Hi Fuzzy, all kinds of different "friends" out there and if this one at times does for you what absolutely nothing/no-one can do...........just maybe turn that way as little as you can and try not to let that "friend" hurt you "too much", hey??
But I would say that you so deserve friends that aren't going to hurt (and true friends shouldn't hurt), and friends that take away the/any pain as much as they possibly can, and allow you to "breathe again".
I so hope that you've got some friends like that to turn to, who could gradually take the place of the one you feel you need right now, but if not, please let us try to fill that gap.
Here's to friends who are better than "good"!!
Alison

P.S Really hope I'm interpreting your thread the way it's meant!!