my mentally ill neighbor is in jail

[Flockincrazy]

so earlier today I caught my neighbor trying to poison my main coop thankfully I caught him before he got it in there he was trying to put rat poison in the run of my main coop when the cops asked him why he said because his voice in his head were jealous of their beauty and he wanted to help them to stop crying so I asked him if he took his meds he said no he couldn't afford them so when he gets back on his meds and is acting normal I will have to remind him that I will buy his meds he's a good kid and he's had a rough life hes 23yrs old his parents kicked him out when he was 15yo because of his mental issues i guess they couldn't handle his issues he was homeless for a few yrs and he's a good guy on his meds when he's off of them its bad so I had a conversation with the police on his behalf but darn it dont mess with my flock it was just crazy

 

[HappyClucker7]

That is crazy! I'm glad you were able to stop him before any of your birds were poisoned. You are such a nice person for still defending him after what he tried to do.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I'd be getting a taller fence and some new locks.

 

[cheepteach]

I'd be getting a taller fence and some new locks.

Me too-and would worry about my children

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Oof. That sounds rough and I'm sorry you have to deal with it. Good on you for being willing to help him out. I wish there were more services and structures in place to help him without you needing to. Hopefully he can get well again.

 

[Hidrainja4]

Wow blessing that you stopped him. Sad no cure for mental issues only med to control it. Your kindness towards him will not go unrewarded, you caught him before damage was done.

 

[lovesfarms]

Thanks for being kind and understanding! At the same time I hope he takes your kindness to heart and it helps him to turn around.

 

[ShelleyJ]

so earlier today I caught my neighbor trying to poison my main coop thankfully I caught him before he got it in there he was trying to put rat poison in the run of my main coop when the cops asked him why he said because his voice in his head were jealous of their beauty and he wanted to help them to stop crying so I asked him if he took his meds he said no he couldn't afford them so when he gets back on his meds and is acting normal I will have to remind him that I will buy his meds he's a good kid and he's had a rough life hes 23yrs old his parents kicked him out when he was 15yo because of his mental issues i guess they couldn't handle his issues he was homeless for a few yrs and he's a good guy on his meds when he's off of them its bad so I had a conversation with the police on his behalf but darn it dont mess with my flock it was just crazy

Thank you. Your kindness is something I needed to hear today. Having dealt with many people with mental illness I've found being unable to afford them is a big problem. Bless you for watching out for him. I hope he is able to stabilize easily. My dog is on psych meds and they cost me $80 for three prescriptions for 3 months. When you have a mental illness you just don't see like the way others do.

 

[Chickstarrs]

That is a difficult situation. My son also suffers from mental illness on top of developmental delays. He often has very heated arguments with voices in his head. It is very difficult for us to watch and very stressful, upsetting and frightening for him. He has been in hospital for over two years now and they have not found a medication that helps him for any length of time. Fortunately, he has never hurt anyone or animals. Unfortunately, he does sometimes hurt himself. It is very difficult for parents to deal with this especially if they have no background in mental illness or they don't have any support from other family, community or the health system. We are glad that here in Canada, we don't have to pay for his stay in the hospital or all the trial medications.

The medications often have bad side effects, which could be why this young man stops taking them periodically. Or they get the idea that they are cured and don't need them anymore especially when they have to pay $$$ for them. His condition probably also means he can't keep a job.
Kudos to you for trying to help him.

Jail is probably not the best place to be dealing with a mental illness. There needs to be more supports in place as a society to prevent incidents like the one you experienced. As others said, probably best to increase your security in the form of locks and a camera.

 

[DaYooper_Duck]

Perhaps a more fitting thread title would be 'My mentally ill neighbor is in jail' as opposed to my idiot neighbor. Kudos to you, though, for not being hard on him for what his illness led him to attempt.