Today my friend messaged me saying 

'I am sad. Please help.'

(Normally, I respond immediately to his messages as I have Facebook opened up when I am on my laptop. Ironically, that was the message I took long to reply to seeing as I was showering).

I know that he is the one with the problem. However, I felt quite lost talking to him because I didn't know what to do or to say or how all I could help. Just that he was relying on me and I was doing a pretty bad job in cheering him up. 

I am not a counsellor or a therapist and I don't have any specialist experience. All I can do is be a friend. 

I think he forgets that.

That I cannot cure him. That I cannot offer him a quick fix. That I can't always be there for him. I can't make him happy when he is down, it also seems. 

And it is sad, because he is a really lovely guy. But everything is revolved around his problem. 

:(