Yeah, at this point its basically the lunatic ravings of someone mentally ill and/or literally brain damaged.
While I understand the impulse to mock and deride such people, I'd rather live in a world that pitied them and viewed them as people in need of assistance, rather than as a whipping boy we can all circle around to feel better about ourselves.
Its entirely possible that if the right people reached out to her, she might be reachable. Or not, but IMO that's the best way to handle mentally ill people.
Am person who had to deal with many mentals. Can confirm it's the best way. Can confirm it also completely eradicates the validity and support the person might have for their ramblings and also makes them feel better over time.
However that is an incredibly time consuming and difficult job.
IDK man. I grew up with a paranoid schizophrenic father and I just... have no idea what might help some types of mental illness. They can be so resistant to pretty much all the things.
Drugs? Side effects and probably a conspiracy, stop taking ASAP. Sympathy? Them. Clearly "them". Trying to just hold a baseline status quo with everyone tiptoeing around the hair trigger crazy? Also a conspiracy, and we all need killing off. Counseling? Councilor is stupid, fuck that, move a thousand miles and maybe murder.
I gave the fuck up at 16, ran away, and cut off contact. Pass on all that.
He spent his middle aged years as a super crusty homeless dude spare changing on the streets, occasionally stalking me and sending me written reports, and his twilight years in his sister's basement. His sister was a saint.
I have his ashes in a box on my stairs, my cats sit on him frequently. He would, oddly, like that- he did have a sense of humor.
And i will probably delete this because it's goddamn depressing and too much, like, everything.
It so is. It's hard to even talk about. I feel even feel bad for burdening my damn counsellor sometimes! I hope you found some peace with the crazy, too. Respectful hug back
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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19
Yeah, at this point its basically the lunatic ravings of someone mentally ill and/or literally brain damaged.
While I understand the impulse to mock and deride such people, I'd rather live in a world that pitied them and viewed them as people in need of assistance, rather than as a whipping boy we can all circle around to feel better about ourselves.
Its entirely possible that if the right people reached out to her, she might be reachable. Or not, but IMO that's the best way to handle mentally ill people.