Ever since my friend lost his job several months ago, (he won't say why, but his boss told me he couldn't control his profanity in front of the customers) he has barricaded himself in his apartment.
The late and eviction notices are piling up on his door. He sneaks out occasionally only to get booze and junk food. He sounds very depressed. (I communicate by phone, which is the only way to reach him.)
He told me he had been taking anti-depressants, but stopped because they didn't work, and he can't afford them.
I keep recommending professional help, occasionally he agrees, but mostly he gets very agitated, screams at me for being a "traitor" and hangs up.
I used to hunt with him when we were younger, so he probably has firearms in his apartment. He's hinted that the day he becomes "homeless" will be his last day on Earth.
I'm really in a quandary about how to help him??
2007-12-12 14:15:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Call the police and put an anonymous tip in. Tell them he has firearms and is acting irate and suicidal. They can check it out themselves. Other than that, call his family. Let them know what is happening.
2007-12-12 14:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you contact the police and tell them about your friend's circumstances, your conversations with him, his familiarity with firearms and the possibility that he is armed and prepared to kill himself and/or others when he is finally evicted.
It sounds like your friend may be having a psychotic episode. This means he needs help from a medical professional who specializes in psychiatric disorders. If you don't try to get your friend the help he needs, he may die and other innocent people may die.
If you really are his friend, you'll get the police involved before it gets to that level. If there is an offense for which the police can arrest your friend, then that will get him in front of a judge who can order him to submit to a psychiatric evaluation. That would be the first step in getting him some badly needed medical treatment.
2007-12-12 14:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by TK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there any of his family members you could call? I mean, able to communicate with his family comfortably. I would start there and see if they can talk some sense into him. I know you don't want to see your friend hurt himself or anyone else, but don't try helping him alone. If he is severely depressed, you don't know what he's thinking or how he could re-act.. you already said he yelled at you on the phone. He needs to see a professional yes, but start with someone close to him in his family and go from there..Good luck to you.
2007-12-12 14:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Short of finding him a job, where profanity wont be an issue, I dont think you can. Maybe ask the samaritans to give him a call.
2007-12-12 14:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 08:50:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can try to get him to turn himself into the mental hospital and this is not a joke. there he will be watched for suicidal tendencies, he will be fed, and have a roof over his head and get some counseling. they could probably help him apply for cheap or free medical insurance to pay for the antidepressants. good luck
2007-12-12 14:20:38 · answer #6 · answered by PRINCESS DI 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ohh my, your friend is in quite a mess. You need to contact a professional like a doctor or a therapist to see what they can do for him.
2007-12-12 14:25:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a group of friends and get him out of the apartment, staying in that room is making him sicker, not better, he needs to get his feelings out.
good luck!
2007-12-12 14:26:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋