Help! Advice!!!!

[NoddaProbBob]

My friend told me about an instance where she had been raped, and I felt scared for her and told a school counselor. Since then our friendship has been on the rocks, and I was just wondering if anyone had any advice about how to build our friendship back up...
thanks
J.j

 

[lillybug0514]

The best advice I can give you is be supportive. She probably feels as if you betrayed her. She has gone through something terrible and needed a friend, maybe she wasnt ready to talk and by telling a counsellor about it they are making her relive it and perhaps she wasnt ready for that. I understand how you must have felt scared and wanted to help, but that may not have been what she needed. Just let her know that you are there as a friend and you love her and want to help in anyway that you can. Give her time, she is going through so much and it will take some time for her to work through everything. Hope this helps a little, I'm here if you ever want to talk

 

[biffy]

lillybug has good advice there...you can't push her in any direction she dosent want to go...just be there for her and love and support her...she may just be feeling incredibly embarassed!!!! and ashamed!!!!

 

[Tubachick]

I agree. Just be a friend.