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Need advice on how to help my friend
Ok so I have this one friend of mine(don't worry not me) whose life is currently messed up rn. He was a good friend of mine for almost 3 years and great in academics(he has been the school topper quite a few times) but the thing is he always had crushing depression since grade 6 and he was always lonely and alone not only as a lone child but also as in he had no friends before me. He sucked at social interaction as was too lazy to do it. But things improved after i befriended him. It was stable for a while but suddenly he stopped showing up to school and responding in the gc. Its been 6 months and this is the full overview:
- He is diagnosed with a lot of health isssues main ones being ADHD, OCD, not wanting to adjust to society(dissconnection i think) and bunch others.
- He has no goal or purpose left in life leading to su*cidal thoughts
- He doesn't want to feel any emotions not happiness not sadness but he doesn't want to be lonely and doesn't even want to remain conciouss leading to more self-harm thoughts
- He can't focus on anything and I mean absolutely nothing. So he can't watch movies,series,novels,or anything. Most he is able to manage is reels and that too for short periods due to mental exhaustion
- I am prepping for a competitive exam and have limited time plus i don't think his other friends are willing to go the extra mile to help him.
I have scheduled a personal meet with him next week any and all advice is heavily appreciated.
u/Fickle-Document-9 — 7 days ago