Chairman Tickles
Banned
I refer to my cousin. For years I have suspected things aren't quite right. I'm now coming across a string of clues that seem to all point in one broad direction ----> Schizophrenia
He engages in occasional word salad; is cognitively impaired in various ways and suffers from verbal poverty (ever since he was a toddler - he was not capable of finishing the first 6 years of schooling). Most of my friends seem to be fooled for a few hours, but eventually they too realise he ain't normal. Most tellingly he goes off on delusional tangents in the midst of normal conversation. They tend to stray toward persecutory fantasies where he is some kind of detective in the midst of an internationally significant crime and he's in danger of being found out by the guys he's chasing. Every delusion eventually morphs into this one.
The reason this is new or even relevant to me, is that his parents have attempted to hide his condition from the world, and up until recently he coasted through life without major incident-until he hit an old man with a metal bar and sent him to the hospital. He imagined that the old man had informed on him, telling the bad men where he lives.
To the best of my knowledge his parents never sought treatment, and his delusions have become pronounced to the point of coming up every time I see him and are now being played out in physical ways as mentioned above. Used to be once in every 100 conversations, now almost every conversation ends with signs of an active, ongoing psychosis.
Due to the scummy mindset and culture of my extended family at large, they refuse to acknowledge that his behavior is abnormal and potentially dangerous. They play it off as him being dumb due to a skiing accident. But I know he was born this way, I've known him since he was 1 year old. A simple drug or method of treatment could have mitigated 90% of symptoms and allowed him to get better education. But his parents administered nothing but beatings and drilled behaviors so he could pass off as normal for brief periods in the presence of company. But I know what he is really like.
This evening I tried questioning him, blowing holes in his delusions and worryingly it seems he is not aware of his condition, as many schizophrenics aren't. When confronted with a logical inconsistency, he simply shuts down and goes off on a different, wholly unrelated tangent, eventually working his way back to the core delusion.
I grow tired of this. I know that I'm his only friend in the world, and if I were to cut him off, he would end up in some basement or cell somewhere; he is not capable of supporting himself or having a social circle. He has a sister but she is worse than his parents.
He no doubt brings shame, hardship and potential dangers to those around him. He is a burden on me. It is mentally exhausting listening to his deranged drivel. No it isn't Alex Jones kinds of entertaining-that's a high IQ Schizophrenic. This is just fucking sad.
As mentioned above, despite being scum, he has an immediate family; they provide lodgings and food-as misguided as their little 'hide the crazy guy' parlor trick may be. I am not his psychiatrist, nor am I his guardian. I do not wish to be. I don't know what to do. I suppose I should just let him go. Minimize contact, let him drift toward a full blown episode where people die. Yes, he drives a vehicle (took him 40+ tries and 6 years to pass his driving test). Yes, he passes off as a consenting adult. But he has the mind of an 8 year old, he once got done for being a pedophile but they let him go without charge when they learned just how feeble minded he is. And now he has had his first violent episode.
I can't deal with this bois. I just can't. It ain't my shit to deal with. If his parents can't deal, if his sister can't deal, then let the authorities deal. My taxes pay for that shit too. Let them deal.
He engages in occasional word salad; is cognitively impaired in various ways and suffers from verbal poverty (ever since he was a toddler - he was not capable of finishing the first 6 years of schooling). Most of my friends seem to be fooled for a few hours, but eventually they too realise he ain't normal. Most tellingly he goes off on delusional tangents in the midst of normal conversation. They tend to stray toward persecutory fantasies where he is some kind of detective in the midst of an internationally significant crime and he's in danger of being found out by the guys he's chasing. Every delusion eventually morphs into this one.
The reason this is new or even relevant to me, is that his parents have attempted to hide his condition from the world, and up until recently he coasted through life without major incident-until he hit an old man with a metal bar and sent him to the hospital. He imagined that the old man had informed on him, telling the bad men where he lives.
To the best of my knowledge his parents never sought treatment, and his delusions have become pronounced to the point of coming up every time I see him and are now being played out in physical ways as mentioned above. Used to be once in every 100 conversations, now almost every conversation ends with signs of an active, ongoing psychosis.
Due to the scummy mindset and culture of my extended family at large, they refuse to acknowledge that his behavior is abnormal and potentially dangerous. They play it off as him being dumb due to a skiing accident. But I know he was born this way, I've known him since he was 1 year old. A simple drug or method of treatment could have mitigated 90% of symptoms and allowed him to get better education. But his parents administered nothing but beatings and drilled behaviors so he could pass off as normal for brief periods in the presence of company. But I know what he is really like.
This evening I tried questioning him, blowing holes in his delusions and worryingly it seems he is not aware of his condition, as many schizophrenics aren't. When confronted with a logical inconsistency, he simply shuts down and goes off on a different, wholly unrelated tangent, eventually working his way back to the core delusion.
I grow tired of this. I know that I'm his only friend in the world, and if I were to cut him off, he would end up in some basement or cell somewhere; he is not capable of supporting himself or having a social circle. He has a sister but she is worse than his parents.
He no doubt brings shame, hardship and potential dangers to those around him. He is a burden on me. It is mentally exhausting listening to his deranged drivel. No it isn't Alex Jones kinds of entertaining-that's a high IQ Schizophrenic. This is just fucking sad.
As mentioned above, despite being scum, he has an immediate family; they provide lodgings and food-as misguided as their little 'hide the crazy guy' parlor trick may be. I am not his psychiatrist, nor am I his guardian. I do not wish to be. I don't know what to do. I suppose I should just let him go. Minimize contact, let him drift toward a full blown episode where people die. Yes, he drives a vehicle (took him 40+ tries and 6 years to pass his driving test). Yes, he passes off as a consenting adult. But he has the mind of an 8 year old, he once got done for being a pedophile but they let him go without charge when they learned just how feeble minded he is. And now he has had his first violent episode.
I can't deal with this bois. I just can't. It ain't my shit to deal with. If his parents can't deal, if his sister can't deal, then let the authorities deal. My taxes pay for that shit too. Let them deal.
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