A hard choice

[plush fox]

I don't know what to do, I either have to stop caring what people think or I keep caring and try my best to make them happy. The problem with not caring is that people are going to think im a bitch and they will hate me and I will lose people I care about. The problem with continuing to care is that it hurts my mental health severely

What should I do?

[glacial wigeon]

Take a break, explain to them that you need a break, not that you'll stop caring for them. But that you need to focus on yourself and recover for some time