V has a strong fascination over cute things. For example, if I'm talking to friends about history class, she will interrupt and ask if we think Winnie the Pooh is cute. She'll continue talking about Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Playhouse Disney, etc. You can't really get a word in until she stops. And if you do tell her to stop, she just brings up the same "cute" topics again.

We go to my friend's dorm together, and every time, she has to pet the stuffed animals my friend has on her bed. I used to work with V, and she would walk up to our co-workers as they're working, and start talking to them about cute things, cartoons, etc. It made some workers uncomfortable.

V has no counseling support of any kind right now. As I mentioned before, she can no longer go to our University's counseling center because she graduated, and she doesn't have a job to pay for any outside help. If she doesn’t get help, I think she’s going to be lonely and depressed in the future. Many people are put off by her cute fascination, and she knows people don’t like it when she talks about cute things. But instead of accepting that, she turns the problem around and says people don’t like her because she’s fat and unattractive. I’m afraid if she doesn’t get help, she’s going to hate herself so much.

I think she does need help, not only with this but her home life as well. And when you tell her this, tell her to see someone about her other issues, she’ll tell you “I agree with you, I’ll do that.” But the next time she calls, nothing’s changed and she makes excuses for not doing this or that.

And I got that BBT reference Jimrat