Please start telling people.

I have a friend who leans very hard on me. She finally did talk to her therapist about getting a second visit each week to take some of the pressure off me. The only time she gets it is when she overwhelms me to the point I start crying. And then she apologizes, but it starts again the next day. I've dealt with a LOT in the last 14 months -- death of a family member, a lumpectomy, several other very serious and very tragic issues -- and I honestly do not have the mental bandwidth to help everyone else. I've been trying to be more firm with her about not leaning on me so much, but there is always one more crisis she can't get through.

Thanks for this.