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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My brother in law is like that. He's been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and his drivers license has been suspended after an unrelated episode 10 years ago. He's harmless, and perfectly capable of getting it unsuspended if he puts in some effort, but he can't because:

  • His doctor is out to sabotage his life
  • Someone is tapping into his phone
  • This lady on the other side of town is stealing his mail
  • His PC had been bugged

....allegedly.

He sometimes takes his meds, but it's rare. Those are the days when he's out and about and reasonably normal.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

how old is he? it tends to get better the older the person gets. (quick edit as I just realized what people will think. it will not go away. I mean get better in that they tend to get better about taking medication and are less likely to go off and do the really nutty stuff)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

unfortunately not going to necessarily be much better than. 20's and 30's are the real scary scene with that disease.