Psychosis
My friend in San Diego, up until a couple of months ago, dated this woman in LA. She, having been born and raised outside of California, saw the LA /Hollywood scene as being the penultimate in life existence. Her whole life has been based on the dream of living and working in some field on the scene. This dream became an obsession and this obsession developed into delusional behavior.
Oh, she had a decent run in her chosen (and legal) field. She was even married to a short term Hollywood star. But, her delusional behavior broke that up as well. Just being at the scene, even if the scene was B or C, that was the life. She even made the trip to NY to talk to a radio personality there.
However, real life became the dream. She couldn't do anything on her own. Bills, food, and the necessities of life took a backseat to her perceived real world. She found the money to get a massage or her nails done, but could not find the money to pay for dinner or a hotel. Well, the hotel she could get for free, if she used her charms just right.
My friend went into this relationship not knowing any of these things. He saw the facade that she put up. For the most part, this kept them together for a while. But finally, the cracks in her armor became more pronounced. He saw what she called her "condition". Met her family and found out the true nature of her place in the world. The end was near.
But, she had such control over his emotions. More than once, she would call and he would make the trip to LA to see her. Sometimes in the middle of the night. Once he tried to leave, to return to work, she would twist him further into her web of lies. Finally (with the help of family and friends), he made the decision to break it off. She saw this as a personal attack and fell further into more delusional behavior.
Just recently, he started to receive emails from her again. She lost her apartment in the city [I wonder why?] and is living in a female group home. All she sees now are the negative sides of the relationship, not the positives.
It seems to me that she is trying to drag him back into her demented world. Have strength my friend. That life is not what you want or need.
Oh, she had a decent run in her chosen (and legal) field. She was even married to a short term Hollywood star. But, her delusional behavior broke that up as well. Just being at the scene, even if the scene was B or C, that was the life. She even made the trip to NY to talk to a radio personality there.
However, real life became the dream. She couldn't do anything on her own. Bills, food, and the necessities of life took a backseat to her perceived real world. She found the money to get a massage or her nails done, but could not find the money to pay for dinner or a hotel. Well, the hotel she could get for free, if she used her charms just right.
My friend went into this relationship not knowing any of these things. He saw the facade that she put up. For the most part, this kept them together for a while. But finally, the cracks in her armor became more pronounced. He saw what she called her "condition". Met her family and found out the true nature of her place in the world. The end was near.
But, she had such control over his emotions. More than once, she would call and he would make the trip to LA to see her. Sometimes in the middle of the night. Once he tried to leave, to return to work, she would twist him further into her web of lies. Finally (with the help of family and friends), he made the decision to break it off. She saw this as a personal attack and fell further into more delusional behavior.
Just recently, he started to receive emails from her again. She lost her apartment in the city [I wonder why?] and is living in a female group home. All she sees now are the negative sides of the relationship, not the positives.
It seems to me that she is trying to drag him back into her demented world. Have strength my friend. That life is not what you want or need.
posted by Earth Rooster @ 21:31
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