I've got a wonderful, sweet, talented, smart caring friend - we've known each other a long time. She's quite abit younger than me but is way beyond her years.
I don't quite know what has happened in her life as of recently to make her feel like this so suddenly but I suspect she is going to try to commit suicide soon. She's wanted to die quite alot but I've always been able to pull her out of it. This time feels so different and scary though...I don't want to lose her and I don't want her to lose life.
She is transgender, her family has left her high and dry, her relationships have been troubled and she's struggled for a good chunk of her young life with depression, bipolar, and just general hardships. The tide is always against her and she doesn't quite know how to break out of her cycle - I really suspect something else has happened though as she's not like she normally is.
I'm not quite sure what to say to her - I want her desperately to be around and not miss out on what could be a really good life, but she's just said to me "I'm so tired, please respect whatever I choose..". I'm really scared, She's been there done that with counselors and therapists and she feels "disenchanted" with them, She's not the type of person to go to group or community support things and she doesn't have a wide social network. I'm her only close friend and she doesn't really like socializing much even when I've tried to take her out.
Can you guys please offer me up suggestions as to how to see this thru? I don't want to see her do something foolish and I'm very very scared....
I don't quite know what has happened in her life as of recently to make her feel like this so suddenly but I suspect she is going to try to commit suicide soon. She's wanted to die quite alot but I've always been able to pull her out of it. This time feels so different and scary though...I don't want to lose her and I don't want her to lose life.
She is transgender, her family has left her high and dry, her relationships have been troubled and she's struggled for a good chunk of her young life with depression, bipolar, and just general hardships. The tide is always against her and she doesn't quite know how to break out of her cycle - I really suspect something else has happened though as she's not like she normally is.
I'm not quite sure what to say to her - I want her desperately to be around and not miss out on what could be a really good life, but she's just said to me "I'm so tired, please respect whatever I choose..". I'm really scared, She's been there done that with counselors and therapists and she feels "disenchanted" with them, She's not the type of person to go to group or community support things and she doesn't have a wide social network. I'm her only close friend and she doesn't really like socializing much even when I've tried to take her out.
Can you guys please offer me up suggestions as to how to see this thru? I don't want to see her do something foolish and I'm very very scared....