My friend is going through some hard times. Money, relationship, health etc and on more than one occasion has said she feels hopeless and doesn't know how to carry on.
She called me recently in floods of tears saying she didn't want to live and wanted to just stop feeling this way.

We suggest for to meet to talk things through. When we met she was more calm but kept talking about EVERYTHING else apart form her problems. I went along with this as thought maybe she wanted some regular chit chat before getting I to something heavy.
As the afternoon progressesed she started to say she needed to head off home. I asked if she still wanted to share her thoughts and she totally blew up at me saying things such as well what do you want me to say?! We've been talking about crap for the past hour when did I get a chance to take able me?!

She left and it was horrible she was crying again.

I feel awful, she is obviously hurting but seems to be avoiding it... Any idea what's going on it why she may be behaving this way. I want to be there for her but just have no idea how.