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[|Human|] I have a friend who seems to be having some psychiatric problems.  She has endured some very difficult times in her life and yet now she seems to be stressing at very small things.  One of the things which really troubles me is that colors seem to trigger panic in her.  It is not always the same color but if she sees one color multiple times during the day, she is sure it means something and that people are trying to tell her something.  Can you tell me what this could be related to or how I can help her?
[|AI|]  Hi, Thinking that relative innocuous events, like seeing something of a particular color, have a special meaning for her suggests that she may be having psychotic symptoms. When psychosis progresses, she may also start feeling that people are trying to persecute her. There may also be disturbed sleep, irritability, anxiety and hallucinations. In my opinion, the best thing you can do to help your friend is to convince her to see a psychiatrist and seek help for these symptoms. Best wishes.