Posted by Racer on January 14, 2006, at 20:35:19
In reply to Re: Advice and possible explanation of behavior? » Racer, posted by fallsfall on January 14, 2006, at 17:27:51
> She needs to learn to organize her life so she doesn't need rescuing. Is she suicidal, or just crisis prone?
That's a very hard question to answer, frankly. She talks a lot about passive suicide, and has "accidentally" OD'd a few times now. Many of her crises are health related, and some of those are self-induced, kinda -- like taking huge amounts of aspirin or Motrin, and then ending up in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer. That sort of thing. And, of course, the "accidental" ODs. I can't say how accidental they were. I really got the impression that she got kinda over-loaded, then needed attention, so OD'd to get it, you know? I truly don't believe, though, that she had any interest in killing herself -- just in getting hospitalized and getting attention. And, so far, it's always been a medical hospital, because it was "accidental," rather than a psychiatric hospital.
I do know that she's a prescription drug hound, and that she does silly things like running out of food and then being too sick to get any herself. That's one time I get the calls, "Help? I need food..." It's hard for me to say no, although I do have a pretty good reason for not coming through right now, you know? :-D
Thanks, Falls, for reminding me that "rescuing" her won't save her. I guess I should make a sign and put it up over the door, you know?
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