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Originally Posted by heRS
Don't get sucked in by emotional vampires. They are the ones who just want to gripe and gripe and get you all feeling sorry for them so you feel bad too. Don't try to fix things for them. Most of the time people just want to be heard, by telling their story a lot of times they can sort it through and fix it themselves. (or not - their choice). Listen, nod, and let it go. Their issues don't need to be your worries.
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Listen and be genuine with them, but don't get sucked in. Listening and helping people is one thing, being drawn into emotional quagmires is quite something else.