Okay, so I have a friend, we'll call him Miguel. Miguel and I went to college with a girl we'll call Stefani. She wasn't one of our core group of friends but we'd see her at parties and events and stuff.
Flash forward a few years, we're all out of college, and Stefani actually moved into the same apartment complex that Miguel lives in. They run into each other one day when Miguel is walking his dog and they get to talking. Miguel didn't think much of it, just a pleasant chat. He starts talking to her more though and eventually invites her to a party. I say hello to her after not seeing her for years, she meets our other non-college friends, it's all good.
Periodically over the next year though, Stefani kind of becomes obsessed with Miguel. She'll knock on his door at weird hours wanting to talk about really abstract things, she'll text him weird messages and leave him weird Facebook messages that seem out of context. Stuff like that. Activity actually quieted down for awhile but about a week ago he gets a text from her that says, "I miss you.", and she starts becoming more active on Facebook again.
As of today she has friended several of Miguel's friends out of the blue.
All our friends give Miguel a hard time about this, saying things like, "Oh Stefani is so crazy dude.", but the thing is, I think she actually might have some mental health issues.
I don't think she is a threat to herself or anyone else because most people with mental health issues aren't, but I'm kind of at a loss as to how to handle her weird behavior (she sends me messages sometimes too, but mostly about Miguel, and I usually don't respond).
What do?
Flash forward a few years, we're all out of college, and Stefani actually moved into the same apartment complex that Miguel lives in. They run into each other one day when Miguel is walking his dog and they get to talking. Miguel didn't think much of it, just a pleasant chat. He starts talking to her more though and eventually invites her to a party. I say hello to her after not seeing her for years, she meets our other non-college friends, it's all good.
Periodically over the next year though, Stefani kind of becomes obsessed with Miguel. She'll knock on his door at weird hours wanting to talk about really abstract things, she'll text him weird messages and leave him weird Facebook messages that seem out of context. Stuff like that. Activity actually quieted down for awhile but about a week ago he gets a text from her that says, "I miss you.", and she starts becoming more active on Facebook again.
As of today she has friended several of Miguel's friends out of the blue.
All our friends give Miguel a hard time about this, saying things like, "Oh Stefani is so crazy dude.", but the thing is, I think she actually might have some mental health issues.
I don't think she is a threat to herself or anyone else because most people with mental health issues aren't, but I'm kind of at a loss as to how to handle her weird behavior (she sends me messages sometimes too, but mostly about Miguel, and I usually don't respond).
What do?
Dealing with someone with mental health issues.
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