Yes, it's true. I went into psychology to try to understand my older brother's suicide. I have come to believe (esp now while biosphere unravels/war/etc) that all people have mental health issues because we are so human.

Hence, he does get affirmation and adulation, and doesn't see himself or his shadow side, much less evolution.

His fascinating weirdness, as you say, just makes him so hard to ignore. Even when we try.