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Mental Health Support

Neoma

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1. You can't help someone who cannot help themselves...

Reply to mzteris (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 10:13 PM

May 2013

You can maybe give him a number to call. Where I live, they have "warm-lines," which is there for when you need someone to talk to but isn't so far gone to call the suicide hot-line. But then, he has to do this himself. See what I mean?

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How do you make someone [View all] mzteris May 2013 OP

You can't help someone who cannot help themselves... Neoma May 2013 #1

You can't BainsBane May 2013 #2

I'm thinking mzteris May 2013 #3

Do you know someone in his area? BainsBane May 2013 #4

Just an awful situation. polly7 May 2013 #5

I don't know what to say. I've been in the black hole often enough. hunter May 2013 #6

You can't I'm afraid. I know, I'm someone who needs to listen... Locut0s May 2013 #7

i can only ad more gloomy advice olddots May 2013 #8

Actually this is excellent advice... Locut0s May 2013 #10

Thanks for the responses mzteris May 2013 #9

Do you know anyone else who knows him? Can you contact them? Locut0s May 2013 #11

update mzteris May 2013 #12

he may feel some abandonment issues about doctors & therapists olddots May 2013 #13