Flashbulb memories: second hand trauma

Thusfar, the flashbulb memories I discussed were my traumatic experiences and I guess this one is too, but it's mostly just a rippling effect of my good friends' mental health failing, and the ways that intervening impacted me personally. It's a more pivotal part of his story than mine, so I don't feel like it's right to ask for attention related to the part I played in the whole thing. It did change me though. This was something that occurred after I was kicked out of my mom's house. One of my best friends, we'll call him Kevin, because I'm def not giving his identity away. I respect his privacy and his journey though in recent years we've grown apart. I hope he finds this recollection some day and knows I'd let his well-being totally throw my own off in a heartbeat. Which is why we drifted apart. Being aware of my tendency to be that way with people I care about and being able to identify when I need to back away to protect my own mental health. But I digress.

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