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 Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:05 pm
I hate to put it so harshly, but to be blunt, that's the concept I wish to address at this time.
Say a boy has a friend.
Say said friend is emotionally and mentally messed up.
Say that same friend has a drinking problem.
Say the boy always feels inclined to watch out for said friend.
Say the boy loves his friend, and is always willing to be there for said friend.
But, say, perhaps it's not the healthiest thing in the world for the boy.
Say said friend only opens up when they're drunk.
And the boy wants to talk about said things when said friend is sober, but just can't.
And the boy cares for said friend, and feels like if he just cut said friend off, that he'd be selling them out.
Etc, etc.
The boy is torn.
What would be the Christian thing to do?
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:29 pm
I don't know necessarily if there is a specific Christian thing to do. But I know what I might do. Maybe the boy should tell his friend, when he/she is sober, that they need to talk about the problems. He might try telling his friend that he will not go out drinking with him/her anymore until the problem is solved. Or the boy may try getting his friend into counselling or some form of therapy. I always found that shock-therapy helps. My little sister, for whatever reason, feels that prostitution is better than getting a job. So one night, I just didn't come home (my mom was in on it too). When my sister started freaking our wondering why I wasn't home, we staged a phone call from the cops (I phoned my mom) and pretended that the cops were telling my mom that I was found dead in a hotel room, and that it appeared that I had been prostituting. My sister freaked out, obviously. Then I came home. She was far from impressed, but it opened her eyes to what the fate of a prostitute could be. Now, I have never hooked in my life, just for the record, and doing this to my sister was wrong and it was hurtful, but to the best of my knowledge, she hasn't hooked since. So it may have been a drastic measure, but it worked. I don't know the exact situation of the boy and his friend, but maybe some shocke therapy is in order.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:41 pm
When did you do that to her?
Whatever.
I am a fan of shock therapy. It gets results.
You could wait, as Wiccan said, until said boy is sober and treat him to a bit of shock therapy. State the cold hard truth. Truth hurts. Especially when it's the word written across a leather glove and smucked repeatedly across the face.
Anyway...
Said friend needs help. A shrink. AA. Something. The first step to recovery is admittance. Patience and perseverance will win the day. 3nodding
If said boy really wants to help said friend, then said boy will do whatever it takes to help said friend. Drastic measures may be required.
It may not be the Christian thing to do, but it may be THE thing to do...
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:46 pm
As a social work major, I don't believe in shock therapy....but this friend obviously needs help. part of getting help is wanting help--If a person wants to change, they are way more likely to.
Voice your concerns. Do it in a loving way, of course, but tell them you are worried. and tell them that you will support their decision to seek help. But really, if they aren't ready to change, there isn't a lot you can do.
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