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Why Talking to Friends About Your Problems Doesn’t Always Help
As a counsellor and psychotherapist in Ireland, my training has taught me an important lesson: A problem shared isn’t always a problem halved. Many of us grow up hearing that phrase. And while it often contains some truth, the reality is often more complicated. Have you ever shared something personal with a friend or family member and walked away wishing you hadn’t? Maybe they continually interrupted you. Or they seemed distracted or preoccupied with something that felt far l

Alan Byrne
Mar 9
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