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Scenario

When friendship support becomes overwhelming

My close friend has been going through a really hard time and I want to support her but she's started calling me multiple times a day and getting upset when I can't talk. I love her but I'm starting to dread her calls and I don't know how to be there for her without losing myself in her crisis.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to help someone we love can become a source of resentment when our own limits aren't honored.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Community and difference — when disagreement is inside?”

Peri

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