drama queen friend,,,,don't know what to do with him?

Question

This friend of mine is such a freakin drama queen. He 'overly exaggerates about the positive and negative situations, he is ultra high on himself, very controlling and manipulative. There have been time when I litterately wanted to "Bitchh slap the shhit out of him. He makes up stories about where he's been or what he's got to do.....I've told him that I know what he is doing and that he does not need to make up stories to feel important and to gain people admiration. I want to drop him but we've been friends for awhile. what should I do and WHY the hell is he keep acting like this????

Answer 1

I am just about as confused as you . Maybe he likes attention and you give him the attention he needs .

Answer 2

I can't believe you think Cassel is a better QB than Cutler is. If you watched all of the Broncos games like I have the past season, you will know that Cutler is a very talented QB that probably wants to throw down the field TOO much. He excels at throwing on the run and often "threads the needle" to get the ball to his receivers. Talentwise, he's like a Brett Favre. Has a terrific supporting offensive cast with Marshall, Eddie Royal, the "slot machine" Stokley, Scheffler, and got better with the pickup of Jabar Gaffney. All with terrific hands. And more than enough RBs that exceled at the running style Shanahan had going on. Add Buckhalter to that list? My goodness this offense has potential! Great offensive line to protect him, led by the young Ryan Clady. He was forced to win games because the young defense couldn't make plays or stops, except for Champ Bailey, but he had hamstring issues. That's what really killed his stats. So why cry about trade rumors when you have such a great offense, Jay Cutler? With the acquisitions done already your squad doubled their chance of taking the AFC West title from the Chargers. And you still have the draft. Winning is what's important in the NFL, not causing drama. God I miss Shanahan.

Answer 3

It sounds like your friend has some personality problems, he may feel the need to embellish his stories because he feels inferior to those around him. If it is a constant thing he may need some help. Now you, being his friend should not be wanting to slap the anything out of him, you should tell him (when you are alone) that you understand, but that some people are aware he is doing this and it makes him look bad. Tell him as his friend when he starts doing it, you will give him a sign or signal to stop, this way you can help him. The sign may be as simple as tapping the face of his watch. Most people would only think you might be having trouble with your watch and never realize it's a secret message. Good Luck

Answer 4

He likes making up stories because the truth isn't interesting enough. He's the kind of guy whose on the border of being gay and having OCD(being a drama queen and being very controlling and the manipulative part comes with the ego) i don't think that the stories he makes up are excuses unless he makes them up when he does something wrong, like i said he likes to live in his own little world where its actually interesting. He thinks he's a great liar so he wants to put that "skill" to a greater advantage by trying to impress people which is obviously not working on you. people like that are pretty amusing since they are so stupid. leave him if he starts causing trouble in your life or whining constantly, or talking crap on your good friends.

Answer 5

He will keep doing this until enough people call him out on it.
I suggest you start by doing so.
If he doesn't "get it" just find something else to do instead of hanging out with him.
Always have something else to do. You don't have to drop him, but you can send him a message in this subtle way.
If he still doesn't "get it" after a couple of months of getting the cold shoulder, then ask him to bug someone else because you don't have time for this puerile nonsense.

Answer 6

He's a compulsive lier, its a disease. Dump him as a friend, u dont need that in ur life...And make sure u let him know why u dont want to be friends anymore... tell him, when he grows up to give u a call cause u are gonna miss being friends w/ him, but u cant deal with his s h i t right now

Answer 7

Anybody who lies like this is dying for attention. The problem is, he can never get enough. You can bet he will do wild and crazy things to get attention, things he might feel remorse about afterwards. In short, the guy is neurotic. Find a saner friend.

Answer 8

stop taking his calls and hanging out for two weeks. if you don't miss him or anything then you'll know you were right to drop him. if you do miss him, pick up the phone and try again. maybe tell him how much his personality bugs you but i don't think he'll be able to change all of those things. you either like him for who he is or just leave him alone.

Answer 9

well if you care about them just simply tell him to chill and control himself...is he gay or what? your friend sound like an attention seeker, who maybe never got attention from his home...or basically his a spoiled brat.
for a friend like him who talks too much and lies alot i would just leave them cause such friends can lead you into trouble.
Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.”

my advice dump him....no offense

Answer 10

You can either avoid him or chose to find his antics amusing. He is probably covering up like Hey big spender said. Low self esteem. You could suggest he go to therapy?