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Originally Posted by loramin
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I did just that, a few times in this thread. I even linked a page with helpful information.
But the fundamental problem (as you alluded to) is that a crazy person doesn't think they are crazy. For us bipolars (who have friends), the solution is to hear from trusted friends "hey, you need to go to the hospital". Even if we're crazy, and think we're perfectly sane, if enough friends say something we have a decent chance of listening and getting help.
Unfortunately schizophrenics tend to be solitary, and what friends they find tend to be people who take advantage of them. They certainly don't trust doctors or the "evil" people on the internet that are part of their delusions. I know this well because my brother is schizophrenic, and even though I have tried damn near everything to convince him to get help, it hasn't worked.
So yeah, it'd be nice if we could somehow help the crazy guy. But we really can't: he won't believe any of us when we tell him he's crazy. So /shrug might as well bust out the popcorn and have fun.
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It doesn't really have to be a trusted friend that tells him maybe just hearing it a few times from different people will clue him in. I myself did hear it from a online friend, not a close friend, but still someone I had talked to before.
I forget the percentage but I believe it's a majority of the homeless is the USA are schizophrenic. It's from exactly what you said that people who don't take treatment or can not afford to.