We have another problem. She's now refusing to do ANYTHING that's
required of her to help her own situation. She sees everything as
completely hopeless, and she just wants to die. Kinda sucks when
the one person we're trying to help is the one who won't cooperate.
Our mutual friend, the one who's taking care of her, thinks it's my
responsibility to try to help her, since I was the one who caused
her latest pain, but I don't see what more I can do by myself.

--Wayne


--- In sandiegochristiansingles@yahoogroups.com, thecarolinacavalier
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Wayne--Sorry, I Just Read your email... I have quite a bit of
> experience in getting psychiatric care for 'under priviledged'
> adults. I also have friends, whom I can connect her with, who have
> extensive experience, in that area. I would be more than happy
> to speak with her, either in person, or over the phone. For my
phone
> #, she/you can email me at the address, above. I also have
> personally battled depression, stress, and some anxiety, while I
was
> low on funds; so, I can probably really identify, as well as
> empathize, with her situation. I strongly encourage her to contact
> me, even if she has already gotten some much-needed care. I have
> been told that I can be quite a good listener, as well as a wise,
> understanding friend. Many thanks,
> Rob-
> faaast@i...
> P.S. I also live in San Diego... & I am really
good
> at communicating with doctors--in a way that Usually produces
their
> Best results...(I grew up with an M.D. father, and an R.N. mother--
as
> if that's not enough, my sister also became an M.D.--I am
> a "natural", when it comes to maximizing results with
>
doctors!)

>

> --- In
sandiegochristiansingles@yahoogroups.com, "celebok"
> <celebok@e...> wrote:
> > Okay, I'm wondering if anyone can help point me in the right
> > direction here. I have a friend who's been suffering from chest
> > pains, really bad panic attacks, high blood pressure, and an
ulcer
> > for the past several days, and I know a lot of it is due to
> > psychological stress, rooted in depression and anxiety. She's
> unable
> > to work, and she's being cared for by another mutual friend,
who's
> > barely making enough to support both of them, and they have no
> > medical benefits. I know absolutely nothing about finding
medical
> > help for underprivileged adults. Can someone point me in the
right
> > direction? Or if you think you might know of someone who might
> know,
> > can you please pass on this request? They live in the San Diego
> > area. (And I live near Seattle, so there's not a whole lot I
can
> do
> > for them.)
> >
> > A few other things:
> >
> > 1. She's too afraid to talk to a professional and explain her
> > problems, so she would need her friend to go in with her and
> explain
> > what her problems are.
> > 2. She's allergic to most drugs, so a doctor would need to
somehow
> > test for that or know what drugs that she can and can't take.
> > 3. She doesn't trust doctors to be able to prescribe drugs that
> she
> > won't have a bad reaction to, because her mom has had the same
> > problem and was almost killed twice because of doctors who tried
to
> > prescribe wrong drugs.
> > 4. She doesn't want to try a new drug without her mom thinking
it
> > might be okay, except she doesn't want to tell her mom why she
> needs
> > to take drugs.
> >
> > Any advice you can tell me would be appreciated. Thanks.
> >
> > --Wayne