Emotion: disgust
Problem: problems with friends
Situation: I had to throw out my 13 year old sister.

user: Hello.

assistant: Hello, how are you at the moment? My name is Jo

user: I am doing okay I suppose.. How are you??

assistant: I am not so bad. Is there anything you'd like to talk to me about today?

user: Yes. I had to throw out my sister the other day and Im kind of upset over it.

assistant: I am sorry to hear that. What precipitated that, had you been having problems for a while?

user: She was in a psych ward for a while and when it was time to discharge her, my mother didnt want her back. She was going to send her to a foster home so I volunteered to take her in. Since then, she has stopped taking her medication and is acting out.

assistant: Ah, so you feel as though your mother could and should have helped and you were put into an impossible position you were not prepared for?

user: Pretty much.

assistant: I can sympathise with you having siblings with extreme mental health problems - I have been there too and I know how difficult it is.

user: I tried to have my mother take her back, but she still didnt want her there. So I sent her to my grandmothers and she turned that side of the family against me.

assistant: Mentally ill people can unfortunately sometimes be manipulative, though they do not mean it. Have you had any contact with her since?

user: Only once and she was just telling me that I was a horrible person. This all started over her stopping her meds and then I asked her to clean her room.

assistant: That sounds very toxic. Is it possible to persuade her to seek medical help? I realise she might be reluctant to

user: We have tried to get her into therapy again. But, COVID put a block on that. I suggested that she go back to the ward and maybe be placed into a group home.

assistant: Ah yes, it is a terrible time at the moment isn't it? I think a lot of people are not getting the medical help that they need because of the virus Please do not beat yourself up over this - it does sound as though you have done absolutely everything you could to help.

user: I would hate to see that happen, but Im at my wits end.

assistant: I can tell that you feel really bad about this just from your tone of voice. Please remember that you can't fix everything in the world.

user: Now my dads side of the family hates me because they say Im "mean to her". All I asked her to do was to clean her room and maybe socialize every once in a while. Im more mad than sad.

assistant: Socialising can be hard for people with mental health problems. It might have been best if you did not press her too hard to do that though I know you did not realise.

user: I understand, but I think it would have better than sitting in a dark room all day.

assistant: Does she suffer from depression also? That might account for her trying to shut herself away

user: Yes, but she denies it whole heartedly. This is why she was taking medication.

assistant: I understand that it can be very difficult to make people take medication if they refuse to recognise that they have a problem.

user: I just wish she could she what I see...

assistant: Unfortunately that is not likely to be possible. All you can do is be kind to yourself and know that you really did try to help her

user: I was afraid she was going to ruin my family with her attitudes.

assistant: I hope that I have been able to help a little. I really appreciate that you felt that you could open up to me

user: Thank you. I feel better being able to rant to someone.