weird kidd., he's a friend, but he's got major problems. Options

[Stefanny]

I just wanted some opinions and advice on my problem here.

So there's this guy, and he's REALLY weird. He lives in Folsom, & i live in Sacramento. He moved there from Sacramento; he was my friend's neighbor & him and me and my friends talked online through Xanga.

My friend used to date him out of pity (see, he's pretty much an all around depressed guy), and she said he was REALLY ugly. Two of my other friends, who've also met him in real life, said that he was really ugly too. And it's pretty sad, cuz he won't even show anybody a picture of him (so basically, he realizes that he's ugly as well).

To make it worse, he's like HECKA depressed & emo. Well he TRIES to be emo; as in he dresses in grey instead of black and stuff.

Anyways, we've been talking over AIM and he thinks he's bisexual. That's like, wow. All of a sudden he asks me "what's it like to like a guy?" and then he thinks he's bi. It really shocked me, since he was kinda a good friend, no matter how weird he was. (i'm not a hypocrite :])

So. He wants to like kill his friend (that's the guy he likes) so that he won't like him anymore. Wow, like THAT's gonna solve anything.

Making the problem worse again; the last time I talked to him, he said that I looked like Tifa Lockheart. WTF, dudes? My friend (who dated him) said that it meant that he thought i was hot (obviously he's seen a picture of me), because all guys basically think that Tifa Lockheart is hot. Well, at least geeky asian dudes like him.

What should I tell him? I mean; I don't want him killing his friend & I don't want him to like me or anything. I want to help him through his problems, but I don't want to like convince him to kill himself (which he's really close to doing so, by the way).

Yeah; problem major. By the way, sorry the post is so long.

[cheri_pi]

Wow-

I thought this guy was alright, and just a little confused until you said he wanted to KILL the guy he liked.
That's pretty unfair to the crush, if you ask me! Gets killed for bein hot...

Anyway, you MUST get this guy some help. Being emo and confused about your sexual orientation is one thing, but wanting to KILL someone to make your problems go away is a sign of some mental health problems. The suicidal thoughts are, too (clearly).

If you know his phone number, you can call a teen help line and ask them to call him. If you must, call a hospital nearby or 911- DON'T let this guy kill his crush or himself. How bad would you feel if he did, and you didn't do anything about it?

Also, I know the guy's your friend, but people's personalities can be blocked by mental illness. I know. Don't trust the guy like you would if he was just your friend- remember that he's in a tough spot. In other words: I wouldn't want to be in a serious friendship with this guy CURRENTLY, when he's clearly willing to kill people he *likes*. You might be in danger, yourself. Once he's better, I know that he must be a sweet guy, and you both can be buds again. But right now he's sick.

Help line, or 911.