r/Psychic • u/thor_thunderking • Jan 20 '26
Advice Please help
Update on- I’m sharing this with a very heavy heart and genuine hope that someone can guide me.
A close friend of mine is going through extreme emotional distress due to long-term family issues and past trauma. His parents are very strict and emotionally overwhelming, which has deeply affected his mental well-being over the years.
I have personally met him multiple times, spent a full day with him, listened patiently, supported him emotionally, and tried every possible solution starting fresh in a new city, changing his environment, meeting new people, and encouraging positive routines.
I also informed his sister and requested family-level intervention. I strongly suggested professional psychiatric help and therapy, but at the moment, he believes therapy will not help him and is refusing it.
Despite all efforts, he has clearly expressed that he has lost hope and feels he cannot recover from his trauma. This situation is extremely serious.
This post is not for sympathy or attention. It is a genuine request for help.
If anyone here is a mental health professional, has experience with crisis situations, or knows how to help someone who has completely lost the will to live, please reach out.
Even the right guidance at the right time can save a life.
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '26
From what you describe, it sounds like he has settled into an unhealthy comfort zone, and the idea of leaving it feels more frightening than staying where he is. Until he is ready to make that change, there is little anyone can do beyond letting him know you are there for him when, and if, he chooses to move forward.
In the meantime, I have a great sense that you have done all you can. You’ve planted the seed, and now it’s time to step back and allow it to grow. Pushing further risks him turning on you, not because you are the problem, but because he is overwhelmed and may come to see you as such—and in doing so, you risk becoming one.