Too bad this is now proven bullshit lol

@@BerserkxELF943 what do you mean?

@@BerserkxELF943 Stop being a troll Tommy.

You are an inspiration. I have schizophrenia too and I just can’t believe I am ill. I believe that I got no consciousness and someone is controlling my behavior.

+Deva7 i read her book as well it was so incredibly eye opening anyone who enjoyed her ted talk should read it!!!

What is her book called?

Deva7 thank you for this comment. I wasn’t aware of her book , and now I am ordering a copy! :)

@@DaughtersofOrion I'm reading it now for schizophrenia class I'm taking this semester, and I cannot put it down.

@@saltnlightblondie1 thanks for telling her books name...Are these her books names?

that's exactly what you would have said. and it wasn't impressive

EncasedinMjolnir Only you brought up the issue of whether her statement was impressive or not. I feel it wasn’t unimpressive.

you know thats not what shes trying to tell dont ya?? the thing about mental ilness is.. we fed our "devils" (our mental illness) too much that our "angels" (our real self) wont show up because they are too starved.. so thats why her friend asked "would you take the pill?". "in an instant" she said, because she missed her angels, her own angels, the angels each and every one of us have in our own self :) hope you understand

Both responses are valid. Everyone is different.

Yea, I have PTSD from abuse and without my suffering who would I be. With suffering comes strength.

That's true

I agree but the reality is the stigma is so strong and mental illness is so misunderstood that people stay silent. I truly admire Ellyn but she is successful so it was somewhat easier for her to share her experiences, though I know it must have taken great courage on her part.

I agree that we need more dialogue, but early detection is not possible. Take schizophrenia for example, it is genetic but not everyone in the family will get it and the symptoms do not come on until late teens early twenties in a majority of the cases, and you have to be having the symptoms for at least six months with no sort of substance use before it can be diagnosed. The reason for this is because many of the symptoms are similar to depression or anxiety and the psychotic symptoms can also be caused by substance use.

It is not a disease, the disease is the society, that calls it a disease. It is chronic post traumatic stress disorder. Check out Peter Walker, Elyn saks, mentioned him in this video.

Too bad this is now proven bullshit lol

@@johntanner515 I would suggest that schizophrenia is not genetic. Mental illness is genetic, and depending on which traumas occur, both in the womb and during childhood, a specific mental illness which is a direct outcome of those traumas develops. This often results in the occurrence of similar illnesses throughout generations of the same family, one reason being that new parents of each generation are often just starting to confront their developing illnesses in the most serious way, due perhaps to the trauma of being thrust into the most exhausting and stressful responsibility of their lives, which recalls them to an earlier trauma in their developing years when a similar situation occurred. We pass on our traumas to our children... and the chain is seldom broken in a society made toxic by people not dealing with their issues. Western society as a whole is suffering under this weight, and it may be the single most damaging factor in all of our lives, as inexplicable shame and anger often result. It's also, measurably, no one's fault. This is Gabor Maté's theory, though I paraphrase a tad. He is a Hungarian-Canadian physician and author of some note, with ideas that are, for myself, so ridiculously confirming of my biases that I have a hard time believing they could be correct. He makes a ton of sense, though. He's written a couple of books on the topic which will be released throughout the next half a year.

Same situation I can not stop crying. This lady has given many hope. Thanks for sharing.

Hope he's being better now, May God Bless YOU❤

You have a lot of responsability about

Too bad this is now proven bullshit lol

I'm struggling with anxiety and mood swings. I doubt if someone would willingly marry me. I cannot imagine a life spent in loneliness along with this crippling disorder

Just make sure you dont have any Democrats with you or they will sabotage your efforts, maybe call you a Russian. We cant have medical treatment for people who cant afford it signed limousine liberals

@@natas12rm I try to be neutral in politics, and trust me when I say that democrats would say the EXACT same stuff about your group, for different reasons. Empathy.

Hope you're feeling better right now❤❤

@@sarahammoud9662 x

@Shelley Fitch x

You also has schizophrenia what. Monotonous speech.

Too bad this is now proven bullshit lol

In not bipolar but have the illness of bipolar and take my meds daily

angel anastacio well said

Yes, they are people, human beings first, not a diagnosis.

Anthony Hall professions are not illnesses you say a person has flu why don’t you say the person is flu or a person has typhoid not typhodic person or he is typhoid or a person who has a fractured leg not he is fractured leg etc. See how stupid those statements sound. Defining a person through profession is one thing and through illness is another.

Anthony Hall comparing apple to orange

It's torture, plain and simple!

it makes an already bad issue horrible. It helps nothing and no one.

well that's a lie. Just because they are homeless doesn't mean they are schizophrenic. Stop equating schizophrenia with homelessness.

Zena Warrior Princess when did he say all homeless have schizophrenia? He said a lot of them not all.

Mental disorders are REAL and we suffer..

Physician, heal thyself.

It takes multiple doctors multiple medication trials even possibly multiple hospitalizations it’s a life long journey that continues even after the right mixture of therapy doctors and meds are finally found for your unique chemical imbalance and even then it’s only a matter of time before triggers anywhere from your environment to medications abruptly beginning to no longer work for u due to chemical imbalance changes

I'm glad you watched this to Kristina!

How are you in 2023?

❤

So very true! Although we are making great strides with awareness, the need for Education is imperative for anyone caring for or even having any kind of dealings with those of us who suffer from any type of mental illness. God Bless!

Love that

Wrong

What is the connection with unsolved murder?

+Adrienne George Totally agree

As a mother with a son diagnosed with schizophrenia. Very inspiring. Thank you for your story.

Totally agree. Both hers and Andrew Solomon's.

Yeah

So true

She has as many advantages with her illness as she has disadvantages. Find your own success to your tribulation, hold yourself to no standard but your own.

Not really considering she is now a proven liar lol

@@BerserkxELF943 liar about what? I can't find anything that she is lying about

@@BerserkxELF943 what are you talking about??

admiral > admirable I am an English teacher.

yssing you have "tried" restraints? what?

Koni well not tried, but forced upon me. after a mental breakdown.

yssing I'd rather be physically restrained than so drugged I didn't know my own name. But we all have our own experiences

yssing i want to ask you some questions regarding the forced restraint you mentioned. let me know when you see this message of mine

I work I a hospital. I don't like that restraints have to be used, but it's when patient and staff are both at risk of harm. Nobody likes having to use them, that's psychopathic to like having to put them on. But when voices tell a person to swallow ink pens, screws, coins, etc. And the person won't stop. There's no other option.

And something about her aprosody...

The flat affect and lack of volition is a major deficit (negative) symptom of schizophrenia. As is lack of emotion, and reacting to certain situations in ways that society would class as abnormal; such as laughing in sad situations, or becoming extremely melancholy in normally happy situations. She is quite the inspiration for anyone dealing with her illness, but also goes to show just how much help these patients need to get back on track. Her statement about not criminalizing mental illness rings true. In order to help people who are mentally ill, we must not make mental illness a crime.

She thrives.