I feel slightly ashamed writing this but I need to talk about it as it's just going round and round in my head. I became friends with this woman just over three years ago when my mum died. She has the same illness as me,fibromyalgia and she has since been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I honestly feel I have been there more for her than she has for me. She seems to have crisis after crisis and I'm worn down by it all,I just want some peace! I last saw her a few weeks ago when we met for a coffee and she just sat in the cafe crying and I ended up feeling so freaked out by it all,that I just couldn't stand it anymore. I've tried to support her I really have but I'm exhausted. I have my own illness to contend with and I'm a single parent with two teenagers. I don't have loads of friends as I find i just don't have the energy for others problems. People seem to want to dump them on me and I suppose I've let them.
How on earth am I going to explain this to her without hurting her too badly?