I was introduced to someone’s boyfriend last summer; the guy could easily become one of those written about in this book. He had a story about being in the Army and being sent to Korea. Since he was doing intelligence, he was locked up in a cage while on duty; off duty, shady Koreans followed him around and would have killed him for spying, except that he had friends who protected him. He now gets a disability pension from the Army—I wonder why (I ask rhetorically)? Someone who is that delusional should be confined in a hospital. Talking to him, I got a strong feeling that the best place to be is somewhere far away from him—he’s creepy.
I have a friend whose mother is schizophrenic and has been taking drugs that poorly control it for years. This woman, whom I’ve known for most of my life, however, is not dangerous. She lives alone but my friend checks on her and talks to her every day.
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