my friend has a really hard home life, her parents expect her to be perfect, have perfect grades,her room spotless,perfect friends..etc she if losing it! shes getting in trouble for every little thing and im scared for her, i have no idea what goes on after i leave her house but im kinda afraid to know. ive heard some stories and they get pretty bad. now shes saying she wants to be with her cousin who died. shes depressed about everything and she cant tell anyone cause she'd get screamed at. how can i help her get out of the hole shes in?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health? thefish answered Wednesday August 15 2007, 12:34 am: What you've described is child abuse. Right now, the only thing you can do for her is be her friend. Other than that, she needs to seek professional help. Unfortunately, I haven't done the research so I don't know exactly how she would go about doing this, but you can start by looking up message boards for abuse survivors and asking them about the situation. I wish I could be more help than that. However, I think that the best way she can start to seek help is to call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433). It's a toll-free number, operates 24/7, and it's completely confidential. Their website is: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
alliekat answered Tuesday August 14 2007, 11:24 pm: It's really hard for you to do anything about it I think all you really can do is be there for her 24/7 regardless of how hard it gets becuase its obvious that you're all she has and needs
Maybe if it starts to get really bad you need to talk to your parents about it because your friend could be in VERY much danger and it could be the best thing for her
also you could try and convinse her to talk to her parents about things maybe ask to go to counseling because it seems liek she could really use it
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