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How do I lose this feeling of guilt?

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DancingQueen2018 · 22/05/2018 13:36

Not strictly relationships, but hoping this is the most appropriate place to post! I just feel so incredibly guilty about how easy my life is compared to my closest friends, who are all struggling with divorce's, domestic violence, managing full time jobs and childcare. I offer to do as much for them as I can - childcare, school pickups, cooking, babysitting but I cannot shake the feeling that it's not enough.

I feel guilty I didn't know about how bad their relationship problems were, that I should have done more and I know they'd all tell me not to be so silly. DH tells me I'm being ridiculous and I shouldn't be so involved with their lives, but if your friends don't prop you up in the tough times who does?

Any idea's on how I can feel better?

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LeChatDeNuit · 22/05/2018 14:15

File for divorce? Grin

Do you usually feel guilty about things you have no control over?

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DancingQueen2018 · 22/05/2018 17:31

Nope. I've never felt like this before, I'm incredibly emotionally resisiliant usually so this has totally thrown me. I don't know if it's because I'm so close to one she's like my sister and it hurts me so much to see what she's going through maybe?

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Aussiebean · 22/05/2018 18:00

We often feel lucky compared to others. Be we also know that this may not be forever. Redundancy, cancer, death. You never know what can happen so don’t feel guilty as your fortunes my swap.

Hope not though

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