There's a long backstory to this but I'll give a brief rundown... I got a tattoo a few years ago and got along well with the artist and went back a couple of times and we ended up becoming friends on social media. We bumped into each other at an event and became 'real life' friends and quickly became close as did our families.
I was very vocal about recommending her work post lockdown because she's self employed and a single parent so she needed the work and I thought highly of her as an artist. Her personality has completely changed recently. She knew I had work done by other artists in the past and told me (she is an actual adult) if I ever went to anyone else she would never speak to me again. As a 'joke' she snatched my phone and unfollowed all other artist accounts on my instagram. A close friend of mine got tattooed somewhere else and she didn't talk to me for a week and raged at me that I hadn't recommended her (I had, this person wanted a different style)
To be clear, she's having a bit of a mental health blip at the moment. I have had to block her on social media because she started messaging my friends and telling them I had been spreading lies about them (untrue). I ended up having to block her texts because she was sending me tirades of abuse, accusing me of things I haven't done. It seems her paranoia levels are high.
My close friends are aware of this because I have a lot going on and it was an additional stress I didn't need in my life and I also had to warn them about potential malicious messages.
Yesterday I received a message from a friend I see maybe once every few months and get along well with, letting me know she had booked in with her on my recommendation. She hasn't paid a deposit. Do I 'warn' her? As much as this woman has tried to ruin my life and relationships, she's a great artist and if this other friend goes and gets a tattoo I'm sure she'll be happy with it. Do I just politely ask that she doesn't mention my name when she goes?