"Please place the oxygen mask over your own face before helping your seat mates with theirs." If you fly frequently, this note or something similar will sound very familiar. The basic principle is that you can best help save other people's lives if you don't let yourself die part-way through the process. It's not about being self-centered or selfish; it's common sense about being effective.
It's not just up in the air that we have to take care of ourselves first. Your friend might need your help, your guidance, your understanding, but if you are an emotional wreck, you won't have very much to give. At least, not very much useful.
To do good friend-help, first do good self-help. The best way to make other people happy is to be happy. The best way to make someone else smile is to smile. So help yourself to a better you.
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