Alcoholic interview-Lynne
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- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Lynne, an alcoholic on Skid Row.
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It's sad watching her in this condition. My aunt was like this. I pulled her from the streets and she couldn't stop drinking. Yes, I let her drink. I saw what happened when I didn't. She was very self destructive. She was a 60 year drinker. She died this past May at 71 from cirrhosis, broken ribs from falling, and pneumonia. At the end of her life, Hospice came in and still gave her sips of alcohol for comfort. Dying as an alcoholic is brutal. My prayers are for this lady. 14:16
If there is Heaven, you've certainly earned your spot there. Beautiful.
Do you know why she hated herself so much?
Much love to you for showing and giving her respect and dignity even in death. It’s so hard to watch. My family too. Thank you ❤🙏
I’m so sorry for your loss
@@wheatstonebridge Probably because she was 60 and had been drinking her whole life and suffering. That's enough for a lot of people to hate themselves and to not be able to stop. It likely wasn't much else than that. That was the main part of it for sure.
I thought she was completely normal and then BAM 5 minute mark. Wishing her love ❤️
7:20 yeah she got me right here lol.🤣
Ummm, yeah, the lid is not quite tight, She is either in denial or mentally blocking out some stuff, like alcoholism & crack cocaine. Why else would the kids be taken by the state?
@@GiGi_to_3 also she said that in such a weird way. She said she lost them but it was like she was saying she lost them in death. Even seemed like she lost the recently.
Went south FAST
Billionaire hitting the lotto 😮? Huh 🤔
What I LOVE about these interviews is how respectful Mark is. He doesn't press things or argue or try to belittle or any of that. He just can guide the interview respectfully in a way that gets their story out. The average person could have never conducted this interview without pressing a few subjects further but Mark has that ability. This one was tough to watch as this lady is in real trouble.
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I believe his respect and compassion for people are the reason for his patience.
You must not have seen BJ investigates video on how harmful Soft White Underbelly truly is
Yeah whenever he’s interviewed he can hardly get through it without shedding tears discussing some of the people.. It seems he really cares and doesn’t judge
@@thuggwaffle8825 he said himself he doesn't care about helping these people. He just likes the money.
"The average American is one paycheck away from being homeless." This is such a true statement. We never know what life has in store for us. Thank you, Mark, for putting out such powerful eye-opening videos and bringing awareness to the homeless and mental health issues in America. People like you, Officer Deon Joseph and many, many others that contribute to the awareness and try to make a difference everyday are a blessing. There is a documentary film coming out this year or next year called, No Address. They should have included you and officer Joseph in this film.
It’s the same here in the U.K. To many corrupt politicians.
Me
I just looked in my bank account and did the math...I'm about sixteen paychecks away from being homeless. I used to be one that was one paycheck away though, years ago. With in the past decade or two, I've been really trying to to make sure I'm not just one away.
Absolutely the truth.👍🏻
If people care about the homeless so much they can open their home to them
You should do more alcoholic interviews seeing as more people die of alcohol-related causes than from opioids and other drugs combined.
Well said.
My children are 10 & 12- & I tell them what you wrote constantly.
All 4 of my grandparents were alcoholics, & my father died from cirrhosis, young.
Despite all their education & successful jobs- alcohol has caused so much pain in my family.
I WISH the actual statistics were discussed more often.
Like I mentioned before..If alcohol were first discovered today..it would be classed as schedule 1...Not saying it should be....but if alcohol was a recently discovered drug..and then studied its effects on people they would see the lunacy of making it available at every corner store....Could have been the idea behind prohibition....I dont advocate for prohibition btw..@@MissNevada08
@@MissNevada08 Yup. Unfortunately it's all about money. What ppl don't realized is that the main opioid substitute for recovery(Suboxone)makes big Pharma even more $$$ per dollar... they are making hand over fist, especially after tearing everyone off of their medications(even the people who needed them)& it's either that, street drugs or methadone & methadone you have to go to a clinic.. suboxone is the only thing in that regard that can be prescribed by a Dr(it's also worse to come off of...). Also FENT moved in on the streets at the same time, ppl are dying even MORE now so their response was heartless & horrific(to the opioid 'epidemic'), What about the Alcohol'Epidemic'
True! ❤
Breaks my heart. My dad was an alcholic😢 He was very smart man, handsome, and kind, and musically talented. He loved outdoor sports, hunting, fishing, trapping. He was a good dad in spite of the alcohol. I miss him terribly.
Most alcoholics are actually very lovely, intelligent, creative good people when they’re sober ❤
I'm a sober alcoholic. Most people that I met who's been around and got sober are amazing people. My dad still drinks, and I feel you
I’m so sorry. I miss my Dad too. He wasn’t an alcoholic. I was the alcoholic he saved and I been sober for 14 years now. ❤🙏
@@angelastars27well done
@@CwgrlupMine wasn't. Mine was a violent, angry, abusive monster and pedophile either way, who terrorized me and my mother for most of our lives. My mom eventually lost her mind from it. He has been dead for several years and I do not miss him one tiny bit.
Alcoholics always look the roughest it seems aside from meth heads , it goes to show you how dangerous and destructive alcohol is, Mark your show re-introduced me to sobriety which has changed my life thanks for your work on highlighting all these important aspects of life
I'm so happy for you! Congratulations!
I’ll drink to that 🍻
Dead spirits!
alchohol is actually a poison.
Alcohol is just time accelerated, it’s time
It doesn't matter if anything she says is real or not, it's real to HER and that's what makes it so devastating.
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Yes😢
It makes it so devastating because as long as she lives in this delusional state and admit that she’s an alcoholic and that’s what caused all her problems she’s never going to get better
she obviously is mentally ill...and i would bet...violent..@@jeanieologist4456
Best response yet
36 days sober. Ended up in hospital going thru detox. found out ive got Liver disease. Not sure how bad. But seeing that this lady is still alive gives me hope that ive not destroyed my liver to much to be able to live to a ripe old age.
No one likes a quitter
Then why did you quit your soul?@@MisterTwister222
If you can stay sober, you can build a very nice life. Your health issues may or may not resolve themselves, but every hardship you will endure in sobriety is bearable. My suggestion is to do your best to stay away from using substances to dull the sharp edges of reality that you will experience in sobriety. No matter how hard life is, you can survive the painful parts sober.
I believe it, I hope you do too💯☮️
I wish you all the best💜
I wish you the best but know that this lady not only drinks but she uses meth as well, and she s used for many, many years. Her life is going to be shortened due to it-- stay sober!
Do you mind me asking how old you are?
This poor woman's mind is gone. Good job Mark, this could not have been easy!
Strong lady who would probably do anything for anyone. I pray for her to have peace, safety and home with her dogs by her side. I bet Mark helped her to get some relief.
Indeed, except ceasing consumption of alcohol 😢
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@@juliemcalister2557
I disagree. He’s not “egging” anyone on. He gives them an opportunity to express themselves openly in a safe forum. In this woman’s case, she can make a little money doing something she would likely have been willing to do for free sitting next to him at a bus stop or on a park bench.
There are so many lonely and lost people happy to tell you their stories, if you are willing to listen respectfully without making judgmental statements
What's strong about her ?
I find it difficult to believe when they say ‘my childhood was Great! ‘
Its not childhood, its no self discipline. A lot of societal peer pressure..."party hearty, right on, you rock bro!"
I said my childhood was "great" until I was 57 years old. Lying about it started when I knew no one could know about the shame and humiliation. I was 4.
Every single one of us has a different idea of great
I’m sorry friend- glad you finally let that 4 year old you let go of the shame and secrets.
Well, she's dealing with alot more than alcoholism. The battery operated daughter that's in her cart had me confused and shooked.
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I think we all got a little confused with that.
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Shooked or shocked
I think it shows she has mental illness along with the alcoholism… she made psychotic comments- “I’m trillion billionaire” and the battery operated doll that’s her daughter 😢😢😢
This proves mental illness is real and we should never judge these people on The streets. America has let them down with no help. Mental illness has gone unnoticed for way too long .
Sounds like she's also experiencing schizophrenia or some kind of paranoid psychosis. She reminds me a bit of Evelyn from San Francisco that Mark used to interview who has since passed away. There's more to her story. You should do follow up interviews with her.
Something else I noticed about these videos is that, while drug addicts will freely and openly tell you about what they're addicted to, alcoholics seem the most reluctants to admit it. There seems to be more shame that goes with alcoholism. Or maybe it's older long-term addicts where the secrecy is, while young addicts are more open to talking to Mark about it.
This one has had to stay devastatingly tough. It seems shes become very very good at hiding her most sensitive life experiences behind layers and layers of 'stuff'. I hope she can find her true purpose.
Or a home to live in, that would be good.
It's a survival mechanism
@@raindog428 I spotted it well because it's my survival method too... Many of us, really. If someone hasn't been hit by major trauma it's hard to understand ones compartmentalizing like this
@@jacqui9176 Well that's a given... But if you feel no true purpose and are in THIS state, you'll stay glued to that push cart for life.
I thought your comment was spot one. I think she protects her true feelings because she’s embarrassed and full of shame. Poor lady.😢
This lady seems to exude inner strength to me. I hope she gets her housing soon and moves on with her life with her pups. Good luck to her. God bless her too.
It’s rare to hear him seem a bit at a loss for words - but this goes to show you the brutal reality of what alcohol and street life does to your brain.
It’s called wet brain for a reason.
A mix between mental illness and cognitive deterioration.
She has been on Skidrow for years. She is one of the people I refence when I say some people have been on the street for year and still going strong. Very resilient. I've seen her all these years drinking and wonder how she is still alive.
She’s so lucid that you almost don’t notice it but I think there’s some mental illness under the alcoholism. God bless this woman, she’s been through it.
It's hard to tell from this short interview but it is typical for an addict of anything to lie. Alcohol is also damaging to the brain, which could explain some of the bogus explanations. Or you could very well be correct about mental illness. Could be both
There usually is mental illness under addictions; alcohol and otherwise. God bless indeed. ❤
Living life in active alcoholism will generate all manner of subsets of mental health issues. If she managed to get sober, after a few years you’d be surprised how “normal” she would seem.
Mark, this crushed me. God bless Lynne, please keep her safe, may her puppies bring her joy. Alcohol is poison it’s devastating.
People who mock or criticise this lady…. You never know what life will throw at you… be humble and kind always. Could be you next 🤨
This is the female version of my father in law, except my father in law has a camper out in the woods, no power,running water, no nothing.
So, at the moment, hes in and out of our house, which he is always welcome even though he's up there with out there.
Best wishes to you, Lynne
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Very kind of you open your door. Alcoholism is SO horrific. Yet, it's the number 1 social lubricant out there...
@@GracieTodd
Yeah, he's a peaceful guy, he drinks his beer, he'll just talk your head off, but that's all..he's friendly, non violent. He just won't STFU sometimes, lol!🤣
@@GracieToddI wish someone would respond with more knowledge than I have... Your brother is DANGEROUS( he threatened your life! Held a knife to your throat!) Plus he is PARANOID. Please reach out to law enforcement? mental health clinic? for the safety of yourself/parents.
@@GracieTodd , so sorry. Sounds pretty frightening, really. Hope you can help protect your elderly folks from his abuse.
@@GracieTodd my opinion: now is the time to be proactive. In my state there is something called the 'Bakers Act', don't know if you have something similar or if it would help( by the way that psychiatrist sucks ) Best of luck to you, especially to your folks🙏
Lynne has a friendly Irish face and smile, I wish nothing but the best for her.
@iseeowls2496💀
@iseeowls2496 if she's virtue signaling it's to impress people who think you should be kind.
And then you virtue signal to people who think you should be a dbag to people for no reason.
Worse than a hypocrite..
I just imagine this being my grandma and it breaks my heart that she has to live the rest of her life like this
Why would you imagine her being your grandma wake up honey? She's not your grandma and thank God for it
Don’t look down on her, there are functional alcoholics in the medical field who treat people everyday, it’s just that they are offered help. The sad thing about her is that she is 65 and has no desire to stop.
You can’t start with don’t look down on her and end with she’s 65 and has no desire to stop 😅😅😅😅
@@Amantiu5
Right?
I don't know if I understand what you mean to say.
You say there are functional addicts. But they are offered help, you say.
Why do they need help if they're functional?
I'm sure she can get into a rehab quite quickly, there a loads of rehabs in California.
She's got the same rights as everyone else.
And last but not least.
There are no such thing as a functional addict.
They'll be functional for a while.
After that things will unravel.
Even people with millions of dollars aren't able to keep their addiction hidden or under wrap.
People need more and more and ind the end it ends with a crash landing.
In my opinion.
Just a last question.
Would you still be treated by someone you knew had been drinking while they were at work?
In the medical field?
I'm VERY sure I would NOT be treated by a person who had been drinking!
@@Amantiu5why would you look “down” on her?
She said she was 62...
The fact that she recognized that you” just can’t become successful being homeless” is one of the most profound things I’ve heard in a long time. Wow
It seems like she had dyed her hair for the interview- lovely dark shiny hair, no gray, and her hands are stained. Weird how we can be so distanced from looking at the painful stuff within yet hold on to the remnants of vanity and caring about what others think we look like.
She did a pretty good job in her hair!
interesting observation
Wow....now it makes sense where her black hands came from...I didn't connect that.
Straight out of a Bukowski novel. Good luck to you, Lynne!
Lol I think bukowski was more of a twisted trip eh
FR doe
Lol I thought Kurt vonnagut novel
She seemed quite coherant at the beginning then just went off script. As other posters have said Mark is so patient and respectful with the people he interviews
Mark is so respectful when he's interviewing these people. They deserve respect.
Mark just gives these poor folks few dollars to go get some more of their addiction. His views are well taking care of these poor folks that need help.
I would love to have back to back interviews of these people, then their family members. The different perspectives would be great to see
Likely will end up giving a voice to their abusers or enablers unfortunately.
@@tessm2152or give a voice to their victims. How many of these people have kids or have children that are now adults? How many have siblings? What is their view? Or if a parent of theirs, even an abusive parent was interviewed, wouldn’t it be interesting to see their history? How they became the person they are? Your comment about not wanting to hear from the families is extremely narrow minded
what the fuck do you find so interesting about the common fuckups ?
@@WrappedInFoil I agree with you completely. I am sure if she does have children she put them through hell.
Wow this interview went from pretty normal to holly molly...
That's quite good description of any kind of relationship you can have with an alcoholic. Things go from 0 to 100 in 100 seconds.
I’m so lost 😠 til I got to the battery 🪫 In the baby doll that’s talk to her. Poor lady
EXACTLY! I was like….WTF just happened here!?😮
OhhKay the train went off the track real quick
She’s filled with loss and pain. Get her sober and on meds and you wouldn’t know she was from skid row.
Her situation can happen to anyone of us. We can only learn from what we see in others misfortune and grow compassion for Lyne and many others. Pain is universal... Sometimes the pain is so unbearable that it leads us down the path to addiction for some kind of Solace in this life. When I watch these videos it reinforces my feelings of gratitude for what I have and to never take things for granted, ever.
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Doing my best902 read up on addiction and how certain drugs affect the brain. I promise you if you like to read you will get highly educated . The best of people become seriously dishonest when addicted to drugs...
I have deep compassion for her, but I would venture a guess that her alcoholism and addiction preceded her homelessness.
Addiction is only controllable in sobriety. She probably won’t go there.
If I had my way, we would at least provide a safe room she could lock the door in to provide a minimal shelter. That comes with a high tax and social commitment and most communities can’t or won’t provide that
"I'm a billionaire trillionaire". Mark!😂 how in TF do you do this without losing your shit!
if it weren’t for Trump she could access her billions & trillions, damn shame 😆💀💀
@@John_Connor556 right! TRUMP'S FAULT! 🤣 Minus well! [THEY] blame hIm for everything else that's bad!🤦🏾♀️
Something more than alcoholism going on here. Hopefully she gets the help she needs.
Yeah at first it looked like she had it all together mentally- then it feels like something flipped and her daughter became a doll. That sucks so bad for this tough woman. 😢
Could be or could just be alcoholism .Prolonged alcoholism can lead to psychosis and Korsakoff dementia. I have had patients act like this and as far as I know, they abused only alcohol.
Edit : I just got to the part where she says she regrets using crack cocaine.. So may be more to it than alcoholism, but alcohol can do crazy stuff to the brain over time.
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'Do you have kids?'
'Huh?!'
She heard. The delay when he was asking her questions about her kids, and referring her to them as 'lost' when she had them taken off them grates me.
Right I thought she lost them in death.
more interviews with alcoholics please
Thank you Mark for making the world a better place!!!❤
Si touchante que difficile à suivre Lynn. Qu'elle puisse vivre du mieux possible pour elle !
Alcohol is so easily overlooked when it comes to drugs. I find alcohol to be the absolute worst, coming from a family of alcohol abuse I have zero patience for it.
I’ll drink to that 🍻
I don’t know why they separate the words, drug and alcohol, because alcohol is a drug, but they don’t want to put that label on it because it makes too much money they know the damage that it causes but it’s a money maker for the jails for the rehabs for the doctors just like the opiates.
I am a recovering alcoholic. AA is my support.
Wow for the first 5 minutes I really thought she was all there but slowly she revealed her mental damage. I also suspect she is very good at sticking to a story. She is most likely not just an alcoholic.
You’d be surprised how much damage prolonged alcohol use can do to a brain…
If you really want to help someone you "meet people where they are". Helping someone is not defaulting to what you think is best but rather it's a combination of things like assessing what motivates them, their priorities, and imo preserving anything that brings them joy, in this case it seems to be her puppies. You don't get pissed off when someone isn't grateful for the McDonalds or tent they never wanted or felt they needed bc their focus is on drinking and caring for their puppies; instead you help them help their puppies and no that doesn't equate to having them removed. She's smart and hardcore and I really dig her!
Great point. I dig her too
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She's embracing her lifestyle and pointing out the qualities it takes to live the way she does.
This is my first swu video I couldn’t finish, it was way too personal and close to home. Alcohol is truly the worst and most destructive drug, and that’s coming from a former benzo, nitrous and heroin addict.
Rest In Peace, Dona.
Im noticing a recurring thing where they say "im in skid row for now" or "this week" or "ill get out soon" notice that? Basically their mindset is either full of hope or denial.
Like you can no longer accept reality so you begin to believe in a fantasy you can accept
Why expect otherwise? It would be extremely bleak to face that reality
A true alcoholic will never admit they have a problem, NEVER!
My sister died of alcoholism in 2022 at 52. She was a Capricorn too. She died in front of her kids 15 and 17. Rehab twice. Alcoholism is horrible. Wow, this lady has a resistance. Bless you all.
I know - my family too are full blown alcoholics - the selfish kind - I stay away from them - otherwise they will destroy me I
She probably won’t be here much longer if she keeps drinking the way she does 😢
Mine died at the age of 42 this march. She had 3 kids. I’ve seen a lot of addiction and nothing compares to alcoholism
My brother, 18 years older than I, died an alcoholic at age 72. How he made it all those years, I don't know. He had a hard, hard life, and I loved him. He was drinking when I was born, so I knew him no other way.
I see this lady everyday downtown when i am working. She's angry at times but overall she's a nice lady. Prayers for her 🙏
She had so much promise and then life must have derailed. I’m sad for her.
That is exactly what I was thinking. It truly shows how close we are ( even the No it will never happen to me) to losing everything. Be it a Tragedy that completely breaks you, loss of job, accident ect. Never judge your life can change in a matter of seconds. Society will throw you away faster than you think. I pray she finds a safe place, love and help. That she doesn’t die on the streets with no one to love and care for her. That is the horrific tragedy of her situation……She most likely will. That truly breaks my heart.
This is so disturbing. Seeing people commenting about her intellect or potential is absolutely terrifying- Lynne is completely gone. This is a talking head with a bleak outlook. Poor thing. The face of profound mental illness😏 profound- not mild, moderate or severe. Profoundly affected, afflicted. Sorry for those who can't recognize the degree to which Lynne is screwed.
Right, sadly the general public can't recognize when brain damage requires nursing home care.
I agree she's lived that way so long it's much too late for intervention
Ohmygod, thank you for saying that! I'm not sure what other people are seeing and hearing, but I'm seeing someone barely holding on to reality. Who can tell of it's substance abuse, alcoholism, mental illness, trauma or a mixture of everything, but this poor woman is in a world of her own and has somehow been able to make it. I don't know if that's intelligence, I suppose it could be, and people can call it that. I'm more inclined to call it determination with an awful lot of luck. I hope she stays safe out there.
@@rockybadger thing is- I don't necessarily believe 90% of what came out of her mouth lol I don't swallow every spoon full of nonsense people try to feed me, if ya know what I mean. I have a brother who is profoundly paranoid delusional schizophrenic with other problems & I pity the people who listen to his nonsense. I love him but he's got some stories that I know people believe! 😆
This. It's the lying. It is a constant in every interaction. It makes you hate the person after awhile.
Poor lady is mental. God bless her
What a photo Mark! that is incredible❤
Her photo reminds me of a “lioness”, strong and bold.
Right around the 5:20 minute mark you can tell Mark (and us viewers) realize her mind is gone. Saying she’s a billionaire and that she doesn’t have an alcohol issue. Very sad. Alcohol damage is permanent, mostly.
She’s a “billion-trillionaire” in percentage I guess 😊
I’m sending All the SWU FAMILY Love from Florida! 🌴🦩Mark is one of the most Hard Working Human on Planet Earth! I appreciate what you do for your subscribers all over the world 🌎 Alcoholism is the worst drug of all.! I wish her the very best. Thanks for sharing your story Lynn
I agree, and yet it's legal. It is much word than weed, imo. Love from Salt Lake City. ❤
@@charlotte_stevensyep and since it’s legal,folks put it lower on the scales of addiction…..smdh
I'm right above you, much love and good morning from West Atl Ga❤🍑
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Bless her heart. ❤ you are so respectful and do such a great job bringing light to the beautiful people so many don’t get to know.
"I still have my vessel"
What a statement
I stopped drinking alcohol (and smoking cigarettes) in October 2016. I still kneel down on my knees once and a while, and thank God. Not being addicted to alcohol resulted in a normal life without checking that there is sufficient alcohol and without weaking up with a headache and painful throat.
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Denial is just as harmful as addiction itself.
I know this has been said before, but this is the most important TH-cam channel.
Alcohol is the worst of the worst and has touched all our lives in a negative way, every single one of us guaranteed.
Lynne is a well spoken , strong woman. I hope her situation gets better very soon.
Really?
When she stated that she was a billion trillionaire and went into a bit of detail saying that she won it in a lottery "somehow," it made me think she was possibly a victim of a rampant scam where they tell you that your name was drawn randomly and you won millions of dollars. But you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get the money which is on a card. She may have remembered the scam and still thinks it's real.
Alcoholics always disturb me more than harder drugs. Literal poison
It's an epidemic and destroys lives! 😢❤
I am a current resident of that prison. It sux
Sick withdrawala too mind u
@@IMGWindhamyes, they can be deadly! 😮
@@kc-nl8zcmy heart goes out to you. I was widowed young and very suddenly a few years ago. I started drinking and self medicating. If it wasn't for a surprise pregnancy that resulted in my beautiful little girl, I can't say for certain I wouldn't still be abusing substances. She gave me strength and motivation to stop because I never wanted her to see me sloppy drunk, passed out, or who knows what! I hope you can find your way out, it's hell and not easy! Sending you love and light! ❤💖❤
Alcohol is the most underrated drug. nothing kills more than alcohol and cigarettes.
Many believe that a life without drink and drugs would be unbearable. I’m an alcoholic and I thought like this until I stopped drinking 33 years ago..tough at first but slowly I started getting my family life back and enjoyed seeing my kids grow up..seeing my wife happier made me want to stay sober..been the best years of my life in spite of some problems life gives you..most die from drink unfortunately ..seems this woman is still in with a chance but you want to,really want to stop…
Same....will have 8 years sober next month. One freaking day at a time
Its so weird to me that people think drinking alcohol is "normal". Its a drug. I'm 47 and have never had a sip.
Hey Lynne, you’re a bright lady and thanks for sharing. Please take care of yourself. *You matter.*
She really shows her intelligence and real self at the end. It was refreshing to see her perspective on homelessness.
It would be good to see Lynne again and see if any of the layers can be got past to see what really went on in early life 😢
She already told you about her early life. You don't have to have trauma in child hood to become an alcoholic.
Some people just have addiction and mental illness bro
Some people just like to drink!! It's sad but true!! You don't have to have child hood trauma, mental illness, addiction problems etc. Some people just drink to much.
that part where she starts to talk about her father again, watch again to catch it @@carolineheffernan7368
@@athenaatwar475 obvs and also look past the nonsense to see what she's really saying
Thank you for the interview Lynne and SWU
😳 my face when she starts talking about her "baddery oprated doll" being her daughter
I always notice and appreciate how respectful you are in regards to the you interview.
Some of this math doesn’t add up. 25 years driving a truck, 22 on Skid Row, at 62 years old. That only leaves 15 years to get through high school and some college.
A lot of this is mental.
A lot of this is mental.
@@juneyshu6197 no doubt. So sad
God bless you…..love from Vancouver
Love the questions you ask and love the answers you get even more, I always say this but as a sober person it’s SO interesting to see and hear these types of stories
God bless her.. alcoholism and drug addiction breaks my heart. It controls and devastates so many lives, it's so sad. I can barely watch it. Lately I just stay away from the drug addiction and alcohol interviews, except Rebecca.. For some reason I still have hope for her.
62 years. Shes going to make it i hope❤
Lynne is an intelligent person , she has common sense regardless of the alcohol problem .
@@baublesanddolls I think what i stated went right over your head .Clearly this lady is suffering due to various causes .She has a basic sensibility that has been clouded greatly by excessive alcohol use .
She is just heartbreaking 😢. I'm sure so many things are left unsaid. She may be schizophrenic, so many ppl with mental disorders on the street. You can't make them get treatment. Yet they are so helpless themselves from getting the help they need so badly! I have 2 family members that were helped and treated for their disease. I've is no longer with us, but the other is doing well. So sad
Definitely a psychosis…trillion billionaire, the battery operated doll that’s her real daughter - when Mark asked her if she was real or imaginary she said, “no she’s real, she has underwear”, and she would have pursued the people that took her identity etc… poor lady- hard drugs to chronic alcoholic. I was shocked when she said her age…. She looks in her 70’s- aged from life, alcohol, drugs, grief, living on the streets. It’s beyond tragic. 😢😢😢
Clearly, mental health care needs to be immediately addressed
I’m a clean and sober alcoholic who was homeless as a 20 year old on the street in Hollywood when I came out to Los Angeles in 1986. It took me about 3 weeks to realize that wasn’t going to be the life for me. After several people tried to get me to have sex for them and with them and I was put in really dangerous situations, I knew as a pretty young girl that my soul and body wouldn’t last. I got a bed in a place called Cri-Help in North Hollywood and I’ve been in AA ever since. I’m not going to say it’s been easy for over 35 years to be sober and I’ve had struggles with depression and anxiety and had a few relapses on pain medication when I had a medical condition. I also found, however that when I relapsed, a lot of my troubles came back and I started going down that mental road where I started when I came to Los Angeles as a young woman. So I stay very close to the AA program. To me the people I’ve known in this program over the past 35 years are like family. I’ve sadly lost many of them to alcohol and drugs. It’s rare to see people like me survive a bad relapse, and I realize my blessings. In 1999 I had two intentional overdoses and was on a ventilator twice in ICU. I was too full of pride to go back into the rooms of AA. When I finally surrendered, my life once again was filled with beauty. Recovery, however, is a very difficult process and you must WANT IT.
I have a family history of suicidal ideation and alcoholism on my dads side: my dad and grandfather were bad alcoholics and they both committed suicide by gunshot. So it was no surprise when I overdosed. Yet, over the decades, I’ve committed to myself that I will not die from alcohol or suicide. The more I surrender my will and my life to a God of my understanding, the stronger has been my resolve. I have also joined a lovely temple where I meditate and have found a God of my understanding. This is where I see the problem with most of us as addicts. As a whole, alcoholics and addicts refuse to surrender our lives to anything except our addiction. We make it our “God.” We also blame our past and the people around us for our current situation, and we continue to drink and use to stop the pain. Yet no amount of drug use will ever fill the God-sized hole our soul has. That emptiness can only be filled by a spiritual connection.
When I finally got clean and sober, I became a registered nurse and case manager who has helped homeless patients get care for both mental and physical health issues. I will say that the majority of homeless patients don’t want the care. Back in the day when I was living in the Wilshire District and working in Lincoln Heights, I remember I had to take two bus lines (RTD back then in the 80’s) that had me stop at a bus stop on 6th and Broadway at 5 pm. There were lots of homeless there. I would be walking around in my business suit, trying to 12-step alcoholics with my newfound love for AA. I was one of those newcomers who was so excited about sobriety that I wanted everyone to be sober. These homeless people would laugh at me and tell me they already tried 12 step program and AA/NA “didn’t work.”
The homeless patients I work with say the same thing about recovery today. Yet I know they haven’t given it an honest shot.
We can hand the homeless money, rehab, new homes and jobs, easy sobriety with suboxone, mental health services with free medication, etc and these are good things-BUT the reality is that these people won’t get well, and the underlying problems will never be addressed unless they hit bottom and surrender their will and their lives over to a loving power greater than themselves. And they won’t get well or show any willingness to put in the effort unless they WANT it.
I know this, because I’ve lived it. And anyone who thinks they know my life doesn’t.
There’s a saying in AA that the only end for an alcoholic are jails, institutions and death. This has been proven over and over again. There’s another saying that an alcoholic will hit their bottom when they stop digging. Unfortunately, for most alcoholics, their “bottom” is death, as in the case of my dad and grandfather. For suicide of the alcoholic is one of the ways we end our suffering.
This disease is a disease of spiritual bankruptcy. It is not only an allergy of the mind and body. The alcoholic is not a morally weak individual. Indeed, most alcoholic people are exceptionally intelligent, kind, creative and capable people when they are sober. I have met many very talented, philanthropic and famous individuals in the rooms of AA. The average person has no clue what alcoholism truly is. And as a nurse, I have sadly seen that even my own profession has no clue about alcoholism. It is a very difficult and serious problem that has both no easy answers and yet a simple solution- that simple solution is total abstinence and a willingness to change everything. When I say change everything, I mean taking a moral inventory of one’s life and having a willingness to accept powerlessness over alcohol, people and places (among other things). I hope this poor woman gets the help she needs. You can tell she was once a vibrant person with hopes and dreams. The alcohol has dimmed her soul but there is always hope for us until our last breath.
So well said. AA is my support
Congrats on your sobriety
Power on!!
I learned some things from your comment and I want to congratulate you on your sobriety! It most definitely takes surrendering to begin the journey to a happy,healthier,structured lifestyle. Powerful comment my friend. Thank you 🙏🏽
My heart breaks for her,recovery is a blessing and but for the grace of god there go I ❤❤🙏🙏
Please do more on alcoholism 🙏
I have those same smiley slippers that I got from Walgreens last year for $5. My sister in law smiled when she saw them, so the next time I saw here a brought a pair for her. Thanks for smiling lady! I hope you got back into an apartment.
you have helped a whole lot of people, some people have good souls, got to forgive, amen
My heart breaks for her. She not only has an addiction but suffers from mental illness. When she spoke about her oldest daughter being with her. Following her ect. So sad Skid Row is not where she belongs. So many there suffer not only from addiction but, mental illness. Society just throws them away. People think no it will never happen to them, They are one tragedy, paycheck ect. From being homeless and lost. Think about that the next time you ignore or pass by someone homeless on the street. Be kind. Sooo sad! Yet people actually pay more for a meal or a new purse than they see in a year. Treat others as you would want to be treated. Government and Society as a whole has just thrown them away. Heartbreaking!
You've got a great heart. I get upset when the upper middle class and up try to help the homeless at Christmas, then complain about their existence the rest of the year. I try to help when I can.
@@roxannemoseropen your home to them if you care so much
This is more than alcoholism
Fantastic Interview, Mark! Lyne brought up some very good points that reminds us we are all human, and we all have a mother who loves us when we are born......
People who shame alcoholics (or addicts in general) should start researching the signs. You’d be surprised how many people you look up or or admire who are functioning addicts. They’re your bosses, your friends, your therapists, the nurse treating you, the cashier at the grocery store…etc. Addicts are human beings just like everybody else. Treating addicts like it’s their fault or they’re less-than because of their addiction only fuels their destruction
Addicts need love, acceptance and hope. When they feel like everybody is against them, how can you expect them to desire recovery? They’re addicts because of unresolved trauma. Yes, people choose to try drugs, but no one chooses to be an addict. Just as no one chooses to be a victim of abuse or misfortune. It’s sad that people judge before understanding
Addiction happens when a very hurt and broken person finds a substance that brings them a means to escape from the awful things they feel and think. It escalates further when the person doesn’t have enough self esteem to believe they deserve better. It worsens when that person doesn’t have enough support around them because they have prioritised their substance over relationships they don’t feel like they deserve. It worsens when they accumulate shame about consuming the substance that helps them to feel better. It continues to worsen when the substance breaks them down physiologically and mentally. It worsens when they end up in vulnerable situations that further traumatise them.
The lost goes on and on.. it’s a viscous cycle. I will never judge and addict ❤️
wow without drugs and alcohol could have done literally anything but ended up like this
"You can't just walk out of your house and become successful at being homeless. It takes prestige" wooow
❤ you feel such impotence when you see an alcoholic this is what break our heart. May God bless her
SUNY Brockport! I am also an alumni! Wishing you all the best, Lynne. As long as you wake up to another day, it's never too late to see the light of hope.
EVERYONE PLZ BE THANKFUL TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS RATHER THAN SEEING THE ROOTS. AFTER EVERY MOUNTAIN YOU DEFEAT, WHEN YOU GET TO THE TOP... WHAT DO YOU SEE? MORE MOUNTAINS. SO NEVER GIVE UP. LOVE YOU ALL 💯💯💯
BEST, MOST TRUTHFUL PARAGRAPH I'VE READ IN MY LIFE, I WAS RAISED IN ELON HOME FOR CHILDREN, EVERYTIME I MADE IT TO THE TOP 💯%GOD WOULD TELL ME SON YOU ARE 16 YEARS OLD, THERE IS MANY MORE MOUNTINGS TO GET OVER OR AROUND!! AND TO THIS DAY 62 YEARS OLD, AND I THANK GOD FOR EVERY NEW DAY HE AWAKES ME TO SEE ANOTHER DAY , AND HE STILL WALKS WITH ME DAILY, I SAID GOD I DON'T DESERVE ALL OF YOUR LOVE,!!BUT THEN I REMEMBERED HE FIRST LOVED ME, AND HIS LOYAL LOVE LAST FOREVER, 🙏💙🙏SO PLEASE ACCEPT CHRIST TODAY INTO YOUR LIFE, TOMMOROW IS NEVER PROMISED🙏💙🙏AND FRIENDS PLEASE REMEMBER HE FIRST LOVED EVERY SINGAL ONE OF YALL TOO, LYNN I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU, AND THIS WHOLE SWB FAMILY🙏💙🙏💙🙏
@@tlccarroll6395 I LOVE THE WAY YOU WORDED THAT! THANK YOU TRULY AND BE BLESSED AND THANKFUL ❤️💯💯💯
@@Nickson-aire713 TYVM NICK I DIDN'T WORD IT, GOD DID,I JUST TYPED WHAT HE PUT ON MY HEART ŢO SAY, AGAIN THANKS🙏💙🙏
A great woman, a great philosopher also (not easy to be like that for most of the women, both philosopher and great) .
Thanks Mark. I hope you'll interview her again
there but for the grace of God go I. Lynne, thank you for sharing your story with Mark and the audience of Soft White Underbelly 💕
LOOK !!! SHE is on every corner in every city 😢 We can’t HELP them WHY are we helping other countries!!!!!!
The strangest thing is that she seems better off than Rebecca's doing. She's lived and learned. Now she's surviving. Mark, i listen regularly with Rebecca's story, and I notice you say, we were all wild at that age. I'm 45 and Rebecca's not in a faze .She wants to be the next Kate Moss... That's impossible, because the 90's are gone forever. You can't recreate that piece of history. I lived in it and the world is soooooo different. Also, the same for 60s and 70s and 80s. The Party is over...🎉😢❤
I’m 46, and you’re right! 🙌🏽
+ Ishmael is a man..