Thanks for taking the time to read and comment ickydog and Maven. It means a lot. I wish my sister had friends, but she doesn't have any. She thought she had friends at her job (she worked there for ages), but not one of them has called to ask her how she is since she's been off. She's terribly hurt by that and is feeling terribly stigmatized. She said this afternoon, "If I had broken a leg, they would have sent flowers." Since it's a mental illness, though, it's like people are too embarrassed for her or something to even give her a call.

She has always had social anxiety -- way before this -- so she doesn't like groups. I have encouraged her to get on-line and talk to others in the same situation (because it helps me), but she doesn't think it would help her.

I guess I'm just going to call, e-mail and bug her as much as I can -- trying to get her to go out with me. I'm glad she has her children. Having to do things for them forces her to get out even when she doesn't want to. I hope her workplace finds her a decent placement soon before she gets even more isolated. She told me she will talk to her therapist about how she has been feeling lately (they seem to spend most of their time talking about her childhood) and she's also going to ask about Lexapro. I hope something works. It scares me.