by u
( La porte)
Lately my best friend has been saying she is going to kill herself. She is 13 and had a boyfriend. When she was about 7 she had sex for the first time, however lately she has had craving for it again. her boyfriend seems to be neglectful at times and also he parents are very protective. I'm afraid that her parents not allowing her to socialize is affecting her self esteem and she has not been herself. she cries every day and i love her like a sister. she has been to a therapist before but her parents stopped taking her there because the therapist told her mom that she needed to stop going through my friend's things (reading notes, reading texts, criticizing her personal journal, listening in on telephone calls). Also i am afraid for my friend.
My questions are:
1. how do i get my friend to a therapist
2. how do i make her parents understand that pulling her away from people and pushing her away is affecting her self-esteem and making her suicidal?
I have tried talking to her parents but all they did was punish my friend for saying she was going to hurt herself which only made matters worse.
Ben's Answer:
This is a situation that may be beyond your control. It sounds like your friend's parents are already very controlling and intrusive