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I don't really want to condone the behavior of the people around her, you know, not really doing anything, but people should understand that mental illness can be difficult to deal with even for those NOT suffering from it. When your friend cracks or your sister, your parent, whoever, a lot of people don't even know WHAT to do. They might WANT to do something but they have NO IDEA how to anything for that person.

There are a lot of things that can make people that are ill worse, and I mean a lot worse, for all you know, forcing the psychic out or confronting Nakajima could put a huge stress on her, she might feel like people have taken away her only ally. Even the genuine concern of family and friends can be of little use because of the state of mind the other person is in, and any help you try to offer can be denied out right, they might even end up on the end of accusations and etc.

Who knows what the Psychic has done to further worsen Nakajima's mental condition, and the best course of action is to cautiously initiate contact and hope Nakajima will be open for conversation which will open up the path to help her and lead her back home and away from that quack...

Really, a lot of of her troubles could be resulting from Shame as well, which is a terribly strong emotion which can initiate all sorts of hate toward the people in your life. Her seeking out a psychic says says as much that she was desperate and seeking out someone with answers. She easily believed someone that likely gave her answers that she either wanted to hear or "confirmed" her worst fears.

Edited at 2012-03-04 12:23 am (UTC)

I realized after i posted it was the tl;dr sort. I only hope everyone can be patient with her, because where she's at is a serious, and what Nakajima needs is understanding and for people not to be rash with her. Persistence and Persuasion is the way. They must not give up.

I'd mentioned this in another thread, but I suspect no action has been taken simply because the majority of Japanese citizens don't really know how to deal with an intervention-like situation. Supposedly, close family members/friends already tried the direct approach a couple of times only to be harshly rebuked by Nakajima herself.

Also, mental health issues aren't exactly discussed openly there, so her loved ones may just be at a loss as to what they should do. They may know what they *want* to do, especially if Matsushima commented about "beating the psychic silly", but actual intervention and cult deprogramming are serious issues that (at least to my knowledge) don't have readily-available literature or support groups like other countries. Hell, the existence of clinical depression has just barely been acknowledged in Japan in the past decade or so.

For the record, I mentioned cult deprogramming because the psychic seems to have used many of the same methods utilized by cult leaders to weaken the resistance of members, make them paranoid and manipulate their minds.

On a side note, I wish people would cut Matsushima some slack.

THIS sfm. And SMH very much at the first comments implying she's not a "true" friend. No seriously. We don't know a lot what's behind the scene. Who's to say she hasn't tried considering them falling apart has gone way back to 2008?

The truth is, there really isn't much Matsushima can do. If jealousy to Matsushima's marital status is partially the reason -which is very much so considering the timing of how this all spiral downward-, then Matsushima's involvement in trying to get through Nakajima would just be fueling the situation.

+10000000000

I really miss her hosting since she isn't that bad afterall. I really hope she will be given the chance to be back in entertainment industry and back to normal again.

I hope her dad getting into contact with her is true. Even though what seems best is a quick removal here, with how long this is going on I think getting family in slowly will be the best for her mental state in the long run.

And also pretty sure Mezamashi is going to run a thing on her sometime this week cause they were interviewing people on psychics in Shibuya and this just clicked as to WHY

Poor woman. I really hope she gets the help she needs and soon. ;_;