Co-Worker must be beaten with wet noodles!
My sister and I were caught up in the mass panic on the Strip after the Mandalay Bay incident. Fortunately it turned out we were never in any danger, but she is understandably dealing with some post traumatic mental health issues (compounded by general life stress).
To put it bluntly, it's like she's become obsessed with me. I recognize that this is more than likely an anxiety thing and wanting to make sure I'm safe, but it's weird and sometimes exhausting.
She is always calling me up to get me to come over. No other family members, just me. When I'm there she'll beg me to stay over, regardless of what I explain I have going on in the morning, trying to convince me by saying it's okay, she'll wake me up before she leaves. She's told me I can move in with her if I want in a very joking manner, but I think she's hoping I'll take her up on it one of these days.
She's on medication (last I checked), but it feels like she's not doing the things she needs to get better. When she calls, she has almost always been drinking. She won't go to a therapist through work, because the last one they sent her to she didn't like- and she didn't ask if there were any other options available. Her doctor obviously knows what's going on, but my sister hasn't mentioned the post-traumatic aspect because she didn't think of it until my mom actually brought it up; either way, I don't know if she spoke with the doctor about therapy. Honestly, I suspect she cancelled her last doctor's appointment because I wasn't available to go with her.
To be clear, I've dealt with some serious mental health issues of my own and have some continuing education credits in mental health issues. I know it's the mental illness, not her, but it's hard feeling like the only support she has (or is using) and like I'm letting her down when really I just need to take care of myself on a particular day.