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[JustAQ]

The problem with that theory is that to be committed to an insane asylum this day and age you need to have committed a fairly severe crime. In the 1970's Regan improved patient's rights and simultaneously outlawed committed asylums. It would have just been counseling and meds if he had just been having hallucinations. Schizophrenia is also very rare in children and would be the only disorder that would warrant hospitalization and there would be other signs than just saying that he was seeing some guy. (here's a bit on childhood schizophrenia http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-schizophrenia29-2009jun29,0,4834892.story ).

He had to have done something horrible, like really terrible or been blamed for something horrible having happened. Especially if they were to be able to keep him after he was 18. When you're an adult and a non-criminal committed person you can check yourself out unless they think you are a danger to yourself and others (homicidal/suicidal) and those are only 72 hour observation periods and when that's done they'll let you out.

[Robodashy]

If this has already been mentioned consider this a *bump* - any chance this could be moved to Chaotic Fiction - I think 451 posts, 31 pages, and a heck of a lot of views warrants this as legitimate CF?

As for the CF itself, still loving it - agree that the whole insane asylum thing needs to be cleared up, but it's pretty obvious that Slendy has strong ties to our main guy

[Mirokufan]

[Luipaard]

[awakeasaurusrex]

[JustAQ]

[Pasdio]

[BrochachoNacho]

[awakeasaurusrex]

And if the only common link the cops found between the deaths was that the kids in question had been spending a lot of time with Michael and seemed to be in on his "Slender Man" game...

[Bomrek]

Holy butts I like this series; it's the good kind of scaryfun. The acting is definitely more natural than the other slendervlogs and I appreciate that-- I have a problem when I watch MH where I see actors acting and not people talking. No such disconnect here, and I admire that.

Re: the most recent video-- when Shaun is trying to convince Michael to turn the camera off he reaches out to him and puts a hand on his knee, and Michael goes "don't touch me like that". I know it's fairly common for sufferers of mental conditions to have issues with touch, but in the context of this series it could be something deeper. It makes me go 'huh', anyway.

He didn't seem to have problems with Slendy touching him.
If he was even aware of that.

[Miscellania]

You all have to take into account that since this is just a vlog and not an ARG like EMH, there aren't really outside clues. The only things we know are what he tells us. It's already been established that Micheal-dear is a nutjob (as much as we love him) because of the clues gathered from his friends and family and how they speak of him.

But he is our narrator, and he's probably not about to come right out and tell us the audience that, hey, he's crazy. More than likely he DID do something criminal, or violent, or at least got the blame for it as a kid, but there's very little chance that this early in he's about to tell us about it.

Someone should email him maybe, see if we can get more information about the incidents when he was a kid? He seemed fine talking about it on camera with Shaun, maybe he'll tell one of us? He does seem to be eager for people to believe him.

[jdsherrer]

I sent him the following:

[Miscellania]

[jdsherrer]

Here is his reply. For note my user name on youtube is Julian Grimm:

[Mira]

Good work yo! That was actually way more informative than the usual EMH correspondances.

The only thing that bothers me is the doctor... I know we have quite a few people who seem to be familiar with the workings of psyciatric hospitals, can a doctor really pick up and leave like that? Wouldn't he at least be transferred into the care of a new one? I confuse.

Also I was never certain about the "projection" theory, and his response seems to suggest that Slenderman's presence is influencing his emotions rather than the other way around.

Also, about the "don't touch me like that"... that definitely set off the sexual abuse alarm bells for me. Then again, he could have also interpreted it as Shaun being condescending.