Woman held in psychiatric ward for saying Obama follows her on Twitter

The official Twitter account for Obama, which follows 644,000 users, does appear to be following her account

A psychiatric ward is being sued by a woman who they diagnosed as being delusional after she told doctors Obama followed her on Twitter.

According to a suit filed at Manhattan Federal court, Kam Brock - from Long Island - claimed she suffered an eight day ordeal at the facility during which she was wrongly told she had bipolar disorder and was made to attend group therapy.

The Jamaican-born 32-year-old was also given forced injections and powerful sedatives during the ordeal, according to her lawyer Michael Lamsoff.

It was reported that Brock had to state that Obama was not following her on Twitter in order to be released from Harlem Hospital.

However, the official twitter account for the President of the United States @BarackObama, which follows 644,000 users, does appear to be following her account, @AkilahBrock.

 



 

Brock told the New York Daily News that she mentioned her famous follower to doctors as an example of her good character

“I told (the doctor) Obama follows me on Twitter to show her the type of person I am. I’m a good person, a positive person. Obama follows positive people!” she said.

The ordeal began in September 2014, when Brock went to pick up her car which had been seized by the NYPD because they believed she was high on marijuana. No drugs were found but her BMW was seized.

She said she was “emotional” but not “emotionally disturbed” at the time, but was still handcuffed and taken to the hospital.

“Next thing you know, the police held onto me, the doctor stuck me with a needle and I was knocked out.

“I woke up to them taking off my underwear and then went out again. I woke up the next day in a hospital robe,” she said.

The NYPD and Harlem hospital have declined to comment on the incident.

In the mean time, Brock launched the hashtag #IMNOTCRAZY and thanked her more sympathetic followers for their support. Other twitter users also shared their support for Brock on the social media platform.

https://twitter.com/AkilahBrock/status/580872810135986176

https://twitter.com/Emer_OToole/status/580827072123265024

@AkilahBrock standing with u

— BRONSHAY (@Bronshay_730) March 25, 2015

Doctors called Brock delusional for saying she was employed & that Obama followed her on Twitter. Both are true. http://t.co/8fblrMQ9zk

— Elizabeth Nolan Brown (@ENBrown) March 24, 2015

This article originally appeared on The Independent