At the gym last nite on one of those Entertainment news shows I saw Dr. Phil and he is not airing the Spears episode right now. So to his credit (despite my negative feelings toward him) he realizes this would just be damaging.
It is hard but you really do have to let go of self-destructive people. When does helping become meddling? You have to be helpful but not compromise your own health and well-being, because if you make yourself sick then you're no good to anyone.
It must be very difficult to live with the kind of guilt you have after a close person commits suicide. I had a family member who I heard was suicidal and I helped that person get help but he still struggles and I have to detach and pray. Fortunately I don't think he is that depressed anymore. If he'd actually been successful with it I would have been totally devastated and consumed by guilt. People who've come through that amaze me.
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~Suzy
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