My best friends birthday is next month. She is still seeing a guy who is verbally abusive and manipulative (isolating her from friends and fam, body shaming her etc), despite a few failed attempts to break things off, they still just keep going back to each other because it’s “comfortable”.
She has low self confidence due to gaining weight in the past couple of years. This has contributed to her staying with him.
On top of that, her job is very stressful (but high paying), which has made her feel trapped and unhappy.
She’s been struggling with depression for the past couple years as a result of all these factors.
Trying to persuade her to make positive changes in her life is exhausting and a part of me wants to just not bother at all anymore. Any books out there that can take some of this emotional labour off me and help my friend get out of this rut and turn her life around? I want her to be happy again.
by blankcanvas2
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I recommend you “it ends with us” it’s a pretty good book, and might help your friend to break up her relationship with that abusive man.