Post #731474

I'm having to come to terms with there being ongoing psychological effects from nearly dying at Christmas. Suppose this shouldn't be a surprise. But one of the things I've been thinking about a lot is asymmetric friendship. Recently, I had a friend who was seriously ill. The expectation was that they would receive all the support their friends could give. I was actively berated by their partner when what I was able to offer did not live up to their expectation. 1/