Is my brother mentally disturbed?

[Vis1/0N]

Also, Coffee. 1/2 a cup of cheap instant Frisco and I get a little high. Since I don't have it all that often I guess I am a bit more sensitive to caffeine. Lucid dreams and racing thoughts when awake. YMMV.

 

[^^vampire^^]

When my brother was 17/18 he did a bit of a 180. He was always nice etc and then almost over night he changed.

He became a compulsive liar, telling us stories that we blatantly knew weren't true. He knew they weren't true either but just as the words left his mouth they would solidify in his mind making it fact to him which is quite dangerous. He also became very hostile and aggressive a few year later and couldn't keep a group of friends as after a few short months they would catch on to the fact he was telling lies and didn't want anything to do with him.

Hormones can cause a major personality change in people and effect them in ways they can't control. Also tumors, sickness and drug use. Just because someone can't/doesn't smoke doesn't mean it's had for them to snort some coke etc.

Best idea would be to speak to a psychologist/psychiatrist and see what the major contributors are towards a change of personality like this, especially since blatant honesty from a reserved person is concerning.

 

[-Prismo-]

When my brother was 17/18 he did a bit of a 180. He was always nice etc and then almost over night he changed.

He became a compulsive liar, telling us stories that we blatantly knew weren't true. He knew they weren't true either but just as the words left his mouth they would solidify in his mind making it fact to him which is quite dangerous. He also became very hostile and aggressive a few year later and couldn't keep a group of friends as after a few short months they would catch on to the fact he was telling lies and didn't want anything to do with him.

Hormones can cause a major personality change in people and effect them in ways they can't control. Also tumors, sickness and drug use. Just because someone can't/doesn't smoke doesn't mean it's had for them to snort some coke etc.

Best idea would be to speak to a psychologist/psychiatrist and see what the major contributors are towards a change of personality like this, especially since blatant honesty from a reserved person is concerning.

What ever happened to your brother .. Did he get back to normal ?

 

[xrapidx]

drugs.

 

[Pavan]

why is he unemployed? cheap drugs could be a cause.

 

[noxibox]

It's impossible to get a proper assessment here. You need a professional investigation. Ailments like schizophrenia can manifest almost overnight. An injury can cause a sudden change. It could as easily be that he's tired of keeping quiet as anything else.

Also, Coffee. 1/2 a cup of cheap instant Frisco and I get a little high. Since I don't have it all that often I guess I am a bit more sensitive to caffeine. Lucid dreams and racing thoughts when awake. YMMV.

You'd have to be exceptionally sensitive, because those coffee substitutes contain close to no caffeine.

 

[BobsLawnService]

Maybe the guy is trying to be more social/assertive if he was shy before.

He's probably always been socially awkward but now he is verbalizing more.Maybe you should try to give him some support in social situations.

 

[^^vampire^^]

What ever happened to your brother .. Did he get back to normal ?

Aabout 5 years ago he rocked up at the house with a gun wanting to kill me because he thought I was getting with his ex-girlfriend.
Called the police to have him removed and haven't spoken to him since.

 

[F1ve_Claw]

Depending on money / medical aid there can be options

If you believe it could be a mental dysfunction then a psychologist would be a good place to go to. A clinical psychologist could make a diagnosis. The same diagnosis can be made by a psychiatrist, and medication prescribed if needed. Difference here is cost, and the prescription of medication
A head injury could also be result in a personality change. In that case a visit to a GP for a referral to a neurologist, or if you have one even better, would be your stop

While mainly involved with research and less with clinical cases I would most likely say that anxiety and depression could be a causal factor in his change in behavior. I've dealt with people who have lost their 'social filter' due to anxiety and depression. This doesn't usually happen overnight however, but gradually over a medium (read few weeks to months) term of time. I would doubt it would be schizophrenia as those cases tend to know that something is amiss. Bipolar may be another option, but its the 'popular' diagnosis lately so just be aware

The best thing to do would be to talk to him and encourage him to seek help. Confrontation would probably not work, so light encouragement. Money may be an issue, so work that out and have a solution before the interaction

 

[SauRoNZA]

Uhm...how about talking to your brother?

Failing that I also say drugs.

There is no such thing as a "drug type" the people you least expect it from are usually the ones with the problem.

*****

Also, people change and discover themselves. He could be perfectly normal while you are the one getting overly paranoid.

 

[wolverine_dcp]

Long story short. I think my brother is suffering from some kind of mental illness or disturbance. I don’t stay with him due to the fact that I work in GP and he stays with the family in KZN. He is a few years older than me and I have known the guy since the beginning of time and I believe no one knows him better than I do.

Since February (when I was home and recently during Easter weekend) I have noticed something very strange about him. He talks too much, but not only that. He says things out loud that most people would often keep to themselves. E.g: If a friend pitches up with a fat chick, he would say that the chick is fat in front of everyone and that’s not the brother I know, and that’s just one example, there are plenty more embarrassing ones.

ALl these years I have known him to be the guy who only speaks when spoken to.

Now he goes on and on: e.g. when I am driving with him in the car, he talks about my driving and tells me that the robot is gonna turn red, I must stop and observe and give like a commentary for hours on end.

He does not drink. He is not employed, so I can't get another opinion from someone who spends more time with him other than family. My mom has also noticed that he’s not the same guy. But on the surface he seems fine. If you don’t really know him, you won’t see anything wrong. Do you know where I can take him to have him evaluated by a professional? Do you think he would agree? Do mentally disturbed people know that they are not okay?

The same thing happend to a friend of mine and to cut a long story short he is not the same person i was friend...he started doing some crazy **** like lets go buy drink he said he will buy we take stuff he says to thew cashier i own this store and walks out without paying slowly butt surely he got worse but now he is a totally different person...we dont talk and he always by himself but he was sent to government hospital which fudged him up more they put him on meds now he is crazy just stares into mid air....IMO pls becareful with what you intend on doing

 

[wolverine_dcp]

oh he also smoked weed just to add that :erm: nothing else

 

[BobsLawnService]

oh he also smoked weed just to add that :erm: nothing else

This is actually a crucial piece of information. While potheads go out of their way to make weed seem harmless it it can act as a trigger on people with latent schitzophrenia and causes severe psychological issues.

 

[Electric]

This is actually a crucial piece of information. While potheads go out of their way to make weed seem harmless it it can act as a trigger on people with latent schitzophrenia and causes severe psychological issues.

Fark off.

 

[satanboy]

This is actually a crucial piece of information. While potheads go out of their way to make weed seem harmless it it can act as a trigger on people with latent schitzophrenia and causes severe psychological issues.

Source?

 

[GreyBush]

Derailment in 3...2...1...

 

[Electric]

Let's not.

 

[BobsLawnService]

Source?

http://m.livescience.com/10700-marijuana-worsens-schizophrenia.html

http://m.bjp.rcpsych.org/content/178/2/116.full

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2424288/

http://www.hcnet.usp.br/ipq/revista/vol32/n2/53.html

Sources frrom reliable journals.