TinFoilHat
June 12th, 2017, 04:49 AM
Warning: this might become way too long. I really need to gather my thoughts. Thanks for your patience
My best friend, who i have known since i was five, has been acting strange lately. It started a few months ago with her skipping meals because she said she 'wasn't hungry'. i think that threath's passed, as she doesn't seem to be losing any weight and i've seen her eating cookies and stuff like that. Around the same time though she began to adopt a very pessimistic outlook on things. There were days where all she did was sit and quitely do her work, not speaking to anyone when it wasn't absolutely nesessary. When she did speak it was always in a very monotonous sort of voice. Then there were other days where she seemed to be quite normal again, it's kind of confusing.
What worries me at the moment is that she keeps making jokes about suicide and depression. She talks and eats (but still doesn't bring lunch to school), but keeps giving off hints that she might be depressed. I don't know whether i should take it seriously or not. I've asked her a couple times, but she always gives a half answer and then changes the subject.
It bothers me that she won't open up to me. We've been friends for ten years, we used to be able to talk about anything, but she's really changed.
Just being friends with her has also become harder than it should. I consider myself to be a fairly optimistic person, and i can't stand how she's become a constantly flowing source of negativity.
loyalty prevents me from putting a stop to our friendship right away. I want to help her, but she won't tell me what's wrong, and her pessismism is driving me crazy.
So here's what i want to know:
1. How do i find out if she's really depressed?
2. How do i get her to open up to me?
3. How do i deal with her attitude?
4. How do i help her?
If you read all this: thank you so much. And please help, i need answers, or i guess just a place to pour my heart out.
My best friend, who i have known since i was five, has been acting strange lately. It started a few months ago with her skipping meals because she said she 'wasn't hungry'. i think that threath's passed, as she doesn't seem to be losing any weight and i've seen her eating cookies and stuff like that. Around the same time though she began to adopt a very pessimistic outlook on things. There were days where all she did was sit and quitely do her work, not speaking to anyone when it wasn't absolutely nesessary. When she did speak it was always in a very monotonous sort of voice. Then there were other days where she seemed to be quite normal again, it's kind of confusing.
What worries me at the moment is that she keeps making jokes about suicide and depression. She talks and eats (but still doesn't bring lunch to school), but keeps giving off hints that she might be depressed. I don't know whether i should take it seriously or not. I've asked her a couple times, but she always gives a half answer and then changes the subject.
It bothers me that she won't open up to me. We've been friends for ten years, we used to be able to talk about anything, but she's really changed.
Just being friends with her has also become harder than it should. I consider myself to be a fairly optimistic person, and i can't stand how she's become a constantly flowing source of negativity.
loyalty prevents me from putting a stop to our friendship right away. I want to help her, but she won't tell me what's wrong, and her pessismism is driving me crazy.
So here's what i want to know:
1. How do i find out if she's really depressed?
2. How do i get her to open up to me?
3. How do i deal with her attitude?
4. How do i help her?
If you read all this: thank you so much. And please help, i need answers, or i guess just a place to pour my heart out.