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How to handle when one friend's crisis starts affecting the whole group dynamic

Our friend group has this one person who's become really difficult to be around since their divorce, and we're all walking on eggshells but nobody wants to be the one to address it directly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective avoidance preserves individual relationships while slowly poisoning the group.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.