I do feel like it's my responsibility because I'm the only one that knows how bad she's feeling... She hasn't been answering my calls or texts lately so I think she's isolating herself now. Should I tell her that I'm going to have someone check on her if she doesn't get back to me? I tried calling a counselor she used to talk to but they just said they'd try to text her. I'd rather have her be mean to me then to shut me out completely...
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Originally Posted by hpocus
It's not your responsibility. Try to remember that.
I have a friend who's depressive, and we would get in these awful downward spiral conversations. What I decided, without really saying it, is not to respond to negative things. We talk about very superficial or lighthearted things only. If the conversation starts to go south, we end it. We feed on each other too much to let it go. It sounds impossible, and it's really hard to fight the instinct to be hurt or to try to argue with someone who's depressed, but with a little practice, we got the hang of it. You could try it.
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