[That's good to know, at least; a more intervention-like strategy, with multiple people involved, is most likely to be successful in this situation and with the resources they have.]
Okay. The more people that this individual knows care for them, even if they claim not to want it, the better. Often, despite the lengths they might go to hide it, people exhibiting this type of behavior truly want someone to find out and help them. It'll take time, and persistence, but this is one the symptoms that can't be ignored in hopes it will improve.
[But what Lance and Atem had talked about near the beginning of this conversation, and about someone having to want the help for it to be effective, might be less of an issue. Whoever it is may indeed very much want the help, even if it's only subconsciously.]
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Okay. The more people that this individual knows care for them, even if they claim not to want it, the better. Often, despite the lengths they might go to hide it, people exhibiting this type of behavior truly want someone to find out and help them. It'll take time, and persistence, but this is one the symptoms that can't be ignored in hopes it will improve.
[But what Lance and Atem had talked about near the beginning of this conversation, and about someone having to want the help for it to be effective, might be less of an issue. Whoever it is may indeed very much want the help, even if it's only subconsciously.]