Asking Eric: I don’t know what to talk about with my ultra-sensitive best friend anymore

Dear Eric: I have had the same best friend for the majority of our lives, and today I am confused and saddened due to a huge change in our relationship.

For most of those years we were each other’s therapist, helping each other through a series of very trying times. No secrets and a lot of honesty. She is historically fragile, now suffering stress from a work issue caused by her manager. This happened years before, in such a serious way that my friend had to take a three-month medical leave of absence due to what was likely a nervous breakdown.