Suicidal Thoughts
Recently they have been getting extremely strong for someone who is very close to me. She lost her brother last year and is really struggling. She suffered from depression even before this. Her family is extremely toxic and constantly degrades her. She still lives at home because she doesn’t make very much money, but her depression is so debilitating that she really has no desire to go out and find a better paying job. I try to help her but she won’t let me. It seems like she has no desire to get out of her current situation, which is a toxic household and living paycheck to paycheck.
She hints that she will commit suicide. She says things like “I’m done” and “what’s the point” and when I talk about the future she makes comments such as, “yeah, if I’m still alive then”. She has been to therapy but stopped because her therapist wanted to admit her into a facility. Now I think that is her best bet. I just don’t know what to do for her or if I should step in and get help for her. Or say something to someone.
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