Life can be extremely difficult, and for some its more difficult than others. My friend has depression and anxiety which I thought I was understanding of. But it's gotten to the point where every time they text me I just feel pre annoyed and drained because I know they're gonna want to complain about something and vent. I've even mentioned to them that it feels like I can't be happy and talk about my things without feeling like I'm bragging but it seems having that conversation changed nothing. Literally EVERY CONVERSATION consists of us just complaining. I've tried to mention positive attributes in my life and no questions are asked, but when I mention negatives, that's what they seem to care about and want to talk about. I shouldn't feel annoyed at the sight of a friend's text message but also feel like there is still genuine room for them to be depressed. Like if your dog dies and you're fighting with your spouse and more, idk I wouldn't be happy either. But at the same time, it always seems like something's going on and they can just never be happy because there's always something terribly wrong.