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Originally Posted by Can't Stop Crying
If she is a big part of your life (sounds like she is) I don't see anything wrong with asking your T on how you can best help her. On the same note, I think most T's would be willing to at least point you in the right direction in terms of resources...
My personal experience: My friend's MIL commited sui and my friend was struggling and it was hard for me to see her struggle. I brought it up in a session and my T gave me paperwork, suggestions, online links, etc. We did not spend the whole session on that topic. He basically gave me the tools/direction to do the research and find the information I was looking for. AND, he thought it was good for me to be looking for help in supporting her because he knew I did not have the coping skills to address on my own.
just my thoughts.....
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Thank you for this. I love my friend dearly and know how difficult and alone she feels, especially where she is not experienced in navigating through the web of psych resources that are out there. It's really quite overwhelming and just being pointed in the right direction is a major help. What really stood out to me is that her husband switched to a new pdoc who sees him twice a year. Given his history over the past 7 years - he was hospitalized for sui thoughts and was not compliant with treatment before that, both of us don't believe he is stable enough for such infrequent visits. But he is an adult and we both understand that he has the right to make his own decisions. I just thought asking my psychiatrist about this might at least give me some insight to pass on to my friend. I don't intend to solve her problems for her or get over involved, but I have no issues using some of my time or even spending the extra $15 co pay if it will be of some help to my friend and her family.