edit2: I'll post a less personal version
I have a friend with major depression, which she takes medication for. She has to hand in an important uni assignment and she's freaking out about it since it doesn't look as if she'll be able to hand it in on time. I'm worried she won't hand anything in and will become completely depressed. If she doesn't hand it in, she might not be able to continue with the course. She's very intelligent and capable of doing the assignment; she's just a perfectionist. For the past few weeks she's isolated herself from her friends and stayed at home a lot of the time. She has a lot of friends who are expecting her to hand something in and keep contacting her with supportive messages, which she says puts pressure on her. I've already offered to edit/discuss ideas. Is there any way I can help her? The reason I'm worried is that she texted me today so I called her, and she sounded very upset. She sounded okay by the time I hung up, but I'm still worried. Should I just give her space now or what? As a bystander it's very frustrating because I know she's capable of doing the assignment..
I have a friend with major depression, which she takes medication for. She has to hand in an important uni assignment and she's freaking out about it since it doesn't look as if she'll be able to hand it in on time. I'm worried she won't hand anything in and will become completely depressed. If she doesn't hand it in, she might not be able to continue with the course. She's very intelligent and capable of doing the assignment; she's just a perfectionist. For the past few weeks she's isolated herself from her friends and stayed at home a lot of the time. She has a lot of friends who are expecting her to hand something in and keep contacting her with supportive messages, which she says puts pressure on her. I've already offered to edit/discuss ideas. Is there any way I can help her? The reason I'm worried is that she texted me today so I called her, and she sounded very upset. She sounded okay by the time I hung up, but I'm still worried. Should I just give her space now or what? As a bystander it's very frustrating because I know she's capable of doing the assignment..
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