Hi Tristin,
As far as your response, I would at least give her the phone number of the
crisis center a number in GA 1-800-715-4225. You might call the number your
self and get local resources in your own community as well as telling about
your friend.
I think her suicide risk might increase because school is out for the Summer
and her activities are more limited. Also if she abuses alcohol or drugs
the risk increases, past attempts also add to risk. In the past I have
worked in a crisis center in Cincinnati and dealt with this issue alot.
If you think she is at high risk you can send the police for a "wellness
check" to see if she is okay.
While I'm not trying to make you an mental health therapist this tool called
the *SAD PERSONS SCALE* may help to give you some idea of how serious of
risk your friend presents. It is designed for people who
*aren't*professiona
*.
http://www.missouri
*
-Tim Heller,MSW/LCSW
On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:50 PM, tristinspike26 <tristinspike26@
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>
> Ya'll (yeah I'm from Georgia... lol) know that I have epilepsy, but this
> post isn't a about me... I have a friend that has generalized frontal lobe
> epilepsy. Her name is Lisa. She's a volunteer at the school I work at, and
> she's in her late 40s. She's on a high dosage of Neurontin, and her last
> tonic clonic seizure was Monday, June 29th. Anyway, she called me today and
> told me she is depressed and is having suicidal thoughts. I get this way
> when I'm 1-3 days post-ictal too. I know that many people with epilepsy
> suffer from frequent depression, including me, and this often goes
> undiagnosed. Lisa lives alone in an apartment, and her family doesn't give a
> ----- about her. When I'm depressed, I don't really want to talk to anyone.
> Do you think Lisa's phone call to me could have been a cry for help? I don't
> want to make this more than it is, but I know that if she did hurt herself,
> I would put full blame on myself for not calling someone (EMS). Is there
> anything I should do?
>
> Tristin Seagraves
>
>
>
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