Do Your Friends Treat You Like A Therapist?
Sometimes you can just say something
Being an actual therapist, Hartwell has found herself in this position before. She says that sometimes, just telling the friend that the balance is off can be enough. “There have been times, mostly in the past, when I’ve felt like my friends would use me to emotionally dump instead of being a mutual dialogue. However, when I would become frustrated about not really being able to share what was going on with me, eventually I would say something and they would be understanding.”