Hey Chris,
I'm just curious as to how I can start my own forum.
I'm feeling really unsure about what to do right now. My best friend from highschool who I haven't seen for over a year came down from interstate a few days ago, so we had lunch together. During highschool, she had a tendency to suppress her feelings of anxiety, and whenever I was to ask if she was ok, she's snap and say "I'm fine!". It was always very difficult to gage how serious her anxiety was because she was so good at hiding it. But when we had lunch the other day, she was very irritable. I don't know whether it was just a bad day for her, or whether it's something more serious. We're both in year 12 now, and our independance has grown a lot since highschool. Part time jobs, Ps, her being allowed to travel interstate alone. Next year she'd be travelling a lot to get some life experience before uni, and I'm worried that if her lack of seeking help builds up into a mental illness she'd be alone and lost for what to do.
Should I ask her if she's ok?
If she says she's fine like she has been in the past, do I just accept it, or do i push further to make sure she's ok?
If she ends up breaking down while travelling next year, does that make me a bad friend for not helping her enough?
