Hi Scyphozoan
When problems come from contacted an ex pwBPD, and we get very deeply hurt from events following from that, it's real for many of us. You aren't alone with somehow searching for an ex after the relationship is over. I think it's also quite common for us to assume that everything is "okay" just because our experience after the breakup caused us to settle to some kind of normalcy. That assumption can sometimes catch us off guard when we are in a moment of missing an ex.
When people we have grown to feel comfortable with pull away from us, it can hurt. That's alright.
If we put effort into a friendship to help someone feel better about a problem, we may expect some kind of reciprocation. This may or may not have been what your friend was thinking when she spoke with you about her own relationship problems. The alternative is that you and this friend may have expected different things from this friendship.
Where are you in your recovery Scyphozoan?
