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Struggling with friends

9 months ago · 1 · Friendship, +2


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I am struggling with a lot of things right now, and I’d say I’m doing alright. But I have a really close friend who’s dealing with really deep grief and almost all his friends have abandoned him. So I’m carrying a lot of the weight of walking a long side him. Most of the time I am glad to do it. But I’m stressed and it’s hard to handle his pain along side mine a lot of the time. I just don’t know how to keep going with this. Sometimes I get frustrated and don’t want to deal with him anymore. Sometimes I just feel forgotten because he’s not able to see my struggling because of the depth of his own. I just don’t know.

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  • Novni Guest · 9 months ago

    You aren't his therapist so advise him to talk to a counselor or therapist because you can't handle his problem any more. Tell him you have your own issues to deal with and they are enough for you. Also tell him that you will still be his friend and will be here ready for him when he feels better and is over his grief and ready for fun.

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