I agree, she does tend to rely on me the most for emotional support. She used to see a counselor, but not anymore. Reality is, she is a grown adult and knows that isolating herself and not seeing a counselor are going to make her feel worse, but I can't make her do those things.She's gotten into some bad situations in the past because of her depression and I'm just afraid of her doing it again. I will try to go by her house tomorrow and see how that goes. If she doesn't answer, then I will just let her know I'm here, but I'm not going to keep pushing her to talk to me.
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Originally Posted by Rose76
The main person responsible for helping you friend is your friend, herself. Is she seeing a doctor, or a counselor? Don't be an enabler by letting her depend solely on you. Depressed people are prone to over-rely on others. (I know cause I can get that way.) A counselor who isn't currently seeing her will have very little interest in contacting her.
I think hpocus offers some wise advice.
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