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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:01 AM Original message |
A good friend of mine who is mentally ill lost control yesterday |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. you're a good friend |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Thanks Bertha |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah I understand. |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. A supportive person can make all of the difference in the world |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 02:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
33. Totally true |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
4. Hope she is all right. You're a good friend, Droopy. nt |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. My dear Droopy... |
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MissHoneychurch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. To have you as a friend |
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MissHoneychurch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. Delete |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
8. Sounds so similar to my ex |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. With me it's that awareness that evaporates first. |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I totally empathise with that and understand how that can be |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
9. You are a kind soul and a good friend to her Droopy. n/t |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. Thanks for the kind words everyone |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. My ex is bi-polar and can't keep a job |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Bipolar is often missed or mis-diagnosed. (As I can personally attest to.) |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Me too |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Is he too "rich" for state aid? If it weren't for MaineCare I would be screwed. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. He's not rich, he just can't get help..even the county hospital don't have anything |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I hope he can do that somehow. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yes, me too |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. I've read it's often mistaken as a drug/alcohol addiction |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. A lot of us self-medicate. Me, I use food, but I have known others who drink or use drugs. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. You are a great friend, Droopy. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. Give her a hug from someone else who knows how it is. *great big hugs* |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. For the first two sentences |
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J-Lo Biafra (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. My thoughts go out to your friend. I hope she finds her way out of the woods soon. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
27. I've been known to break down in tears at work before. |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
28. She is lucky to have you |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
29. I hope she is okay, and doesn't lose her job. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. Is this person willing to consider disability? |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
31. One of my exes had a complete breakdown. I took off work... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
32. That sucks so bad. She's lucky to have a friend like you. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
34. And if we truly believed in the idea of Commonwealth |
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