So, my friend Steve insists that he is fine but always seems angry/talks in an annoyed or frustrated tone and it makes me sad. He doesn’t seem to care about anything and he says he cares about me but he’s so dry, usually depressed, and doesn’t wanna talk about it, insisting he’s fine and doesn’t talk to me at ALL. It’s really draining but I feel like a bad person. I wanna be there for him but I just feel like I’m bothering Steve.
If you thought Steve was hungry, but he said he wasn’t, would you force food into his mouth?
You can only help someone who is willing to be helped. And you can’t let helping someone else bring you down.
Imagine one of your other friends wrote your post instead of you. What advice would you give them?