OK.
A friend of mine who is 14 (I'm 16) who is going through a lot of crap right now (Her father is dying from a genetic disease that she has, her mother has severe MS, and her sisters are mean) has started cutting herself. I cut too, though, so we have really bonded (Yes, I'm safe about it. It's just a negative coping mechanism, nothing to freak out over). We are like sisters.
Well, her mother walked in on her cutting, yelled at her because it is "just for attention" and then on Friday took her to a general practitioner who put her on antidepresants and ordered counseling.
I am horrified! A general practitioner ordered antidepressants for a young teen? And then sent her to a counseler instead of a pyshicatrist? They can't even change her prescription! And what does a general practitioner know about treating 14 year old girls?
Anyway, my friend asked me if I would go with her to her first session. Is that acceptable? She said she trusts me more than anyone else she knows..
2007-10-08
15:31:01
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