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Friend on a downward spiralling

  • 16-01-2009 11:11pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    My friend has struggled with confidence in social groups all his life. In school although it wasnt that big an issue, he was one of the lads and came out regularly. However since leaving school he has gone from bad to worse. He was born into a very affluent famliy they got him his own aparment, house and job. I know it sounds ridiculous that this persons in trouble.But he now has developed a heavy dependancy on hash/weed and alchol. He is scared to socialise with any1 outside 5 or 6 friends he has known for years. He avoids anyone else, will not go out socially at all even avoids going to shops.has a terrible diet and an unbelievable dependancy on weed/hash. His parents have no real involvement and are not really an option. He knows himself he's in a rutt and believes he cant get out. He's now 23 and his lifestyles starting to cause him serious health problems.

    if anyone has any advice it would be great

    thanks


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  • #2
    Kevster
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    Hi,

    Unfortunately, prolonged use of these drugs can induce schizophrenia in people. I mean, they actually alter the way that the brain interprets information, and the effects are thought to be permanent. During my stay in a psychiatric hospital, I met a guy who 'abused' these drugs for a long period of time and he described how his brain felt 'melted'.

    Your friend has just gone off the rails a bit, but he can get back. I suggest that he may have been depressed even before his life began to spiral downwards, as you have seen it. However, perhaps he was just better at coping with his depression before, but now he needs extra things (like drugs) in order to cope. Whatever the case, he MUST see a doctor about this. Convincing him to do so is a problem, however.

    What you should do is print-off articles about drug-abuse, depression, etc - especially ones that are similar to his situation - and then give them to him to read. He will be more likely to listen to his own voice reading something in his head than he would listen to your voice telling him something.

    Kevin


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