I have a relative who has never been very bright and always acted very childish; would cry if you upset her even slightly and was always screaming at her parents. She does well in school but emotionally she seems stunted and has extreme mood swings (laughing one second and immediately crying the next). When she was 15 we all assumed she would grow out of it. She is now 18 and remains the same. Employers won't even consider hiring her.

We have our suspicions of the cause; **she was molested as a child by her father and at least one kid that we know of.**

Her family can't afford a therapist to send her to. We might be able to help get her to a doctor, but what exactly can be done? We're all worried she will never be mentally prepared to work a job or live on her own. When she dates other guys she freaks out when they try to get close to her and breaks up with them.
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I have a 15 year
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I have a relative who has never been very bright and always acted very childish; would cry if you upset her even slightly and was always screaming at her parents. She does well in school but emotionally she seems stunted and has extreme mood swings (laughing one second and immediately crying the next). When she was 15 we all assumed she would grow out of it. She is now 18 and remains the same. Employers won't even consider hiring her.

We have our suspicions of the cause; **she was molested as a child by her father and at least one kid that we know of.**

Her family can't afford a therapist to send her to. We might be able to help get her to a doctor, but what exactly can be done? We're all worried she will never be mentally prepared to work a job or live on her own. When she dates other guys she freaks out when they try to get close to her and breaks up with them.
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Very obviously emotionally stunted relative
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