Schizophrenia - General Discussion
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Hey everyone!
First off, I just finished reading all 198 pages of this thread, and honestly, props to you guys for sticking together through all this. You’re incredible.
But now, I really need some help...
It’s about a close friend of mine.
He’s 23, and this whole thing started about a year ago with his first "episodes." He hears voices, claiming he’s finally realized his true self—that he’s a descendant of Pharaohs, or Scarface, a vampire, or even the god of the universe. After those hallucinations kicked in, the aggression followed. He actually tried to strangle his sister, kicked his mom in the head, and... well, he flashed her something pretty graphic because she told him to stop being such an idiot. They called the police, and his mom reported him for using weed. They took him in, held him overnight, and then sent him to court, where he was ordered into "treatment" at a local psychiatric facility in Chicago. But after two interviews and a psych eval—and despite his mother begging them to just hospitalize him—absolutely nothing happens. The psychiatrist basically brushed it off, saying he’s just "a little eccentric" and that it’s too early to make any official diagnoses. It’s getting worse by the day. He spends most of his time locked in his room, "talking" to people who aren't there, asking them questions, and laughing hysterically at things only he can hear. When he does go outside, he’s a total loose cannon; he’ll start ripping trees out of the ground in public parks or telling random strangers they need to be killed.
What I’m desperately asking you all is: how do we force the authorities to actually hospitalize him and get him on medication? Should we try to provoke a reaction so we can call the cops again?
First off, I just finished reading all 198 pages of this thread, and honestly, props to you guys for sticking together through all this. You’re incredible.
But now, I really need some help...
It’s about a close friend of mine.
He’s 23, and this whole thing started about a year ago with his first "episodes." He hears voices, claiming he’s finally realized his true self—that he’s a descendant of Pharaohs, or Scarface, a vampire, or even the god of the universe. After those hallucinations kicked in, the aggression followed. He actually tried to strangle his sister, kicked his mom in the head, and... well, he flashed her something pretty graphic because she told him to stop being such an idiot. They called the police, and his mom reported him for using weed. They took him in, held him overnight, and then sent him to court, where he was ordered into "treatment" at a local psychiatric facility in Chicago. But after two interviews and a psych eval—and despite his mother begging them to just hospitalize him—absolutely nothing happens. The psychiatrist basically brushed it off, saying he’s just "a little eccentric" and that it’s too early to make any official diagnoses. It’s getting worse by the day. He spends most of his time locked in his room, "talking" to people who aren't there, asking them questions, and laughing hysterically at things only he can hear. When he does go outside, he’s a total loose cannon; he’ll start ripping trees out of the ground in public parks or telling random strangers they need to be killed.
What I’m desperately asking you all is: how do we force the authorities to actually hospitalize him and get him on medication? Should we try to provoke a reaction so we can call the cops again?