My neighbor is insane

You don't need to talk to her or her son, at that age she'll surely die in a few months anyway and your problem will be solved.
 
Bad news, folks. Contrary to popular opinion, fifty years old is nowhere close to death. She could easily live until the age of 90. With any luck, she won't live THERE that long....

I know somebody like that. The lady is crazy, and the son, who lives with his mother, and hardly ever leaves the house, is just as batty. There is no way he is going to have an objective opinion concerning his own mother, and her mental state. He is probably just as damaged, or more.

My advice is to just walk away. Try to ignore it. If you see her or them, wave, smile, and be friendly looking as possible. On Christmas, bring them cookies. Go out of your way to look friendly and welcoming, even though you may never talk to them personally.

All things pass in time. This is just one of those things.... We are all responsible for our own happiness. Don't let one person distract you from the great life you have. Feel sorry for her, but don't change because of her.

If you really think she might do something crazy, put a gun within reaching distance. I doubt this would ever be needed, but, maybe you will feel safer. They don't call em peacekeepers for nothing........
 
Mrjefft, I have an extra, old, used sarcasm meter if you need one. I was just going to throw it out anyway.
 
here's the update:

after my roommate talked to her she sort of chilled out. sort of... but it also might have to do with the fact that everytime i sense i'm going to see her i take off running the opposite way.

she's been ******* around with the elevator, so every once in a while i have to take the stairs. by ******* around i mean, i wait forever on my floor and the elevator never comes. so i go downstairs and i see her in the garage messing with the elevator buttons.

we're finding out that she's a pain in the *** to other people in the building. she complained to the hoa president that black men are in the building and she can hear their voices.

other than that i just avoid her as much as humanly possible. i've had a couple of staredowns since my last post. yesterday my roommate was walking his dog, and she came out of the garage in her car and stopped and glared at him. he waved and she peeled out, blew by a stop sign and went speeding down the street.
 
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You should have a party and invite lots of black friends over. Have them talk loudly. You will then see what she is made of.
 
another update:

last night around midnight she rang the intercom to the condo. she screamed at me saying my roommate is too loud and must leave the building immediately. roommate had been in his room watching his tv for a few hours and was not loud at all. crazy *** ***** is driving me crazy.
 
speak to the brother again and let him know that you are on the verge of filing a complaint v. the mother, maybe a restraining order of some sort. you know this will make things tough for him and you want to avoid that at all costs but things cannot and will not go on status quo.

Let him know that there are many in the building that would corraborate the goings on and bolster your case. Contact your local Police Department and file a complaint or at least set the groundwork for one. Nobody deserves to be harrassed in their home or where they live.

This lady obv. has problems or issues and that is sad. But it is not fair when her problems become yours to a point of a lesser quality of life or apprehension. It then becomes irresponsible of her son or family to allow her to do so. Enough is enough. She may need to go to a special needs home or hospital.
 
another update:

we finally called the owner of the condo. at first he was a real dick saying they were good tennants. and basically implying we were over reacting. he said he would talk to the crazy russian and see what was going on. he called back this morning and agreed she's nuts. he said she went crazy accusing him of having cameras in the condo. he said he told her to leave everyone alone (not that that will do any good). now he's going to talk to her son and see where we go from there.

yeah this sucks. we live in a nice area and when i'm home i don't usually lock my doors but now i can just envision the crazy russian running in with a knife. so now doors are locked at all times. everytime i leave or comeback to my condo i dread the thought of running into her. i don't want to take it to the police yet. really nothing completely insane has happened yet, its just been a annoying and lost a litte piece of mind. when she comes to our door it will raise it to another level.
 
Be sure to file a police report, or even multiple police reports. This creates evidence supporting your case should anything go down later. Make sure everybody knows that you're sane and they are not: that you're the victim.

You should probably get a concealed weapons permit, and of course, a weapon.
 
You can and need to begin paperwork with the authorities now, not later. Don't wait till something happens. Establish yourself as the sane party as said above. This gives the cops something to go on if anything ever does. If it doesn't, cool, no harm done.

But cover yourself. Do not wait till something happens. If you have that groundwork laid out they may respond to your situation quicker as well. They will see it come up as a place with previous history and maybe make it more of a priority. Don't wait till she does something if you will want action taken. Begin the long road now and hope you never have to travel it.
 
Now the landlord is aware of the severity of her problems. At least that much has been accomplished.
You can see how mental illness is so difficult to deal with. The son is probably doing his part by trying to keep her within bounds, but is failing. It isn't the landlord's job to control her, he wants a good source of monthly rent. It isn't the neighbor's job, they want to be left alone. You can't just institutionalize the marginally problematic mentally ill any more, they get quickly release. Should they be cast out on the street? This is what is likely to happen to the woman in the future, if the son gives up the battle.
I have no answers, just observations of the sad state of treatment of the mentally ill in the United States.
 
Try buddying up to her. Tell her someone has also placed cameras in YOUR condo. Offer to search her place for cameras, (bring one with you to "find", tell her you need to take it for testing), and volunteer to keep constant surveillance on her place while she is gone (tell her "they" were back again every time she leaves). It is a large conspiracy, and you need all the support you can get. I want a "consiracy support group" with "staff" on the back t shirt. Try to borrow money from her. Noone will believe she actually gave you any, so, she'll never collect.

See if she has any prozac you can borrow, cause, you're gonna need it......

That's a joke, son................
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Seriously, document your concerns, and keep talking to the owner of the condo. Her lease can't be for over a year, and she should be gone after that.
 
Your neighbor has some of the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. Feeling persecuted, feeling watched by cameras that are not there. Auditory hallucinations: hearing things that are not there. She has a mental illness and needs treatment. There is not much you can do other than complain that you are being harassed and hope she gets help.
 
How about offering her a warm glass of Shut The Hell Up!

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