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I was showing the kids some videos last week from when I was in high school and spotted one of my old friends. He was a dude I met in middle school. We played in the band for many years in the same section, had a lot of classes together, had a couple sleepovers, and hung out on the weekends. We even drove across the country and went to Disney World together once one summer.
I moved away from home around age 17 and never really kept in touch with anyone, so I haven't talked with this guy in over 20 years. In fact, I haven't hardly really talked to anyone and have no clue of any news about my hometown, high school buddies, or anything.
I found him pretty quickly on FB and sent him a friends request. The next night, we are chatting, but things seem a little weird. The first thing I noticed were all these weird music videos of him singing. I asked him what's up with all that, and he tells me it's to "give bak to my peeps mane. I'm gunna b opening for JayZ next month." His videos were garbage, so I thought he was probably just joking, but it still didn't explain all the music videos. After talking a bit more, it started becoming clearer..this dude is psychotic. I didn't want to ask him directly about his mental health history, so I tried to ask him about his employment and if he was still healthy and doing well. He admitted that he was on disability for a mental illness and shared the medications he has been prescribed.
Sadly, he told me he hadn't been taking his medications because he doesn't believe he's mentally ill anymore.
"I've heard and read on that psychosis and schizophrenia bullshit stuff I can spit out some pyschcirst shit to you and you wouldn't Kno wat I'm talking about unless you googled it, plus I'm a beta for google. Made my psych dr look like a preschool kid when I told him what schizophrenia was. Ya Kno people can copy and share shit to brothea. That's how false identity and false statements are done. Put it this way State Boys call me Boss. Ask the Feds. Semper fi"
Feels really bad. Guy is living in the country in a rural area by himself. Doesn't look like he is taking super great care of himself from the videos he had posted. It's just a really sad situation. Wish there was some way I could help my old friend.
I moved away from home around age 17 and never really kept in touch with anyone, so I haven't talked with this guy in over 20 years. In fact, I haven't hardly really talked to anyone and have no clue of any news about my hometown, high school buddies, or anything.
I found him pretty quickly on FB and sent him a friends request. The next night, we are chatting, but things seem a little weird. The first thing I noticed were all these weird music videos of him singing. I asked him what's up with all that, and he tells me it's to "give bak to my peeps mane. I'm gunna b opening for JayZ next month." His videos were garbage, so I thought he was probably just joking, but it still didn't explain all the music videos. After talking a bit more, it started becoming clearer..this dude is psychotic. I didn't want to ask him directly about his mental health history, so I tried to ask him about his employment and if he was still healthy and doing well. He admitted that he was on disability for a mental illness and shared the medications he has been prescribed.
Sadly, he told me he hadn't been taking his medications because he doesn't believe he's mentally ill anymore.
"I've heard and read on that psychosis and schizophrenia bullshit stuff I can spit out some pyschcirst shit to you and you wouldn't Kno wat I'm talking about unless you googled it, plus I'm a beta for google. Made my psych dr look like a preschool kid when I told him what schizophrenia was. Ya Kno people can copy and share shit to brothea. That's how false identity and false statements are done. Put it this way State Boys call me Boss. Ask the Feds. Semper fi"
Feels really bad. Guy is living in the country in a rural area by himself. Doesn't look like he is taking super great care of himself from the videos he had posted. It's just a really sad situation. Wish there was some way I could help my old friend.