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How to address a draining friend when you're part of a group

Our friend group has been tight since college but one person has become increasingly difficult — always needing crisis support, taking up all the emotional oxygen, getting defensive when anyone tries to address it. We're all exhausted but nobody wants to be the one to say anything because it feels cruel.

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