What if I am concerned about another member's health?

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Celeste_2sweet

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Hi Guys,

As you might know, I have OCD and depression. I made friends with a young girl called ****** and she has not been online since last year months and months ago.

I very concerned for her.

I disappeared off this site for a long time because the crit I received made me feel depressed and stop writing for fun altogether.

Now that was NO ONE'S fault.

However, I am concerned she might be in some sort of depression right now. I know she posted she had ocd and I know what it does to you. Hence she continued posting.

I don't want to be banned for this, but I feel as if SHE may feel she judged to harshly.

I am concerned that she could be really upset and I don't KNOW what that implicates.

If someone tells me to stop throwing random stories every five minutes, I try not to, but I seem to feel very, very upset.

I'm concerned for her safety because even though I do not know her personally I recognise her patterns on this site mirrored in my own.

IF ANYONE knows what to do when concerned about someone who may be seriously upset, please tell me what I should do.

I don't want to be banned for bringing this up as it is written in her posts and I am NOT blabbing anything, only what I can see on the site.
 
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If you can't get in contact with this person, then there's not really a lot you can do. If you do manage to get in contact with them, the only course of action is to ask them to seek professional help.

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Celeste, PM me the name. I won't give out her email address, but I *can* send her an email to the address on her registration, letting her know you're concerned.

ETA: I sent an email to the member in question, and she says thanks, and reports she's "doing better" and that she's published a book to Kindle, in the interim, and is working on another.
 
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