[IL] Friend experiencing a severe mental health episode. I’m worried he’s going to get fired.
My friend is going through a severe mental health episode with delusions of people that are out to get him, while having extreme paranoia.
I know it’s affected his work but I’m not sure to what extent. He requested to work from home for a period of time, (due to some kind of issue but not sure exactly what he told them) so they must have an idea that something is wrong but not how bad it is. Would it be a good idea for me to alert his HR department or would I be making things worse for him? Or what would be the best course of action? He works for a large company in Chicago.
Would they be able to put him on leave and recommend he seeks treatment (if they see that he is having mental issues)? Obviously they wouldn’t just take my word.
For now he’s refusing to get help from mental health professionals since he doesn’t believe he’s having delusions, but I’m still working on that part.