an attention-whore. And others' noticed it too. This girl was finally the girl who stepped out to comment and say what needed to be said. FIND SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE TO DO WITH YOUR TIME! instead of posting these lies up every day.
So here.
This is the status that made me delete her. When she resorted saying THIS. Don't tell everyone you're dying and in danger when you're not.
This is the girl who cried wolf.
I hope nothing bad happens to her, and sayonara. UNFRIEND.

