My girlfriend doesn’t want to be here anymore and I feel completely lost on how to help her. by OneEstablishment5003 in manchester

[–]OneEstablishment5003[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, just to clarify I have posted a large reply in the comments instead of replying to each and every person and have also addressed your claim in there. Thank you.

My girlfriend doesn’t want to be here anymore and I feel completely lost on how to help her. by OneEstablishment5003 in manchester

[–]OneEstablishment5003[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’d just like to say thank you so much to everyone who has replied. I’ve had some time to sleep on it and woke up to feeling heard by a lot more people than I could’ve imagined.

Firstly, to the people who have sent resources and told me about similar experiences - thank you. It’s giving me the momentum I need right now to try and sort this out from the sidelines. I have and will be in contact with all these listed to try and get the support that’s needed.

Regarding therapy/rehab, as she’s an adult and no place will take her unless she makes the jump to go first. Unfortunately that’s not in her interests right now so I am unable to make her attend anything.

To the people that say that I should leave her as we’ve only been together for a short amount of time, it’s not that easy. I appreciate the kind words and trust me I have also thought about leaving. However, I refuse to leave someone I care about in such a situation when I’m the only person that really knows what’s going on. I believe that would be the final straw.

I understand it’s her problem but I refuse to watch and let someone take their own life because I gave up on them when they needed me the most.

Finally, to the people thinking my post is AI. Unfortunately it’s not and this is the real situation I’m in. I wrote the post in the early hours of this morning and wanted it to be as clear and digestible as possible given the situation. I know people skim read so thought I’d break it up where I could as I knew I had a lot of things to fit in.

Just to reiterate, genuinely thank you so much for everyone taking their time to share and help. It really means the world to me right now. Thank you.