dear Orachelt, thank goodness AGrace has found your post and passed it on to the BB team.
I sincerely want to thank her for finding your hidden post, which can sometimes happen as they are pushed over to the next page.
This post is very serious indeed, and it's also great that she has a friend in you.
Personally I don't believe in school counsellors for a situation like this, because they aren't properly trained to cope with this, and as AGrace has said she needs to see her doctor.
It's disgraceful that her parents and brother have been abusive, so she has to avoid them if this is possible, maybe by living with another family member, but she has to get away from this situation, because this is probably the main reason why she has attempted to take her life so many times.
She is so desperate for help and even the best of friends can't get someone to avoid doing this, even though on the outside it may appear as though she is safe, this will not necessarily mean that she is, no one can read anybody's mind, and they can also tell you you something but do something else.
If she is under age then maybe an auntie can go with her to the doctors, but she really must do this for her own sake, as well as for you.
Can I suggest is for you and the other friends not to keep asking her questions, because the more you do, the more she will close up, let her talk on her own will, as this is very important.
I know that you want to help her so much, so you are definitely a trustworthy friend who cares so much for her.
I really hope that can get back to us, because it's important for us to know how she is going. Geoff. x
