Have you ever met a sadisitic homicidal paranoid schizophrenic?

Question

You probably have sitting all alone on a bus.

Answer 1

I work in the same building with a sociopath. He has learned to act just like a "regular guy" most of the time. In fact, he can be very smooth and quite charming. As a result, a lot of people don't realize what he is. I learned the hard way myself. Here's what happened:

I was working on a couple of projects with this guy, and went fishing with him a couple times. The second time, I took my girl friend, who I was living with at the time. That is when the trouble began.

She soon began getting suspicious of where I was going and what I was doing. She thought I was cheating on her! I didn't find out until later that this scumbag was lying to her and passing on supposed "inside information" on my activities.

The friction that he was able to create with his lies led to an eventual breakup. And surprise! He slithered right into her arms, so to speak. She was hardly the sharpest crayon in the box, so I can see how she was fooled. For about three months I lived a sad country song, but after I got it all sorted out I figured he did me a favor.

Shortly after the breakup, he greeted me at work with, "Hey Joe, how's Linda doing?" Of course, this dirtbag knew darn well how she was doing!

After I happened to see them together and figured out what was going on I was so disgusted I could hardly stand to look at the slimeball. I tried to avoid him, but he is always in the halls, either going outside to have a cigarette or coming back in from smoking.

He would always greet me with a cheery hello, and I would respond with some sort of rude two word comment. Then he would look like he was going to slug me, and I would roll my eyes and walk off. (This isn't seventh grade, we are both middle aged guys!)

This went of for some time until I made an unfortunate remark. When he greeted me I said, "Hasn't somebody shot you yet?" Now of course, this was just a smart remark and not really a threat. However, he gleefuly and triumphantly responded that he was going to take me to HR. (Human Resources.)

Having threatened to take me to HR, he slithered down there and put on a VERY different face. He told them what I said and claimed to be frightened of me. (Tell me that's normal behavior? I think not!)

What I said was certainly not PC, and I paid for my stupidity by getting written up. Any time my company writes someone up, they are automatically ineligible for their annual bonus, so my dumb remark cost me several grand.

Then, I got to go to a psychologist for a mental evaluation. I got to answer lots of "fun" questions. No, I don't own a gun. No, I am not going to hurt anyone. No, I have never been arrested for violence. No, I was not abused as a child.

It didn't take the shrink long to figure out what was going on. He finished the evaluation in the first session, and we got to have an interesting discussion about abnormal psychology. He said there are many personality types, and this individual is what is commonly referred to as a "weasle." I got a kick out of that.

As far as the girl is concerned, she did call me once and told me of how she was being abused. He drinks a lot, and he is a mean drunk. I cannot imagine what that guy is capable of. She said she made her own bed and now she is going to lay in it. (Ha! Like I want to think about the bed she is laying in!? Not even!) Granted, I feel a little sorry for her, but she is right. Our bridges are most seriously burned.

I think the weasle also got in a bit of trouble for making a big stink out of what I said. Although the company was legally required to write me up and send me for a mental evaluation, no one really believed I was dangerous. I made darn sure to tell them they were being played by this sneak!

He doesn't bother me any more. When I see him, I look him right in the eye and I smile. (It's not what you would call a nice smile.) He does not look happy at all. I imagine it goes around and it comes around, and he will get his some day. In the mean time, he is not my problem.

Lesson learned: I still believe most folks are fundamentally good. However, sometimes smiling faces hide treachery, deceit, and maliciousness of a degree that is unfathomable.

Answer 2

It sounds like you are a compassionate person with a lot of kindness to offer, but your sister is in a difficult place in her head. Basically, that diagnosis means that she distorts reality. You might simply write her note telling her how you feel and then saying that if she's ever wants a friend or someone to talk to you, you would like to be that person. You might also, in that letter, ask her what you can do to earn her trust. Then just leave her alone, but maybe send her a nice letter every few months. But, keep in mind, mental illness is really an illness. Just as the heart can have disease, so can the brain. If she's a paranoid schizophrenic and bipolar, it means that she's on pretty strong medications just to be out of the hospital. Understand that she is afraid of a lot of things that don't scare most of us. Just as some people are afraid of planes and others are afraid of sharks, your sister is afraid of trusting people (perhaps because of the loss of her mother) and fears being hurt and used. But, it's part of her chemistry. It's not completely rational. With your compassion, perhaps you should think of a career in mental health counseling and psychology -- it would give you great insight into your sister.

Answer 3

I am a paranoid schizophrenic. I have never been sadistic or homicidal and believe I'm no longer paranoid. The depth of public misunderstanding and misinformation about these disorders is abysmal. I have known many diagnosed with this disorder and other disorders of schizophrenia in hospitals and without and have never met a violent one.

We, in the USA, are a paranoid nation. We fear one another and other nations without any rational reason to. I'm not ashamed of having been paranoid enough to warrant diagnosis because I am in good company. Why else is the ownership of firearms by the general public 90 guns for every100 people and excluding hunters, children, police and the military, 9 guns for every 10 people? Owning a handgun is prima-facie evidence one has the intention to use it to kill another human! We also own, and intend to use, 5000 or more nuclear weapons. Those intentions are evidence of paranoia!

Good luck on the buses, good mental health, peace and Love!

Answer 4

There's a first for everything i guess so erm...HELLO nice to meet you why u sitting alone on that bus mate?

Answer 5

Schizophrenics are generally not violent.

Answer 6

Or answering his question.