Let me preface this with saying that I've been through some pretty weird shit in my life, but this takes the cake. I hope this does not completely weird some of you out.
I just moved into a new house with two of my friends from back home and three people I don't know very well. They all seemed to be very nice, and we are all getting along well.
One of my roommates (who is a 29 year old male in graduate school at a local college) approached me the other day and asked me if I could help him with something. I said sure, and he started to tell me that when he was 22 he had a "break" (psychological term) after his mom left his dad. He told me he was schizophrenic. Anyway, he asked me if I could help him with his problem. He told me his therapist would write me a letter and put it in a packet.
So he gives me the packet, and I have no idea what to expect. There's 100 dollars in the packet. The letter is written very unprofessionally and it instructs me to go buy some adult diapers, some baby toys and some soft pajamas. It has a "contract" written up by his "therapist" that says I'm to act as his "sitter;" the letter includes specific instructions to put a diaper on him at nightand give him the baby toys. In the morning, I'm supposed to check if he has any accidents.
I wrote to this "therapist's" email and said I had some major concerns and questioned her professionalism. One of the things that I had the biggest problem with was that she told me I had to assert some authority over my roommate and if he questioned that, I should threaten to tell everyone else in the house (5 people) about his accidents.
I thought this was really cruel. She responded and said that she doesn't think it's a good idea for me to start a program like this now, in the midst of his midterm week.
I just left it alone. Yeah, it was really weird, but I figured he just had some crackpot therapist.
So anyway today I get another email suggesting I go through with this plan. She also told me when I gave my roommate back the packet (containing the letter and the 100 dollars) he took the money.
I don't know why I didn't do this before, but I decided to check the IP addresses to see where the hell these emails were coming from. Also, the "therapist" had a hotmail account, which seemed incredibly unprofessional.
So I checked the IP addresses using WHOIS IP - a great resource - and lo and behold, guess where the two emails were from? The first one was from MY ROOMMATE'S COLLEGE, and the second one was from SACRAMENTO, where my roommate is visiting his mom right now.
SO HE WROTE THE LETTER AND THE EMAILS, PRETENDING TO BE A THERAPIST!![]()
I was so freaked out that he would try to trick me into this sick shit that I called in to work tonight. All my roommates are out of town right now so I have no one to talk to about this, so I called my friend (and one of my roommate's girlfriend) and she is going to come over and help me sort this shit out.
Now, I don't know what to do. It's such a weird, sticky situation. On one hand, this 29 YEAR OLD is trying to trick me into putting diapers on him and acting like his babysitter - all in the name of "helping him!" Part of me thinks he should be arrested.And then part of me thinks that I could somehow just talk to him, be like "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?" and take it from there...
My best friend suggested that I print out all the emails, the IP addresses and get the letter from the packet back and have a house meeting. Bring it all to light. But it's strange, because 3 of the 4 people I live with are friends with him.
I'm really freaked out.
Did I mention this MAN is 29? I'm 21.



and give him the baby toys. In the morning, I'm supposed to check if he has any accidents.
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