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Need Advice or SupportNeed advice: Unstable social media acquaintance
Posted January 8, 2025 by HeartOnTheWall in Women

I am connected via social media with a former acquaintance who has been making some concerning posts. She shares a lot on social media and has posted about suffering various physical and mental health ailments for years. Her posts are often dramatic but harmless. For example, she feared for her safety because of Trump's election, despite being a white woman residing in an affluent zip code.

Anyway, recently her posts have escalated and become increasingly unstable, saying things like "I want take out myself and take all of the jerks out with me". Is this a cry for help, or could she really hurt herself? What would you do? Send her a DM with mental health resources? I would feel terrible if she ended up trying to harm herself, but I am not a close friend.

3 comments

[Deleted]January 12, 2024

Will the tide turn or will we just get more dystopian

ptittleJanuary 12, 2024

We don't have enough time left for the tide to turn. (https://pegtittle.com/and-heres-why-2)

TSTat1400January 12, 2024

I just started reading Dworkin (Intercourse). She was a fantastic writer with a powerful voice. I know exactly what you mean when you say there's something amazing in every paragraph!