I met with the friend.
I feel like it went as well as it could've. I asked her what she wanted to talk about and let her talk, and shared my own experiences with therapy and meds and identified with her feelings but said that it's a bit different for everyone, didn't want to put words in her mouth, etc. and tried to reassure her that she even though it's hard not to feel guilty (something I have a hard time with) that she doesn't deserve to feel guilty for how she feels and her feelings are valid, and that she's wonderful. I think she might work up the courage to visit a therapist now.
Thanks for the replies!
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Bipolar II
Currently attempting med-free with therapy.
We'll see how it goes.
"Human history is not the battle of good struggling to overcome evil. It is a battle fought by a great evil, struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness."
-Vasily Grossman
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