Honestly, if it gets to that point, you may need to pull them aside and go, "Listen, if you keep on…
Sometimes, that snaps them out of it. It sounds like they're doing this because they're digging for compliments or feel they'll be…
Honestly, if it gets to that point, you may need to pull them aside and go, "Listen, if you keep on with that, I'm not going to hang out with you and then you're really going to be alone. I don't know why you're continually saying this, but it's annoying AF."
Sometimes, that snaps them out of it. It sounds like they're doing this because they're digging …