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When your compassion runs thin but guilt won't let you rest

I've spent years being the one people come to, and lately when someone tells me their troubles I feel my care stretching thin like an old rubber band. I can see I've given past what I have. But the moment I think about pulling back, the guilt hits, because who am I to have less to give. So I keep giving and keep running dry.

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Your compassion is worn thin from giving, but you feel guilty admitting you have less left.

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