I have a dear friend that I known for years. We share a hobby and some interests and we have a good time talking about those. The problem is, that she will often randomly start talking about religious and spiritual things. I'm an atheist and have told her before that I'm not interested in religious books and talking about spiritual dreams and stuff like that. I will listen and try to understand, but often what she says makes no sense. She sometimes catches herself not making sense and says that these subjects are too hard to explain. Even if I tell her sorry, I'm not into this topic, I don't know about religious author X or Y, try to change the topic and clearly show disinterest she keeps talking at me about it. It takes a long time for it to sink in that this convo is not wanted and is over.
She has struggled with bad mental health in the past and I have strongly urged her to seek help, although she has been very hesitant because she believes that some of her symptoms are messages from the heavens. As a non-believer, I can't help but think that all of this is connected to her mental health.
I don't want to be harsh with her as she is a vulnerable person who has had friends drop her before because of her spiritual word salads. I don't want to let her down too, I care about her. WWYD?