I really believe that your friend needs to get professional help. Then she can get a diagnosis by explaining what she is troubled with. This is the best thing I can recommend. She is young and has the rest of her life ahead of her. She needs to get help now so that she can get a grip on her issues and have a better life. I think you can encourage her to get help. There are many low cost places and even free ones to get help in some cities. I don't know if she has insurance or not but looking into counseling agencies would be a good idea. I think if you tell her that if she works on this she has a good chance of things getting better some time in the future. It's best to get the help soon, too. She is suffering and needs to get help, again.

I'm also sorry for what you are going through as a result of this. But try to remember she has some serious problems and needs help and understanding to get her life together. She needs good support, too.

If you cannot get her to get help and feel very upset a lot about this you, too, might want to consult a counselor on the things you can do to get relief for yourself and to possibly help her situation, too. I hope this helps. Please keep us updated.

Oh,yes, welcome to the forums. Hope you will find what you need here and come back soon. CQ

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