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How to handle my friends depressed, suicidal problems.
I have a friend who is really depressed and suicidal. It really freaks me out when she comes to school with scratches all over her arms. I really care deeply about her, but lately I've wanted to just give up. It hard to keep telling her everyday, "You look great, you have lots of reasons to live" and then see her puke up her lunch and cut herself with razors. Do you have any advice as to what I should do?
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Tell an adult.
You don't need to tell your friend she looks amazing everyday. You need to tell an adult because she obviously has problems if she's making herself throw up and if she's cutting herself. Your friend has a lot of issues, and she really needs help.
Tell someone because if you don't it's just going to get worse & something bad will happen to her. Then you'll regret not doing anything to help her when you could've. Don't give up on her. That's the last thing she needs. She needs a friend, and she needs help. So be one, and get her some.
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Personally, If I had a friend like that I would report it to the school guidance counselor or nurse for psychological help... but be a good friend and still talk and hang out with her, but you are not a qualified counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist, therefore she could do something and you would hate yourself. But be there for her, don't dump her off. Even if she says she hates, she doesn't hate you. BUT, REPORT IT SO YOU CAN HELP HER, YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE COULD HAPPEN IF YOU DON'T.
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You are such an angel by being nice to her !
Obviously your friend had mental disorder caused by psychological trauma etc, & her parents seems dont care about it! Try to be patient & approach her with supportive energy by giving her the reason to live, while searching for adults professional to covers her issues!
Obviously any of your action will change her life forever, even by sharing her issues here!
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Unfortunately, this is a situation far beyond you, and me, and anyone here on advicenators. The best thing you can do for your friend is to tell someone you really trust, an adult that you really trust to help you. she needs professional help right now. you have done a great job supporting her, and now you need to do the right thing and help her get help, asap!!
good luck! let me know how this works out for you!
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hey there
okay this is really serious,and its great that your there for your friend, and i know you probably feel like your getting absolutely no where and just giving up but don't your friend needs all the help and support she can get and to know that your there for her.
but you definately cant do this on your own and be expected to either its putting alot of stress worry and burdens on you its not healthy for you either.
does her parents know about this?if not you defenatly need to start there by telling them
or even another friend or teacher anyone.
then what needs to be done is her parents need to go about getting her counselling for all this and need to find out whats causing all this.
she needs to see a doctor too before she hurts herself even more,she obviously has alot of emotional pain that she feels the need to selfharm because of it. it can be helped and the most extreme cases have come through so please dont give up on your friend.
I really hope I helped and gave you some idea as of what to do and I really hope your friend gets the help she needs and gets better =)
much <3
Jess
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