help with a friend

[wormboge]

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What would you say to a person who is suicidal because they worked all of their life, sacrificing nearly everything to do an enormous amount of academic work and get the best grades they can, took pride in the idea that their hard work would result in a better future and comforted by the idea that their hard work would pay off for them, only to find that other students who did not sacrifice nearly as much and took study drugs, got better grades? The person I speak of consistently got the room next to all-night partiers who also got good grades on amphetamines, but his grades suffered as he was not aware of study drugs and had a huge tolerance to caffeine he spent nearly his whole paycheck on with undiagnosed adhd and narcolepsy. It is now questionable whether he will ever get into medical school and he has spent years beyond college studying for the MCAT, which we all know would have been many times faster with medication. He feels his life is wasted and has never had passion for anything comparable to academics but is way behind and getting denied entry level jobs partly due to his age. i do not know what to say but feel very badly and hope that someone will have insight into this beyond my level. Please provide your feedback.

 

[OrthoTraumaMD]

If they are suicidal encourage them to seek professional help.


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[Lucca]

This thread has been reported by several users due to the comments about self-harm. SDN takes such statements seriously and we would like to remind the OP and all posters that SDN should not serve as a place to obtain counseling or other advice regarding significant psychological issues. Anyone who is contemplating harming themselves should immediately seek professional counseling advice, not rely on SDN or other non-professional resources.

Members who have serious concerns about their career and would like to post details more anonymously may do so in the Confidential Consult forum.

At this time, given the nature of the thread and the concerns expressed, the moderation staff of SDN will close this thread.

As was alluded to above, an individual with suicidal ideation should seek professional help. It sounds like this individual may have unfounded ideas about the prevalence or utility of performance enhancing drugs which is negatively influencing their self perception. They should seek help to cope with the immediate problems and then those underlying it so that they can reach a place where they are truly able to think clearly and perform at their personal best.

Best of luck.