Every grandmother ever where who has lived through a war and a depression and 15 kids and 47 grandkids god bless her for holding it together this good for this long
I think her interview is of a normal behavior. Doctors are just wanting to get money for drugs being prescribed for 'fake' reasons. She is also somewhat elderly. Just a scam for patient's to pay for doctor medical school.
WE ARE PEOPLE ,SEE US NOT OUR ILLNESS. WE DO NOT HAVE TO FEEL THE NEED TO BE ACCEPTED OR MAKE EXCUSES FOR WHO WE ARE. WE NEVER ASKED TO BE BORN WITH BIPOLAR, IT'S NOT A CHOICE ITS A DIFFERENT DESTINATION TO THE ONE WE EXPECTED. DEAL WITH IT.... LIKE WE DEAL WITH IT. XXX 🦾
I think majority of ppl are bi-polar. It's so common, u can't even tell most of the time someone has it. This lady is going through a manic psychosis. She is in lala land, telling stories about her doctor about himself when he was a child. . And she didn't know him as a child.
You are not monstrous at all....Dont even think of it...you are more braver and more courageous than any else....Thats why this disorder is given yo you...To fight For that type of opponent by god..keep it up....keep on fighting...dear.
I inherited Bipolar Disorder. - You inherit it. You don't catch it and you certainly don't choose it. - One of the worst symptoms some people with Bipolar Disorder have is what's called "Self-sabotage". - That's what the doctor called "too forthcoming". We talk about the unspeakable. In that sense there is a lack of inhibition, by degrees, according to the individual. Frankly, I have experienced so many traumatic events in my life, that I feel it's important to "share" my knowledge of the complex with others. In fact, I was a highly successful psychiatric nurse for the very reason that I knew what it was to suffer deeply, experienced sincere compassion, and had no problem understanding and interacting with those saddled with a wide range of mental illnesses. If I were to compose a book about being bipolar, I might call it "The Open Heart", because like this dear lady, we are exposed and vulnerable and ofttimes overwhelmed by the "energy" that embodies us.
I was finally diagnosed with Bipolar 2 at 55 years old. I have been in this state for my entire life Not Knowing what was wrong with me. I'm happy to have a name for it but I don't want it.
Actually, we don't know that. Not at all. There is so far zero evidence that mental illness is genetic. The only thing we do know for sure, is that inconsistent or unstable parenting, creates impulsiveness and emotional disregulation. In order to acquire mood regulation, we have to see it modelled by our carers in early childhood.
She really seemed so nervous, just like someone would under a microscope. Her entire demeanor changed when she realized she was being filmed with the whole crew watching. One has to keep in mind that they are constantly policing their behavior in order to show their doctors and nurses that they are indeed well and normal enough to get out of the institution. Becoming overly anxious with a sudden surprise like this can throw them off kilter, causing them to talk and overtalk nervously. Later, the person will be in their room, cussing themselves out for running their mouths and exposing themselves. Her single objective is to convince everyone through her behavior and her measured speech, which show the sanity of the mind, that she certainly does not belong and must be sent home. This is a prison whether anyone sees it that way or not. She cannot leave until she's well, and she will treat every interaction, especially with the doctor, as a parole interview. It breeds paranoia to watch and guard every thought and action so that you may taste freedom and see your family again.
OMG This is my exact grandmother 👵🏼 This answers so so so many questions!!! I’m in complete shock… This is literally how my grandmother was: can’t get truth from her, switching between smiling and beatings, screaming out of the blue… I’m almost 40 and live in another country now but this gives me closure …. 🤦🏻♀️
I am grateful that this gave you some understanding. I have been told that BiPolar is hereditary. I think my mother had it but we didn't know about things like that back then. Apparently I have it so I am learning the triggers of the Manic side of it. I have been depressed my whole life so I know those syptoms all to well. Keep an eye on yourself and get a good therapist if you have any trouble understanding what is going on with you.
If your grandmother had it, you might have it also, but are in denial. Certainly some of your progeny will inherit it. That is if you have any progeny.
I’m the bi polar husband in my relationship. Your husband may not say it often enough, but he appreciates your love and help and understanding. He knows where he would be without you.
Beautiful soul carrying all that misery and sadness yet trying to hold herself up against oppression and misunderstanding. She is crying through that laughter. God bless her gentle heart.
I try and change my perspective and tell myself I would be not have the personality and relationships I do today unless I had bipolar. It's just a part of who I am.
I find it strange that the only emotion considered normal is happy, any other emotion you earn the label of mentally disturbed ! This woman is most likely releasing all the pent up emotions due to what society has deemed normal at the time. I believe the strive for " happiness" is enough to drive anyone " mad" !
I have cptsd and used to have a habit of talking over people. When I started to investigate it, I realized my mother did this to me all my life. It was a learned survival behavior- not due to mental health disease. Once I figured it out, I stopped. I also noticed that due to not being listened to and my mothers short attention span to me , I spoke very fast. There were six children and she was overwhelmed already. The problem arises because not too many us are very good listeners.
@@jackiepowell7513 complex post traumatic stress disorder. Its a terrible thing to have. You never can predict triggers or when you will relive the experiences.
As a child and very young adult I lied a lot. I learned that I picked this up as a coping mechanism because my mom was violent and I had to always be a step ahead of her or attempt to know what she wanted to hear. I wasn't allowed to be an atominous person. I had to be an extension of her in order to survive day to day, without serious repercussions . I carried that into my young adult relationships and friendships and it ruined relationships. I couldn't even understand why I was lying all the time until my late 20s.
Poor lady! She seems to me like a lady with A LOT of past hurt and was under a lot of mental stress that caused her to have a mental brake down. Our brain is very interesting organ that at times it causes us to forget to ease the pain and/or lose it all together. I live and work with people that suffer from Alzheimer’s and other mental issues and see that in her. Sweet lady, very well spoken. Reminds me of my grandma (rip) sweet lady!
Omg she is so right!! I remember the nurse telling the dr that I didn't sleep but that was lies. Some of the nurses used to come around at night and shine a torch into our face/eyes to see were we sleeping. Everytime they did this they woke me up,aggravated me,then told the dr I was aggressive etc,. Then he'd prescribe sleeping tablets,which I never took,I used to hide them in my cheek. Some nurses wanted us to sleep all night so they'd have nothing to do,and every night they disturbed my sleep, I'd get up and go the yard for a cigarette. Torturous times they were. Other Nurses were fantastic!! They would do anything to help us
I went to the Hospital for a week a couple of yrs. back and the 1 .nurse was so nasty. I noticed that things were moved around in the night table next to the bed, also papers that I had written some of my feelings down about what was going on in there and it was gone! I was searching for the papers, they were gone!! This strange scared feeling came over me that there were camera's in the Ceiling and they were watching everything we did. So I went out to the big room where the patients sat. When I went back the papers were put back in there and I knew damn well they had been in and out of there but I wouldn't mention it to them because I thought, that they say I was paranoid or something like that. When a patient who frequent the hospital told me don't sleep too much or you'll labeled as being depressed and if you can't sleep just lay there at night and pretend you're sleeping or they'll report to the doctor some other diagnosis. They listened to my phone calls and I knew it! My friend call & the phone was right at the nurse's station and I could tell that they were aggravated by having to keep calling me to come to the phone. Then I had another call and then another one & another one and I was saying things to my friend about what was going on in the place she said watch what you say because they're listening to your calls so that was not my imagination! the one day and I heard the nurse say to the other one, there's nothing wrong with this one she's just here for a vacation! O I had good laugh!. Some of the patients were so doped up it was sad to see. Although I wish I would have been because I was a nervous wreck! they took my meds and wouldn't give me what I normally took for my chronic anxiety, severe panic attacks. I don't know why they weren't giving me what I normally took..... it took all I had to keep it together bc I was scared they'd keep me there! 😩🤯 I was told they can't keep you against your will so since I had signed myself in and no one was my power of attorney. I coudn't trust my 2 kids, my daughter didn't even live at home for many years, and wouldn't believe me when I'd tell her of the mental abuse my son, still living at home w/me was pulling on me every day! He lied about me terribly to her. He'd steal my meds and sell. I was soo scared being there, thankful it's over with. I got my son out of my house and have been 80% better, mentally!! Does anyone here remember old black & white movie "Snake- pit" ? 🥵
@Jack Bellamy omg you're so right!! They were the worst of the worst, I only remember one kind lady, she never disturbed us, she was always so helpful and kind
@@badabing9143 sounds like you had a horrific stay there. I can absolutely relate to all you are saying, they take over your mind in these places, drug you up or withhold your medications, just to see how long it takes for you to crack. I argued with a bitch of a nurse once, who tried to make me take medications that were not mine and I was locked on a padded cell for 18 hours. She told the Dr I was threatening, abusive and violent and when I called her a liar, and told him about the meds, he called me a liar. You just have to learn their behaviour, dodge their antics, ignore their taunts and then play them at their own game. I did with a few fellow patients and by god we had great fun taking the piss out of them 😂😂
@@murielhughes1060 what sleeping tablets are they? I can’t sleep at all, so need some, but doctors just will not give them out. They say fresh air and exercise…but I have my own small gardening business so get plenty. I’d buy them from you if you had them. It’s driving me insane. Not psychotics or antidepressants etc though lol.
Don’t air the dirty laundry. It’s fear of what comes up..and then...what to do with it...I know someone in that...I can’t help them..when a doctor tried to help...her mother stepped in to insure she never opened up....I believe the mother was a sociopath....so many lies...and yet helped the daughter so she would feel too loyal to tell the secrets. I think drugs and booze can really seem like they help..but suppress the condition. Trauma, and emotional trauma usually is behind most conditions according Dr Sam Vatkin..he is on you tube with amazing insights. Yes, it’s heart breaking. 💖
I once knew a lady whose mania would be far worse than this. She spoke so fast you could hardly understand what she said. She moved constantly, would get up and leave, distracted, after only sitting 5 minutes. She called me on the phone when she was normal and I didn't recognize her. She was in and out of hospital frequently and her children were in care because of the disruption to her life. There's always someone who's suffering is worse.
I have bipolar disorder 2. I see myself in this woman. This is hypomania. Like not as severe as bipolar disorder 1, which may be what the lady you knew had. Mania and its effects can be devastating. 😔
Prayers to all the patients that are interviews that have some sort of mental illness there is help don't be afraid to get it please have faith ur a person like many who are not alone
To have bipolar disorder is to be "touched by fire"... It is a difficult diagnosis to live with and some of the more artistic and creative people throughout the centuries who have either been suspected of having or formally diagnosed with manic-depression have created amazing things while in the midst of it. This woman has an amazing story to tell if the interviewer took the opportunity to listen to her.
You know nothing of this subject. He is a doctor, he is now showing the disease, it's the entire purpose of the video. These people need help, you are the one gaslighting them if you deny their problems and their need for help.
Just my opinion, but women were expected to keep quiet in those days. If you felt stressed out, who could you tell? No one because you might be locked up in a hospital. Clear into the 1960's, they were still hospitalizing a lot of women who were simply menopausal. This woman seems nervous, but I think it's because she'd been trying to keep herself reeled in for so long, that she's starting to frazzle, and in her mind, given the time, that was unseemly....not allowed. I'm not a Psychiatrist, but I am a woman. Given all this woman has gone through, I'd cut her a lot of slack. I hope someone took the time to be kind and give her some praise and recognition. Sometimes, that's all you need.
I feel this quite deeply. I’ve been out of work since June 2020, and spent most of the last two years isolated with my 3 sons, and only relatively recently have they been able to go back to full-time school. I go weeks sometimes without talking to anyone other than my children, so I get into my thoughts a lot. Sometimes when I go grocery shopping I start talking a bit too much to whoever is around, and leave feeling embarrassed and wondering if they see me as some frantic lady. Being a mother can be so incredibly lonesome, especially without a partner or parents nearby.
She’s dead. Probably 80 years now. And east clearly full manic. It’s a diagnosis not a criticism. We still treat mental health like it’s an insult. It isn’t.
It can be, she also can be experiencing a maniac épisode. I have bipolar and also have gone through a lot, is very ironic that I had been the emotional support of my family a lot of times. People either say stuff like "but you are feeling good, why use meds?" Or call you too emotional but after so many years putting off crysis after crysis you become an expert...at least you shove it on while maniac. You cannot end it so you use it as both weapon and shield. But it's yet another burden. Unemployment is very common, and either hospitalization or healthy problems (like losing weight, the lack of sleep,chronicle stress...). You lost cognitive skill every year, school performance is hard to come by. There's also other diagnosis that can happen together. Mental health is a complex thing that bleeds into your live. When doctors tread pacientes is not a diagnosis is a person, with all hopes, dreams, virtue and sins... It's very easy to stop to see the person and only see the illness, so when we se the person we sometimes ignore the illness cause in your society you can't be both humane and Ill. I am glad this lady shared her story and show us otherwise.
@@Shinobi33 LOL!! I'm a Conservative and not a feminist. But, I'm in my 60's and can remember some of the older friends of my grandparents who would spend a little time in the hospital because of their "nerves". It was considered hush-hush, but I'd hear the adults whispering about it. Any level of "mental illness" was totally taboo in those days. Now, ya know! :D
I am diagnosed bipolar type 1 with psychosis and ptsd among other things. I often feel that mania where my head just doesnt slow down. This lady is lovely bless her xx
She’s an absolute gem. I have bipolar I know what a hypomanic episode is like.. I could have sat and talked to her for ages. However I think she has maybe mild Alzheimer’s or the medication/ treatment has caused memory issues. Usually people with bipolar are a open book and don’t deny anything give too much away. Again maybe it’s a sign of the times too that she wanted some privacy about herself because the cameras were there x she seemed embarrassed at times. I’ve just realised I’ve critically analysed myself and my point has gone round in a big circle 😂😂🙈🙈 oh god hopefully someone will get what I’m trying to say lol
I followed everything you said. I have bipolar disorder as well. It is like I have 5 conversations going during a conversation with anyone else. Only people with bipolar or ADHD can follow my conversations. It is hard to slow down!
I got exactly what you were saying and I agree that poor woman was from an era when women didn't talk about their inner feelings it must have been so uncomfortable and very confronting for her! People were used as Guinea pigs back then because Psychiatrist's no idea what to do
Alice Watt it’s frightening thinking how I might have been treated back then and that I probably wouldn’t be living at home but in a asylum. I still don’t think they know how to treat patients the medication is horrible..
the sound that is going under the voice is so ugly, I cant even concentrate on her bcs of this sound- .. Im trying so hard to pay attention on this lady, but cant.
Im Bipolar & I’m much more manic during those episodes! I get angry quick & can be so angry that I black out...don’t remember what I’ve done. My depression cycle is the worst! I’m on meds & both cycles aren’t as bad or as often. I do prefer being manic! She is a sweetheart & the Dr is an instigator!
I have a question, after a manic episode do you remember anything you may have done during that episode? My bf has been diagnosed with bipolar after a long battle of manic episodes, he's very violent towards his mother and father, will he remember and apologize to them after medication starts to work?
@@amberd.8027 they know what they do. I am bipolar 1 which is more manic than depressed. I've done some f-ed up stuff when I was manic. I remembered it all. Your bf doesn't want to own up to his own actions.
@@amberd.8027 I'm bipolar 1 with rapid cycling & no meds. I've told my doctor that I don't always remember what I've done or said when I go from one episode (mania) to another (depression) & he said that's very normal because your feelings & thoughts in each state are so different.
I have a close friend who is manic to the point of thinking like she's Elizabeth Taylor also she started not going to the hospital when she got sick because she couldn't smoke . I stopped being around her because I couldn't tell when she was getting manic and she would turn me into the enemy . After more than a few really disturbing personality attacks when sick and her no longer going to the hospital I told her I had enough and couldn't take it anymore .I felt bad ,still do but she had a large supportive family and I knew she'd be fine .The ups and downs were too much after 20 years of friendship .I think the old fashioned meds controled it better she took a boat load of medication but would go of it because she felt like having a mood .That is a very tough thing to have ,they are usually very brilliant people .
In a strange way, this gives me hope. The man I love has bipolar and I know that they aren’t often expected to have as long of life spans as the average person. Well, this lady looks like she’s doing pretty good in her old age. I’m sure our journey is going to be difficult at times but he’s worth it. The times that aren’t hard are the happiest I’ve ever had. He’s a wonderful person who happens to have a disorder. The disorder doesn’t define him though.
This lady seems to have come from money, as she mentions having a private tennis court. Having money certainly helps when it comes to mental illness, as the mentally ill are generally not able to financially look after themselves. And end up on the street. In that respect, she is lucky.
@@Agnar669 What? People with bipolar disorder can lead pretty normal lives. Not every mental illness is the same. It can be managed quite well with the right meds. Maybe it depends where you’re from but we live in Canada. We don’t have to worry about not being able to afford anything he may need. And like…why would you say something like that under a comment like mine anyway? I sounded too happy for you?
@@supernova11711 Obviously, there are varying degrees of severity of mental illness. Not every mentally ill is highly functional, or functional. Not even the once brightest or best educated. Some are fortunate, others not so.
Thanks for sharing. Depression/Anxiety and mental health in general have such a stigma in our society and the more people like yourself talk about it the more the stigma will reduce in our society. My channel is solely about mental health and reducing this stigma. So many people do not seek treatment because they are afraid what people will say and this is destroying people’s lives. This needs to stop. Keep up the great work.
I think this lady is lovely.. She's very respectful and to me a warm sensitive person... Probably had a hard life, I'd love to talk to her.... 😘 Like a real old fashioned grand mother.. She's a delight...
@@angelagallagher8136 Perhaps because it's name is dr. Lehman n. But at least he seems to show certain sympathy regarding patients intelligent sense of humor here and there.. or is it his envy?
just be carful what you say as you can easily Trigger a violent outburst by saying the wrong thing, Did you notice the flight of thought and her inability to remain on topic or even finish a complete thought ? by the way you do realize that she has never been married, she has no children or grandchildren these are all fantasy's that she has created in her own mind. She has created a complete fantasy life. You notice how she never answered the question about where she spent her honeymoon ? that's becouse she never had one. If you had ever spent time around someone like this you would immediately recognize the symptoms, they just go on and on and on lie after lie after lie talking about things they think they have done but have not and people they have met that they have never met and they skip around never finishing a thought, they bounce around from one thought to the next. For example she might tell you that she loved to bake cookies for her grand kids, so if you ask her to share her favorite cookie recipes she would start out talking about it and then a split second later would start talking about this baker that she once dated and how good the cookies he made were, but that he had a sister that was jealous so they could not date, and then she would go off on a tangent about a boy she knew that almost choked on a cookie and it would go on like this changing subjects every few seconds until she passed out from exhaustion. she would fall asleep for about 20 minutes and then wake up and the whole thing would start all over again with her just spewing random thoughts and lies one after the other until she passed out again. The one thing that would not happen, is that you would never get that recipe becouse she doesn't have one, the reason she doesn't have one is that she has never been able to focus on one task long enough to actually bake cookies.
The lady does not seem too ill. She seems to be adjusting in life, and her situation. She seems a little scattered, but often people are that way. Especially in noisy restaurants, bars, and stores. The doctor keeps mentioning how sick she was and is. This is not productive, and could be setting her up to see herself that way. Good that she scolded him that she wasn't sick. That is the first step to getting better. Believing and seeing yourself as healthy. Not buying into his suggestions.
Bipolarity knows a wide spectrum of features. All bipolar people are different. I'm bipolar and I experience extreme moodchanges but I only present myself when I'm manic but when I'm depressed I seclude myself totally. In that state I can not bare any attention or counseling. It has to fade like the weather.
God love her, in this day she wouldn't be treated with a big stressful hospital stay. She seems extremely stressed by the experience itself and is trying to "behave" for them. It breaks my heart.
I agree. When I first got Out of the Marines I went to a psychiatrist for PTSD and the guy was so damn arrogant I couldn’t stand it! He looked bored when I was answering his questions. I was having major panic attacks and I had never had any issues with that or anxiety. After I described what it felt like (like death!!) he said I should lay down on his couch and try breathing techniques…I almost punched that fucker!! I got up and left but before I did I asked him if he heard a fucking thing I said to him!! Breathing techniques?! Gtfoh
Truly ahead of his time, hes the father of modern psychopharmacology, My guy fled Nazi Germany to Montreal in 1937 and devoted the next sixty years to finding new and more humane treatments for the mentally ill. He was a humane lecturer in psychiatry in 1952, gave empathetic lectures on the plight of people suffering from anxiety, depression obsessions, paranoia etc. When chlorpromazine showed some promise he helped to promote it in North America and start the drug revolution. He supported research in the use of psilocybin (ingredient in magic mushrooms/shrooms, lsd, dmt) to alleviate anxiety. He was an advocate for decriminalization of marijuana. He was a member of the Nomenclature Committee of the American Psychiatric Association that decided to drop *homosexuality* from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. FOR ANYONE INTERESTED AN ARCHIVE OF HIS VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE RIP. DR HEINZ E. LEHMAN
@@massivepump3059 Same here. Army Ranger with the awarded PTSD, anxiety disorder and conversion disorder. Seen many doctors...no idea, don't listen and throw meds at you. My last visit with psych doc was about 2 minutes long because they had more patients to see.
@@freeskier175 brother, I hope you are better bro. I got over it alone. If you need help man I am an RN with loads of experience with this issue. We can talk on the phone if you ever need anything my brother. Semper Fi, life is beautiful, except for war. War is hell on earth.
They put my Great Grandmother on my moms side in a mental hospital. All I could get out of anyone was that she was emotional. My mom was bipolar 1. Very difficult to watch and live with but I loved her dearly. This lady seemed so mild.
Hi Ya, your right, now that I think about it . And I've seen some appperances of The Famous that have that doubletalk,, with half,, still in charator from a recent movie ,etc. . Strange. Although, I believe this is a bit different with this lady . She seems acutly distraught . My husband has shown some of these behaviors that got worse over time!. From around 49yrs old , until a year ago at age 60yrs old. I feel , and gave felt his rollercoaster turmoils and struggles. He needs peace within. I hope she found peace, Also.!!! Thank you for the video
Folks here who think she seems “fine” are not watching the whole video and don’t understand mania. She isn’t able to sleep, her mind races and she’s lost weight. That alone is alarming. Hope they were able to help her. 😢
Yes, she is anything but fine. Poor thing, it makes me sad to see her so afflicted. I suspect she's at peace, not longer burdened with this horrible disease. RIP
That's what the nurses were saying. She on the other hand was saying she didnt have any trouble sleeping. Nurses lie. Especially back then. Shes going thru the mood swings she does in the vid because they're keeping her locked away without her consent and shes trapped and been told what to do her whole life. That would make anyone a little on edge. Aside from the depression she obviously has I see nothing wrong with her. Shes simply an old woman trapped in a place she doesnt want to be surrounded by ppl who lie about things she does to keep her there.
If you had any advice for a parent who is bipolar, what would it be? The guilt from being bipolar is overwhelming. I wasn’t diagnosed until after my kids were born- “late onset” they say. I believe we are all in a state of constant growth. But this is one area I cannot see from; I cannot see me thru their eyes.
@@_J_A_12_08 I would tell them to think about their moods, especially anger, and understand that people with bipolar disorder have the same emotions as everyone else. The difference is that for the bipolar brain, emotions can be much stronger. It's as if the brain needs a rheostat to turn down the intensity of the emotions. So if you're feeling anger at your child, realize that it may be way out of proportion to what is happening and make the effort to tone it down. It's best not to act like a jerk in front of your children, because once the children realize the parent is a jerk, respect can be lost forever. Medications can help tone things down, but mindfulness about one's behavior at all times is important for preserving family relationships. Be aware that there can be a genetic component of bipolar disorder; if a child exhibits moodiness, it is best to schedule an assessment with a mental health professional for an accurate, timely diagnosis and treatment if necessary.
@@LoveFlatfootin1My mother, not sure if she was or is bi polar but she was and is still a nightmare. Mother's PLEASE think before you speak or act! I ask my elderly mother that all the time now and she gets angry when I say that.
He’s not at all condescending , not in the slightest. He wouldn’t dare to be , as she’d obviously object to that vociferously, not to mention having noticed it if it had occurred ( a condescending ‘tone’, or remark ).
As soon as she starts to talk about the war her energy changes. I studied psychology & pathology for 7 yrs in college...book learned ya know. 😉 I’m a natural healer and this woman is not crazy. This woman is uncomfortable with being filmed,she states she’s uncomfortable with having her picture taken over and over again. She’s being treated like she’s crazy, her husband is “angry” more than likely abusive(they didn’t air dirty laundry back then) She’s being reactive toward a patronizing doctor that is making an “example” out of her. She’s traumatized- the war, her husband, she’s dissociating but she’s not crazy. Back then and even now mental hospitals are no joke..can you imagine back then what her neighbors and family said about her while she was in the “nut house”? It was taboo not trending. Her manic state was brought on by being very uncomfortable and PTSD. My opinion.
That’s exactly what I thought !! Even the quiet spaces he leave without giving her back comment are a tactic to make her keep talking. And she’s extremely uncomfortable so the minute he stays quiet and just stares blankly at her ofcourse she’s going to panic and ramble on about different subjects to not only change the mood but her energy. ( they’re literally recording her to make an example out of her and prove she’s crazy ) How crazy does someone sound saying they’re not crazy ? That in itself is a dam loop. She knows she wasn’t supposed to be out there . Many talk about how for any reason woman were sent to the asylums .
You can still tell that something is off. She talks about the doctor's youth as if she had known him as a child. It's not just being uncomfortable in front of the cameras. She also appears to invent memories.
No one but you said she is crazy. She has been diagnosed bipolar. You haven't had sessions with her, you watched her for 10 min. Your opinion is lame based on 10 min of watching her!
You can have all the available knowledge on mental health and still be completely in the dark. You don't get it, no doctor does. You go through a checklist and diagnose people after a 40 minute conversation. It's like BMI, outdated BS theory. Drug people up with SSRI and SNRI that just recycle their seratonin until there's nothing left. You don't know anything.
This should be a lesson to anyone who runs into the question; "Do you mind if I record this? It's for educational purpose only and no thirth party will ever see it" Privacy is dead. In ALL walks of life.
I'm not certain, but I believe the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of 1980 protects people from having these interviews released to the public. I think that's why you rarely see a real interview that is newer than 1980.
I understand your concern for privacy, but this person is long dead, as is her peers. No name was given, even the most intrepid reporter would have trouble doing so
I like that this doctor is kind to his patients. I have seen a couple of his videos and he is soft spoken and non threatening. I have seen so many doctors back then who talk down to these people.
It is like talking to my Grandmother...she was one of the Dachau concentration camps survivor. She talked a lot but she only told you what she thought was safe to say, regardless of times we live in...Her mind was still there, forever. Unfortunately. And that is what PTSD does to you.
My son is bipolar,is hard to live with them,so worrisome.Thanks God we have the medication now to treat it.He finally understood his condition and the need to take it.His illness is so disabling compound it with anxiety disorder and severe ADHD that he is unable to work.He is 33 and living with me.
I'm bipolar. I live with my mom. I guess we can both help each other. She's 88, and I'm 60. I'm sure I am a trial to my family, especially my mom. But I'm doing much better living with her. Safe, I guess. We work together. She's very neat, everything in its place. Me, not so much, but I'm definitely much tidier. She has a positive effect generally.
You may have you admit that you and others that you have consulted, have "Enabled" him to be weak in the face of real life. This happens a lot and it isn't your fault. If you notice, our ancestors, who lived miserable lives, never fell apart, because they and their families would literally die if they gave in. After the false science of "Psychiatry" took hold after the 1960's, didn't you notice that every kid was suddenly "Hyperactive" and needed the dangerous Ritalin to cope? Housewives all of sudden needed the highly addictive benzodiazepine, "Valium" ? They started making trillions by labeling the human condition and thus enabling teenagers who ALL go through a tough time, to suddenly have a crutch that Doctors and their parents are going with. Now they have relabled "Hyperactivity" as ADHD and now give Adderall, which are pure "Amphetamines Salts". The Science of "Psychiatry" has never "Cured" a single person because they base at which they are working is a complete lie. For a teenager having a hard time, it has given them, like in the case of your son, The perfect crutch. If your Son is 33 and you are allowing him to live with you, you are killing his chance at a life. You are harming him and these things never end. It's not like once he hits 40, he'll snap out of it. He needs a girl, and there are plenty of them out there . You're acting out the whole Freudian scenario where he is a replacement for a man in the house, and YOU are a replacement for a female for him. It's not healthy and will NEVER get better unless you explain what I told you, to him. He's being tricked out of a life.
Well, there is obviously something very unhealthy going on I ur brain....something worse than bipolar, and unfortunately for you, uncurable. Next time, just don't answer, your comments are actually very damaging, and unhinged.
She would have made one hell of an actress. She is completely aware of her mood changes- not sure why doctors say patients who are bi-polar shift moods without notice. They notice. And they are often very self-conscious of it and their surroundings and those in their surroundings.. Perhaps there are some who are not, but I believe most are. The problem with diagnosing someone as bi-polar is that there are so many symptoms and degrees of symptoms that misdiagnosing could occur. I'm not a doctor, but I studied psychology for the sole purpose of understanding my parents better. I learned that I knew them too well.
When people are asking you questions and pause and stare at you to watch your reaction long after you've answered makes a person mad or laugh with nerves hence make them look crazy
This is especially true during manic phases of bipolar. We don't often feel unwell and compared to episodes of depression it seems foolish to suggest we are unwell whilst elated.
@@cats_shall_rise8842 True, my dad said I was acting strange once and it made me feel so betrayed, but I calmed down myself and went to the doctor. Sometimes bipolar is so hard to spot, I had depression all through my teens and my father didn't notice, because i would pretend to be happier when I was with him. So many people saying that this woman looks fine because bipolar doesn't make you completely lose your mind at all times. Your brain just functions differently in different times
She sounds embassed at some of the questions he was asking and laughing it off out of nervousness. She's gets angry and raises her voice because she feels attacked when asked about her hospital stay.
Analyzing and then degrading someone for the way they speak and how they speak it is so wrong in so many ways. 1. A hospital stay is in my opinion means for defending oneself. 2. Of course she sounds embarrassed. Wouldn't you be the same if you were asked these questions?
She didn’t like questions about her illness like „do you sleep well” or have you been sick in the past, becouse she don’t want to be treated. She feels good in the stare she’a in and wants to convince everybody she od perfectly fine despite sleeping 2 hours a day. My father had this ilness and trust me it can be devastating for the person as well as others in his/her life.
@@elkidee1 Bipolar is a chemical imbalance in the brain. The term illness to me is like pneumonia or cancer, a virus of some kind. When used to describe a mental imbalance is confusing.
It was new for them, they didn’t know how to talk or control them. Because of them and how they controlled the situation back then they really shows us how far we as humans has come. We know so much now because of the research.
@cherizavada9302. LMAO!😄 I was mistreated by a friend that's bipolar & I never saw it coming, but did notice the moodiness. I couldn't take it & distanced myself but I do wish them no I'll will.
That’s amazing how she’s able to completely control the conversation in support of her own narrative. She’s very bright, manipulative, and I bet thoroughly delightful as long as it’s going her way.
Thats not intelligence its a sickness you think shes controlling the convo but she is actually ignoring social cues real intelligent people will notice this and realize she is not well
I am bipolar, and I just do not think that people realize that most people with bipolar are fueled by nervousness at times...an overwhelming nervousness. It is hard to explain, and i doubt this interviewer would understand it.
She seems to have some swelling in her neck, in her thyroid area. I wonder if they would have checked her for hyperthyroidism back then. It can cause manic-type symptoms.
Good call! It’s typically best practice to rule out possible medical causes for hypomanic/manic symptoms such as hyperthyroid. And lithium inhibits thyroid hormone secretion which can lead to a goiter.
They also used EST...for every mental illness...part of their treatment plan..wonder if she had that then...maybe later on. Back then it pretty much fried your brain. Must be 40's.
@@jmartin4550 Sam's Club purified water( Walmart) read the label. They put both magnesium and potassium back into the water before bottling. And it's reasonably priced. Good luck
I'm bi-polar. This depiction is similar to mine, but i'm higher functioning to a point. But when the level of my medication goes down, i'm moody, slight depressed, Can't think straight, i'm 72 in december. I thank God for medicine of Haldol liquid, 25 mg per 28 days. I sleep well, only if no one wakes me. I have my days I married, my wife understands. Supports me.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder years ago. I realized after going through the process of seeing a Christian Counselor, that my Father was bipolar also. It helped me to forgive him for everything he put my Mother, my Sister and myself through. But I refused the medication they wanted to put me on, librium, after they explained all about it. I said I would rather go through the ups and downs instead of having no feelings at all. But I never told anyone else my diagnosis because I was embarrassed. It wasn't until a few years ago that I told my mom and sister and other family members. My husband was the only person I felt safe enough to talk about it.
She seems quite wary and self-aware. I believe she has anger problems. If you suppress and abandon your feelings and needs, your soul starts a riot at some point. Better not to suppress. Better not be nice, but be as we are, trusting and humble, allowing other people to react (even negatively) to our honesty. Being "beaten" is better than being closed up.
At this point she’s lived through through two world wars, a depression and who knows what other trials and tribulations of life. She’s entitled to be mentally unstable.
People seem to confuse Bipolar with Schizophrenia. They're are completely different. Some people with Bipolar can cover it up very well. People just see you as a bit moody. Imagine feeling really excited and energetic and 10 minutes later you're thinking about suicide. Also, there is no reason for the high or low. It's chemical imbalance, not caused by the events of the day.
The Hawk there is such thing as Bipolar Scitzoaffective...its when the bipolar mania triggers hallucinations....but unlike schizophrenia its not all the time.
Well, not exactly. Rapid mood swings like that tend to be Borderline Personality Disorder, not Bipolar disorder. Even in a bipolar disorder rapid cycle, they are weeks or months apart. Borderline can be minute to minute. I should say that there are many other elements that factor into symptoms and diagnosis, I was referring to a very broad spectrum when I made my comment. As the cycles with bipolar alone, are not multiple mood swings in a day, rather weeks or months in a year.
@@ichangedmynameforyoutube honest questioning... can mania be "hyper" sensitivity? I was diagnosed with bipolar 1 over ten years ago, but the last couple years I've questioned more of BPD. The rapid mood swings happen a couple times a year, but only for a day or two. Could it be my meds. are doing a good job controlling? I've discussed with my doc. Just wondering if ya had any thoughts outa curiosity. I realize my doc knows all my history. Would be cool just to hear wat ya might say.
@@ichangedmynameforyoutube I was diagnosed with Manic Depression many years ago. My swings can change a few times in a day, untreated. Have seen many specialists over the years and nobody has ever suggested anything but bipolar. Although, generally, it is more like weekly cycles. No set period.
ellen okland You know, Dr. Tracy Marks has some brilliant videos touching on some of these topics, I think you’d get some great answers to your questions. Or at the very least it would offer you some insight. Because there are so many elements to all of these disorders, there are a lot of symptoms that over lap. IE, if you have trauma, PTSD, ADHD, etc., it can be difficult to isolate to one thing. She has some short little videos here on TH-cam, look for Dr. Tracy Marks. She’s very accurate and follows the DSM5, which is exactly what your psychiatrist and psychologists refer to when they’re trying to find a diagnose for you. I hope that helps! I’d love to hear your thoughts if it helped you or not though.
I was supposed to get diagnosed with bipolar depression but i lost funding before they could do the official test. I got tested by my therapist but she wasn't qualified to officially confirm it. But I'm like this. I'll go through phases where i talk and talk about anything and everything but then just like that i don't want to talk. Constantly I'll get angry and sad for no reason. Or a tiny inconvenient thing will set me off and its like i cant control myself and everything comes out but i know what I'm doing, just overwhelming emotions. Then after i act irrationally I'll feel absolutely horrible. I have impulses too, I'll go out and buy or adopt animals on whim or I'll buy a whole bunch of stuff online for no reason. And it is comforting to me. But not good financially. I have other mental illnesses too that i was actually diagnosed with. Ocd, Adhd, severe anxiety and depression. It's hard, i struggle everyday. But I cope. I've found coping mechanisms that with for me and that's all that matters.
Hello; I relate to your comment and tried to connect with you for a little talk about those specific things. So if you can reach out to or answer here I would appreciate it . Thanks
Pick their brains apart! This is so sad. This woman is very intelligent, and what a beautiful personality, sweet soul I'm sure has had a very hard life. Love her. LC
I have BP2. Yes, she's manic but what of it?! She's conversing reasonably. Interesting. Responsive. Demonstrates quick and heightened response to questions and some annoyance commonly felt with those analyzing you. From her point of view - silly n stupid n boring questions. Have had mental illness all my life and from my perspective those mentally "well" are preoccupied predominantly with simple concerns and interests. Having mental illness is having a heightened sensitivity and interest that far exceeds a "normal" person. The creativity of thought and action is unsurpassed. I believe mental illness is a gift
I'm beyond beginning ot think that most of psychiatry is garbage and there is little acommodation for the wide variety of personalities that exist. Life is brutal and yet we're all expected to be cheery, eat perfectly, sleep perfectly, get along with everyone else, etc. F that.
You know, these were made to help train mental health professionals and not meant to be laughed at or used as entertainment. Not that it matters to most people, but these patients never consented to having these films seen and used this way by anytime and everyone. The patient’s rights, privacy, and confidentiality... why let those issues get in the way of someone getting some TH-cam “likes” 😒
Well no names were used and everyone involved is long dead. I believe most people are here to learn more about mental illness and that these videos provide much needed insight as well as help humanize people who suffer from mental illness. Also I find it somewhat hypocritical of you to make this comment after watching the video just like everyone else.
Good grief it’s like watching my grandmother again after two decades. I’m full of conflicting emotions. While I enjoyed her when she was smiling and laughing like this the flip side was she was an abusive, cunning, manipulative and nasty piece of work who got so dangerous my father forbid us from staying alone with her from age 12 onwards. Very very sad because her untreated bipolar disorder burned many bridges in her life except my poor grandfather who she relentlessly verbally and, towards the end before we put them in a home, physically abused him. Terrible times mixed with loving memories in between 🤦♂️
Honestly, back in those days, her behavior seems quite natural. She only seems nervous because the camera man is there. That's why she keeps looking away at the camera man because it was not normal to be filmed. She seems very shy and nervous is all. People especially women were labeled crazy back then if they acted out of character in her situation. If she were crazy she would not be able to hold a conversation.
This is hypomania as mentioned in the introduction note. Full mania often includes loosing touch with reality, or thinking you may be some special person from history or god etc. Not everyone with bipolar experiences full mania but must have had hypomania at some stage.
UTI's cause hormones to be imbalanced, also affects the brain and cognitive and emotional responses. Extreme trauma also has the same affects.. fascinating interview.
The doctor keeps her talking, and then says that she talks all the time then he changes the subject and then says that she’s the one changing then subject.
It seems to be a common theme in these movies, he is intentionally guiding the interaction to illicit symptoms for the purpose of eduction. Definitely not something that would fly today, but understand how little they knew about the complexities of mental illness and even today how far we’ve come because of people with a genuine interest in understanding the human condition and helping people instead of just trying to “fix” them or hide them away to be forgotten, as so many families did to their members. Even these videos were ahead of their time; showing these patients are still human and just dealing with shit.
The reason we think a lot of us at least see this behavior is normal is because especially early in Hollywood for the first 70 years I'd say, this type of behavior was exemplified Time after Time after Time in leading characters & supporting. Take any typical Hollywood hero or heroine in any comedic movie made in the 1940's-50's and you will see this manic State repeated over and over and over and over and presented as a normal character. As if that is how everyone was back in that era- talking all fast like that & giddy- especially when they would have a comedy team like Abbott and Costello. Films starring Jack lemmon and Tony Curtis as a team come to mind. The dialogue is always like this- same exact characteristics as This woman's speech. Great going Hollywood you got us all to believe that manic behavior is totally normal. Great. Just great
Every grandmother ever where who has lived through a war and a depression and 15 kids and 47 grandkids god bless her for holding it together this good for this long
I think her interview is of a normal behavior. Doctors are just wanting to get money for drugs being prescribed for 'fake' reasons. She is also somewhat elderly. Just a scam for patient's to pay for doctor medical school.
Who also said she is a grandmother or a wife except herself?
ElephantDog , the doctor interviewing her had been trained to recognize the symptoms.
jim olson , mental illness isn’t “holding it together”. Untrained unprofessional people are quick to judge.....with distrust for the professionals.
@@elephantdog3471 How do you think this is normal?
I am diagnosed bipolar. She is a sweet soul. People need to understand that we are not monsters.
❤️agreed
I'm too bipolar we are people that just want to live our lives.
WE ARE PEOPLE ,SEE US NOT OUR ILLNESS.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO FEEL THE NEED TO BE ACCEPTED OR MAKE EXCUSES FOR WHO WE ARE.
WE NEVER ASKED TO BE BORN WITH BIPOLAR, IT'S NOT A CHOICE ITS A DIFFERENT DESTINATION TO THE ONE WE EXPECTED. DEAL WITH IT.... LIKE WE DEAL WITH IT. XXX 🦾
I think majority of ppl are bi-polar. It's so common, u can't even tell most of the time someone has it. This lady is going through a manic psychosis. She is in lala land, telling stories about her doctor about himself when he was a child. . And she didn't know him as a child.
You are not monstrous at all....Dont even think of it...you are more braver and more courageous than any else....Thats why this disorder is given yo you...To fight For that type of opponent by god..keep it up....keep on fighting...dear.
I inherited Bipolar Disorder. - You inherit it. You don't catch it and you certainly don't choose it. - One of the worst symptoms some people with Bipolar Disorder have is what's called "Self-sabotage". - That's what the doctor called "too forthcoming". We talk about the unspeakable. In that sense there is a lack of inhibition, by degrees, according to the individual. Frankly, I have experienced so many traumatic events in my life, that I feel it's important to "share" my knowledge of the complex with others. In fact, I was a highly successful psychiatric nurse for the very reason that I knew what it was to suffer deeply, experienced sincere compassion, and had no problem understanding and interacting with those saddled with a wide range of mental illnesses. If I were to compose a book about being bipolar, I might call it "The Open Heart", because like this dear lady, we are exposed and vulnerable and ofttimes overwhelmed by the "energy" that embodies us.
VERY true
Well said
I was finally diagnosed with Bipolar 2 at 55 years old. I have been in this state for my entire life Not Knowing what was wrong with me. I'm happy to have a name for it but I don't want it.
Actually, we don't know that. Not at all. There is so far zero evidence that mental illness is genetic. The only thing we do know for sure, is that inconsistent or unstable parenting, creates impulsiveness and emotional disregulation. In order to acquire mood regulation, we have to see it modelled by our carers in early childhood.
My story is similar. It's a relief to know it's not entirely my fault.
She sounded calmer and more cohesive than many people I know.
Girl, you hang with weird crowds.
You need a different circle of friends perhaps?
Calmer? Or...more calm.
I agree. She does.
She really seemed so nervous, just like someone would under a microscope. Her entire demeanor changed when she realized she was being filmed with the whole crew watching. One has to keep in mind that they are constantly policing their behavior in order to show their doctors and nurses that they are indeed well and normal enough to get out of the institution. Becoming overly anxious with a sudden surprise like this can throw them off kilter, causing them to talk and overtalk nervously. Later, the person will be in their room, cussing themselves out for running their mouths and exposing themselves. Her single objective is to convince everyone through her behavior and her measured speech, which show the sanity of the mind, that she certainly does not belong and must be sent home. This is a prison whether anyone sees it that way or not. She cannot leave until she's well, and she will treat every interaction, especially with the doctor, as a parole interview. It breeds paranoia to watch and guard every thought and action so that you may taste freedom and see your family again.
OMG This is my exact grandmother 👵🏼 This answers so so so many questions!!! I’m in complete shock… This is literally how my grandmother was: can’t get truth from her, switching between smiling and beatings, screaming out of the blue… I’m almost 40 and live in another country now but this gives me closure …. 🤦🏻♀️
Blessings to you Sis🫂💜✨
I learned a lot from this about my Grandmother as well. I pray you have had abundant Peace🕊️ & Joy🧖♀️
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I am grateful that this gave you some understanding. I have been told that BiPolar is hereditary. I think my mother had it but we didn't know about things like that back then. Apparently I have it so I am learning the triggers of the Manic side of it. I have been depressed my whole life so I know those syptoms all to well. Keep an eye on yourself and get a good therapist if you have any trouble understanding what is going on with you.
I believe we all can be diagnosed with something or another
If your grandmother had it, you might have it also, but are in denial. Certainly some of your progeny will inherit it. That is if you have any progeny.
My husband has bipolar disorder. It can be hard to live with at times. But I love him no matter what
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kiran Lee ray Can I ask what it is like to live with a husband with bipolar?
you are a gift to him
I’m the bi polar husband in my relationship. Your husband may not say it often enough, but he appreciates your love and help and understanding. He knows where he would be without you.
You have unconditional love for him . That's hard to find . God bless you two 😉!
"ive been the strongest daughter out of three daughters" i feel like that was probably truer than people know
Beautiful soul carrying all that misery and sadness yet trying to hold herself up against oppression and misunderstanding. She is crying through that laughter. God bless her gentle heart.
Yes
White people are not oppressed, and never have been, and certainly aren't misunderstood. We all understand their inherent supremacy. Stop.
My heart was breaking for her. What a beautiful soul
Mental illness is cruel.
Brendan Duffy Yes. It’s like pure torture, there’s still a lot of stigma associated with mental health issues.
I try and change my perspective and tell myself I would be not have the personality and relationships I do today unless I had bipolar. It's just a part of who I am.
Or, it is a gift.
naryainc it fucking isn’t
It’s robbed me of my freedom of my own mind
I find it strange that the only emotion considered normal is happy, any other emotion you earn the label of mentally disturbed ! This woman is most likely releasing all the pent up emotions due to what society has deemed normal at the time. I believe the strive for " happiness" is enough to drive anyone " mad" !
I have cptsd and used to have a habit of talking over people. When I started to investigate it, I realized my mother did this to me all my life.
It was a learned survival behavior- not due to mental health disease.
Once I figured it out, I stopped. I also noticed that due to not being listened to and my mothers short attention span to me , I spoke very fast. There were six children and she was overwhelmed already.
The problem arises because not too many us are very good listeners.
Cptsd..another acronym. Yawn...what were we in 1912?? Geez!
@@jackiepowell7513 complex post traumatic stress disorder.
Its a terrible thing to have. You never can predict triggers or when you will relive the experiences.
@@jackiepowell7513Why are you here if you don’t want to learn something new? Or have some empathy and compassion.
This is why my daughter often shouts she feels unheard
As a child and very young adult I lied a lot. I learned that I picked this up as a coping mechanism because my mom was violent and I had to always be a step ahead of her or attempt to know what she wanted to hear. I wasn't allowed to be an atominous person. I had to be an extension of her in order to survive day to day, without serious repercussions . I carried that into my young adult relationships and friendships and it ruined relationships. I couldn't even understand why I was lying all the time until my late 20s.
Poor lady!
She seems to me like a lady with A LOT of past hurt and was under a lot of mental stress that caused her to have a mental brake down.
Our brain is very interesting organ that at times it causes us to forget to ease the pain and/or lose it all together.
I live and work with people that suffer from Alzheimer’s and other mental issues and see that in her. Sweet lady, very well spoken. Reminds me of my grandma (rip) sweet lady!
Omg she is so right!! I remember the nurse telling the dr that I didn't sleep but that was lies. Some of the nurses used to come around at night and shine a torch into our face/eyes to see were we sleeping. Everytime they did this they woke me up,aggravated me,then told the dr I was aggressive etc,. Then he'd prescribe sleeping tablets,which I never took,I used to hide them in my cheek. Some nurses wanted us to sleep all night so they'd have nothing to do,and every night they disturbed my sleep, I'd get up and go the yard for a cigarette.
Torturous times they were.
Other Nurses were fantastic!! They would do anything to help us
Your discription is accurate, despite I am from germany.
I went to the Hospital for a week a couple of yrs. back and the 1 .nurse was so nasty. I noticed that things were moved around in the night table next to the bed, also papers that I had written some of my feelings down about what was going on in there and it was gone! I was searching for the papers, they were gone!! This strange scared feeling came over me that there were camera's in the Ceiling and they were watching everything we did. So I went out to the big room where the patients sat. When I went back the papers were put back in there and I knew damn well they had been in and out of there but I wouldn't mention it to them because I thought, that they say I was paranoid or something like that. When a patient who frequent the hospital told me don't sleep too much or you'll labeled as being depressed and if you can't sleep just lay there at night and pretend you're sleeping or they'll report to the doctor some other diagnosis. They listened to my phone calls and I knew it! My friend call & the phone was right at the nurse's station and I could tell that they were aggravated by having to keep calling me to come to the phone. Then I had another call and then another one & another one and I was saying things to my friend about what was going on in the place she said watch what you say because they're listening to your calls so that was not my imagination! the one day and I heard the nurse say to the other one, there's nothing wrong with this one she's just here for a vacation! O I had good laugh!. Some of the patients were so doped up it was sad to see. Although I wish I would have been because I was a nervous wreck! they took my meds and wouldn't give me what I normally took for my chronic anxiety, severe panic attacks. I don't know why they weren't giving me what I normally took..... it took all I had to keep it together bc I was scared they'd keep me there! 😩🤯 I was told they can't keep you against your will so since I had signed myself in and no one was my power of attorney. I coudn't trust my 2 kids, my daughter didn't even live at home for many years, and wouldn't believe me when I'd tell her of the mental abuse my son, still living at home w/me was pulling on me every day! He lied about me terribly to her. He'd steal my meds and sell. I was soo scared being there, thankful it's over with. I got my son out of my house and have been 80% better, mentally!! Does anyone here remember old black & white movie "Snake- pit" ? 🥵
@Jack Bellamy omg you're so right!! They were the worst of the worst, I only remember one kind lady, she never disturbed us, she was always so helpful and kind
@@badabing9143 sounds like you had a horrific stay there. I can absolutely relate to all you are saying, they take over your mind in these places, drug you up or withhold your medications, just to see how long it takes for you to crack. I argued with a bitch of a nurse once, who tried to make me take medications that were not mine and I was locked on a padded cell for 18 hours. She told the Dr I was threatening, abusive and violent and when I called her a liar, and told him about the meds, he called me a liar.
You just have to learn their behaviour, dodge their antics, ignore their taunts and then play them at their own game. I did with a few fellow patients and by god we had great fun taking the piss out of them 😂😂
@@murielhughes1060 what sleeping tablets are they? I can’t sleep at all, so need some, but doctors just will not give them out. They say fresh air and exercise…but I have my own small gardening business so get plenty. I’d buy them from you if you had them. It’s driving me insane. Not psychotics or antidepressants etc though lol.
What a nice lady. We must treat each other with sympathy, understanding, everybody is fighting a battle of their own.
5:42.... “we were taught never to talk”.....Heartbreaking 💔
Don’t air the dirty laundry. It’s fear of what comes up..and then...what to do with it...I know someone in that...I can’t help them..when a doctor tried to help...her mother stepped in to insure she never opened up....I believe the mother was a sociopath....so many lies...and yet helped the daughter so she would feel too loyal to tell the secrets. I think drugs and booze can really seem like they help..but suppress the condition. Trauma, and emotional trauma usually is behind most conditions according Dr Sam Vatkin..he is on you tube with amazing insights. Yes, it’s heart breaking. 💖
I once knew a lady whose mania would be far worse than this. She spoke so fast you could hardly understand what she said. She moved constantly, would get up and leave, distracted, after only sitting 5 minutes. She called me on the phone when she was normal and I didn't recognize her. She was in and out of hospital frequently and her children were in care because of the disruption to her life. There's always someone who's suffering is worse.
I have bipolar disorder 2. I see myself in this woman. This is hypomania. Like not as severe as bipolar disorder 1, which may be what the lady you knew had. Mania and its effects can be devastating. 😔
@@TeeHeejab You are not alone Sis💜🫂✨
@@TeeHeejab Definitely, she had bipolar 1. I was once misdiagnosed as bipolar 2 myself but found out years later it was hyper-adrenic POTS instead.
Prayers to all the patients that are interviews that have some sort of mental illness there is help don't be afraid to get it please have faith ur a person like many who are not alone
@@TeeHeejabmy
To have bipolar disorder is to be "touched by fire"... It is a difficult diagnosis to live with and some of the more artistic and creative people throughout the centuries who have either been suspected of having or formally diagnosed with manic-depression have created amazing things while in the midst of it. This woman has an amazing story to tell if the interviewer took the opportunity to listen to her.
Yes, didn’t it seem like he wanted her to be ill?
Absolutely 💫
You know nothing of this subject. He is a doctor, he is now showing the disease, it's the entire purpose of the video. These people need help, you are the one gaslighting them if you deny their problems and their need for help.
"Of _course_ I am a psychiatrist! Why else would I have this _outrageous_ accent?"
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@@TT-rz5td Monty Python and the Holy Grail 😁
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Just my opinion, but women were expected to keep quiet in those days. If you felt stressed out, who could you tell? No one because you might be locked up in a hospital. Clear into the 1960's, they were still hospitalizing a lot of women who were simply menopausal. This woman seems nervous, but I think it's because she'd been trying to keep herself reeled in for so long, that she's starting to frazzle, and in her mind, given the time, that was unseemly....not allowed. I'm not a Psychiatrist, but I am a woman. Given all this woman has gone through, I'd cut her a lot of slack. I hope someone took the time to be kind and give her some praise and recognition. Sometimes, that's all you need.
I feel this quite deeply. I’ve been out of work since June 2020, and spent most of the last two years isolated with my 3 sons, and only relatively recently have they been able to go back to full-time school. I go weeks sometimes without talking to anyone other than my children, so I get into my thoughts a lot. Sometimes when I go grocery shopping I start talking a bit too much to whoever is around, and leave feeling embarrassed and wondering if they see me as some frantic lady. Being a mother can be so incredibly lonesome, especially without a partner or parents nearby.
She’s dead. Probably 80 years now. And east clearly full manic. It’s a diagnosis not a criticism. We still treat mental health like it’s an insult. It isn’t.
It can be, she also can be experiencing a maniac épisode. I have bipolar and also have gone through a lot, is very ironic that I had been the emotional support of my family a lot of times. People either say stuff like "but you are feeling good, why use meds?" Or call you too emotional but after so many years putting off crysis after crysis you become an expert...at least you shove it on while maniac. You cannot end it so you use it as both weapon and shield. But it's yet another burden.
Unemployment is very common, and either hospitalization or healthy problems (like losing weight, the lack of sleep,chronicle stress...). You lost cognitive skill every year, school performance is hard to come by. There's also other diagnosis that can happen together.
Mental health is a complex thing that bleeds into your live. When doctors tread pacientes is not a diagnosis is a person, with all hopes, dreams, virtue and sins... It's very easy to stop to see the person and only see the illness, so when we se the person we sometimes ignore the illness cause in your society you can't be both humane and Ill. I am glad this lady shared her story and show us otherwise.
Does everything have to be about feminism with you lefties?
@@Shinobi33 LOL!! I'm a Conservative and not a feminist. But, I'm in my 60's and can remember some of the older friends of my grandparents who would spend a little time in the hospital because of their "nerves". It was considered hush-hush, but I'd hear the adults whispering about it. Any level of "mental illness" was totally taboo in those days. Now, ya know! :D
I watch this every now and then and I've come to love this lady. God bless her.
I am diagnosed bipolar type 1 with psychosis and ptsd among other things. I often feel that mania where my head just doesnt slow down. This lady is lovely bless her xx
She’s an absolute gem. I have bipolar I know what a hypomanic episode is like.. I could have sat and talked to her for ages. However I think she has maybe mild Alzheimer’s or the medication/ treatment has caused memory issues. Usually people with bipolar are a open book and don’t deny anything give too much away. Again maybe it’s a sign of the times too that she wanted some privacy about herself because the cameras were there x she seemed embarrassed at times. I’ve just realised I’ve critically analysed myself and my point has gone round in a big circle 😂😂🙈🙈 oh god hopefully someone will get what I’m trying to say lol
I followed everything you said. I have bipolar disorder as well. It is like I have 5 conversations going during a conversation with anyone else. Only people with bipolar or ADHD can follow my conversations. It is hard to slow down!
I got exactly what you were saying and I agree that poor woman was from an era when women didn't talk about their inner feelings it must have been so uncomfortable and very confronting for her! People were used as Guinea pigs back then because Psychiatrist's no idea what to do
Alice Watt it’s frightening thinking how I might have been treated back then and that I probably wouldn’t be living at home but in a asylum. I still don’t think they know how to treat patients the medication is horrible..
I was also thinking she may have had some dementia.
the sound that is going under the voice is so ugly, I cant even concentrate on her bcs of this sound- .. Im trying so hard to pay attention on this lady, but cant.
What a lovely lady. I love to hear more senior people speak in old black and white footage. She was too lovely to have suffered so much.
Bless her. She had a hard life. It took its toll.
She is a sweet older woman, she wouldn't hurt a thing. Bless her soul
prob only 45...women aged much quicker back then
She's hardly has any wrinkles.
Im Bipolar & I’m much more manic during those episodes! I get angry quick & can be so angry that I black out...don’t remember what I’ve done. My depression cycle is the worst! I’m on meds & both cycles aren’t as bad or as often. I do prefer being manic! She is a sweetheart & the Dr is an instigator!
I have a question, after a manic episode do you remember anything you may have done during that episode? My bf has been diagnosed with bipolar after a long battle of manic episodes, he's very violent towards his mother and father, will he remember and apologize to them after medication starts to work?
@@amberd.8027 they know what they do. I am bipolar 1 which is more manic than depressed. I've done some f-ed up stuff when I was manic. I remembered it all. Your bf doesn't want to own up to his own actions.
@@amberd.8027 I'm bipolar 1 with rapid cycling & no meds. I've told my doctor that I don't always remember what I've done or said when I go from one episode (mania) to another (depression) & he said that's very normal because your feelings & thoughts in each state are so different.
I have rapid cycling meds stopped working I get very mean and dull of rage its scary.
I have a close friend who is manic to the point of thinking like she's Elizabeth Taylor also she started not going to the hospital when she got sick because she couldn't smoke . I stopped being around her because I couldn't tell when she was getting manic and she would turn me into the enemy . After more than a few really disturbing personality attacks when sick and her no longer going to the hospital I told her I had enough and couldn't take it anymore .I felt bad ,still do but she had a large supportive family and I knew she'd be fine .The ups and downs were too much after 20 years of friendship .I think the old fashioned meds controled it better she took a boat load of medication but would go of it because she felt like having a mood .That is a very tough thing to have ,they are usually very brilliant people .
In a strange way, this gives me hope.
The man I love has bipolar and I know that they aren’t often expected to have as long of life spans as the average person. Well, this lady looks like she’s doing pretty good in her old age.
I’m sure our journey is going to be difficult at times but he’s worth it. The times that aren’t hard are the happiest I’ve ever had. He’s a wonderful person who happens to have a disorder. The disorder doesn’t define him though.
Wish my ex wife thought like you
This lady seems to have come from money, as she mentions having a private tennis court. Having money certainly helps when it comes to mental illness, as the mentally ill are generally not able to financially look after themselves. And end up on the street. In that respect, she is lucky.
@@Agnar669 What? People with bipolar disorder can lead pretty normal lives. Not every mental illness is the same. It can be managed quite well with the right meds. Maybe it depends where you’re from but we live in Canada. We don’t have to worry about not being able to afford anything he may need.
And like…why would you say something like that under a comment like mine anyway? I sounded too happy for you?
@@supernova11711 Obviously, there are varying degrees of severity of mental illness. Not every mentally ill is highly functional, or functional. Not even the once brightest or best educated. Some are fortunate, others not so.
I think everyone would love such an interesting grandmother like this.
Thanks for sharing. Depression/Anxiety and mental health in general have such a stigma in our society and the more people like yourself talk about it the more the stigma will reduce in our society. My channel is solely about mental health and reducing this stigma. So many people do not seek treatment because they are afraid what people will say and this is destroying people’s lives. This needs to stop. Keep up the great work.
Missed diagnosed I'm sure.
I think this lady is lovely..
She's very respectful and to me a warm sensitive person...
Probably had a hard life, I'd love to talk to her.... 😘
Like a real old fashioned grand mother.. She's a delight...
@Alice Lovejoy totally agree.... The guy interviewing is like a robot, emotionless and cold..
she is ill. No shame in that. But, I'm sure it can be very depressing and hurtful to be in her situation.
She seems delightful and hilarious
@@angelagallagher8136 Perhaps because it's name is dr. Lehman n. But at least he seems to show certain sympathy regarding patients intelligent sense of humor here and there.. or is it his envy?
just be carful what you say as you can easily Trigger a violent outburst by saying the wrong thing,
Did you notice the flight of thought and her inability to remain on topic or even finish a complete thought ? by the way you do realize that she has never been married, she has no children or grandchildren these are all fantasy's that she has created in her own mind. She has created a complete fantasy life. You notice how she never answered the question about where she spent her honeymoon ? that's becouse she never had one.
If you had ever spent time around someone like this you would immediately recognize the symptoms, they just go on and on and on lie after lie after lie talking about things they think they have done but have not and people they have met that they have never met and they skip around never finishing a thought, they bounce around from one thought to the next.
For example she might tell you that she loved to bake cookies for her grand kids, so if you ask her to share her favorite cookie recipes she would start out talking about it and then a split second later would start talking about this baker that she once dated and how good the cookies he made were, but that he had a sister that was jealous so they could not date, and then she would go off on a tangent about a boy she knew that almost choked on a cookie and it would go on like this changing subjects every few seconds until she passed out from exhaustion.
she would fall asleep for about 20 minutes and then wake up and the whole thing would start all over again with her just spewing random thoughts and lies one after the other until she passed out again.
The one thing that would not happen, is that you would never get that recipe becouse she doesn't have one, the reason she doesn't have one is that she has never been able to focus on one task long enough to actually bake cookies.
The lady does not seem too ill. She seems to be adjusting in life, and her situation. She seems a little scattered, but often people are that way. Especially in noisy restaurants, bars, and stores. The doctor keeps mentioning how sick she was and is. This is not productive, and could be setting her up to see herself that way. Good that she scolded him that she wasn't sick. That is the first step to getting better. Believing and seeing yourself as healthy. Not buying into his suggestions.
Bipolarity knows a wide spectrum of features. All bipolar people are different. I'm bipolar and I experience extreme moodchanges but I only present myself when I'm manic but when I'm depressed I seclude myself totally. In that state I can not bare any attention or counseling. It has to fade like the weather.
God love her, in this day she wouldn't be treated with a big stressful hospital stay. She seems extremely stressed by the experience itself and is trying to "behave" for them. It breaks my heart.
Dr. Lehmann was really an amazing psychiatrist. We need more like him today.
I have watched a few of these now and I really have taken a strong liking to his compassionate and patient nature.
I agree. When I first got
Out of the Marines I went to a psychiatrist for PTSD and the guy was so damn arrogant I couldn’t stand it! He looked bored when I was answering his questions. I was having major panic attacks and I had never had any issues with that or anxiety. After I described what it felt like (like death!!) he said I should lay down on his couch and try breathing techniques…I almost punched that fucker!! I got up and left but before I did I asked him if he heard a fucking thing I said to him!! Breathing techniques?! Gtfoh
Truly ahead of his time, hes the father of modern psychopharmacology, My guy fled Nazi Germany to Montreal in 1937 and devoted the next sixty years to finding new and more humane treatments for the mentally ill. He was a humane lecturer in psychiatry in 1952, gave empathetic lectures on the plight of people suffering from anxiety, depression obsessions, paranoia etc. When chlorpromazine showed some promise he helped to promote it in North America and start the drug revolution.
He supported research in the use of psilocybin (ingredient in magic mushrooms/shrooms, lsd, dmt) to alleviate anxiety.
He was an advocate for decriminalization of marijuana.
He was a member of the Nomenclature Committee of the American Psychiatric Association that decided to drop *homosexuality* from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
FOR ANYONE INTERESTED AN ARCHIVE OF HIS VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE RIP. DR HEINZ E. LEHMAN
@@massivepump3059 Same here. Army Ranger with the awarded PTSD, anxiety disorder and conversion disorder. Seen many doctors...no idea, don't listen and throw meds at you. My last visit with psych doc was about 2 minutes long because they had more patients to see.
@@freeskier175 brother, I hope you are better bro. I got over it alone. If you need help man I am an RN with loads of experience with this issue. We can talk on the phone if you ever need anything my brother. Semper Fi, life is beautiful, except for war. War is hell on earth.
They put my Great Grandmother on my moms side in a mental hospital. All I could get out of anyone was that she was emotional. My mom was bipolar 1. Very difficult to watch and live with but I loved her dearly. This lady seemed so mild.
Actually a lot of celebrities talk like this on interviews
Lol
That’s true! They do. They act exactly like this woman. Hmmm...Great observation.
You gotta be crazy to be a celebrity
Hi
Ya, your right, now that I think about it .
And I've seen some appperances of The Famous that have that doubletalk,, with half,, still in charator from a recent movie ,etc. . Strange.
Although, I believe this
is a bit different with this lady . She seems acutly distraught . My husband has shown some of these behaviors that got worse over time!. From around 49yrs old , until a year ago
at age 60yrs old.
I feel , and gave felt his rollercoaster turmoils and struggles. He needs peace within.
I hope she found peace,
Also.!!!
Thank you for the video
What a brilliant observation!
Folks here who think she seems “fine” are not watching the whole video and don’t understand mania. She isn’t able to sleep, her mind races and she’s lost weight. That alone is alarming. Hope they were able to help her. 😢
Yes, she is anything but fine. Poor thing, it makes me sad to see her so afflicted. I suspect she's at peace, not longer burdened with this horrible disease. RIP
God help anyone who sleeps poorly and has extra energy because you would lock them up with mania. Mania is way worse then she has displayed
She looks like she hasn't been sleeping .
@@deanawells4395 She appears to be coming down from the mania, exhibiting all the signs and range of emotions.
That's what the nurses were saying. She on the other hand was saying she didnt have any trouble sleeping. Nurses lie. Especially back then. Shes going thru the mood swings she does in the vid because they're keeping her locked away without her consent and shes trapped and been told what to do her whole life. That would make anyone a little on edge. Aside from the depression she obviously has I see nothing wrong with her. Shes simply an old woman trapped in a place she doesnt want to be surrounded by ppl who lie about things she does to keep her there.
I have bipolar 2 depressive disorder. She's so sweet. This was long ago. Everything was different and being studied. Now we know so much more.
This man has saved millions of lives. He changed psychotherapy in a remarkable way. R.I.P
She seems high strung but very well natured. Your interpretation leaves much to be desired.
I can't really put into words what it was like to be a child and live with a bipolar parent. I had not emotional support or stability for a long time.
If you had any advice for a parent who is bipolar, what would it be? The guilt from being bipolar is overwhelming. I wasn’t diagnosed until after my kids were born- “late onset” they say. I believe we are all in a state of constant growth. But this is one area I cannot see from; I cannot see me thru their eyes.
@@_J_A_12_08 is the other parent present?
@@_J_A_12_08 I would tell them to think about their moods, especially anger, and understand that people with bipolar disorder have the same emotions as everyone else. The difference is that for the bipolar brain, emotions can be much stronger. It's as if the brain needs a rheostat to turn down the intensity of the emotions. So if you're feeling anger at your child, realize that it may be way out of proportion to what is happening and make the effort to tone it down. It's best not to act like a jerk in front of your children, because once the children realize the parent is a jerk, respect can be lost forever. Medications can help tone things down, but mindfulness about one's behavior at all times is important for preserving family relationships. Be aware that there can be a genetic component of bipolar disorder; if a child exhibits moodiness, it is best to schedule an assessment with a mental health professional for an accurate, timely diagnosis and treatment if necessary.
@@LoveFlatfootin1My mother, not sure if she was or is bi polar but she was and is still a nightmare. Mother's PLEASE think before you speak or act! I ask my elderly mother that all the time now and she gets angry when I say that.
WOWWW... STRONG STRONG LADY, WOMAN, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AUNT AND SISTER..
MAY GOD BLESS HER HEART ALWAYS 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼
I like this doctor. He's very patient, gentle, and kind with her.
I agree, some have said he was rude, but I think he was very reasonable
Calculating would be my thought.
You mean to say..condescending
@@nataliaxo8053 No, that's not what I meant at all. I meant patient, gentle, and kind, just as I said above.
He’s not at all condescending , not in the slightest. He wouldn’t dare to be , as she’d obviously object to that vociferously, not to mention having noticed it if it had occurred ( a condescending ‘tone’, or remark ).
Can see how anxious and desperate she is to leave. What a shame. So kind and great at saying kind things. Almost childlike...
Ive suffered with veing bipolar my whole life. The ups the downs and its hard. But whats harder is to actually getting a dr to listen. Maybe one day
I wish you the best help in the quickest of times.
There are capable people out there who are of genuine help, I'm wishing you that you'll meet one! 💟
greg brodie true, they always interrupt and cut it short
Exactly. Dr.s seem to address only interactions between people, not how this disorder affects your being.
Medical doctors don't know shit about mental illness. Hopefully you find a good psychiatrists.
What a dear soul, fortunate to have a patient and perceptive doctor.
The Doctor is really sweet & act with respect with his patients ... And he has also a beautiful smile.
As soon as she starts to talk about the war her energy changes. I studied psychology & pathology for 7 yrs in college...book learned ya know. 😉
I’m a natural healer and this woman is not crazy. This woman is uncomfortable with being filmed,she states she’s uncomfortable with having her picture taken over and over again. She’s being treated like she’s crazy, her husband is “angry” more than likely abusive(they didn’t air dirty laundry back then)
She’s being reactive toward a patronizing doctor that is making an “example” out of her.
She’s traumatized- the war, her husband, she’s dissociating but she’s not crazy.
Back then and even now mental hospitals are no joke..can you imagine back then what her neighbors and family said about her while she was in the “nut house”? It was taboo not trending.
Her manic state was brought on by being very uncomfortable and PTSD. My opinion.
That’s exactly what I thought !! Even the quiet spaces he leave without giving her back comment are a tactic to make her keep talking. And she’s extremely uncomfortable so the minute he stays quiet and just stares blankly at her ofcourse she’s going to panic and ramble on about different subjects to not only change the mood but her energy. ( they’re literally recording her to make an example out of her and prove she’s crazy )
How crazy does someone sound saying they’re not crazy ? That in itself is a dam loop. She knows she wasn’t supposed to be out there . Many talk about how for any reason woman were sent to the asylums .
You can still tell that something is off. She talks about the doctor's youth as if she had known him as a child. It's not just being uncomfortable in front of the cameras. She also appears to invent memories.
i wouldn't call her "wacko" but there is most definitely something wrong here. it appears to me like possibly mild dementia mixed with the bipolar.
No one but you said she is crazy. She has been diagnosed bipolar. You haven't had sessions with her, you watched her for 10 min. Your opinion is lame based on 10 min of watching her!
You can have all the available knowledge on mental health and still be completely in the dark. You don't get it, no doctor does. You go through a checklist and diagnose people after a 40 minute conversation. It's like BMI, outdated BS theory. Drug people up with SSRI and SNRI that just recycle their seratonin until there's nothing left. You don't know anything.
This should be a lesson to anyone who runs into the question; "Do you mind if I record this? It's for educational purpose only and no thirth party will ever see it" Privacy is dead. In ALL walks of life.
Its most likely a teaching hospital
Right!? Like let's paste all your business on TH-cam 50 years later.
They're sick people they dont need their consent ,they probably received consent of their family members
I'm not certain, but I believe the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of 1980 protects people from having these interviews released to the public. I think that's why you rarely see a real interview that is newer than 1980.
I understand your concern for privacy, but this person is long dead, as is her peers. No name was given, even the most intrepid reporter would have trouble doing so
my heart breaks for her and every other mood disorder sufferer
She reminds me of every person I ever met in Brooklyn- active and never boring!
Lmao.
I like that this doctor is kind to his patients. I have seen a couple of his videos and he is soft spoken and non threatening. I have seen so many doctors back then who talk down to these people.
I love older people and what they consider bad/rude. I think some of those guidelines should still be around today.....
It's not that we are overly active, aggressive or have pressured speech; it's that you are all slowing us down. Yeah.
I am telling you!!!
?????
Yes! I get very irritated with people because they are so slow.
OMG. how true. People go too slow for me.
It is like talking to my Grandmother...she was one of the Dachau concentration camps survivor.
She talked a lot but she only told you what she thought was safe to say, regardless of times we live in...Her mind was still there, forever. Unfortunately. And that is what PTSD does to you.
Poor love 💔
Sorry for horror she lived 😢
My son is bipolar,is hard to live with them,so worrisome.Thanks God we have the medication now to treat it.He finally understood his condition and the need to take it.His illness is so disabling compound it with anxiety disorder and severe ADHD that he is unable to work.He is 33 and living with me.
I'm bipolar. I live with my mom. I guess we can both help each other. She's 88, and I'm 60. I'm sure I am a trial to my family, especially my mom. But I'm doing much better living with her. Safe, I guess. We work together. She's very neat, everything in its place. Me, not so much, but I'm definitely much tidier. She has a positive effect generally.
You may have you admit that you and others that you have consulted, have "Enabled" him to be weak in the face of real life. This happens a lot and it isn't your fault. If you notice, our ancestors, who lived miserable lives, never fell apart, because they and their families would literally die if they gave in. After the false science of "Psychiatry" took hold after the 1960's, didn't you notice that every kid was suddenly "Hyperactive" and needed the dangerous Ritalin to cope? Housewives all of sudden needed the highly addictive benzodiazepine, "Valium" ? They started making trillions by labeling the human condition and thus enabling teenagers who ALL go through a tough time, to suddenly have a crutch that Doctors and their parents are going with. Now they have relabled "Hyperactivity" as ADHD and now give Adderall, which are pure "Amphetamines Salts". The Science of "Psychiatry" has never "Cured" a single person because they base at which they are working is a complete lie. For a teenager having a hard time, it has given them, like in the case of your son, The perfect crutch. If your Son is 33 and you are allowing him to live with you, you are killing his chance at a life. You are harming him and these things never end. It's not like once he hits 40, he'll snap out of it. He needs a girl, and there are plenty of them out there . You're acting out the whole Freudian scenario where he is a replacement for a man in the house, and YOU are a replacement for a female for him. It's not healthy and will NEVER get better unless you explain what I told you, to him. He's being tricked out of a life.
@@Valkonnen b.s!
Well, there is obviously something very unhealthy going on I ur brain....something worse than bipolar, and unfortunately for you, uncurable. Next time, just don't answer, your comments are actually very damaging, and unhinged.
Try carnivore diet. I have all those things and carnivore made my life worth living .Got me back working after psychosis .Its a miracle .Stops mania
She would have made one hell of an actress. She is completely aware of her mood changes- not sure why doctors say patients who are bi-polar shift moods without notice. They notice. And they are often very self-conscious of it and their surroundings and those in their surroundings.. Perhaps there are some who are not, but I believe most are. The problem with diagnosing someone as bi-polar is that there are so many symptoms and degrees of symptoms that misdiagnosing could occur. I'm not a doctor, but I studied psychology for the sole purpose of understanding my parents better. I learned that I knew them too well.
So interesting how they spoke so differently than how we speak now. What’s Interesting to me is How did it change.
The woman wants to go home, she should be allowed. She has had an extremely hard life, and is entitled to make her own choices.
When people are asking you questions and pause and stare at you to watch your reaction long after you've answered makes a person mad or laugh with nerves hence make them look crazy
She seems especially offended by being called sick or unwell
This is especially true during manic phases of bipolar. We don't often feel unwell and compared to episodes of depression it seems foolish to suggest we are unwell whilst elated.
Cats_shall_rise That makes sense
@@cats_shall_rise8842 True, my dad said I was acting strange once and it made me feel so betrayed, but I calmed down myself and went to the doctor.
Sometimes bipolar is so hard to spot, I had depression all through my teens and my father didn't notice, because i would pretend to be happier when I was with him.
So many people saying that this woman looks fine because bipolar doesn't make you completely lose your mind at all times.
Your brain just functions differently in different times
She sounds embassed at some of the questions he was asking and laughing it off out of nervousness. She's gets angry and raises her voice because she feels attacked when asked about her hospital stay.
Analyzing and then degrading someone for the way they speak and how they speak it is so wrong in so many ways. 1. A hospital stay is in my opinion means for defending oneself. 2. Of course she sounds embarrassed. Wouldn't you be the same if you were asked these questions?
Zoey Rodriguez , the doctor did explain that those are symptoms displaying mental illness.
She didn’t like questions about her illness like „do you sleep well” or have you been sick in the past, becouse she don’t want to be treated. She feels good in the stare she’a in and wants to convince everybody she od perfectly fine despite sleeping 2 hours a day. My father had this ilness and trust me it can be devastating for the person as well as others in his/her life.
Zoey R she is ill. The laughing and flight of thought is all part of the illness.
@@elkidee1 Bipolar is a chemical imbalance in the brain. The term illness to me is like pneumonia or cancer, a virus of some kind. When used to describe a mental imbalance is confusing.
These psychiatrists treated people like they were stupid back then. I hate that. Poor lady
Exactly, I agree.
It was new for them, they didn’t know how to talk or control them. Because of them and how they controlled the situation back then they really shows us how far we as humans has come. We know so much now because of the research.
He’s trying to keep her calm. They can get angry and upset very easily.
Are u fucking kidding me right now?
Side Kick stfu, what do you know? What gives you the privilege of generalizing such a big and complex phenomenon such as the human mind?
My mother is bipolar and it was hell to grow up in her household. You never knew what mood shed be in and we all paid for it one way or another.
Same. I don't know if she was Bi polar but she was bat shit crazy and mean.
@cherizavada9302. LMAO!😄 I was mistreated by a friend that's bipolar & I never saw it coming, but did notice the moodiness. I couldn't take it & distanced myself but I do wish them no I'll will.
That’s amazing how she’s able to completely control the conversation in support of her own narrative. She’s very bright, manipulative, and I bet thoroughly delightful as long as it’s going her way.
jackybaby1999 how is she manipulative?
Thats not intelligence its a sickness you think shes controlling the convo but she is actually ignoring social cues real intelligent people will notice this and realize she is not well
Are you serious?
You cannot determine that she is extremely manipulative?
She’s not in control of the conversation or anything else.
Exactly. Well said
I am bipolar, and I just do not think that people realize that most people with bipolar are fueled by nervousness at times...an overwhelming nervousness. It is hard to explain, and i doubt this interviewer would understand it.
She seems to have some swelling in her neck, in her thyroid area. I wonder if they would have checked her for hyperthyroidism back then. It can cause manic-type symptoms.
She might have been on lithium
Good call! It’s typically best practice to rule out possible medical causes for hypomanic/manic symptoms such as hyperthyroid.
And lithium inhibits thyroid hormone secretion which can lead to a goiter.
Lithium was the go to medication for bipolar which in turn affects your thyroid. Coming from a person with bipolar who has taken lithium.
They also used EST...for every mental illness...part of their treatment plan..wonder if she had that then...maybe later on.
Back then it pretty much fried your brain.
Must be 40's.
@@PayneWaterStudio it's made mine hypoactive and a bit enlarged also :(
I started taking magnesium. It’s helped me sleep, cramps and calmer.
What's a good brand?
@@jmartin4550 Sam's Club purified water( Walmart) read the label. They put both magnesium and potassium back into the water before bottling. And it's reasonably priced. Good luck
Helps me with all of that
I'm bi-polar. This depiction is similar to mine, but i'm higher functioning to a point. But when the level of my medication goes down, i'm moody, slight depressed, Can't think straight, i'm 72 in december. I thank God for medicine of Haldol liquid, 25 mg per 28 days. I sleep well, only if no one wakes me. I have my days I married, my wife understands. Supports me.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder years ago. I realized after going through the process of seeing a Christian Counselor, that my Father was bipolar also. It helped me to forgive him for everything he put my Mother, my Sister and myself through. But I refused the medication they wanted to put me on, librium, after they explained all about it. I said I would rather go through the ups and downs instead of having no feelings at all. But I never told anyone else my diagnosis because I was embarrassed. It wasn't until a few years ago that I told my mom and sister and other family members. My husband was the only person I felt safe enough to talk about it.
She seems quite wary and self-aware.
I believe she has anger problems.
If you suppress and abandon your feelings and needs, your soul starts a riot at some point. Better not to suppress. Better not be nice, but be as we are, trusting and humble, allowing other people to react (even negatively) to our honesty. Being "beaten" is better than being closed up.
She has depression and anxiety. This is exactly how I am, really extrovert in company, but introvert at home. Its the weirdest thing. ❤❤
She seems like a sweet little lady. Doctor seems to want to trigger her anger by claiming she's sick, when she says she isn't.
At this point she’s lived through through two world wars, a depression and who knows what other trials and tribulations of life. She’s entitled to be mentally unstable.
People seem to confuse Bipolar with Schizophrenia. They're are completely different. Some people with Bipolar can cover it up very well. People just see you as a bit moody. Imagine feeling really excited and energetic and 10 minutes later you're thinking about suicide. Also, there is no reason for the high or low. It's chemical imbalance, not caused by the events of the day.
The Hawk there is such thing as Bipolar Scitzoaffective...its when the bipolar mania triggers hallucinations....but unlike schizophrenia its not all the time.
Well, not exactly. Rapid mood swings like that tend to be Borderline Personality Disorder, not Bipolar disorder.
Even in a bipolar disorder rapid cycle, they are weeks or months apart.
Borderline can be minute to minute.
I should say that there are many other elements that factor into symptoms and diagnosis, I was referring to a very broad spectrum when I made my comment. As the cycles with bipolar alone, are not multiple mood swings in a day, rather weeks or months in a year.
@@ichangedmynameforyoutube honest questioning... can mania be "hyper" sensitivity? I was diagnosed with bipolar 1 over ten years ago, but the last couple years I've questioned more of BPD. The rapid mood swings happen a couple times a year, but only for a day or two. Could it be my meds. are doing a good job controlling? I've discussed with my doc. Just wondering if ya had any thoughts outa curiosity. I realize my doc knows all my history. Would be cool just to hear wat ya might say.
@@ichangedmynameforyoutube I was diagnosed with Manic Depression many years ago. My swings can change a few times in a day, untreated. Have seen many specialists over the years and nobody has ever suggested anything but bipolar. Although, generally, it is more like weekly cycles. No set period.
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You know, Dr. Tracy Marks has some brilliant videos touching on some of these topics, I think you’d get some great answers to your questions. Or at the very least it would offer you some insight.
Because there are so many elements to all of these disorders, there are a lot of symptoms that over lap. IE, if you have trauma, PTSD, ADHD, etc., it can be difficult to isolate to one thing.
She has some short little videos here on TH-cam, look for Dr. Tracy Marks.
She’s very accurate and follows the DSM5, which is exactly what your psychiatrist and psychologists refer to when they’re trying to find a diagnose for you.
I hope that helps! I’d love to hear your thoughts if it helped you or not though.
I was supposed to get diagnosed with bipolar depression but i lost funding before they could do the official test. I got tested by my therapist but she wasn't qualified to officially confirm it. But I'm like this. I'll go through phases where i talk and talk about anything and everything but then just like that i don't want to talk. Constantly I'll get angry and sad for no reason. Or a tiny inconvenient thing will set me off and its like i cant control myself and everything comes out but i know what I'm doing, just overwhelming emotions. Then after i act irrationally I'll feel absolutely horrible. I have impulses too, I'll go out and buy or adopt animals on whim or I'll buy a whole bunch of stuff online for no reason. And it is comforting to me. But not good financially.
I have other mental illnesses too that i was actually diagnosed with. Ocd, Adhd, severe anxiety and depression.
It's hard, i struggle everyday. But I cope. I've found coping mechanisms that with for me and that's all that matters.
Hello; I relate to your comment and tried to connect with you for a little talk about those specific things. So if you can reach out to or answer here I would appreciate it . Thanks
I can feel your struggle. I can relate to you somehow and I do hope that you are okay now.
God love her it's like watching myself 🙏 this lady is far more dignified than I am though xx
Pick their brains apart! This is so sad. This woman is very intelligent, and what a beautiful personality, sweet soul I'm sure has had a very hard life. Love her. LC
She's passed away by now. May she rest in peace. 🙏
I have BP2. Yes, she's manic but what of it?! She's conversing reasonably. Interesting. Responsive. Demonstrates quick and heightened response to questions and some annoyance commonly felt with those analyzing you. From her point of view - silly n stupid n boring questions. Have had mental illness all my life and from my perspective those mentally "well" are preoccupied predominantly with simple concerns and interests. Having mental illness is having a heightened sensitivity and
interest that far exceeds a "normal" person. The creativity of thought and action is unsurpassed. I believe mental illness is a gift
The most tragic thing is that lithium was a decade away from being available.
Every one of these movies just warms my heart and reminds me of why I got into the field of mental health. ❤️
She is also super intelligent. In her prime, that may not have been acknowledged. She is one step ahead.
I'm beyond beginning ot think that most of psychiatry is garbage and there is little acommodation for the wide variety of personalities that exist. Life is brutal and yet we're all expected to be cheery, eat perfectly, sleep perfectly, get along with everyone else, etc. F that.
You know, these were made to help train mental health professionals and not meant to be laughed at or used as entertainment. Not that it matters to most people, but these patients never consented to having these films seen and used this way by anytime and everyone. The patient’s rights, privacy, and confidentiality... why let those issues get in the way of someone getting some TH-cam “likes” 😒
AlohaLivin thank you
That’s such a good point
Such a compassionate response. However I believe--hope?--that most people are here for education and insight. Not cheap likes.
She’s obviously already dead... she hardly minds now!
Well no names were used and everyone involved is long dead. I believe most people are here to learn more about mental illness and that these videos provide much needed insight as well as help humanize people who suffer from mental illness. Also I find it somewhat hypocritical of you to make this comment after watching the video just like everyone else.
Good grief it’s like watching my grandmother again after two decades. I’m full of conflicting emotions. While I enjoyed her when she was smiling and laughing like this the flip side was she was an abusive, cunning, manipulative and nasty piece of work who got so dangerous my father forbid us from staying alone with her from age 12 onwards. Very very sad because her untreated bipolar disorder burned many bridges in her life except my poor grandfather who she relentlessly verbally and, towards the end before we put them in a home, physically abused him. Terrible times mixed with loving memories in between 🤦♂️
I love this woman. Hope she found some rest now.
Honestly, back in those days, her behavior seems quite natural. She only seems nervous because the camera man is there. That's why she keeps looking away at the camera man because it was not normal to be filmed. She seems very shy and nervous is all. People especially women were labeled crazy back then if they acted out of character in her situation. If she were crazy she would not be able to hold a conversation.
I see a gentle soul behind the mania. :)
This is hypomania as mentioned in the introduction note. Full mania often includes loosing touch with reality, or thinking you may be some special person from history or god etc. Not everyone with bipolar experiences full mania but must have had hypomania at some stage.
You have to have hypomania or mania or both to be diagnosed with bipolar.
She is bright and very sweet, and I imagine based on what she's lived through, she's very strong...
UTI's cause hormones to be imbalanced, also affects the brain and cognitive and emotional responses. Extreme trauma also has the same affects.. fascinating interview.
The doctor keeps her talking, and then says that she talks all the time then he changes the subject and then says that she’s the one changing then subject.
Because the 'doctor' is the one who is sick.
She's just you're everyday grandmother. Ain't nothing wrong with her. He's the sick one for sure
As a psychologist I agree with you. He affected the observation. A self fulfilling prophecy. Well spotted. I'll show this to my class.
It seems to be a common theme in these movies, he is intentionally guiding the interaction to illicit symptoms for the purpose of eduction. Definitely not something that would fly today, but understand how little they knew about the complexities of mental illness and even today how far we’ve come because of people with a genuine interest in understanding the human condition and helping people instead of just trying to “fix” them or hide them away to be forgotten, as so many families did to their members. Even these videos were ahead of their time; showing these patients are still human and just dealing with shit.
Bipolar doctors smh
What is she looking at? She keeps looking to her left.
She's adorable, bubbly, and delightful.
The reason we think a lot of us at least see this behavior is normal is because especially early in Hollywood for the first 70 years I'd say, this type of behavior was exemplified Time after Time after Time in leading characters & supporting. Take any typical Hollywood hero or heroine in any comedic movie made in the 1940's-50's and you will see this manic State repeated over and over and over and over and presented as a normal character. As if that is how everyone was back in that era- talking all fast like that & giddy- especially when they would have a comedy team like Abbott and Costello. Films starring Jack lemmon and Tony Curtis as a team come to mind. The dialogue is always like this- same exact characteristics as This woman's speech. Great going Hollywood you got us all to believe that manic behavior is totally normal. Great. Just great
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The energy of that woman! Image what she could be capable of should she decide to apply herself to it!
I feel sad for her 😔
She’s ok now because she’s dead💀 !
God love her my Granny had dementia she just reminds me by times of my dear Gran
I can't help but hear that humming in the background. It's enough to drive anyone nuts!