I am torn
Between aching loneliness And staring at the sky Longing For when I might feel free again I love my friends. I love helping them through tough times--it's one of the things I think I'm good at!! And it's one of the ways I show my affection for people I care about. But with one of my friends I feel like I'm more of a "part time supporting/goofy friend, part time therapist." Where being a part-time therapist happens at least once a week. And he really needs help and support--which I'm happy to give!! But it's starting to be a little too much. And he's blown off my subtle-ish hints that therapy would be good for him, because I'm really not equipped to handle some of the things he's dealing with But I'm apparently the only person he's opened up to about this kind of stuff?? How am I supposed to tell him all this without making his self esteem plummet? Because I feel like this would prompt the "do you dislike talking to me" question and I could lie and say "of course not" or I could tell the truth and say "sometimes because this is really emotionally draining and being both a friend and a therapist doesn't work well in the long term"?? gahhhhhh rant done. but my conflicted feelings continue - Atlas
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