She refuses to go get professional help?

Question

my sister and i live together, i'm her legal guardian (she's 17 i'm 28) my sister's best friend (they've been best friends since they were 2 years old) died 2 weeks ago in a car accident and she has been crying non stop and she has been displaying extremely strange behavior i told her that i was going to take her to get professional help but she refused to go, what should i do?

Answer 1

drag her to the tharipest... your sister neeeds help. good luck, GD bless.

Answer 2

Tell her you're there if she needs to talk, Comfort her. Ask her if she would like to see a psychiatrist or something.

Answer 3

give her some time, she has known this guy for the past 15 years of her life. if you've known someone that long and love them the fact of never seeing that person again is an extremely hard concept to grasp especially when you've known them for that long

Answer 4

Call a crisis hot line for assistance in your area.

Answer 5

i think the best thing to do is call the police and let them know that you think that she is a danger to herself and that she needs to be placed in a hospital until she is better

Answer 6

well first, let me say this is normal. they were like sisters and it has been only a short while since she died.

Second, since you are her legal guardian you have all the right to take her to a professional if you see fit.

Answer 7

Try to talk to her and tell her what it will be like. It might be helpful to her. She just needs to try. If she doesn't like it or feel that it's helpful then she doesn't need to return.

The counselor is just going to talk to her and ask questions.

It has only been 2 weeks. I might give her a little more time unless you think it's over the top and she needs to go.

Get her in the car and just take her. Don't tell her where you are going. That might work. It might not.

I would just try to reason with her if you haven't. Maybe try a different approach. I don't know what you have said to her thus far. But sometimes how you phrase things can make all of the difference.

edit: You can always go and ask for assistance. The counselor should be able to give you some professional advice or offer an alternative that might work.

Answer 8

Give her some time to grieve. It's only been 2 weeks! She'll talk to someone when she's ready you can't force it. In the mean time just keep an eye on her and make sure she's not thinking of doing something stupid. The best thing to do right now is be there for her do what ever she needs and love her. It's a very very tough thing to loose someone close. You can't imagine it unless you've gone through it.  Time will heal!

Good Luck & God Bless! My condolences to your sister!

Answer 9

She may not want to see a therapist, but there are other way of healing as well.  Does she need to see her friend's family?  What would make her be able to focus on her life ahead?

Answer 10

If you fear for you sister's life then I think you need to call the police and let them know that you think she needs to be hospitalized.  Otherwise if she's just dealing with depression and sadness  I think you should maybe seek out a bereavement group in your area that she can attend so she can express her feelings in a safe environment.

Answer 11

Take her anyways. She needs to talk with someone about this or she'll only hurt herself my keeping it inside. As her guardian, you don't need her consent.