I've lost plenty of friends, some of them ppl might say that it's not big deal T~T. So I know what you mean. Even having the rejection from an acquaintance hurts me alot.. I found out that that's what's been causing me to hold back alot :f
Ever since I've just been talking about it to my counselor, things just seemed to be better on its own. I mean, some ppl talk to me first, or I'll talk to them~ I used to never say anything unless they directly asked x-x.
The thing about tricking~ naa, I'd just say that it's choosing to not let the little things overwhelm you when it doesn't have to. Sure, there's times when you can't handle it alone~ the best I've done was this odd meditative-hypnosis thing where you basically try to go deep into your mind and speak/think of words of something that you want to become. Except, you say that you're already that way. I did that and said I was optimistic, maybe a hundred times~ From that one day of doing that, I don't know if it was a little magic or if it worked, but I do know that I became different :3
sooo my first thoughts are usually on the positive side now, when it used to be on the bad side or "what if."
suuure~ I rant sometimes btw XD it's okay in a way that you don't hold bad feelings in you :f I mean, it's usually the one person who thinks that way that's more effected :f
ummm if you're afraid of losing someone as a friend~ you can explain that if you think it'll help. I mean, sure you might not be the same, but at least you won't have regrets later :3 I mean.. there's ppl who liked each other, but never confessed and ended up with other ppl... and having broken hearts x-x.
If you're that good of a person, blameless in the relationship, there's no way you'll stop being friends forever~
my last relationship I thought it would be that way. The person acted like I'd never see em again x-x
but here we are, forgiven each other and on better terms. We could be friends again, but we both think it'll bring up old feelings sooooo neither of us have done much~ but this is something from a relationship XD
for the other person, I've been able to hangout with them more, and they're interested in me as a friend at least~ it's much more progress than it was at the time i confessed :3