Full question:
I have this problem. There are two individuals who psychologically and repeatedly use a trick to drive me crazy. Both of the individuals do not know each other but some how do this to me. One of the individuals was a friend of my dads and they worked together. While he was at my house he got angry at me and said he was going to put it in my ear. I now suffer from this. This is something psychological and I have seen psychiatrists about this matter, but they dont help me. What is the legal information about this situation?
- Category: Mental Health
- Date:
- State: Nebraska
Answer:
Intentional infliction of emotional distress or mental distress is a tort claim for intentional conduct that results in mental reaction such as anguish, grief, or fright to another person’s actions that entails recoverable damages. In order to pursue such a claim, there needs to be proof of conduct intended to cause hrm. Since these individuals don't know eachother and the means of causing harm is unknown, this will be vitually impossible.
I have no doubt that the fear you experience is very real. However, the cause of fear is often very different in objective reality than they are perceived to be in a person's subjective reality. What you describe appears to be more of a psychological issue than a legal one. I strongly urge you to seek further help and be persistent in locating a mental health professional who can assist you. If your fear is due to delusions, it may be treatable through medication and/or counseling and failure to treat it could lead to involuntary commitment in an institution.
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