How do I force my girlfriend to address her mental health issues?

[Anonymous]

Ok so she has bad anxiety and everytime she is with me and I’m driving she’s freaking out and panicking that I’m gonna make a mistake which is extremely dangerous also I haven’t done anything wrong and we have been safe. When she has drove at night she almost hit 2 people, then swerved to avoid them and almost hit a pole. Then when we was driving on the highway she freaked out and had an anxiety attack and drove the car off into the grass cause she was convinced she was going the wrong way on the street which she wasn’t.

[Gent207-2]

Meds and therapy

You can lead a horse to water but you can't force it to drink. Like addicts if they don't see a problem they'll never address it.

So short of breaking up there is nothing more you can do here without losing your friends, family and sanity

[Dieudonné842]

You can't forcibly treat someone unless they are a danger to themselves and others.

Like if they say they are going to hurt themselves or someone else you can take the text message to the emergency room and they'll come and get her. Or if they stop taking something like diabetes medication and deny they have diabetes and they don't need diabetes medications. Because they can die if they don't take their diabetes medication.

Those are the only times I've seen someone be brought to the hospital.

But you'll need to follow up and say she's been acting out and you are worried because she might act like nothing is wrong and get out early.

[emmaa1]

talk to her about and be sincere, communicate more.

[Asker]

Yeah like she is so critical of my driving but overlooks the fact she almost hit 2 people and drove off the highway in a anxiety attack

[emmaa1]

I get you. but tell her you could always work on those issues so that she is comfortable enough to deal with any of them. like in this case, driving school xd

[SamIam96]

It's amazing that you have stuck around. Does her anxiety affect other aspects of her life or your relationship?

From your description, she is a danger to herself and others when she drives. With the knowledge of what she does behind the wheel, any doctor would be obliged to have her license to drive revoked. It's a matter of time before something horrific happens. Are you going to stick by her when she kills a child, for example?

[LimitedBenefits101]

Best solution is to dump her

People with mental health have major issues and need to be avoided at all cost.

[Asker]

No I just need her to acknowledge the common denominator and how her issues impact me on the road. Her uncontrolled anxiety is causing her to lash out when I’m not doing anything wrong

[In_Trance]

you don't