novitiate2017:

what “dont treat friends/partners as your therapist” should mean: dont exclusively come to them to vent about your problems, dont refuse to give them the space to vent about their own problems, don’t drop them as soon as youre in a happier space, dont constantly have an outburst at them when youre upset and expect them to always snap back without complaint, dont forget to see them as people

what “dont treat friends/partners as your therapist” shouldnt mean: “youre a bad person if you ever tell your friends about your problems and your feelings unless theyre 100% positive and good”