If your friend is mental how do you help them?

Question

my best friend has problems and most people think she is crazy. she goes to a pshychiatrist and it's not helping. she was planning to hurt my other friend but she got caught. how do you help her and still be her friend?

Answer 1

well help is out there she just has to find the right person to talk to about this problem  

Answer 2

LOL, i have been here! it's so hard isn't it?! but you just need to talk to her, tell her you want to help her! she may feel like everyone is against her which is the reason she does the things she does. my friend was exactly the same and it took a good few years for her to see what was going on herself, she lost so many people through it and her boyfriend killed himself cos of how she was; it's hard to come to terms with but always be there for her! explain to her that YOU want to help her :) she will be okay. my friend has settled down and is engaged now :)

Answer 3

Sorry to hear about your friend.  My advice is to request help from your friend's family or someone else that he/she respects.  I have a friend that has manic/depression and I finally had to come to a point to involve her family.  She actually had to be institutionalized for awhile but it was necessary.  They helped her and she is now living a normal life and taking her meds regularly.

She was mad with me at first but once she was on her medication regularly she thanked me for helping her....