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When your happiness depends on and maybe even drains another person

The Overwhelmed Brain

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How to Deal With Self-Esteem Issues

If you're afraid to talk to this person and ask these questions or let her know your observations, then I would weigh the friendship and ask yourself, is this friendship worth saving? If it's a yes, if this friendship is worth saving, then it's also worth the risk of getting to a conversation like this. Because it may not go well because that means facing herself. It's like highlighting something that she uses as either a defense or a self-protection or something. And she might be using that as her method of coping with tough situations. She gets to feel good about herself by ignoring you amongst friends because she wants to be the center of attention. That makes her feel confident inside

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