This is why I can't form friendships with the mentally ill.
It's not that I don't feel any compassion or have any understanding. What I don't have is the objectivity to let things like this roll off my back.
And, no, I didn't express any disapproval. She told me she was suicidal, so I felt I should talk about possible support resources, but not being a professional, I ran out of ideas. The rest you know.
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It's a tough one. I've decided that all I can do is be me, and be alert for a situation where I can't lift anybody up because I'm getting dragged down.
It's also a way to make you feel like shit, which is, not always, but sometimes, the goal.
@Mamapolo2016 Fortunately, I don't think that was the goal in this case, nor the others that come to mind. It just seems like a lashing out, maybe from bipolar.
