Troublemaker Friend

My bestie is now safely inside her new apartment. She had the removal van at her previous property. She is unpacking now and has a LOT of sorting to do.

I am glad she's got a roof over her head and is safe and sound. Although her social worker was rather nasty: in that she made Vicky ride the bus instead of giving her a lift in the car. Vicky had two lads help her go to the real bus-stop. She had a heavy suitcase and long-term COVID. But she was helped by the kind people of the town.

I am proud of Vicky for making people listen to getting her own home again.

Exactly what I was going to say. We were never allowed to carry clients in our cars.

It's an old story hence the money involved.

I was doing nhs house calls. I came out of the building and was climbing into my car, there was a guy struggling with a large suitcase.

"Any chance of a lift, just to the station it's only a 2 minute drive?"

"Sorry, friend. I am on nhs work, not allowed, car insurance, risk analysis, carrying strangers etc, the sack if I got caught, Health and Safety"

"I will pay you a tenner..."

"Wait a minute, I will open the hatch, the case will fit in there...."

That does seem to be a prevailing thought I have many times when vicky gets a mention.

I read your post with interest, Cassie: your friend's situation is not fair. And you're right in many regards: Vicky did make her own self homeless. She CHOSE to leave her flat. She CHOSE to kick off with the police. She CHOSE to spend a week in a hotel other people paid for. She couldn't accept where she was, so ran away and blamed other people.

She chose everything that happened to her. No one made her hit that nurse. No one made her hit in that man in the street - which she was put in the paper for. No one made her fight the police.

I guess sympathy is down the toilet.

I hate to sound middle aged, and middle class, but I am sure the police didn't just pop by to abuse her. They obviously had a very critical report from someone.

She needs sorting. 

Suppose the neighbours had ignored her and she had hurt herself.
Suppose the police had ignored her and she had hurt herself.

There would have been an outcry about how no one cares.
Now because they cared enough to do something she gets abusive.

Im sorry but she needs to be sectioned so that she can get the proper help she needs.
Plus her neighbours are entitled to a stress free life. Have you thought about the stress her behaviour brings to them?
Plus what emergency did the police have to ignore just to pay attention to Vikky yet again?

Why is she not receiving psychiatric care?

I was going to say "I am glad she is not my friend."

But that would be pointless. I would never have made friends with her in the first place.  She is just pure trouble, and the only reason I can see you putting up with her is that she brings some excitement to you.

Get rid, before you get dragged down too.