Open Question: How can I comfort my friend ? ?

8 February 2012, 8:30 am

My friend has an older brother who is on drugs. He's been in rehab before but I think he's back in it again. She doesn't know where he lives. Last time I heard from her he was staying up north with her grandma but he stole some stuff from her so she kicked him out and she doesn't know where he is now. She sleeps with her tv on at night because she's afraid. She lives out in the woods in a small trailer with her mom and dad and her cat. She's afraid of him or his friends coming to her house to kidnap or rape her. Shes afraid to tell her mom. She said he's living with some friends and his girlfriend but she doesn't know where. He just got out of jail last year and since then she's been afraid. And since she lives out in the middle of the woods she's afraid it might be easy for him or his friends to find her. He seems like a nice guy he came to their cook out last summer and he brought her Christmas presents last year. He doesn't show any sign of abuse when he's around her. She's just afraid because she's hardly ever been around people who's been in jail or in rehab before and she hasn't seen him in a while. He's a little older than her. She's 19 he's 32. What can I do to comfort her ? I'm a girl too.... Read More »