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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD has always been a very friendly and empathetic.  She has a history of befriending the underdog and seeing the best in everyone.  I love this about her but I’m also very scared for her.

She made friends with a young man who has schizophrenia.  He spent Thanksgiving with us and was super sweet.  Very polite, kind and thoughtful.  But it seems like he’s been struggling for the past few months and DD has gotten dragged into a lot of it.  She’s constantly worried about him and she’s become the person he calls if he’s having a hard time.  She has a girlfriend who attends a different college that has expressed some concerns to us.  He seems a bit obsessive over DD (not in a romantic or sexual way, as he is also gay) but in a way where he seems dependent on her and constantly craves her attention and validation and I fear it’s too much stress on her.  She’s a great student and was on the deans list last semester but I know she missed a class this past week to take him to the ER because he was suicidal.  I don’t want her to neglect her schoolwork because she’s overly worried about a friends mental health.  Anytime I try to bring it up to her she calls me selfish.

But I am selfish.  My priority is her.  [/quote]

Tell her that she must not take on this role! He needs to use his psychiatrist and student health/student services.  Talk in terms of her not being qualified to help him. [/quote]

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