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.

  • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 days ago

    Here’s the line. It’s draining. He says he cares.

    It looks something like

    “I know you’re saying you’re fine, and that may be. But to me it seems like you’re angry, and it’s draining. I’m asking you to find an outlet to open up, because while I love spending time with you, I don’t love spending time with you when youre like this. I am here for you, but I can’t be here for this.”

    Or something