I want to say how proud I am of you for caring about your friend even though things haven't always been the best between you, and for bringing this to our attention to ask our opinion.
I would say that you definitely need to talk to an adult about your friend. Maybe your mom or your friend's mom. Anytime we believe someone may be suicidal we want to do whatever we can to help.
I'm not sure what she meant by her heart getting smaller, but people misunderstand doctors all the time. Certainly drugs can cause a lot of negative side effects, and depending on what she was taking, how much of it and for how long, she could have caused a lot of damage to herself.
She might be lying, or she might not. But you are right to be concerned. If she is suicidal, her facebook note to you could be a cry for help. Please tell someone who can get your friend some help, OK?
And if she's mad about this afterward, that's too bad. What you can tell her is that you care about her and that you were worried, and that if she doesn't want people to worry about her, she shouldn't write things like that on FB.
Will you tell someone? Your mom or your friend's parents? Or a teacher you know she respects?
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PrincessCoffee,
I want to say how proud I am of you for caring about your friend even though things haven't always been the best between you, and for bringing this to our attention to ask our opinion.
I would say that you definitely need to talk to an adult about your friend. Maybe your mom or your friend's mom. Anytime we believe someone may be suicidal we want to do whatever we can to help.
I'm not sure what she meant by her heart getting smaller, but people misunderstand doctors all the time. Certainly drugs can cause a lot of negative side effects, and depending on what she was taking, how much of it and for how long, she could have caused a lot of damage to herself.
She might be lying, or she might not. But you are right to be concerned. If she is suicidal, her facebook note to you could be a cry for help. Please tell someone who can get your friend some help, OK?
And if she's mad about this afterward, that's too bad. What you can tell her is that you care about her and that you were worried, and that if she doesn't want people to worry about her, she shouldn't write things like that on FB.
Will you tell someone? Your mom or your friend's parents? Or a teacher you know she respects?
February 10, 2010 - 11:32amThis Comment
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