@@NadiesalevivoDo you have any idea how much Mark makes shooting for Coca-cola, Apple, Cannon, Mercedes Benz, Adidas, McDonald’s, Gatorade, 7-Up, Anheuser-Busch, Crown Royal, Miller Lite, Zales, Revlon, Neutrogena… just to name a few?
Institutionalized is right. She doesn't even remember what it feels like to be drug free and of clear and sound mind. My 🙏🏽is that she experiences this state on this side of heaven.
I agree. It would be so much better for her to get the 24/7 care she needs. It seems there aren’t adequate resources for that in Skidrow which is heartbreaking 💔
Im a Deputy who works in a jail so I see cases like Rebecca all the time. These people need help. The drugs are just a symptom. Most of these people have trauma from their childhood which causes the mental illness. Often times drugs are used to self medicate. Its incredibly sad and will only get worse. We need to protect kids, have more resources and education, and a plan for these people. Thank you Mark for bringing light to a horrible situation but most of us are blind to this reality.
It seems important to bring back state institutions for cases like this. There is an awareness now of the atrocities that went on in the institutions back in the day where I think that the risk of those things happening again is significantly lower.
Mental illness can be organic, an imbalance in brain chemistry. My son was a paranoid schizophrenic and he was incarcerated close to 200 times for disorderly conduct, drunk in public etc. Incarceration is nothing more than a revolving door system. My son didn't get any sort of substantial mental healthcare while he was held which is what he needed. My son drank like a fish to self medicate and eventually got a hold a joint laced with Fentanyl which killed him. We have to do better!
I've watched just about every interview you've done with Rebecca. I'm growing weary. This is a highly intelligent but manipulating person. I feel that your an enabler. You offer clothing, shoes, wigs, smokes, and phones, not to mention nights in hotels. The game is being played and you're the one who looses. Look in to what you can do with someone who is an illegal immigrant. If they pick him up they will certainly detain and detox him. It might just do the trick, however almost certainty he will be deported. Might be the best thing you could do for him.
Mark, if you ever doubt what you do, you could look at this video and see how excited Rebecca was to see you. Youre literally probably the only person, not intertwined with drugs, who she was excited to see. I absolutely love that. Thank you for showing us the raw side of humanity, and for also being an integral part of humanity.
@@CassieBee88 Kids in classrooms being berated by their teachers for not playing along with other kids identifying as animals? Just in general the LGBT movement has made it known they are "coming for our children" sickos and narcissists
Look after yourself Mark, we all love all the support you've been giving Rebecca but I can't help but worry that it might be taking an emotional toll on you
I’m sure that Mark is perfectly good. Just because you feel that it’s taking an emotional toll on him doesn’t make it so. You may be drained watching it or sitting back thinking about how you couldn’t do it because it would take its toll on you. You can’t go around speaking for others though
@@Materialgirl_3 You are literally speaking for mark, the original comment said " I can't help but worry that it might be taking an emotional toll on you
@@Materialgirl_3 What the original person said: I can't help but worry that this might be taking an emotional toll on you You: You can't go around speaking for others!!!!1 Just because YOU feel like that doesnt mean others do!! Stop speaking for others!!! Girl.....🥴
I fell down a Rebecca wormhole today. A beautiful and heartbreaking study of Rebecca and Mark. The drive to save and the drive to destruct are interdependent here. I think though the main theme is friendship. To remind yourself that saving Rebecca should never be a goal to aspire to. Being a friend is much more important and Rebecca has to understand she is yours and you are hers. It should run both ways.
Hi Mark. Thank you for checking in on Rebecca and for updating us and helping her. I am a registered nurse. I just wanted to give my medical opinion about Rebecca's feet. A lot of it seems behavioural, however. Close up looking at their feet I can see infection around the nail bed, also known as a Paronychia The toe nails look red, inflamed and painful. Based on Rebecca's description of how it feels it sounds more like gout, given that it's been going on for a while now. I really hope Rebecca's can get medical attention, antibiotics, get clean, as I worry, amongst other things, that They might become septic and way too far gone. I am from Scotland so I don't know what healthcare is like for homeless people in the USA. I hope my advice helps in some way. Wish I could help more. ☹ Always thinking of you both and hope you are coping well Mark. Seeing Rebecca decline like this is unsettling as a viewer who cares. It must be 10 for you. Much respect.♥
It's possible her feet are burned from walking on the sidewalks in LA without shoes. The temperature out there gets over 100 degrees and when there are sidewalks like that, it's very hot. She's also dragging her feet on the ground and getting cut. I think she's getting blisters from the hot sidewalks and getting cut on top of that. I think it is a combo of things. I think she's making it worse by grabbing and rubbing them all the time with dirty hands. But that one side of her foot looks blackened like it is terribly infected. It wouldn't surprise me if she also had some kind of fungus from the shoes she finds in dumpsters, too. Under the circumstances, she would be treated for free at any LA hospital that she walked into in the ER. People don't realize that, but it's illegal to turn anyone away regardless of citizenship, if they present at the ER.
My heart goes out to Rebecca but also to Mark .. even when he says “ I’m afraid to touch you “ I feel Mark is Loving n Honest .. both things that Rebecca needs ,, Honesty n Love
I'm gonna be very frank here. I honestly feel at this point, Rebecca needs professional help. Obviously. As admirable and noble as Mark's intentions are, getting Rebecca new phones (in which Rebecca ALWAYS SELLS to get more drugs) getting new clothes and a place to stay, and giving Rebecca attention by putting Rebecca on camera, these things have all become a luxury to Rebecca, and Rebecca has turned Mark's good intentions into ENABLING. That is why things are not changing. It's because Rebecca's illness is very severe and they are not well enough to have strong will power at this point to actually make a change. Again, Rebecca needs PROFESSIONAL help. No disprect to Mark, he's not a medical professional when it comes to treating addicts, especially as severe as Rebecca's case. He's only enabling Rebecca at this point. Rebecca loves the attention, being on camera, getting gifts from Mark and making broken promises. That's WHAT ADDICTS DO. They know how to manipulate their friends in order to get what they want to continue their cycle of addiction. I know this because my late sister was an alcoholic and drug addict, and she died at the age of 32 in August of 2019. Again, Rebecca needs actual liscenced professional help, otherwise we're going to keep going in circles here and nothing is going to change.
@@Maraguzzi I feel what Mark is doing though is still enabling. I know that's not he's intentions, but, still. Constantly giving gifts to Rebecca is only allowing the vicious cycle to continue with Rebecca's situation.
@@ryneambrose7819 he gives her light in the darkness,,and if its only for a moment wouldn't you want Rebecca to feel it..see it and be blessed with it.?
Unfortunately, in CA you can't force people into treatment due to outdated laws, it is a very rare occurrence. Rebecca likely has mental illness and addiction going on. My middle aged son was a chronically homeless paranoid schizophrenic and he self-medicated with alcohol, he was incapable of seeking help and we couldn't force it. Much to my surprise, he was found unresponsive in a parking garage last May, he died from what the police and hospital think was a Fentanyl laced joint, he had both drugs in his system. My condolences to you and yours!
This is not only Rebecca’s journey but also Mark’s as he progresses through what it means to care for and invest in someone struggling with this lifestyle and mindset. You can hear it in him as time has gone on.
The rules of engagement changed when Mark offered Rebecca rehab & of course she declined. I applaud Mark for his efforts & knowing that he cannot let himself be dragged down the rabbit hole.
You're so right. It is also Mark's. I've watched both of their journeys for a long time now and my heart hurts for both of them. Rebecca's because of her constant decline and Marks because he is determined to help her and seeing his soul fighting for Rebecca's soul to stay alive.
A helping hand isn’t an instant cure to an unstable lifestyle, there has to be compliance which Rebecca is refusing to do because at this point the lifestyle is too trapping to leave.
I desperately want to fast forward to the end of this series and see Rebecca clean, sober, and living a successful life in Hollywood. Sadly I don't think that's the way her life will end. I know someone who suffers from schizophrenia and was self-medicating on the streets of LA. It took their mother paying a lot of money and fighting in court to get guardianship over him, then searching for him on the street and bringing him to a locked facility to clean him up and get him help. I don't know if Rebecca would have any mental health diagnosis other than addiction, but she seems to have many moods. I wish she would accept Mark's offers of help. It's so hard to watch her demise. So much potential and talent destroyed by addiction. Mark has a heart of gold and has grown to love Rebecca. As hard as it is for us to watch her continue to destroy herself, I can't imagine what it's like for Mark.
That won’t happen, “Rebecca” aka Robert is too far gone. He smoked one too many meth pipes and got his butt hole stretched to no end and what you see is what you get now, his current situation is the end result.
@@melarose4498 my wish for her to be better and the pain I feel is why I use the figure of speech. It is a series he is making about her life. I wish nothing but the best for her and see her and feel for her and want her better. If this is a series of videos, he is making I want the end to be sooner than later and I want it to be seeing her in treatment getting help. Do not see his series of videos on her and his playlist? I am not saying anything hurtful or spiteful and I am well aware she is a human being that’s why my heart hurts for her, and I pray she gets help. it is also why I acknowledge her the way she wishes to be acknowledged. As a female named Rebecca, who is in a lot of pain and struggling. You can project all you want. I know my intentions, and they are nothing but love.
Your relationship with her is so powerful. You remind me of what it is to love a person unconditionally. Thank you for showing us this. It amazing like you can here her true moment of clarity 'im in pain. How do I not be in pain, help me' but all the other things middle her up. You're doing such great work.
He doesn't "love unconditionally" this guy,!!!! He exploits them for.money 😂😂😂 what a dumb comment! Just because he. Spends a little money to help him out doesn't mean shit! He exploits them and gets rich from it. If he cared he'd commit him to an institution and pay for rehab. Forcefully do it. That's what this animal needs
Speaking of The Meth being all Rebecca has, n speaking given name n family connections 😮😢 is what I'm thinking 😉💯❗...so sad to 👀 Rebecca even worse this time 😢😲❗... So 💔 to 👀, I went thru this with family n It is like a part of me was dying with them Everyday I caught with them until 1 day , She quit n came home n now is sober 7 1/2 yrs. No 👀 back 👏💥👏❗... I'm Super Proud of Everyone to trying today n those in Recovery ❤🎉❤❗ #RecoveryHappens #HopeFaithLove #GodIsGood
I think a lot if us have become so emotionally invested but its starting to feel like masochism. I can’t even imagine how you feel Mark…you give so much and have tried so many methods to get Rebecca to try to recover yet here we are…again.
Yeah or sensationalism.. I feel the same. I mean when I see an accident I either go help or move on to make way for the ambulance. It’s depleting at this point. Feels wrong to watch. I’m gonna stop the video and go do something useful ❤️
@@Charlie-eo4zjnot in any erotic sense. What would be the opposite of a sadist? We keep coming back for more hurt and disappointment. Maybe just hopeful idiots. What do you think is a better word to use? English isn’t my first language.
Did you notice how her eyes lit up when she saw you? You are the only person in her life who shows her unconditional love. It's comforting to know that there are people in this world like you making a difference where it matters. I applaud your work!
This is not a ‘her’. He deserves to be respected, if he wants to be called Rebecca, wear a dress, etc who cares. But for other ppl to participate in the delusion that this is a female is ridiculous. It is not respect, kindness, or compassion to entertain a delusion.
@@WrappedInFoilthis is a gay male who is also a transgender. If they want to talk and dress feminine they can freely do so as they please. Calling them how they want to be addressed IS the respectful thing to do. Noone is “forcing” you, but it is the least u can do If someone has a nickname they prefer to be called, for example, u should show them respect by addressing them by their nickname right?
A man walked along the beach. Ahead, he saw a boy dashing back and forth in the sand. He smiled, thinking the boy was enjoying a game on a fine morning. so he hurried to catch up. As he got closer, he saw the boy picking something up out of the sand, and gentty tossing it into the sea. As he got closer *to the boy, the man called out, "Hello, what are you doing?' The boy paused in throwing, looked up and replied, "Throwing. starfish into the ocean. The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back in, they will die.' "But don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it? You can't possibly make a difference. After listening politely. the boy reached down, picked up another starfish, gently tossed it into the sea and said, "It made a difference to that one. (Adapted from the story. The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley)
@mommyofceos 🤗💗 That's so weet (and ironic for me) that you mentioned your pick ups of your daughter as being something that obviously brings her joy because some of my most memorable moments of sheer joy, and just absolute happiness are when my Pop Pop would pick me up from school...especially if unexpectedly as a surprise . I literally remember these moments vividly, and I'm 42 now. It was just the highlight of my day seeing his face waiting for me. I hope she remembers those moments forever as well. 💕
Rebecca *NEEDS* to be under a court mandated conservatorship for treatment of mental illness and drug addiction. Without it, she will continue to decline or unknowingly ingest a drug that's laced with Fentanyl and she will die, that is the sad reality. Unfortunately, Rebecca is not alone in that need, the mental healthcare system is broken! I hope a miracle happens for Rebecca so she can live out her dream.
I guarantee you Rebecca has a high tolerance for fentanyl by now, every drug on the street has fentanyl. It’s sad to say but death seems more humane then life for her. That is suffering on a trillion watts
In the early 1980s, during the Regan era, most states cut off funding for in-house mental health facilities. The task was pork barrelled out to local communities. In most cases that meant it went away and the streets of large cities were filled with homeless former mental health patients who formerly lived in institutions.
@@timg5463, it actually started with JFK in 1963 when he signed the Community Mental Health Act in 1963 and it got worse from there. I don't think hyperlinks will post but hopefully if you copy/paste the info below it will take you to a timeline created by PBS. Did the Emptying of Mental Hospitals Contribute to Homelessness? | KQED
The gateway drug is trauma. A lot of these comments show that the authors of the comment section have never ever worked with homeless or known people in addiction. You do respectful, wonderful documenting of real people, in real situations, thank you Mark.
I really hope Rebecca gets help. It would be sad to see an update on her no longer being here. Drugs really do ruin people and bring out the worst in them. I pray she finds peace and gets the help she needs before it’s too late.
An important life lesson is that sometimes you have to accept that people are beyond help. Responsibility rests with the individual. If they are beyond a point that they take responsibility for their life, you cannot come to their rescue. I lost my mother to drug abuse and severe mental health issues a long time ago. You get to a point where their behaviour and the hurt they cause can directly effect you. If someone is unwilling to get help or improve their own situation, even slightly, they forfeit the right to your personal orbit. It is not your responsibility to fix others. Sometimes people are beyond help.
THIS! My moms still alive but takes no accountability for herself, EVER. she’s not strung out on drugs but they’ve definitely always been a part of her life. She even tested positive for fentanyl a month ago and claims to have no idea how. She’s always depressed unless I’m allowing her in my life. Even tho she’s been an absolute shit mother. It’s infuriating. I know how u feel so I have empathy for you. I had a nurse one time tell me it’s ok to feel relieved when they’re gone.. I hope you’re doing okay tho.
When somebody talks a mile a minute they are gonna say something that makes sense any now and then. Its the same thing as broken clock is right twice a day.
When this guy said he was 26 it genuinely shocked me. I just turn 26 in August and it really put into perspective how much I have my life in order and how lucky I am.
Mark, if it wasn’t for you keeping an eye on Rebecca, I honestly believe she would be dead by now. Thank you SO MUCH for investing your time, money, and energy into these people. You are beyond amazing and I love and respect you profoundly. Love, Christine
@@MissSweetieShortie he’s obviously all fucked up in the head what makes you think him seeing himself as a woman is really not part of a bigger mental condition that has him thinking that way. At this point he just getting exploited and he won’t be around much longer as his mental health is almost gone.
@@cindysullivan5297this no moment to make sarcastic bitch ass comments, if you had empathy you would understand that she speaks of his inner-light, and even he hasn’t accomplished anything, the ability of makin other people empathetic and smile is something that he has and you totally lack 🤫🤫🤫
Rebecca, we don't like seeing you in a mess, we don't expect Mark to save you like in a fairy tale, but we want you to save yourself. Mark and everyone else is ready to help you, but you need to want it yourself. Mark, you have so much patience, sending you both lots of strength.
Honestly mark at this point it’s just exploitative and tragic its honestly hard to watch the self destruction ..it’s literally the definition of enabling..giving her money possibly more than she gets anywhere else their so mentally At this point I’m sure he can’t even manage maintaining money for addiction .she always returns days later smeared on the pavement and in nuclear self destruct mode ..to casually say “ Rebecca the people love you “ is code for your train wreck videos make me masses of money I’m finding it hard to believe it’s purely altruistic at this point.! I have watched all Rebecca’s videos and it’s extremely hard to whiteness her now l feel very voyeuristic.l don’t think your helping any of these people as you drive around in your new car throwing money at their addiction for a story it’s like you have become another trick to them except instead of sex they sell their story ………if u want to help her get her some serious mental health care even if u have to section her ..before it’s too late ⏰
@@clobowienevertheless you are watching. Call it exploitation if you want , call it enabling, but this might inspire someone to go out and help people like this. Instead of turning a blind eye to things & people in society that make you feel "uncomfortable ". This is reality
Mark, you have the patience of a saint! You have been helping Rebecca for years! In my opinion, she knows how to pull your heart strings! Keep doing great things Mark! ❤️
Mark also is making lots of money by filming rebecca. It's not just the kindness of his heart. What help has Marc provided? A hotel for a couple nights? some food? some clothes? lets be real here
@craigr7151 Define a lot of money, please. How much exactly has Mark made from Rebecca? I thought there were thousands of interviews that contributed to this channels success.
@@edoherty5651 "Rebecca" has foot pain because there's fucking GLASS in his goddamn feet. A vitamin supplement isn't going to fix GLASS in his feet. And those blackened, receding toenails? That's partly dirt, and mostly an infection of some kind, possibly gout. Vitamin B1 isn't going to fix that lol, Jesus fucking christ.
@Broskisnowski lol he's not trying to help anyone but himself. Not that there's anything wrong with trying to focus on your career. But he uses "Rebecca" (or whatever that poor young man's name really is) as content and he makes really good money. So thanks Rebecca thanks for letting Mark use you for his content so he can pay of the mortgage on his mansion in Pacific Palisades. He'll buy Rebecca a hotel and give her money for a teener of meth.
You can tell mark has a special place in his heart for Rebecca. He goes out and tried to find her to make sure she’s still alive. Mark is probably the only person who cares about her and actually tries. Unless it’s just for views, but he’s gotten her so many hotel rooms, phones, clothes, money just to have. Mark is an angel
To put yourself through this repeatedly to document such an extreme, but sadly not rare, situation is pretty heroic. People need to see how negatively childhood experiences, drugs, and social circumstance can impact people. I really do feel for Rebecca because it doesn’t take many tough life situations and ill-advised decisions before the downward pull of drugs and circumstance crush you to your lowest low. Your work has so much meaning, but please take care of yourself too. I’ll always keep watching your videos as they help me to be a better and more empathetic person. Thank you Mark.
Dude this "Rebecca" person is a narcissistic piece of dog shit. Just wanted to use mark for whatever he can get and won't think twice about him until he needs something else. These kind of people deserve their situation and 100 percent brought it on themselves I guarantee it.
Mark should definitely try to reach Rebecca’s family and goto Egypt so we can see the beginning of Rebecca’s life to where she is now., including many photos of the past
This is too heartbreaking to watch Rebecca continue to spiral downward. I can't watch her. Tremendous respect for you, Mark, for continuing to help Rebecca.
I’m still believing Rebecca may be saved. I’m not giving up hope. I’ll keep watching in hopes to someday see Rebecca heading in a better direction in life. Thank you Mark for what you do. Your incredible in so many ways!!
Unfortunately I think Rebecca may be too far gone. It’s not an absolute. I suppose anything is possible. But this person IMHO just seems too far gone and I’m not sure any help will be able to save this person…
I feel horrible for Rebecca but I feel horrible for you too, Mark. I relate to you; you want to help so badly but they make it basically impossible. If mental illness is involved, there’s not much you can do. I’m so sorry. My heart goes out to you & I hope Rebecca can get the help she desperately needs.
@@neffari6425 How exactly are you being kind to him by accepting his delusion? If I say I'm a king are you going to call me your highness? Actually, I am a king, and any future responses to me will be started with "your highness" or I will call you a bigot.
I’m surprised there aren’t more comments on how we learned more about the ‘real’ Rebecca in this ‘episode’ than any other. Rebecca is super beautiful, talented, intelligent, charismatic, and creative. But also a textbook example of how often America fails to help fellow humans - especially those battling poverty, mental health issues, addiction, discrimination, and feelings of ‘terminal uniqueness’/hopelessness. I definitely don’t have all the answers, but I’m glad Mark is trying to raise awareness and help when he can.
I am sorry but Rebecca is not super beautiful, talented , intelligent, charismatic, or creative . He is horrifically mentally ill & desperately needs medical help. In this video he is obscene & being horribly disrespectful to Mark. As someone stated he needs institutionalized. There is nothing Mark can give him that will help! PERIOD!
I'm surprised to see no comments about her revealing details about her real life before. I have to admit... as someone who was abused by a sibling... and as someone who has had a very soft heart for Rebecca... that was difficult to hear. I now wonder what her younger brother would have to say. We all watch these videos and pour our love onto Rebecca and think she has so much potential and we want help for her. But the reality may be that she is her brother's abuser. How many other mentally ill addicts who have never abused another human are out there needing help just as badly. Rebecca's brother may be in a similar state. Idk. I'm processing the video and my own feelings.
I feel so sorry for Rebecca. Our government has discriminated against people in poverty, homeless, mental illness, elderly, Black people and Brown and Asian, people coming to U.S. from poor countries. The most wealthy country with no compassion. I hate it, the system that only takes care of the rich.
@@JM-nd9zf Ya woah, wait a second this is a perfect example because it's a real person, what is the government supposed to do to get this girl off drugs??
I’ve been following Rebecca’s journey since the beginning… and it is NOT headed in a good direction. Her last video really made me step back and realize her decline. Aside from the newly-obvious hunched posture and increased psychosis… she’s much less appreciative of the help Mark is offering. I hate to say it, because I do believe she truly cares for Mark, but at this point, she is using him. She knows when she says “let’s go shopping”, Mark is going to buy her numerous clothing items, wigs, costume jewelry, etc. And that’s fine… because she deserves clean clothes just like anyone else. But what isn’t fine is these items, paid for by people here, are disposable to her. And then she asks for more and more. Clothes, phones, hotel rooms, clothes, phones, hotel rooms… it never ends. In this video, she asks for help with citizenship. And that is HUGE. She probably doesn’t understand the complexity of it… but it might just be the process she needs to get straight. This is beyond drugs at this point. She needs to be institutionalized and treated completely… and then she can work towards citizenship. It truly might be the only thing that saves her.
I completely agree. I found the last video really annoying, spitting and constantly swearing and calling Mark a bitch. I know there are bigger issues but she is using Mark and to an extent, I hate to say this, but I think he is enabling her bad behaviour by giving her the things she can sell to continue the downward spiral.
Im sorry to say it but I feel maybe it's time for a lil tough love from Mark.He's just using you at this point,so sad because Mark is trying to help someone who isn't willing to help themselves and do the work it takes to save themselves,so sad.
I agree. It's difficult to watch. Entitled behaviour. Which before was never the case. Calling him Bitch 😢 get me this, get me that. No manners. That being said, fully understand major issues of mental health issues and drugs which could be contributing. But, honestly cringe the way she speak to him.
No shoes, phone or hotel room will help Rebecca. He urgently needs medical and psychological care. I don't know how it works in the USA, but in Italy he would be hospitalized, even without his consent, because he really is killing himself. That is not life, he will just be found dead in the sidewalk one day. It's heartbreaking to see the state he is in 😢
Thank you Mark! You are highlighting the underlying issues, the root causes for these individuals downfalls and downward spirals. I wish so bad there was more help out there. Thank you for advocating for the unheard and disregarded. Blessings to you and your family
It's very easy for us to keep thinking and talking about people helping pr coming to our rescue, when it's our choices that gets us jammmed up...our upbringing, trauma are not meant to turn us into self sabotaging monsters, but to learn from it and become better people...The world isn't gon get better, people have to get better to stay aloat in a world that's spilling...eveb the government are humans and have got their own minds screwed to some degree, just the way they serve the public...they've got their personal battles and demons they fighting...The only one that can be saved from drowning is the one sticking out their hands ro be pulled out.
What are you babbling about? THERE IS HELP out there for addicts but they don't WANT help. When you have a person, a patsy like Mark, "his" addicts will stay addicted because he gives them what they NEED and WANT: drugs/money. But in general junkies stay addicted. The more a person does drugs, heavy drugs, the more their brain chemistry changes, their brain becomes reliant on substance, their brain only knows drugs and that's it.
Marc is neither a Saint nor an evil person praying on the weak and vulnerable. I think he is an artist and he loves what he is doing and finds purpose and satisfaction in it. Its absurd when people in the comments either want to advise him on how to deal with these people or accuse him of exploiting them. After dealing with those types of people for years I think its fair to say that he knows what he is doing.
EXACTLY. Someone gets it!! Look at this photo portraits of these individuals. Obviously he gets attached but people are missing the point because people are inserting themselves in it
@@blahblog4322 So what’s the solution? You’ve been slamming people in the comments for expressing their thoughts and feelings without offering what you feel is the correct course of action for Rebecca.
At this point, it appears as though these two are using each other. It really is an unhealthy relationship, in my opinion. As a recovering alcoholic, WANTING to get help was mandatory.
@@CS-xn6vb I don’t think he is capable of making that decision… like a person that is so plastered isn’t capable of consenting to sex…. He needs a guardian…. Until he actually is capable of thinking for himself….
@@CS-xn6vb yes exactly and he’s wasting all of his money on a lost cause. This just shows you how much Mark has if he can take care of someone that appreciates picking his feet. He just wants water, math I don’t even know, but it gets views, and puts bags in Mark’s bank account.
This individual has never opened up like this ever. The fact Rebecca gave her real name and asked for a citizenship is literally a TRUE cry for help from someone who knows they can't even help themselves. Rebecca is near the end but wants to keep living, Ismail Seoudi is crying for help. If only we would all just stop commenting, Mark organize a meet up for people in the LA area, and force Rebecca into an institution in a cell, detoxing and being fed. Get this person at a bare minimum of humanity otherwise with this type of honesty in this video I fear the end is near.
I am so disheartened at the fact so many mental facilities have been closed in this nation. Instead of investing into hiring qualified ppl that want to work in this field and with nobody creating programs or housing facilities that can change lives, they close them and leave beautiful people like Rebecca out here without adequate support. My heart goes out to you Rebecca. I pray you pull through eventhough I know the reality. 🥺💔
Jails are now mental health facilities and jails are just band-aid solutions that do not address the root cause, being our capitalist system and its part in all this.
Mark, you have gone above and beyond to help. I feel Rebecca is the only one that needs to be held responsible from this point on. You cannot help people that truly don’t want to accept help. I feel Rebecca is taking advantage of your kindness, and that infuriates me to no end. God bless you Mark…you have tried.
When did she start acting so entitled to Mark's help? 🥺 I LOVE Rebecca. Every time her videos come up, i have to know how shes doing and omg. The decline..... Its heartbreaking. With meds and a sober life, she could SOAR. Ohhhh, how we would love to see it happen! Mark, your patience and kindness is unmatched. Dont give up. ❤️
Rebecca used to be my favorite SWU “character” but it’s getting harder and harder to watch their videos. The anger and abuse they spew constantly now are unbearable. Watching and listening to the way they treat you so horribly is incredibly hard to stomach. You’ve done so much to help them and they just seem to take it for granted & demand more & more. Rebecca needs a lot of serious help before they can even be in a clear enough mind to know what they actually want out of life. It’s so heartbreaking. They have so much potential but when it gets like this it’s hard to know whether the drugs are exasperating the mental health and if getting clean would even help. It’s hard to know unless or until there’s an extensive period of sobriety, which seems impossible. 💔 Rebecca you’re breaking our fucking hearts!!! PLEASE accept help 🙏🏼
I whole-heartedly agree. Rebecca was the reason I started watching Soft White Underbelly. Initially I viewed "her" as gentle, highly intelligent, creative, and full of potential. My friends and I donated generously and wanted nothing more than to see Rebecca succeed. Drugs or not, this aspect of Rebecca's character is vile. I hate hearing her call Mark names and am repulsed by how condescending and entitled "she" is. Intensive psychiatric treatment combined with long-term drug rehabilitation would be the greatest update.
I agree. It's gotten to the point where I'm not sure why people watch someone's decline for entertainment. We watch hoping someone will start to self reflect and climb out of the hole. We watched accepting that she wont change, but now, I just can't anymore. It's the same shit over and over. The ungratefulness is what has officially turned me away. Changing is a responsibility lots of people just don't want.
You are a good man!!!... I learned to understand and forgive my brother because of your videos!!! I now understand my own mental health / trauma / adhd too!! ❤❤❤❤❤
I was on the bus (the 10) today riding along Melrose when Rebecca attempted to get on. Sadly she was so high and distraught to the point that the driver refused to let her on. Wanted to jump out and give her a hug, but unfortunately she needs a lot more than that. Praying for Rebecca
She truly needs to be swept away to a remote location and locked Ina room with access to food and water only lol. I know how insane that sounds, but like, I feel as if she was able to stay clean for at least 2 weeks she'd maybe have a chance. Being thrown in a jail cell for 48hrs or maybe 5 days is not enough time.
I don't think recovery is in the cards anymore. Who knows if that has ever even been an option for Rebecca. Mental illness isn't necessarily something people can just recover from, especially when we don't know just how severe it may be in this particular case. Many homeless people are mentally ill first, drug addicts second. It's a harsh reality and it's super difficult to watch, but thank you Mark for showing us what it looks like. Please stay safe bro! Your work is leaving a positive impact on the world 🙏
Yes, that was the case for my paranoid schizophrenic son. He was chronically homeless for YEARS and we couldn't force treatment legally. He was under a conservatorship for one year and his brain chemistry was balanced, he made sense and could carry on a normal conversation, it was sincerely a gift. He died this last May from a Fentanyl overdose, the system failed him.
@@justmyopinion2This is in the USA I presume? I’m incredibly sorry for your loss. My grandfathers didn’t fight Imperial Japan and the Nazis so future generations could watch their children die on the streets from mental illness and addiction. Our country failed your son big time. 🙏🙏
@@ryanjofre, yes, the USA. Thank you! Society has declined at a rapid rate since those wars, sadly. We have a MAJOR system failure and unless some laws are amended and care facilities are built, this trend will continue to get worse. 💔
This is so much more than drugs. As a psych RN, I see this all the time. Meds stabilize it, then the work can be done. Trying to reason with her now is never going to work. I’m so sad to see that Rebecca isn’t getting mental health help. Without citizenship and insurance it is very difficult.
Those meds is like walking through hell…when placed on it so suddenly…….it’s a wing on situation…at least make sure that the person of interest isnot suicidal nor homicidal before feeding the that person that mysterious drug…..what may look as if it works for one …do not necessarily means that it will work for all …..individuals…….meds have side effects that goes deeper than vomit……bodywise weight changes.. mood swings…those meds cause…irregularities in eating sleeping and communicating…and not always the best first choice..…and as someone in the practice of giving advice..it’s common sense..to provide a seat 💺 and let others speak for one self for change ….by listening to his needs…….the start of at least breaking the ice.before..acting like you are his master and he don’t have a say…that medication takes an Individual through a whole different direction then what you can imagine…..if sue ain’t suicidal she will be..if Paul ain’t always angry..he will be….if …Sharonda….is up all day… and after taking the meds ….she will be tired and really not eating properly in a timely healthy manner…..spending most of her time ….sleeping missing ….out on living life………so the point is… medication 💊 isnot always the answer ….shoving mystery pills on him…that’s just like saying…shoot first and let’s see if his body can handle the surgery,..that’s just like using someone one as personal research…and taking risks and chances that you don’t have to have life with on-a daily basis...that’s called playing roulette with someone else life……and that is wrong and illegal and unjust…and not a friendly example ..
Or he. Idc. Whatever she/he feels like. 🙂 Sounds ungrateful but when she/he's lying on the streets totally lost and sees Mark, you can see immediatly how hard she/he needs him. Mark also watch out for yourself, Rebecca is in a very bad state and can unwillingly hurt you very much, I hope you don't take it too hard on yourself because you're doing a great job
Mark, I can hear in your voice you're tired - Nobody would blame you. In the UK, Rebecca would be sectioned and taken to a safe place to recover free of charge whether she wanted to go or not. It's a shame it isn't the same in the US - she is so vulnerable and beyond help.
This is the problem. She's not capable of deciding things for herself, but since she's an adult and hasn't committed a crime, nothing will be done for her. Maybe mark needs to talk to a lawyer and find a creative way to get her committed to a hospital. This is way past hoping she tries a rehab for drugs.
I watched this twice from beginning to end and I’m not going to lie, there were moments with Rebecca I just couldn’t help but crack up so hard😂. From calling herself an employee to asking for help with citizenship. I know this is a sad case, but he really has all the makings of being a highly intelligent person and his delivery and accurate responses are rapid fire. Mark should offer him his own channel documenting his recovery. I would watch it. Rebecca deserves a chance at success and great health. Start with detox and then so on and so forth.
When Mark offered to buy “phones” Rebecca says, “Thank you, Mr. Rockefeller,” and bats his eyes haha! Very quick witted and very accurate responses, especially for someone who spent childhood years in Middle East country (I’m guessing).
@@Daddycausingchaos no need to reinforce the fact that I already acknowledged that this is a sad situation. It still doesn’t negate the fact that Rebecca can be funny and witty. Mark laughed at some comments, I laughed, and I’m sure others as well. It is what it is.
I can’t watch this Sh** anymore.. I’m done with Mark trying to help him. He needs the police to pick him up and take him to the mental ward for a LONG LONG TIME IF NOT FOREVER!!
It lowkey broke my heart the way Rebecca yelled “Mark!!” When she noticed mark. You could see the spark in her eye come back for a split second as she realizes she’s not forgotten about
I pray neither of you ever have to deal with anyone you love going through addiction or struggling with being in the wrong body. Rebecca clearly is struggling, I think fighting over whether we should be using he or she pronouns is NOT the issue here. Please get it together.
He is reaping a healthy reward from making these videos, and the amount of money that he pays to get Ishmel things and shelter doesn’t exceed the amount of profits he gets from TH-cam. Mark seems like a nice guy and he is but he also has the entrepreneur mindset and he will never let someone with only 40,000 views take advantage of him. Old ladies and single white females eat this shit up and they look at him like a lost soul, and they want to help him like a lost puppy. It’s that simple to see and Mark helping this lost puppy makes them love him even more because they want to help also
No one dreams of living life on the street or the places drug use will take a person or the trauma that may make drug use dull the pain of trauma or symptoms of mental illness. Rebecca undoubtedly has known great emotional pain. Mark's thumbnail of her captures the inner torment she experiences. Thank for valuing her and trying to help her even though she's not been in a state to utilize that help to improve her life. Some of the most important acts in life are those which don't appear to have a return and affect people we don't even meet. Thank you, Mark, for seeing Rebecca's humanity. I pray that she will turn her life around and that we'll get to celebrate her victories over what lead her to where she is now!
Mark, I am a therapist (LCSW) and I’d be happy to provide services to Rebecca for free but of course, she must be able and willing to receive them. I’ll be here whenever that may be. ♥️
@@blahblog4322 I've wondered about this as well. No way Rebecca can be expected to consent to having all this content shared, therefore it's exploitative no matter how well intentioned.....
@@AlexIan8854tbh I feel like one day she may just look back at this and the shame will cause a relapse... She is very proud but moving somewhere will cause so much distress due to the mass production of these videos. I appreciate Mark, but Rebecca is incognizant during these videos.
Stop saying “she” a true therapist knows not to feed into the delusion , that’s a dude that has been severely abused as a child and has multiple personalities and on crystal meth , stop perpetuating the lie that society is pushing on everyone . Nobody ever told him he was a strong capable man and was most likely emasculated his entire life
Rebecca is clearly too much for Rebecca too. (And I worry for Marks safety when he spins out of control like this. I’m afraid one day there will be a tragic headline bc Rebecca reacted bc of meth psychosis or something similar/just as dangerous. I honestly also think at this point it’s not helping it’s enabling.
I get energetically drained just watching Rebecca through my phone sometimes. I can’t imagine how draining it is for you in person Mark. You are strong for doing this. Being compassionate to someone so deep into drugs (and possibly drug induced psychosis) is so difficult. I did it with my best friend who reminds me so much of Rebecca. An opinionated, music infatuated fashionista who was hooked on meth just like Rebecca is. He used to call me and tell me cameras were installed in his lightbulbs and that people were following him all the time. It was SO hard, but I didn’t give up on him. Today, my best friend is 5 years clean from meth now, living abroad in his own place and doing amazing. If he can do it, our friend Rebecca can too. She’s not “too far gone” as a lot of people are claiming here. My friend was just as deep into drugs and just as out of his mind and he completely turned his life around in one year. There’s absolutely hope for Rebecca.
That's true there's always hope that he can change...I don't know how mark does it...I would get too frustrated with him... especially how he keeps yelling and then calling him a bitch and other names...I know it's the drugs...but I would only be able to take so much disrespect...I would love to see how he is all cleaned up, sober and healthy looking..I bet he'd look really nice all cleaned up and in his right state of mind and if he has a mental Illness, on the right meds and happy... there's somebody out there related to him that love him... not just Mark
I feel so bad for both Rebecca and Mark. Sadly, I doubt our Rebecca will live much longer if she doesn't change her entire lifestyle.. the damage caused from drugs is probably permanent. 😢😢
@@WZech-ly8dm He got clean because he lost everything and then almost lost his life being around the wrong people, enabling his addiction. He decided to secretly move into his mothers and taper off of meth and started leaning in more towards marijuana as maintenance (not substitution) for the anxiety that has always riddled him his whole life from past traumas. As he tapered off meth, he spent an entire year in solitude at his mothers house to reflect and get his brain close to where it used to be with lots of therapy and meetings. After that year, he wanted to start testing the waters and living his new life as a sober person. And he did! It was an emotional roller coaster ride because you’re in the middle of the crazy life you have been living and the life you actually want to have. But If you are mentally ready for the jump, with lots of love and a good support system, anything is possible. But I think even without all the extras, having the WILL to do it is more powerful than anything else. It takes more than a few months, as it is an entire life change. But it is absolutely possible for anyone with the determination to do it.
I feel like this is the first time Rebecca has truthfully spoken about her family and a small portion of her childhood. I so hope you can find them Mark, this often feels like watching Amanda all over again and I can see how invested you are but I can also see how draining it is becoming. In shaa allah you continue and find a way out of this life for Rebecca aka Ismail. Although I'm in the UK, I'm a consistent fan and happy to help where I can!
Rebecca cracks me up with her wit and humor, even though she's high as a kite. I sincerely hope Rebecca can get on the road to recovery because it would be such a shame if not. Rebecca truly has a lot to offer the world.
I remember an interview from a couple years ago, Mark asked Rebecca what her greatest fear was and she replied saying it was physical pain. It’s honestly unfortunate and disheartening that physical pain has taken over her everyday life!
@@documentaryno.1802 how do you know she abused her brother? I seem to remember a video where she indicated there were inappropriate 'situations' with the brother, but we don't know the details of who abused who. She mentioned the mother was abusive so it's possible she forced situations. We just don't know for sure.
That is by far one of the most moving pictures and one of the most telling pictures I've ever seen on this channel Mark. I will remember to pray for her because she does really needs help. And have you ever seen anyone so grateful just for water??
As much as I love seeing Rebecca and having these regular updates, I can't help but feel like at this point Rebecca is using you and being enabled a bit too much by you Mark. Not that your intention is to be an enabler, but Rebecca knows that she can just sit and wait for you and you will help her with her feet or go buy a new dress or a wig, or food. It's mentioned by Rebecca in the beginning that this is rock bottom but it doesn't seem to be rock bottom enough. I was so hopeful at the end of the last video that she would get some type of real help and am sad to see her yet again wailing over the pain in her feet. Please Mark, for Rebecca's sake, don't buy her anything anymore, don't pay her to do these videos. The only way someone with this severe of an addiction will finally do something about it is if they're forced to, which I know you already know. I think it's an uncomfortable truth that the way to help most of the people on the street who are capable of being helped is by abandoning them and allowing them to either get help or let their addictions take them. This is coming from my experience of 5+ years in the industry. It may feel good to bring them food and think we're helping them but we're not. They know they can just sit on the street and someone will drive by with a bite to eat or supplies. Unfortunately to truly save the small percentage that can still be saved, we have to stop helping them and put them in the position that they have to choose to help themselves or die.
Mental illness is what you didn't mention in your comment, and i think that's a big part of the problem here. Why would Mark leave Rebecca be, when it is clear that she suffers from a mental illness? Rebecca has said she has a mental illness, so how to just let her figure it out for herself?
I enabled my brother in law. Had him in a whole new wardrobe, cell phone and a roof over his head and he just took advantage and stole is now in prison for 6yrs.
@@thematriarchy2075 I considered mentioning mental health, but that’s on a case by case basis. And yes, absolutely anyone suffering from schizophrenia, or any other mental disorder needs help. However, our laws have made it such that we can’t force those people to get help either. Again, my comment goes to say that everyone wants to save everyone. But in reality we can only save a small percentage of the people who are on the street right now. Do you actually think Rebecca is ever going to be able to hold down a job? Do you think Rebecca is ever going to be able to live on her own, bathe herself, feed herself, pay bills on time? The sad reality is most likely not. The same is unfortunately true for the vast majority of people on skid row and everywhere else in the country who have been allowed to sit on the streets for years and melt their brains with drugs. There is no going back for those people. There is no happy ending for someone who has spent the last 15 years living in a tent, high on fentanyl. I often hear people say that the homeless just need housing and if we gave them a place to live they would be fine. I think Rebecca shows that that isn’t true. Mark has several times given her temporary housing and she squanders it repeatedly. When I worked in a homeless shelter, we had people who had to choose between drugs and their children. I’ll never forget the day I came into work, and one of the mothers living in the shelter OD’d. She left her two young daughters completely by themselves, they had no father figure to speak of. She knew what would happen to her children if she continued to use drugs, she didn’t care. Now those little girls have to live the rest of their lives knowing their mom chose another hit over being there for them. Drug addicts are not evil, and some can be helped if they want to be. Laws need to be reformed to allow the courts to intervene on a mentally ill person’s behalf when they aren’t able to do so themselves. We won’t fix homelessness and drug addiction by supplying them with food and clean needles.
And neither your long paragraphs help homeless people with mental illness. Atleast Mark is feeding him/her taking care of them.. what have you done beside judging someone else?
It’s almost like Rebecca is stuck in a time , place and body that only drugs can help her escape. She is absolutely brilliant, praying for positive change❤ so heartbreaking
The fact that 95% of people say "her" and "Rebecca" in the comments followed by the "love" statements and how much they "care" for this man really says alot. Your apart of the problem this man has. You are coming Into agreement with his mental health disease and by not correcting him and letting him know its a LIE, and he is not a she!! Yall making him feel like he really must be a woman because yall keep talking to him like one... it's so beyond me how many people can't see that.
@@Cheese_crackers *"Weaponized compassion" When people really don't know how to make people happy; they'll do anything. Even feed into a delusion because it's the path of least resistance.
My guess is that, one day Mark, you're going to get completely fed up of doing this over and over and over for this person. When that day comes, and when you drive by and decide not to help, it's really going to hurt. It'll eat you up. You're going to feel like you've abandoned someone. But the truth is, you're wasting time and resources on someone who clearly wants nothing from you but what you can give to feed their addictions. There are so many others out there that you probably CAN save, with similar efforts. The ones that aren't too far gone yet. This person is too far gone. You're like a medic in the battlefield, and while there are others injured that could make it, this person's wounds are clearly incurable at this point. It's okay to move on. You did all that you, or anyone, could.
ISMAIL SEOUDI!! Rebecca’s actual name. It’s astonishing that people are not talking about how much information about her true self she actually revealed in this video. If you’ve been following Rebecca’s videos, you’ll know that there was deep trauma that’s happened in her past for her to start self medicating (drug use) and live out this completely different character. A visa overstay? LGBT persecution in the Middle East? I know in recent interviews she and her situation have become really harsh to watch but I truly hope Mark doesn’t give up on her yet and tries a different approach in trying to help her - because her story is important and clearly a lot more complex . 🙏🏽
Also, it kinda makes sense now! Rebecca is not an American living homeless in America -with American family/friends. She is an illegal immigrant - ALONE - who in her very early 20s - tried to seek asylum in the US (fled their country due to human rights violations, maybe LGBT related) - now living homeless - with no one, no citizenship rights, no money and mental health and substance addiction issues. Her problems extend way pass something a wig, phone and dresses could ever fix.
Seeing Rebecca like this is so heartbreaking! Mark, you have the patience of a saint lol because all the name calling & disrespectful things she says would’ve had me cutting off the camera & putting her out lol. Despite it all, I truly wish she gets the help she needs before it’s too late. She’s still young & has so much life left to live. I’m really praying she gets to reach her full potential before she leaves this earth
That is a man. A severely mentally ill man and continuing to let him believe anything else but the truth is very detrimental to his physical and mental health. HE is going to die very soon unless he gets the help he needs or decides himself to change. If mark cannot help him I’m not sure if anybody is going to be able to in time to save his life…
@@Docinlove Do you really make a point to play along with delusions? Do you tell a pedo that he did nothing wrong because he believes a child knows what they want? Draw a line early, buddy!
I honestly feel that Mark should STOP filming Rebecca at this point. This is because we all now know what her problem is and what she is like. Rebecca has now become a SPECTACLE subject to click bait. Mark can certainly keep up with Rebecca and continue to try to help her as much as possible. In the meantime, Mark should also contact the EGYPTIAN EMBASSY or CONSULATE in L.A. Now that we know that Rebecca's birth name is ISMAIL SEOUDI who was born in CAIRO, EGYPT. The Embassy/Consulate will try to help Mark track down Rebecca's parents.
Are you kidding? Egypt has some of the most severe punishments for this type of behaviour. Rebecca's parents would most likely not want to be contacted.
Rebecca’s decline is so sad. I hope one day she will turn things around. Listening to her speak …she sounds like a very smart person whose life is completely controlled by substances. I will always have hope!❤
It’s crazy he always starts interviews with “how was your childhood?” And they go into detail about their parents and upbringing, but with Rebecca it’s become a frequent update and we are just now finding out her origin and who her parents are. I see this series becoming something big.
They have mentioned it before. It's just usually quick and in the middle of a rant about 20 other things. I remember Rebecca saying they are from Egypt.
Imagine being so damn rock bottom but still having one person that continuously shows up for you. Mark your heart is huge.
Imagine that person shows you to the entire world at your low points and berates you for not Taking Advantage of a hotel room
He does it for money.
@@NadiesalevivoDo you have any idea how much Mark makes shooting for Coca-cola, Apple, Cannon, Mercedes Benz, Adidas, McDonald’s, Gatorade, 7-Up, Anheuser-Busch, Crown Royal, Miller Lite, Zales, Revlon, Neutrogena… just to name a few?
Yeah
@@Nadiesalevivothat's true
Rebecca needs to be institutionalized, sad to say. That is not just drugs. That is severe mental distress. It's so sad.
It's 100% caused by the drugs you know
Institutionalized is right. She doesn't even remember what it feels like to be drug free and of clear and sound mind. My 🙏🏽is that she experiences this state on this side of heaven.
I agree 😢 . .
I agree. It would be so much better for her to get the 24/7 care she needs. It seems there aren’t adequate resources for that in Skidrow which is heartbreaking 💔
Could be drug-induced psychosis also.
Im a Deputy who works in a jail so I see cases like Rebecca all the time. These people need help. The drugs are just a symptom. Most of these people have trauma from their childhood which causes the mental illness. Often times drugs are used to self medicate. Its incredibly sad and will only get worse. We need to protect kids, have more resources and education, and a plan for these people. Thank you Mark for bringing light to a horrible situation but most of us are blind to this reality.
It seems important to bring back state institutions for cases like this. There is an awareness now of the atrocities that went on in the institutions back in the day where I think that the risk of those things happening again is significantly lower.
Very true
Agreed! More resources, less free handouts.
100%
Mental illness can be organic, an imbalance in brain chemistry. My son was a paranoid schizophrenic and he was incarcerated close to 200 times for disorderly conduct, drunk in public etc. Incarceration is nothing more than a revolving door system. My son didn't get any sort of substantial mental healthcare while he was held which is what he needed. My son drank like a fish to self medicate and eventually got a hold a joint laced with Fentanyl which killed him. We have to do better!
Mark: I got you a hotel room. You pissed on the wall.
Rebecca: Obviously.
the way rebecca got up and yelled your name in excitement😂😂😂 “Mark!!!” so funny and wholesome
Until he started verbally attacking Mark.
😂😂😂
For about 5 seconds...clarity.
I've watched just about every interview you've done with Rebecca. I'm growing weary. This is a highly intelligent but manipulating person. I feel that your an enabler. You offer clothing, shoes, wigs, smokes, and phones, not to mention nights in hotels. The game is being played and you're the one who looses.
Look in to what you can do with someone who is an illegal immigrant. If they pick him up they will certainly detain and detox him. It might just do the trick, however almost certainty he will be deported. Might be the best thing you could do for him.
@@pinkythechihuahua3156 *her* *
Anyway, I agree.
Mark, if you ever doubt what you do, you could look at this video and see how excited Rebecca was to see you. Youre literally probably the only person, not intertwined with drugs, who she was excited to see. I absolutely love that. Thank you for showing us the raw side of humanity, and for also being an integral part of humanity.
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@@tristankerr3655 it’s no skin off my back to respect how they identify.
@@CassieBee88 These days it's getting out of hand. So Im here just doing my part to counterbalance
@@tristankerr3655 I don’t agree with it getting out of hand. You’re second point tho, is how I feel about vegans lmao
@@CassieBee88 Kids in classrooms being berated by their teachers for not playing along with other kids identifying as animals? Just in general the LGBT movement has made it known they are "coming for our children" sickos and narcissists
Look after yourself Mark, we all love all the support you've been giving Rebecca but I can't help but worry that it might be taking an emotional toll on you
I’m sure that Mark is perfectly good. Just because you feel that it’s taking an emotional toll on him doesn’t make it so. You may be drained watching it or sitting back thinking about how you couldn’t do it because it would take its toll on you. You can’t go around speaking for others though
@@Materialgirl_3 You are literally speaking for mark, the original comment said " I can't help but worry that it might be taking an emotional toll on you
@@Materialgirl_3
What the original person said: I can't help but worry that this might be taking an emotional toll on you
You: You can't go around speaking for others!!!!1 Just because YOU feel like that doesnt mean others do!! Stop speaking for others!!!
Girl.....🥴
It is sooo easy to get codependent ❤
@@monikajaros9377 By that do you mean reliant on someone else for handouts?
I fell down a Rebecca wormhole today. A beautiful and heartbreaking study of Rebecca and Mark. The drive to save and the drive to destruct are interdependent here. I think though the main theme is friendship. To remind yourself that saving Rebecca should never be a goal to aspire to. Being a friend is much more important and Rebecca has to understand she is yours and you are hers. It should run both ways.
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❤ YES friendship. I love your perspective so much.
That is precious.
2 dudes....not "his and hers"
Well said ❤
Hi Mark. Thank you for checking in on Rebecca and for updating us and helping her. I am a registered nurse. I just wanted to give my medical opinion about Rebecca's feet. A lot of it seems behavioural, however. Close up looking at their feet I can see infection around the nail bed, also known as a Paronychia The toe nails look red, inflamed and painful. Based on Rebecca's description of how it feels it sounds more like gout, given that it's been going on for a while now. I really hope Rebecca's can get medical attention, antibiotics, get clean, as I worry, amongst other things, that They might become septic and way too far gone. I am from Scotland so I don't know what healthcare is like for homeless people in the USA. I hope my advice helps in some way. Wish I could help more. ☹
Always thinking of you both and hope you are coping well Mark. Seeing Rebecca decline like this is unsettling as a viewer who cares. It must be 10 for you. Much respect.♥
Another RN here… I agree it’s behavioural. The repetitive swearing begins when she spots Mark and looks waiting for a reaction.
It's possible her feet are burned from walking on the sidewalks in LA without shoes. The temperature out there gets over 100 degrees and when there are sidewalks like that, it's very hot. She's also dragging her feet on the ground and getting cut. I think she's getting blisters from the hot sidewalks and getting cut on top of that. I think it is a combo of things. I think she's making it worse by grabbing and rubbing them all the time with dirty hands. But that one side of her foot looks blackened like it is terribly infected. It wouldn't surprise me if she also had some kind of fungus from the shoes she finds in dumpsters, too. Under the circumstances, she would be treated for free at any LA hospital that she walked into in the ER. People don't realize that, but it's illegal to turn anyone away regardless of citizenship, if they present at the ER.
In a previous video, Rebecca mentioned she had walked on glass (last week) idk if it is true... but....
I agree with what you’re saying. Rebecca’s feet are in serious condition. I saw this happen to my sons before I lost them.
Mother of pearl, Rebecca cannot lose their tootsies..
My heart goes out to Rebecca but also to Mark .. even when he says “ I’m afraid to touch you “ I feel Mark is Loving n Honest .. both things that Rebecca needs ,, Honesty n Love
This is the very same thought I have had....neuropathy
@@edoherty5651yeah she has that and the drugs might bring it to it even more
@@bigmiim8584 If this human have a penis it is a "he" .. that's honest.
@edoherty5651 she said in the last interview she stepped in a bunch of glass. It's probably infected now.
yes! he picked her up in his jaggy.... thats love
I'm gonna be very frank here. I honestly feel at this point, Rebecca needs professional help. Obviously. As admirable and noble as Mark's intentions are, getting Rebecca new phones (in which Rebecca ALWAYS SELLS to get more drugs) getting new clothes and a place to stay, and giving Rebecca attention by putting Rebecca on camera, these things have all become a luxury to Rebecca, and Rebecca has turned Mark's good intentions into ENABLING. That is why things are not changing. It's because Rebecca's illness is very severe and they are not well enough to have strong will power at this point to actually make a change. Again, Rebecca needs PROFESSIONAL help. No disprect to Mark, he's not a medical professional when it comes to treating addicts, especially as severe as Rebecca's case. He's only enabling Rebecca at this point. Rebecca loves the attention, being on camera, getting gifts from Mark and making broken promises. That's WHAT ADDICTS DO. They know how to manipulate their friends in order to get what they want to continue their cycle of addiction. I know this because my late sister was an alcoholic and drug addict, and she died at the age of 32 in August of 2019. Again, Rebecca needs actual liscenced professional help, otherwise we're going to keep going in circles here and nothing is going to change.
Mark offered him free rehab… he denied it
@@Maraguzzi I feel what Mark is doing though is still enabling. I know that's not he's intentions, but, still. Constantly giving gifts to Rebecca is only allowing the vicious cycle to continue with Rebecca's situation.
@@ryneambrose7819 he gives her light in the darkness,,and if its only for a moment wouldn't you want Rebecca to feel it..see it and be blessed with it.?
Unfortunately, in CA you can't force people into treatment due to outdated laws, it is a very rare occurrence. Rebecca likely has mental illness and addiction going on. My middle aged son was a chronically homeless paranoid schizophrenic and he self-medicated with alcohol, he was incapable of seeking help and we couldn't force it. Much to my surprise, he was found unresponsive in a parking garage last May, he died from what the police and hospital think was a Fentanyl laced joint, he had both drugs in his system. My condolences to you and yours!
No shit Sherlock. Are you twelve years old? Apparently you're completely CLUELESS that nothing can be done for her legally.
the way Rebecca INSTANTLY noticed Mark while he was laying on the ground 🥺🥺
This is not only Rebecca’s journey but also Mark’s as he progresses through what it means to care for and invest in someone struggling with this lifestyle and mindset. You can hear it in him as time has gone on.
Agreed
It will wear down the best of us over time. It's only human.
The rules of engagement changed when Mark offered Rebecca rehab & of course she declined. I applaud Mark for his efforts & knowing that he cannot let himself be dragged down the rabbit hole.
You're so right. It is also Mark's. I've watched both of their journeys for a long time now and my heart hurts for both of them. Rebecca's because of her constant decline and Marks because he is determined to help her and seeing his soul fighting for Rebecca's soul to stay alive.
A helping hand isn’t an instant cure to an unstable lifestyle, there has to be compliance which Rebecca is refusing to do because at this point the lifestyle is too trapping to leave.
I desperately want to fast forward to the end of this series and see Rebecca clean, sober, and living a successful life in Hollywood. Sadly I don't think that's the way her life will end.
I know someone who suffers from schizophrenia and was self-medicating on the streets of LA. It took their mother paying a lot of money and fighting in court to get guardianship over him, then searching for him on the street and bringing him to a locked facility to clean him up and get him help.
I don't know if Rebecca would have any mental health diagnosis other than addiction, but she seems to have many moods. I wish she would accept Mark's offers of help. It's so hard to watch her demise. So much potential and talent destroyed by addiction. Mark has a heart of gold and has grown to love Rebecca. As hard as it is for us to watch her continue to destroy herself, I can't imagine what it's like for Mark.
That won’t happen, “Rebecca” aka Robert is too far gone. He smoked one too many meth pipes and got his butt hole stretched to no end and what you see is what you get now, his current situation is the end result.
THIS IS A MAN U IDYOT
You say “fast forward to the end of this series” like this is some tv show instead of an actual human beings life.
@@melarose4498well yeah cuz they want to see him succeed...I honestly think he's going to end up dead one day
@@melarose4498 my wish for her to be better and the pain I feel is why I use the figure of speech. It is a series he is making about her life. I wish nothing but the best for her and see her and feel for her and want her better. If this is a series of videos, he is making I want the end to be sooner than later and I want it to be seeing her in treatment getting help. Do not see his series of videos on her and his playlist? I am not saying anything hurtful or spiteful and I am well aware she is a human being that’s why my heart hurts for her, and I pray she gets help. it is also why I acknowledge her the way she wishes to be acknowledged. As a female named Rebecca, who is in a lot of pain and struggling. You can project all you want. I know my intentions, and they are nothing but love.
Your relationship with her is so powerful. You remind me of what it is to love a person unconditionally. Thank you for showing us this. It amazing like you can here her true moment of clarity 'im in pain. How do I not be in pain, help me' but all the other things middle her up. You're doing such great work.
He doesn't "love unconditionally" this guy,!!!! He exploits them for.money 😂😂😂 what a dumb comment! Just because he. Spends a little money to help him out doesn't mean shit! He exploits them and gets rich from it. If he cared he'd commit him to an institution and pay for rehab. Forcefully do it. That's what this animal needs
The most truthful 2 minutes rebecca has given you in 5 years and hours of footage.
@johnreb3234 my guess is she’s referring to the 9:00 to 11:00 marks. When she admits meth is all she has, until she starts singing Kesha
I just want a room to jack off in. Most truthful thing
Speaking of The Meth being all Rebecca has, n speaking given name n family connections 😮😢 is what I'm thinking 😉💯❗...so sad to 👀 Rebecca even worse this time 😢😲❗... So 💔 to 👀, I went thru this with family n It is like a part of me was dying with them Everyday I caught with them until 1 day , She quit n came home n now is sober 7 1/2 yrs. No 👀 back 👏💥👏❗... I'm Super Proud of Everyone to trying today n those in Recovery ❤🎉❤❗
#RecoveryHappens
#HopeFaithLove #GodIsGood
you dont think that herhis consent to rehabilitative treatment and listing hisher life goals to the world is truthful enuf, correct?
completely agree . the first time Rebecca has ever opened up about her family & background life . I pray this is a small breakthrough ❤
I think a lot if us have become so emotionally invested but its starting to feel like masochism. I can’t even imagine how you feel Mark…you give so much and have tried so many methods to get Rebecca to try to recover yet here we are…again.
Is masochism the right word
Yeah or sensationalism.. I feel the same. I mean when I see an accident I either go help or move on to make way for the ambulance. It’s depleting at this point. Feels wrong to watch. I’m gonna stop the video and go do something useful ❤️
@@Charlie-eo4zjnot in any erotic sense. What would be the opposite of a sadist? We keep coming back for more hurt and disappointment. Maybe just hopeful idiots. What do you think is a better word to use? English isn’t my first language.
I don't know if helping her is the right thing to do
Why can’t he get him the same treatment he got for Amanda? Surly he/she would qualify.
Did you notice how her eyes lit up when she saw you? You are the only person in her life who shows her unconditional love. It's comforting to know that there are people in this world like you making a difference where it matters. I applaud your work!
This is a man not a her
This is not a ‘her’. He deserves to be respected, if he wants to be called Rebecca, wear a dress, etc who cares. But for other ppl to participate in the delusion that this is a female is ridiculous. It is not respect, kindness, or compassion to entertain a delusion.
Don't put a guilt trip on him.
@@WrappedInFoilthis is a gay male who is also a transgender. If they want to talk and dress feminine they can freely do so as they please.
Calling them how they want to be addressed IS the respectful thing to do. Noone is “forcing” you, but it is the least u can do
If someone has a nickname they prefer to be called, for example, u should show them respect by addressing them by their nickname right?
pronouns are the least of Rebecca's worries
Mark is probably the only person on the planet that would continue to try and help Rebecca with they way she acts and speaks to him.
A man walked along the beach. Ahead, he saw a boy dashing back and forth in the sand. He smiled, thinking the boy was enjoying a game on a fine morning. so he hurried to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw the boy picking something up out of the sand, and gentty tossing it into the sea. As he got closer
*to the boy, the man called out, "Hello, what are you doing?' The boy paused in throwing, looked up and replied, "Throwing. starfish into the ocean. The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back in, they will die.'
"But don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it? You can't possibly make a difference.
After listening politely. the boy reached down, picked up another starfish, gently tossed it into the sea and said,
"It made a difference to that one.
(Adapted from the story. The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley)
I wish Rebecca all the best I also feel she is taking the _ iss ! out of Mark ...
Beautifully poignant!
Rebecca seeing Mark and getting excited is the reaction my lil girl has whenever I pick her up from school. Pure love. I'm glad Rebecca has Mark.
@mommyofceos 🤗💗 That's so weet (and ironic for me) that you mentioned your pick ups of your daughter as being something that obviously brings her joy because some of my most memorable moments of sheer joy, and just absolute happiness are when my Pop Pop would pick me up from school...especially if unexpectedly as a surprise . I literally remember these moments vividly, and I'm 42 now. It was just the highlight of my day seeing his face waiting for me. I hope she remembers those moments forever as well. 💕
Awwwwww 💕 damn 😔
I’m leaning toward both, he’s walking barefoot on Skid Row daily.@@edoherty5651
A moron his name is not Rebecca stop kidding yourself moron
Neuropathy doesn't cause bleeding and swelling though
Rebecca *NEEDS* to be under a court mandated conservatorship for treatment of mental illness and drug addiction. Without it, she will continue to decline or unknowingly ingest a drug that's laced with Fentanyl and she will die, that is the sad reality. Unfortunately, Rebecca is not alone in that need, the mental healthcare system is broken! I hope a miracle happens for Rebecca so she can live out her dream.
People are addicted to fentanyl…. It doesn’t kill you every time u use it
I guarantee you Rebecca has a high tolerance for fentanyl by now, every drug on the street has fentanyl. It’s sad to say but death seems more humane then life for her. That is suffering on a trillion watts
In the early 1980s, during the Regan era, most states cut off funding for in-house mental health facilities. The task was pork barrelled out to local communities. In most cases that meant it went away and the streets of large cities were filled with homeless former mental health patients who formerly lived in institutions.
@@timg5463, it actually started with JFK in 1963 when he signed the Community Mental Health Act in 1963 and it got worse from there.
I don't think hyperlinks will post but hopefully if you copy/paste the info below it will take you to a timeline created by PBS.
Did the Emptying of Mental Hospitals Contribute to Homelessness? | KQED
Maybe she likes getting twacked out and doing what she wants
The gateway drug is trauma. A lot of these comments show that the authors of the comment section have never ever worked with homeless or known people in addiction. You do respectful, wonderful documenting of real people, in real situations, thank you Mark.
I really hope Rebecca gets help. It would be sad to see an update on her no longer being here. Drugs really do ruin people and bring out the worst in them. I pray she finds peace and gets the help she needs before it’s too late.
He. I think sooner than later we will hear of his end
He doesn't care about himself so why should we
@@James-re1yfIf you don't care, why are you watching and commenting?
@@James-re1yf
You don't have to if you don't want to. People care because they want to care. But you don't have to if you don't want to...
@@fianaitso since u ‘care’ so much what are u doing for him? Other than watching him for entertainment are u going to help him since u care so much?
Its not just the drugs causing problems for this dude
It’s the happiness in his voice when he notices mark at the beginning of the video ❤️ I could cry
An important life lesson is that sometimes you have to accept that people are beyond help. Responsibility rests with the individual. If they are beyond a point that they take responsibility for their life, you cannot come to their rescue.
I lost my mother to drug abuse and severe mental health issues a long time ago. You get to a point where their behaviour and the hurt they cause can directly effect you. If someone is unwilling to get help or improve their own situation, even slightly, they forfeit the right to your personal orbit.
It is not your responsibility to fix others. Sometimes people are beyond help.
Sorry to hear about the pain you and your family went through. I also have doubts that Rebecca can find a path to a healthier life.
THIS! My moms still alive but takes no accountability for herself, EVER. she’s not strung out on drugs but they’ve definitely always been a part of her life. She even tested positive for fentanyl a month ago and claims to have no idea how. She’s always depressed unless I’m allowing her in my life. Even tho she’s been an absolute shit mother. It’s infuriating. I know how u feel so I have empathy for you. I had a nurse one time tell me it’s ok to feel relieved when they’re gone.. I hope you’re doing okay tho.
Drugs change the chemical makeup of the brain. I don't know that Rachel can make a decision on her own to seek help for substance use disorder.
All of this!!
You're absolutely right. At this point, he is beyond outside help. He needs a divine intervention.
His lucid moments are mind blowing. Like he detaches from reality then reattaches and says something so direct and profound. 😮
Any time stamps?
@@syndrodome 8:20 was a good moment
@@carolynwhitney5268 are you actually sorry or did you just jump at an opprotunity to hate? (rhetorical question)
When somebody talks a mile a minute they are gonna say something that makes sense any now and then.
Its the same thing as broken clock is right twice a day.
nice way to discredit her lol@@freebee8221
When this guy said he was 26 it genuinely shocked me. I just turn 26 in August and it really put into perspective how much I have my life in order and how lucky I am.
Rebecca’s a woman.
@@dani5645 oh boy... here we go
@@dani5645😂 it’s a he
@dani5645 people like you are why society is in such decay.
@@dani5645absolutely fuckin not
In New Zealand this individual would be hospitalized under court of law, best wishes
Only if they are dangerous, threatening, or suicidal. Then they can be held and court ordered.
Yup here in America we just let them run loose and become a nusent to others.
In the good ole USA, people in desperate need are just ignored on the street.
Here too , they would be sectioned under the mental health act !
Mark, if it wasn’t for you keeping an eye on Rebecca, I honestly believe she would be dead by now. Thank you SO MUCH for investing your time, money, and energy into these people. You are beyond amazing and I love and respect you profoundly. Love, Christine
That’s a dude bro
Yeah mark buying him wigs and dresses to prostitut himself in has really saved him.
You are so right
@@MissSweetieShortie he’s obviously all fucked up in the head what makes you think him seeing himself as a woman is really not part of a bigger mental condition that has him thinking that way. At this point he just getting exploited and he won’t be around much longer as his mental health is almost gone.
It's a he and he said his name is Ishmael..
I can’t believe how much love I have for Rebecca. A star far too bright and delicate for this world. I wish so desperately for her recovery and peace.
A Star??? What has he done for himself or society?
He gives me a fkn headache.
@@cindysullivan5297 Being funny 💀
@@cindysullivan5297this no moment to make sarcastic bitch ass comments, if you had empathy you would understand that she speaks of his inner-light, and even he hasn’t accomplished anything, the ability of makin other people empathetic and smile is something that he has and you totally lack 🤫🤫🤫
Rebecca, we don't like seeing you in a mess, we don't expect Mark to save you like in a fairy tale, but we want you to save yourself. Mark and everyone else is ready to help you, but you need to want it yourself. Mark, you have so much patience, sending you both lots of strength.
I'm pretty sure his real name is Rohan or Robert. It's too far gone the lights are on but no one's home
How he's not in a mental facility is beyond me
Honestly mark at this point it’s just exploitative and tragic its honestly hard to watch the self destruction ..it’s literally the definition of enabling..giving her money possibly more than she gets anywhere else their so mentally At this point I’m sure he can’t even manage maintaining money for addiction .she always returns days later smeared on the pavement and in nuclear self destruct mode ..to casually say “ Rebecca the people love you “ is code for your train wreck videos make me masses of money I’m finding it hard to believe it’s purely altruistic at this point.! I have watched all Rebecca’s videos and it’s extremely hard to whiteness her now l feel very voyeuristic.l don’t think your helping any of these people as you drive around in your new car throwing money at their addiction for a story it’s like you have become another trick to them except instead of sex they sell their story ………if u want to help her get her some serious mental health care even if u have to section her ..before it’s too late ⏰
Yeah i dont think hes gonna read this
@@clobowienevertheless you are watching. Call it exploitation if you want , call it enabling, but this might inspire someone to go out and help people like this. Instead of turning a blind eye to things & people in society that make you feel "uncomfortable ".
This is reality
Mark, you have the patience of a saint! You have been helping Rebecca for years! In my opinion, she knows how to pull your heart strings! Keep doing great things Mark! ❤️
I have so much respect for Mark.
Keep going great things but not for Rebecca. It’s a lost cause.
Mark also is making lots of money by filming rebecca. It's not just the kindness of his heart. What help has Marc provided? A hotel for a couple nights? some food? some clothes? lets be real here
@craigr7151 Define a lot of money, please. How much exactly has Mark made from Rebecca? I thought there were thousands of interviews that contributed to this channels success.
@@jacobus57I totally agree. Something creepy about mark. Like he gets off on doing this
Mark, the world is truly a better place because of people like you. Thank you.
I love your comment. That's such a beautiful thing to say about someone💝
@Broskisnowskioh there's been change..deterioration.
@@edoherty5651 "Rebecca" has foot pain because there's fucking GLASS in his goddamn feet. A vitamin supplement isn't going to fix GLASS in his feet. And those blackened, receding toenails? That's partly dirt, and mostly an infection of some kind, possibly gout. Vitamin B1 isn't going to fix that lol, Jesus fucking christ.
Rebecca is probably doomed only way to save her to go into a remote country Village... If you're surrounded by trash will become trash@@edoherty5651
@Broskisnowski lol he's not trying to help anyone but himself. Not that there's anything wrong with trying to focus on your career. But he uses "Rebecca" (or whatever that poor young man's name really is) as content and he makes really good money. So thanks Rebecca thanks for letting Mark use you for his content so he can pay of the mortgage on his mansion in Pacific Palisades. He'll buy Rebecca a hotel and give her money for a teener of meth.
This dude just held himself in a crunch position for 22 minutes
You can tell mark has a special place in his heart for Rebecca. He goes out and tried to find her to make sure she’s still alive. Mark is probably the only person who cares about her and actually tries.
Unless it’s just for views, but he’s gotten her so many hotel rooms, phones, clothes, money just to have. Mark is an angel
He
That is a man
A man with mental health issues. Stop normalizing this.
You don't have to look like him to have mental health issues
Him
To put yourself through this repeatedly to document such an extreme, but sadly not rare, situation is pretty heroic. People need to see how negatively childhood experiences, drugs, and social circumstance can impact people.
I really do feel for Rebecca because it doesn’t take many tough life situations and ill-advised decisions before the downward pull of drugs and circumstance crush you to your lowest low.
Your work has so much meaning, but please take care of yourself too. I’ll always keep watching your videos as they help me to be a better and more empathetic person.
Thank you Mark.
Dude this "Rebecca" person is a narcissistic piece of dog shit. Just wanted to use mark for whatever he can get and won't think twice about him until he needs something else. These kind of people deserve their situation and 100 percent brought it on themselves I guarantee it.
Dual diagnosis. Mentally ill and drugs.
Rebecca is so funny, quick, smart, and witty. I can't imagine what she'd achieve with a different life.
?????
He
Definitely a he
What ever he thinks
He's definitely a mentally insane ♂️ man
Really?
Why not with this life he already has.
As long people continue to feed his pronoun delusions and drug addiction, he will have a hard time turning his life around
He is not a fucking woman.
It would be super interesting if someone from Rebecca’s family came forward so we could learn about her childhood and how she wound up on Skid Row!
Definitely. I want this too
Her family do not care. I'm almost there.
Mark should definitely try to reach Rebecca’s family and goto Egypt so we can see the beginning of Rebecca’s life to where she is now., including many photos of the past
how do you think a pre-op transexual woman would get treated in egypt...?
She’s transgender and is attracted to men. Doesn’t take much of an imagination to imagine. Wasn’t good, that’s what I can tell you.
This is too heartbreaking to watch Rebecca continue to spiral downward. I can't watch her. Tremendous respect for you, Mark, for continuing to help Rebecca.
Him
I’m still believing Rebecca may be saved. I’m not giving up hope. I’ll keep watching in hopes to someday see Rebecca heading in a better direction in life.
Thank you Mark for what you do. Your incredible in so many ways!!
Unfortunately I think Rebecca may be too far gone. It’s not an absolute. I suppose anything is possible. But this person IMHO just seems too far gone and I’m not sure any help will be able to save this person…
Too far gone...
I feel horrible for Rebecca but I feel horrible for you too, Mark. I relate to you; you want to help so badly but they make it basically impossible. If mental illness is involved, there’s not much you can do. I’m so sorry. My heart goes out to you & I hope Rebecca can get the help she desperately needs.
It's also hard to get to the real mental illness when somebody is using this level of substances. The series of vids show this
100% mental illness
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@@Idolhands360 I respect people’s pronouns, period. It’s basic respect. 😊 idc about the rest. It’s free & effortless to be kind to people.
@@neffari6425 How exactly are you being kind to him by accepting his delusion? If I say I'm a king are you going to call me your highness? Actually, I am a king, and any future responses to me will be started with "your highness" or I will call you a bigot.
Ok watching with 0.75 speed to understand what she is saying. Troubled genious soul. Beyond helpable......
I’m surprised there aren’t more comments on how we learned more about the ‘real’ Rebecca in this ‘episode’ than any other. Rebecca is super beautiful, talented, intelligent, charismatic, and creative. But also a textbook example of how often America fails to help fellow humans - especially those battling poverty, mental health issues, addiction, discrimination, and feelings of ‘terminal uniqueness’/hopelessness. I definitely don’t have all the answers, but I’m glad Mark is trying to raise awareness and help when he can.
I am sorry but Rebecca is not super beautiful, talented , intelligent, charismatic, or creative . He is horrifically mentally ill & desperately needs medical help. In this video he is obscene & being horribly disrespectful to Mark. As someone stated he needs institutionalized. There is nothing Mark can give him that will help! PERIOD!
I'm surprised to see no comments about her revealing details about her real life before. I have to admit... as someone who was abused by a sibling... and as someone who has had a very soft heart for Rebecca... that was difficult to hear. I now wonder what her younger brother would have to say. We all watch these videos and pour our love onto Rebecca and think she has so much potential and we want help for her. But the reality may be that she is her brother's abuser. How many other mentally ill addicts who have never abused another human are out there needing help just as badly. Rebecca's brother may be in a similar state. Idk. I'm processing the video and my own feelings.
Wait this is the first time she's revealed anything about her family isn't it?! Finally after like two years of watching these videos???
I feel so sorry for Rebecca. Our government has discriminated against people in poverty, homeless, mental illness, elderly, Black people and Brown and Asian, people coming to U.S. from poor countries. The most wealthy country with no compassion. I hate it, the system that only takes care of the rich.
@@JM-nd9zf Ya woah, wait a second this is a perfect example because it's a real person, what is the government supposed to do to get this girl off drugs??
I’ve been following Rebecca’s journey since the beginning… and it is NOT headed in a good direction. Her last video really made me step back and realize her decline. Aside from the newly-obvious hunched posture and increased psychosis… she’s much less appreciative of the help Mark is offering.
I hate to say it, because I do believe she truly cares for Mark, but at this point, she is using him. She knows when she says “let’s go shopping”, Mark is going to buy her numerous clothing items, wigs, costume jewelry, etc. And that’s fine… because she deserves clean clothes just like anyone else. But what isn’t fine is these items, paid for by people here, are disposable to her. And then she asks for more and more. Clothes, phones, hotel rooms, clothes, phones, hotel rooms… it never ends.
In this video, she asks for help with citizenship. And that is HUGE. She probably doesn’t understand the complexity of it… but it might just be the process she needs to get straight. This is beyond drugs at this point. She needs to be institutionalized and treated completely… and then she can work towards citizenship. It truly might be the only thing that saves her.
I completely agree. I found the last video really annoying, spitting and constantly swearing and calling Mark a bitch. I know there are bigger issues but she is using Mark and to an extent, I hate to say this, but I think he is enabling her bad behaviour by giving her the things she can sell to continue the downward spiral.
Im sorry to say it but I feel maybe it's time for a lil tough love from Mark.He's just using you at this point,so sad because Mark is trying to help someone who isn't willing to help themselves and do the work it takes to save themselves,so sad.
Dual diagnosis facility.
I agree. It's difficult to watch. Entitled behaviour. Which before was never the case. Calling him Bitch 😢 get me this, get me that. No manners. That being said, fully understand major issues of mental health issues and drugs which could be contributing. But, honestly cringe the way she speak to him.
Agreed I just realized she isn't even a citizen and her family is in Egypt. How are they suppose to get a job or anything
The urgency that Rebecca asks for things is exactly like my 13 year old. Hilarious, manic, childlike and adult all at the same time.
I'm not seeing the humour in this situation.
@@EmEm78 its sad that there's a parent with this amount of lack of empathy.
@@EmEm782:36 ?
Yes mine is 14 lol I get it
So your kid is homeless and on drugs too?
No shoes, phone or hotel room will help Rebecca. He urgently needs medical and psychological care. I don't know how it works in the USA, but in Italy he would be hospitalized, even without his consent, because he really is killing himself. That is not life, he will just be found dead in the sidewalk one day. It's heartbreaking to see the state he is in 😢
Thank you Mark! You are highlighting the underlying issues, the root causes for these individuals downfalls and downward spirals. I wish so bad there was more help out there. Thank you for advocating for the unheard and disregarded. Blessings to you and your family
It's very easy for us to keep thinking and talking about people helping pr coming to our rescue, when it's our choices that gets us jammmed up...our upbringing, trauma are not meant to turn us into self sabotaging monsters, but to learn from it and become better people...The world isn't gon get better, people have to get better to stay aloat in a world that's spilling...eveb the government are humans and have got their own minds screwed to some degree, just the way they serve the public...they've got their personal battles and demons they fighting...The only one that can be saved from drowning is the one sticking out their hands ro be pulled out.
@@eddiepriceless5879wow. I would love to live in your world.....
What are you babbling about? THERE IS HELP out there for addicts but they don't WANT help. When you have a person, a patsy like Mark, "his" addicts will stay addicted because he gives them what they NEED and WANT: drugs/money. But in general junkies stay addicted. The more a person does drugs, heavy drugs, the more their brain chemistry changes, their brain becomes reliant on substance, their brain only knows drugs and that's it.
😢please take Rebecca somewhere safe
To be taken care of xxx
Its beyond just interviews now
😮😢🥺💔
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Marc is neither a Saint nor an evil person praying on the weak and vulnerable. I think he is an artist and he loves what he is doing and finds purpose and satisfaction in it. Its absurd when people in the comments either want to advise him on how to deal with these people or accuse him of exploiting them. After dealing with those types of people for years I think its fair to say that he knows what he is doing.
EXACTLY. Someone gets it!! Look at this photo portraits of these individuals. Obviously he gets attached but people are missing the point because people are inserting themselves in it
@@blahblog4322 So what’s the solution? You’ve been slamming people in the comments for expressing their thoughts and feelings without offering what you feel is the correct course of action for Rebecca.
they don't have one. it's easy to take the moral high ground when you can't contribute anything to the discussion@@Jamie.Starr1958
@@blahblog4322 who said anything about love?
Mark is documenting ppl who aren’t being documented as individuals, not just their worse trait.
“Drugs are all I have in life” that statement is so profound.
At this point, it appears as though these two are using each other. It really is an unhealthy relationship, in my opinion. As a recovering alcoholic, WANTING to get help was mandatory.
Rebecca has become very “entitled” lately. It’s time for tough love Mark. ❤️
Facts
Just child like. Naughty and mischievous.
The amount of honesty and transparency from Rebecca in this one has me flabbergasted.
@blahblog4322 haha truth. This person is an annoying feind, I've met them. Not a nice, fun and downtrodden person.
@@chriskyle9713tired of seeing mark uploading this clown: he obviously doesn’t want to change
@@CS-xn6vb I don’t think he is capable of making that decision… like a person that is so plastered isn’t capable of consenting to sex…. He needs a guardian…. Until he actually is capable of thinking for himself….
@@CS-xn6vb yes exactly and he’s wasting all of his money on a lost cause. This just shows you how much Mark has if he can take care of someone that appreciates picking his feet. He just wants water, math I don’t even know, but it gets views, and puts bags in Mark’s bank account.
This individual has never opened up like this ever. The fact Rebecca gave her real name and asked for a citizenship is literally a TRUE cry for help from someone who knows they can't even help themselves. Rebecca is near the end but wants to keep living, Ismail Seoudi is crying for help. If only we would all just stop commenting, Mark organize a meet up for people in the LA area, and force Rebecca into an institution in a cell, detoxing and being fed. Get this person at a bare minimum of humanity otherwise with this type of honesty in this video I fear the end is near.
I love the Rebecca episodes. Whenever I see a new one is available - instant play.
Wow @6:24 Rebecca just calls it exactly like it is. She realizes she’s got the power in this relationship now. She’s the money maker.
I am so disheartened at the fact so many mental facilities have been closed in this nation. Instead of investing into hiring qualified ppl that want to work in this field and with nobody creating programs or housing facilities that can change lives, they close them and leave beautiful people like Rebecca out here without adequate support. My heart goes out to you Rebecca. I pray you pull through eventhough I know the reality. 🥺💔
Jails are now mental health facilities and jails are just band-aid solutions that do not address the root cause, being our capitalist system and its part in all this.
I agree. Illegals immigrants are more important in our country. Homeless mental ill people are the last priority.
Mark, you have gone above and beyond to help. I feel Rebecca is the only one that needs to be held responsible from this point on. You cannot help people that truly don’t want to accept help. I feel Rebecca is taking advantage of your kindness, and that infuriates me to no end. God bless you Mark…you have tried.
I totally agree with you! Rebecca is running, Mark!
Agreed.
I don't think Rebecca is taking advantage of Mark. She ( preference) is truly sick. Not responsible for actions or behaviors.
@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc I'm not saying that there isn't something mentally wrong, but he's very manipulating and knows how to run Mark as needed!
When did she start acting so entitled to Mark's help? 🥺 I LOVE Rebecca. Every time her videos come up, i have to know how shes doing and omg. The decline..... Its heartbreaking. With meds and a sober life, she could SOAR. Ohhhh, how we would love to see it happen! Mark, your patience and kindness is unmatched. Dont give up. ❤️
Doubtful
She does very bratty
It's good mark is setting some firm boundaries
she's talking like that because she's peaking on meth, lol. she's just being a dick because it makes you act like a dick.
source: am a dick
If he would get his shit together, he'd really be a good looking man. He's got that Ricky Martin look .... Just sayin folks.
I have so much empathy for Mark. You can hear it in his voice. This is hearing his heart. I fear we will see Rebecca die soon. 😢
Oh, my God. I was thinking that too, but I didn't want to say it.
Rebecca used to be my favorite SWU “character” but it’s getting harder and harder to watch their videos. The anger and abuse they spew constantly now are unbearable. Watching and listening to the way they treat you so horribly is incredibly hard to stomach. You’ve done so much to help them and they just seem to take it for granted & demand more & more. Rebecca needs a lot of serious help before they can even be in a clear enough mind to know what they actually want out of life. It’s so heartbreaking. They have so much potential but when it gets like this it’s hard to know whether the drugs are exasperating the mental health and if getting clean would even help. It’s hard to know unless or until there’s an extensive period of sobriety, which seems impossible. 💔 Rebecca you’re breaking our fucking hearts!!! PLEASE accept help 🙏🏼
She*
Not their*
I whole-heartedly agree. Rebecca was the reason I started watching Soft White Underbelly. Initially I viewed "her" as gentle, highly intelligent, creative, and full of potential. My friends and I donated generously and wanted nothing more than to see Rebecca succeed. Drugs or not, this aspect of Rebecca's character is vile. I hate hearing her call Mark names and am repulsed by how condescending and entitled "she" is. Intensive psychiatric treatment combined with long-term drug rehabilitation would be the greatest update.
Rebecca is a she.
For real it’s getting old w her make some kind of progress at least
I agree. It's gotten to the point where I'm not sure why people watch someone's decline for entertainment. We watch hoping someone will start to self reflect and climb out of the hole. We watched accepting that she wont change, but now, I just can't anymore. It's the same shit over and over. The ungratefulness is what has officially turned me away. Changing is a responsibility lots of people just don't want.
You are a good man!!!... I learned to understand and forgive my brother because of your videos!!!
I now understand my own mental health / trauma / adhd too!!
❤❤❤❤❤
💝
I couldn’t watch anymore. This breaks my heart!!!
Same here at a few minutes in.
I was on the bus (the 10) today riding along Melrose when Rebecca attempted to get on. Sadly she was so high and distraught to the point that the driver refused to let her on. Wanted to jump out and give her a hug, but unfortunately she needs a lot more than that. Praying for Rebecca
She truly needs to be swept away to a remote location and locked Ina room with access to food and water only lol. I know how insane that sounds, but like, I feel as if she was able to stay clean for at least 2 weeks she'd maybe have a chance. Being thrown in a jail cell for 48hrs or maybe 5 days is not enough time.
Him... That is a man.
Driver sounds based. Nobody riding that bus wants to be around a homeless person high out of their mind
She👏is👏not👏a👏woman. Stop👏propping👏up👏this👏nonsense👏nobody👏is👏giving👏you👏points👏for👏this👏
Please don't attempt to hug complete strangers that would be very weird.
I don't think recovery is in the cards anymore. Who knows if that has ever even been an option for Rebecca. Mental illness isn't necessarily something people can just recover from, especially when we don't know just how severe it may be in this particular case. Many homeless people are mentally ill first, drug addicts second. It's a harsh reality and it's super difficult to watch, but thank you Mark for showing us what it looks like. Please stay safe bro! Your work is leaving a positive impact on the world 🙏
Yes, that was the case for my paranoid schizophrenic son. He was chronically homeless for YEARS and we couldn't force treatment legally. He was under a conservatorship for one year and his brain chemistry was balanced, he made sense and could carry on a normal conversation, it was sincerely a gift. He died this last May from a Fentanyl overdose, the system failed him.
@@justmyopinion2This is in the USA I presume? I’m incredibly sorry for your loss. My grandfathers didn’t fight Imperial Japan and the Nazis so future generations could watch their children die on the streets from mental illness and addiction.
Our country failed your son big time.
🙏🙏
@@ryanjofre, yes, the USA. Thank you! Society has declined at a rapid rate since those wars, sadly. We have a MAJOR system failure and unless some laws are amended and care facilities are built, this trend will continue to get worse. 💔
You must not know the name Jesus Christ.
This is so much more than drugs. As a psych RN, I see this all the time. Meds stabilize it, then the work can be done. Trying to reason with her now is never going to work. I’m so sad to see that Rebecca isn’t getting mental health help. Without citizenship and insurance it is very difficult.
Those meds is like walking through hell…when placed on it so suddenly…….it’s a wing on situation…at least make sure that the person of interest isnot suicidal nor homicidal before feeding the that person that mysterious drug…..what may look as if it works for one …do not necessarily means that it will work for all …..individuals…….meds have side effects that goes deeper than vomit……bodywise weight changes.. mood swings…those meds cause…irregularities in eating sleeping and communicating…and not always the best first choice..…and as someone in the practice of giving advice..it’s common sense..to provide a seat 💺 and let others speak for one self for change ….by listening to his needs…….the start of at least breaking the ice.before..acting like you are his master and he don’t have a say…that medication takes an Individual through a whole different direction then what you can imagine…..if sue ain’t suicidal she will be..if Paul ain’t always angry..he will be….if …Sharonda….is up all day… and after taking the meds ….she will be tired and really not eating properly in a timely healthy manner…..spending most of her time ….sleeping missing ….out on living life………so the point is… medication 💊 isnot always the answer ….shoving mystery pills on him…that’s just like saying…shoot first and let’s see if his body can handle the surgery,..that’s just like using someone one as personal research…and taking risks and chances that you don’t have to have life with on-a daily basis...that’s called playing roulette with someone else life……and that is wrong and illegal and unjust…and not a friendly example ..
as a patient you've helped nobody everyone and i mean everyone just says whatever they have to to get out of there
Through all of these videos, her balance on the stool is amazing!
You are so great Mark. The way Rebecca immediatly get´s out of her zone when she sees you, lovely, she's so thankfull for having you
*HE *HIM
*He
@@noneyabidness196right. Idk where the ‘she’ comes from clearly this is a man. he’s feminine and flamboyant but still a dude
How do u know he's thankful. I think he seems ungrateful
Or he. Idc. Whatever she/he feels like. 🙂
Sounds ungrateful but when she/he's lying on the streets totally lost and sees Mark, you can see immediatly how hard she/he needs him.
Mark also watch out for yourself, Rebecca is in a very bad state and can unwillingly hurt you very much, I hope you don't take it too hard on yourself because you're doing a great job
I really hope Rebecca gets it together. The only reason seeing Rebeccas videos makes me happy is to know Rebecca is still alive.
Most definitely ❤❤❤❤
@@TheFoxyshadeShe needs to get off of drugs.
Agreed 💯
@@nana73carol46go away!!!! It's easy because it's not you, it's not your child! 🤨😡
@@nana73carol46 you realize it is possible for people to change right? Sorry not everyone is "perfect" like you. Lol
Mark, I can hear in your voice you're tired - Nobody would blame you. In the UK, Rebecca would be sectioned and taken to a safe place to recover free of charge whether she wanted to go or not. It's a shame it isn't the same in the US - she is so vulnerable and beyond help.
This is the problem. She's not capable of deciding things for herself, but since she's an adult and hasn't committed a crime, nothing will be done for her. Maybe mark needs to talk to a lawyer and find a creative way to get her committed to a hospital. This is way past hoping she tries a rehab for drugs.
She can be 5150ed which is a law in California for adults that are not capable of taking care of themselves and are a harm to themselves
@@rageintothelight ok. Who decides that and how does it happen?
@@waitaminute2015Hasn't commited a crime? Uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Nothing would happen if rebecca was in the UK. The UK doesn’t care about homeless people anymore than the US does
Could you imagine putting this man in a movie playing himself in a scene for 2 minutes. He'd win an Oscar
yeah Apocalypse Now
He would forget the lines
I watched this twice from beginning to end and I’m not going to lie, there were moments with Rebecca I just couldn’t help but crack up so hard😂. From calling herself an employee to asking for help with citizenship. I know this is a sad case, but he really has all the makings of being a highly intelligent person and his delivery and accurate responses are rapid fire.
Mark should offer him his own channel documenting his recovery. I would watch it. Rebecca deserves a chance at success and great health. Start with detox and then so on and so forth.
When Mark offered to buy “phones” Rebecca says, “Thank you, Mr. Rockefeller,” and bats his eyes haha! Very quick witted and very accurate responses, especially for someone who spent childhood years in Middle East country (I’m guessing).
@@Daddycausingchaos no need to reinforce the fact that I already acknowledged that this is a sad situation. It still doesn’t negate the fact that Rebecca can be funny and witty. Mark laughed at some comments, I laughed, and I’m sure others as well. It is what it is.
She doesn’t know her potential but we see it so clearly and that breaks my heart!
I can’t watch this Sh** anymore.. I’m done with Mark trying to help him. He needs the police to pick him up and take him to the mental ward for a LONG LONG TIME IF NOT FOREVER!!
That would be lovely if Rebecca had ANY interest in recovery at all
It lowkey broke my heart the way Rebecca yelled “Mark!!” When she noticed mark. You could see the spark in her eye come back for a split second as she realizes she’s not forgotten about
Yeah because he gets his next hit. Notice how he was immediately a dick to mark, as he called out.
I realize he likes to go by the name Rebecca, but clearly “he’s” a man.
@@loriallen4662 Transgender who identifies as Rebecca a female.
I pray neither of you ever have to deal with anyone you love going through addiction or struggling with being in the wrong body. Rebecca clearly is struggling, I think fighting over whether we should be using he or she pronouns is NOT the issue here. Please get it together.
He's a man,
Mark you are a very compassionate person, fairly rare to find. Your work really open peoples eyes and hearts to understanding and not judging people
He is reaping a healthy reward from making these videos, and the amount of money that he pays to get Ishmel things and shelter doesn’t exceed the amount of profits he gets from TH-cam. Mark seems like a nice guy and he is but he also has the entrepreneur mindset and he will never let someone with only 40,000 views take advantage of him. Old ladies and single white females eat this shit up and they look at him like a lost soul, and they want to help him like a lost puppy. It’s that simple to see and Mark helping this lost puppy makes them love him even more because they want to help also
No one dreams of living life on the street or the places drug use will take a person or the trauma that may make drug use dull the pain of trauma or symptoms of mental illness. Rebecca undoubtedly has known great emotional pain. Mark's thumbnail of her captures the inner torment she experiences. Thank for valuing her and trying to help her even though she's not been in a state to utilize that help to improve her life. Some of the most important acts in life are those which don't appear to have a return and affect people we don't even meet. Thank you, Mark, for seeing Rebecca's humanity. I pray that she will turn her life around and that we'll get to celebrate her victories over what lead her to where she is now!
Mark, I am a therapist (LCSW) and I’d be happy to provide services to Rebecca for free but of course, she must be able and willing to receive them. I’ll be here whenever that may be. ♥️
What a kind thing to offer. I hope Mark sees this and saves your information.
@@blahblog4322 I've wondered about this as well. No way Rebecca can be expected to consent to having all this content shared, therefore it's exploitative no matter how well intentioned.....
@@AlexIan8854tbh I feel like one day she may just look back at this and the shame will cause a relapse... She is very proud but moving somewhere will cause so much distress due to the mass production of these videos. I appreciate Mark, but Rebecca is incognizant during these videos.
Awesome therapist , can't tell a man from a woman.
Stop saying “she” a true therapist knows not to feed into the delusion , that’s a dude that has been severely abused as a child and has multiple personalities and on crystal meth , stop perpetuating the lie that society is pushing on everyone . Nobody ever told him he was a strong capable man and was most likely emasculated his entire life
I feel for your safety in times like this, Mark. Be careful and keep doing your thing
I agree. Rebecca is too much for me.
Rebecca is clearly too much for Rebecca too.
(And I worry for Marks safety when he spins out of control like this. I’m afraid one day there will be a tragic headline bc Rebecca reacted bc of meth psychosis or something similar/just as dangerous.
I honestly also think at this point it’s not helping it’s enabling.
yes, this also came thru my mind
@@oktoberina I agree. I can't say it breaks my heart, but it's hard not to feel for someone seeing them live like this, even if it is by free will.
Mark knows what he’s gotten himself into.
Every time Mark posts a new video I’m amazed Rebecca is still alive. Surely not for much longer I fear.
My heart hurts for her .... thank you Mark for helping her 😭
I get energetically drained just watching Rebecca through my phone sometimes. I can’t imagine how draining it is for you in person Mark. You are strong for doing this. Being compassionate to someone so deep into drugs (and possibly drug induced psychosis) is so difficult. I did it with my best friend who reminds me so much of Rebecca. An opinionated, music infatuated fashionista who was hooked on meth just like Rebecca is. He used to call me and tell me cameras were installed in his lightbulbs and that people were following him all the time. It was SO hard, but I didn’t give up on him. Today, my best friend is 5 years clean from meth now, living abroad in his own place and doing amazing. If he can do it, our friend Rebecca can too. She’s not “too far gone” as a lot of people are claiming here. My friend was just as deep into drugs and just as out of his mind and he completely turned his life around in one year. There’s absolutely hope for Rebecca.
That's true there's always hope that he can change...I don't know how mark does it...I would get too frustrated with him... especially how he keeps yelling and then calling him a bitch and other names...I know it's the drugs...but I would only be able to take so much disrespect...I would love to see how he is all cleaned up, sober and healthy looking..I bet he'd look really nice all cleaned up and in his right state of mind and if he has a mental Illness, on the right meds and happy... there's somebody out there related to him that love him... not just Mark
I feel so bad for both Rebecca and Mark. Sadly, I doubt our Rebecca will live much longer if she doesn't change her entire lifestyle.. the damage caused from drugs is probably permanent. 😢😢
true story. I always get excited when I see a Rebecca clip but can barely make it to the end cause i'm wiped out.
How did your friend get clean and sober? That's so encouraging to hear!
@@WZech-ly8dm He got clean because he lost everything and then almost lost his life being around the wrong people, enabling his addiction. He decided to secretly move into his mothers and taper off of meth and started leaning in more towards marijuana as maintenance (not substitution) for the anxiety that has always riddled him his whole life from past traumas. As he tapered off meth, he spent an entire year in solitude at his mothers house to reflect and get his brain close to where it used to be with lots of therapy and meetings. After that year, he wanted to start testing the waters and living his new life as a sober person. And he did! It was an emotional roller coaster ride because you’re in the middle of the crazy life you have been living and the life you actually want to have. But If you are mentally ready for the jump, with lots of love and a good support system, anything is possible. But I think even without all the extras, having the WILL to do it is more powerful than anything else. It takes more than a few months, as it is an entire life change. But it is absolutely possible for anyone with the determination to do it.
I feel like this is the first time Rebecca has truthfully spoken about her family and a small portion of her childhood. I so hope you can find them Mark, this often feels like watching Amanda all over again and I can see how invested you are but I can also see how draining it is becoming. In shaa allah you continue and find a way out of this life for Rebecca aka Ismail. Although I'm in the UK, I'm a consistent fan and happy to help where I can!
His
@@Idolhands360 shut up weirdo
You as a Muslim are referring a he to she. Don’t contribute to illness 😅
That's a man. Stop with the she insanity. Don't affirm his delusion.
Rebecca cracks me up with her wit and humor, even though she's high as a kite. I sincerely hope Rebecca can get on the road to recovery because it would be such a shame if not. Rebecca truly has a lot to offer the world.
It’s not a she. Rebecca is a man. Way to add to his misery by playing along with his mental struggles.
@@manhours1being trans is the least of her problems
@@slorinda HER????!!!
@@manhours1 correct
@@manhours1 ur so weird bro
I remember an interview from a couple years ago, Mark asked Rebecca what her greatest fear was and she replied saying it was physical pain. It’s honestly unfortunate and disheartening that physical pain has taken over her everyday life!
That's so sad. God bless him.
*his
@@documentaryno.1802 huh?
@@documentaryno.1802Perhaps he purposely tortures himself due to shame and guilt for doing that to his younger brother.
@@documentaryno.1802 how do you know she abused her brother? I seem to remember a video where she indicated there were inappropriate 'situations' with the brother, but we don't know the details of who abused who. She mentioned the mother was abusive so it's possible she forced situations. We just don't know for sure.
That is by far one of the most moving pictures and one of the most telling pictures I've ever seen on this channel Mark. I will remember to pray for her because she does really needs help. And have you ever seen anyone so grateful just for water??
You are awesome mark. So very patient. I hope and pray Rebecca gets the help she needs
I have seen every single video of Rebecca and I learned more about them in this one than all the other ones put together.
As much as I love seeing Rebecca and having these regular updates, I can't help but feel like at this point Rebecca is using you and being enabled a bit too much by you Mark. Not that your intention is to be an enabler, but Rebecca knows that she can just sit and wait for you and you will help her with her feet or go buy a new dress or a wig, or food. It's mentioned by Rebecca in the beginning that this is rock bottom but it doesn't seem to be rock bottom enough. I was so hopeful at the end of the last video that she would get some type of real help and am sad to see her yet again wailing over the pain in her feet. Please Mark, for Rebecca's sake, don't buy her anything anymore, don't pay her to do these videos. The only way someone with this severe of an addiction will finally do something about it is if they're forced to, which I know you already know. I think it's an uncomfortable truth that the way to help most of the people on the street who are capable of being helped is by abandoning them and allowing them to either get help or let their addictions take them. This is coming from my experience of 5+ years in the industry. It may feel good to bring them food and think we're helping them but we're not. They know they can just sit on the street and someone will drive by with a bite to eat or supplies. Unfortunately to truly save the small percentage that can still be saved, we have to stop helping them and put them in the position that they have to choose to help themselves or die.
AMEN
Mental illness is what you didn't mention in your comment, and i think that's a big part of the problem here. Why would Mark leave Rebecca be, when it is clear that she suffers from a mental illness? Rebecca has said she has a mental illness, so how to just let her figure it out for herself?
I enabled my brother in law. Had him in a whole new wardrobe, cell phone and a roof over his head and he just took advantage and stole is now in prison for 6yrs.
@@thematriarchy2075 I considered mentioning mental health, but that’s on a case by case basis. And yes, absolutely anyone suffering from schizophrenia, or any other mental disorder needs help. However, our laws have made it such that we can’t force those people to get help either. Again, my comment goes to say that everyone wants to save everyone. But in reality we can only save a small percentage of the people who are on the street right now. Do you actually think Rebecca is ever going to be able to hold down a job? Do you think Rebecca is ever going to be able to live on her own, bathe herself, feed herself, pay bills on time? The sad reality is most likely not. The same is unfortunately true for the vast majority of people on skid row and everywhere else in the country who have been allowed to sit on the streets for years and melt their brains with drugs. There is no going back for those people. There is no happy ending for someone who has spent the last 15 years living in a tent, high on fentanyl. I often hear people say that the homeless just need housing and if we gave them a place to live they would be fine. I think Rebecca shows that that isn’t true. Mark has several times given her temporary housing and she squanders it repeatedly. When I worked in a homeless shelter, we had people who had to choose between drugs and their children. I’ll never forget the day I came into work, and one of the mothers living in the shelter OD’d. She left her two young daughters completely by themselves, they had no father figure to speak of. She knew what would happen to her children if she continued to use drugs, she didn’t care. Now those little girls have to live the rest of their lives knowing their mom chose another hit over being there for them. Drug addicts are not evil, and some can be helped if they want to be. Laws need to be reformed to allow the courts to intervene on a mentally ill person’s behalf when they aren’t able to do so themselves. We won’t fix homelessness and drug addiction by supplying them with food and clean needles.
And neither your long paragraphs help homeless people with mental illness. Atleast Mark is feeding him/her taking care of them.. what have you done beside judging someone else?
It’s almost like Rebecca is stuck in a time , place and body that only drugs can help her escape. She is absolutely brilliant, praying for positive change❤ so heartbreaking
Him, help him escape lol.
He is boring and getting more and more pathetic
*his
I’m so glad to see she’s alive. We can’t help but love this person.
Thank you for all you do Mark. You are amazing!
The fact that 95% of people say "her" and "Rebecca" in the comments followed by the "love" statements and how much they "care" for this man really says alot. Your apart of the problem this man has. You are coming Into agreement with his mental health disease and by not correcting him and letting him know its a LIE, and he is not a she!! Yall making him feel like he really must be a woman because yall keep talking to him like one... it's so beyond me how many people can't see that.
@@Cheese_crackers I agree with you. I really want him to get better. And I wish people would stop supporting in a myopic way.
@@Cheese_crackers *"Weaponized compassion"
When people really don't know how to make people happy; they'll do anything. Even feed into a delusion because it's the path of least resistance.
“She?” He’s not a “she,” stop feeding the delusion and mental illness, it’s sad.
@@Cheese_crackers you got hate in your heart for your fellow human being brother evaluate yourself
My guess is that, one day Mark, you're going to get completely fed up of doing this over and over and over for this person. When that day comes, and when you drive by and decide not to help, it's really going to hurt. It'll eat you up. You're going to feel like you've abandoned someone. But the truth is, you're wasting time and resources on someone who clearly wants nothing from you but what you can give to feed their addictions. There are so many others out there that you probably CAN save, with similar efforts. The ones that aren't too far gone yet. This person is too far gone. You're like a medic in the battlefield, and while there are others injured that could make it, this person's wounds are clearly incurable at this point. It's okay to move on. You did all that you, or anyone, could.
ISMAIL SEOUDI!! Rebecca’s actual name. It’s astonishing that people are not talking about how much information about her true self she actually revealed in this video. If you’ve been following Rebecca’s videos, you’ll know that there was deep trauma that’s happened in her past for her to start self medicating (drug use) and live out this completely different character. A visa overstay? LGBT persecution in the Middle East?
I know in recent interviews she and her situation have become really harsh to watch but I truly hope Mark doesn’t give up on her yet and tries a different approach in trying to help her - because her story is important and clearly a lot more complex . 🙏🏽
Also, it kinda makes sense now! Rebecca is not an American living homeless in America -with American family/friends. She is an illegal immigrant - ALONE - who in her very early 20s - tried to seek asylum in the US (fled their country due to human rights violations, maybe LGBT related) - now living homeless - with no one, no citizenship rights, no money and mental health and substance addiction issues. Her problems extend way pass something a wig, phone and dresses could ever fix.
He needs to be committed and/or deported. Problem solved - problem staying solved.
She /he has given different names in the past,,,,
I don’t think R is from Egypt. I know several Egyptians who live here now and they have discernible accents. R has zero accent.
He
Mark has a big heart ,continuously helping someone like this❤
"What are you gonna do for my birthday? Fuck." --Rebecca, 2023
This dude is off his rockers and need’s more help then mark can provide. Based on this interview he’s become entitled to marks help and not greatful.
Rockers 😊
Agreed
Seeing Rebecca like this is so heartbreaking! Mark, you have the patience of a saint lol because all the name calling & disrespectful things she says would’ve had me cutting off the camera & putting her out lol. Despite it all, I truly wish she gets the help she needs before it’s too late. She’s still young & has so much life left to live. I’m really praying she gets to reach her full potential before she leaves this earth
That is a man. A severely mentally ill man and continuing to let him believe anything else but the truth is very detrimental to his physical and mental health. HE is going to die very soon unless he gets the help he needs or decides himself to change. If mark cannot help him I’m not sure if anybody is going to be able to in time to save his life…
Stop referring to him as a woman ffs
@@buttsniffa7469 We can clearly see Rebecca is male but he prefers “she” pronouns so that’s what I’ll refer to her as. It’s not hurting me so why not
@@Docinlove Do you really make a point to play along with delusions? Do you tell a pedo that he did nothing wrong because he believes a child knows what they want? Draw a line early, buddy!
@@Docinlovevirtue signaling is gross and doesn’t help anyone. Why do you people insist on living in a make-believe, delusion-filled world?
I honestly feel that Mark should STOP filming Rebecca at this point. This is because we all now know what her problem is and what she is like. Rebecca has now become a SPECTACLE subject to click bait. Mark can certainly keep up with Rebecca and continue to try to help her as much as possible. In the meantime, Mark should also contact the EGYPTIAN EMBASSY or CONSULATE in L.A. Now that we know that Rebecca's birth name is ISMAIL SEOUDI who was born in CAIRO, EGYPT. The Embassy/Consulate will try to help Mark track down Rebecca's parents.
100% agree
100%
They will not help him. He would likely be particularly _wounded_ for his sexual preferences.
He has better options with Mark.
but how do we know Mark hasnt tried?
Are you kidding? Egypt has some of the most severe punishments for this type of behaviour. Rebecca's parents would most likely not want to be contacted.
Rebecca’s decline is so sad. I hope one day she will turn things around. Listening to her speak …she sounds like a very smart person whose life is completely controlled by substances. I will always have hope!❤
Yes so many intelligent people end up like HIM
I am rooting for Rebecca all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thank you Mark for always showing up.
It’s crazy he always starts interviews with “how was your childhood?” And they go into detail about their parents and upbringing, but with Rebecca it’s become a frequent update and we are just now finding out her origin and who her parents are. I see this series becoming something big.
Rebecca has told many different stories on where she's from, etc.
HE, TAKE A GOOD LOOK, IT'S A MAN
@@joanjarrette8691everything going on in this video and you’re concerned with how Rebecca identifies? Wow.
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They have mentioned it before. It's just usually quick and in the middle of a rant about 20 other things. I remember Rebecca saying they are from Egypt.
Watching someone other than a loved one behave this same way has taught me a few things and I thank you for this content mark.