i’ve been dealing w some stuff that has really kicked my depression into overdrive for the last month. lots of sleeping, can’t really focus, having a hard time staying in reality, chronic pain, etc etc etc. i want to be fine. i usually am after a week of decompressing and going through my coping tools, but i can’t get a break from my friend who also has depression. 


he was born w some cognitive disabilities and has really severe depression like i do. typically when he’s down he texts me about what’s going on and how he feels, i love it bc it’s nice that he trust me! but lately he’s been really depressed and can’t see that i’m dealing with my own stuff rn. every day he texts me for hours about the same problem that i’ve tried to help solve for him, i’m happy to help him usually but it’s literally so draining rn… 


i tried to tell him i can’t keep doing it and it’s overwhelming me and that he should really tell his therapist a lot of the stuff he sends me and tells me at work, but he took it as me rejecting him. asked if he should stop talking to me. i’m working on fixing it now, but i’m just so tired from everything and mentally exhausted i feel like i’m making it worse? which in turn makes me feel so so much worse