I have a friend who I think suffers from an attention seeking disorder. Shes 19 - and I'm not sure if it is a different term for adults or not.
I'm wondering about whether I am right in thinking this. She suffers from depression and she has a new problem where she faints constantly for no apparent reason. She has been in the hospital for it a few time and been sent home with no answers. They don't know whats wrong with her.
Is it possible to subconciously make yourself faint? Can attention seeking become this bad that you can give yourself illnesses like this. I know I might be a bad friend to think it could be attention seeking but it always seems to happen when she's having a bad night or she's doing something she doesn't want to do or around someone she doesn't like.
I really need to know what it could be? And how to help her.
She has tried to commit suicide a few times, and I am always the one who has to pick up the pieces. The pressure of it all is making ME ill.
2006-12-11 05:31:19 · 4 answers · asked by HayleyB 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
She has regular appointments with a psychologist. And I know where her depression comes from. I know everything I possibly could know. And she does seek medical attention.
What is ADD? Could it be that?
I really want answers to help myself because I feel I'm going mad with it all, I need answers. She studies Psychology herself so I think she uses her knowledge to get her out of things.
She comes straight to me when she tries to kill herself cos she knows that I'll take her straight to hospital. She doesn't want to harm herself I dont think but she doesn't want to help herself either. Her problems could be worked out - or at least some of them.
How do you help someone who doesnt want to help themselves?
I just wanted to know if the fainting could be a part of it? Is it possible to make yourself faint? I don't believe she fakes it because it looks real! Sorry i just have so many questions!!
2006-12-11 05:57:51 · update #1
I would say it's definately time for some type of therapy or counseling. It sounds like it's possibly anxiety attacks or something similar. I would have your friend consult a dr. It may not be attention seeking, it may be a high anxiety thing.
2006-12-11 05:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by Farmgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An intervention with a professional sounds like a way to get the pressure off of you and on to someone who can help in a professional manner. Being her friend shows great compassion on your part, but you are doing neither one of you any good mentally by continuing to cope with the situation in this manner. Unless you turn this over to professional hands, you will eventually turn away from this person, realizing you can do no more to help. In the process you may do more harm than good.
2006-12-11 05:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by Jimbo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes add , adhd it comes all ages and i have a child it dose the same if he can gain attion from it he will some time u need to walk away from the trouble and when the find no one want to deal with it then they stop just keep a eye so they dont hurt them self, be be on the look cause they will watch for u to react to what the r doing i hope this helps u out and good luck i done it for years and it works
2006-12-11 05:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by ipray1965 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's important to know where her depression comes from.
Anyway,this is a problem beyond the knowledge of an ordinary human. Urgently take her to a psychotherapy or else it could get worse. Commiting suicide to get attention sounds very bad to me.
2006-12-11 05:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by valentin79ro 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋