When someone's using you:

[0:00]I'm going to fall, you're choking me. What else am I supposed to do? Just grab onto my shoulders or something. But if I let go, I'm going to fall. I just need you to be strong for me. Well, I can't do a pull-up with you on my back. Why don't you help? You don't want me to get hurt, do you? Of course not, but why would you get hurt from helping? Because I told you if I move my hands at all, I'm going to fall. My grip is too weak. Your grip feels pretty strong to me. I'm actually just strong enough to make it really hard to breathe, but too weak to hold up my body weight with one hand. Okay, so you're just going to suffocate me and make it harder to get up? Yes, and I know you can do this. Okay. Whoa! Why is she still on you, bro? I'll get her to safety. So that's what you're doing right now? No, this is almost dying. Why are you doing that? Because she's dragging me down and there's nothing I can do to stop it. I mean, you could just drop her. But she'll get hurt. Maybe. Or she'll grab your shoulders on the way down. But either way, if you do nothing, do you know what's going to happen? We'll both fall off. But if you just had to worry about yourself, do you think you could get back on your feet? Oh, absolutely. I mean, this is basically a ladder. Then why are you taking her with you? Well, because I don't want to leave her behind. We're attached. Well, I get that you feel that way, but does she actually do anything for you, or is she just dead weight? I'm just saying, if holding onto someone is putting your life in danger and making it impossible for you to go where you want to go, I don't think they're worth holding onto. If I were you, man, I would just get her to let go.