Posted by AuntieMel on December 27, 2006, at 14:12:38
In reply to Re: Good Bye Posts, posted by Farkus on December 27, 2006, at 14:01:28
It is a multi-faceted problem.
It is hard, if not impossible, to know when someone is serious or if someone is "crying wolf."
I would hate to assume one thing, just to find out I was wrong. The guilt would be overwhelming.
Should we refuse to help someone in crisis? I don't think anyone would want that.
I do understand people thinking "crying wolf" or "melodrama." Once I thought the same thing about someone. Later I found out from someone in phone contact that the person *was* really in crisis.
Luckily nothing came of it, but I felt horrible just the same.
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