<p>She has emotional issues that need to be dealt with ASAP.You are a great friend but your help wont make her better…Do her parents know what is going on? What do they say?</p>
<p>GCs can be helpful but in this situation I think that more is called for, particularly when the GC is as dismissive as you say. </p>
<p>With stalkermama, I’d be interested to know what her parents know and are suggesting.</p>
<p>Her parents kind of don’t care if she drops out.</p>
<p>What would her parents want her do if she drops out?</p>
<p>I don’t know. Her parents just would let her do whatever she wants, as long as she doesn’t bother them.</p>
<p>Are you sure that she has a happy home life?</p>
<p>It sounds like she could benefit from talking to an adult who can take an interest, listen, help her decide what to do, and perhaps see whether therapy would be possible. Can you help her figure out who that adult might be?</p>
<p>Yeah, she has a good home life. Her parents really care for her, but whatever is her decision is her decision is hers, not theirs. Her parents are really into personal responsibility. </p>
<p>She’s an only child. So having an older sister or brother help? No.</p>
<p>All her family members live in Asia or on the west coast. And most of them have financial problems or some other problem. So having an uncle, aunt, or cousin help her? No. </p>
<p>Fear of having the entire school taunt her again. Yes. So having a teacher to help her? No.</p>
<p>She could not speak confidentially to any teacher? Does she have a doctor?</p>
<p>As for her parents: even parents who are really into personal responsibility might be available to counsel her. Are you saying that they are taking no role in this decision, no role in looking after her mental health?</p>
<p>Ok I really don’t know about her parents. I just know they believe in personal responsibility a lot, but I don’t know how they’ll really approach to her mental health. She tells me she keeps a bright face at home, so they’ll not worry about her. They have an income under the proverty line and always have. I think she might just refuse to get help just so her parents can have more money. There is something at the civic center in syracuse, ny, where you can go for free to see a psychologist. </p>
<p>I don’t think that she could speak to any teacher, because her teachers think she is perfect with no deep feeling inside. Yeah, she has a doctor, but everytime she visits her, the doctor charges like $300 or more.</p>
<p>Well, besides being a good friend, I think a really good thing you could do would be to encourage her talk to her parents and/or other trusted adults about the high school decision and her mental health. It is still her decision though.</p>
<p>Please encourage your friend to seek out free mental health treatment though local community resources. She sounds like a terrific young woman who just needs and deserves a little help to get her through a rough time.</p>
<p>It’s no different from letting a physical problem go untreated. In the long run, getting help early is better than later.</p>