Agreed, professional help exists there for reason, sometimes you just need some luck to find good one. Unfortunately sometimes it can be knife with two blades.
And friends, they can comfort but I think, from personal experience professional can show you path to walk more easy and maybe in some quicker way @m31.
It is strange though how much we sometimes rely people around us, but it is not their job to fix our problems, that is why professionals exist in the first place. It is our job to take care of ourselves first even though sometimes it seems impossible and we all want someone who holds our hand when it gets bad.
Yes, but taking and LOVING ourselves is sometimes hardest part of the path.
Sometimes it's good to have someone holding your hand not to slip into that dark hole we tend to go @m31.
Looks we understand each other well my dear..