Apr 19, 2008
I have a 22 year old close female friend who has a family history of mental illness. A little while after meeting her she began to display symptoms of having a mental illness. They usually show when she is immensely fraustrated, angry or stressed about something. She would loser herself. Her speech would begin to become strained. Her words would be unclear. She almost become child-like. When she finally comes back to herself, which she usually does especially after a nap, she barely remembers anything she had said or done while in that state. I'm very concerned about her well being and would like to know the causes of such things and how can it be helped.