Some Symptoms Showing the Presence of a Problem

• If you have a friend who starts sleeping away for too many hours of the day.
• If he/she refuses repeatedly to go out with you and your other friends and for no apparent reason becomes very anxious about things.
• If a friend starts cutting classes or comes late to work every day …?
• If you hear other people talking about someone who suffers from a mental illness in a negative way, what would you do?
• If a friend changes his/her eating habits drastically …
• If you notice that a friend’s grades are dropping at school …
• if he/she confides in you and admits that he/she probably has a mental illness, what should you do? What can you do? What will you do?

I think that turning to the school counsellor and asking for her advice is a good idea. As an adult, who is also a professional, she would know how to handle the situation.