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In this Dear Abby column, a reader writes about a 10-year friendship that began to strain after the friend went through a severe mental health crisis. The letter writer tried to support her, but the friend pushed her away and repeatedly flaked on plans and important life events at the last minute.

Once the friend’s mental health started to improve, the writer confronted her, explaining that while she understood the behavior was largely out of her control, it still hurt to be pushed away and abandoned during meaningful moments. The friend apologized, and the writer initially thought they could move past it. However, the friend subsequently grew distant, stopped initiating contact, and began excluding the writer while maintaining closer bonds with other people in their social circle. The letter writer asks Abby whether she should confront her friend again or simply accept that the friendship is fading away.