She's funny, outgoing and very bubbly but her Mother just passed and she's telling me that happiness doesn't exist and that she could never be happy again and all she wants to do is just live for the moment. She has no dreams..No hopes... Nothing. Some one told me to try to get her do take medication...Any advice?
2007-09-26 02:55:11 · 4 answers · asked by Ms.Inquisitive 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Grieving is a normal response to the loss of a loved one. It may take your friend a good amount of time to deal properly with her loss. Do not enable her to continue to spiral downward. Be positive and supportive when you can. Situatuional depression is a differnt league of its own from one being Manic/BiPolar. She may need to be evaluated. There is criteria that will determine her diagnosis. Her mental history needs to be taken into account. The bubbly personality that she is displaying may be a coping mechanism to deal with such a major loss. For some people it may take years to overcome losing a parent others may take a lesser amount of time. I would monitor her behaviors and times of ups and downs. Please watch for more serious signs of depression in your friend. Have family contact numbers and her Physicians number as well. It may very well be a battle to get your friend to accept help. Provide her with all the information and if necessary show her the display of her behaviors you have noticed over a period of time. Reassure her that you are concerned and care about her mental health and her future. Your local hospital or hospice center can provide you with information on support groups available in your area.
2007-09-26 04:19:26 · answer #1 · answered by dottie42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Living for the moment is ideal. And happiness does not exist, it is a choice of being. The meds will raise the lows and flatten the highs.
No-one is responsible for anyone else, our responsibility lays in the consequences of our actions. Doing nothing is always a safe bet.
You can help a person that is prepared to try and feel better, do better, be better. However, negative people often will try to drag you down too. Avoid this.
Stand beside your friend, offer you hand to pull her out of the pit, don't fall in, don't get in the pit with her.
A simple remedy is exercise, maybe go running with her, something that will make you both feel good. It is advised to not do too much, the risk is that your friend will act useless and rely on you, not pulling herself up. Give my contact if you want, I'll talk with her.
2007-09-26 03:09:20 · answer #2 · answered by 132 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
unless she was diagnosed as a Manic Depressive person before all of this.. I highly doubt she is... just grieving by being bubbly doesn't make someone a manic depressive (or Bi-Polar). She is just having trouble grieving and trying to find a way... a grief counselor seems like the best bet to help her out... but good luck getting her to go to one.
2007-09-26 03:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by pip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your friend is truly bipolar (i.e., has MANIC episodes interspersed with epsidoes of MAJOR DEPRESSION), then she DOES need to be on medication, period.
If your friend, however, is merely grieving, then she needs to allow that to run its course.
A grief support group may be in order here regardless of whether or not your friend is bipolar ("manic depressant").
2007-09-26 02:58:13 · answer #4 · answered by michele 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋