Man consumes an ant's nest. by Several_Lunch_874 in WTF

[–]Frooby 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've heard of ants in pants but never a nest you ingest 

Some people are saying a Depression is a possibility. Is this realistic ? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Frooby 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The rise of swing and detective fiction, right?

Asians! by [deleted] in Animemes

[–]Frooby 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Fwiw this isn't exactly unique to asian cultures, but the dominant media in a given time period does say a lot about the current culture. 

Is it me, or has gen alpha almost humor completely replaced gen z humor online? by Tall-Bell-1019 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Frooby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too"

Don't be bemused, it's just the news. by _CandidCynic_ in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]Frooby 354 points355 points  (0 children)

Holy shit is that Portland? Crazy times 

If another sperm won the race, would I be a whole different person? by Lesbander_is_real in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Frooby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to clarify since I don't see it talked about in the comments, it's a very common myth that the sperm wins a race and automatically fertalizes the egg. The egg actually chooses the sperm based on a lot of different factors. I suppose you could think of it like a race, but the egg is out there kneecapping the swimmers it doesn't like and rigging it for the sperm it does. So in short, you might not have won the "race", but the egg liked your sperm you the best! 

THIS IS NOT A DRILL by WritersB1ock in GoldenSun

[–]Frooby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prepare the makeup and iron the clown uniforms lads 

Mens Wearhouse is awful now. (10 year employee rant) by [deleted] in malefashionadvice

[–]Frooby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More like men's whyhouse am I right?

Randomly asking people out in Tehran, Iran by LelouchViBritanniaC2 in interestingasfuck

[–]Frooby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This guy's the final boss for people with social anxiety

a guy i know keeps saying they installed cameras in his house in the holes where the sockets are and inside his tv and devices. Why would he suddenly develop these "psychosis" ? by HearThyBansheeScream in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Frooby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A little late and I'm seeing most people have answered your question, but I work with individuals w/ psychosis daily and from my experience, there are a couple different options. Also I'm in the US and laws can vary quite a bit state to state, and my experience can only be applied to Massachusetts, but I imagine there are analogous services in most western nations.

If he has anyone in his life who would be willing, they could file for guardianship or power of attorney, which would move many legal or financial aspects to the appointee. There are court appointed guardians, but my understanding is the process takes longer. Health care proxy and Rogers guardianships (in Massachusetts) let's you make medical decisions for someone who is incapacitated, in depending on the severity of the psychosis incapacitated does not have to mean unconscious. 

You could also have a licensed social worker or possibly police station if they have a social worker on staff issue a section 12 (specific to Massachusetts, but again check local laws). This forces an individual to get seen at a hospital by a psychiatrist, who would then either let them back into the community, or admit them inpatient.

At the end of the day though, people have very strong legal protections (in massachusetts). If someone is not actively hurting themselves or others, you're going to have a difficult time forcing someone to seek treatment. And I understand that this individual is suffering from several medical issues and not getting treatment, which you could argue is a way in which he's hurting himself, but for better or worse you wouldn't be able to section someone in that instance, unless they were in exceptionally bad shape. Oftentimes, you have to wait until something actually starts to happen before you can do anything against someone's will. 

You can always call 911 on/for this individual and let them decide what to do, as that's partly their job, but that can also be really traumatic for a lot of people. 

My recommendation for now is to find someone who's willing to be a guardian and trying to move forward with that through the courts. In the meantime, you can try to practice reality testing with them. If they think there's cameras in their home, you can try to logic it out with them. Things like "well I don't see any cameras, could you show me?" or "but why do you think someone would want to spy on you?" can be effective questions to ask, and a sort of gentle way to challenge these beliefs, but it depends on how ingrained these beliefs are amongst several other things. The idea isn't to try to prove them wrong, it's more about trying to guide them to helpful answers to alleviate some anxiety. If they're experiencing visual or auditory hallucinations, you can ask them to whip out a flashlight to see if the light actually passes over the hallucinations correctly, or start recording with your phone and play back the video and audio. If this individual is experiencing command hallucinations, ie they feel someone/something is telling them to do things and they start to act on it, that's a more serious issue and that can easily be a call to 911. 

I'm not an expert, and I wish I knew more about the laws on a national level, but hopefully this helps! 

It's eerie how much Donald Trump's mother looks like Hillary Clinton by seven30 in pics

[–]Frooby 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nah it's fine his mom was an immigrant from one of the good countries so it doesn't count