metis-siren
Confident
Hey,
My best friend recently had a cooking accident and suffered first, second, and third degree burns on one arm, her chest, ear and neck, and received very shotty medical treatment from first hospital she was sent to. She's as close to family as I get. She sent me an e-mail to let me know what happened (she lives 5 hours away), and it was very difficult to read. She's suffering flashbacks and I honestly can't think about it without drawing a blank on how to respond. Normally, we use sarcasm as a tool to cheer each other up and a lot of humour - but I'm having a hard time coming up with anything. I find myself wanting to protect her, even more than I already want to (she was recently diagnosed with being bipolar and is trying to find the right medications).
I find myself getting quite anxious before I can even type anything - the closest I've gotten to responding is relaying through a friend is to send my sympathies.
My PTSD has been bad for a while, and I honestly don't know how to not only cope with hearing that my "sister" is very injured but how to be supportive. I'm good in imidiate crisis situations - but with everything that's been going on lately I don't know what to do. Sending her a run of the mill get well isn't something that she needs from me, and I don't know if I can be the person she needs right now.
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Most sincerely,
A. Lauren
My best friend recently had a cooking accident and suffered first, second, and third degree burns on one arm, her chest, ear and neck, and received very shotty medical treatment from first hospital she was sent to. She's as close to family as I get. She sent me an e-mail to let me know what happened (she lives 5 hours away), and it was very difficult to read. She's suffering flashbacks and I honestly can't think about it without drawing a blank on how to respond. Normally, we use sarcasm as a tool to cheer each other up and a lot of humour - but I'm having a hard time coming up with anything. I find myself wanting to protect her, even more than I already want to (she was recently diagnosed with being bipolar and is trying to find the right medications).
I find myself getting quite anxious before I can even type anything - the closest I've gotten to responding is relaying through a friend is to send my sympathies.
My PTSD has been bad for a while, and I honestly don't know how to not only cope with hearing that my "sister" is very injured but how to be supportive. I'm good in imidiate crisis situations - but with everything that's been going on lately I don't know what to do. Sending her a run of the mill get well isn't something that she needs from me, and I don't know if I can be the person she needs right now.
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Most sincerely,
A. Lauren