DAE feel scared that they're pulling their friends down into depression?

[MindFrog]

Or maybe a relative of yours?

I had a friend who's also depressed and we would constantly talk about it. It feel good to be understood by someone finally. Although, it came to a point as if i were "a blind person leading the blind". Nowadays, I've been distancing myself from her (and everyone else) because i'm influencing her negatively. I'm afraid that i might lead her to ctb. I feel like a hypocrite.

Have you ever felt this way?And how do you cope with it?

Somehow it makes me think of this site for bit. Being here is bittersweet. I hate how we just have to make do with what we have.

 

[Symbiote]

I've felt guilty of sharing my issues to friends because then they feel down or helpless that they cannot help me. So if they talk about theirs, I'll talk about mine a little bit but to remain in context of the conversation and not just ramble away.

 

[All washed up]

Very good thoughtful point.

I've had friends and relatives suffer from depression before but none are now which is a factor as to why I'm on here as nobody to talk to irl.

Selfishly I sometimes find myself wishing one of them was suffering now, but I would hate to drag them even further down. Never thought of this scenario