Posted by LynneDa on June 9, 2004, at 9:25:59
In reply to Re: Sorry, posted by michaelrobert123 on June 8, 2004, at 21:27:32
michaelrobert:
Would you mind elaborating on your comment? I am curious to know whether I correctly understand it.I don't deny that Trucker is trying to be helpful through being realistic. I think Trucker is a wise woman who's faced a lot of demons herself and knows of what she speaks!
I think what you mean is that if a person is buoyed up to a certain point, perhaps by support such as we give here, they won't ever sink low enough to reach out for the help they really need. I divorced my husband because of that very principle, among other reasons. Unfortunately, he still hasn't hit rock bottom in the way that you hope will force someone to seek proper help.
I truly don't know why Sandy won't get the kind of help we all think she needs and that puzzles and disturbs me greatly. We email off of Babble. I don't know her "diagnosis"; I don't know the other circumstances of her situation. But I do know that, whether she is "acting out" to get attention or truly as bad as she sounds, she is legitimately hurting and in a very bad place in her life. Support, encouragement & "email friendship" are what we offer to her. Could this really be impeding her from picking up the phone for help or admitting herself into a psych hospital?
Any suggestions? She's taken herself off of Babble. We'll see what happens. I hope it all turns out for the best, as I hope the same for the rest of us who are struggling with mental illness or because of it.
~ Lynne
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trucker is trying to be helpful. i think the help she gets here is preventing her from getting real help
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