Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Va Bch, Va USA
Trying to Figure Him Out Posted: 12-13-07 12:50pm
One of my very good friends is going
throught something and I am trying to
figure out what it could be. For the past
couple months he has become depressed
because of things going on with his ex. I
have always been there for him and
listened to him. Things have been getting
really bad lately though. He had become
very paranoid and says really crazy
things. He called me the other night and
started asking me if I was following him.
He was acting like someone was following
him and asked me if it was me and his ex.
I tried to get ahold of him in the few
days after that but couldn't. I talked to
his mom one day and she said he wasnt
doing very well at all. I am very worried
about him. I talked to his ex and she said
he has been acting the same way towards
her. She said he told her he thinks me and
her are out to get him. He said people are
following him and cars are circling his
house. His sister called me today because
she said she was wondering if I could help
them figure out what was goin on with him.
She asked me what happened when he came
down here this past weekend. I told her I
didnt know because I didnt even see him.
She let me talk to him and he was asking
me why I was following him and what I
wanted from him. I am very worried about
him and dont know what to do. He told me
to stay away from him and his family and
take my friends with me. I know his mother
is bi-polar and she was in a hospital
about a yr and a half ago because she
tried to kill herself. I am wondering
what this could be that is causing him to
act like this.
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samba88
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Southern, United States
Posted: 12-20-07 02:19am
I have a friend who went through something
like this. Paranoia is a Major sign of
schizophrenia . He didn't have the stress
of an ex to elevate his so it was bit more
suttle then this case, but he was
confronted by his family and it tunred out
to be schizophrenia. This tends to start
to show and begin its peak in late teen
early twenties if it goes untreated.
Definatly get him to talk to a
psychiatrist about this soon.
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lovealiyah
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Va Bch, Va USA
Posted: 12-21-07 14:58pm
I was thinking that schizophrenia was a
very possible cause but I wasnt too sure.
I dont know too much about it. I am very
worried though. I want to help him but I
dont know what I can do. He wont talk to
me now. He thinks that me and his ex are
trying to hurt him. He was asking me why I
was following him and what I wanted from
him. Then he told me to stay away from
him and his family. I dont know what to
do. I dont think his family is getting him
the help he needs, which I dont understand
with the problems his mother has. I talked
to his sister and she told me he isnt
doing well. She said he thinks I want to
hurt him. She said he sees people
following him and sees cars circling their
house. I havent talked to him or his
family in a while because I am not sure
what to do. I want to be able to help him
out but I dont wanna get involved when he
told me to stay away and make things
worse. He broke up with his girlfriend
about 9 months ago. He was fine
afterwards. He didnt talk about her or
worry about her. Around his 23 b-day is
when I started noticing him changing. He
just started acting different. Then he
started his obsession with his ex. Then
things just started getting worse as time
went by. I dont know what I should do.
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samba88
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Southern, United States
Posted: 12-22-07 02:41am
That really sounds like a sever case of
schizophrenia, the friend of mine went
through a lot of the same symptoms, and my
mom has worked with several
schizophrenics. You should really get him
to a psychiatrist before he hurts himself
or some one close to him.
