Just wanted to open up a discussion about how some friends can be energy zappers.
I have one or two that are needy, or worse highly strung, and I always find myself absorbing their pain/negative energy. I'm talking about 'energies' without trying to sound New Age 
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For example, one always has terrible relationship problems, and I'm the sounding board. It's exhausting. Nothing changes from year to year, and sometimes I feel like I'm being played along in the drama.
Another friend is emotionally fragile. It's like walking on eggshells. If I say the wrong thing, I'll find out a week later and it'll be a drama. Again, my energy gets zapped as I try and read her, say the right things. Half an hour feels time a three hour trammelling. I feel crap!
Do you have friends like that? How do you cope? Am I over sensitive? Should these friends be cut out? Or indeed, AIBU?