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When supporting a depressed friend or roommate threatens your own wellbeing

My roommate and best friend has been going through a really dark depression for months and I've been trying to support her, but it's affecting my own mental health and I feel guilty for needing boundaries. We live together so I can't get space, and I'm starting to resent her even though I know she can't help it.

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What we've seen

Two people are learning that proximity during crisis can transform love into a burden that serves neither person.

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