Question by Visual Artist: Why does my friend start falling asleep after taking her methadone? I can’t be friends with her that way!?
[rewrite]She went to the same high school and is inside my school annual. She was so pretty. She had everything…even a handsome great husband who was a college professor. He died of an aneurysm. Her parent died too. She has a son living in New York. During the early mornings when she walks her dog, she is so exuberant and full of life, then during mid-morning around 10, the methadone kicks in and her eyes begin to dilate and she falls asleep no matter where she is or what she’s doing. On the bus she is behaving rather deviant and offering cotton candy to people (randomly). I don’t know if this is a behaviorial problem due to the drug, or whatever she had taken in the past, caused some brain impairment. Yesterday, I had ask her to accompany me to the eye doctor because I would need help getting on the bus from drops they had put on my eyes. She came, but I ended up looking after her. As she waited for me in the waiting room, she was ‘stone dead’ from such a deep sleep, it was so difficult to wake her up. Then while we waited for the Dial-A-ride back home, her legs were giving out! I had asked her “Margaret, are you ok?” She said “Ya”, holding her cigarette. As much as I would want her as a friend, I can’t. I feel so sad about what she did to herself. I have my own life to take care of and I can’t be in the company of someone with these ‘issues’. I lost my parents, never had sibblings, nor kids. Never married, and I am still holding the ‘torch’ all on my own with no help. She recently hinted to me that she is very unhappy living in the boarding house where she is living presently (which is just down the block from where I live). She suggested that I rent her a room, but I can’t! She evens smokes! I don’t want to take chances that my house or (converted garage) will burn down. I feel sorry for her, may God forgive me, but I have to draw a line between being a friend, and being a FRIEND. I am open to any advice or suggestions, Thanks you guys!
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