Random, bizarre FB messages from old school friend

token101

I've recently started receiving very bizarre Facebook messages from a guy I knew years ago from school but haven't seen in years. He added me a few years back, but we never really spoke until around 3 months ago. Then he sent me a random message one day and at first it was just general chit chat, but now he is sending me random blog posts every few days with no context and the latest is a video with a load of random pictures of him doing generally weird things.

I really think this is some kind of mental illness on display but I've got no idea what to do or who to contact. I don't know if he has any family and I'd have no idea how to get their contact details. Even if I did, I'd have no idea what I'd even tell them.

Tenigate

He might have a screw loose, so it's best not to encourage his behaviour.

Don't react to the bizarre posts at all. No thumbs ups or smiley faces.

As for the general chit chat.. if you can't bring yourself to ignore the guy just keep it short and civil.

You should add him to a special group that can't see when you're online, and turn off chat notifications.

Owryan

Did FB not recently make a change that allows people to share a story with everyone through messenger?

A friend of mine shares videos of his pets this way. They appear as a message for me but everyone gets them apparently.

The_Conductor

You can 'mute' him- without unfollowing him- so you don't get pestered with his messages or updates- but he doesn't get a message to say he's been blocked by you?

Airyfairy12

Does anybody post on his timeline? Does he have other friends/family in his friends list? Do many people like/comment on his photos? Could he be drunk/stoned when he sends you random messages? Theres a guy on my facebook that I dont really know but sends me odd messages when he's been drinking, I just ignore them. You dont know him at all, he's not your responsibility and unless he's expressed that he needs some sort of help ignore his messages.

MissShihTzu

Can you not just block him? His mental state (or not) is not your concern.

bertsmom

OP I'd definitely be thinking along the same lines as Miss****zu. Just block him and be done with it. His problems are his own not yours and who knows he may not have any problems at all that's probably his normal. I couldn't be looking at that crap on Facebook just block and move on.

rainbowtrout

Can't you just delete him from your list of friends on FB? He probably won't even notice you've removed him, but even if he does, you haven't seen him in years, why would you care?

Sephiroth_dude

Block and delete.

georgina toadbum

Yeh I would also be in favour of removing him as a friend or muting his messages.

Pelvis

Sounds like he's trying to gain a following by spamming his facebook "friends".

I wouldn't be paying much attention tbh.

token101

Pelvis wrote: »

Sounds like he's trying to gain a following by spamming his facebook "friends".

I wouldn't be paying much attention tbh.

He's not looking for followers, attention maybe, but almost seems like a cry for help. He's sending really really bizarre ranting blogs that make no sense, videos with pictures of him doing random things, etc. He has gained a lot of weight since I've last seen him in person, looks absolutely terrible and looks like what I would think of as a textbook case of chronic depression (not that I'm an expert in any way).

I blocked him, but I feel like I should be alerting someone to be honest. It's really nagging me and I think it would bother me a lot if he ended up doing something stupid, which I think is a real possibility given his abnormal behaviour.

Wheety

There's definitely a way to send a message to everyone. A woman I know often sends messages to everyone rather than just posting on her timeline. Could it be this? Is it personalised to you? Addressed to you? You can just unfollow them?

Or if they're not really a friend, get rid.

Xterminator

Hi Op

as the other poster have said, block and ignore.