[Purplesept2007]

Hello Everyone,
It has been quite awhile since I have posted. Here is the background. About 5 weeks ago I am confident I should have been hospitalize. During that time frame I worked with my therapist pretty much on a daily basis. With my meds specialist I worked on a regular basis. I am starting to get back to normal but it is taking much longer than I expected. My episode was caused by a major PTSD flashback. I was hospitalized once in my life in 2007.

Now here is what my question is coming from I have someone I work with but for the most part we work different shifts so I do not know her that well. She does not know my mental health issues nor would I ever tell her. She stated she had a bunch of med changes for issues recently. Which she believes caused her to slit her wrist. By no means am I making light of slitting wrist but they did not look to bad. I made sure she had professionals in her life working with her. When she showed me her wrist I became very edgy and felt like I could not get out of there soon enough. Wondering if I should have stayed longer and talked to her I do absolutely sympathize with what she is going through. Probably if I stated something like that I really would not want the person I was talking to be in a hurry to leave. Not sure she could sense it though.

Any feedback would be helpful...

[dexter]

Hello Purple. I've been in situations like that where I've felt uncomfortable and left. For me sometimes afterward I've felt very badly about myself that I left, as I think I could have handled it speaking with them. Leaving was a gut reaction.

It may have worked out to the advantage of both of you if you had stayed and talked. If you feel that is the case there is nothing wrong with waiting for another opportunity or maybe even bringing it up.

However the most important thing is your own comfort. I say this especially because your issues are different than mine especially I do not suffer PTSD so I can't imagine what might trigger that or be a problem for you.

I say keep yourself safe first and if that means keeping separate then that is OK and no reason for second guessing or guilt. You do not owe her just because you share something but you do owe yourself to keep yourself mentally healthy.

That is just my opinion and I'm hoping others will chime in to support or disagree with me... Maybe point out something I haven't thought of.

[Fizzyo]

Hi Purple, you did what you could and helped her get support. You need to look after yourself too, so maybe you needed to leave? Whatever, the past is past, you can still be supportive where you can. Maybe, if you think it appropriate, explain something like you find it hard to see wounds or cuts, so would rather not see it but you're willing to listen, if you feel you can.
Don't beat yourself up, you can only do what you can do, and that is what you did.

Be kind to yourself too, you also deserve it.
❤️