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Have you ever met some that was just too much for you?

Overly complicated and sensitive? Too intense? I am not being judgemental just curious. How did you deal with them?
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HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
Just when I was a teenager and didn't know how to deal with complicated situations. My best friend back then was suffering from anorexia and an abusive home and I moved to another city. Every day that we would talk it was about her struggles, and rightly so. I felt like I was fighting for something futile. At some point she was admitted to the hospital and had her phone taken away so the only way I could contact her would be to visit the city during the weekends that she could have visitors for some hours. I did that sometimes but it wasn't always possible. Then she would finally be out of the hospital and I was so relieved but when we talked after all this time she told me I should have at least been calling her mother to learn from her how she was all this time, which I didn't and it seemed like I wasn't there for her when all it would take was something so simple. I admit it was my mistake but after that we started growing apart. It was the distance, the studying and her continuing mental health issues and we got to a point where I stopped learning about what's going on in her life. To this day I'm hoping she went to study in university somewhere far away from her parents or that they broke up and I hope she doesn't struggle with poverty. The thing is that I never really dealt with it, just let it take its course and that says a lot about me.
@HannibalAteMeOut you have incredible insight and are incredibly smart and mature. But caring too. Its pretty normal to shut down and distance yourself ,consciously or subconsciously,to protect yourself . I have had a friend who would regularly talk about suicide and struggled with eating disorders too. After a while it became unhealthy for me to deal with and i knew that i would only contribute to the illness by then so i had to distance myself . Sometimes its the best thing to do
HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
@PepsiColaP I love you.
I guess it's pretty much the same whenever I hear how cynical healthcare workers are. But I think in many cases they are just protecting themselves.
@HannibalAteMeOut yup. I think overtime it happens to people. And it is okay.