I (16 M) have been helping my partner (16) with her mental health issues since around November 2024. It started with her opening up to me with her struggles with sh, and has progressed to me frequently being the one to talk her down. First and foremost, I want to clarify that I am not upset with her for any of this. Her having these issues is not her fault, and I'm totally fine with being there to help however I can. That being said, I can't deny that I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed with it all-- especially today.

Today just generally hasn't been a great day for me. The main reason for this is because of this one guy from my school. This part, I explained in a previous post that I've since deleted. I know that one got some views, so if you feel like you've read this before, that's why. Essentially, I made the mistake of walking too slow in front of this guy. I was with my partner at this time, and was focused on the conversation we were having and not so much my surroundings, so I actually had no idea he was behind us. That part's totally my bad. But then the way he chose to react to that really fucking sucked. Basically, he said "can't you move any faster, you fat fuck?" and then proceeded to tell me to off myself ("you'd fall if you tried to hang, so you might as well just go for the knife"). Which, yeah, I get why he was pissed off with me. I don't like getting caught behind slow walkers either. Still, that just felt so unnecessary, and it honestly really got under my skin. Then I had this math assignment that took me fucking forever. That part's not that big of a deal, but it definitely added to my overall stress is my point. Then, as I'm doing that math assignment, my partner texts me and says that she's getting really bad urges and relapsed into sh a few hours ago, and that she needs me to talk with her again.

This is the part where I'm asking if I'm the asshole. Because I'm really not doing great at the moment, and trying to help someone else while I'm feeling this way has me pretty overwhelmed. I'll absolutely never tell her this, because I don't want her to feel like a burden for asking for help. I've told her many times that it's perfectly okay for her to talk with me if she needs to. But even so, I feel exhausted and I feel horrible about it. AITAH, and is there any way for me to stop feeling like this?