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I had an argument with a friend yesterday. They suffer from multiple mental health issues including being autistic. I’m a very supportive person and they are a wonderful, kind, funny human being but after years of their severe mental health issues grating on me and having to bite my tongue in half with what I can or cannot say or do in case it upsets them and letting them say what we should do especially after any disagreement/argument we had so we can keep the friendship going. The arguments we had I always kept my mouth shut about deeper rooted issues we have the we never fixed (their decision) now I’ve finally snapped at them bc they got funny with my over s trivial thing and I can’t keep doing this. I had to block them bc they would’nt leave me alone and we’d got into all the deep rooted issues (all based around their mental health) I feel like a horrible person bc I deeply struggle with my mental health but I’ve tried so hard for them for 6 years and I can’t keep doing this. I finally snapped and had enough and now they’re portraying me as “the bad guy” after years of trying my absolute hardest. Any thoughts or opinions???
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@sillyashell we aren’t friends anymore and tbh I feel a huge relief. It was just too much
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To add to what sorenachy said, you're definitely not the bad guy if you can't keep doing this. Someone else's issues are not your fault nor your responsibility. There's a line between being supportive and being shoved into the role of a caregiver. If it's causing you too much stress, you're right to want space
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You are not the bad guy. You need to take yourself off the back burner and concentrate on taking care of you. If they can't handle that we all have issues and we all need support, then that's on them, not you.
@sorenachy thank you, they can’t handle hearing about my problems (they’re sensitive and it’s triggering) but they do care but their constant problems and everything throughout the years I just can’t deal with it anymore. It’s impacting the friendship too much
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@Livingasazebra it sounds like they just want someone to complain to and not also be a shoulder. That's not a very good friend, in my opinion.
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