Hi all, I joined this forum to ask for some biblical advice on a friend's situation in dealing with a complicated situation. I hope to receive proper Godly counsel from you all on how to handle this situation. Here goes:
I have a dear Christian friend (called X) who is studying in a university. She has a good friend who is not a Christian (called Y - whom I have never met before), and was diagnosed with serious mental issues shortly after their diploma program. Y denies having any mental issues even after diagnosis, rejects medications, is neither studying, working, nor actively job-searching due to her condition. All Y's friends has forsaken her due to her condition (except X). Her parents (also non-Christians) have given up hope on her and neglects her to a significant extent. She hates crowds and mingling with anyone escpecially religious ones so inviting her to church is almost out of the question.
Now here's the real problem. As X is her only friend left, Y in her now worsened mental state has caused her to consistently pester X to whatsapp/call/meet her even while knowing she is occupied with her studies. Y continually pries into X's personal life (asking X to make little reports of what she does & reprimanding when her respond is slow). X is frustrated and her grades affected due to these incidents, but finds it difficult to turn her down as she uses 'emotional blackmail' (e.g. laments how everyone hates her etc) and has implied threats of self-harm should X not help her. X has tried all things: Prayer, Bringing her along for family outings, even tried to invite her for church but has exhausted almost all her options.
I've indicated to X that I would be willing to drop by to meet both her and Y for dinner this week, to try to befriend Y and maybe invite her for a bible study nearby the university (will need prayer to pull that off). As such any biblical advice or Godly counsel for a working adult male like myself would be greatly appreciated.
TLDR: Y needs serious help. Apart from prayer, any advice?
I have a dear Christian friend (called X) who is studying in a university. She has a good friend who is not a Christian (called Y - whom I have never met before), and was diagnosed with serious mental issues shortly after their diploma program. Y denies having any mental issues even after diagnosis, rejects medications, is neither studying, working, nor actively job-searching due to her condition. All Y's friends has forsaken her due to her condition (except X). Her parents (also non-Christians) have given up hope on her and neglects her to a significant extent. She hates crowds and mingling with anyone escpecially religious ones so inviting her to church is almost out of the question.
Now here's the real problem. As X is her only friend left, Y in her now worsened mental state has caused her to consistently pester X to whatsapp/call/meet her even while knowing she is occupied with her studies. Y continually pries into X's personal life (asking X to make little reports of what she does & reprimanding when her respond is slow). X is frustrated and her grades affected due to these incidents, but finds it difficult to turn her down as she uses 'emotional blackmail' (e.g. laments how everyone hates her etc) and has implied threats of self-harm should X not help her. X has tried all things: Prayer, Bringing her along for family outings, even tried to invite her for church but has exhausted almost all her options.
I've indicated to X that I would be willing to drop by to meet both her and Y for dinner this week, to try to befriend Y and maybe invite her for a bible study nearby the university (will need prayer to pull that off). As such any biblical advice or Godly counsel for a working adult male like myself would be greatly appreciated.
TLDR: Y needs serious help. Apart from prayer, any advice?