My friend suffers with her mental health. She's on medication (long term) for depression and goes to regular counselling sessions for OCD. I don't know the full diagnosis, but that's what I do know.
I want to be there for her. I really do. But I'm finding it so so so hard. This isn't a woe is me post as I appreciate she's poorly. But I don't know how much more I can take.
She texts me about 8-10 times a day saying she is struggling and feeling down. If I don't reply within 20 mins, she thinks I have fallen out with her.
I've asked her to talk to her counselling honestly but she says she lies when she's there. She doesn't want to talk to her boyfriend of family because she doesn't want to put onto them or "worry them" but it's ok to put it all on my shoulders.
I'm at the end of my tether. I have a small child and I have a NUMBER of my own issues going on. I don't know what to do to help. But I just cannnnnnnnot deal with this constantly.
I feel terrible for getting impatient