For sure.

What's sad is these are all longer term friends that have evolved into monsters. They're absolutely miserable people but they won't recognize it. Instead of dealing with the things that are making them miserable they blamed me for it, which in turn made me miserable. The worst part is, since I was suffering from anxiety attacks, they used the most cruel tactics they could, like stonewalling and gaslighting. There are now a lot of acquaintances that won't talk to me due to the things these "friends" had told them. One even demanded I do certain things in order to remain friends.

They told me I needed help, but just days after disassociation I felt better. It was like a huge weight had been lifted. Now looking back on how things transpired I realize that the only help I needed was getting away from them and that they need real help, not me. If they were real friends they would have been there to support me with the help they told me I needed.

The more time away the more reflection I've done. Realizing what happened and that they have problems has made me feel even better to not be around them.