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While I Am Not At Thrilled By The Outcome Of
While I am not at thrilled by the outcome of the recent election I am sure I will get through this somehow ( as will many other people). However an e-mail was sent to me this morning which seemed to indicate that my friend Wendy Attias is going to pieces over Donald Trump being the next president.
I have been concerned about her for sometime. Despite being very bright she seems unable to cope with life's hardships. Ever time something "bad" happens she flips out.
I think seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist would be quite beneficial to Wendy. However for some reason she seems unwilling to do this and I am not sure why. She has a good paying job with decent health insurance that covers "mental health care". Instead Lisa seems to think she can use me as a free shrink.
I made the mistake of allowing her to call me a few times when she was blue and now she believes that this will be an ongoing situation.
Tuesday I spent the entire evening watching election returns at my next door neighbor's home. Since the neighbor's computer is in the repair shop their college age son asked if he could go over to our house to use our PC and printer to prepare a report for a history class he is taking.
I had a feeling that Wendy might call and told Christopher not to answer the phone if it rang while he was over there. Christopher told me the that she tried to call six times in the two hours he was in our home. That's not normal!
Fond though I am of Wendy I can't do this anymore. Like it or not she will have to spend some money on co-payments and seek professional help. It is not fair for her to expect me to hold her hand every time something goes wrong.
I realize I should tell Wendy all this,but am a little afraid to do so. Whenever one puts the least bit of pressure on Wendy while she is depressed she starts yelling that everyone is against her, no one cares about her and she wishes to be dead.
We usually chat on Thursday evenings. She will be calling in a couple of hours. I want to put my foot down and set her straight, but wish to do so in a humane way. Please advise me on how to handle her.
I have been concerned about her for sometime. Despite being very bright she seems unable to cope with life's hardships. Ever time something "bad" happens she flips out.
I think seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist would be quite beneficial to Wendy. However for some reason she seems unwilling to do this and I am not sure why. She has a good paying job with decent health insurance that covers "mental health care". Instead Lisa seems to think she can use me as a free shrink.
I made the mistake of allowing her to call me a few times when she was blue and now she believes that this will be an ongoing situation.
Tuesday I spent the entire evening watching election returns at my next door neighbor's home. Since the neighbor's computer is in the repair shop their college age son asked if he could go over to our house to use our PC and printer to prepare a report for a history class he is taking.
I had a feeling that Wendy might call and told Christopher not to answer the phone if it rang while he was over there. Christopher told me the that she tried to call six times in the two hours he was in our home. That's not normal!
Fond though I am of Wendy I can't do this anymore. Like it or not she will have to spend some money on co-payments and seek professional help. It is not fair for her to expect me to hold her hand every time something goes wrong.
I realize I should tell Wendy all this,but am a little afraid to do so. Whenever one puts the least bit of pressure on Wendy while she is depressed she starts yelling that everyone is against her, no one cares about her and she wishes to be dead.
We usually chat on Thursday evenings. She will be calling in a couple of hours. I want to put my foot down and set her straight, but wish to do so in a humane way. Please advise me on how to handle her.
