I Am Very Disturbed…Need Help To Help A Friend!

@shedii (1486)
India
December 22, 2006 11:12am CST
My childhood friend Vinu’s (this is his nick name, I don’t want to mention his real name) condition is really bad. When he was in 9th grade, his Ist test didn’t go well due to which his teacher scolded him a lot. Then, she made it a daily practice to insult him infront of all his classmates. But he never complained about this at home & kept everything inside him due to which he didn’t able to concentrate on studies. He again got bad marks in the next exam. So the teacher pressurized him to drop that year thinking that it may effect her teaching report made on the basis of her students scores at the end of the year. She called his parents & said he is not scoring well in monthly tests so he may really do bad in final exam so it would be good for him to drop that year & she made his parents agree on this. So he dropped & next year sat in same class with his juniors & the teacher same. Again this year also she treated him very badly that too so badly that he didn’t wanted to go to school. He daily used to refuse to go to school which made their parents think there’s something wrong. When they enquired, they came to know his teacher was torturing him due to some personal reasons. They complained about her in school & she was dismissed. But it was late. Till then Vinu’s condition has already became worse, but nobody understood. However, he cleared 9th & came into 10th grade. That teacher’s torture affected him so much that he refused to attend school daily or used to go till school gate & come back. His parents pushed him to school daily. When the examinations came, he used to go till examination hall & came back home. So he didn’t able to sit in exams. Then next year again his parents pushed him to school instead of trying to know why he is behaving like this. Till now he has not appeared for 10th exam. His condition has become really bad. He doesn’t talk to anybody. He lives in his own world. Yesterday I went to meet. When I was entering the gate I saw him inside but when I entered inside his home, he wasn’t there. Then I came to know he ran away from back door by seeing me coming. We were really good friends. He was very naughty & talkative boy before & now…he doesn’t talk to anybody. Not even with his parents properly. I feel really disturbed & think his parents should take him to a psychological counselor. His dad is himself a doctor that too, with too much proud on himself. So not understanding what to do. If I’ll suggest them, it wouldn’t be right. So I have asked my mom to talk about this with his mom, but my mom is asking where to start. Can you suggest something I am really like crying. I want to help him…
1 response
@xyzabc (87)
• India
23 Dec 06
Sorry to know about your friend's condition. Yes if you would talk to his parents it wouldn't look nice. So ask your parents to talk to his to consult a psychiatist.