Ask a Therapist: Do I Have to Keep Listening to a Friend Who Always Has a Crisis?

I have a friend who only calls me when she's in "crisis." One week she is short on money. The next, her boyfriend is being mean to her. But most of her problems are her own fault. I don't want to abandon her but I dread talking to her. What should I do?

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