Your Hangout message:

"Hi Sir Tony, good day! I just would like to ask if you can help me understand my friend's situation. He was recently confined in a hospital in ______ due to cutting his own _______ using an ____. Just before that, he raise money to find a _______ to do it but no _______ allowed him. He said that he is aware of what he did, that he is enlightened and just would like to be a better __________________________. He likes writing and creating artworks. He's name is _______________ and we met in ____________ long years ago but we are both not a native of the place. We have not seen each other for a bit long time. I knew that he is living in an ________ community couple of years ago. But just recently i got this news. As a friend, I am worried for him but i also want to understand what he's going through. Can you sense this picture of him which i grabbed from facebook of his recent companion/friend. Thank you very much."

My reply:

Hello ___________________!

I wish that I could counsel your friend in person, but that would take time, and I do not have that kind of time. My initial impression is that his fundamentalist religious beliefs pushed him over the edge and landed him in a psychotic, dissociative situation. His desire to cut off his ______ is a form of self-imposed punishment. I suggest that you allow him to figure out his problem for himself, and hope that time will not only alleviate his anxiety but also lead him to the path of religious maturity.