amazing. i watched this in my lecture at uni and even got a copy of it on VHS. i'm actually including it in an essay i'm writing as part of my research. my younger sister suffered from meningitis at 6 weeks old, and the first hospital she went to was awful, with no support for the families at all. wasn't until we went to St. George's in London that we were actually treated with any kind of respect. the ICU were amazing, just sad that you weren't able to get the same kind of support....
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. What lecture were you having where someone showed this though? I'm very curious to know. I hope your sister continued to get good treatment and is ok now. I'm doing fine these days and have a great neurologist at St Thomas's who I see once a year for a checkup. I NEVER go near psychiatrists, of course.
This is a personal film about my real experiences that was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. I wanted to interview the actual psychiatrists involved in my treatment but was told I couldn't even mention the name of the hospital as they would sue the broadcaster and stop transmission. This is the power that psychiatric big business holds. They make criticism very difficult.
I think that you paint a really terrible picture of mental illness. I am sorry that you seem to have had a bad experience but I have seen first hand how hospital and medication can really benefit individuals and allow them to lead their lives. It really bothers me your use of words such as 'looney', 'funny farm' and 'bonkers.' Once again, I know this is your personal experience but i think that you paint a very dim, one sided picture.
I paint one side of the picture which I have found from others is a common experience. Psychiatry is a branch of medicine with huge resources to promote it's beliefs and my one sided perspective is one rarely seen in the media. I use words like loony and bonkers because they are in common use amongst patients and the general public alike.
Nobody I know experiencing poor mental health would be happy to describe themselves as 'loony' or 'bonkers.' I agree that the general public may use these terms but that does not mean they are acceptable, by using them you are only reinforcing the stereotype and stigma attached to many mental illnesses.
There is a movement in the UK called Mad Pride and part of their campaign is about reappropriating language. Just as some homosexuals have used the word "Queer", as in "We're queer and we're here", I use bonkers and loony. You may disagree with young black men calling each other the N word but it's part of the way culture and ideas change. Once the words can be freely used amongst everyone it will be an indication that the stigma has gone.
Clearly you were/are probably not schizophrenic. But you did have some mood problems at the time you went to the metnal institution the first time. My analysis is that these mood problems were proably marijuana withdrawal symptoms. (See part 2 of the documentary)
I think that if you had been honest about your herb use, the doctor might not have misdiagnosed you as a schizophreniac.
I was honest about my herb use when I first saw the psychiatrist (though it's not mentioned in the film.) I think it was a major factor in him diagnosing Schizophrenia as cannabis is considered a trigger for psychosis in some people.
I definitely experienced what is called a psychotic episode but it was one of the most interesting and inspiring experiences of my life. Just because something is difficult or maybe even dangerous doesn't mean it can't be worthwhile. I have no interest in climbing mountains or going to the moon but I do like to explore conciousness. Just because something is difficult or maybe even dangerous doesn't mean it can't be worthwhile.
Unfortunately for you your sociopathic attitude would be likely to get you diagnosed with a mental illness if you spoke like that to a psychiatrist. Do you think you should you be hanged?
lol nobody knows what i truly think except myself. my words are just a way to play. and yeah i should be hanged, people are very dirty creatures, we all should be nuked.
Well, you know yourself and if you think you know me by your psychopathic worldview then you have the illness of being... Normal. And that´s the worst kind there is.
Thank you. Loved the film. It is an eloquant, insightful and entertaining commentary! I wonder if the treating psychiatrist or nurses from that hopitalization have seen it yet? I would love to know how they would react! You are a renegade and an inspiration.
I have no idea if any the of the psychiatric staff have seen the film - it all happened so long ago that they probably wouldn't remember. I'm just one of countless deluded young men they've "treated" - some treat! I'm flattered to be called a reneagde and to have made your day.
Love this documentry, its very insightful and I just love the way you put it accross! I want to make documentries! I was wondering how you got into this industry?
I thought I was crazy until I saw the purple flying fetuses but then I realized THEY were crazy cause they were flying and it was raining.........it was then I heard the voice..it.said...."PURPLE RAIN PURPLE RAIN"
Interesting, I watched um both, It's defiantly well done documentary on some bad doctor's and another example of over medication and a case for medical marjiania.
I'm bi polar and have had my share of bad Doctors, side effects, and being held against my will.
I spent years of my life learning the hard way, trying alternative medicines, before I started taking lithium (meds) regularly.
That is a very honest and open post, i know a few bi-polar friends with varying levels of severity. I am glad that someone has said that the medication does help them.
As people are so complex, finding the right medication is rarely easy.
This is a true story of my experiences. The commissioning editor & lawyers at the broadcaster (Channel 4 in the UK) were very careful to make sure it didn't stray from the facts as verified in my medical notes. I'm very happy to be alive and not living on pills too. What's your problem?
so should i be worried if i watch this and see myself in it? reality being a dream. the tv stealing my thoughts. coincidences. everything moving in circles. that all goes through my head 24/7. what can i do about it? this scares the shit out of me
Funnily enough I watch it and don't see myself in it anymore. Have you been you stealing my thoughts through the TV? Joking aside (or am I?) I don't think there's any need to worry about all this. The way that worked for me was to give up expecting things to be rational. Then they become funny instead.
well i dunno. these things i think and feel just cannot be funny. i detach so much from 'reality' i sometimes blackout. and this really makes me scared of getting help :-/
You should definitely get help if you haven't gotten help already, and you feel your racing thoughts are getting in the way of you living the life you want. Sure there are some bad docters, but a few drunk divers dosn't stop you from getting on the road that's just life.
My brother really has paraniod schizophrenia and it has put our entire family thru hell for over 10 years...Your story proves that you have no idea what true mental illness is, and makes a joke out of a very serious situation. Your video does a disservice to people who are really struggling with true mental illness.
Seeing as I was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic myself how can you say that my film proves I have no idea what true mental illness is? Unless you agree that the psychiatrists were mistaken in their diagnosis. If you accept that they were wrong then I presume you agree with the central point of my film; that psychiatrists don't really know what schizophrenia is.
You can't have it both ways.
I'd love to know what your brother thinks of the film, maybe you can show it to him.
I used to work with people who had "chronic and debilitating mental illness", many of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yes, for the most part I don't feel these people could have survived on their own. No, we didn't force them to take the meds. Generally they did though. The fact is mental illness diagnosis is a really shaky thing. It doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but it's damn hard to prove.
Over prescribing and locking people up when they are in no danger and putting other people in no danger is unacceptable and unethical. Your story has it's own truth and so does tearecords. They are both serious situations. I see no joke here.
I remember seeing this when it was on tv. I have actually entertained similar thoughts about 'reality' in the past. Fascinating, informative and entertaining. Great stuff!
amazing. i watched this in my lecture at uni and even got a copy of it on VHS. i'm actually including it in an essay i'm writing as part of my research. my younger sister suffered from meningitis at 6 weeks old, and the first hospital she went to was awful, with no support for the families at all. wasn't until we went to St. George's in London that we were actually treated with any kind of respect. the ICU were amazing, just sad that you weren't able to get the same kind of support....
Emylou258 2 years ago
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. What lecture were you having where someone showed this though? I'm very curious to know. I hope your sister continued to get good treatment and is ok now. I'm doing fine these days and have a great neurologist at St Thomas's who I see once a year for a checkup. I NEVER go near psychiatrists, of course.
tearecords 2 years ago
lmao john lennon is my spirit guide
meinvent 2 years ago
@meinvent Ofcourse, man. He's everybody's spirit guide :)
TicklishCaptiv3 6 months ago
This is propaganda at its finest.
iseeboredpeople 3 years ago
This is a personal film about my real experiences that was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. I wanted to interview the actual psychiatrists involved in my treatment but was told I couldn't even mention the name of the hospital as they would sue the broadcaster and stop transmission. This is the power that psychiatric big business holds. They make criticism very difficult.
tearecords 3 years ago
I think that you paint a really terrible picture of mental illness. I am sorry that you seem to have had a bad experience but I have seen first hand how hospital and medication can really benefit individuals and allow them to lead their lives. It really bothers me your use of words such as 'looney', 'funny farm' and 'bonkers.' Once again, I know this is your personal experience but i think that you paint a very dim, one sided picture.
hip1977 4 years ago
I paint one side of the picture which I have found from others is a common experience. Psychiatry is a branch of medicine with huge resources to promote it's beliefs and my one sided perspective is one rarely seen in the media. I use words like loony and bonkers because they are in common use amongst patients and the general public alike.
tearecords 4 years ago
Nobody I know experiencing poor mental health would be happy to describe themselves as 'loony' or 'bonkers.' I agree that the general public may use these terms but that does not mean they are acceptable, by using them you are only reinforcing the stereotype and stigma attached to many mental illnesses.
hip1977 4 years ago
There is a movement in the UK called Mad Pride and part of their campaign is about reappropriating language. Just as some homosexuals have used the word "Queer", as in "We're queer and we're here", I use bonkers and loony. You may disagree with young black men calling each other the N word but it's part of the way culture and ideas change. Once the words can be freely used amongst everyone it will be an indication that the stigma has gone.
tearecords 4 years ago
Clearly you were/are probably not schizophrenic. But you did have some mood problems at the time you went to the metnal institution the first time. My analysis is that these mood problems were proably marijuana withdrawal symptoms. (See part 2 of the documentary)
I think that if you had been honest about your herb use, the doctor might not have misdiagnosed you as a schizophreniac.
Gameboygenius 4 years ago
I was honest about my herb use when I first saw the psychiatrist (though it's not mentioned in the film.) I think it was a major factor in him diagnosing Schizophrenia as cannabis is considered a trigger for psychosis in some people.
tearecords 4 years ago
I see.
Have you also completely ruled out the possibility that you might have had an acute psychosis at the time? (Even though you're not schizophrenic)
I don't disagree with your experience of psychiatry, but I'm trying to have a view from the outside and try to understand what was going on.
Gameboygenius 4 years ago
I definitely experienced what is called a psychotic episode but it was one of the most interesting and inspiring experiences of my life. Just because something is difficult or maybe even dangerous doesn't mean it can't be worthwhile. I have no interest in climbing mountains or going to the moon but I do like to explore conciousness. Just because something is difficult or maybe even dangerous doesn't mean it can't be worthwhile.
tearecords 3 years ago
Totally cool response!
Seabrook78in 3 years ago
good videos
ihavetomakethistube 4 years ago 2
They never understand metaphorical speaking.
sociopathicregret 4 years ago
i say just hang the crazy and retarded... hitler had some good ideas.
HierPower 4 years ago
Unfortunately for you your sociopathic attitude would be likely to get you diagnosed with a mental illness if you spoke like that to a psychiatrist. Do you think you should you be hanged?
tearecords 4 years ago
lol nobody knows what i truly think except myself. my words are just a way to play. and yeah i should be hanged, people are very dirty creatures, we all should be nuked.
HierPower 4 years ago
Well, you know yourself and if you think you know me by your psychopathic worldview then you have the illness of being... Normal. And that´s the worst kind there is.
alphanight1 4 years ago
lol whatever, i forgot about that post of mine, it makes me laugh.
HierPower 4 years ago
You forgot to mention that the world is flat and the sun is made of doughnuts!
alexoidztube 4 years ago
Thank you. Loved the film. It is an eloquant, insightful and entertaining commentary! I wonder if the treating psychiatrist or nurses from that hopitalization have seen it yet? I would love to know how they would react! You are a renegade and an inspiration.
You made my day.
ameliawashere 4 years ago 3
I have no idea if any the of the psychiatric staff have seen the film - it all happened so long ago that they probably wouldn't remember. I'm just one of countless deluded young men they've "treated" - some treat! I'm flattered to be called a reneagde and to have made your day.
tearecords 4 years ago
Love this documentry, its very insightful and I just love the way you put it accross! I want to make documentries! I was wondering how you got into this industry?
Michael
teambuzz 4 years ago
I thought I was crazy until I saw the purple flying fetuses but then I realized THEY were crazy cause they were flying and it was raining.........it was then I heard the voice..it.said...."PURPLE RAIN PURPLE RAIN"
thebootcampbabe 4 years ago
The guy in this vid is much saner than Tom Cruise and his looney cult pals in my humble opinion.
DaithIla 4 years ago 2
Interesting, I watched um both, It's defiantly well done documentary on some bad doctor's and another example of over medication and a case for medical marjiania.
I'm bi polar and have had my share of bad Doctors, side effects, and being held against my will.
I spent years of my life learning the hard way, trying alternative medicines, before I started taking lithium (meds) regularly.
Orftintain 5 years ago
That is a very honest and open post, i know a few bi-polar friends with varying levels of severity. I am glad that someone has said that the medication does help them.
As people are so complex, finding the right medication is rarely easy.
alexoidztube 4 years ago
id rather be dead then live on pills and this isnt a true story you ******.
HierPower 4 years ago
This is a true story of my experiences. The commissioning editor & lawyers at the broadcaster (Channel 4 in the UK) were very careful to make sure it didn't stray from the facts as verified in my medical notes. I'm very happy to be alive and not living on pills too. What's your problem?
tearecords 4 years ago
this is great!
woodybear2000 5 years ago
F me best keep my ideas on Metaphysics to myself in future
MrNiceHk 5 years ago
so should i be worried if i watch this and see myself in it? reality being a dream. the tv stealing my thoughts. coincidences. everything moving in circles. that all goes through my head 24/7. what can i do about it? this scares the shit out of me
lanilicious8 5 years ago
Funnily enough I watch it and don't see myself in it anymore. Have you been you stealing my thoughts through the TV? Joking aside (or am I?) I don't think there's any need to worry about all this. The way that worked for me was to give up expecting things to be rational. Then they become funny instead.
tearecords 5 years ago
well i dunno. these things i think and feel just cannot be funny. i detach so much from 'reality' i sometimes blackout. and this really makes me scared of getting help :-/
lanilicious8 5 years ago
You should definitely get help if you haven't gotten help already, and you feel your racing thoughts are getting in the way of you living the life you want. Sure there are some bad docters, but a few drunk divers dosn't stop you from getting on the road that's just life.
Orftintain 5 years ago
AI CARAMBA!!
DrJosefMengele 5 years ago
My brother really has paraniod schizophrenia and it has put our entire family thru hell for over 10 years...Your story proves that you have no idea what true mental illness is, and makes a joke out of a very serious situation. Your video does a disservice to people who are really struggling with true mental illness.
spammy82 5 years ago
Seeing as I was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic myself how can you say that my film proves I have no idea what true mental illness is? Unless you agree that the psychiatrists were mistaken in their diagnosis. If you accept that they were wrong then I presume you agree with the central point of my film; that psychiatrists don't really know what schizophrenia is.
You can't have it both ways.
I'd love to know what your brother thinks of the film, maybe you can show it to him.
tearecords 5 years ago
I used to work with people who had "chronic and debilitating mental illness", many of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yes, for the most part I don't feel these people could have survived on their own. No, we didn't force them to take the meds. Generally they did though. The fact is mental illness diagnosis is a really shaky thing. It doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but it's damn hard to prove.
jaguarnoelle 5 years ago
Over prescribing and locking people up when they are in no danger and putting other people in no danger is unacceptable and unethical. Your story has it's own truth and so does tearecords. They are both serious situations. I see no joke here.
jaguarnoelle 5 years ago
I remember seeing this when it was on tv. I have actually entertained similar thoughts about 'reality' in the past. Fascinating, informative and entertaining. Great stuff!
paramanjara 5 years ago