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[Teamwork]

I have a friend who leads a mental health support group and also lets me message when I'm struggling or just need a check in. This past week his replies back to me have all been to just focus on what makes me happy or focus on positive. Last night I was explaining a worry about an email from my sister that is supposed to be no contact. I wasn't asking for advice just saying what was going on. He came back with response of just focus on the positive. I replied with a message where I tried to change it that she is good person but email is not safe. He came back with I'm going to sleep now and abruptly signed off. I was really confused. Still am. I'm all of a sudden not sure why I need to be positive because my head is saying, well I was just saying what's going on so does that mean its negative? When I try to think what is positive what is negative I get even more unsure. He has not answered the rest of what I said when he signed off which was basically that I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to be saying and that it seemed like the conversation went bad. Later I did think it through that as soon as he said focus on the positive I went to automatically try to submit to his thinking, but fell short because I don't recognize how to think this way.

 

[Deleted member 541]

Do you think that maybe you've been relying on him too much and he's just overwhelmed????

 

[Teamwork]

Maybe he is overwhelmed. I don't say much or often, maybe every couple days and sometimes not at all or awhile. He probably being a support group leader gets lots of people messaging. I will keep it in mind

 

[Supervixn]

Sounds like he was just drained. Happens.