My friend group from college has stayed close for fifteen years but one person in our group went through something really traumatic last year and they've become much more serious and intense, and the rest of us don't know how to be with them in this new version of themselves without losing the lightness that used to define us together.
More people experience this than they realize.
When someone's suffering outgrows the container that held your shared joy, everyone must decide what kind of friends they actually want to be.
“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.