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Last month, she uploaded a testimony video on Youtube that's now taken down. This video has an eerie vibe where she talked about her life story. At the start of the video, she told us viewers that she had been having trouble uploading said video due to the Devil constantly intervening and taking it down. After that, she spoke about how she became a shapeshifter during her teenage years and practiced black magic that eventually made her best friend avoid her out of fear. She talked about how the leader of a Satanic death cult targeted and groomed her. She briefly mentioned being a drug and sex addict during her teenage years. She also explained that the reason she took down all of her music videos, since she was trying to become a singer, was due to how her music was being used for evil purposes. She then says that all music is evil.

I reached out to her to make sure she was alright and she replied with "Better than ever". I left it alone because I did not think it was my place to question what she said. However, a lot of people did and she lost many friends on Facebook. A few weeks ago, she started talking about strange sounds during the night and how the night sky would turn red. Even though there are explanations for the red night sky, she chalked it up as a warning sign from God that Judgment Day is coming soon and that only 144,000 humans will be reincarnated into Heaven. A few days later, she goes completely bald.

I checked her feed tonight and she was speaking about how "they" were out to get her. I don't know who "they" is. She claims "they" are sending legions of spies to kill her for speaking the truth. She claims to have gotten dozens of friends requests from the spies and that "they" have already broken into her house and stole some of her belongings. She has now told everyone that if she dies soon, it will not be an accident or a suicide. It was "they" that took her life.

I've known this girl for 16-17 years. Back when I knew her, she was incredibly kind and sweet. She was also considered gifted in terms of her intelligence. This girl was said to be a genius and I believed it. So, it's surprising to see her turn out like this now after all these years. She's only 21, too. To be honest, I am worried about her well being and mental state. Everybody has it rough these days but she's completely out of it. I'd like to reach out to her again but I'm not sure if that's wise. I don't believe that people are targeting her but after all of my experiences, I am cool on dealing with girls who are unstable. Only reason why I'm willing to make an exception is because her and I go way back. To this day, we are still on very good terms. Every time she sees me in public, she runs and gives me a hug. It's nice so I'd like for her to be in good health.

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I dont think you reaching out will be of any success of getting her help. The best you can do is talk to a few other of her loved ones to try to get her to get the help she likely needs. Sucks to go through, sorry my man.

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She needs to want to seek out help for her mental condition. She needs to first understand that she is having problems coping with reality.

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Yeah, this is sad since it's sounds like she's losing her grasp on reality. She needs to see some medical professionals to she if she can get some help.

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The_Scarecrow posted...

Back when I knew her, she was incredibly kind and sweet. She was also considered gifted in terms of her intelligence. This girl was said to be a genius and I believed it. So, it's surprising to see her turn out like this now after all these years

Mental illness doesn't play favorites, and this certainly fuckin' looks like paranoid schizophrenia from an armchair psych guess.

Unless she willingly seeks help or you're willing to somehow get her involuntarily committed, there's really nothing you can do.

It sucks and I'm sorry, but it's truth.

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I'm not sure who she stays with whether it be her parents or someone else. I don't think finding out would be too difficult but she's already rejected professional help when others suggested going off the comments left on her now deleted posts. Others reached out and offered how help on how to interpret the Bible correctly since she seems to be not doing so but she rejected those offers as well. From what I've seen, she's rejected all forms of help and stopped talking to a lot of people who reached out and tried to talk to her about what she was going through.

It's very hard to watch this unfold. I spoke to a few of her former friends to see what they thought and they all either gave up on her or are staying out of this. Can't say I blame them. If she doesn't want to help herself, our options are limited. It's going to hit real hard if I wake up one day and find out she's gone because of her own mental state.

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21 is a common age for many people start to develop psychiatric "issues" and I imagine its got to do with the stress people have at that age like college, pressure to be perfect and anxiety for the future. Many crack up under it. One of my previous exes was diagnosed with bipolarity right at that age and she had a similar breakdown, although not at that level. Her parents intervened at the first signs it became apparent.

Anyway my advise is just to let those closest to her like family and closest friends know of her behavior and your worries. Hopefully they do whats right for her, but she needs to be hospitalized and stabilized first.

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dr_strangelove posted...

if shes a danger to herself or others, she can be involuntarily committed. then shed see psychiatrists in the hospital and get the necessary treatment. schizophrenia typically comes out at around her age ( you said shes 21 i think ).
if i were u and since youve known her for so long, id try to get in touch with her parents and find out if they recognize she likely has a serious mental illness that will be devastating if left untreated. A hallmark of schizophrenia is disordered thought and a break from reality. in such a state, you cant expect her to make the best decisions for herself ( or any decisions really).

JuanCarlos1 posted...

21 is a common age for many people start to develop psychiatric "issues" and I imagine its got to do with the stress people have at that age like college, pressure to be perfect and anxiety for the future. Many crack up under it. One of my previous exes was diagnosed with bipolarity right at that age and she had a similar breakdown, although not at that level. Her parents intervened at the first signs it became apparent.

Anyway my advise is just to let those closest to her like family and closest friends know of her behavior and your worries. Hopefully they do whats right for her, but she needs to be hospitalized and stabilized first.

Okay, so the first step is figuring out who exactly she stays with since I dont recall her even mentioning parents. Only her little brother and her grandma. Once Ive determined that, I can express concern for her well being and hope whomever Im talking to is listening and decides to take the necessary action. Even if she refuses help at first, she needs to realize that all of us reaching out to her are just worried.

Shes rationalizing it as everyone hating her for telling the truth when in reality, nobody wants to see anything unfortunate happen to her. She posts a lot of pictures on her social media of people shes presumably close with but deletes them a day later like most of her posts. All I have to do is find out who they are and just make sure theyre aware of her behavior and mental state.

Until I find out, Ill just keep messaging her and holding conversations. Shes starting to message me first sometimes so thats good.

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Very late to the topic, but I agree w/ the other posters - it's really good that you want to help and at this time it may involve an ER visit for involuntary commitment. Unfortunately those generally require (in Georgia at least) some very specific danger/threats to one self or others, or very severe psychotic symptoms.

Ruvan22 posted...

Very late to the topic, but I agree w/ the other posters - it's really good that you want to help and at this time it may involve an ER visit for involuntary commitment. Unfortunately those generally require (in Georgia at least) some very specific danger/threats to one self or others, or very severe psychotic symptoms.

I'll look to see if there are any specific conditions related to my state.

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