Alcoholic interview-Marissa

[@AJ-hz3tx]

I can see many people saying she is lying but, keep in mind, alcohol induced brain damage is REAL and not often discussed. It’s terrible and very much presents like dementia. It’s hard to tell if someone is actively using or if they have done irreversible damage.

[@kkrampage]

@@AJ-hz3tx exactly

[@AlexIan8854]

sorry but this is not alcohol. This woman has not been on the streets for 15 years.

[@EuleneWages]

Yes, it causes short-term memory loss even after the person quits. Because the alchohol ate up all vitamins while drinking.😢

[@gypsyqueen3806]

@@AJ-hz3tx I’ve heard it called “wet brain” before too!

[@S0GH0ST]

While this may be true. She IS lying.

[@notjamiewallace]

I am sober from alcohol 200 days today. Best decision I have ever made in my life. Addiction is an insidious disease and alcohol is a liar. I hope this woman is able to break free and find the truest version of herself.

[@beverlyrea5713]

Couldn't have said it any better! I'm one and a half years sober ...I never really new myself......Until now. Be PROUD of Yourself....🙏

[@sandylynn1912]

@@beverlyrea5713

[@luciddreamwalking4203]

Congratulations! I'm going on 22 months. The hardest yet most rewarding decision. It seriously all comes down to that personal decision to quit. She seems to have some other underlying mental issues. The combination of addiction and mental illness is a huge feat in itself. I hope she gets it figured out. 😢

[@jeannetteburns1297]

Congratulations on your recovery

[@dawnjuan74]

I really hope you can stay sober forever. I lost cousin age 34 to alcohol. People don't understand how powerful it is because it's legal.

[@helderlouro]

There's much more than alcohol there.

[@jacap1sr]

Definitely. I'm pretty familiar with that world, but what do you think I'm looking at?

[@Darkbluedevil]

Crystal ​@@jacap1sr

[@helderlouro]

@@jacap1sr judging by her body language, maybe fentanyl.

[@rdrenth]

What is NOT there, is herself. She comes over as very lost, chaotic, hard to grab.

[@helderlouro]

@@jacap1sr looking to her body language, a powerful opioid.

[@theblackschaos]

Sober for 11 months from alcohol, 9 years from opiates and doing my first spartan race today! You can change things!

[@cocoa-s2698]

Congrats! ❤

[@e8ghtmileshigh1]

Glib af

[@secretpal6039]

Fabulous! Keep it up!

[@robinsnestradio]

Congratulations!🎉 Day by day, successful 👍🏽

[@sryxafraidofmonstersx]

good work

[@itsmelili326]

Combo- meth, mental illness and alcohol 🤔

[@miriamalvidrez1409]

I suspect if there was no meth, she might be dabbling in fentanyl.

[@Stamour79]

And dementia

[@JohnBricksmith2048]

I agree. You appear to be the first person to nail it. Good call! *Definitely co-occurring disorder, perhaps, dual diagnosis (hard to tell if the mental health was going to be there regardless or if her presentation was caused by long-term substance abuse; potentially, exasperated by trauma. This looks like methamphetamine-induced psychosis and possibly schizotypal or histrionic personality disorder. And based on her reporting of drinking heavily, she probably developed - at the least - Wernicke's, which can be reversed, but if it's Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome she's likely developed long-term damage (memory recall). It presents like dementia, but it's not. This is sad to say, but this woman is likely beyond the point of getting back to a neurotypical baseline

[@WiseMama53]

Whenever Mark asks a mother about her children, the reaction is always the same; instant sadness, remorse, regret, grief. It’s heart wrenching to watch.

[@edwinaking715]

Mark you are more than a photographer. You are an empathetic soul w the best questions that help others to look inward and although they feel their pain once again it’s an opportunity for them to stand at the crossroads and see that there are choices. These people have met a great man in you on the streets. One who truly cares. Thank you for your work.

[@blueberry3168]

Bollocks! This whole setup is f**kedup! Mark is paying these vulnerable people to bare all. It’s cruel and sadistic.

[@yeowww2013]

I am an alcoholic. from this interview i can tell theres more to this story. I am not going to speculate. I wish Marissa all the best 🙏

[@shannonshark84]

I'm also an alcoholic and addict in recovery. And I agree. 40 months clean & sober(alcohol & cocaine), with 13 of those months working AA and the steps. But for the grace of God go I. I'm not gong to speculate either, or take her inventory. I will simply and sincerely say I pray she and others struggling get the help they need, get clean/sober, and become free from addiction ❤‍🩹

[@earth2saka]

There isn't a single person on this channel who has revealed their entire story. With some it's easier to tell than others but don't think for one second that others have been entirely forthcoming.

[@nabilaelmerabet5713]

😢She looks deeply traumatized with memory gaps, blackouts, inability to think and articulate coherently and physical restlessness. I hope she gets the help and support she needs. It’s heartbreaking 💔.

[@cooliotopnotch6287]

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome was my first thought, too

[@nabilaelmerabet5713]

⁠​⁠@@cooliotopnotch6287She does show symptoms of Korsakoff indeed. She also seems to almost dissociate from certain painful aspects of reality when it comes to talking about her children, living in the streets and drugs use.

[@cooliotopnotch6287]

@@nabilaelmerabet5713 definitely, well said

[@TaraLeigh_in_Canada]

😢agree 💯🙏🏼💔🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@skyesantorski7871]

JUST alcohol or not, this poor woman is knee deep in her quicksand. As an alcoholic, I stumbled across this video whilst looking for something to play while I work on art, simultaneously looking for a muse too. I figured watching an alcoholic interview would be cathartic. I won't tell this woman's story for her because we've all been on our uniquely personal journeys with or without substances being around. Bless all of my fellow friends suffering with substance abuse. Just hitting 14 days sober again this year, 6 more days and I'll be tied with my longest sobriety streak in the last 2 years without a drink and without being in a facility (30/28 day programs). Addiction is a terrifying brain re-wiring hardship I wish I never knew so intimately. We all have the chance to change for OURSELVES.

[@n.h.moreno]

The WORST thing about being an alcoholic is the SELF-LYING. The worst part is that ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STOP. If you can, you will be all right. But, if you have NOTHING TO LIVE FOR----you won't get right. The stress of NOT having a drink is awful.

[@emberfields3441]

It really is.. stay strong

[@venetia6296]

Marissa is not telling the whole story. Best luck sweetheart 🍀✌️

[@southphillylilly]

Oh, there, you go wow, we are we wouldn't have made it without you giving us a synopsis And it's so in depth!!! I guess we definitely should've expected our to tell the whole story within 20 minutes, right?

[@tiffanyglaspie563]

@sothphillylilly Let’s try not to talk ish to people when completing a full readable sentence is obviously not your thing.

[@tiffanyglaspie563]

@southphillylilly *

[@AlexIan8854]

@@southphillylilly why u so upset??? lmao

[@EllaGreenn]

"I had the most magical happy cool childhood." Also: "My dad left when I was 2yo and only cared about my older sibling, he was never around..." This contradiction is very common. It's a defense or coping strategy I guess. Whenever anyone is getting too lyrical about their wonderful childhood, I instantly start wondering what happened.

[@DavidKnapp-hk8sr]

She reminds me of a beautiful friend of mine that is not alive anymore. Hope you find peace and safety and much needed healing ❤️✌️

[@donnajocatlady3839]

The Addiction Monster has full control of this poor gal. Prayers for her safety and recovery.

[@n.h.moreno]

Sober from alcohol since April 2021. Abstinence is best.

[@nadineflow]

@@n.h.morenoWhat a great decision !! Yes it is. Free sensible and conscient life .

[@bunny_girl.905]

@@n.h.moreno congratulations 🤗

[@JK-xt7ro]

Nah man. Sometimes you need to get drunk..

[@nadineflow]

@@JK-xt7ro No need any more... I learned to feel & talk about my feelings now.

[@TheEfunk15]

April 10 2021 ! Here

[@ashby4211]

What a beautiful face, figure and complexion this lady has. Her responses to questions all seem very evasive however like what happened to her children, her dad etc. Not that she is deliberately lying but that she is unable to share the truth. Her agitated movements indicate there is something else going on and she needs specialist help, as do so many people on this channel. I hope she gets the help she needs.

[@celestialcircledance]

She also has to be willing to accept it. I also found her very beautiful!

[@EllaGreenn]

She's probably unable to allow the truth for herself, so it's impossible to tell it to others. Most of us have memories and experiences like that. I'm not religious, but the truth WILL definitely set you free and heal most of the hurt. She needs safety, peace, good cares and a lot of time to be able to get there. Hope she does one day.

[@lauraroach3512]

💯🙏🏻❤️❤️‍🩹

[@mollyswanner1607]

My father,sister,and son were alcoholics. Father and sister died early because of it; my son fighting cancer now, his 3rd occurrence. Acohol is death. (All 3 genious IQ's and beautiful physically and spirit.)

[@tinasmith7630]

Shes in Pain emotionally. Avoiding painful subjects children gone, but stated abandonment by father hurt, she said y me he didnt want. Poss she wasnt his. So heartbreaking. Lovely woman. So Sweet, but in pain n self medicating. Hugh potential n do clever. Godbless u darlin Girl.

[@katiedid9224]

My husband is an alcoholic. If he hadn't had me he would have lost everything in the process of hitting rock bottom. I honestly can't believe I'm still here. The torment and stress being stuck in a relationship with someone who's main care is alcohol, or drugs, is unbelievable. The constant arguments, constant stumbling around, lying, cheating, not available for your kids or spouse emotionally. Its pure hell. Thankfully he is sober now. It took a few relapses but he has almost 6 months now. This from the man who couldn't do 1 day for over 10 years without alcohol. Its possible to quit. Any substance. The addict may think they are in control but they aren't. The substance controls them. It comes first above everything else. Please get help and take care or yourself. You deserve to be happy and free.

[@ow3wells]

My son is an functioning alcoholic, who won’t admit it, when I talk to him about his drinking he says he is a happy drunk. My mother says I should stop mentioning it because it makes the situation worse, but how much worse can it be. My dying wish is to see him seek sobriety before I die.

[@TheCalmsoft]

Mine made it to 9mns.. they need complex help! After the relapse he turned into abusive domestic terrorist on the new level 😢 two weeks ago I pressed charges (finally!) Trust me there is a better life on the other side ❤

[@wesleyAlan9179]

It sounds like it controls you too. You're still there, with him, stuck. Waiting for the next go'round. Are you the kind of person that feels like they have to change someone? Do you feel the need to change him, so you just hang around and fight his battles too? Sounds exhausting. I apologize for sounding like an asshole, I know I'm being blunt in my questing.

[@southphillylilly]

You put up with that for 10 years? That's crazy.

[@SherriLambert-c4i]

​​@@ow3wellsI am an alcoholic. I had a revelation of myself after I began to avoid certain people and things because they were forcing me to look. It's called denial. DENIAL that there is a problem and "they" are too consumed to think of the hurt they are causing and inflicting on others. And most importantly, there is no such thing as a "functioning alcoholic." The shut up cue is because the denial is so hard to get an alcoholic to see and the arguments do no good because nothing can solve a problem if the problem doesn't exist to the drinker. The behaviors are hurtful and the enabler (the one telling you to be quiet actually) ignored the bad behavior. Everybody gets weaker and weaker until they have no fight. Sounds like mum already threw in the towel. Don't do it! It gets very dark and lonely. Depression comes. Sadness. Hurt and pain. Gatherings are dreaded.... it's NOT functioning!!! You may have a job, friends, kids but the drinking changes EVERYTHING. It's a destructive poison and it's just going through the motions with a facade. Fake and lies, deceiving, denial. Soon others think (kids?) that it's their fault. Someone cared enough to force me in many drunken, painful bouts of black-outs. Lol. I denied I even HAD a drink! My ex is an alcoholic. Not a "drunk." Never seen without a beer in his hand the neighbors "joked " So not funny. Ever. Functioning? People tolerate(d) him. He used to be a great guy. His parents were "functioning." They existed on earth doing all "the things" but dead inside. The depth that a relationship CAN GO never gets past those "few drinks." They cannot FULLY participate because they're not ALL there. The real person left as soon as they began drinking. They are not functioning! Do not accept this behavior! It will consume you and before you know it, you're drinking too perhaps or the hurt you feel now gets deeper until the toxicity dominates, it escalates, it hurts YOUR heart and soul. There is a time where the toxic poison contaminates everything. It kinda sounds like it's coming too. And it takes rock bottom most times to wake a person up. The family get so sick they flee. The alch's brain ain't right and the pattern continues. God, I am nauseous just thinking about it here. Some never do wake up. It's painful to watch. Show love. Speak truth. Denial runs so deep sometimes we have to run for our own lives. You'll be in my prayers. It's a slippery slope. Being an enabler is just acceptance and weak. Fear keeps people silent like your counterpart. It's so so hard to manage your own life without "this person" mucking around in it. That person was me. Alcohol muddies EVERYONE'S waters. No one can see clearly. God bless you dear. I have never wrote any replies like this, ever, but your comment spoke to me. I was compelled to comment. Sobriety does that. Speak truth and know you're not "the problem." The behaviors are! They may hate you and cut you off or you can accept the fate THEY give you. It ain't pretty. Life can be so much more fulfilling without numbing medication. God bless you and yours. My heart aches. Celebrate Recovery is a great tool! It's for people with "hurts, habits and hang-ups." I had PLENTY of all of them, lol. It's just living people trying to cope, share ideas, hurts and understanding. They're people in pain trying to help their children by empowering themselves and the addiction strugglers. Dang! Hugging 🫂 from afar. XO 🙏 Fear cripples. Be fearless and persistent. (In a nice way.) Make notes. It saved my life. One person, a friend I say I love to hate, he kept NAGGING me. I didn't realize it at the time, he was the only person going head to head with me rubbing my nose in it like a dog with poop in the house. Eventually the elephant in the room is seen like the Emporer's new clothes. I need to shut up! Obviously I'm passionate. Only because speaking up, speaking out can save lives. Families. It's so much more to it than alcohol. Love conquers all.

[@mrcorona77777]

Mark you are genuinely a good person with a big caring heart if there were more people like you in this world it would be a much better place.GOD Bless

[@bunny_girl.905]

She's on something more than alcohol that's for sure. I hope she finds her way back to herself. Thanks for having a female on that's fully covered up 👍🏻

[@nadineflow]

That's was simply alcohol one of the most toxic drugs on earth can do ... I wish her to to be free one day ...

[@daStonerKyd]

​@@nadineflowyeah my old man deals with alcoholism. It's a bitch to deal with.

[@nowasiwassaying...1699]

Long term alcohol abuse causes cognitive issues that look just like this. I worked in a drug rehabilitation facility and many of the people who had been long-time alcoholics but had been clean for a while still behaved this way. I'm not saying she's absolutely not on anything else, she may be. But I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't. Her presentation is in line with long-term alcohol abuse, solely.

[@bunny_girl.905]

​@@nadineflow I have a meth addicted sister and alcoholic uncle's. That's meth she hasn't slept in about 3 days. She's not slurring at all. If she's on skid row visiting it's for a reason. Who knows , anyways I hope she stays safe out there

[@Lott0Jay]

that's what im saying

[@charliemiller1934]

Thank you both for the interview and I wish you all the best Marissa. As soon as Mark mentioned children Marissa changed. I hope you find peace with you and your children.

[@cocoa-s2698]

I caught that too. 😢

[@kelvinstrickland263]

Not just Alcohol,No way no how! Beautiful Person with many issues,My God heal Her in Jesus Christ's Holy Name 🙏 Amen

[@earth2saka]

I wish you'll never have to find out how much alcohol can mess you up.

[@ayndie38]

I had an alcoholic aunt that died from a condition that a lot of alcoholics suffer from in the final stages called wet brain. The medical term is werneke-korsakoff syndrome. She acted like this lady. Alcohol eats your brain eventually.

[@Bikerman2022]

I was in love with an alcoholic/heavy pot smoker decades ago. I turned a blind eye to all the craziness always thinking she will stop eventually. I parented her daughter and in the end was only there for the little girl. When the blinders came off I realised that she was drunk her whole pregnancy. I had to get away depite tearing my (and the little girls) heart out over her daughter.

[@EuleneWages]

I married an alcoholic.I was physically and mentally abused.After years, I saw I couldn't fix him.love wasn't enough.Ended in divorce.😢

[@Luis82388]

Weed is not the problem, alcohol is.

[@jaimeparedes9188]

I actually saw this woman at my friends medical clinic near skid row. I recognize that face anywhere. I had to deliver an x-ray to him which is the reason why I was there. I'm shocked to see her like this. She wasn't writhing her body or rocking and forth like she's doing in this interview--she calmly sat in her chair perusing a magazine, waiting for her name to be called. The odd movements may be the result of the medication she currently taking because alcoholics don't move that way. I wish her the best. Thanks for posting.

[@ashleymarks3726]

she reminds me of Rebecca, with all the fidgeting she's doing. I'm guessing she went on a bender. it's obvious she's not sober.

[@juliadixon8465]

Could also be EPS from antipsychotics

[@jaimeparedes9188]

@@juliadixon8465 Great point.

[@justyne8627]

Maybe I missed it, but I wish she had been asked what triggered her addiction - to alcohol or other substances. She talked about her birth as if she remembered it. Since that's impossible, I wonder if her mother made her feel guilty for her awkward labor. I know all about that since mine talked about her very difficult labor in front of me all the time - starting before I was 5. I even apologized to her once in front of company when she was going on and on about it. But that did not stop her. Luckily my grandma made me feel valued. Maybe that could be another standard question for interviewees - who (or was there ever anyone ) in your life made you feel valued?

[@chrissullivan4496]

It’s nice to have your life back. Alcoholism is embarrassing

[@Necic2024]

This poor traumatized woman. She sounds like she never matured past 13 or 14 years old.

[@BluEyeZ93]

This is so common with young alcoholics or addicts. I started drinking at 14. Stopped when I turned 30. I’m 31 now. I feel like I didn’t fully grow up ages 20-30. It makes sense, the brain doesn’t stop developing till you’re like 25.

[@UniquelySustainable]

She is very striking. Sad that it seems her entire adult life has been filled with addiction, homelessness and mental illness. It seems she likely got kicked out at 18 due to her behavior. Not sure if she is truly just on alcohol, but it is one of the worst drugs that will ruin a person's life and is way too normalized. Hopefully Marissa can get help and be a mother, 33 is so young.

[@pamelapalmer2832]

To bad we don't have GOOD mental health hospitals. Its like our government just doesn't care, because they don't 😢😢

[@JulesJohnson987]

Sober since August 25, 2024. 🙏

[@timtellers4584]

Well done! That’s my BDay!

[@leontrey777]

Congrats on a better You. 🌼

[@DebraLauterbur]

Congratulations!!

[@nomadsteve5297]

You should have a drink to celebrate your achievement 🎊 🎉

[@tinasmith7630]

Yeah a soda pop!

[@Rickshaw_Bohammer]

“I grew up with both parents” “I had a happy childhood” “also I wa rebelling against my dad I didn’t have since I was two”

[@izzydeadyet7336]

And the day she turned 18 her mother ripped everything off her walls and threw her out!

[@Jdawn92]

Exactly. The people I know who TRULY had a happy childhood, are ALL successful and at peace

[@mollyswanner1607]

Right. But now i always wait for the truth!

[@susanelizabeth2946]

I caught that too. I wonder how much of what she said is based on fact.

[@Alexela03]

Alcohol and drugs will make you say something like that, I think more than alcohol it’s actually drugs

[@paulaankrah]

As an active addict of 30 years ( In recovery since 8.12.22 ) I i.d with the lies, The undeveloped child, The confusion and intelligence ( What doesn't help in addiction! ) I made an appeal to Jesus to reveal himself and had a dream I was baptised. I haven't wanted or obsessed over drink or drug since. It was all about The Spirit Of Truth for me. No God, No recovery for me. Marissa, God could and would if he were sought.. Paula, Liverpool xx Glory be to God!

[@terrig1229]

🙏🙏congratulations

[@miriamalvidrez1409]

Girl, the depression and anxiety comes from alcohol dependency. My ex drank himself to death and it was the last thing he consumed before dying. My ex would exaggerate his anxiety for little things and I would usually run errands without him because he would start problems with strangers "looking at him" 🙄 but anyway, the memory of an alcoholic is very sketchy because they form different memories by patching together old memories (which sounds like lies) and they remember the few authentic memories that stand out so they talk about those memories on repeat.

[@Nickyknoxx]

Mark cuts in short when he thinks someone is lying...20 mins is pretty short

[@EliseArtology]

Meth was my first thought too...but then, if you really look, she doesn't have any sores, her teeth are beautiful, she isn't really 'tweaking' and she seems well rested. I truly hope she finds her way off the streets. No one belongs on Skid Row. Sad that her mom did her that way...that is probably the root of her downfall.

[@kellylogsdon]

This is so very sad. Heartbreaking.

[@michellebouchard4427]

Stop judging and let her tell her story. I think she's so beautiful especially for being on the streets I feel so bad for her she wanted a dad in her life . Get the help you need sweety you deserve to be back on track. God bless you 🙏✝️

[@yesdemp]

My heart goes out to her. Beautiful face...beautiful eyes...bless her soul

[@mollyswanner1607]

Seroquel is for severe mental disorder. It helps calm all of the noise and thoughts going through the mind.

[@MariaMendoza-tz4vb]

It is but her movements aren’t common of that medicine

[@sylviaguerra440]

"Never underestimate the power of denial"

[@whocares4464]

It's definitely not the river in Egypt!!! Denial is horrible and only keeps you in a spiral

[@ICWieneryay]

Some kids first bullies are their parents

[@dvoraaronson8417]

Yes and we grow up to think that that is love and the cycle continues😢

[@sherryewing8666]

Wow, this was painful to watch. This poor woman has severe mental illness. Alcohol is not her only problem. So sad for her!!

[@celticwarrior777]

Def drugs

[@patdarish6777]

Wow, that interaction was so sad. Clearly, there is more going on not just alcohol. Probably a mental illness along with substance abuse. The sweetness under the mess is still there. I pray she gets the help she needs to save herself and get back on track.

[@teresabarnett6767]

The addict doesn't see that we see right through them

[@russbroda7207]

Great now the drug user is going to become paranoid.

[@talulatree5297]

🤫

[@RachelleMarie-mw4rl]

Wow this woman needs love. So sad. I hope she stays safe and someone in her life sees this and helps her.

[@MrsLynnVelazquez]

This is so sad. I hope that she can come back from all of this.

[@Ana_Sor4ever]

Just to throwing a nice thing here : she has incredible nice skin !! ❤ beautiful woman ! Hope she escapes the alcohol devil someday soon 😔🙏🙏🙏!

[@elf9064]

And beautiful soulful eyes. Even if she’s going through it…there’s no darkness in them. Like she’s a mess but doesn’t seem like she’d hurt anyone but herself.

[@tinasmith7630]

She is lovely, but shes only 33yrs old. I thgt she lokd abit older. Stress n pain n livin the st life, must wear u down. Hpe she gets sme gd rest. 16:04

[@ow3wells]

She is very antsy, I agree with most of the comments, it’s something more than alcohol, and coupled with her saying most of people she loved died from suicide.

[@southphillylilly]

Alcohol is a suppressant. You lose control of your fine motor skills. This is not an amphetamine.

[@Shinkajo]

​@@southphillylillythis has nothing to do with fine motor skills. You do not know what you're talking about.

[@earth2saka]

@@Shinkajo And you do not know what you're talking about either. You have zero facts about this person, all you have are assumptions based on a (not even) 20-minute interview. Even if you studied and practiced in related fields, it wouldn't be enough to make an accurate guess. And yet here you are, feeding that pride.

[@Shinkajo]

@@earth2saka wtf are you talking about? Feeding that pride? Ok Dr Phil. I'm not making any assumptions. I need 0 facts. All I'm saying is that whatever this person is doing is not related to fine motor skills. That is a fact and completely obvious.

[@offxcialmariah]

Wow the photo is stunning

[@cs6078]

Abandonment, detachment disorder, lack of love, alcohol abuse and drug abuse. Young, so I hope she truly turns herself around.

[@Mr.Green.Shoes.999]

Marissa you are loved & I think you are loving you should go to a meeting not because you need help just to get someone to talk to they would love to talk to you!

[@Joanne-l2q]

Never assume someone is intoxicated on drugs. Sometimes people with disabilities look like their intoxicated

[@TaraLeigh_in_Canada]

Oh boyyyyy...this was difficult to watch 😢 i believe there is alot more going on here.... akd i hope for Marissa that she can get some help, support and treatment 💯🙏🏼💔🙏🏼🙏🏼 Happy Sunday to SWU universe and Mark (PS.... Godh, your empathy, patience and compassion with Marissa is a Mega example for 'How we can ALL do small thinga to make the world a better place"!!!!!!!!! Bless you, Mark ❤

[@bmeenan]

Regardless of whether it’s alcohol, other substances, or anything else, it seems the one common thread across all forms of addiction is deception; be it self deception or otherwise.

[@Laura-g1c1l]

It saddens me that a mother will put substances above and ahead of their children. What a truly broken world we live in.

[@Darkbluedevil]

A crystal and Seroquel diet will make anybody crazy!

[@leila5902]

The lack of personal responsibility is what keeps her in this vicious cycle.

[@hollyclark9326]

Man, you really have to listen to whats not said with this one.

[@MetaPoodle]

As an alcoholic for 20 years plus, i have no idea how im still alive and have two jobs back to back drinking a litre plus per day/night I wake have fun all day at my day job and same at the night job too! Life is actually sooo fun! It will smack me so hard soon tho! Its got too!!

[@dirtnibMike]

Seroquel is an anti psychotic. May treat bipolar or schizophrenia, but im not sure if it treats alcoholism.

[@Illmatic25]

Its used for sleep issues as a side effect when people are detoxing from alcohol

[@dirtnibMike]

@Illmatic25 Yes, it does treat sleep issues but however I don't believe that is the main reason for the prescription after watching the interview.

[@earth2saka]

That tells me you know nothing about medicine. Drugs don't treat diseases or disorders, only symptoms associated with them. You'd be surprised how different issues can have similar symptoms. Please keep an open mind the next time you want to make a blanket statement and consult a specialist or at least do some research. It helps nobody to randomly blurt out a thought that is just plain wrong.

[@TylerG69]

@@earth2sakabro this KZbin. Not a medical clinic where medical advice should be taken😂

[@dirtnibMike]

@earth2saka blanket statement? Such as the following comment you left. I don't take it personal that someone such as yourself reads what you want to see vs what is actually written.

[@ap4146]

Sad 💔 slowly just couldn't keep it together... mental health and addiction cohabitating

[@jenmccullough9686]

This was hard for me; I do t know what to think about her current state but I desperately want peace and healing for her.

[@karenday9109]

I’m so sad for her. Seemed like she either couldn’t answer his questions or didn’t want to answer his questions.

[@MrClintL]

I don’t think Marissa is sober, either.

[@barbaramansur639]

Marissa is doing more than drinking. So thin, restless, avoiding answering questions and , can’t maintain eye contact. Still young enough to make a change

[@SyreLikeAFire]

interesting how she said she had a good childhood and that she loved her family in the beginning, but then not much later on she‘s portraying her mom as this monster who kicked her child out at 18 and destroyed her posters and memorabilia seemingly unprovoked…

[@malama_ka_aina]

Addiction to anything is devastating; love, sex, drugs, etc. Hope she can find some help before her time is up.

[@demivydE]

Here's a woman struggling with all kinds of issues on top of being homeless. People are commenting on her skin/ looks. Are we all that shallow?!

[@MrPnew1]

Short answer , yes

[@torachan23]

You're just as shallow, because instead of focusing on her story and the video, you're in the comments worried about opinions from strangers. You need to grow up

[@May-m4n]

I used to wonder the same. But I look at it differently now, because maybe she´ll read the comments and even if it is shallow in the bigger picture it might still mean something to her - who knows if she´s ever been told nice things

[@Jdawn92]

So she goes from “such a happy childhood” too, oh yeah I didn’t have a father.. . Shake my head.. sad

[@bunny_girl.905]

She hasn't slept in days and is in that limbo place. Like a stuck feeling in your mind. Definitely meth 😢

[@southphillylilly]

Everybody keeps saying that and it's so crazy. Drunks are exaggerated. You lose control of your fine motor skills with alcohol. It's a suppressant.

[@JonathanMoore-k1k]

I was homeless, got into drugs, went into prisons, then i got to know Jesus, He changed my life.. Now i make 22k weekly. have a home, a wife, a lovely daughter... A child of God. HALLELUJAH!

[@KillaPunch]

How did you do it? Do explain please 😯 My family have been into series of sufferings lately.

[@JonathanMoore-k1k]

It's Maria Luisa Clare doing she's changed my life. A BROKER- like her is what you need.

[@JonathanMoore-k1k]

After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my daughter's surgery (Joey). Glory to God.shalom.

[@Karl-v9r]

I do know Maria L. Clare, I also have even become successful....

[@Janealfred03]

Absolutely! I've heard stories of people who started with little to no knowledge but made it out victoriously thanks to Maria Luisa Clare.

[@jillhaas578]

She seems wracked w anxiety, like social anxiety, along with alcoholism. No eye contact and no personal information because that can be judged

[@edwinaking715]

….the reason I haven’t thrown out any of my four children at 18… that kind of “tough love” can be emotionally detrimental to a young adult. They may see it as rejection first and secondly abandonment. I just start charging rent and they decide they want to leave or pay rent while continuing to follow house rules. 😊 2 are home, 2 rent elsewhere. (21 yr, 18 yr home)

[@shannonray4012]

Yes that tough love doesn't work. Most need love more in addiction than they ever will in their life. Especially in order to overcome.

[@AJCF0801]

Wow … just heart wrenching

[@narcslayer4237]

You got to make sure you get their names right. People on the street and addicts already feel invisible and de-humanized. Calling them the wrong name sort of confirms that no one cares, and de-humanizes them more.

[@lamesafilipinofoodclub6202]

Denial is deep that’s for sure what’s going on with your kids lady..how do we believe you were a great mother if you’ve been on and off homeless since you were 18..where was the stability. Your first regret is about your friend and a falling out NOT being around your kids ..I dunno seems very disconnected from the actual severity of what’s taken place. She sounds lost in a narrative of victimization.

[@iralia333]

Same body language and avoidance as early Rebecca videos.

[@laurenriffel9872]

Biggest themes I noticed: lack of responsibility, denial and minimization. All understandable, just fascinating.

[@markramirez1762]

We should all be praying for her..

[@WandaPetty-u5k]

She has lost her mind.

[@linajams]

It's not a guessing game or argument if she uses dope or drinks, she's an addict. We can and we do recover.

[@shannonshark84]

Yes, we do!🫂❤‍🩹

[@TaylorStarks-v5x]

I could already tell from the thumbnail, her eyes…are on something more than alcohol

[@kimberlytownsendpalmer8219]

This poor woman. 😢

[@marials9245]

Wow, the comments section is as always full of psychotherapists, psychiatrists, doctors and all kind of addiction experts passing judgment. Wishing this woman the very best ❤

[@earth2saka]

To me, that's genuinely the saddest part about this channel. It's not the people who are interviewed but the mirror that shows who the people behind computer screens really are.

[@Mark-gn5rw]

From Recovering addicts too. We see it best .

[@kimfrank2417]

My grandfather was an alcoholic he would have me hid the bottles from my grandma. I was only 8 so I didn’t know but I forgave him. I told my grandma I hid the bottles and she talked to him tried to get him in rehab. He got lung cancer had chemo but couldn’t take it and stopped it but I think the alcohol killed him too he was 59 .

[@ralphromeo7066]

Alcohol is undoubtedly the largest scourge we face. I've never had a drink of any kind in my life. It's always been a huge turn-off. I suggest everyone follow my lead.

[@nowasiwassaying...1699]

Just like anything else, abstinence works but it isn't feasible because it exists. We need to have help for those who develop a problem ♡

[@sleeplessdreamer1814]

President Trump has the same view on alcohol. He watched his elder brother died of alcoholism in his forties, so he never tried it and daily encouraged his children to never try it, drugs or cigarettes. If you never try something, you cannot get addicted to it.

[@southphillylilly]

@@sleeplessdreamer1814 yeah but he was addicted to women and money

[@southphillylilly]

Now tell us about the incomplete or negative parts of your life? Why would somebody follow your lead because you got into a comment section and said I've never tried alcohol? Good for you. I bet you've never tried compassion either.

[@sugarsore]

​@sleeplessdreamer1814 That's a straight up lie. Trump has absolutely drank alcohol. Don Jr. is a koke head himself. Trump was a huge koke head in the 80s.

[@daniellecraig5714]

everybody whose saying "its more than just alcohol" havent been around a TRUE alcoholic thats coming off / still drinking behind your back. My mother in law drank so much her brain is MUSH NOW. like her scans are unreal and shes completely changed since i first met her. Shes semi -sober now but shell never be the same and its so sad. Shes so young and so beautiful and missing out so much on her only grandsons life.

[@Carlacharlie123]

I've been around a TRUE alcoholic and I've seen more than one, of course the person loses her mind but alcohol doesn't make one move in this weird maner. She's also on drugs, that's for sure, and she's "visiting skid row". And about her happy childhood, half her family commited suicide, she doesn't know her father and her mother put her on the streets the second she turned 18. She doesn't feel like telling him all about her life, but we can all see she's hiding very sad stories.

[@pizzamanmep]

She's 100% on something else than alcohol. But she might also be an alcoholic that is for sure

[@SyreLikeAFire]

5:39 - ”traumatical“

[@christinareeh9472]

Reminds me on Rebecca’s first interview.

[@michellebouchard4427]

She looks like baby from the move dirty dancing. And she was beautiful also❤️

[@tinasmith7630]

Hav

[@YvettePlantenga]

I feel sorry for this woman. Clearly she has mental health issues. Im glad she is on her medicine. I hope she stays sober, and finds her way out of skid row.

[@amberk4978]

Whether or not she is lying is not the point. Trying to catch one of these people lying is not what this channel is about. You’re not REALLY LISTENING if that is all you hear.

[@aarmstrong2753]

Marissa has many of the same characteristics and traits as a roommate I had when I was in college. My roommate was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I'm not sure that was the correct diagnosis. Not that I'm a professional by any means, but it seemed more like schizoaffective disorder (that's NOT entirely the same as schizophrenia). Marissa says she takes Seroquel, which Wikipedia says is used for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. This could be a mental illness and nothing more.

[@jessicajennifer9827]

She reminds me so much of an old friend Teresa. I sincerely thought it was her! She also struggles with addiction like Marissa here. I hope they can both recover. I ran into her parents while shopping one morning and they have completely given up on her unfortunately. They seemed completely drained.

[@DaRkPlUm]

The key to any amount of change is taking ownership of your behaviour and the problems you cause. It hurts so damn much, and alcohol and drugs do drown it out, but it's either owning it or dying. Too many people die in the world when they don't need to. Cry. Hate yourself. Then forgive yourself and get your kids back. You can do it.

[@jayshandle]

"its not that bad if you [don't] make it a bad thing" relevant description

[@shayisenor6896]

I hope you can turn things around and get a safe place to live with your children. They need your love and support. Best of luck to you on your journey. Also, on a side note, you look like Nelly Furtado❤

[@lauroaugusto3355]

Everytime I see the comment section I regret. What a bunch of wierd people judging based only on this video.

[@cocoa-s2698]

It’s so sad that she doesn’t believe in herself. I do understand anxiety- I’ve had it most my life so I relate to her there & it can be debilitating. She’s self medicating. 😢 She’s such a beautiful woman. I hope that in the near future that she can get on her feet & have the life that she deserves. 😢

[@meriahsouter4323]

"Happy child " to my father wasn't around As humans we try so hard to gloss ovee our pain