Is it mental illnes or an act
A young man i've known since childhood - he is now in his early 20s - is now mentally unstable but i'm not sure if it's that or an act. His folks say that he is on meds and is going for counselling - the route apparently of the problem is chemical/electrial imbalances in the brain (?). I've been affected by his behaviour (despite his folks saying he has improved somewhat from the earlier days) in that he has called me once speaking in jumpy sentences, non sensical and distrubingly with some sexual innuendo. I put the phone down. He also attempted to see me - Coming to my place and i refused to see him - telling him to go home. I have advised his folks who say i have done the right thing. I think he knows what he is doing in that he says things like "i don't want to offend you". When I said go home - he did. His folks seem to think he's on the mend - i have my doubts. Is it schizo? If i come face to face with him - what should i do? Tks in advance.
Answer:just be careful because they arent entirely sure of his condition yet if you know anythign about mental illness you know it is a lot of looking at symptoms and guessing I was diagnosed 3 different illnesses before they decided I was bipolar and then you get to go on the medication roller coaster which is sometimes worse than before you knew what was wrong with you. I dont know if bipolar is considered crazy but I did a lot of crazy things before I was balanced out on medication and was fully aware of all of my actions from a crazy person in remission just be careful
he sounds pretty schizo to me. Keep your distance from him.
it might be tourettes syndrome????
If you come face to face, be neutral rather than offensive but keep moving & don't give him the time of day. If he keeps following you, go somewhere he cannot follow (Your work / toilet / whatever). He is probably completely harmless but he is also probably very messed up.