A friend of mine, needs psych meds and is waiting to get on medicaid. She went to the ER, to get a prescription, and she said they gave her like five pills and that was all, and that they didn't trust her, which was upsetting, and she was there the whole night. She is now complaining on Facebook about it, and still needs medication. A few days ago, me and my psych nurse offered to help her (my psych nurse said she could give her some samples and I could pick them up, depending on what she needed) But some things my friend said to me, didn't make sense and 1. sounded like a lie (I heard 2 versions of the same story about how she lost her last psychiatrist) and 2. I felt shady getting her meds through my nurse, because she was asking for ativan, which I kind of remember her saying to me that she had an issue with it before, or her doctors did.
So I told my nurse my gut feeling, and my nurse said I'm right to trust my instincts, and that I always should, and that she does not have the med samples she's asking for.
My friend messaged me today, just as I was looking at her barrage of Facebook complaints about the hospital. She was asking me about places I've gone before and if they could help her.
I think the main thing I'm trying to say here, is that I do not want to deal with this anymore. My psych nurse told me to stay out of it. But I offered to help her before things got shady and weird with her. I offered to drive her to a clinic she was talking about to get a script. Today I suggested she go to the clinic, and then said I had to leave my house and was busy today, and then logged off.
i pretty much felt guilty for saying I'd help, and then backing out. But she has a lot of other people in her life. and we are not best friends. And I get weird feelings and vibes about certain things about her. I'm just not sure if I should feel guilty. I have relied on her for emotional support before, and she has been a very good friend in that respect. She's smart, has a master's degree, fights for social justice. Thoughts?
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