Schizoaffective with Manic Tendencies (Bipolar, Delusions, and Paranoia)
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- John is diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. He realizes that psychosis, delusions, and bipolar disorder will have to be managed throughout his life. John wants others to know that if you are struggling with your mental health, you are not alone and there is hope.
Connect with John on RUclips at: / @johnnyjudoka
Connect with John on Insta at: / judoka_jits
John's Art portfolio: johnsuhartist.myportfolio.com...
Support SBSK at: / sbsk
SBSK's Socials:
/ specialbooksbyspecialkids
/ chrisulmer
/ specialbooksbyspecialkids
/ sbsk
Hello friends, thank you so much for the support and love! I've been rewatching this interview and I'm amazed that I was able to share my life with y'all, even when at the time of the interview things were sucking really bad. I'm grateful to have this interview to go back to and remind myself that I am a fighter, aware of my emotions, and that I can help others. Much love to y'all!
I'm so glad you shared your story and talked about how mental health is seen in different cultures. My dad is from Panama and the same stigma is present in his culture. It's important for people to realize that social pressures can really harm neurodivergent people if the culture believes these differences are some sort of moral failure.
You're a great guy, keep the fight up buddy
Mahalo John from Hawai’i.
I used to think when I was a young adult it would be easier if I went off the deep end to insanity, because it would explain my unhappiness at that time. I eventually got better because of understanding and supportive Friends.
You are very intelligent and your conversation made so much sense.
I wish you all the best
Thank you so very much for sharing your story. You are loved and such an amazing person. You got a friend in me 🤗
You are so valid and respected and thank you for sharing
We lived in Korea for two years. Listening to him talking about how you can’t talk about your mental health problems because it’s weakness. I saw this a lot. I hope he’s well.
Not in Korea but 100% same. Even in his struggles, I'm so proud of him.
Yeah. A lot of Asian cultures are like this. I’m Indian and even in the Indian community, mental health or illnesses are heavily frowned down upon and a sign of weakness. We have a lot of ways to go in the Asian community regarding mental health
in south east asia if you said you have mental illness most likely your family will think exorcism (in any belief/alternatives) Is the cure 😭
Yes.. and in Korea, it also seems like there's not alot of disabled or mentally ill people around as you don't see them often or even hear about them. But it's not because there's not alot of them, they're either extremely isolated from society or for other reasons. And often they choose suicide... I can see how the first question just hit him like a brick and I understand. Even as a Korean who moved abroad at young age (and back unfortunately), the societal expectation, rules, and stigma still affects me alot as a person with moderate(thats subjective) mental illness. The need to be 'normal' and 'good enough' drives people over the edge. A good society should allow individuals to do and feel the best they can with their own given circumstances and traits. There is no one right answer to live life. But I forget that all the time..
I've been teaching in korea for 5 years now and I see it all the time. I do what I can to help raise awareness and advocate for students, but it's hard to accomplish anything alone. I really hope more younger people will continue speaking up so attitudes can change.
Thank you so much Chris and to everyone who supports SBSK! I appreciate all the love and support which gives me hope to keep pressing on - THANK YOU!
Thank you!
I hope you’re doing great! It was a nice video to watch. Thanks for being so honest.
P.S. you have a lovely voice!
thank YOU for sharing your story!! press on and don't give up!!
You're a cool dude, don't forget that.
This was a fantastic interview John. Most of all, I hope it was helpful for YOU to tell your story because by doing so you are helping to educate others and letting those with similar struggles know that they're not alone. Your experience and voice are so valuable.
Throughout this interview John mentioned his desire to form connections and also his love of art. I included links in the description above where you can connect with John and also see his creations. Thank you for helping to break the stigma, John!
Not sure if you notice but their is a loud hum in the background of all these videos and it kinda makes me anxious. Do you think you could work on not having it in the future?
@@mr.sushi2221 Hi. I never hear a hum on these videos. Do you think it might be your device or your speakers? I have a DVD player that hums and drives me crazy. Best wishes to you!
@@davidcopperfield-notthemag397 no theirs a hum turn it up it sounds like tv static.
You rock John!
You're a very Brave guy John. I admire your honesty and how you still remain to be positive despite everything you've been through 💯% ❤
"Just because I look nice, doesn't mean I'm not struggling." I felt this so much.
The way John is able to illustrate the actual things going on in his head is so well done. It’s hard to see what others feel but I feel like I could picture what he talks about throughout. Way better job than I could do..
Ya I don't think he realizes that's not s common trait in all people that's a plus in my book
His description of being happy as the absence of panic/anxiety is profound.
His also seems to be a lot more subtle than others. I wish I could communicate like he did, but it would be like trying to explain dimensional theory after the 4th 😅
I guess that's why therapy doesn't work for everyone 😕
Still super nice to finally start seeing more videos coming out, cause it feels lonely here
It is next to impossible to discuss invisible illnesses with my family.. it wasn’t until I developed a physical diseases that they paid attention, but even then at a level of scrutiny and criticism rather than support. I completely empathize with John.
Same with me. I remember during my first year of having Lupus, my abusive narcissist Asian mother said "it's your fault you got ill with this Lupus". Lupus has been proven to have no definite cause, it's different case by case :) the symptoms are similar depending on the severity scale but the causes are different to individuals. But I'm not surprised by what she said anymore because she's a narcissist. I can't except unconditional love, understanding and unconditional kindness without owing back with favours from a narcissist. And that's just how it is. She also said "you're crazy" when I told her I had anxiety years ago when I was 16. The older generations just weren't educated or taught much about health conditions and mental health considering how barbaric the treatments and medications were even just back in the 1900s! Good medication and treatments have only just come about in this new digital age, which is pretty surreal to think about!
At least with the younger generations, we can advocate and educate them better especially with technology as an advantage to learning better, and we can stop this toxic and abusive generational cycles once and for all! Much love ♡
@@bwingbwinggwiyomi
So sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad you see that it's your mother's problem not accepting you, not yours! 💙
Sorry to here that the world need to understand mental health is not personal...
I can relate. The hispanic community has little understanding about problems and facing new challenges.
I totally get it.
What a sharp, super well spoken, highly intelligent man.He communicates about his illness so clearly and that allows me to understand him, and his diagnosis, better. John, please know that what you’re doing is super helpful for thousands of people and that your willingness to be open and vulnerable is priceless. You are absolutely correct, this last year, or 2, was a train wreck for many of us and you seem to be handling it brilliantly. You definitely helped me!!! Thank you!
So well said!!
All of this is EXACTLY what I was going to say. John is clearly so smart, insightful, aware...and the cultural aspect is really important to share -- that culturally based stigma can be so hard to deal with, and can feel so alienating and isolating. John, I think you're an amazing person -- thank you for being interviewed on SBSK. Please keep on keeping on. :)
He really does speak like a pro, almost from a Dr. or therapist point of view. I wonder just how many Asians contemplate every day or every hour their self worth. His grandparents might have seemed so strong yet what if they just hid all these similar thoughts? I'm guessing they probably did, just like sooooo many other people, Asian or otherwise.
@@asherrogers2687It’s from a lot of experience with doctors. I’ve been hospitalized a lot and in a lot of therapy. I’m white and Arab and i’m always told how shockingly well i express my schiz.
As a person with OCD I actually related so much to what he was saying about the experience of intrusive thoughts and how distressing they are, and that they don't match your actual wants. hearnig him talk about the misfiring of the brain and that it isn't your fault was beautiful, thank you john
Same here, Emily. There’s a lot of similarities between the conditions.
Wishing you all the best!
@@horizonblack hi horizon! Yes def. Though it’s tricky to remind myself that, as my main theme is existential topics… so I’m always hyperaware of myself and my thoughts. Lol. 😬
Be well.
OCD here too 🖐
A reminder for everyone~though it’s hard to keep in mind 🙃, always try to remind yourself that the only truth about OCD is that it always lies. We are not our intrusive thoughts.
@@carat9372 agreed ! So important ✌️
@@delia5588 How are you doing & are you receiving medication? 🥲
People's ideas on mental illness in Korea is changing, but still not changing fast enough yet.
I bet the Korean immigrants are even slower in making changes, since they are away from Korea. His Korean families must be staying at 90's idea for mental illenesses, believing that it is his fault for getting such symptoms.
It is from great luck if you are living in a culture that is well educated on mental illnesses... I really appreciate his great bravery to share his stories like this.
Absolutely. South Korea has the second highest suicide rate of all the OECD countries (second only to Lithuania) and its no wonder why when you examine the common attitudes towards mental illness there (and things like toxic work culture, extreme academic pressure placed on students, etc)
You're spot-on about immigrant families in the diaspora holding onto the values from decades ago. They're stuck in time, not evolving with the changes in social attitudes in their resident country or native country. I'm not even Korean but I notice this with my community
@SAM Well, USA is the very front-line country when it comes to Psychological academic studies. Most of other countries are very little-educated about mental illnesses overall. Korea is relatively catching up faster... but I cant deny we have highest suicidal rate, the avarage people's lives are getting harder to survive.
@SAM Yeah plastic surgery and superficial stuffs are there too, but one of the prominent reason behind the youngsters' suicide is mostly economical..
20-30's in Korea these days are facing poverty due to high price of houses and low employment rate. And COVID is making it worse these days.
I feel for John so much. I've had violent intrusive thoughts (typically aimed at myself) since middle school or early high school. It took me so long to realize that those thoughts weren't me. Even once I realized they weren't me, they were still really exhausting to deal with.
It's been so beneficial to my life to be able to find medication that helps quiet those thoughts, with rare exceptions for bad days.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and I hope this next year goes better for you than your last 😊
Exhausting is a great word for it. I'll then get intrusive thoughts about my own self awareness of my intrusive thoughts that make getting back to "me" and my "genuine thoughts" (if that's even a thing) very difficult.
You are not your thoughts, not your worst thoughts and also not you best thoughts. Thoughts are the clouds, you are the sky. Try see it that way, it brings distance between you and your thoughts.
Apart from this, know that bad thoughts are planted in your brain during childhood. They were your parents thoughts/words you were bombarded with at a very young age when your brain was very susceptible. You are repeating their thoughts and they were probably repeating their parents thoughts. Once you see this, you can become the chance in your whole family line, just by seeing it without judgement
@@wilma8326 Sorry, but that is very bad advice. People with illnesses like schizoaffective disorder can't "think" their way out of it.
What should I do if I’m getting those same intrusive thoughts?
@@user-fv4ui3yk6g Seek professional help.
I hope he is able to form those connections he's always desired. He seems like a chill guy that would be fun to be around. Bringing light to how mental health is stigmatized in certain parts of the world is important. I wish things could be more open and accepting for people dealing with mental illness.
John, like pretty much every person who I've seen appear on SBSK, seems like an amazing friend and just a chill dude.
Even though I don’t have Schizoaffective disorder, I had intrusive, violent thoughts as well. They distressed me so much, but I knew they weren’t me. This is the reason why I had to seek professional help and I didn’t have a name to it until I was 14.
John, your thoughts on intrusive thoughts along with this interview was very insightful. I learned a lot from your perspective as a Korean man with Schizoaffective disorder.
He’s so articulate. This is an excellent video for a psychology PhD student.
Have you ever visited the "Living well with Schizophrenia" channel here on YT? If not, you should. Lauren is a mine of information and her purpose is to de-stigmatise SZ. She is fantastic.
lul, no he isn't
All the topic of being Asian with a mental disorder gets me emotional. I once had a boyfriend who had chinese descent, and I watched him closely struggling with bipolar disorder amongst an Asian family, trying hard to live the life they wanted him to live. My lowest moment this year was losing this friend to a mental disorder
As an Asian person, I totally feel this. It's true amongst the older generations of Asians but I think just in the world in general too, older generations didn't grow up being taught about mental health because to them, it simply "didn't exist". I remember when I first found out I had anxiety at around 16, and I told my abusive narcissist Asian mother (who's now 52) that I had anxiety and that's why I was scared about doing something, she told me "you're crazy!". It took me a long while to get past that but I've let it go now because that resentment did nothing but weigh me down.
But it's the truth with the older generations, if you were mentally ill, you were either viewed as tired or crazy and laughed at, then they were given dangerous meds and treatments to treat mental health such as shock therapy or drilling holes into people's skulls and that was about it. It is actually caveman level of barbaric, and understanding mental health is honestly a new age thing that has come with the Digital Age, we're still needing to deepen our knowledge and studies about mental health now! The education system still needs to be updated around the world too because most of the world is stuck with 1900s education subjects and learning methods.
It seems surreal to think that we have only just come out of a dark and uneducated time about a lot of things but here we are. I believe it will only get better from here as the younger more educated generations grow up :) anyway much love to John, I'll definitely check out his links and try connect, he seems lovely to talk to. We all just need understanding and kindness with one another honestly ♡
we have to consider that our parents comes from a different era, most parents and grandparents didnt finish school or never learned about anything, because they didnt have time for it, they come from a era that you only worked for your kids in hope they will get a good job in the future for them.
that stereotype of parents wanting their kids to be doctors, exist for a reason.
❤❤❤
Me diagnosticaron esquizofrenia hace años y he tenido medicamento y terapia desde entonces. Justo ahora tenía una crisis y me encontré éste video maravilloso. Creo que lo más importante es sentirnos apoyados y comprendidos tengamos un diagnóstico o no es primordial para la recuperación. Bendiciones para éste hermoso canal del cual aprendo tanto. Lo más importante es mantener viva la esperanza en momentos difíciles. 💖
Fierro, parientón.
Q sintomas te dieron para llegar a ese diagnostico si se puede preguntar?
@@junjunsay93 tuve psicosis y síntomas diversos, las cosas que veía cambiaban de forma y tamaño, sinestesias de tacto cuando veía figuras en patrones iguales, perdí la capacidad de sumar, restar, terrores nocturnos, muchas cosas. Me dijeron que fue esquizofrenia indiferenciada. A la fecha llevo años sin síntomas psicóticos y recuperé mis capacidades cognitivas. Lo que me quedó es una dificultad para ser autosuficiente en la cuestión emocional. Soledad, miedo, tristeza ansiedad.
🤍🤍🤍
Chris, the way you got in front of the "violent thoughts" conversation and diffused it by acknowledging its possible impact on the community and on John was masterful. I have only been watching your videos for a few days but I have already learned so much from you and you have inspired me to work harder on being compassionate towards others and myself.
John seems like a really nice, sensitive guy and so eloquent with his descriptions. Kinda guy that would be cool to hang out with. I wish you all the best!
I like the way John describes intrusive thoughts: They're intrusive and upsetting because they are disturbing, they don't feel like you. No one thinks a sudden "I should buy that person's lunch for them" type thought is intrusive because we're not disturbed by it. I also grew up in a culture where emotions weren't shown, especially anger, and I had a lot of intrusive, angry thoughts (and still struggle with them when I'm very stressed) and they suck! Thank you so much for sharing!
I have so much respect and admiration for John for being so open and vulnerable his mental health, especially having grown up in a culture that has so little understanding and tolerance for mental illness. It's great to hear that his parents seem supportive of his treatment now. And his art is so beautiful!! What a talented and thoughtful guy all around.
Chris I cannot thank you enough for doing this interview with John who has schizoaffective disorder. I've been waiting and waiting for you to do an interview like this. My best friend had schizoaffective disorder and it was so difficult for her to live with all of the negative voices she would hear. She never heard a voice that was positive it was always telling her to either kill herself or go kill someone else. And I'm so glad you're letting everything come out in this video. I myself struggle with severe mental illness and I love this guy. I understand what he is going through and that it has nothing to do with him as a person. His brain is broken that's all. Just as if someone had a kidney problem. I really love the way you interviewed him and his responses where so beautiful and so heartfelt. All I can say is I hope people learn about schizoaffective disorder. I had another friend who has had it its very difficult to live with it, schizophrenia with bipolar disorder. And like John said it plays itself out differently with each person. And I know what it means to constantly be thinking about dying and death its very scary and sometimes you don't know its not real, that they are just thoughts going through your head. It takes an immense amount of courage and strength to deal with what John is dealing with. Its not easy it is extremely difficult. But he is doing it and I'm going to subscribe right away to his RUclips channel. I can't wait to see what he has to say. Thank you Chris so very much for making this video.
I agree you seem like a very nice friend to have I would like to reach out 🤗❤️🙏
@@eileendoherty2836 Hi Eileen. Thanks for your reply. Did you like the interview?
@@kavitadeva yes 👍
안녕하세요
I agree that is very difficult to be in a conservative society with mental illness.
I am in my mid-50s and my parents would not admit that I had a mental illness. I did not get help until I moved out. Blessings to you!
wow that's rough
I learned so much from this interview. John's a good communicator.
thank you for bringing awareness, from another schizo affective person
John is a lovely guy, i know this illness can be absolute hell, i can relate a lot
John, I 'd like you to know that you're absolutely not alone and that you certainly can do it. It's not I'm just making conversation. Unfortunately Korean culture is not the only culture that tends to stigmatise mental health. Lots of unexpected western cultures do it too. It's the same old story about being afraid of what looks different, the same dangerous attitude that has done so much harm throughout all history. That's why it's important just to talk about it. You're not wrong, you're no different than us all. A big virtual hug from Italy
As someone with OCD who also experienced intrusive, violent thoughts, I found a lot of what you said to be extremely comforting. Thank you so so much for being open and vulnerable. It has certainly empowered and inspired me.
As someone with mental illnesses and disabilities mentally, I struggle with people also trying to hush me with talking about my experience and I always felt frustrated with it. The way John talked about it as having your autonomy being taken away totally resonated with me. I just want people to be aware and also be comfortable with coming to me for things they may be scared to talk about.
I ABSOLUTELY loved hearing and watching this. I thoroughly wish John the best. I wish there was a way to reach out to John personally because he seems like such a nice being.
I have the same diagnosis. My first episode I was 17 in the middle of my junior year of high school. I'm thankful my family has taken care of me through all my episodes. Now I'm 21, also clean and sober 83 days today. Tons and tons of people don't understand the psychosis. At first I was like why me. But being on the right medication and being sober, I accepted it and pray for those still struggling
I'd like to get johns email
Similar story as you
I love this dude.
Very thoughtful and logical. He seems to be managing his illness very well.
❤️💪🏼
Also, I would love to talk to him myself, but I’m sure he will be too popular to do so after this, haha.
I appreciate the honesty!
Honesty is super important to me.
Great interview.
John, your vulnerability is very much appreciated. Your openness is going to help a lot of people feel less alone
Thank you for sharing about yourself, John. I have major depressive disorder and I'm currently very overwhelmed by existential dread, and your words about reminding yourself that you can just enjoy life and your past joy was real were really helpful.
Thank you for sharing your story John! As a fellow Asian, I agree that among Asians, they tend to ignore mental health and pretend that it doesn’t exist or that it brings shame to the family. I know because when I was diagnosed with schizoaffective bipolar major depression, I hid it from everyone in my family. However, they all know now and at first they acted really weird around me. Meds and therapy help, also finding my triggers help me cope. Any diagnosis is on a spectrum and no diagnosis is the same for any two people. Sending you lots of love and great thoughts for your creative space! ❤️
My best friend has schizophrenia and I see a lot of relations to John. I hope John knows that he is loved and that he isn’t alone. Almost lost my friend because he thought he was alone.
This morning I woke up and had very violent intrusive thoughts about my parents (the first in a while), these past three weeks have been rough for me and I feel lost, slacking and hopeless..first video I click on and you actually addressed violent intrusive thoughts, thank you John, this video means a lot to me, I feel seen and understood
Don’t ever think you’re too much, lots of people are in a very similar situation as you so I hope you can get close to them
Im only a few minutes into this yet YOU SEEM SO KIND AND FRIENDLY!
Let's be friends!
My thoughts exactly! He so sweet and kind! I would love to be friends with him irl:)
i don't think i am exaggerating at all but this channel is one of the most important ones on RUclips let alone anything on Television. Keep it up. Great on the people coming on to share their lives.
"I feel like I'm too much for everyone else"- you're not alone, buddy
We love and appreciate you John! Your art is amazing!
Thank you so much for this interview and for sharing a bit of your story, John.
Thank you for this wonderful interview, John and Chris!
I just love this channel so much. It’s so wholesome.
Hello John! Wow, you are very brave to share your life with us out here! This channel is really changing how people think about and react to differences in people. We are all related. We all need the same things. You are contributing important information! I am glad I met you! ❤
Thank you for being so open and honest john!
Thank you John, for sharing this! Also thank you Chris, for this channel :)
Thank you for sharing your story John, wishing you nothing but the best in life!
Amazing interview , thank you for being transparent 🌻
You are amazing John, keep on being strong!
What bravery! 💖 thank you for sharing, John. You are seen, heard and appreciated!
thank you for being so vulnerable.
You ask amazing questions and you can tell the people you interview appreciate it.
I love this channel. Makes me educated and more understanding on what goes on in their mind.
John I'm so happy you're able to tell your story and share with us about your life. You have been through so much yet your light shines through. Sending you hugs and best wishes from the UK x
Thank you for being open and honest John. You matter John.
Thank you for being brave and sharing your life with us!
Thank you so much John for this video. You really help many many people. Thank you again!
I liked a lot how he said that those things aren t him because they disturb him and only if they didn’t it would have been a problem. it s so true and something to keep in mind
John, thank you for being brave, vulnerable, and so willing to share your story with us!
Wow, thank you guys for being honest and real about about John's condition. This video hit close to home and seeing how John is managing gives me hope for dealing with my own problems.
This started my morning so right. Thank you so much for this interview.
you're so strong and a great person. i'm proud of you and wish you the best 💕
Thank you, a fantastic insight. John you express yourself so articulately. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you for your share John ! I learned so much about myself and mental health ! Thank you my friend !
You're awesome, John! Thank you for your courage.
Thanks for the interview and for sharing your story, John! Thanks to Mark for another great video! Much love to you both!
Dear John, thank you very much for your openness and honesty! I wish you alll the best.
Thank you John! You are such an incredible artist and I am so happy you shared your story with sbsk. 🙏💖
I appreciate how honest you are, John!! You did important, fantastic, comforting, insightful work. Thank you.
Thank you, John for sharing your experiences with us. I appreciate you! 😊
Thank you for opening up to us, and telling us your story, struggles and feelings. it can't be easy but keep it up. Thank you, again, for teaching us about you!
Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts, John! Its easy to see how smart and compassionate you are- a great role model!
I’m glad to have watched this video. Johns testimony gave me a really in-depth insight into this condition. I commend him on his bravery and I hope that the rest of his year and the next is a lot better moving forward
John. Loved your sharing. Thank you so much, and I send you love.
Such a well spoken man. I appreciate that you are so open with your mental health to us. Keep on sharing your words and telling people who you are. You are doing an incredible job.
Hello Chris (i assume you read the comments) i have been following this channel for a couple of years and i have to make you a compliment. Your emphatic, spontaneous and heartfelt way of interviewing is not only very interesting and touching to look at but i think is of great importance. It is mainly because of you that people who otherwise might not be really listened to, not being knowledge or perhaps not being taken really seriously, that those persons have a face and have a voice, they are not the man or woman (child) with this or that disorder but real individuals that just like the average person is in need of Acceptance Compassion and Love.Thanks to you there is more and more acceptance and awareness for people with disabilities and or disorders and every country in the world should have a person like you to advocate for them.
Have you ever considered to some kind of world tour where you gonna do the same kind of interviews but then with support of local tv networks? Stay healthy, save and happy
Another very interesting episode, i loved how John explained everything so clearly. Really hope John gets the love and support he deserves!
Thanks so much for your openness and honesty. You are brave. It was very intersting to hear what you had to tell. 💜
Chris you are so intelligent and aware of yourself. Thank you for educating so well. Wishing you the best of luck.
Ask before make your own conclussions is SO important.
You could read "manic" on the video and think "wow, he is really f*cked up for sure", but look! He struggles every second not to be who people would think he is. Cause he's not. He's a kind guy and deserves so much love like everyone else if not even more.
I love you too, my friend!
We appreciate and understand you! I could relate so much to everything you were saying. Violent, intrusive thoughts, feeling like you are "too much" for other people to have to deal with, etc. Thank you for speaking out about it - I wish I had known what I was dealing with when it first happened to me. Take care and stay strong!
You are a amazingly strong person it takes a lot to open up and talk I am so thankful that you shared your not alone you have so many people that has listened to your words and feel deeply about you
such a great interview. i wish john all the best.
Thank you for sharing your story and talking so openly about your struggles. It’s so important to talk about these things. Sending you much love 💗 It sounds so painful
Thank you so much for sharing John, you and I share the same diagnosis and it feels good to hear somebody else talk about their experience.
I really appreciate the time and energy you put into this interview! It is a lot to share your story, especially with so much stigma around your diagnosis. You are valuable and thank you for doing the interview.
wow this was moving and very relatable. i really appreciated john speaking on intrusive thoughts, thank you for sharing xx
I rreally needed to see this. Thank you for providing a platform for these conversations. As a person with Bipolar Disorder and schizo-affective tendencies, it makes me feel a lot less alone.
An amazing interview! John is so honest, brave and insightful.
Keep your head up John. 🙏🏼You got this brotha. 💪🏼🙌🏼 Day at a time.
He is great! Loved to listen and learn about Johnny. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! 💙
Thank you John for sharing your story. You are awesome. You are loved.
I definitely appreciate your honesty in this interview! Thank you for being vulnerable, so we can learn from you and what this disorder does. I just subscribed to your channel! Keep fighting the good fight! God bless you, John!
Thank you John for sharing your story. I found it very interesting hearing the two stories of schizoaffective disorder recently, and how they are the same, and how they are different.
Hi John! It was nice to hear your story. Keep up the good fight! You matter and are loved!
John, I appreciate you for sharing your experiences and being honest. ❤️
What a powerful interview! Thanks for sharing.
An incredible and strong person. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you John. This was very interesting. Sending you lots of the love from Scotland.