Unknown Reactions

You can never definitively know what you’d do in certain situations.

You can think of options

…claim a passionate stance on one reaction vs. another…

take for instance the reaction Aria’s mom has

in Season 2 of Pretty Little Liars when Mike’s depressed

and hits her to get her out of his room.

She chooses to hide the violence from her husband,

which irritated me because I felt that if he was depressed

he’d need guidance&help

instead of enablement of the issue by ignoring the problem.

I blurted out my opinion

…then thought about it…

I should have gotten her help

when she became violent in her depression.

I should have told people how bad she’d gotten.

I should have done anything but accept&ignore it.

I knew she was hurting

and

I should have known her actions were a cry for help

…in one way or another…

and should have done something about it.

I can say so easily now that I’d help or say something

…

that I’d fight for someone’s mental health if they were acting out

…

that I’d see the signs&symptoms

and

never let anyone slip away again.

 

But I guess that’s not so true

because some people I’ve backed away from

and taken the hint that they cant&wont take my help.

I supposed if someone actually falls completely apart again

I’ll have to deal with my own conscious.