I'm caught juggling four consolation attempts.
Friend one, former gf has come out as gay. She's horribly conflicted over it and needs me to make her feel better by my wise logic.
Friend two, an old friend from highschool, is having serious issues with depression, bulimia and heart problems to boot. She feels unloved and ugly, and as someone who has also struggled through depression I am the best choice for her to talk to. I have agreed to come walking with her around the neighbourhood on the proviso that she stops purging.
Friend three, a girl I've known a long time, originally a sibling of a friend, but seems to have some kind of image issue. She's getting angry because me, and another close friend of hers are commenting on the fact that she's perfectly fine as is and she doesn't need to get rid of her 'fat arse' before her catwalk...
Friend four, a guy I have known roughly two years, is depressed, and also is asexual/gender dyswhatever it's calledia. He refers to himself by an asexual name and is maudlin constantly. As someone who thought / feared he was asexual at one stage, and having being depressed, again I am the best confidante.
I know I'm a nice guy, but seriously people, can you space out your issues so I don't get slammed by them all in the space of four hours!?
It's exhausting trying to convince them that yes they look fine and no it's not a good idea to purge and yes i will help you but no I won't cover this up, but yes I have been through some of this but no it's not a good idea to be suicidal but yes a psych is a good idea but no, don't avoid them because of the chance of the psych ward...