Re: [epilepsy] Depression?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Re: [epilepsy] Depression?

Tim

The Sad Person's List is very helpful.
Thank you.

Millie

> 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*professionals in the mental health field.
>
> *.
> http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/swk/Module-17_Handout_2_Sad_persons_scale.pdf
> *
>
>
> -Tim Heller,MSW/LCSW
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:50 PM, tristinspike26
> <tristinspike26@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 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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