too broken /yoonmin/

7

Jimin sits across from his therapist in one of the many sessions they had scheduled for this month.

Seokjin insisted that they meet frequently and keep in touch when they couldn't.

He says that having people around you that care about you is important to the recovery process.

Though Jimin mostly isolated himself from every besides Soonyoung he was finding that Seokjin was right.

If he wasn't able to come to him and talk freely about what he was feeling now he'd probably keep it in and let it build over time until the dam ultimately gave out.

"Is there something bothering you, Jimin?" Seokjin asks after Jimin mentions relapsing. "Are you worried about relapsing?"

"No, it's not that." Jimin lies, in fact, he was terrified that he was heading down the road to relapse. "I was just curious."

    "If there's anything in your life triggering old feelings, Jimin, you need to tell me." Seokjin says, leaning forward slightly to stress his words. "Do you understand?"

    "Yes." Jimin says, he understood, he just wasn't sure if he was ready to tell Seokjin about running into Yoongi.

    "Relapse can be triggered by anything, even things that you don't consciously notice. I just want you to know that, even though relapsing feels like a step backwards, you can still learn from it. It's completely normal to experience small set backs in your recovery." Seokjin says reassuringly. "A relapse can be caused by something as simple as a smell that reminds of that time in your life, or a commercial you remembering seeing during that time. There's nothing too small to trigger a relapse. Please understand that. And please understand that if you are in jeopardy of a relapse you need to tell me now while you are still in the very early stages."

Jimin nods. "I understand, Dr. Kim."

    "What'd I tell you about that? Call me Seokjin." The young doctor smiles. "Okay?"

    "Okay." Jimin nods. "I understand, Seokjin. I do. I wasn't asking for me. I was just concerned about my friend."

It wasn't a lie.

Jimin was always concerned about Soonyoung, but Soonyoung relapsing never truly crossed his mind until now.

    "Who is your friend?" Seokjin asks. "Have I met them?"

    "No. I don't think I've mentioned him much. His name is Soonyoung." Jimin explains. "We were in the same room at hospital. We kinda live together now but not really."

    "What was Soonyoung's condition?" Seokjin asks, his expression changing to a blank one, usually a way of concealing his concern.

    "Oh, he was bulimic." Jimin answers. "He was there before I was."

    "And you're worried he's heading towards a relapse?" Seokjin asks.

    "No, I mean... I just wanted to know how I could prevent that from happening." Jimin tries to explain. "It was a stupid question, never mind."

    "No. All questions are valid here, you know that." Seokjin says. "I understand why you are concerned about your friend."

Seokjin is concerned but he doesn't let it show.

Two victims of eating disorders living under the same roof wasn't the best, not while they are still recovering.

Soonyoung relapsing could potentially trigger Jimin to relapse and they'd enable each from there.