right now, I'm ready to stop associating with one of my so-called friends for good. he called today asking me to help him while he's detoxing from alcohol. I immediately suggested rehab. or a detox facility for safety's sake, which he refused. he wants me to stay at his house and take care of him while he's goes through d.t.'s for a few days and said he'd reimburse me for any expenses. right now, I am responsible for showing my old neighbor's condo that's for sale, and getting his mail, not to mention, my pets, so I am obligated to stay here. it would not be a good idea for him to be at my place under these circumstances, as I have a roommate to consider. I figured out a way it would work for both of us, called him back, left a message. he called me back later to tell me he didn't listen to my message, but he had to get off the phone again. HEADGAMES TICK ME OFF. anyway, I called him back (he didn't answer again), and left a message telling him he needed professional help, and a guy should be doing an intervention with a guy. I also mentioned that if he wasn't going to listen to me now, it wouldn't work for me to help him. I have helped this guy through 3 breakups with women, a job lay-off, tolerated his drunken bullshit many times, listened to him carry on about how hard his life is. puhleez, he has a million dollar home on Lake Tarpon, a boat, a motorcycle, family nearby, nice neighbors etc. I'm TIRED of it. I would bet mega bucks that he'll call and say he didn't listen to my latest message, and that I must not care, or I'd be there tommorow, as was dictacted to me by him, and no, he did not want to listen to any other options initially. I hate control freak manipulating assholes and I'm sick of unhealthy drama, and inconsiderate, selfish people. I must have been extremely sheltered as a child because I don't remember people being so mal-adjusted and dysfunctional as adults. That could explain why I am damn near anti-social at this point, and that's not normal for me. My patience is practically non-existent anymore. I am not 2nd guessing myself this time for someone else's sake. I think I've done enough of the 'doormat' drama too many times, and I suffer from PTSD already. my self-esteem has been squashed enough, even on this website. I REFUSE to allow anyone to treat me like I exist solely to make their lives easier anymore, or boost their HUGE fragile egos. it has, and is, getting me absolutely nowhere. I keep getting the urge to move somewhere else, as I feel like I'm trapped in a tunnel of negativity with a few glimpses of light every now and then.