I went to see my therapist yesterday. I told her I’m in love with someone I’m very close with and know it’s never going to go anywhere, but it still hurts whenever I think about her. I see her all the time so I’m constantly reminded of my feelings, but also she’s a good friend of mine so I don’t want her out of my life. I just don’t know how to turn off my feelings. My therapist said that I can’t turn it off, but if I distance myself from her then it will get easier. My issue is I’m worried that if I distance myself from her then that friendship that I value so deeply will go away too, and I can’t deal with that. I’ve lost people before and don’t want to go through that again. I can’t. But these feelings are killing me from the inside, and I don’t know what to do. I haven’t spoken to her really at all today, I asked if she was okay earlier and she said she was just busy, which is totally fine, but it feels like I’m the problem for her. I just don’t want to lose her in any capacity.