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female
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30-35,
anonymous
writes:I don't even know where to begin with this, but I am very worried about my friendHe doesn't live near me, but we communicated frequently online. I have known him for years. He was a highly intelligent, sensible individual and I admired him.His parents are divorced, and it was very ugly. I did not speak to him for roughly a month after. When we talked again, something had happened to him. He would insult me, then apologize quickly after. He said weird things, and didn't answer questions. Each time we talked, he got worse. He has became obsessed with spirituality and religion. He ranted on theological concepts that made no sense. He tried to debate with me on these topics. He began to send me dozens of emails, paragraphs long, detailing intricate spiritual doctrines which were completely gibberish. They talked about spirits and souls and God and politics and the fact that he felt like his brain had been psychologically kidnapped. He said he was being controlled. He said he could no longer speak to me.He also began to apologize to me constantly. Over and over again. Email after email with elaborate, long, apologies. I kept asking him why he was saying sorry, and he said it was for him acting the way he was.Then he cut off all contact. Several weeks ago, he appeared again. He is saying he was sucked into a Satanic cult by his friend who brainwashed him into giving up power over his mind. He has become some kind of fanatic and I have no idea how this could have happened to someone who I was genuinely good friends with. He seems very damaged and I have no idea how to help him.All he can talk about are these twisted mind games. I don't know how much of this is happening inside his head, or in real life. I've wondered so many things.. Is he on drugs? Is he schizophrenic? Is this friend of his really poisoning his mental health?I want to help him but I don't know what to do. The Satanic cult thing seems ludicrous but his behaviour is so erratic and disturbed, and his rants against God so odd, I almost believe it. How can I get him away from whoever is feeding him this garbage? He really needs help.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 December 2012): I would suspect mental illness and that he needs psychiatric help ASAP. maybe drugs are involved. Urge him to see a psychiatrist or at least a therapist.
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reader, So_Very_Confused  +, writes (18 December 2012):
 so this is an online friend? you've not met in real life that you don't live near?
I am afraid there is not much you can do.
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