I am not in the right head space currently to deal with someone else’s emotional issues and such, but im not sure how to tell them that

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  1. “Hi, I know this might be hard to hear, but I’m going to set a boundary around the venting. You did nothing wrong on your end, I’m just not in the right headspace for it. I’ll let you know if I need some room from now on, Okay? You didn’t do anything wrong, don’t worry.”

  2. Talk to them about needing space
    But still genuinely caring about them and wanting to hear from them in the near future.
    Talk to them about feeling overwhelmed, having your own problems.
    Talk to them about not always feeling heard.
    Talk with them or ask them to look up emotional exhaustion and emotionally burn out.

    If this person can think about what they’re doing it may really help them to be more obserbent .

  4. “Hey- I just wanted to reach out about something that’s been on my mind. I have a lot on my plate right now, and I’m struggling with my emotional bandwidth to take of the things I have going on right now, on top of a few things people have come to me about. I appreciate our friendship, and I appreciate you, but right now, I’m having a hard time when you come to me to vent. I’m not saying that I don’t want you to talk to me, or that I’m upset with you. You and I are cool. It’s just that I’m not able to hold my own issues right now as well as some of the things you’ve brought to me. Do you think we could fake a step back with the venting, just so I can get 8n control of my own things I’m trying to deal with? “

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