To make this less confusing i’ll refer to my friends as friend A and friend B. (also i’m sorry this is kinda long but I really need some help from anyone who’ll listen)
I’m becoming super stressed out because friend A basically told friend B that she didn’t want to be friends anymore, because she was stressing her out? At first i was super confused as to why my friend A would ever say anything like that but it turns out friend B has major family, home life and mental issues and was depending only on friend A as a sort of crutch?
Anyway friend B has now turned to me for help and I love her to pieces but she’s asking me to pick a side and I can’t because I think friend A was harsh in her way of dealing with things, but is totally right in putting her mental state ahead of anything else? And that friend B is totally justifiably angry and upset about friend A, but i also believe that she’s not really thinking about other’s and their mental states, and how no one in our group of friends is mentally or professionally able to deal with what she’s going through?
So I flat out told friend B that I too am not able to help her or give any advice because I am not professionally able to help her with all the shit she’s going through right now and I recommended she see someone professional or at least see one of our guidance counselors at school to help her. But she said that if she talks to anyone professional she’s afraid that she might be taken away from her family? And I don’t want to be a bitch, but I honestly think that at this point if her home life has gotten this bad that maybe some changes should be made?
What’s happening that’s really worrying me though is that every other friend in my group of friends have chosen friend B’s side and are now pushing her away from them and i’m really worried about her because she’s been suicidal in the past and I really don’t want to push her away but she’s stressing me out and giving me 24/7 anxiety.
I feel I need to help her or no one else will, but i’m stuck as to what to do. If you have any suggestions at all please comment, thank you so much everyone.