Hi Dr. Das, I'm a psychiatric nurse from Canada. Love your videos. I'm learning so much. Love how objective you are and how you see things from many perspectives.
I don't have schizophrenia or psychosis, but re hearing voices: when I was younger I used to hear sth like a radio being tuned or the voice of a radio presenter, it always only lasted for a few moments. And I never could make sense of it. And one single time only I heard a male voice (am female myself) saying my name.
I had psychosis when I took strong antibiotics for an ear infection. I thought I was going to die. Had to get some other calming medication from the doctor. I now empathise with mentally ill people because it seems truly real what your going through . I couldn’t stop throwing up the next morning. Smelling things is scary, because I’ve woken up and smelt bacon cooking and there isn’t any. Someone said people with brain tumours smell things. That was a while ago and I’m still here. I have a very acutely sense of smell. Scary
I had a friend who has simple schizophrenia. She controlled it really well for years, but when cuts to mental health happened, she slowly disintegrated. She was paranoid and always said people had moved things in her flat, or she could hear people in the loft when there couldn’t have been. Unfortunately one by one she become very convinced that her family didn’t care, just wanted her to run around them. In the end she became quite aggressive to me and made many racist comments that made me uncomfortable. I had to distance myself eventually because I wasn’t able to help her and didn’t want a toxic relationship which would have been unhelpful to her. I still feel guilt about that.
I stayed in a toxic relationship for too long it only built up resentment. If you care for others you're going to feel something. You feel guilt for leaving, I'm kicking myself for staying for too long.
I've suffered from psychosis doctor. I hear voices, (the voices interfere with work). I used to believe infants were smuggled in small boats in our city. The beliefs feel so real.
I have auditory hallucinations. I was interested to hear that people who are faking might think voices are in someone's head but indeed that is not the case with me. Mine always seem to be coming from the other room. I've heard everything from a thrash metal band to a radio interview (don't ask me how I know, I can't understand what they are saying). I have PTSD and the most problematic sound I heard was a man wearing cowboy boots pacing in my kitchen. I didn't fall asleep until I was absolutely exhausted; it seemed so real I couldn't convince myself there was no one in there.
I used to work in a laboratory. Fume hoods are notorious for making people think there's someone talking to them. One guy who worked there kept complaining to management about his fume hood talking and they just made fun of him. One night he came back during swing shift with a shotgun and shot it.
I had a psychotic episode and it was no fun I can tell you. I initially got diagnosed with severe depression with psychotic features - i was feeling lower and lower over a period of about 6 months then quite quickly things went pair shaped. I really just remember it starting with complete and utter confusion about everything, who I was, where I was, what time it was - I couldn’t sleep, and then thought there were things moving in the shadows. I thought I could hear whispering in my house- not clear voices but muttering. What was bad is the way i sorted drifted in and out of it. No history of any mental health issues, trauma etc - it turned out to be a vitamin B12 deficiency, which can cause psychoses. I had no idea, after a few injections of B12 I honestly came out of it almost like snapping out of it. I have to have regular injections now - the mind and body is so complex how these things can happen. I wasn’t hospitalised but I was under the CMHT and met lots of people and the thing I learnt is many, many people if not most do recover well and those who don’t can manage themselves very well - I think these overwhelmingly positive stories are missed by the media.
This is really interesting and good to know! I transitioned to vegetarianism 2 years ago and I've been experiencing psychosis symptoms lately. I will have my B12 levels checked since it might be that! The confusion, racing thoughts, hearing whispers, seeing objects and reality folding or twisting in bizarre ways and smelling things that make no sense (e.g: smelling blood INSIDE my nose and tasting it in my mouth without it being there, ofc) have been my symptoms, plus sudden extreme tiredness which doesn't make me fall asleep but rather puts me in a near catatonic state (it feels as if I was in a deep trance but still extremely susceptible to loud noises, being touched or any external feeling). Anyways, thank you for sharing your experience and I'm glad you are doing better 😊
I hear voices both inside and outside of my head. And the ones inside my head are not the voice in my head, although I also obviously have that. By which I mean, it doesn't mean someone is faking because they hear either or both. Ironically, the voices on the outside of my head are more muffled, which to me is kind of counterintuitive for some reason because my ears are out there, but they sound distant/muffled. Luckily my voices aren't crazy even if I am. In all seriousness, though, I am lucky that the voices I hear are benign, random (like just random words popping in my head as though i'm hearing snippets of conversations even though it is very distinctly in my head..it's not my thoughts and it is really random and unclear where these things would come from or what they mean... like "clouds were floating", "papers, pencils", "did you see the maroon", "she said gray", all in different tones/voices, none of which match my internal mono/dialogue voice that i've always had) or, in the worst case, it sounds like people arguing with each other just out of my earshot. I also frequently hear what sounds like music playing in the other room or something like what radio announcements would sound like. Oh and I'm not violent/aggressive, have never been in trouble with the law, have a great job working as an engineer at a large, notoriously difficult company to work for and am all around fully functional. I get that that in itself is a privilege on the spectrum of schizophrenia and i am grateful for that. Just wanted to throw some first hand experience out there.
Yo, BB 😇 Thank, you so much for the most eloquent explanation of how you 'hear' the voices x Each person is very individual in their symptoms but I wish to have a greater understanding of schizophrenia as a whole, I find it truly fascinating. Thanks again x Jo 🎸
Thank you so much for sharing I find this absolutely fascinating. I’m so happy the voices are benign. Do you ever try to make sense of it or is it random and there is not any? Do you notice fitting or music or other phrases come at consistently felt levels of stress in life. Or do voices have any predictability at all? Thanks for your previous comment you don’t have to answer my questions lol✨
@@commonsense571 i do try to make sense of the voices, though that typically leads to confusion. I check with other people though. I am far more capable of discerning since i had a psychotic break and got diagnosed (for obvious reasons). Before that, it never would have even crossed my mind that i was hallucinating. But once i lost my mind, i realized that was a possibility and therefore always keep it in the back of my mind that my reality may not be real at any given moment.
Came here from Cams channell. Really glad I came across you. Really interesting topic and relatable. My mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia back in the 70"s, she was subjected to electric shock therapy. Never been the same since.
I got psychosis from cannabis after I got my medcard. I hear the voices inside my head for the most part not outside. Although when I smoke a lot of weed the hallucinations would happen right next to me ear as if I had earbuds in. It sounds almost electronic when that happens. My muscles also twitch when the voices are mad. One time my shoulder twitched to the exact rhythm of the voices as they spoke, as if someone was sending the audio signal of the voices into my arm through an electrode.
When I was in a hospital for a few days (anxiety related). There were two girls who heard voices. One heard three people who would talk about her, the other heard an angry woman shouting at her. Both says the voice sounded in the same room, outside their own head. The girl who heard the angry woman described the voice becoming muffled and further away as her medication started working.
Also, I'd love to hear your opinion on Jodi Arias, since a lot of psychiatrics had trouble diagnosing her with anything but clearly something is wrong with that girl lol.
I really appreciate this video! I'm autistic with a paranoid schizophrenic parent. I've got a curious mind, but I'm not super close with this parent and don't want to be intrusive trying to pick their brain to satiate my curiosity. Videos like this really help me out. I also just... as someone who loves someone with a *highly* stigmatized mental illness, it warms my heart when people can talk about it without perpetuating that stigma. So thank you :)
Hi Dr. Das, great video as always! FYI Ted K. (79) was transferred from the Colorado SuperMax facility to a psychiatric hospital in NC either at the end of Feb. or beginning of March. He must really be ill for the DOC to announce the move. I hope either Duke Univ. or UNC-Chapel Hill oversees the facility not the VA. .
Found you on @BlackBeltBarrister, and am a new subscriber to your channel. I just had a look at your playlists and am settling in for a binge. Keep up the good content! 😊
Psychiatric Nurse practitioner in training here - Love your work ! Am learning so much! Can you explain: Flight of ideas versus tangential and circumstantial speech and non sequitors. And overvalued ideas versus delusions. Florid psychosis versus psychosis.
Really interesting video and great information. On those with psychosis who do harm, some actively manage to avoid any meaningful medical intervention (in Aus we see them moved out of the wards so quickly it’s easy for them to do). Do you this this could lead to a spiral of both a mental health system and an illness that discourages the person from seeking help? It honestly makes my heart sad.
Someone on Twitter was asking about schizophrenia. Just shared 2 of your videos. P.s. respect to you. I have always loved psychology and have worked in a state institution for the severely/ profoundly retarded ( decades ago) and worked in residential homes for the developmentally disabled and am no stranger to behavioral problems. I knew when I was young I had to draw the employment line at the type of facilities you work in; went with a class to a state psych hospital. Honestly, not only was it depressing but I was scared. Kudos.
Please can you respectfully please change the R word in your comment. Not only is it unacceptable in this generation, it is highly offence. My son has Severe Learning disability & non verbal autism...12 years ago people tried to call him that name 😡 or used it to make mock him and make fun of him. It's very triggering for the person, the parents, families, friends, carers, therapists, or those with disabilities. Other descriptions are more acceptable & appropriate. Thank you kindly
Instead of thinking of delusions as 'symptoms', you would do better to try to understand them, as most delusions do make sense in the context of the person's life experience. Catatonia occurs when the person is in such a dilemma from the contradictions he's being subjected to that he feels disempowered and retreats into total passivity. The biggest risk for schizophrenia is invalidation, and this is beautifully depicted in the David Mercer play, 'In Two Minds'.
My daughter had psychosis at aged 14. With the help of her father/ my vengeful ex husband, years later she still believes I'm to blame and we have been estranged for years. I still question whether I'm to blame even though I tried to be a loving, interested Mum.
My mum has been mentally ill since i was very young, she claims she had visual hallucinations her whole life but it was usually when she had a fever, she drank a LOT in her 20's and was diagnosed with "alcohol induced psychosis" she saw things, the devil coming through the wall, she'd say to me "don't you see that alien craft right above us?" But as time went on they changed her diagnosis to schizophrenia and eventually to schitzoeffective disorder, she still has auditory hallucinations and stuggles with what is reality and what isn't, she believes she can talk to the dead. She hasnt taken medication for years though because for one, they dont work, and two she doesn't believe she is ill BUT she has learned to control it and not let it consume her
Hello, Sir, I got to watch your interview with (Professor*ahem*) Mr. Justin Black from The Disturbing Truth and now I'm happily a new subscriber to your channel! I'm am equal parts; mesmerized, enamored as a forever student, alongside frightened, astounded while breathless by beauty and power of the human brain & mind. You offer such thorough advice, amazing stories from all over. While well educated, you are clearly very smart knowledgeable. You're well studied as well as trained. I'm here for ALL it!🖤💯
Hello THE OMINOUS SOHOMINOUS!! (the name cracks me up but I do like and the way you plug it 🤭) from the Dudette in the Majestic state of Alaska. Extremely interesting video, thank you for putting it up. Truly learning very much from you. Much love to you doc, you’re very appreciated 💜 No shucking and jiving about it
I have all the reasons to get psychosis. There is nothing great about getting schizophrenia. My hallucinations were of real people I met after my hallucinations, it got weird.
I was diagnosed with severe depression and ptsd, and i went in psychosis from ptsd and now few months later i see improvement of my thoughts, like you said they made sense to me but not to others, i saw religious stuff, and i heard only one voice in my life, but i felt good and special for the first time in my life. can you do a video about it, people always connect it with schizophrenia, but i don't have it, my mother does
Delusions = fixed false beliefs based on paranoia. What if you have fixed beliefs based on facts and evidence but it’s over most peoples heads and goes against what’s popular? Apparently that makes you psychotic as well… Got a great story here if you are interested!
@@aceiii9305 It's a fake science, which can be very damaging to the patient. Instead of trying to understand the patient and help him with his problems, the average psychiatrist will 'diagnose' him with some made-up 'disease' and tell him he needs drugs to correct the (nonexistent) chemical imbalance in his brain. Such drugs actually CAUSE a chemical imbalance and can make him feel a lot worse. It's a known fact that antipsychotics cause brain damage.
Question: Do you ever assess kids or teens under 18? If so do you find it more difficult since mental illness presents differently in adolescents? We hear of cases like the slender man stabbing in the US where i think atleast one of the girls was sentenced to psychiatric care but it may have been both of them. Also how important is it for patients to have some kind of talking therapy (cbt, dbt etc)? I ask this as someone who has generally responded well to medications but has never really had luck with talking therapy (ive underdone both CBT and DBT) but mental health professionals seem to always push talking therapy and was just wondering why that is. I personally found talking therapy and the exercises that they ask you to do such as recording your mood or rating your mood from 1 - 10 to be a bit tedious and dumb. Not bashing those who find that helpful but i dont get why they suggest it if medication is working.
I've seen Slenderman. Sad. I think the one girl remains in a psychiatric facility. I think the hope with talk therapy is to get to the root of the issue if it is not organic or chemical/biological ( nota dr here.) Sometimes things are both. I was in counciling for several years. It was a long time before I could actually verbalize to the therapist but Journaling did me a world of good. I refused group therapy; not a fan. What is good for one may not be for another.
10:30 "just like all obese people love cake" lol. Reminds me of the Dave Chappelle joke about black people and chicken "Look at him, he loves it. Just like it said the the encyclopedia."
Hi Dr. Das. This is a good information video. A family member of mine has skitzoeffective disorder & bipolar di. It's difficult to deal with this because it takes alot of patience. Thanks for explaining the differences. Peace and awesome times to you & your family also, Love, Janine Smiley😀🙂😎🤩😍
Hello Dr Das, just wondering what your opinions are on hand jesters... my sister was in a state of psychosis back in March this year and she was doing strange movements with her hands... she held both hands above her head and looked like she was dialing a phone whilst looking down, also paranoid someone's after her... she's never done this before and is soo upsetting. Just wanted your thoughts on this? She has has childhood epilepsy and also had a virus inutero to cause blindness. Never taken any illicit drugs and is around menopausal age. Saw you on attwood and Hunleys channel, keep up the great work 👍
Uveitis ( Extreme high eye pressure around 45 in both eyes had from a child ) Experience very vivid and real like hullucinations. But very scary as I get into my older years the effects of 50 years of extreme high pressure in the frontal lobe part of the brain is very scary and a path I have to take
I attended a spiritualist medium's gathering .. I'd never been there before. When the medium focused on me she gave me a puzzled look and said: "I'm getting imagery of bicycle parts?" A few hours earlier I'd been looking at a dissembled bicycle in my brother's garden shed. Some people who suffer from mental health issues are open to the minds of others ...other people have minds ... which one can experience directly. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said that he speaks to God, in tongues, whilst alone in his home. Over the next few days he said that God answers him through the mouths of people he talks with. Source ... the Evangelical Times.
For as long as I can remember, I have, at random, heard inaudible yelling over the top of eachother voices behind me (to either side). By at random, I mean it could happen a few times in a short space of time (say a month) or years between it happening. Since being diagnosed bipolar, ocpd and panic disorder, with traits (but not enough of for diagnosis) bpd and medicated properly, I haven't heard them in years.
Hi Dr how can I contact you to talk to you about this? 10 years ago I had a psychotic event ? and I`m still no wiser as to what happened, since then I`ve just had a normal life back to work as an engineer and still at it. Looks like I was labelled as a skitsophrenic according my Drs`notes. I would like to arrange a meeting with you to get your angle on this. I have searched for answers on the internet as the NHS has been , .... well you know , ....useless. Most of the paths I follow lead me to a spiritual Wakening , and many links I read seem to me to be totally right . So I would really like a professional opinion. Yes it is a cruel world I agree.
Dr Das, with all due respect, less hand movement, specially at the beginning of the video. If it’s not natural, it does not bring the attention to your message, but creates confusion. And it is not natural for you, I’ve just seen you on @Blackbeltbarrister channel and your gesticulation was moderate and convincing. Busted :) Also, during the video you gesticulate less and better, as soon as you forget to do this “yo bros, it’s your man doctor cool“ thing.
I’m a psych nurse & I love your channel! But PLEASE turn off that popping sound that occurs throughout your videos. Such an annoying, ear-piercing sound. Cheers! 😊
I enjoyed this video but I feel you spent more time discussing your other clips than really discussing the subject. It was very jumpy and bounced around. It would have been nice for you to slow down your pace a little when getting to the examples or the true content. Thank you.
You Sir ' are hilarious & very informative..I guess you need to have a sense of humour to deal with the insurmountable horror you see and hear on a daily basis.
Yo, yo my, m, M, m, man ! How's tricks ? Q. Did u try to learn magic when u weeere a young man ? Maybe to impress the ladies 🤣😂 Oh, John Nash. Seeing men in the trees 🌳 a bit vague like faces in ☁️ Not having full on chats with people like in the film. Q. Do you know much about the latest cilisybin research, for people who have untreatable depression ? Luv to u & ya fam.
Lol you plug a video every two minutes 😂... it’s just a little much hun. This video is half good information and half plugging other videos. If you took it out, the video would be about 10 minutes long 😂
Hi Dr. Das, I'm a psychiatric nurse from Canada. Love your videos. I'm learning so much. Love how objective you are and how you see things from many perspectives.
Wow, thank you!
I don't have schizophrenia or psychosis, but re hearing voices: when I was younger I used to hear sth like a radio being tuned or the voice of a radio presenter, it always only lasted for a few moments. And I never could make sense of it. And one single time only I heard a male voice (am female myself) saying my name.
I had psychosis when I took strong antibiotics for an ear infection. I thought I was going to die. Had to get some other calming medication from the doctor. I now empathise with mentally ill people because it seems truly real what your going through . I couldn’t stop throwing up the next morning. Smelling things is scary, because I’ve woken up and smelt bacon cooking and there isn’t any. Someone said people with brain tumours smell things. That was a while ago and I’m still here. I have a very acutely sense of smell. Scary
I had a friend who has simple schizophrenia. She controlled it really well for years, but when cuts to mental health happened, she slowly disintegrated. She was paranoid and always said people had moved things in her flat, or she could hear people in the loft when there couldn’t have been. Unfortunately one by one she become very convinced that her family didn’t care, just wanted her to run around them. In the end she became quite aggressive to me and made many racist comments that made me uncomfortable. I had to distance myself eventually because I wasn’t able to help her and didn’t want a toxic relationship which would have been unhelpful to her. I still feel guilt about that.
I stayed in a toxic relationship for too long it only built up resentment. If you care for others you're going to feel something. You feel guilt for leaving, I'm kicking myself for staying for too long.
@juliebone4929 you did the right thing. In the end I don't think it was healthy for either of us. I wish you luck going forward x
Thank you so much for explaining clearly these illnesses that we are never told about. I really appreciate it 👍
I appreciate you watching Heather, thank you!
I've suffered from psychosis doctor. I hear voices, (the voices interfere with work). I used to believe infants were smuggled in small boats in our city. The beliefs feel so real.
I have auditory hallucinations. I was interested to hear that people who are faking might think voices are in someone's head but indeed that is not the case with me. Mine always seem to be coming from the other room. I've heard everything from a thrash metal band to a radio interview (don't ask me how I know, I can't understand what they are saying). I have PTSD and the most problematic sound I heard was a man wearing cowboy boots pacing in my kitchen. I didn't fall asleep until I was absolutely exhausted; it seemed so real I couldn't convince myself there was no one in there.
@@Kepi_Kei my mum told me she once had a Queen concert coming out of all the plug sockets in the house for 3 days 😅
I hope you find peace it sounds very disturbing to have 🎉.
@@juliebone4929 I'm doing much better now (I'm on medication and it works!!) thank you for caring 🙂
I used to work in a laboratory. Fume hoods are notorious for making people think there's someone talking to them. One guy who worked there kept complaining to management about his fume hood talking and they just made fun of him. One night he came back during swing shift with a shotgun and shot it.
I had a psychotic episode and it was no fun I can tell you. I initially got diagnosed with severe depression with psychotic features - i was feeling lower and lower over a period of about 6 months then quite quickly things went pair shaped. I really just remember it starting with complete and utter confusion about everything, who I was, where I was, what time it was - I couldn’t sleep, and then thought there were things moving in the shadows. I thought I could hear whispering in my house- not clear voices but muttering. What was bad is the way i sorted drifted in and out of it. No history of any mental health issues, trauma etc - it turned out to be a vitamin B12 deficiency, which can cause psychoses. I had no idea, after a few injections of B12 I honestly came out of it almost like snapping out of it. I have to have regular injections now - the mind and body is so complex how these things can happen. I wasn’t hospitalised but I was under the CMHT and met lots of people and the thing I learnt is many, many people if not most do recover well and those who don’t can manage themselves very well - I think these overwhelmingly positive stories are missed by the media.
This is really interesting and good to know! I transitioned to vegetarianism 2 years ago and I've been experiencing psychosis symptoms lately. I will have my B12 levels checked since it might be that! The confusion, racing thoughts, hearing whispers, seeing objects and reality folding or twisting in bizarre ways and smelling things that make no sense (e.g: smelling blood INSIDE my nose and tasting it in my mouth without it being there, ofc) have been my symptoms, plus sudden extreme tiredness which doesn't make me fall asleep but rather puts me in a near catatonic state (it feels as if I was in a deep trance but still extremely susceptible to loud noises, being touched or any external feeling). Anyways, thank you for sharing your experience and I'm glad you are doing better 😊
I hear voices both inside and outside of my head. And the ones inside my head are not the voice in my head, although I also obviously have that. By which I mean, it doesn't mean someone is faking because they hear either or both. Ironically, the voices on the outside of my head are more muffled, which to me is kind of counterintuitive for some reason because my ears are out there, but they sound distant/muffled. Luckily my voices aren't crazy even if I am. In all seriousness, though, I am lucky that the voices I hear are benign, random (like just random words popping in my head as though i'm hearing snippets of conversations even though it is very distinctly in my head..it's not my thoughts and it is really random and unclear where these things would come from or what they mean... like "clouds were floating", "papers, pencils", "did you see the maroon", "she said gray", all in different tones/voices, none of which match my internal mono/dialogue voice that i've always had) or, in the worst case, it sounds like people arguing with each other just out of my earshot. I also frequently hear what sounds like music playing in the other room or something like what radio announcements would sound like. Oh and I'm not violent/aggressive, have never been in trouble with the law, have a great job working as an engineer at a large, notoriously difficult company to work for and am all around fully functional. I get that that in itself is a privilege on the spectrum of schizophrenia and i am grateful for that. Just wanted to throw some first hand experience out there.
Yo, BB 😇
Thank, you so much for the most eloquent explanation of how you 'hear' the voices x
Each person is very individual in their symptoms but I wish to have a greater understanding of schizophrenia as a whole,
I find it truly fascinating.
Thanks again x Jo 🎸
Thank you so much for sharing I find this absolutely fascinating. I’m so happy the voices are benign. Do you ever try to make sense of it or is it random and there is not any? Do you notice fitting or music or other phrases come at consistently felt levels of stress in life. Or do voices have any predictability at all? Thanks for your previous comment you don’t have to answer my questions lol✨
Any delusions or thought disorder? On any medication?
@@jobonney7987 Glad i could help :)
@@commonsense571 i do try to make sense of the voices, though that typically leads to confusion. I check with other people though. I am far more capable of discerning since i had a psychotic break and got diagnosed (for obvious reasons). Before that, it never would have even crossed my mind that i was hallucinating. But once i lost my mind, i realized that was a possibility and therefore always keep it in the back of my mind that my reality may not be real at any given moment.
“But don’t worry, I am very very real!” That sounds like something a voice in my head would say 🤔🤔🤔
Directed by Opie Taylor. 😆 Nice video! Mental illness is fascinating. I can say this because I am mental.
You go girl! They may laugh at you for being different but you can laugh at them for being all the same! Lol
I too, am strange and unusual. 😉🙃 Also passionately curious.
Curiouser and Curiouser
Came here from Cams channell. Really glad I came across you. Really interesting topic and relatable. My mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia back in the 70"s, she was subjected to electric shock therapy. Never been the same since.
I got psychosis from cannabis after I got my medcard. I hear the voices inside my head for the most part not outside. Although when I smoke a lot of weed the hallucinations would happen right next to me ear as if I had earbuds in. It sounds almost electronic when that happens. My muscles also twitch when the voices are mad. One time my shoulder twitched to the exact rhythm of the voices as they spoke, as if someone was sending the audio signal of the voices into my arm through an electrode.
When I was in a hospital for a few days (anxiety related). There were two girls who heard voices. One heard three people who would talk about her, the other heard an angry woman shouting at her. Both says the voice sounded in the same room, outside their own head. The girl who heard the angry woman described the voice becoming muffled and further away as her medication started working.
Also, I'd love to hear your opinion on Jodi Arias, since a lot of psychiatrics had trouble diagnosing her with anything but clearly something is wrong with that girl lol.
I really appreciate this video! I'm autistic with a paranoid schizophrenic parent. I've got a curious mind, but I'm not super close with this parent and don't want to be intrusive trying to pick their brain to satiate my curiosity. Videos like this really help me out. I also just... as someone who loves someone with a *highly* stigmatized mental illness, it warms my heart when people can talk about it without perpetuating that stigma. So thank you :)
Hi Dr. Das, great video as always!
FYI Ted K. (79) was transferred from the Colorado SuperMax facility to a psychiatric hospital in NC either at the end of Feb. or beginning of March. He must really be ill for the DOC to announce the move. I hope either Duke Univ. or UNC-Chapel Hill oversees the facility not the VA. .
Hope your having a good weekend Claudia, thank you for watching!
Found you on @BlackBeltBarrister, and am a new subscriber to your channel. I just had a look at your playlists and am settling in for a binge. Keep up the good content! 😊
Hello dr. You may not see this but you have helped me more than I can describe. The moment you said it treatable it geeked my heart with joy.
Psychiatric Nurse practitioner in training here -
Love your work ! Am learning so much!
Can you explain: Flight of ideas versus tangential and circumstantial speech and non sequitors. And overvalued ideas versus delusions. Florid psychosis versus psychosis.
Really interesting video and great information. On those with psychosis who do harm, some actively manage to avoid any meaningful medical intervention (in Aus we see them moved out of the wards so quickly it’s easy for them to do). Do you this this could lead to a spiral of both a mental health system and an illness that discourages the person from seeking help? It honestly makes my heart sad.
The things that don’t make sense and that we can’t explain.. I believe is spiritual
Someone on Twitter was asking about schizophrenia. Just shared 2 of your videos. P.s. respect to you. I have always loved psychology and have worked in a state institution for the severely/ profoundly retarded ( decades ago) and worked in residential homes for the developmentally disabled and am no stranger to behavioral problems. I knew when I was young I had to draw the employment line at the type of facilities you work in; went with a class to a state psych hospital. Honestly, not only was it depressing but I was scared. Kudos.
Please can you respectfully please change the R word in your comment. Not only is it unacceptable in this generation, it is highly offence. My son has Severe Learning disability & non verbal autism...12 years ago people tried to call him that name 😡 or used it to make mock him and make fun of him. It's very triggering for the person, the parents, families, friends, carers, therapists, or those with disabilities. Other descriptions are more acceptable & appropriate. Thank you kindly
Please can you change the “r” word it’s not ok to say that!!!!
Instead of thinking of delusions as 'symptoms', you would do better to try to understand them, as most delusions do make sense in the context of the person's life experience. Catatonia occurs when the person is in such a dilemma from the contradictions he's being subjected to that he feels disempowered and retreats into total passivity. The biggest risk for schizophrenia is invalidation, and this is beautifully depicted in the David Mercer play, 'In Two Minds'.
Could you please discuss Girl Interrupted?
My daughter had psychosis at aged 14. With the help of her father/ my vengeful ex husband, years later she still believes I'm to blame and we have been estranged for years. I still question whether I'm to blame even though I tried to be a loving, interested Mum.
If psychosis is periodic, shouldn't the treatment be periodic too. Why treatment is continued long term and lifelong?
My mum has been mentally ill since i was very young, she claims she had visual hallucinations her whole life but it was usually when she had a fever, she drank a LOT in her 20's and was diagnosed with "alcohol induced psychosis" she saw things, the devil coming through the wall, she'd say to me "don't you see that alien craft right above us?" But as time went on they changed her diagnosis to schizophrenia and eventually to schitzoeffective disorder, she still has auditory hallucinations and stuggles with what is reality and what isn't, she believes she can talk to the dead. She hasnt taken medication for years though because for one, they dont work, and two she doesn't believe she is ill BUT she has learned to control it and not let it consume her
Just found your channel. Love it. Totally binged it while recovering. Very informative and u r hilarious. Well done!
Awesome! Thank you!
Oh I'm definitely gonna check out that video about the ufc fighter on mushrooms after this one.
Hello, Sir, I got to watch your interview with (Professor*ahem*) Mr. Justin Black from The Disturbing Truth and now I'm happily a new subscriber to your channel! I'm am equal parts; mesmerized, enamored as a forever student, alongside frightened, astounded while breathless by beauty and power of the human brain & mind. You offer such thorough advice, amazing stories from all over. While well educated, you are clearly very smart knowledgeable. You're well studied as well as trained. I'm here for ALL it!🖤💯
Just found your channel. Interesting. I looked at your line-up of videos, looking forward to watching more.
Welcome aboard!
Hello THE OMINOUS SOHOMINOUS!! (the name cracks me up but I do like and the way you plug it 🤭) from the Dudette in the Majestic state of Alaska. Extremely interesting video, thank you for putting it up. Truly learning very much from you. Much love to you doc, you’re very appreciated 💜 No shucking and jiving about it
Hello, I thank you for your kind words and regular support, have a nice day!
I have all the reasons to get psychosis. There is nothing great about getting schizophrenia. My hallucinations were of real people I met after my hallucinations, it got weird.
I was diagnosed with severe depression and ptsd, and i went in psychosis from ptsd and now few months later i see improvement of my thoughts, like you said they made sense to me but not to others, i saw religious stuff, and i heard only one voice in my life, but i felt good and special for the first time in my life. can you do a video about it, people always connect it with schizophrenia, but i don't have it, my mother does
Do "Girl Interrupted" 🙏🤔😁
Great vlog. Does/can those handed the IPP sentence who have never been released develop psychosis as a direct result of the IPP sentence?
Question.. Is the different Benie babie on the table from your little one? It helps me to see if I have seen the post before.🙂
I love how you say antipsychotic medications and had to put a picture of colorful pills up, like we didn’t know what they were 😅😂. It was cute.. 😅
Delusions = fixed false beliefs based on paranoia.
What if you have fixed beliefs based on facts and evidence but it’s over most peoples heads and goes against what’s popular? Apparently that makes you psychotic as well… Got a great story here if you are interested!
Yeah, this psychiatrist seems to have fixed false beliefs about Donald Trump!
@@Isisbridge are you a psychiatrist? What are your beliefs?
@@aceiii9305 No, I'm not a psychiatrist. I don't believe in psychiatry.
@@Isisbridge why?
@@aceiii9305 It's a fake science, which can be very damaging to the patient. Instead of trying to understand the patient and help him with his problems, the average psychiatrist will 'diagnose' him with some made-up 'disease' and tell him he needs drugs to correct the (nonexistent) chemical imbalance in his brain. Such drugs actually CAUSE a chemical imbalance and can make him feel a lot worse. It's a known fact that antipsychotics cause brain damage.
6:56 When you're the only one around, it's okay to give yourself some compliments.
Question: Do you ever assess kids or teens under 18? If so do you find it more difficult since mental illness presents differently in adolescents? We hear of cases like the slender man stabbing in the US where i think atleast one of the girls was sentenced to psychiatric care but it may have been both of them.
Also how important is it for patients to have some kind of talking therapy (cbt, dbt etc)? I ask this as someone who has generally responded well to medications but has never really had luck with talking therapy (ive underdone both CBT and DBT) but mental health professionals seem to always push talking therapy and was just wondering why that is. I personally found talking therapy and the exercises that they ask you to do such as recording your mood or rating your mood from 1 - 10 to be a bit tedious and dumb. Not bashing those who find that helpful but i dont get why they suggest it if medication is working.
I've seen Slenderman. Sad. I think the one girl remains in a psychiatric facility. I think the hope with talk therapy is to get to the root of the issue if it is not organic or chemical/biological ( nota dr here.) Sometimes things are both. I was in counciling for several years. It was a long time before I could actually verbalize to the therapist but Journaling did me a world of good. I refused group therapy; not a fan. What is good for one may not be for another.
10:30 "just like all obese people love cake" lol. Reminds me of the Dave Chappelle joke about black people and chicken "Look at him, he loves it. Just like it said the the encyclopedia."
I have never seen a radiator as tall as the one in the background. Brilliant analogy with epilepsy.
I have SchzAD. There is some interesting research. Some people with a very high IQ retain some insight. It’s very frightening !
Hi Dr. Das. This is a good information video. A family member of mine has skitzoeffective disorder & bipolar di. It's difficult to deal with this because it takes alot of patience. Thanks for explaining the differences. Peace and awesome times to you & your family also, Love, Janine Smiley😀🙂😎🤩😍
Hello Dr Das, just wondering what your opinions are on hand jesters... my sister was in a state of psychosis back in March this year and she was doing strange movements with her hands... she held both hands above her head and looked like she was dialing a phone whilst looking down, also paranoid someone's after her... she's never done this before and is soo upsetting. Just wanted your thoughts on this?
She has has childhood epilepsy and also had a virus inutero to cause blindness. Never taken any illicit drugs and is around menopausal age.
Saw you on attwood and Hunleys channel, keep up the great work 👍
Uveitis ( Extreme high eye pressure around 45 in both eyes had from a child ) Experience very vivid and real like hullucinations. But very scary as I get into my older years the effects of 50 years of extreme high pressure in the frontal lobe part of the brain is very scary and a path I have to take
Thank you very much it is helpful.
You are welcome!
I attended a spiritualist medium's gathering .. I'd never been there before. When the medium focused on me she gave me a puzzled look and said: "I'm getting imagery of bicycle parts?" A few hours earlier I'd been looking at a dissembled bicycle in my brother's garden shed. Some people who suffer from mental health issues are open to the minds of others ...other people have minds ... which one can experience directly.
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said that he speaks to God, in tongues, whilst alone in his home. Over the next few days he said that God answers him through the mouths of people he talks with. Source ... the Evangelical Times.
For as long as I can remember, I have, at random, heard inaudible yelling over the top of eachother voices behind me (to either side). By at random, I mean it could happen a few times in a short space of time (say a month) or years between it happening. Since being diagnosed bipolar, ocpd and panic disorder, with traits (but not enough of for diagnosis) bpd and medicated properly, I haven't heard them in years.
How much can be due to chromosomes?
Hi Dr how can I contact you to talk to you about this? 10 years ago I had a psychotic event ? and I`m still no wiser as to what happened, since then I`ve just had a normal life back to work as an engineer and still at it. Looks like I was labelled as a skitsophrenic according my Drs`notes. I would like to arrange a meeting with you to get your angle on this. I have searched for answers on the internet as the NHS has been , .... well you know , ....useless. Most of the paths I follow lead me to a spiritual Wakening , and many links I read seem to me to be totally right . So I would really like a professional opinion. Yes it is a cruel world I agree.
I’m so glad I subscribed at the last video of yours I watched. I would have so many curses if I didn’t! 😅
Was that skunk or celery leaves 😅?
Dr Das, with all due respect, less hand movement, specially at the beginning of the video. If it’s not natural, it does not bring the attention to your message, but creates confusion. And it is not natural for you, I’ve just seen you on @Blackbeltbarrister channel and your gesticulation was moderate and convincing. Busted :) Also, during the video you gesticulate less and better, as soon as you forget to do this “yo bros, it’s your man doctor cool“ thing.
Is it true that most physiatrist don’t have faith in God?
I’m a psych nurse & I love your channel! But PLEASE turn off that popping sound that occurs throughout your videos. Such an annoying, ear-piercing sound. Cheers! 😊
SUPERBE VIDEO POUR LA DESTIGMATISATION DE LA SCHIZOPHRENIE. THANK YOU
3peopl in a smalltown cn b used by parents/guardians to "assess" a child as psychotic...happens regularly whn kids go outofcontrol...
Your channel is amazing good job haaaa
Cheers Ryan, you're too kind!!
So do you ever convince these people they are mentally sick and have done something wrong?
Please, don't use the word "psychoanalysis" incorrectly if you're not a psychoanalyst.
I enjoyed this video but I feel you spent more time discussing your other clips than really discussing the subject. It was very jumpy and bounced around. It would have been nice for you to slow down your pace a little when getting to the examples or the true content. Thank you.
Fair enough
I live with psychosis
Next time i run out paper in a toilet i will think of you. Just you
You Sir ' are hilarious & very informative..I guess you need to have a sense of humour to deal with the insurmountable horror you see and hear on a daily basis.
Why is there always a stuffed animal on the table behind you. Odd prop.
C mmon Dr, I can't even wee without placing toilet papers on the seat!
Fam.......
Yo Yo, Hope you enjoyed fam!
I think your brill 😊
That's very kind. You should buy my book! x
Yo, yo my, m, M, m, man !
How's tricks ?
Q. Did u try to learn magic when u weeere a young man ?
Maybe to impress the ladies 🤣😂
Oh, John Nash.
Seeing men in the trees 🌳 a bit vague like faces in ☁️
Not having full on chats with people like in the film.
Q. Do you know much about the latest cilisybin research, for people who have untreatable depression ?
Luv to u & ya fam.
Oh Dr Das, Michael is my uncle.. that weren’t nice 🤨🤪
Saying oj
You're hilarious man 😂
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Lol you plug a video every two minutes 😂... it’s just a little much hun. This video is half good information and half plugging other videos. If you took it out, the video would be about 10 minutes long 😂
Fantastic content, but can’t focus. Can you please sit still?
Nope. Too much coffee
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