I always feel anxious waiting for a response back from someone. Recently, I was talking to one of my closest friends and I wanted to share how much I enjoy talking to them and how I want us to do that more. After sharing that, I didn’t hear back. What’s unusual is that I usually get a response in the morning but not this time.
We work together and that morning, they engaged with me normally on teams and seemed fine. I didn’t bring up what I said the night before or why there’s no reply. We spoke again as work ended and I asked if we can chat tonight and they said they’re not around tonight. I felt like something was wrong and I couldn’t place it. I message again outside of work asking if I have done something but I haven’t heard back.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with sharing your appreciation of a friend and how much you cherish them, but doing so left me feeling vulnerable when I didn’t hear back. I’m not sure what to do or if I have done something wrong. I’m lost and I’m spiralling in my head going through the worst scenarios imaginable about what this could mean going forward.
