I like your confession. You are struggling keeping your empathy for others when you want to just say "F it".
Empathy is toughest when it would be easier to let it go. You don't have to rescue anyone. But you also have the freedom to not worry about others stresses. You never know where life goes. Keep the empathy. :)

But your leaving out the part where you were a lieing deceitful friend who does horrible things.. Just to make your shitty self feel better.
Sad Lies.
Like You.
Stop drinking and maybe you wont say and do mean hurtful things.
My Friend

Sad case of projection?

I'm flawed, but not deceitful. I'm not sure what horrible things I did, not to this person, anyway. I'm not that much of a drinker either.

Perhaps they were sick of your judgemental attitude? Who needs people like you in their lives - especially when you seem to have a penchant for kicking people when they're down.

btw, perhaps you ought to consider the difference between "bad decisions" and "wrong decisions/bad calls":

A bad decision is something like getting addicted to drugs, cheating on your partner, stealing from your employer, gambling the rent money, etc.

A wrong decision is relocating for a job with a company that goes bust in an economic downturn, stranding you with a mortgage in an area with few job prospects and a moribund property market. It's putting a lot of time, money and effort into training for a career in a field that turns out to be a lot less marketable by the time you've qualified than when you started.

Decisions like that, made on the basis of sound logic and in good faith, can still land you in a desperate spot financially. But I would hardly characterise them as "bad": the only thing bad in that context is one's luck.

But perhaps you lack the generosity of spirit to see that; or you are so invested in having people on whom you can justify looking down and denigrating, that to display any empathy risks damaging your fragile, narcissistic ego.

And yes, both of the above scenarios have happened in my life, and I came very close to becoming homeless at one point - in fact, I most likely would have, had it not been for the help of some very good friends whose assistance was invaluable in eventually extricating myself from a progressive downward spiral.

I've cut nasty creatures like you out of my life in the past. The last thing anyone needs when they're struggling with misfortune is someone who not only won't be supportive, but will add insult to injury.

Might you have other issues, I don't know maybe cough medicine over use. Or something less gross and acohol like? I'm wondering if your a friend of mine?

Thanks for the insults and incorrect assumptions? I meant bad decisions, not wrong decisions.

Whereas you're bloody perfect and not at all touchy.