I think my friend may have somethin wrong mentally. He talks about hearing voices that ask him to do bad things. Hes distant. He cried when I toldhim a joke. He stayed up an entire 24 hours staring at the ceiling. Something isnt right. Please, help.
Hello, thanks for the query & I must congratulate you for your vigilance. Based on your description, hearing voices commanding to do something bad, inappropriate emotional responses, social with Chat Doctor.  Since when are these symptoms emerging? Your friend needs emergency attention from a Psychiatrist as long duration of untreated Psychotic symptoms leads to worse long term disease outcome. He can be treated by antipsychotic