let me begin by assuring you this family's perfectly sane. they aren't conservative or religious, of medium wealth and relatively intelligent. but, they're convinced that their 3 year old son possesses something paranormal. i'm writing here because i'm afraid that their approach is unjust to the boy, who isn't obviously possessed. i fear that because his actions are so unexplainable they've committed to these ideas of the entertaining supernatural and if in fact there is a serious medical or neurological problem with him, he won't have it properly attended. i doubt it's a domestic issue considering the family (both parents, and an older brother and sister) has adored him... up until recently. they were a wonderful family. now each of them sincerely claim that they hate him and don't know what to do.
His Peculiarities:
on numerous occasions he's been hallucinating wildly. each member of the family has told me that they'd hear him in the bath, or his room, alone and having conversations with 'somebody'. not just conversations, but resisting some kind of demand from 'them'. he'd yell 'no, i don't want to! i hate you! go away!'. his parents have asked who it was and he says that there are two twins - one good and one bad.
at times, spontaneously, he looks at a family member with such contempt and slowly proclaims his wish for death up on them. but these aren't tantrums when he's denied something. he doesn't cry nor is he determined for any reward in particular. he becomes mad. and within a few seconds he's asking for a hug. then contempt again. then sweetness again. his father's breaking down. he adores his son but he's just at wits end. now, when these instances occur, his father says 'i can't hug you, you've been naughty'. and the child just seems so confused. it's been like this for months, almost a year even. i'm truly fearful of where it's leading... for both the child and the family's sanity
the mother told me that the other night he locked himself in his room with the lights off - he's three! - and when she asked what the matter was he'd bellow 'Go awayyyyyy!' in a deep voice with no resemblance to his own.
at preschool and in the playground he's perfect. it's only in the home. and again, for repetition, it's inconsistent, happening randomly. every time i'm with him he's great. i love the kid. i never see any thing odd in him.
Now, these following 'facts' are a little annoying. the family claim that the house they used to live in, before this boy was born, was haunted. the father was extremely sceptical, didn't believe it until he himself witnessed what the rest had. i won't go into details - i don't see how it could be of any benefit to this situation. they're convinced that the boy's problem has some connection to those hauntings and the supernatural in general. he says that the 'twins' he talks to are from that area but he himself has never been there nor has that house been discussed since he was born. so, the family's considering clairvoyants and the rest of it all but i feel, for the everybody's sake, i need enough conviction in my argument to get them have the case studied by a psychiatrist or a psychologist or a paediatrician.
is it blood sugar problems along with usual hallucinations in kids? is it some form of psychosis? schizophrenia? a delusion disorder? i doubt it's by polar - he isn't depressed more often than other kids (difference between rage and melancholia). is it hypochondria on our behalf?