Advice to Give to a Suicidal Friend?
By Ericka
@Serifina_Lovelace (85)
Philippines
May 27, 2018 11:34am CST
I have this friend who is suffering from depression.
She's suffering from:
- An existential crisis because she doesn't know about how her depression came up and why she has it
- Loneliness because people who claim to love her aren't really listening to her
- Pressure for keeping up her grades from academics.
I don't know how to console her because even if I suffered depression, I suffered because of trauma, but I am trying my best.
She is currently under medication and under therapy, but she's not getting better because there's still something missing, she says.
Is there any kind of advice that you can give?
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6 responses
@marguicha (223297)
• Chile
27 May 18
I don´t think there´s much we can do, as even doctors say. But it is important that she is not left alone. So it might be a good idea to have friends take turns to be with her, day and night.
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@marguicha (223297)
• Chile
28 May 18
@Serifina_Lovelace How strange that friends shut out a friend in need!!!
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@Serifina_Lovelace (85)
• Philippines
28 May 18
@marguicha Very strange indeed! It's as if they're not even true friends to begin with. :(
@Serifina_Lovelace (85)
• Philippines
28 May 18
The only problem with that is that her friends in medical school are beginning to shut her out and my circle of friends that she's friends with are also busy, so she only has me to talk to online because we're too far away from each other.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
28 May 18
@Serifina_Lovelace yes very sad.13 yrs is a finicky age.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 May 18
Since she is already doing therapy, we hope that helps her. Introduce her to myLot. Maybe she needs something constructive and fun to do.
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@Serifina_Lovelace (85)
• Philippines
28 May 18
True. She needs help aside from what she has right now, and it's been almost a year since she's started taking meds.
@Kingrooster (383)
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29 May 18
be in her side and take her with you and dont make her alone soon she forget her difficulties the more she enjoy friends company she can over come her depression.
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@Kingrooster (383)
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29 May 18
@Serifina_Lovelace your most welcome friend anything will do as long I can help.
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@Serifina_Lovelace (85)
• Philippines
29 May 18
Yes, I will try my best to be by her side if she needs company. Thank you for that advice.
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