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I want to help this girl I used to date. We dated for about a month. i constantly criticized and complained to her not realizing that she was depressed. I could feel some detachment from her, but i chose to ignore it. A couple of days ago she comes to me and tells me she is depressed and she tried to commit suicide by slitting her wrist. She admitted to me that she drinks alcohol and she smokes weed to deal with the depression also. She then breaks up with me because she claims that everything is meaningless and she cannot pretend anymore.
I want to help her but she believes that i will end up destroying my own life and she cannot deal with bringing "good" people down. I still care about her so how can I go about supporting her through her situation. Posted on 10/26/09, 02:10 am |
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She needs to get some help-suggest visiting the doctor to make a counselling appointment,there may also be a counsellor at her school/work/college and maybe she needs a help line like The Samaritians (the number can be googled).You can be there for her, but should also look after yourself,she can only accept the help when she wants it. 
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Being her friend is more than being a good listener right now. Her depression needs to be addressed professionally. Try to refer her to a good therapist and make sure she follows through. Also your local Community Mental Health will do emergency suicidal assessments if you are with her or speaking with her and she talks about suicide again. She may end up getting committed to an inpatient facility overnight but they can help her get on an anti-depressant that's right for her. You can only do so much alone, professional help will be best for her in her current state of mind...
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