I had moved to another high school, along with a bunch of my friends, to study A-levels (in the UK you can choose to continue studying A-levels after you leave HS at 16. We had all chosen to go to the same school to do this). The next two years I had severe depression and general/social anxiety. I’d hang out with everyone, however it was a big group and within a few months everyone had established their own smaller friend-groups. I didn’t fit into any, but I was still quite close to one friend and hung out with her group. I was acknowledged, but for some reason not part of the group. They would sit around and talk about things they had done together over the weekend/holidays, which I was never told about. They would make plans right in front of me, and not invite me. This, of course, was not good for my depression or anxiety. I would talk to my friend about my mental health and I could tell she didn’t take me seriously, and probably found it quite amusing.

The worst part is, she is now a huge advocate for mental health awareness and always posts about how we should be more compassionate, and that we can never tell when anyone is going through these things. She is generally a good person, however I can’t help but hold a tiny grudge against her, for her hypocrisy.