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When friend groups disagree on how to help someone in crisis

Three of us have been best friends since college and now one friend is going through a really dark period but won't accept help, and the other friend thinks we should back off while I think we need to intervene more, and it's starting to strain all of our relationships.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to help is creating division among those who care most, while the person who needs support remains isolated.

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