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Question:
My younger brother, who is roughly twenty-three
years of age, is not in his right state of mind. During childhood, he was
unusually quiet. As he came of age, he began falling into excessive
self-absorption. Gradually, this tendency worsened; now, he locks himself in
his room and converses aloud. I have frequently eavesdropped on his
conversations. Addressing an unseen girl, he says: "I forbade you to
come—why did you return? Leave, get away from here!" Then he rebukes
her in intense rage, occasionally swearing, and at other times laughing aloud
at past memories. Furthermore, he never exposes any part of his physical frame,
and if anyone so much as brushes against him, he turns combative. He remains
strictly isolated from everyone.
When I once inquired who he was speaking to, he
revealed that a girl with long, untied hair visits and sits beside him. He has
never seen her face. Whenever she appears, he shouts at her to leave, yet she
compels him to converse. Additionally, he exhibits compulsive behavioral
habits. Previously, he incessantly twisted his shirt collar; after great
difficulty breaking that habit, he began constantly crumpling and rubbing
newspapers in his hand. Having broken that, for the past two or three years he
carries a currency note everywhere, relentlessly rubbing and crumpling it with
one hand—whether at home, in public markets, or at social gatherings. When
talking to his unseen visitor, his rubbing accelerates violently. My brother is
trapped in terrible torment. At times, he speaks with remarkable intellect,
leaving us astonished. We cannot fathom his affliction; perhaps someone has
cast black magic upon him. Please prescribe a therapy using color and light
that I can easily administer.
Answer:
This is a purely psychiatric case. Consult a
qualified psychologist or psychiatrist for clinical management. It is
astonishing that you witnessed his deteriorating condition since childhood, yet
no one in the household prioritized proper treatment.
Alongside psychiatric care, administer the
following light and color therapy:
Abstain strictly from dietary salt and sour foods.