How do you deal with a sensitive friend?

[caligirl03]

I have a friend who's really sweet but omg she takes everything sooo sensitively, even things that are totally random or not meant to be rude like being upset over being sat at a different table in a restaurant that's literally like one table over. Or like me telling her I wasn't sure if she would like off-the-grid camping since she's more of a girly girl who likes nice hotels, (which she is, and there's completely nothing wrong with that!) but she got upset over it for like an hour and said I was being condescending, and I had to keep apologizing! It's getting a little exhausting being around her at times, but obviously bringing it up to her would definitely set her off more!

[AmandaYVR]

I don't know how you're going to convince people like this, but you are absolutely right, she does have a problem, many younger people do, and society is paying for that.

I would say that the internet and social media has made this next generation of females highly, highly anxious and insecure (that's shown via generational studies by sociologists and psychologists)... however, I had a friend back in my day, and I felt pretty much the same way you do. She took offence to so many things, so much so that it was one reason we slowly faded out of being friends anymore. And I thought she was a great person in so many ways, I just adored her, but it just wasn't worth walking on eggshells all the time and feeling bad for what were neutral comments and questions whenever I saw her.

You can read my comments on this q. It's a different situation, but it's also about being overly sensitive and finding fault where there likely is none. (See Guccigabbana18's account for her q of the same ilk, too.)

Is this a red flag: Guy I’m dating told me to ‘learn the skill of being able to know when something is a joke’?

[DryGermanGuy]

Is the little princess 14 years old? How does she even function in the real world? 🤦‍♂️

[jahaims]

Tell them to go to therapy. The world shouldn't have to nerf itself for sensitive people.