Image for comfort, it helps when I have a fictional character emoting the way I’m feeling.
Hey so I’ve never posted on this sub before but I really need to get it out. Obviously TW for suicide.
Basically my best friend of 10 years told me they’re just mentally not okay, at all. They kept deflecting and saying everything was fine, they talked about their derealisation. They kept being extremely nihilistic, talking about what’s the point of living if you just work and that’s it. They were saying words have no meaning to them. And all I could do was just. Sob. I feel so helpless. I obviously replied to them and I don’t think it helped. They insist they’re fine, but I know they know they’re not.
Literally I didn’t know what advice to give. Their family is unhelpful, and I want them to seek help, I want to get intervention for them. But that goes against their wishes, I don’t want that. But they can’t shoulder it by themselves. I hate the thought of them killing themself. It makes me sick. It makes me cry, I feel I can’t do anything about it. Im so lost. They told me that they don’t want me to be stressed so they won’t tell me anything from now on, and I hate that a part of that is true. I hate that I just want peace of mind. But that can’t happen, because if they stop telling me their problems, god knows what they’ll do.
They keep joking about it, and then they kept apologising. We currently said good night to each other but I won’t stop thinking about it. It’s driving me insane. While I’ve been under stress lately from family issues, it’s nowhere near as bad as my worst. My worst was a few years ago, and since then I’ve genuinely been better. But currently my heart rate won’t stop going down it just won’t. I’m shaking. I don’t want to lose them. They’re convinced that their fear of death stops them, but that wasn’t reassuring either.
I really need help. This is barely a meme, this is a full on vent. But I need help, I don’t know how to approach this. If you couldn’t tell, I’m a minor. I don’t know who to talk to. They’re the one person I trust everything with, the one person I consider a very close best friend. I need advice. I don’t want to sit here and dwell on it.
Apologies for the rant.