friends help: My best friend thinks she is a duck how do i tell her she isn’t one? - Help.com

Tell her she’s actually a cow. This should fix the problem :)

Tell her to lay off the drugs…

Shes on something

ok, so I don’t get what your question is. If she’s not on drugs than why does she think she is a duck? Is this a figurative this??

Mezz wrote:
Shes on something

hahahahahahahahaha
hold up a picture of a duck and a mirror. tell her slowly ‘you are noooooot a duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccckkkkk………….. okay? you are a human!’ and then hold up a picture of her

She needs therapy. I mean if she was abused.

Singhor wrote:
She needs therapy. I mean if she was abused.

and since she’s a ‘duck’

If a responsible adult observes her acting like a duck, they will admit her to a mental facility immediately

Dont worry sweety. I dont think you will need to tell her. Someone will notice this odd behaviour. Probably today, I would imagine. And they will take care of it.

you need to get an adult she trusts to talk to her. If you know of an adult that both of you trust talk to them about her

Not trying to sound rude, but does she seriously believe she is a duck, or is she just kidding around when she does that?

I thought I was a dog when I was a kid. And I turned out fine… except for being a sociopath. Otherwise, I’m fine.

lol dots. Cracker, how old is she ?

I think your right. And if she keeps acting like a duck, she will get all the attention she wants, in the psych ward

how long has she been doing that?

and what exactly does she do?

Talk to an adult like a counselor at school, someone who knows how to deal with these sorts of things… though it seems a pretty rare situation.

Have any teachers seen her do this?

This is not a problem. At least shes not plain jane.

Wow shes cool!! I think this is something people grow out of, alota kids pretend to be animals and stuff, let her get on with it and when shes ready she will grow up. If she has been abused then try to talk to her about that and then if she wants to encourage her towards help

I guess I misused ‘plain jane’. I meant, at least she has a unique personality. Maybe you should join her, I bet she would like more duck buddies.

Yeah, I agree with Jim, we all do strange things as kids and preteens [even as adults!] I would say don’t give her strange behavior any attention and like Jim said, it will eventually go away.

cracker9 wrote:
tells everyone shes a duck occationaly quacks and tries to fly and says her wings are broken

im sorry but i can not help but to giggle as im reading through all these comments.

My son wanted to be a duck when he was 4. He turned into a young man tho. Don’t give her the atention. She needs to stop getting what is called negetive attention. Or her peers will shun her. She wants to be noticed but is going about it wrong. It will cause her problems with friends and school if she doesn’t knock it off. I would be worried if my child was that age.

This may be a joke gone too far- maybe she’s just having fun. If she REALLY thinks she’s a duck, then talk to a psychologist or counselor at your school about it because a person like that would have the professional expertise to act appropriately. A teacher doesn’t have a background in psychology to really know what’s what as far as mental health either. Most are trained in education or a particular subject matter- not psychology. Although you seem like a great friend, you’re probably not qualified to diagnose her with a serious psychological disorder. A counselor can do that- & see if there may be more lurking beneath her odd behavior/thoughts. Good Luck! I hope she’s just joking…