How do you convince someone with obvious mental health issues to seek treatment?

Even if you convince them, if they don't want it themselves, they will find every bad thing they can about it unfortunately... At least that's my experience as the best friend of a girl with nervous anorexia. She agreed to aknowledge the problem and go to psychologists and psychiatrists, but she never liked any of them and she always feels the need to stop seeing them because they're not being helpful.

eMortal · M

@HannibalAteMeOut sad

eMortal · M

It's hard when someone can make rational decisions anymore.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

It is virtually impossible unless they want to seek help for themselves there is little you can do.

eMortal · M

@hippyjoe1955 but something needs to be done. The healing won't just miraculously happen.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@eMortal You know that and I know that but the mentally ill person does not know that and in a civilized society we assume that everyone is capable of making rational choices unless they have been declared incompetent by the very individuals the ill person will not see. It is a very real problem for those with loved ones who have mental health issues.

SW-User

say you care and worry about them and that they're not alone

cycleman · 61-69, M

encourage them via your worrying. don't over do it.

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