originally posted in:Secular Sevens
Okay, to be honest, I've had depression. Not so much from a horrible event in my life, but rather a bad set of family genetics. So, with that said, I'm not quite sure what it's like to be in the depressive state from such a tramuatic event. However, I will tell you this, there is nothing you can do to help her besides encourage her to talk to the counselor. I suppose you could tell the therapist yourself, and risk losing your friend's trust in you. But only pursue that option if you think there is no other viable choice.
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Telling the therapist will obliterate "Rachel"'s trust in both the OP and the therapist.
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Again, that's why I said it was a last resort. I'd only advocate it if she were to hurt herself because of it. I've been here, actually, and I ended up telling the therapist that my friend was hurting herself. Sure, she was pissed at me for awhile, but she thanked me for it later.
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Am I the only one who read "the rapist" instead of "therapist"?... But no I think telling the therapist is definately the wrong way to go.