I have this friend I was not socialized with for years.
However I had started a few weeks ago for a reason which doesn't matter.
She has enough energy in her for 20 people and she talks non-stop.
She always tells me about people I have no idea who they are so yesterday
she is calling me for business and after 2 min of meaningful conversation there
goes the mad part. 30 min long if I didn't tell I have to hang up.
The woman she talks about name is Vera. She has a son alcoholic in Russia.
A few years ago son told everyone he has plenty of relative in USA.
So 'mobsters' told him if he is so cool he needs to pay monthly dues or else.
He is calling Vera who is retired and tells her he can be killed if no money will be sent.
Vera and husband finding jobs and starting to send money to him. There isn't enough, so
gang is threatening him. He meets a jewish woman, tells her that he has millioners relatives
in USA so she says YES immediately. Her family gets him to an Israel. Over there he must
be working. Not a good news. So he borrows money from the bank and buying him self
a Bently! $150K. (I don't know if it is even possible though Israel banks do let people borrow
and live 'in minus' they call it). So he goes back to Russia with Bently where gang takes it away
to cover 'debts'.
The culmination of this nonsense is he gets position in government as a some head of military
something.
So my friend's concern is 'can you imagine him running Russian military?' Everything else
in this story doesn't bother her.
My jaw was probably on the floor so my husband started to look nervous and I said I have to go.
So I did. My head was spinning and my brain was hurting.
And I had started wondering...is there mental condition that makes people make such stories?
If you call her every hour she will have a horrific stories for you anytime.
Most of them happening to her personally. Daily. Even more often.
Otherwise she is caring, honest and helpful and great person. You just have to not to let her talk
about anything BUT what you need to know. It is hard. She used to be a teacher in school.
That is horror! 
Doo you know anyone like this? And what is this with people? I know 2 more like this and she is in
between. I can't even describe the first one who is 10 times worse! I do stay away from them but
sometimes I have to communicate.
