It seems like he was at the very least close to that. Since we only get his first-person account it's hard to say, but:
> They discussed philosophy, psychology, science and the universe...
> When they went to their daughter’s birthday party, she asked him not to talk about AI. While there, Biesma felt strangely disconnected. He couldn’t hold a conversation. “For some reason, I didn’t fit in any more,” he says.
> It’s hard for Biesma to describe what happened in the weeks after, as his recollections are so different from those of his family...
> he was hospitalised three times for what he describes as “full manic psychosis”.
You don't get hospitalized three times for mania without being pretty severely detached from reality.