Yeah, there could be a communication gap here. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you're talking about truly excessive situations. The mild versions o

Yeah, there could be a communication gap here. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you're talking about truly excessive situations. The mild versions of the patterns you're objecting to don't seem problematic. As someone who's problem might be unfixable, sometimes I just need a sounding board and don't expect actionable advice. And sometimes people just want to vent, but I try to save that for my therapist.