I have a nephew who is 24. Prior to December of this year, in all aspects of his life he seemingly was touched by the hand of god. Brilliant, awesome student, blonde haired blue eyed Ken Doll, charismatic, musically talented, affable. Just graduated with an engineering degree in materials science from a nationally ranked program. He's the kind of kid who built is own forge and workshop in his parents' backyard, and learned how to blacksmith tridents, cure leather and make his own leather pouches. He even taught himself to make awesome Lichtenberg wood burning art, similar to this:
If his talents weren't enough, he even managed to make several hundred thousand dollars in his free time while an engineering student, riding the Game Stop train through Reddit.
The point of this is that he has/had world in the palm of his hand, and then he started saying some freaky shit about 3 weeks ago. His personality has changed and he claims to have had had epiphanies about how interconnected the entire world is, and he plans to write a book. But he can only release it a little bit at a time because otherwise the world cannot handle it. He expressed all kinds of grandiose ideas and is losing his tether with reality. He and my BIL talked about what was going on, and my nephew wept and cried because he does not believe that his dad will ever make to the next level of consciousness that he says he now occupies.
His parents have taken him to an urgent mental health clinic and the reviewing psychiatrist wants him to be admitted to a hospital for further testing and evaluation. However, he refuses, and he has not posed a physical danger to himself or others. His parents are both lawyers, and are evaluating if they can get him committed or what. I fear that he is on a toboggan starting down a mountain slope and is picking up speed. Has anyone dealt with this? Strategies on getting him the help he needs? Happy stories about outcomes?
If his talents weren't enough, he even managed to make several hundred thousand dollars in his free time while an engineering student, riding the Game Stop train through Reddit.
The point of this is that he has/had world in the palm of his hand, and then he started saying some freaky shit about 3 weeks ago. His personality has changed and he claims to have had had epiphanies about how interconnected the entire world is, and he plans to write a book. But he can only release it a little bit at a time because otherwise the world cannot handle it. He expressed all kinds of grandiose ideas and is losing his tether with reality. He and my BIL talked about what was going on, and my nephew wept and cried because he does not believe that his dad will ever make to the next level of consciousness that he says he now occupies.
His parents have taken him to an urgent mental health clinic and the reviewing psychiatrist wants him to be admitted to a hospital for further testing and evaluation. However, he refuses, and he has not posed a physical danger to himself or others. His parents are both lawyers, and are evaluating if they can get him committed or what. I fear that he is on a toboggan starting down a mountain slope and is picking up speed. Has anyone dealt with this? Strategies on getting him the help he needs? Happy stories about outcomes?
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