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How to approach quiet friend

User Profile: Bluepenguin395
Bluepenguin395 February 10th, 2022

I became super close with one friend since last May, and we would talk about anything all day long. We told each other everything and could go on for hours about the same topic. All of a sudden, he’s like a light switch and completely changed over one weekend. He has become quiet and distant and I have no idea what to talk to him about anymore. He is stressed with work, and he has admitted that he has been cold in his responses. I miss talking to him every day and I want to help him feel better. I’m not sure how to bring up his quietness and the fact that I’m getting upset without making it sound like everything is his fault

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User Profile: GloriaD
GloriaD March 2nd, 2022

@Bluepenguin395

Hello 🌻

Hmm, from what you’ve said, it seems like something big is bothering him, such that he has become so quiet or perhaps distracted. He wasn’t this quiet anytime before right? It may be that he is uncomfortable talking about the reason or just doesn’t think the reason as important to talk about. I understand you’d like to help him out, and are very mindful about how to talk to him about it 😊

But it’s been quite a while since you’ve posted this, so before I proceed, I would like to ask how is he doing now? Are there any changes in his behaviour, do you know the reason for his quietness, etc.?