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How do I help my mentally ill 20 year old?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sam3" data-source="post: 723848" data-attributes="member: 19290"><p>Hi. And welcome. </p><p></p><p>First year of university can be hard even for mentally healthy young adults. Struggling ones coming home in their first year seems to be pretty common, which doesn’t make it easier on her or you.</p><p></p><p>It’s hard to give feedback without knowing more, but first, if you are truly afraid she is suicidal, she needs acute mental health services, crisis counseling or even psychiatric hospitalization.</p><p></p><p>Does she have diagnoses? Is she medicated? Does she work with a therapist? What you describe could be anxiety, depression or even bipolar with the cycle of elation/depression. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully you can seize on her own dissatisfaction with her life to get her to the support she needs. Even if it’s just a life coach or mentor, and not a mental health professional, in my opinion, it’s best for you to stay out of that role. Her world doesn’t need to get any smaller.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sam3, post: 723848, member: 19290"] Hi. And welcome. First year of university can be hard even for mentally healthy young adults. Struggling ones coming home in their first year seems to be pretty common, which doesn’t make it easier on her or you. It’s hard to give feedback without knowing more, but first, if you are truly afraid she is suicidal, she needs acute mental health services, crisis counseling or even psychiatric hospitalization. Does she have diagnoses? Is she medicated? Does she work with a therapist? What you describe could be anxiety, depression or even bipolar with the cycle of elation/depression. Hopefully you can seize on her own dissatisfaction with her life to get her to the support she needs. Even if it’s just a life coach or mentor, and not a mental health professional, in my opinion, it’s best for you to stay out of that role. Her world doesn’t need to get any smaller. [/QUOTE]
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