I’m struggling to process something someone close to me confided in me. It concerns another person very close to both of us. I’m sorry I can’t write more than that and I can only describe it in the most vague and abstract ways due to confidentiality.

The person who confided apologised for ‘dumping’ on me but it wasn’t really, she needed me to know what had happened for good reasons. She’s very upset understandably and also needed support.

I usually tell my husband everything and a few close friends some things but there are very good reasons why I shouldn’t on this occasion.

I feel like crying right now, it’s upset me that much.

How do you cope when you have to process something like this alone?