If you suspected someone you loved had a mental illness/disorder, would you tell them you knew, knowing you risk losing their companionship? (Assuming they already knew it but hadn't told you)
2006-12-01 20:31:14 · 6 answers · asked by randyken 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I would try to let them know that I was aware of it, and that you love them just the same, and that they can count on you for all the support they need, if they need it....I would tell them I had known it for a long time, and accepted it as just a part of who they were and that you will always be there for them...if they freak out...let them think about it for a bit..and then they will get over it...
2006-12-01 20:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you "assume" they already know it, I don't see the point in you having to announce to them that you know too. This is a very personal issue that your friend may or may not be comfortable discussing. Allow them the right to bring up the subject.
If your friend is NOT addressing their health even though they know they have this issue, it would all depend on the severity of the illness. If they are a threat to themselves or others, then you most definitely need to bring up the issue and suggest they get help.
No matter how you slice it, it is their health issue to address or ignore if they choose to. But arm yourself with helpful articles addressing the issue as a back up.
2006-12-01 20:41:30 · answer #2 · answered by Gwen R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can help with this i think, for starters if the 2 truelly love each other and care about one another deeply then you should be able to confront anything head first and over come it the way lovers do a relationship grows stronger with every bumb along the road of love , i regeet to write that i have reasently lost the love of my life over this issue ,she has issues and i knew this from the start but loved her and tryed my hardest to stand by her and be there for her when she needed me , she was told she is bipolar and has chemical induced physcitsafrainia , but i never loved her any less in fact i delt with it and told her i would always be ther for her,well i have a few marbles lose to begin with , i had someone that could,nt go toe to toe with me and they did some real sick stuff to me by going after my heart and mind , i had a mental breakdown and then did something that made it worse , i let my gal down and myself being worse and she left me because of it ,but i,ve come to realize that it is for the best for the boulth of us,i will be there for her down the road if she needs me but for know i have to get over her and i think it,s the same for her also , i will always lovce lindsay smith and hold her in my heart and be her bestfreind when it,s time to be ..
don,t ever hold anything back when it comes to love because you,ll find things happen for reasons
2006-12-01 20:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
your que is not very clear.from what i could understand i would not tell or confront a person like that.its better to act as if you didn't know about it,let your love say it and then be by the persons side pretending as if you knew nothing....may be this helps him some how.your saying that you knew is not gonna help him anyways
take care of your beloved
2006-12-01 20:37:49 · answer #4 · answered by mandeep s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yer i agree with the first guy if they are a true friend you can.
They have to understand you are only bringing it up because you there friend and your worried and want to help them with it.
2006-12-01 20:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by Brookeo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are your friend you can.
2006-12-01 20:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋