Our friend group has one person who always dominates conversations and makes everything about them, and the rest of us have started making plans without including them. But we all feel terrible about it because they're going through a hard time, and we don't know how to be honest about needing space without being cruel.
More people experience this than they realize.
Compassion and self-protection are colliding, creating guilt and avoidance instead of honest conversation.
“Where Are You with Belonging vs. fitting in — the distinction that matters?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.