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When friend groups struggle with boundaries around chronic stress and crisis

Our friend group has this person who's always in crisis mode and we're all getting compassion fatigue, but we don't know how to set boundaries without abandoning them when they clearly need support.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group is experiencing collective burnout from repeatedly absorbing one member's chronic dysregulation, creating resentment and guilt that threatens the entire social system.

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“Where Are You with Stress and the nervous system?”

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