Greetings folks,
I have a friend who I believe is dealing with mild dissociative issues. We were spending some time together, had gone out a few times, and things were progressing fairly well. Truth be told, I was falling for her pretty badly. Along the way I noticed some lapses in memory she would have. She forgot an appointment or two we had made. She would forget conversations. One time I brought up a conversation she had forgotten and it resulted in her becoming extremely angry and paranoid.
A second episode was via text. She denied receiving a phone message from me (to which she had replied already), she brought up things out of the blue that seemed out of place, said I had maligned her 12 years before we had ever met. It was a bit spooky, I wondered if she knew it was me she was texting!
That conversation was over 2 weeks ago. I found it heartbreaking and have been dealing with my own feelings, but recently I came to realize that her behavior is a sign of a possible condition.
Part of me just wants to (and needs to) walk away and separate myself from such irrational behavior. But if she really is suffering from some kind of dissociative condition, I feel that i should try to help. I reached out to the therapists on this site, but its unlikely I will receive a reply. So I am turning to the community here. If I just confront her, she will turn away, reject the notion, probably end any contact with me (however little there really is). How do I approach this delicate situation?
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