Afraid for a friend

Hello,
My friend had miscarried twins about 8 months ago. She was going to have an abortion, but was on the fence because of the circumstances. She ended up not having a choice because the babies were ectopic and she needed treatment to stop the growth.
She has since confided in me and another friend that she cleans her house with a pillow in her shirt pretending she is pregnant, she also was overheard telling a child she works with that she has a baby in her belly and asked the child if she wanted to feel it. Now she is becoming dependant on pain killers.
It's clear that she needs help, what i'm wondering is if what she is doing is a sign of some sort of specified post partum disorder. Has anyone else done these things or felt this way? I need to relate to her in someway so she doesn't feel completely abnormal when i try to talk to her about getting help.
links would be great too!
thanks,
Heather

Quoting Heatherd:“ Hello, My friend had miscarried twins about 8 months ago. She was going to have an abortion, but was ... [snip!] ... doesn't feel completely abnormal when i try to talk to her about getting help. links would be great too! thanks, Heather”

It sounds to me like she may be having issues on how to deal with loss...

Quoting Lil Momma Awaiting Aiden:“ It sounds to me like she may be having issues on how to deal with loss...”

That's what I was thinking.

try to convince her to see a councelor. she needs help.

Quoting Lil Momma Awaiting Aiden:“ It sounds to me like she may be having issues on how to deal with loss...”

Agreed.

Yah..it can become dangersoue to a point she could kidnapp a baby to comfort her feelings..Wow this sounds just like a freak out story I saw in the news not too long ago. So watch yourself around her. Ppeople like that DO HAVE ISSUES and plan the most outragous and unexpected things. I'd say keep your distance and never be alone or trust your child to that person ok? To be on the safe side.

wow.. that is just weird! I would not trust her one bit.. At this point I would not hesitate to tell her that her actions are way off and that she needs help. Im sorry but mc happen all the time and she needs to deal with it..... Is she mentally ill? It sounds like she has other issues besides the fact that she had a m/c. If it was ectopic she could not have been that far along in the first place....... She sounds a little crazy if you ask me

Quoting ♥ BB ♥:“ wow.. that is just weird! I would not trust her one bit.. At this point I would not hesitate to tell ... [snip!] ... m/c. If it was ectopic she could not have been that far along in the first place....... She sounds a little crazy if you ask me”

She's not crazy, she's one of my very close friends, but i think the circumstances around the situation made it worse. the guy was her first real relationship that she put all her trust into and when she found out she was pregnant he basically treated her like dirt and broke it off. he left her to "take care of it" by herself andstuck her with all the medical bills (she just started a new job so no insurance).
SoI guess i'll have to find another way to bring it up to her. I can't find any syndrome or even an article on this behavior. 

Quoting Heatherd:“ She's not crazy, she's one of my very close friends, but i think the circumstances around the situation ... [snip!] ... SoI guess i'll have to find another way to bring it up to her. I can't find any syndrome or even an article on this behavior. ”

Just because she is your good friend does not mean that she needs help! I'm sorry but putting a pillow in your shit and acting like you are pregnant and being serious about it is not all that healthy..... That sucks that he left her but it still does not make a difference in the way that she is acting.. Having people touch her stomach and telling them she is pregnant... She needs to talk to someone like Yesterday! Her behavior is not normal..... Oh and PS all girls are crazy.. including me... We can't help it!

Wow, she needs help! Shes bound to do something terrible, like another girl said go as far as taking a baby!
She cant walk around with a pillow in her shirt all the time, Cant people tell the difference?

ok true she may not have been that far along but that doesnt mean it wasnt as painful. One of my friends had an eptopic pregnacy and when i was pregnant she was still very upset knowing you could have had a baby. Thinking about the due date...loosing a child is a very hard thing and i speak from experience. Her actions are very extreme but you know after loosing my child it was because my hormones were crazY! and i mean hello....I just lost my baby. a lot of people expect you to just bounce back but unless you have been there which i hope you havent you dont know how it feels. anways my advice is that she see a doctor. they have medication to help her with her depression and mood swings. Like i said her actions are extreme but Ive seen women do a lot worse by even faking pregnancys which is horrible also but a doctor would help and now a days theres a lot of people on depression medication and it does help

Quoting GABERS MOMMY:“ ok true she may not have been that far along but that doesnt mean it wasnt as painful. One of my friends ... [snip!] ... which is horrible also but a doctor would help and now a days theres a lot of people on depression medication and it does help”

It has been over 8 months! Not saying that their is a time line or anything... but by this point she should be working thru some of her issues. I had a mc a year ago and I was very upset... But I never went as far to act like I was still pregnant! Im sorry but that is just not normal.. She needs help! What is wrong with getting help? Im all for it... I talked to someone abut my issue... And my story was pretty much the same as hers