I have a friend who is suicidal. She is disabled and has no job. She is smart but for some reason she's given up and won't even apply for disability or welfare and she will eventually be getting evicted from her apartment. I'm not sure what to do for her. I was thinking of calling 911 and saying that she is suicidal and maybe someone will come and help her. I am not in a position to help her myself. Any suggestions?
Thanks. I'm going over to see her tomorrow. Could use some prayers.
I wonder if there is a different agency that I could call? She is in a bad place. I've tried over the last several years to help her but I'm kinda at my wit's end.
Yeah. I'm not in the best place myself these days. Sort of like the blind leading the blind.
She is a nurse and she takes a shit load of drugs. She is disabled and takes all kinds of pain pills. It's very complicated. Couldn't even begin to go into all of her problems.
She's a mess. In a wheel chair mostly but can use crutches for short distances and drives with her left foot. She has applied for disability several times and keeps getting turned down. Fuckin' crazy.
Thanks. A little laughter would probably do us both some good.
Thanks. I know I am an enabler. I have done so much to help her over the years. And she's kind of delusional and not always entirely truthful. We've been friends since we were kids, so I can't just give up on her.
>if she was really suicidal she wouldn’t be talking about it she would already be dead
Truth to that. That is helpful. She still has the will to live somewhere inside of her, maybe that is where we can start. I need to give her a reality check if I can. I'm going there tomorrow so wish me luck and some prayers too, if you are the praying type.
Well there's an idea.
Thanks fren.
Yeah. I'm going there tomorrow. I was there last week. I want to help her but I don't want to be an enabler either. Hard to find that middle ground.
Thanks. Good advice.