Honestly this is really sad. The fact she tried to get help and called the police herself indicates she had a moment of lucidity during a psychotic break. I can't imagine going through that. Hope she gets help, grew up loving her on TV.
I can’t imagine how hard it’s been for Amanda. Her ‘golden acting career’ ended ages ago but all of her trauma and deterioration of her mental and physical health have lingered for her for so long.
Thank you for this, my son was first hospitalized at 15, he died last week less than 2 weeks after his 31st b'day. He suffered from schizophrenia and drug addiction and lived in the streets for 18 months. He checked himself in to the hospital a few times and had insurance but they never kept him...even with an EOD (5150) hold. It's a sad situation. He lived in OK, where mental health care is abysmal. Thank you for bringing this to light. I wish many more influencers and politicians would address it. It's a very serious problem in this country, and looking the other way or pretending it doesn't exist (until there is a mass shooting) is not the way to address it. I hope your brother is doing well and is stable.
So sorry for your loss! May God keep you and bless you! And you’re right about the mental health care in OK! As the mother of a special needs child, I can attest to that, as we’ve had to fight to even get an IEP, much less proper care. It’s truly sad.
@Master Monkey Exactly. The whole "mental health" thing is nothin' but an extremely desperate play. Couple years before she was claimin' it, she was tryin' to out grunge Lohan. Lohan goes under, her first play fails, she vanishes for awhile. Comes back and had suddenly "always been crazy". Wasn't nothin' but tryin' to break type. NOW it's nothin' but the struggle to stay relevant.
Dude I thought she retired gracefully from the spotlight. So sad she is a shell of herself. I really hope she gets the help she needs before she self destructs
I simply cannot understand why any parent would allow their child anywhere near Hollywood. It's been an open secret for, literally, DECADES that people in power who make casting decisions were the worst kind of predators.
I read “I’m Glad my Mom Died” by Jeannette McCurdy … Her mom wanted to be an actress, but was never able to be one … so when she had a daughter, she decided she’d be an actress. I imagine a lot of show business parents do this - they’re vicariously living out their acting dreams through their children.
If I had to guess, the majority just don't realize OR think their little price/princess is special & it won't happen to them! There are some that don't care, or think the "price" is worth it, but I believe(or want to believe)that those are the minority.
@@ShinyNailrat-yy5yp I’m sure it’s not everyone. But IMO, even if it’s a small amount of children who are abused, that’s too much; & parents should really take all safety precautions necessary if their kids become child actors.
Grew up watching her as a kid on The Amanda show and several other Nickelodeon programs. Loved her back then and even now. I hope she gets the support she needs from people that actually care.
@@TheSteeVeau yeah. She was far and away one of the standouts of that show. All my friends and I would sit and wait for any skit involving her because she was so funny
I quite literally was dumped on the street after my first 5150 hold for attempting to unalive myself when i was barely 18. I was in and out of shelters and mental health facilities, until i got some stability when i married my husband of 18 years. I still struggled with self medicating due to childhood trauma, but increasingly got better. I do believe that had my parents that adopted me as a BABY been there to help me through the hard times, and mental health problems, i could have gotten better faster. It wasn't until just a few years ago, that i was healed from my trauma. It has been a long hard journey, and i have the most amazing husband to stick it out and help me through. Sometimes it's not chemical, but severe trauma, and if that's the case what's needed is support and therapy. My life is harder now than ever, but i am very happy and at peace with who i am and what i have been through. God changed my life and now i can deal with things like a normal person. I pray for people out there that had or have parents like mine that find it embarrassing to have a child with mental healthy issues, that they have someone in their life to be there and support them. And that doesn't give up.
Wow. I am so glad that you are okay and I am so happy that you found Jesus! He really is the best, and even more than that. God bless you, and I hope that someone who is in a similar situation sees this and is given hope ❤
@@Mindstorming94 Yep. They don't talk to me anymore. I am totally better now, but i was an embarrassment to them, and it was better for their reputation to cut me out and talk about how horrible i was. Even made up stuff about me and my husband. WILD. Took me a long to time to deal with the trauma from it all, and i wouldn't be okay now, had i not found Jesus!
My boyfriend has it and I hate what the medicine does to him (side effects) but I will nag him to take it because I'd rather be a nag then have something horrible happen to him. Bless you.
With therapy you can learn to overcome even full blown hallucinations over the years. Don't subscribe to a med only treatment, hopefully you are not. Good luck. Pshizophrenic people at one time were taken care of by society and looked to for religious and philosophical clarity. Your role isn't already made and you never know the way you may be able to relieve suffering in this world.
th-cam.com/video/BUtwr_6sFw4/w-d-xo.html My husband has it and I’m hopeful he will someday not need meds. The long term side effects are not something I want him to have to deal with.
And yes the hallucinations and the voices of my alters are different and I can tell them apart bc alters are inside my head and hallucinations sound like ambient sound
I grew up watching Amanda Bynes on All That and The Amanda Show. I absolutely loved her and still have a special place for her in my heart. It was absolutely upsetting to see people mock her when she was having her legal troubles and having that infamous Twitter meltdown (which people definitely encouraged). I'm glad to hear she's getting help and hope she keeps on working on her mental health.
I was held in hospital for three weeks due to a manic episode. It started as the 51-50 hold. It saved my life but after 18 months I don’t think I’ll ever be the same. Crazy how much mental illness can permanently change you.
An immediate family member of mine was put on a 51/50 for literally the same reason back in 2018. Wandering around naked in the snow, refusing to speak. Turns out they were diagnosed schizophrenic. This is something everyone should keep in mind if you know someone with psychiatric illnesses, check on them, keep an eye on them, until some other way to handle it is discovered.
Psychiatric illness..? Keep telling yourself that, your doctor will never be able to heal this, only give you pills for the rest of your life. It's a spiritual illness, and you'll see more and more and more of that. Satan's flood, ever heard of it..?
My mom suffered from depression and schizophrenia since the day I was born. Never had a Mom. I was always a babysitter. Had to feed and bathe my mother every day. Hard thing to take when you are a man.
My friends who has a heart of golds life was like that as a teenager, running the house, looking after her alcoholic mother😔. Tough time for such young people. Anyway, thanks for sharing, take care ❤
Reminds me of that episode by JoKoy where his mom yelled for him while she was in the toilet and all his friends were there. Because she wanted him to bring her the tapo.
About 10 years ago I had a psychotic break. I was wondering the streets in psychosis for an entire day and night. Didn't know who I was, where I was, hallucinations like you cannot believe. Fortunately police found me and took me to a station and just let me sit there until I came back to reality. Still to this day, thinking about it is the scariest thing I've ever experienced...
As a society we need to take this seriously. It’s one of those things that people don’t wanna talk about but need to if these are the numbers we’re looking at. Just say something folks, don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it, even if you think no one cares because there people out there that will listen.
I feel immense sadness when I read stories of how messed up child stars are when they become adults. I even feel creeped out watching children on-screen because I can't shake the question of whether they're being abused by the adults around them. I pray Amanda (and all the others) will find healing in Christ. I take comfort in knowing that even if the abusers don't face justice in this life, they will in the next.
Its okay to put your child in movies as long as parents are around activities on set and place limits on how many projects they take on so their child can just be a kid. It seems like a lot of Hollywood parents are either living vicariously through their children or else just looking at the money.
Schneider was known to be verbally abusive to his employees and to his actors on his show. Very volatile. He’d scream at the camera man if he didn’t like the camera angle. He kept his crew working for extremely long hours; he was a perfectionist. The fact he kept taking pictures of his actor’s feet.
I'm black and I grew up watching Nick dreaming of being on the show with them. My favorite character was the "I like eggs" girl from the girl's room. It's sick and sad to realize these beautiful and talented young girls were being abused behind closed door. Everytime I see Amanda my heart break, I think she lived with Dan Schneider for a couple of year while she was a kid. That alone is enough to make my stomach turn
Thanks for talking about this. I used to work in a psychiatric hospital so, I have seen these issues everyday. Amanda Bynes is just one of the many people affected by severe mental health issues. These people who are suffering deserve our respect, care, and community.
“I gave her some money” Imagine the will power it takes to give a child superstar millionaire pocket change, and imagine the humbling that happens when she accepts it. Addiction doesn’t care who you are, it kills everyone and everything just the same.
Thank you for making this video. My mother suffered from schizophrenia and other mental health issues which eventually killed her. She didn't get the support she needed when my brother and I were children. My heart breaks for Amanda and anyone who's suffering with this illness. ❤
I’m so sorry for your loss. My dad was schizoaffective. It was very hard on him. The system is so flawed at least once he was found unconscious on the side of the road only to have the ED dr run labs to find out he had 2-3 times the amounts of antipsychotics in him than he should. And he was taking them as prescribed. Drs just kept adding and upping his levels without looking at interactions and side effects. He died at 63 of pancreatic cancer, 3 days after getting diagnosed because no one would take him seriously. He lived in agony for over a year and a half while being ignored because it was all probably in his head. Our parents and ourselves paid the price for those drs not doing a good job
I got really mad as a kid when my mom wouldn’t take me to the Disney auditions. Now, I’m grateful that she didn’t. Hollywood is also pretty comparable to the K-pop scene. Every detail about an idol’s life is broadcast or twisted out of proportion, and lately, a lot of them have been debuting in their mid-to-late teens. Debuting idols young is not new (BoA debuted at 13 back in 2000; BTS’s Jungkook debuted at 15 in 2013) but the ages that some are debuting at now is increasingly concerning. In NewJeans, the members are 14-18 (the youngest debuted at 13), IVE’s Wonyoung debuted as the youngest member of Iz*One at 14, IVE’s Leeseo debuted at 14 (IVE’s oldest member debuted at 18-19). Mental health is far from uncommon across the board in K-pop, but I’m especially worried for 4th gen idols.
I grew up in Thousand Oaks, she has done so many crazy things over the years while I was going to school. I remember walking home after she lit the driveway on fire. Hope she finally gets all the help she needs
My brother has had numerous psychotic breaks and had to be put under 5150 holds…. But instead of being given the treatment and help he needed, the judge decided to make an example of him, threw the book at him and gave him the maximum sentence. Now he’s in jail with suicidal thoughts and depression, and not getting any help… because in this country we ignore the root to the actual problems and focus on the punishment rather than any form of rehabilitation… this shit breaks my heart…
I’m so sorry to hear that this has been your brother’s-and, consequently, your family’s- experience, our justice and mental health systems are deeply entrenched in flawed mechanisms and correlating abstract concepts for what are clearly very complex, nuanced issues.
Whatever the involuntary commitment thing is called, and however she got to the point of walking around undressed in a city, it’s amazing she wasn’t more drastically hurt somehow (as far as we know) and that she DID somehow have the presence of mind afterward to call the cops herself to ask for help.
I am not surprised there is this really strong pull in my wonderful bubble towards homesteading, farming, countryside living, homeschooling etc - we decided to get rid of our TV last year, we decided to homeschool after our eldest daughter was secretly filmed in the girls locker room by other students and the video got sent to an unofficial school WhatsApp group. We only found out because one of her friends told her, since she doesn’t have a smart phone. Children are more and more overwhelmed & overstimulated, while at the same time they don’t experience enough purposeful interaction and strong, reliable connections with their families and communities. It’s sad. I am genuinely worried where this pathway of technology will take us in the long run…
I feel so bad for her. A lot of mental illnesses don’t manifest themselves until after puberty. There is a good chance the symptoms didn’t appear dramatically but over a few years. It isn’t uncommon for people to stop taking their meds because they either think they don’t need them anymore or they think the meds are harming them. Sometimes meds just stop being effective, psych meds aren’t fully predictable. It seems she eventually realized she was having a crisis and sought help. I hope she does well with her treatment. She always seemed to be a generally nice person.
Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder rarely manifest before 18. It really is unfortunate. I'm sure her experience with Dan Schneider was a significant trigger.
Also, if she was taking lithium (like she definitely should have been) that doesn't lose effectiveness. It's the best mood stabilizer we know of, when she was diagnosed Bipolar, she should have never been switched off of it.
Mental health disorders are not only caused by bad experiences in early life. Especially bipolar and schizophrenia which are very genetic. I remember when this started and am sad that things have not been addressed in a positive way. People with schizophrenia and bipolar almost always end up with addiction because they are trying to self-medicate. We need to support these people. To be sure, sometimes some mental health issues are caused by childhood trauma. This is something that needs much more attention from our society. The system sucks and needs revision.
Back in the 60s, 70s and 80s, though, family members could commit you to psychiatric hospitals involuntarily to steal your wealth and other nefarious reasons. Psych hospitals were then done away with entirely and it's obvious that was wrong as well. Everything is so corrupted...
One of brett cooper's best episodes..ive been screaming about the mental health crisis in this country..I have my disagreements with ms cooper..but not today..this was awesome
My oldest brother was an addict. I was 10 when he overdosed and passed. It's been over 20 years and I still think about how much he changed, and how much was robbed from him. I hate that I was too young to help.
Schizophrenia is a heartbreaking disorder. I wish there was a better treatment than medications. So many people are in a revolving door with inpatient treatment because they fall through the cracks. I'm sorry your brother has that diagnosis.
There's a possibility a good number of schizophrenia diagnoses are a result of sleeping disorders. Sleep apnea is linked to lack of concentration, memory issues, moodiness, anxiety, dissociation, Alzheimer's, among other things.
Thank you for sharing about your brother Reed. My older brother rob was also schizophrenic/addict, many 5150s,etc until he was killed in jail during a psychotic episode. I never thought I’d miss searching the streets for my sick brother but I do and I miss him daily, I hope your family has better fortune than mine.
It was woke. It had a female in a starring role. We need strong men in society. Feminism has led to decreasing men in media. It’s all a part of the black and jewish liberal world order.
The fact that she has suffered this much just for our entertainment just makes me so sad. I absolutely loved Amanda bynes growing up, from all that to the Amanda show to what I like about you. Even as a child I could tell how talented she was. Looking back at those shows is bittersweet knowing where she is now. It just breaks my heart. I’m praying for God to heal her brain and heart from her trauma. 💔
@ sadev101 It wasn’t her acting roles that caused her emotional distress. It was the producers treating her like an object they can control instead of an actual human being with feelings and needs.
I'm disabled and suffer from very serious chronic pain. I was taken off pain meds when the "Opiod epidemic" was making the news and causing the government to interfere with the way Doctors cared for their patients. Well I started using heroin to treat the pain but when everything started having fentanyl in it I stopped using because I don't want to die of an accidental overdose. But now every day I feel like I'm at risk for self harm. Which sucks because obviously I don't want to hurt myself I just don't want to be in pain anymore
@@denisejones1863 depends on the state this person lives in. It’s so unbelievably sad! In my city all but ONE pain clinic closed due to insurance issues. They turned all their patients out with a 30 day supply and nothing else. Horrifying. It comes down to personal accountability, no one is going to stop an addict who wants to get high. Punishing people in legitimate pain is not the answer. I do wish the OP the best.
Hear ya. Always yelling at me for coming off my pills and fuckers cold turkeyed me. Got an alpha stim m for the pain and I bought a massage chair. Alot with LIGHT exercise most the pain has gone away. I was even told the exercise would hurt me but just doing it light I easily noticed less pain. DONT go past feeling pain or ull pro just make it worse
Imagine the amount of trauma needed to literally break your brain. This kind of thing happens to people who have seen the horrors of war. It's criminal what these kids are being put through.
First, I agree Hollywood can be hard on people all people not just kids. However, many child actors get out from Infront of the camera and move behind it and done very well. Ron Howard jumps to mind. Secondly Bipolar and Schizophrenia are both mental illnesses that start presenting starting in late teens normally. They are not a learned behavior. Being molested or abused will not give you either.
@@paulabes4220 I wonder if trauma can speed up or worsen your chances of developing mental disorders. Like you might have the genes for it, but stressor could exponentially increase your chances or worsen the degree of severity once it starts manifesting....just a thought....
The young people prioritizing making tiktoks with her truly saddened me. Put the phone down and help her get help, not use her even more than she's already been used. (I saw some people argue no black person should be expected to help a white person because it's so0o0o dangerous for them.🙄)
Shirley Temple back in the 1940s suffered the same fate as all these other child stars, her story is sad and her memoir "Child Star" is excellent. This mistreatment and "grooming" of children, especially those in the limelight, has been going on longer than we think😢
It was woke. It had a female in a starring role. We need strong men in society. Feminism has led to decreasing men in media. It’s all a part of the black and jewish liberal world order.
Thank you for bringing attention to this issue. The rising rates of school shootings, addiction, eating disorders, the rise in people identifying as LGBTQ…all of these are symptoms of a the loneliness, despair and lack of meaning that is plaguing this generation. I wish more conservative figures would talk more about these issues from this perspective.
Seriously? Putting school shootings and lgbt in the same basket isn’t okay. People have always been lgbt, but now for the first time in history its actually being accepted and that’s why you see more people coming out. It’s not a symptom of anything, it’s just how some people are born. Unfortunately people like you worsen the shame and guilt queer people already feel, which then leads to addiction/suicide/eating disorders. Would you rather have someone mask their true feelings, marry, have children only to become an addict and eventually expire, leaving their family and friends behind because they couldn’t live a double life? Or would you rather people have the space to accept themselves and attempt to live a full long life, being themselves? Some of you don’t even realize how anti life you really are. 🙄
I can only imagine the horrific things that were done to her as a child. I can't even blame her for having such a hard time, I'm honestly so sad for her. What kind of parents put their kids in Hollywood?! You're basically pimping them out for a paycheck smh
@ monicacalderon300 The sad realization of teenage Amanda being the bubbly, happy, and funny girl we all knew and loved on the OUTSIDE. But being in emotional pain and crying for help on the inside.
I remember watching The Amanda show when I was little and thinking "how can this girl be this beautiful and cool at the same time?!" It's so sad that things went this way for her ☹️
My mother is also bipolar and skitzofrenic (idk how to write in english) she has had very rough attacks and we had to do that 5150 thing but in portugal, people call her crazy but she isnt, she is scentiant and smart just turns into a overthinker withou boundaries when off the meds, but we had to fight against some meds that just incapacitated her, like she had no will to even get out of bed and thats not good, ita always complicated and the most important stuff is love and attencion
What an important episode, Brett!! I work in a death care profession and the number deaths of despair in young people just keeps growing. It is heartbreaking.
Sometimes all someone needs is a hug, and to know that everything is going to be ok. Just by looking at the comments, there are so many of us out there that grew up watching her and are supporting her every step of the way.
Because society is vain. How many people who go on social media to tell everyone they care but in real life do nothing for others? We are told this generation care more but all I see is this generation says a lot of stuff online which is ultimately empty gesture.
but on the other end is Miyam Bialik (sp.) Blossom left that life, applied herself and is a scientist, well before Big Bang. got married, 2 kids, no self destruction. It can be done with the right folks in your corner in the formative years.
It's not just 'abused' Hollyweird kids. My adult son was diagnosed with schizophrenia 18 years ago at the age of 21. We are always relieved when they pick him up and take him to the hospital for a 72 hour evaluation, hopeful that they will admit him, but they always let him out after that 72 hours and he goes right back to the streets. If he refuses to go to the hospital they just take him to jail on a trespassing charge or the like. It's a never ending cycle that we can't do anything about since he is an adult. The only thing that will get him back on track is an extended stay in a hospital taking the medications that he needs but that can only happen in my state if he agrees to do so. That is what needs to change.
I remember watching her on the Amanda show and thinking to myself that this girl could turn into the next Lucille Ball. I know you young kids don’t know who Lucille Ball is, but you can look her up. What a talent…..and I thought that Amanda had a shot at that type of career as well. So the big take away here is, if you have issues in your mind where other people help you determine that you don’t really have the proper grip on reality, it’s probably best for you to get some care quickly as opposed to waiting to do it later. I hope that she can be brought back from this precarious edge.
I thought Amanda was really funny. I agree, the facial humour and ability to be funny crazy, came naturally to both of them. She’s the man remains one of the funniest movies I’ve seen and mum has the I love Lucy dvd collection 🤔might go pinch it for a while.❤
I feel so bad for her. She’s lost and unwell and I’m afraid of what could have or did happen to her when she was alone like that especially literally exposed in the cold out there.. I hope she’s okay. I know she isn’t okay mentally but I hope she can heal and ground herself.
Don't know how I feel about this. I loved Amanda Bynes back in the day, so it's really sad from a fan's perspective. I have however dealt with this type of scenario first hand, but back in the 80s. I had a lot of childhood trauma stemming in large part from a number of deaths in my immediate family starting around the time I was 8. My mother had issues that started due to a car accident that kept her bed fast for nearly a year which led to an addiction to pain pills. Another big factor was I grew up in abject poverty in the mountains of east Tennessee, we didn't have running water or an inside bathroom till I was 15 years old. Often surviving on less than $200 a month. Ironically, another factor that may seem like would have been an advantage to me, but turned out not to be, was that I was anomalous in my family because I was tested at school (before IQ tests were discontinued) to be a 'border-line genius' in spite of my mother having an 8th grade education and my father barely completing 5th grade. My hardest memory to reconcile was when I was having emotional or developmental issues and asked for help I always got the same answer, "Son, I don't know what to tell you, you're already smarter than me" I started drinking at 13, and was drinking 2 pints of liquor a day by my junior and senior year in high school. I graduated 26th in my class although I was drunk nearly every day at school and often had to sober up just to be able to drive home after school was over. But that was when my trouble really began. Failed military career, enough alcohol and drug abuse that I should have died countless times, two overdoses that required hospitalization, 1 car accident due to alcohol that left me temporarily paralyzed from the neck down, another car accident that I actually died in but was resuscitated, anger issues that developed due to never getting any answers or help even when I literally begged for it, I spiraled completely out of control which led to several involuntary commitments and incarcerations including 3 years in Federal Prison in the late 90s. I have never been successful in life, I almost made it a couple of times, but never quite did. Now my biggest success is that I am clean and sober, haven't had legal issues in 20 years. I'm not being counseled or treated in any way and haven't been for around 15 years. I finally figured out I had to solve my problems myself, and have paid the price for that in a self induced isolation that keeps me away from most people, most of the time. I fixed the problems by removing them. I don't know where that leaves me, but I am still alive and haven't killed anyone else, and I am at peace so i take that as a small victory at least.
Florida has a similar thing called the Baker Act. My older sister was bakeracted several times when we were growing up and it happened again somewhat recently. My dad was also bakeracted about a month before he killed himself. It is insane, the mental illness running rampant in this country. I’m glad she’s finding the help she needs and I hope she’ll be able to turn her life around.
Thank you so much Brett. More videos like this need to be made that show the epidemic is a real thing and opening the discussion that needs to be had to make mental illness into a real thing, not just something that others ignore because it's uncomfortable.
Glad she is getting help. Amanda Bynes was my celebrity crush in high school, sad to see this happen. I’ve a friend who went through something very traumatic and is in a similar situation, I’m curious what caused or lead to Amanda’s psychosis.
I too was homeschooled. It’s much superior to our trashy and woke public schools. Too many blacks and jews and gays and etc. At home, we are safe from those types of people.
My 11yr old daughter has been experiencing schizophrenic symptoms but none of the evaluation places will see her yet saying she is too young. She had to be 12 but she also has suicidal ideation. I have her in counseling and that is helping but limited without an accurate diagnosis. It is exceptionally hard watching and trying to help a loved one with schizophrenia. My mom was paranoid schizophrenic. Kudos to you for not being afraid to talk about your brother and his struggles.
My mom was a schizophrenic who would self-medicate. If she was picked up by police they would take her to the ER and test her blood for drugs then release her early deciding that her behavior was because of the drugs. She was scary smart (in an intellectual way) only we could never see to get her the help she needed. It is unnerving for someone so well read and that talented to be carrying on conversations with the black widow spiders, I just don't think it sunk in with people who did not know her. The last 20 years of her life either my brother or I paid for the house she lived in and kept the lights on. I can say truthfully, it was worth every penny not having to go searching the parks and over passes.
My best friend is a Psych nurse and we have talked about the revolving door in the mental heath system. So much of it is the over medication of everyone at an early age. I truly believe that the over medication of growing brains is the biggest cause of mental health issues in the US. And a lack of Corporal Punishment.
Love Amanda Bynes🥰. Praying for your health and well being every day. You sacrificed a lot to make my childhood brighter and that will not be forgotten as I went through some dark times.
A random # called me the other day late at night. I saw a registered name but didn't recognize it, but I decided to answer. It was a guy I'd given my number to, 7-ish years ago when we'd met at a club. I ended up talking to him for 40 minutes. In that time he'd revealed how I was the only one to pick up, he'd lost his job and reluctantly admitted he was drinking more. We talked about small things he could do to improve his life. I suggested sports and found a local team he can play on. We also wrote out a to-do list. With some simple things like " Get a library card, laundry, etc" And a smaller to-do list for the week as well. After we hung up he texted me that I'd saved his life that night. He has since texted me a week later that he was working on a 5-year plan. No one WANTS to k!// themselves. Keep an eye out. Especially young white men. It's been open season for them for almost a decade and it's taking its toll.
This is the story of my adopted daughter. I cannot even imagine the trauma she went through before we adopted her from Ukraine when she was 6. Then she chooses to hang around people who harm her (friends, boyfriends, bars, drugs, etc). She has constant behavioral issues. She will be 21 next week. We are still trying to get a diagnosis for her. She also has reactive detachment disorder and anorexia. They system is telling us that we don't want to help her because we don't feel safe with her living in our home. That couldn't be further from the truth. We are trying everything! And the system just keeps kicking her out to the street till we can find her or she gets a mandatory hold again and they call us. It is heart breaking to watch. Love her so much and it is horrible that we don't have a better mental health system because so many of us are trying to help but get scolded for not " eing willing to help". This is mentally exhausting.
Its tragic what happened to her. My mom and I loved watching The Amanda Show back when it was on Nickelodeon. I hope she is able to get the help that she needs
I really do hope and pray Amanda gets the right mental health treatment she needs. As someone who has bipolar II and schizoaffective it’s not always easy to find the right doctor that listens to how one medication isn’t helping at all and leave you feeling in the dark. I’m thankful the doctor I have now is very open and understanding about the medication and listens to me. I am very glad you brought up about the mental health crisis. I feel like since 2020 mental health has gotten worse everywhere but no one really talks about it. Mine surely did when I was diagnosed; but I know with the right medication, doctor and counselor she will do amazing!
Instead of brushing straight past it, can we take a moment to pause on ''Calling the police because you need help'' instead of being found because you didn't reach out to someone who could help. I have no idea who Amanda Bynes is, but I am so happy she made that call.
Thank you God for giving Amanda the self awareness to call the police herself and tell people she needed help. Very glad that this didn’t end tragically and that no one harmed her during this psychotic episode 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤ praying for her. Absolutely loved her on All That and The Amanda Show 🥲🥺
I grew up my childhood in the 60's and my teenage years was in the 70's.... But I remember her she was so adorable sad child stars lives fall apart it seems to happen more often then people think....This has been happening for at least 80 years it goes back to Judy Garland.... I remember the child stars of my era and child stars also in the the 80's, and 90's lots of them died way too young....
The information you laid out in the second half of this video was the most clear and to the point presentation of what I believe is one of the most terrible and rapidly growing problems in our country. Thank you for taking the time to put this video together.
I worked in an ER for a bit, when MH cases arrive they either send them off with the police on a hold, which inevitably just goes nowhere and they are back in a week. The MH system is so weak and shocked me beyond belief. Prior to that I was in the military and developed PTSD and depression. I'm now and engineer and this and other experiences have motivated me to develop custom LEGO self-help kits to teach metered recovery and build positive mindsets. my aunt recently ended her life after a demoralizing struggle with MH. This is such a major issue, but it's not as flashy as gun control or abortion (all things that should be addressed). Thank you for addressing this and the wider topic of Mental Health.
Child stars being broken by Hollywood is nothing new, kind of surprised you didn't mention Macaulay Culkin. I often remember him as being one of the most famous child stars that got destroyed by fame
Amanda is hurting, im bipolar, shes suffering from molestation and in a manic state, we will always need someone to watchover us, we are aware, we are deeply depressed. I pray she can get support😢
I don’t know if this was the case with Amanda, but often mentally ill individuals will be doing pretty well on their meds and will think: “I’m doing well, I don’t need these meds anymore”. This thought is often complicated by the severe side effects psychiatric medications can manifest. Patients are often desperate to get relief from the physical and mental side effect which sometimes can be almost as bad as the actual illness. It’s a complex issue. Regardless of why Amanda suffered this decompensation in her mental well being, I hope she is blessed with a speedy recovery.
Yes I did this because my meds made me overweight. I lost weight, but I also had a manic episode with psychosis (I have bipolar) I take meds everyday now and keep mentally well but the side effects of weight gain and tiredness are a nuisance.
I feel for her and what your brother went through. My mother has schizoaffective disorder and battling mental breakdowns was a sizable part of my childhood. My mom was lucky that she had my dad because he's a certified psychiatric RN. Our mental health as a nation is in precipitous decline and we have to fix this NOW!!!
I've lived in Hollywood for 30 years. My opinion of Hollywood is that it chews people up and spits them out. Especially child stars. I have so much empathy, sympathy, concern and care for Amanda Bynes. So much so, that I would welcome her to stay with me in my tiny one bedroom apartment in West Hollywood. It's full of plants. I'm vegan... I cook healthy comfort food soups almost daily. I'm also a really good listener. She is welcome here.❤❤❤❤
I’m a social worker that works with elderly folks and people who live with disabilities for my primary work. I have a part time job working for a mental health crisis center both jobs in the same communities. The amount of times I’ve had to call one of my colleagues from the crisis center for my primary job has increased exponentially. I used to like that the two jobs were so different, but now mental illness is seeping into all the work I do. I do my best to help others, but I feel my own mental health slipping also. Take care of yourself y’all. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Take children, who crave attention, especially females who biologically are more vulnerable to their wants of relationships, and give them an ungodly amount of praise and fandom. Add onto it the shady crap that goes on behind the scenes of Hollywood and it's no wonder child stars become the way they do.
my mother suffers from schizophrenia so I understand how hard it is to take care of someone with this kind of mental illness. Even with the proper medication and care, it's still hard to care for her.
Pressure of that lifestyle. Not very many minds can handle all that happens, but this is how it is. The lesson must be learned as hard as it's going to be.
This is a fantastic video. Thank you so much, and thanks for being open about your personal experience. I wouldn't wish psychosis and schizophrenia on my worst enemy
I love how everyone blames "Hollywierd" for messing up child stars when most of the time it's you. The kind of shit people give celebrities is what drives them mad. No matter what they do, or more likely don't do, they are always in the wrong in someone's opinion, and they're bullied and harassed for it.
Blame the media, who has decided to team up with a political party in order to brainwash everyone. Look at Chris Pratt, for example. He's a genuinely good person who has been mocked and threatened for his christian beliefs, but he doesn't go crazy over it. That's why so many young actors go coo coo for coco puffs; they are pushed into this agregious lifestyle, clearly not mature enough to handle it. They either become a cog in the machine or a few screws come loose in their heads.
As someone with bipolar, it does terrify me because I can go off the deep end if I don't take my medicine appropriately. I once forgot to pack my medicine bag (thought I had placed it in my bag) when I went to visit my parents for the weekend and I was scared, but thankfully my parents kept an eye on me and notified my nurse of the situation. It was noticeable my mood immediately shifted but I was safe and was able to take meds right when I got home.
Brett's doing her story.... I remember hearing her back in the early 2000s during the whole Nickelodeon craze... And then the TMZ videos she wasn't looking too good... Then the videos about that little dumpling she was working with who had a thing for children's feet. I can see why she was in nut houses from time to time it's probably a lot of things that she hasn't told.
What is sad is that people like Amanda experience extreme trauma that breaks their lives apart, and then they're put on psychiatric drugs that cause even more problems. "Mental illnesses" like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, etc., are not actual diseases, and the drugs only MASK symptoms rather than dealing with the real problem. People like Amanda who have gone through such trauma need YEARS of counseling, real friendships, etc., people to walk with them for the long haul to help them put their lives back together, not to be drugged. There is no quick fix.
My youngest may have schizophrenia or bpd. It's exceptionally hard to find proper help especially for younger children. My heart goes out to you Brett. Dealing with schizophrenia is challenging
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I’m so grateful that something really horrible didn’t happen to her while she was obviously in a state where she couldn’t protect herself 😢
Who knows what happened?
Hopefully nothing.
Such as another visit from Dan Get In The Van Show Me Your Toes And You'll Be In My Shows Hold 'Er Tighter She's A Fighter Schneider, perhaps...?
@@wiederganger1959 I was actually thinking that she was still alive…
Ive seen someone in this state before, hopefully someone out there can help her
This legit happened to a woman where i live... well... shes was in my truck... naked... and i have no idea who she was. Police came and picked her up.
Honestly this is really sad. The fact she tried to get help and called the police herself indicates she had a moment of lucidity during a psychotic break. I can't imagine going through that. Hope she gets help, grew up loving her on TV.
must be like drowning in a see of lucidity. You just can't grasp it quite enough.
Oh no, poor rich girl…
@@LazyNinjass Mental illness doesn't pay attention to income or status
@@FruitfulMama yea but it affects them differently cause the rich can cry about it in their mansions. Rich lives don’t matter…
@@LazyNinjass poor mental health doesn't discriminate... Rich or not. That's honestly a pretty shitty comment 🤷🏻♂️
I can’t imagine how hard it’s been for Amanda. Her ‘golden acting career’ ended ages ago but all of her trauma and deterioration of her mental and physical health have lingered for her for so long.
Thank you for this, my son was first hospitalized at 15, he died last week less than 2 weeks after his 31st b'day. He suffered from schizophrenia and drug addiction and lived in the streets for 18 months. He checked himself in to the hospital a few times and had insurance but they never kept him...even with an EOD (5150) hold. It's a sad situation. He lived in OK, where mental health care is abysmal. Thank you for bringing this to light. I wish many more influencers and politicians would address it. It's a very serious problem in this country, and looking the other way or pretending it doesn't exist (until there is a mass shooting) is not the way to address it. I hope your brother is doing well and is stable.
My condolences❤❤
@@alethiastafford6061 thank you
I'm sorry for your loss.
@@timothyfloogle thank you
So sorry for your loss! May God keep you and bless you! And you’re right about the mental health care in OK! As the mother of a special needs child, I can attest to that, as we’ve had to fight to even get an IEP, much less proper care. It’s truly sad.
It's scary how someone can change so much due to trauma/mental illness
Mental illness is a liberal lie. Don’t fall for it. It’s all formed by the blacks and the jews.
@Master Monkey Exactly. The whole "mental health" thing is nothin' but an extremely desperate play. Couple years before she was claimin' it, she was tryin' to out grunge Lohan. Lohan goes under, her first play fails, she vanishes for awhile.
Comes back and had suddenly "always been crazy". Wasn't nothin' but tryin' to break type. NOW it's nothin' but the struggle to stay relevant.
well yeah
Dude I thought she retired gracefully from the spotlight. So sad she is a shell of herself. I really hope she gets the help she needs before she self destructs
@Devin Paul well, I mean both Bynes and Lohan were graped as child stars. Brett is definitely in the minority as a child actor that was protected
I simply cannot understand why any parent would allow their child anywhere near Hollywood. It's been an open secret for, literally, DECADES that people in power who make casting decisions were the worst kind of predators.
Some parents are so desperate for the money and fame that they literally don’t care about that, they knowingly pimp out their own kid, it’s sick.
I read “I’m Glad my Mom Died” by Jeannette McCurdy … Her mom wanted to be an actress, but was never able to be one … so when she had a daughter, she decided she’d be an actress. I imagine a lot of show business parents do this - they’re vicariously living out their acting dreams through their children.
If I had to guess, the majority just don't realize OR think their little price/princess is special & it won't happen to them!
There are some that don't care, or think the "price" is worth it, but I believe(or want to believe)that those are the minority.
I am a child actor and it depends what or who you were hired for its not all hollywood just stop
@@ShinyNailrat-yy5yp I’m sure it’s not everyone. But IMO, even if it’s a small amount of children who are abused, that’s too much; & parents should really take all safety precautions necessary if their kids become child actors.
Grew up watching her as a kid on The Amanda show and several other Nickelodeon programs. Loved her back then and even now. I hope she gets the support she needs from people that actually care.
Didn't they say Hollywood? Doubt ull find anyone that cares in that area
The actress who played Xena has hardly aged at all.
I remember her from All That, where she got her start
@@TheSteeVeau yeah. She was far and away one of the standouts of that show. All my friends and I would sit and wait for any skit involving her because she was so funny
Amanda please
I quite literally was dumped on the street after my first 5150 hold for attempting to unalive myself when i was barely 18. I was in and out of shelters and mental health facilities, until i got some stability when i married my husband of 18 years. I still struggled with self medicating due to childhood trauma, but increasingly got better. I do believe that had my parents that adopted me as a BABY been there to help me through the hard times, and mental health problems, i could have gotten better faster. It wasn't until just a few years ago, that i was healed from my trauma. It has been a long hard journey, and i have the most amazing husband to stick it out and help me through. Sometimes it's not chemical, but severe trauma, and if that's the case what's needed is support and therapy. My life is harder now than ever, but i am very happy and at peace with who i am and what i have been through. God changed my life and now i can deal with things like a normal person. I pray for people out there that had or have parents like mine that find it embarrassing to have a child with mental healthy issues, that they have someone in their life to be there and support them. And that doesn't give up.
Wow. I am so glad that you are okay and I am so happy that you found Jesus! He really is the best, and even more than that. God bless you, and I hope that someone who is in a similar situation sees this and is given hope ❤
WAIT,you were adopted by them and they dropped you on the streets during a difficult time?😨
@@Mindstorming94 Yep. They don't talk to me anymore. I am totally better now, but i was an embarrassment to them, and it was better for their reputation to cut me out and talk about how horrible i was. Even made up stuff about me and my husband. WILD. Took me a long to time to deal with the trauma from it all, and i wouldn't be okay now, had i not found Jesus!
As someone with schizophrenia this story is terrifying to me because if i miss a dose or two of my meds this could be me.
My boyfriend has it and I hate what the medicine does to him (side effects) but I will nag him to take it because I'd rather be a nag then have something horrible happen to him. Bless you.
With therapy you can learn to overcome even full blown hallucinations over the years. Don't subscribe to a med only treatment, hopefully you are not.
Good luck. Pshizophrenic people at one time were taken care of by society and looked to for religious and philosophical clarity.
Your role isn't already made and you never know the way you may be able to relieve suffering in this world.
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My husband has it and I’m hopeful he will someday not need meds. The long term side effects are not something I want him to have to deal with.
@@matthewklahn3204 I’m not. I’ve got DID too so trauma therapy is kinda necessary if i want any kind of healing
And yes the hallucinations and the voices of my alters are different and I can tell them apart bc alters are inside my head and hallucinations sound like ambient sound
I grew up watching Amanda Bynes on All That and The Amanda Show. I absolutely loved her and still have a special place for her in my heart. It was absolutely upsetting to see people mock her when she was having her legal troubles and having that infamous Twitter meltdown (which people definitely encouraged). I'm glad to hear she's getting help and hope she keeps on working on her mental health.
I was held in hospital for three weeks due to a manic episode. It started as the 51-50 hold. It saved my life but after 18 months I don’t think I’ll ever be the same. Crazy how much mental illness can permanently change you.
Love you friend
You’ll be fine we all lose it sometimes use it as a lesson. Just because you see “crazy” stuff happening doesn’t mean you have to respond to it.
I also have bipolar 1 it’s destroyed me
@@jofieji5312 Spoken like one who has never actually dealt with such things.
@@moralityisnotsubjective5 not even close to the truth
An immediate family member of mine was put on a 51/50 for literally the same reason back in 2018. Wandering around naked in the snow, refusing to speak. Turns out they were diagnosed schizophrenic. This is something everyone should keep in mind if you know someone with psychiatric illnesses, check on them, keep an eye on them, until some other way to handle it is discovered.
Where is Hollywoot??
Psychiatric illness..? Keep telling yourself that, your doctor will never be able to heal this, only give you pills for the rest of your life. It's a spiritual illness, and you'll see more and more and more of that. Satan's flood, ever heard of it..?
My mom suffered from depression and schizophrenia since the day I was born.
Never had a Mom. I was always a babysitter.
Had to feed and bathe my mother every day. Hard thing to take when you are a man.
I'm sorry that you had to go through that honey
:( *big hug*
My friends who has a heart of golds life was like that as a teenager, running the house, looking after her alcoholic mother😔. Tough time for such young people. Anyway, thanks for sharing, take care ❤
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Reminds me of that episode by JoKoy where his mom yelled for him while she was in the toilet and all his friends were there. Because she wanted him to bring her the tapo.
About 10 years ago I had a psychotic break. I was wondering the streets in psychosis for an entire day and night. Didn't know who I was, where I was, hallucinations like you cannot believe. Fortunately police found me and took me to a station and just let me sit there until I came back to reality. Still to this day, thinking about it is the scariest thing I've ever experienced...
As a society we need to take this seriously. It’s one of those things that people don’t wanna talk about but need to if these are the numbers we’re looking at. Just say something folks, don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it, even if you think no one cares because there people out there that will listen.
Id say its clear that kids simply shouldn't be in the entertainment business
@@gatergates8813 More times than not it’s the parents that don’t keep them in check. Just wanna make money from them.
@@gatergates8813 well that's not even an option so...
what i want is to be useful and paid. but the economy is dying and my specialty if foodservice customer service.
The abnormal rise and the rate at which it is happening makes me wonder what is in our food these days.
I feel immense sadness when I read stories of how messed up child stars are when they become adults. I even feel creeped out watching children on-screen because I can't shake the question of whether they're being abused by the adults around them. I pray Amanda (and all the others) will find healing in Christ. I take comfort in knowing that even if the abusers don't face justice in this life, they will in the next.
Its okay to put your child in movies as long as parents are around activities on set and place limits on how many projects they take on so their child can just be a kid. It seems like a lot of Hollywood parents are either living vicariously through their children or else just looking at the money.
Schneider was known to be verbally abusive to his employees and to his actors on his show. Very volatile. He’d scream at the camera man if he didn’t like the camera angle. He kept his crew working for extremely long hours; he was a perfectionist. The fact he kept taking pictures of his actor’s feet.
I know a guy who molested a bunch of kids. Got 6 years in prison. God help him if I ever see him again.
I'm black and I grew up watching Nick dreaming of being on the show with them. My favorite character was the "I like eggs" girl from the girl's room. It's sick and sad to realize these beautiful and talented young girls were being abused behind closed door. Everytime I see Amanda my heart break, I think she lived with Dan Schneider for a couple of year while she was a kid. That alone is enough to make my stomach turn
Thanks for talking about this. I used to work in a psychiatric hospital so, I have seen these issues everyday. Amanda Bynes is just one of the many people affected by severe mental health issues. These people who are suffering deserve our respect, care, and community.
The way Hollywood affects people is truly awful😢
One's soul is a steep price to pay for 'fame'
Very few make it out of Hollywood with their sanity intact.
@@odochartaighofodonegal2351 I'd hardly call getting molested by Dan Schneider "selling your soil"
Yeah, I agree, but she probably would have developed this disorder regardless of experiences.
hoolywood does not give bipolarism
“I gave her some money”
Imagine the will power it takes to give a child superstar millionaire pocket change, and imagine the humbling that happens when she accepts it.
Addiction doesn’t care who you are, it kills everyone and everything just the same.
I honestly find it wild that she didn't do more, but I suppose she didn't know what was going on. She may have thought she was drunk.
Thank you for making this video. My mother suffered from schizophrenia and other mental health issues which eventually killed her. She didn't get the support she needed when my brother and I were children. My heart breaks for Amanda and anyone who's suffering with this illness. ❤
I’m so sorry for your loss. My dad was schizoaffective. It was very hard on him. The system is so flawed at least once he was found unconscious on the side of the road only to have the ED dr run labs to find out he had 2-3 times the amounts of antipsychotics in him than he should. And he was taking them as prescribed. Drs just kept adding and upping his levels without looking at interactions and side effects. He died at 63 of pancreatic cancer, 3 days after getting diagnosed because no one would take him seriously. He lived in agony for over a year and a half while being ignored because it was all probably in his head.
Our parents and ourselves paid the price for those drs not doing a good job
I am sorry to hear that
I got really mad as a kid when my mom wouldn’t take me to the Disney auditions. Now, I’m grateful that she didn’t.
Hollywood is also pretty comparable to the K-pop scene. Every detail about an idol’s life is broadcast or twisted out of proportion, and lately, a lot of them have been debuting in their mid-to-late teens. Debuting idols young is not new (BoA debuted at 13 back in 2000; BTS’s Jungkook debuted at 15 in 2013) but the ages that some are debuting at now is increasingly concerning. In NewJeans, the members are 14-18 (the youngest debuted at 13), IVE’s Wonyoung debuted as the youngest member of Iz*One at 14, IVE’s Leeseo debuted at 14 (IVE’s oldest member debuted at 18-19). Mental health is far from uncommon across the board in K-pop, but I’m especially worried for 4th gen idols.
K-pop is a scam. they only show the good side with edited moments and no transparency while claiming to be the nicest
I grew up in Thousand Oaks, she has done so many crazy things over the years while I was going to school. I remember walking home after she lit the driveway on fire. Hope she finally gets all the help she needs
She’s a liberal. Who cares what happens to her.
Yup I lived there too saw that fire. Used to see her all the time.
@@roadrashr6 how many years ago was that? Has she been mentally unstable for longer than we thought?
Aw❤
@@roadrashr6 me 3 i live there its fire
My brother has had numerous psychotic breaks and had to be put under 5150 holds…. But instead of being given the treatment and help he needed, the judge decided to make an example of him, threw the book at him and gave him the maximum sentence. Now he’s in jail with suicidal thoughts and depression, and not getting any help… because in this country we ignore the root to the actual problems and focus on the punishment rather than any form of rehabilitation… this shit breaks my heart…
That’s sad to hear, I’m sorry. The justice system is more focused on putting people in jail rather than actually helping them with their issues
I’m so sorry to hear that this has been your brother’s-and, consequently, your family’s- experience, our justice and mental health systems are deeply entrenched in flawed mechanisms and correlating abstract concepts for what are clearly very complex, nuanced issues.
That judge is a piece of shit
Na, they see the $igns. Can't pay bail, no job, goodbye
There is NO help for mental health to be found anywhere in our country, it seems like this is done on purpose.
Whatever the involuntary commitment thing is called, and however she got to the point of walking around undressed in a city, it’s amazing she wasn’t more drastically hurt somehow (as far as we know) and that she DID somehow have the presence of mind afterward to call the cops herself to ask for help.
I am not surprised there is this really strong pull in my wonderful bubble towards homesteading, farming, countryside living, homeschooling etc - we decided to get rid of our TV last year, we decided to homeschool after our eldest daughter was secretly filmed in the girls locker room by other students and the video got sent to an unofficial school WhatsApp group. We only found out because one of her friends told her, since she doesn’t have a smart phone. Children are more and more overwhelmed & overstimulated, while at the same time they don’t experience enough purposeful interaction and strong, reliable connections with their families and communities. It’s sad. I am genuinely worried where this pathway of technology will take us in the long run…
I feel so bad for her. A lot of mental illnesses don’t manifest themselves until after puberty. There is a good chance the symptoms didn’t appear dramatically but over a few years. It isn’t uncommon for people to stop taking their meds because they either think they don’t need them anymore or they think the meds are harming them. Sometimes meds just stop being effective, psych meds aren’t fully predictable. It seems she eventually realized she was having a crisis and sought help.
I hope she does well with her treatment. She always seemed to be a generally nice person.
Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder rarely manifest before 18. It really is unfortunate. I'm sure her experience with Dan Schneider was a significant trigger.
Also, if she was taking lithium (like she definitely should have been) that doesn't lose effectiveness. It's the best mood stabilizer we know of, when she was diagnosed Bipolar, she should have never been switched off of it.
Yeah it's kind of aggravating people are blaming drugs. This is a very real, very bad mental illness that manifests in young adulthood.
Mental health disorders are not only caused by bad experiences in early life. Especially bipolar and schizophrenia which are very genetic. I remember when this started and am sad that things have not been addressed in a positive way. People with schizophrenia and bipolar almost always end up with addiction because they are trying to self-medicate. We need to support these people. To be sure, sometimes some mental health issues are caused by childhood trauma. This is something that needs much more attention from our society. The system sucks and needs revision.
Back in the 60s, 70s and 80s, though, family members could commit you to psychiatric hospitals involuntarily to steal your wealth and other nefarious reasons. Psych hospitals were then done away with entirely and it's obvious that was wrong as well. Everything is so corrupted...
One of brett cooper's best episodes..ive been screaming about the mental health crisis in this country..I have my disagreements with ms cooper..but not today..this was awesome
My oldest brother was an addict. I was 10 when he overdosed and passed. It's been over 20 years and I still think about how much he changed, and how much was robbed from him. I hate that I was too young to help.
Schizophrenia is a heartbreaking disorder. I wish there was a better treatment than medications. So many people are in a revolving door with inpatient treatment because they fall through the cracks. I'm sorry your brother has that diagnosis.
There's a possibility a good number of schizophrenia diagnoses are a result of sleeping disorders.
Sleep apnea is linked to lack of concentration, memory issues, moodiness, anxiety, dissociation, Alzheimer's, among other things.
Remember: a patient cured is a customer lost.
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Thank you for sharing about your brother Reed. My older brother rob was also schizophrenic/addict, many 5150s,etc until he was killed in jail during a psychotic episode. I never thought I’d miss searching the streets for my sick brother but I do and I miss him daily, I hope your family has better fortune than mine.
I am so sorry for your loss. 😢
im so sorry❤
I loved The Amanda Show as a kid, heart-breaking to see what can happen to a childhood star in such a short amount of time :(
It was woke. It had a female in a starring role. We need strong men in society. Feminism has led to decreasing men in media. It’s all a part of the black and jewish liberal world order.
That was a great show. Loved watching it on the weekends.
Go back and watch it, the comedy is so bad... it makes me cringe that I thought it was good
She was likely being actively abu5ed during that time, sadly.
@@HasanPikerIsADouche no it was good your generation ruins everything
The fact that she has suffered this much just for our entertainment just makes me so sad. I absolutely loved Amanda bynes growing up, from all that to the Amanda show to what I like about you. Even as a child I could tell how talented she was. Looking back at those shows is bittersweet knowing where she is now. It just breaks my heart. I’m praying for God to heal her brain and heart from her trauma. 💔
she didnt suffer for our entertainment she suffers because she is bipolar and its worsening with age
@ sadev101
It wasn’t her acting roles that caused her emotional distress. It was the producers treating her like an object they can control instead of an actual human being with feelings and needs.
I'm disabled and suffer from very serious chronic pain. I was taken off pain meds when the "Opiod epidemic" was making the news and causing the government to interfere with the way Doctors cared for their patients. Well I started using heroin to treat the pain but when everything started having fentanyl in it I stopped using because I don't want to die of an accidental overdose. But now every day I feel like I'm at risk for self harm. Which sucks because obviously I don't want to hurt myself I just don't want to be in pain anymore
You can still get opioids if needed. You need to find a good doctor who will prescribe yet monitor your use.
@@denisejones1863 depends on the state this person lives in. It’s so unbelievably sad! In my city all but ONE pain clinic closed due to insurance issues. They turned all their patients out with a 30 day supply and nothing else. Horrifying. It comes down to personal accountability, no one is going to stop an addict who wants to get high. Punishing people in legitimate pain is not the answer. I do wish the OP the best.
Hear ya. Always yelling at me for coming off my pills and fuckers cold turkeyed me. Got an alpha stim m for the pain and I bought a massage chair. Alot with LIGHT exercise most the pain has gone away. I was even told the exercise would hurt me but just doing it light I easily noticed less pain. DONT go past feeling pain or ull pro just make it worse
@@denisejones1863 I am trying.
try for medical cannabis.. life saving
Imagine the amount of trauma needed to literally break your brain. This kind of thing happens to people who have seen the horrors of war. It's criminal what these kids are being put through.
First, I agree Hollywood can be hard on people all people not just kids. However, many child actors get out from Infront of the camera and move behind it and done very well. Ron Howard jumps to mind. Secondly Bipolar and Schizophrenia are both mental illnesses that start presenting starting in late teens normally. They are not a learned behavior. Being molested or abused will not give you either.
@@paulabes4220 I wonder if trauma can speed up or worsen your chances of developing mental disorders. Like you might have the genes for it, but stressor could exponentially increase your chances or worsen the degree of severity once it starts manifesting....just a thought....
this does not come from trauma. its a disorder that becomes more appearent and advances after puberty
Medication/drugs destroys the brain too
Man, I have nothing but prayers for her! Wish that she comes back to a healthy life with a robust mental state! 🙏🏻
It's actually really a good sign that when she came out of it she was aware enough of her situation to call the authorities herself.
Yes, she could have been lossed forever.
The young people prioritizing making tiktoks with her truly saddened me. Put the phone down and help her get help, not use her even more than she's already been used.
(I saw some people argue no black person should be expected to help a white person because it's so0o0o dangerous for them.🙄)
Shirley Temple back in the 1940s suffered the same fate as all these other child stars, her story is sad and her memoir "Child Star" is excellent. This mistreatment and "grooming" of children, especially those in the limelight, has been going on longer than we think😢
I loved the Amanda Show back in the day
This was my original Chappelle show! But not as good haha
It was woke. It had a female in a starring role. We need strong men in society. Feminism has led to decreasing men in media. It’s all a part of the black and jewish liberal world order.
@@gondonlon5 Chapelle is a black and he’s a leftist. He shouldn’t be listened to either.
Amanda please!
Thank you for bringing attention to this issue. The rising rates of school shootings, addiction, eating disorders, the rise in people identifying as LGBTQ…all of these are symptoms of a the loneliness, despair and lack of meaning that is plaguing this generation. I wish more conservative figures would talk more about these issues from this perspective.
Seriously? Putting school shootings and lgbt in the same basket isn’t okay. People have always been lgbt, but now for the first time in history its actually being accepted and that’s why you see more people coming out. It’s not a symptom of anything, it’s just how some people are born. Unfortunately people like you worsen the shame and guilt queer people already feel, which then leads to addiction/suicide/eating disorders. Would you rather have someone mask their true feelings, marry, have children only to become an addict and eventually expire, leaving their family and friends behind because they couldn’t live a double life? Or would you rather people have the space to accept themselves and attempt to live a full long life, being themselves? Some of you don’t even realize how anti life you really are. 🙄
You think people choose to Identify as LGBTQ? No honey, they're born that way
I can only imagine the horrific things that were done to her as a child. I can't even blame her for having such a hard time, I'm honestly so sad for her. What kind of parents put their kids in Hollywood?! You're basically pimping them out for a paycheck smh
you can imagine all you like. the fact is she is just unlucky to be bipolar and its gettting worse. hollywood does not cause bipolarism
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The sad realization of teenage Amanda being the bubbly, happy, and funny girl we all knew and loved on the OUTSIDE. But being in emotional pain and crying for help on the inside.
And then there’s the untold litany of abuses at the hands of Dan Schneider.
I remember watching The Amanda show when I was little and thinking "how can this girl be this beautiful and cool at the same time?!" It's so sad that things went this way for her ☹️
I am so happy that this never happened to Brett, her life would have been completely different.
Her mom wasn't a psycho stage school mom. Those types of moms (There's dads too) are truly awful.
I'm glad she didn't inherit the gene her brother ended up having. That illness is terrible.
My mother is also bipolar and skitzofrenic (idk how to write in english) she has had very rough attacks and we had to do that 5150 thing but in portugal, people call her crazy but she isnt, she is scentiant and smart just turns into a overthinker withou boundaries when off the meds, but we had to fight against some meds that just incapacitated her, like she had no will to even get out of bed and thats not good, ita always complicated and the most important stuff is love and attencion
Praying for your mother 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✝✝✝
*Schizophrenic*
What an important episode, Brett!! I work in a death care profession and the number deaths of despair in young people just keeps growing. It is heartbreaking.
Sometimes all someone needs is a hug, and to know that everything is going to be ok. Just by looking at the comments, there are so many of us out there that grew up watching her and are supporting her every step of the way.
That's true.
I knew too many people like this. So heartbreaking.
Because society is vain. How many people who go on social media to tell everyone they care but in real life do nothing for others? We are told this generation care more but all I see is this generation says a lot of stuff online which is ultimately empty gesture.
i work in the ER and the amount of involuntary holds is absolutely insane compared to just 5 years ago.
What do you think is making it increase?
but on the other end is Miyam Bialik (sp.) Blossom left that life, applied herself and is a scientist, well before Big Bang. got married, 2 kids, no self destruction. It can be done with the right folks in your corner in the formative years.
It's not just 'abused' Hollyweird kids. My adult son was diagnosed with schizophrenia 18 years ago at the age of 21. We are always relieved when they pick him up and take him to the hospital for a 72 hour evaluation, hopeful that they will admit him, but they always let him out after that 72 hours and he goes right back to the streets. If he refuses to go to the hospital they just take him to jail on a trespassing charge or the like. It's a never ending cycle that we can't do anything about since he is an adult. The only thing that will get him back on track is an extended stay in a hospital taking the medications that he needs but that can only happen in my state if he agrees to do so. That is what needs to change.
I remember watching her on the Amanda show and thinking to myself that this girl could turn into the next Lucille Ball. I know you young kids don’t know who Lucille Ball is, but you can look her up. What a talent…..and I thought that Amanda had a shot at that type of career as well. So the big take away here is, if you have issues in your mind where other people help you determine that you don’t really have the proper grip on reality, it’s probably best for you to get some care quickly as opposed to waiting to do it later. I hope that she can be brought back from this precarious edge.
I Love Lucy!
I thought Amanda was really funny. I agree, the facial humour and ability to be funny crazy, came naturally to both of them. She’s the man remains one of the funniest movies I’ve seen and mum has the I love Lucy dvd collection 🤔might go pinch it for a while.❤
I myself am schizophrenic and I feel for Amanda. We need to pray for her.
I feel so bad for her. She’s lost and unwell and I’m afraid of what could have or did happen to her when she was alone like that especially literally exposed in the cold out there.. I hope she’s okay. I know she isn’t okay mentally but I hope she can heal and ground herself.
Don't know how I feel about this. I loved Amanda Bynes back in the day, so it's really sad from a fan's perspective. I have however dealt with this type of scenario first hand, but back in the 80s. I had a lot of childhood trauma stemming in large part from a number of deaths in my immediate family starting around the time I was 8. My mother had issues that started due to a car accident that kept her bed fast for nearly a year which led to an addiction to pain pills. Another big factor was I grew up in abject poverty in the mountains of east Tennessee, we didn't have running water or an inside bathroom till I was 15 years old. Often surviving on less than $200 a month. Ironically, another factor that may seem like would have been an advantage to me, but turned out not to be, was that I was anomalous in my family because I was tested at school (before IQ tests were discontinued) to be a 'border-line genius' in spite of my mother having an 8th grade education and my father barely completing 5th grade. My hardest memory to reconcile was when I was having emotional or developmental issues and asked for help I always got the same answer, "Son, I don't know what to tell you, you're already smarter than me" I started drinking at 13, and was drinking 2 pints of liquor a day by my junior and senior year in high school. I graduated 26th in my class although I was drunk nearly every day at school and often had to sober up just to be able to drive home after school was over. But that was when my trouble really began. Failed military career, enough alcohol and drug abuse that I should have died countless times, two overdoses that required hospitalization, 1 car accident due to alcohol that left me temporarily paralyzed from the neck down, another car accident that I actually died in but was resuscitated, anger issues that developed due to never getting any answers or help even when I literally begged for it, I spiraled completely out of control which led to several involuntary commitments and incarcerations including 3 years in Federal Prison in the late 90s. I have never been successful in life, I almost made it a couple of times, but never quite did. Now my biggest success is that I am clean and sober, haven't had legal issues in 20 years. I'm not being counseled or treated in any way and haven't been for around 15 years. I finally figured out I had to solve my problems myself, and have paid the price for that in a self induced isolation that keeps me away from most people, most of the time. I fixed the problems by removing them. I don't know where that leaves me, but I am still alive and haven't killed anyone else, and I am at peace so i take that as a small victory at least.
Florida has a similar thing called the Baker Act. My older sister was bakeracted several times when we were growing up and it happened again somewhat recently. My dad was also bakeracted about a month before he killed himself. It is insane, the mental illness running rampant in this country. I’m glad she’s finding the help she needs and I hope she’ll be able to turn her life around.
Baker act is only a 72 hour hold unfortunately
i am so sorry about your dad
Aw I feel bad… I was so happy when I heard she was doing better and being a nail tech. I pray for healing for her ♥️
Thank you so much Brett. More videos like this need to be made that show the epidemic is a real thing and opening the discussion that needs to be had to make mental illness into a real thing, not just something that others ignore because it's uncomfortable.
Glad she is getting help. Amanda Bynes was my celebrity crush in high school, sad to see this happen. I’ve a friend who went through something very traumatic and is in a similar situation, I’m curious what caused or lead to Amanda’s psychosis.
I actually did a report on her story for school (I'm homeschooled)
Hello fellow homeschooler 😊
Lol
I too was homeschooled. It’s much superior to our trashy and woke public schools. Too many blacks and jews and gays and etc. At home, we are safe from those types of people.
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My 11yr old daughter has been experiencing schizophrenic symptoms but none of the evaluation places will see her yet saying she is too young. She had to be 12 but she also has suicidal ideation. I have her in counseling and that is helping but limited without an accurate diagnosis. It is exceptionally hard watching and trying to help a loved one with schizophrenia. My mom was paranoid schizophrenic. Kudos to you for not being afraid to talk about your brother and his struggles.
So sad to see anyone struggle! Dark things happen in Evilwood, leaving them shells:(
My mom was a schizophrenic who would self-medicate. If she was picked up by police they would take her to the ER and test her blood for drugs then release her early deciding that her behavior was because of the drugs. She was scary smart (in an intellectual way) only we could never see to get her the help she needed. It is unnerving for someone so well read and that talented to be carrying on conversations with the black widow spiders, I just don't think it sunk in with people who did not know her. The last 20 years of her life either my brother or I paid for the house she lived in and kept the lights on. I can say truthfully, it was worth every penny not having to go searching the parks and over passes.
Seeing Amanda the way she is now is so sad. She literally looks empty. I loved her growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s.
My best friend is a Psych nurse and we have talked about the revolving door in the mental heath system. So much of it is the over medication of everyone at an early age. I truly believe that the over medication of growing brains is the biggest cause of mental health issues in the US. And a lack of Corporal Punishment.
Yes!!!! All the societal ills are self-inflicted!
Love Amanda Bynes🥰. Praying for your health and well being every day. You sacrificed a lot to make my childhood brighter and that will not be forgotten as I went through some dark times.
A random # called me the other day late at night. I saw a registered name but didn't recognize it, but I decided to answer. It was a guy I'd given my number to, 7-ish years ago when we'd met at a club. I ended up talking to him for 40 minutes. In that time he'd revealed how I was the only one to pick up, he'd lost his job and reluctantly admitted he was drinking more. We talked about small things he could do to improve his life. I suggested sports and found a local team he can play on. We also wrote out a to-do list. With some simple things like " Get a library card, laundry, etc" And a smaller to-do list for the week as well. After we hung up he texted me that I'd saved his life that night. He has since texted me a week later that he was working on a 5-year plan. No one WANTS to k!// themselves. Keep an eye out. Especially young white men. It's been open season for them for almost a decade and it's taking its toll.
Had a major crush on her growing up when I was a kid. I hope she can find peace and get the help she needs.
This is the story of my adopted daughter. I cannot even imagine the trauma she went through before we adopted her from Ukraine when she was 6. Then she chooses to hang around people who harm her (friends, boyfriends, bars, drugs, etc). She has constant behavioral issues. She will be 21 next week. We are still trying to get a diagnosis for her. She also has reactive detachment disorder and anorexia. They system is telling us that we don't want to help her because we don't feel safe with her living in our home. That couldn't be further from the truth. We are trying everything! And the system just keeps kicking her out to the street till we can find her or she gets a mandatory hold again and they call us. It is heart breaking to watch. Love her so much and it is horrible that we don't have a better mental health system because so many of us are trying to help but get scolded for not " eing willing to help". This is mentally exhausting.
Its tragic what happened to her. My mom and I loved watching The Amanda Show back when it was on Nickelodeon. I hope she is able to get the help that she needs
I really do hope and pray Amanda gets the right mental health treatment she needs. As someone who has bipolar II and schizoaffective it’s not always easy to find the right doctor that listens to how one medication isn’t helping at all and leave you feeling in the dark. I’m thankful the doctor I have now is very open and understanding about the medication and listens to me. I am very glad you brought up about the mental health crisis. I feel like since 2020 mental health has gotten worse everywhere but no one really talks about it. Mine surely did when I was diagnosed; but I know with the right medication, doctor and counselor she will do amazing!
Instead of brushing straight past it, can we take a moment to pause on ''Calling the police because you need help'' instead of being found because you didn't reach out to someone who could help. I have no idea who Amanda Bynes is, but I am so happy she made that call.
What ignorance to believe the police would "help" you in such a case.
@@didyouexpectaname2586 You just watched a video explaining where they literally did and I am the ignorant one lol
Thank you God for giving Amanda the self awareness to call the police herself and tell people she needed help. Very glad that this didn’t end tragically and that no one harmed her during this psychotic episode 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤ praying for her. Absolutely loved her on All That and The Amanda Show 🥲🥺
I grew up my childhood in the 60's and my teenage years was in the 70's.... But I remember her she was so adorable sad child stars lives fall apart it seems to happen more often then people think....This has been happening for at least 80 years it goes back to Judy Garland.... I remember the child stars of my era and child stars also in the the 80's, and 90's lots of them died way too young....
I'm so glad to hear someone is talking about the mental health crisis and taking it serious.
The information you laid out in the second half of this video was the most clear and to the point presentation of what I believe is one of the most terrible and rapidly growing problems in our country.
Thank you for taking the time to put this video together.
I worked in an ER for a bit, when MH cases arrive they either send them off with the police on a hold, which inevitably just goes nowhere and they are back in a week. The MH system is so weak and shocked me beyond belief. Prior to that I was in the military and developed PTSD and depression. I'm now and engineer and this and other experiences have motivated me to develop custom LEGO self-help kits to teach metered recovery and build positive mindsets. my aunt recently ended her life after a demoralizing struggle with MH. This is such a major issue, but it's not as flashy as gun control or abortion (all things that should be addressed). Thank you for addressing this and the wider topic of Mental Health.
Child stars being broken by Hollywood is nothing new, kind of surprised you didn't mention Macaulay Culkin. I often remember him as being one of the most famous child stars that got destroyed by fame
Amanda is hurting, im bipolar, shes suffering from molestation and in a manic state, we will always need someone to watchover us, we are aware, we are deeply depressed. I pray she can get support😢
I don’t know if this was the case with Amanda, but often mentally ill individuals will be doing pretty well on their meds and will think: “I’m doing well, I don’t need these meds anymore”. This thought is often complicated by the severe side effects psychiatric medications can manifest. Patients are often desperate to get relief from the physical and mental side effect which sometimes can be almost as bad as the actual illness. It’s a complex issue.
Regardless of why Amanda suffered this decompensation in her mental well being, I hope she is blessed with a speedy recovery.
Yes I did this because my meds made me overweight. I lost weight, but I also had a manic episode with psychosis (I have bipolar) I take meds everyday now and keep mentally well but the side effects of weight gain and tiredness are a nuisance.
I feel for her and what your brother went through. My mother has schizoaffective disorder and battling mental breakdowns was a sizable part of my childhood. My mom was lucky that she had my dad because he's a certified psychiatric RN. Our mental health as a nation is in precipitous decline and we have to fix this NOW!!!
This is so sad. Atleast she knew that she needed help, many don't realize it till it's too late.
I've lived in Hollywood for 30 years. My opinion of Hollywood is that it chews people up and spits them out. Especially child stars. I have so much empathy, sympathy, concern and care for Amanda Bynes. So much so, that I would welcome her to stay with me in my tiny one bedroom apartment in West Hollywood. It's full of plants. I'm vegan... I cook healthy comfort food soups almost daily. I'm also a really good listener. She is welcome here.❤❤❤❤
Bro i love this woman,She's amazing
I’m a social worker that works with elderly folks and people who live with disabilities for my primary work. I have a part time job working for a mental health crisis center both jobs in the same communities. The amount of times I’ve had to call one of my colleagues from the crisis center for my primary job has increased exponentially. I used to like that the two jobs were so different, but now mental illness is seeping into all the work I do. I do my best to help others, but I feel my own mental health slipping also. Take care of yourself y’all. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
I love your videos, they’re so informative.
Take children, who crave attention, especially females who biologically are more vulnerable to their wants of relationships, and give them an ungodly amount of praise and fandom. Add onto it the shady crap that goes on behind the scenes of Hollywood and it's no wonder child stars become the way they do.
my mother suffers from schizophrenia so I understand how hard it is to take care of someone with this kind of mental illness. Even with the proper medication and care, it's still hard to care for her.
Great video and perspective on a really concerning epidemic in our society. The story with Amanda Bynes really breaks my heart.
Pressure of that lifestyle. Not very many minds can handle all that happens, but this is how it is. The lesson must be learned as hard as it's going to be.
This is a fantastic video. Thank you so much, and thanks for being open about your personal experience. I wouldn't wish psychosis and schizophrenia on my worst enemy
I love how everyone blames "Hollywierd" for messing up child stars when most of the time it's you. The kind of shit people give celebrities is what drives them mad. No matter what they do, or more likely don't do, they are always in the wrong in someone's opinion, and they're bullied and harassed for it.
Good point
Blame the media, who has decided to team up with a political party in order to brainwash everyone. Look at Chris Pratt, for example. He's a genuinely good person who has been mocked and threatened for his christian beliefs, but he doesn't go crazy over it. That's why so many young actors go coo coo for coco puffs; they are pushed into this agregious lifestyle, clearly not mature enough to handle it. They either become a cog in the machine or a few screws come loose in their heads.
As someone with bipolar, it does terrify me because I can go off the deep end if I don't take my medicine appropriately. I once forgot to pack my medicine bag (thought I had placed it in my bag) when I went to visit my parents for the weekend and I was scared, but thankfully my parents kept an eye on me and notified my nurse of the situation. It was noticeable my mood immediately shifted but I was safe and was able to take meds right when I got home.
Hello Brett I love your videos and I won’t lie I’ve only been watching for a couple days but I am a big fan and keep the great work up hun.
Same!
Brett is great. I’m glad she is exposing the black and jewish liberal world order one step at a time. We must clean our nation of the people!
From a Christian perspective this sounds like something else.
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Brett's doing her story.... I remember hearing her back in the early 2000s during the whole Nickelodeon craze... And then the TMZ videos she wasn't looking too good... Then the videos about that little dumpling she was working with who had a thing for children's feet. I can see why she was in nut houses from time to time it's probably a lot of things that she hasn't told.
Great topic and discussion of mental illness 51/50 and the struggles that individuals and their families endure,
What is sad is that people like Amanda experience extreme trauma that breaks their lives apart, and then they're put on psychiatric drugs that cause even more problems. "Mental illnesses" like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, etc., are not actual diseases, and the drugs only MASK symptoms rather than dealing with the real problem. People like Amanda who have gone through such trauma need YEARS of counseling, real friendships, etc., people to walk with them for the long haul to help them put their lives back together, not to be drugged. There is no quick fix.
I think everyone is finding out the Amanda Bynes Iceberg is about 10 times bigger than anyone is ever gonna know
please stop spreading this dangerous misinformation…..these are absolutely all real illnesses that affect people on a day to day basis.
My youngest may have schizophrenia or bpd. It's exceptionally hard to find proper help especially for younger children. My heart goes out to you Brett. Dealing with schizophrenia is challenging