I have a friend. Who idk if I want to be friends with anymore. Every time I think of her it makes me feel depressed. She's everything I'm not, and everyone loves her. We hang out and she says she has "anxiety attacks" and it really really pisses me off because -I- have anxiety attacks- I'm on medicine and go to therapy (BEEN going to therapy for 5 years...). She just trys to get attention- and gets it. It makes me sick. I'm like "I don't think you understand what it's like to feel your heart stop, and cry for hours. Have you been hospitalized? No. Are you on medication? No. Have you been in therapy for years? No."
I know that some people can be anxious, depressed, ect, and not have these quality's. But when we hang out and shes having an "anxiety attack" she seems perfectly fine. She still smiles, dances, and is just idk... normal.
She's so sweet but she bothers me, and shes just an attention whore. Idk what to do.
I’ve been in a similar situation myself, I think you just need to tell her straight. She’s offending you by trying to copy a serious problem just to get attention. I know someone who sounds exactly the same as you’re describing and secretly a lot of people hated her behind her back, which is terrible but it’s probably the same for your friend.. I’m sure that you’re a much better person if she really is pretending, try talking to a different friend, who know her more as well.. that could help xx