Official Mental Health Thread

[The Batlord]

Ask him about the Jews.

[Guybrush]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Ask him about the Jews.

They're probably the ones making all that dangerous soap.

Originally Posted by rubber soul

I don't think you can unless you can somehow get a mental health professional involved.

There's a psychologist I can call. I don't think there's much he can do either, but it's probably my best bet atm.

[Exo]

Originally Posted by Marie Monday

oh thank ****

Originally Posted by FETCHER.

I’m glad he can get to his to his old doctor Exo. I hope it makes a big difference for him and he can get in to recovery. It must have been so scary, I hope you are okay?

Originally Posted by ribbons

Glad to hear that Ryan is feeling a bit better today, Exo - and that he'll have a really good psychiatrist in his corner again as of tomorrow morning. I'm hoping things continue to stabilize and that life becomes a bit kinder to you and your family very soon. Thinking of all of you.

Thanks for all the thoughts friends.

Ryan got back from his appointment this morning and his doctor is ready to go to his old doctor and strangle him. Old doc basically did nothing to prevent this from happening and hasn't even returned Ryan's call yesterday stating that he suffered a mental break. Old doc sent him for bloodwork and immediately put him on an anti-psychotic for a week to prevent another episode. In the words of his new doc, which coincidentally used to be my old doctor, "You're mine now. Don't worry".

The confidence is relieving to say the least.

[Plankton]

Good to hear, Exo.

[Guybrush]

Exo, I'm sorry to read about your troubles and am glad Ryan is getting help. Has he been on a long term medication treatment earlier?

[FETCHER.]

Originally Posted by Guybrush

I'm struggling with other people's mental states. I'm a manager and got some very serious complaints about one of our employees who has a history with being kinda weird. I got told he'd been acting very intense / aggressive with some of his colleagues, so I call him to my office.

So the reason this guy gets so intense is he's big into conspiracy theories and every other alternative belief. I kinda wanted to pick his brain a little to see what was in there, so we talked for more than two hours about how the earth is flat, it's actually underneath this dome with water above it, 9/11 was staged, women are evil and the dying rays of the sun form a triangle with the horizon with all 60 degrees angles. 60 + 60 + 60 = 666 so the sun makes a sign of the devil.

We're all being lied to by the elite. I asked why would they mobilize all these countless resources into fooling us and the simple answer is they're in league with Satan.

So I told the guy he needs to be a little more careful in his interactions with his coworkers. He agreed to that and seemed fine with it. But my biggest concern is actually for his health. I'm pretty sure he suffers from deep set paranoid schizofrenia. His hygiene is pretty bad, I think because he believes chemicals in soap are put there to somehow mess him up. He's also very thin and I asked him about how he eats. He says he eats several eggs every day, so that at least sounds good, although he can't be getting that many calories in him.

I told him I think he should see his doctor and get a checkup. It's obvious something's going on and a doctor would see that. However,
that's not going to happen because people from the medical profession are just part of or under the control of this evil elite. He won't willingly go to a doctor. He has no family to speak of, so no real support network outside of work. He's fairly old and so will go off with a pension soon. If he doesn't receive any help before that, I feel like he's just going to sit alone at home and delve deeper into paranoid rabbit holes.

My own feeling is that he should be comitted to an institution so they can figure out a medication/treatment scheme that will help him, but I'm pretty sure I can't make that call and there's no family to talk to. So how can I help this guy?

That is such a shame for him, how does the healthcare system work in your country? Does your work offer any sort of private healthcare, like a telephone number he could call and speak to a mental health professional? They may then be able to refer him on to something else if he needs extra help.

Originally Posted by Exo

Thanks for all the thoughts friends.

Ryan got back from his appointment this morning and his doctor is ready to go to his old doctor and strangle him. Old doc basically did nothing to prevent this from happening and hasn't even returned Ryan's call yesterday stating that he suffered a mental break. Old doc sent him for bloodwork and immediately put him on an anti-psychotic for a week to prevent another episode. In the words of his new doc, which coincidentally used to be my old doctor, "You're mine now. Don't worry".

The confidence is relieving to say the least.

It’s awful you all have to go through this because the other doc done nothing to prevent it but fingers crossed now he’s in the right hands he will be back to himself pretty soon.

[Exo]

Originally Posted by Guybrush

Exo, I'm sorry to read about your troubles and am glad Ryan is getting help. Has he been on a long term medication treatment earlier?

He's been in an out of medical facilities for the last 8 years. He's been on Lithium and a few more medications for a while now but they recently tried to ween him off everything except Lithium and it may have triggered this episode. We just don't know yet. We'll see what his blood test shows.

Originally Posted by FETCHER.

It’s awful you all have to go through this because the other doc done nothing to prevent it but fingers crossed now he’s in the right hands he will be back to himself pretty soon.

I actually saw him yesterday and he was almost there. Very tired and a little cranky but no signs of psychosis. It's getting better every day.

[The Batlord]

I mean he kicked drugs right? He's got this.

[Exo]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I mean he kicked drugs right? He's got this.

Not only did the f*cker kick heroin, but he also passed NJ drug court to avoid prison time for his drug fueled attempted robbery which has a graduation rate of about 10%.

[Mindfulness]

Cleaning really does help the anxiety I think. I was in scream at walls mode, threw on headphones, and grabbed some wet wipes... now every surface is clean here and I feel less bad.