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   by _qjno 2y ago

   I am very hesitant to add specific details as it involves other real people he was accusing of manipulating him, which I know to be false. By Sunday night my friend was having what appeared to be actual conversations with voices in his head
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   by _qjno 2y ago

   That is the part I do not understand. I have never agreed with any health professionals to be part of his ongoing care. I suspect his family may have done so, but are abandoning their responsibility? He had agreed to let me visit him in hos
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   by _qjno 2y ago

   He does work in a lab with serious compounds, but I have since been told by a member of his crisis team that they know about previous (relatively minor) mental health incidents in his past. I was completely unaware of this, so I am assuming
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   by _qjno 2y ago

   Thankyou all for your help. It is becoming clear to me that this is way above my pay grade. I understand that my non-professional help may even make things worse. He has agreed to let me visit him in hospital today before he is discharged,
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   Ask HN: How to deal with a serious mental health breakdown?

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