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? asked in Family & RelationshipsFriends · 7 years ago

My friend is slowly purposely killing herself?

I need advice, my best friend is slowly killing herself. She has suffered from minor depression (from what I've been told), for years. You see, when she was younger her father essentially abandoned her and now currently lives on the streets. Ever since then she's had problems and have been seeking treatment. That being said, against the judgment of her mom (who's always away on business) and her sister ( she looks up to, but is a bad influence), she has stop treatment, stating she's over it. Her father left when she was about 9, and she is now currently 17. She does not really openly discuss this with anyone, and I am pretty sure that she isn't wasting away her life to get attention. She seems empty. This year she has started drinking, doing weed and recently smoking. She has a very fragile body, and only two years ago went through heart surgery in which her lung collapsed. She physically can't handle this, and I can tell that she is doing it to waste away, her eyes are empty.

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  • 7 years ago

    I noticed you thought she was seeking attention. This could be true as she hasn't had much attention for the past 8 years of her life.

    All you can do is be there for her and if possible offer her a place to stay where she doesn't have to suffer with the out doors all the time, it could be wearing away her endurance levels.

    Find something she's passionate about and see if she can peruse that as a potential carrier. Then she can get off the streets, maybe go to collage and get a life going for herself.

    Hopefully this would put light, hopes and dreams back into those empty eyes.

    Source(s): The truth
  • 7 years ago

    I must say you are a nice person because you tried to peek so deep in her life.

    She is alone. Give her your precious time and love. Pamper her. Tell her you only get one life and lakhs of people in this world are worried or upset..they dont go destroying themselves. Its one life only. Put your worries aside and enjoy.

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