Friendship IRL
Alex Alexander
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The Hidden Costs of Being the “Strong Friend”
• 31 minI used to love being the “strong friend.” For awhile, it was a large part of my identity, and I’d brag about dropping anything to help a friend in need.In retrospect, it’s easy to see how being the “strong friend” came naturally to me. I had a complex, traumatic childhood, and as the eldest daughter, I became a caregiver at a very young age and dealt with a lot of unpredictable circumstances. At school, I put myself in leadership positions where at the end of the day, the buck stopped wi...
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