Psycho Lady

I feel so bad for people that have an ailment that does not allow them to mentally function well in society. I also do not see why these same people should not try to maintain this ailment the way they are supposed to. That may sound apathetic but it is a situation that I was very familiar with.

We used to have a neighbor that had a mental disorder. She appeared wonderfully nice and we befriended her after she moved into our neighborhood, right next to our house. Things went great for about three months, she seemed to be easily upset but we did not think anything of it. You take people with a grain of salt and accept who they are. She was easy to upset so we tried not to. This was not possible. She started ranting about neighbors doing work in their yards and kids playing in the cul-de-sac. She would even get upset if I talked to one of these kids. Soon she started calling the police. She called the police when someone used a snow blower early in the morning so he could get to work. She called the police a total of 13 times on me over a two year period. I finally went to our police department to ask them if I was getting a record due to this psycho lady. He knew immediately who I was referring to and told me not to worry. They only show up at her house because they have to. After that they just disregard the call. I found out that she has called the police on the residents of all twelve houses on our street, even our local pastor. She was also banned from the supermarket up the street and from Girl Scout meetings. This woman was known all over the town for losing it for no reason. Come to find out she was supposed to be taking medication daily for her illness but sometimes she just chose not to. She then took it out on everyone that lived on our street or anyone she came in contact with. Very sad.

She has since moved to another state and divorced her husband. Unfortunately it seems that her daughter has the same ailment. It was told to me that when her daughter was asked about her dad she said that he was dead. We saw him not too long ago.

I have met other people with this same problem and they take their medication daily. They are perfectly normal and I work with them in our local community service organization. It can be done and you don’t have to cause chaos in the lives of the people around you.

　

　

I don't need medixcation! I don't! I don't! I don't!

　

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