My best friend and I both applied for the same dream job and she got it, and now there's this weird tension where we're both pretending everything is normal but I feel jealous and she feels guilty and neither of us knows how to be honest about it.
More people experience this than they realize.
Success and disappointment between intimates creates a space where celebration and grief must somehow coexist, and neither person knows how to hold both at once.
“Where Are You with Love and mental illness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.