Why must some people hurt themselves?
October 29, 2008
orchidslover
I have a friend that will hurt herself to try and make things better, but it never is. She is in and out of the hospital all the time. Today, I learned that after discovering an unfortunate death in her family, she decided to take a walk, and on that walk she was hit by a drunk driver and is now in the hospital unconscious. I have no idea how to help her. I can only try to talk to her, but sometimes she decides she hates me and will not talk to me. Other times she will suddenly need me. I never turn her away. She was sent home, from here at NMU, because she was unstable mentally and emotionally. I hate to see her like this and I feel helpless three hours away from her. I am not going to give up on her, though, and she knows that. I wish I could take her pain away, so she can live a happy life. I suppose, though, I do not have magic powers. Darn. No matter what it takes, I will help save her and if I cannot even do that, I would have failed as her friend, supporter, and hope. With each passing day I learn more about her and what she feels. I hope with what I can learn about her I can help her turn her life around, so she can begin to heal.
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jinx89 |
November 3, 2008 at 5:53 pm
You are a really great friend. It seems like some people are prone to hurting themselves. Sometimes we make decisions we know will only end badly, but still go through with it. I’m sorry for what is going on with your friend. None of us have magic powers. I’ve had friends that used to cut themselves,it made me feel helpless, but then one day I managed to get them to talk about it and the cutting stopped. What I have learned that if you talk or make them talk they will feel better eventually. It does take time, and it is frustrating, sometimes you just don’t know what to do. Your friend is really lucky to have someone like you. I hope that you can stay in contact with her and that everything will work out.