I recognize one has to fix his/her own problems but having the tools at her disposal to make the right choice might be helpful -- that is all I was trying to accomplish. Being from the States puts me at a disadvantage as to how to obtain names for her. Thanks for several PM's and posts here I have the information to give her and as I said if she says no or makes up an excuse then so be it.Dewalt said:I gotta go with Hank on this one. You can't fix someone else's problems and sometimes a person has to hit their bottom before they can see that the only way to go is up.
You CAN do this with compassion, you don't have to be cruel. No one said anything about stepping on broken wings, I believe the nugget of Hank's post was "accountibility for one's own life". Only they can fix themselves and if she is reluctant to talk to her GP then she is her own worst problem.
That much said if she WAS to take steps to fix her life you could easily be a supportive and compassionate person in it. But be forewarned that if you play "the supportive guy that gets her thru the rough times", once she is all "better" you will be dropped like a hot potato since you will remind her of her former life. This typically happens with a "purge" of one's old life.
Just telling it the way it is, not the way you wish it could be. Point her in the direction of CAMH and let the professionals do their job that way you can be sure you are not being "played".
As for Hank - he is immature, selfish and rude. Even if he had a point, he couldn't argue it without vituperation which tells me he lacks formal education and any sense of couth.