For My Friend

[OnlySunshine]

I really don't know if I can call her my "friend."  I lose contact with her for months at a time and then she pops up again and automatically expects me to respond to her emails as if nothing happened.  I see definite signs of mental illness (maybe Bipolar Disorder) but she's never sought help for her symptoms.  The difficult part is that she believes she has a vocation to religious life and has bounced around from place to place about 4 or 5 times.  Each time it gets a little too difficult, she leaves.  I just heard from her today after a period of several months and she claims that she is making vows soon.  I don't know whether to believe her because she lies (I have proof of this).  I wish she would seek help.  Please pray for her.  Everytime I hear about her, I worry about her mental health.  She can get really depressed really quickly and withdraws from everyone when religious life doesn't go the way she expects.  I cannot continue to remain her friend because it brings me down really quickly and makes me question my own vocation in a negative way.  She is not healthy to be around.  Even our pastor, who was initially supportive of her vocation, doesn't want contact with her because she is not stable.

Edited June 28, 2013 by MaterMisericordiae