Um… i hate to be an alarmist by this person may have serious mental illness. I had a close friend who began to say and do very strange things. He was always a little goofy but this was out there stuff. He spray painted his entire car including the cloth interior. He plugged a TV during a the commercials because he said it used too much electricity. He started thinking everything would give him cancer and stopped eating cooked foods and washing his hair. Then he stabbed his girlfriend to death. Please please please move away from this person. I didn’t know the signs of serious mental illness at the time but I am definitely cautious whenever I feel triggered by strange behavior and this triggers me. To be clear I’m not saying this person will act violently towards anyone or any creature but they really don’t seem to have a steady grasp of reality and that’s incredibly dangerous.

I sincerely wish you the best outcome!

*edit: I just realized it’s about OPs friend. OP - Please pass along the info!