[quote=@Dervish]How on earth did you live with someone like that for 5 years?
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It’s a complicated answer. In short, this is my best friend who has been a functional (albeit anxiety-prone) guy who needs to get the mental health help he needs. He had no signs of aggressive or psychopathic behavior prior to this and I suspect a lot of this was brought on by a psychosis we didn’t know about in combination with being in a unhealthy relationship that triggered his dependence issues as well as his apparent problems with envy, paranoia, and jealousy. He’s a good guy, but he’s burned his last olive branch and now he needs to take long life lessons going forward. Unfortunately, what this means is I can no longer be his landlord/roommate. As a friend and homeowner I am in two dire straits—the friend and the landlord. Given his issues with depression and such I fear for his life and well-being. I feel like I’m stuck in a Kobayashi Maru.