surounded by (seasonal?) sad
Dec. 11th, 2003 04:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raganiIt seems like there are an unusual amount of my friends, especially my LJ friends (all of who are RL friends as well) who are suffering from some flavor of major unhappiness. I know that blogs are especially likely to be a forum for rants and expressing emotional turmoil, but this seems like an unusually high instance of turmoil. Some have been making strides in changing their situations, which is a relief. Others are just starting the roller coaster ride. Most are just still deep in the funk that is their own.
Two people on my team at work resigned recently, one of who is a close friend as well. Her last day is tomorrow, and she is finally starting to seem excited about the freedom she so craved.
As an empathic friend, it is always difficult to resist the need to help my friends in pain. There are just too many out there that I know it would just drain me to even try to help them all. The holidays do tend to be a time of stress, and those who are already dealing with stress just find it compounded.
Two people on my team at work resigned recently, one of who is a close friend as well. Her last day is tomorrow, and she is finally starting to seem excited about the freedom she so craved.
As an empathic friend, it is always difficult to resist the need to help my friends in pain. There are just too many out there that I know it would just drain me to even try to help them all. The holidays do tend to be a time of stress, and those who are already dealing with stress just find it compounded.
