So...the month of September continues to get better (note the sarcasm). Found out last night that one of my best friends is in the ICU. Lately, she's been depressed and suicidal; so suicidal infact that she spent the night with me because she didn't trust herself to be alone. She told us that she was seeing her doctor in a few days, and that if her doctor knew how she really felt, he'd send her to the hospital. That night, she asked my opinion of which psych hospitals in the area are good (I use...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008.
There certainly is a fine line for me between strongly encouraging, almost trying to convince a friend still struggling with alcohol that they need help, and sitting back, praying for them, being there for them, etc. But therein lies faith in our Higher Power. Therein lies the fact that He knows the right time and is infinitely more concerned about my friends self-destructive patterns than I am. But where is that line? Where is the balance between caring and sha...
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