Have you ever had a friend that always complains about life!

Well must say that she has some effect on you. Coz now you too are in a complaining mode.If it is depressing listening to her,pls tell her so. ALso you should tell her that people who think bad happens to them,after sometime it actually starts happening. SO instead of complaining and cribbing her life she should look at the brighter side. I feel there is nothing you can actually do or say to such a person as it is self inflicted problem. It is there within them.They are the ones who always compare themselves to others and feel like a loser.if she is not happy about somehting tell her to do something rahter than complaining . She is the one who needs to pull up her socks and get going.

I think everyone will complain about life, but not often. If your friend complain too much, you should ask her to relax and think about what she has own but not always complain. And the difficulty or bad things will end later. There always some people are unfortunate than her. No too much complain about life. If she was unsatisfied with her lifem just change it. If she can't change it, she should has a optimistic attitude to life.

Hi there mamalovestoread! Yes, I do have a friend who always complain about life. Her life to be exact. There are times when she can be very annoying especially when her issues are trivial. Sometimes we try to talk some sense into her and tell her that her problems are not as worse as those experienced by other people. But she wouldn't listen and would tell us that we do not understand her. She would also tell us that we do not know how to sympathize because we are not experiencing the same problems that she is experiencing. But the truth is, there is really nothing much to worry about with regards to the things she believe are problems.

I had a friend like that, and she is no longer my friend precisely for that reason! I had my own problems, which comparitively smoking were much bigger than hers, or so I thought, but they were never good enough for us to talk about because she had her own problems! While I was contemplating a marriage breakdown, she couldn't afford to go out one night and she believed that her problem was bigger and better than mine and I lost my rag. I needed a friend, a comforting ear, and she couldn't be there for me but everytime she needed to talk or borrow something or get a lift somewhere, I was there for her, and I realised our friendship was one sided and I told her so. We no longer talk, and I have better friends around me, ones that talk and listen, not just talk. Some people are just melodramatic I guess, and I appreciate that there are people out there with massive problems that are much bigger than mine, but isn't friendship about give and take?

Yes, I can say I have someone in my mind right now who is just like that. She is always complaining and always seem to have problem all the time. But I can't blame her, maybe she is really just unlucky these days. And it really makes me depressed too. And recently, I just can't seem to say anything anymore to her. I thought I have told her everything to make her feel good to at least help her even for a bit. Like yours, she has problems about money, family, lovelife, work, etc. I tried to brighten her up but nothing happened. I just told her to pray a lot and just take each day at a time. I also suggested her to take a break, have a vacation and have some time to spend alone or with close friends.