My female cousin is 16 years old and has some very peculiar ways about her. She's a real loner and she spends most of her free time in her room watching TV, reading and writing poetry and stories. She wants to be a writer and is pretty good. She gets very upset and embarassed very easily. At a family gathering, her mother had a couple glasses of wine, far away from drunk, and my cousin was so embarassed that she went into a crying fit and locked herself in her room. She's also clumbsy. She'll drop a cup of juice or something and be so embarrased that she'll cry. For some reason, I'm one of the few people she feels comfortable really talking to. She told me that in school she had no freinds and pretty much just sits quietly in class and eats lunch by herself, but she earn very high marks and is obviously intelligent. She shows no interest in starting dating and dresses like a younger child. She was on antidepressants, but they made her have suicidal thoughts.
2007-03-03 05:16:47 · 6 answers · asked by Subconsciousless 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
She sounds like she might have a mild case of social phobia.
You can help her by including her in your group when possible and then showing her by example how to interact effectively with others.
2007-03-03 05:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is like me. I cry all the time and didn't have any friends till this year. Boys are jerks and greasy, ewww. Maybe it is the way her family treats her. My family trys to be nice to me, but sometimes it comes across mean, and when I try to be nice to my family sometimes they think I am being mean. That makes life a total downer, and makes everything worse. So even if she decided to make a friend or something, if the family is having a spell, she'll probably change her mind, and feel several times worse than before. For depression, pray and listen to music that she loves, watch funny movies (The Full Monty, UHF, Napolean Dynamite) and keep her busy, take a class on how to knit or take her out to do something fun. Hope that helps.
2007-03-03 13:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by Marvin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She reminds me of someone I know but . . . I just think she needs someone. Try and be a good friend to her maybe even compliment on the stories and poetry she writes. You could even see if you could get her work published in a magazine! But your cousin seems to be . . . well . . . i guess insecure is the word. If I were you I would try and really help her and make her feel more self-confident. Hope it gets better. :-) God Bless.
2007-03-03 13:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by yo yo fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't diagnose through symptoms alone, the historical context is also important for forming a diagnosis. Was there something that happened when she was younger? How was her childhood, etc. etc. A lot of times, in cases like this, it's a socialization/adjustment disorder, but who knows without the context.
2007-03-03 13:22:01 · answer #4 · answered by Shannon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like a serious case of life. Just let her know you care, let her know you will try to help her if you can. But don't embarrass her or talk about her behind her back, respect her choices if all she wants to do is write and be alone let her as long as your not concerned for her safety. But maybe her mom or dad get too drunk sometimes and hit her or throw things at her, maybe shes scared?
2007-03-03 14:19:20 · answer #5 · answered by kimberly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lack of help in socialising and practice in that. but I am not a certified psychologist
2007-03-03 13:21:40 · answer #6 · answered by freebird31wizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋