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How friend groups sustain long-term mental health support

My friend group has been supporting someone through their bipolar episodes for years but lately we're all getting burned out and some people are pulling back. Nobody wants to abandon them but we don't know how to set boundaries without feeling terrible.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Sustainable support requires honest conversations about capacity that feel impossible when someone is suffering.

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