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Originally Posted by Dylrob
I wish I knew how to get a friend of mine out of her dependency relationship. She's broken up with him on numerous occasions, moved out, and a few days later called him to get her because she ran into something she couldn't handle.
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How great that you care enough to worry about it!
Having worked with young women and teen girls, the biggest help I can give you is trying to empower her in some other way. You're her friend so it would be impossible for me to tell you where to start. Maybe picking a hobby or interest and get he helping in that venue, i.e.; if she's a reader, helping with either adult our juvenile literacy programs. If housing would interest her, maybe something with habitat for humanity. The V.A. homes and hospitals always need volunteers.
All too often it takes seeing someone in worse shape or greater need than our own to figure out how truly badly we're mucking our own selves up and be able to work on our issues as well as where we might share our talents.
Just my .02, but once again, good on ya kiddo for not only noticing, but caring!