What is wrong with this person? - Mental Health Message Board

jellybean3009 · 12-18-2006, 08:49 PM

What could be wrong with a 36 yr. old woman who treats a stuffed animal (bear) as a "real life" human being? She talks to it, sleeps with it, takes it onboard flights with her, reads bible stories to it, etc.

This woman appears normal on the surface, but explodes in a fit of anger at the least little thing she doesn't like.

Does ANYONE have a clue what this problem might be?

trg247 · 12-18-2006, 09:41 PM

could be a form of psycosis, schizoidphrenia, it could be a bunch of things.

trg247

Sannah · 12-19-2006, 05:57 AM

Jellybean, sounds like she never developed very much emotionally for some reason. Did her parents divorce when she was a child?

jellybean3009 · 12-19-2006, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sannah

Jellybean, sounds like she never developed very much emotionally for some reason. Did her parents divorce when she was a child?

Sannah, no, her parents did not divorce. However, I know her mother was a very strict disiplinarian, and also a devout member of the communist party. The family seems to be devoid of showing any emotion. And, she doesn't seem able to show any emotion except rage and jealousy.

quincy · 12-25-2006, 02:09 AM

well, her bear will never talk back to her, and is constant, and she knows what to expect of it. As well....it is all she wants it to be. A good companion to her I would think...imagine all it knows!

Sounds as though she's emotionally delayed due to lack of nurturing and constant oppression.

She might also have some sort of mental disorder or disability.

Are you her friend?

q