so my friends mom is always putting her down, cussing her out, and finding anything she can to yell at her for. it has gotten to the point where she is constantly calling me crying, or telling me how much she wants to just kill herself so she can end the suffering. i am pretty sure that this is mental abuse, and i want to help. i tried to find some websites on it, but the only thing i could find is this forum. please help me before it is too late. should i report it? and if so, to whom? are there any good resource pages out there that i can look around at? well, thank you.

-- Anonymous, June 01, 2003

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please help me. my sister hits me everyday. she abuses me every day.

-- Anonymous, June 06, 2003

While looking for help myself from my boss mentaly abusing me I have found this place http://thepowerofme.org/articles/as-abuse.htm You should both go there I think it can help you both. good luck and god bless you.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2003

Your friends issue does sound like mental abuse. As a mental abuse survivor, I am in constructing an abuse website that will be posted soon. Collin it is true that she is suffering. In the way of reporting it, there is a lot you can do. If she has verbal informed you that she would like to kill herselfe, you have reason to 302 her. Meaning have her hospitalized for her own safty. It is a hard thing to do but it is something that only a true friend would do. Please e-mail me I would like to help in you any way I can and give you some resourses to get information on ways you can help her. hope to hear from you soon. Michelle

-- Anonymous, July 29, 2003

well, after a couple months, i have finally gotten her away from suicide. a lot of her problems i didnt realize were coming from her ex-boyfriend whom lived with her. it was a mistake on her mothers part to let him live there, but i finally told her counselor and she was going to take legal action if he didnt leave. we are together now, and while her mom still yells at her quite a bit, she no longer thinks of suicide. i think things are finally going really good. thanks anyways, but i was able to do things on my own. bye.

-- Anonymous, July 30, 2003