What i would do in that instance is to tell your friends that you need them to vent or talk to but that you would like them to just listen as a good friend and, if they felt the need to contribute their thoughts in a negative way then you would rather not discuss it with them.

I meant to post to that but things have been crazy with me latley and can't remember what i did or didn't do one minute to the next.

How are things today?

JAK

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when, you can only decide how you're going to live now. ~Joan Baez