Therapy would help, but also “hey I’m stressed about the world right now, can I vent?” is often better than trying to figure it out. And make sure that it’s not all or even most of what you talk about with friends. The line between the friend who always talks about politics and the friend who is invested in it, but talks about a lot of other stuff too can be huge.
I’ve mediated on it and I agree, for my own sanity, I would ask them express that I’d like to understand why they went silent because I cannot guess at what needs to change
And then if I don’t get feedback accept it is on them to communicate their needs
Therapy would help, but also “hey I’m stressed about the world right now, can I vent?” is often better than trying to figure it out. And make sure that it’s not all or even most of what you talk about with friends. The line between the friend who always talks about politics and the friend who is invested in it, but talks about a lot of other stuff too can be huge.
I’ve mediated on it and I agree, for my own sanity, I would ask them express that I’d like to understand why they went silent because I cannot guess at what needs to change
And then if I don’t get feedback accept it is on them to communicate their needs