What would you say to a good friend who is frequently "brought down" because he or she is always trying to help one or more other people who is "always depressed."
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Say that really nice of you to want to help. That in order for you to be happy and successful, you should associate with happy and successful people. Moods are contagious. Or tell him/her a good joke to tell their depressed friends. Laughter is always the best medicine even if it is only for a minute.
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Just tell them that although they are being a very good friend by listening to their friends problems, they shouldn't bear the burden of other peoples lives. This is a really hard one because i am much the same as your friend, it used to make me ill as i'd be so worried stressing about other people's problems that i couldn't sleep at night and got anxious and depressed. Now i do my best to sort of listen but make it go through one ear and out of the other for my sanity's sake!!
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Take care of yourself first. You can be of no help to others otherwise. Professionasl are trained to separate but sometimes friends end up suffering too.
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