Bondi Junction Mass Stabbing: Dr Syl's Reflection

[@Saka_Mulia]

Such a heavy burden to carry, my heart hurts for all the victims and their loved ones, including Joel. If anything, it's further evidence that everyone suffers when we lack universal mental health care. Individuals and their families would benefit, their communities would have better understanding, and it'd reduce the burden on the stretched resources of the police too.

[@anna-mariewoodcock9086]

Your description of what its like for someone having schizophrenia was so interesting, those poor people, their lives must be so incredibly difficult

[@HeyLetsTalkAboutIt]

Thanks for posting this and sharing your thoughts and feelings. As an American, mass casualty incidents are happening here too on an alarming basis. The state of mental health care is abysmal and needs serious improvement. I’ve been a first responder for the last 25 years and was attacked by a patient 20 years ago. I have PTSD and getting treatment thru my insurance was ridiculously difficult. I finally went private pay to get the best treatment and am doing well now. Sending prayers and love to everyone affected in Bondi. We can do better.

[@sherrijennings9309]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Syl. Good on you for reminding people that a diagnosis of a mental illness doesn't automatically mean they are a danger to society. Radio National breakfast were talking about this event on Monday, and the host asked the question "what can we do about situations like this?" and my immediate reaction was "provide stable housing. That way, people will be less likely for fall through the cracks". I agree a whole psycho-social approach that wraps around the whole person is needed -and the funding to provide it! Society would have far fewer problems if vulnerable people had stable housing and someone to advocate for them. I'll get down off my soap box now.

[@janicesaunders4769]

Two things can be true at the same time. You can be angry and rage against the event because it feels like an attack on the safety of your community but you can also understand the circumstances around the attackers mental state. The fact that in this situation that has hit so close to home for you, you can still empathize with the person that should have been a patient speaks volumes about your nature as a doctor and seeing people in the weakest most vulnerable states. Be kind to yourself.

[@MA-zg2pz]

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[@evasdottr]

This is such a tragedy for everyone involved and it's not easy to talk about. That's why I really appreciate you being this open and vulnerable about it.

[@ellamaria9547]

I have schizophrenia and it breaks my heart what happened. My heart is with all the victims and their families. I do feel for Joel because maybe it could have been prevented. Schizophrenia is the worst illness to live through, and sometimes you don’t even know what’s real and what is just individual perception. I have heard though that people with schizophrenia are more often to be victims than perpetrators. Such a sad occurrence.

[@nowirehangers2815]

Access to mental health specialists in Australia needs to change

[@mj-ls7qr8xp3n]

And the US, but, there are no affordable doctors and very few anyway. Most are LCSW in the US. Psychiatrist and nurse practitioners, prescribe meds, that's it. Find a psychologist? It's a rarity.

[@jls6725]

Thank you for sharing your reflection on this tragedy Dr Syl. The events of the weekend have made me change a few things; ensuring my adult son remains compliant with his medication regime (which he doesn't!!) I have also become his NDIS funding manager, to aid in him receiving the psychosocial supports that he needs (he has not been well supported). Just like Joel's Mum said, "...a parent's worst nightmare" 💔

[@joyl7842]

Don't know if you saw it, but the interview with his father gives some pretty good insight into how this happened and how tragic it is from his side as well.

[@heidinorman836]

Thank you for posting this video,this tragedy emphasises the importance of mental health treatment. I know in Australia we are lucky to have Medicare for all Australians,and it is very unfortunate that to get an appointment with a psychiatrist you can face a 2 month wait,(not to mention a $650.00 consult fee) unless you are admitted to hospital in a crisis situation. We need more psychiatrists.

[@joyl7842]

7:35 glad I live in The Netherlands where I don't have to worry about the financial side of things, but we do have increasingly lengthy waiting times to get treated. That makes me relieved I am already in the system.

[@rhondahennessy76]

My son and his girlfriend live in North Bondi. They weren’t there on the day but it is their local shopping centre. He already has ptsd from being hit as a pedestrian by a bus/Ute in the city in 2020. This new event has shaken both of them.

[@rainbowvein]

I appreciate your insight, both professionally and personally. The first part where you quipped about it being 'cheap therapy' actually helps me (and hopefully others) reflect on what it means to handle some of these heavy and conflicting emotions. Some of us haven't had the opportunity to see what it's like to process these things in a healthy manner so I appreciate the personal insight. And beyond that, your professional insight is interesting at an intellectual level. So thank you, it this content definitely has its place.

[@ReneeWelsh-b6u]

Dr Syl, I love all of the videos you do but I think this is my favourite ❤ I'm a counsellor up in Qld and this is wonderful of you to be so open, it shows everyone you are human and tragedies like these affect all of us. You have bared your soul and allowed yourself to feel and be vulnerable......it is truly awesome of you to do that. Just a horrific tragedy 😢but thank you for your complete honesty.....I feel it will help many people out there

[@singingsam40]

I absolutely agree with you on this. This video is a good reminder that doctors/psychiatrists/counsellors are just human beings - as are those unfortunate enough to suffer from debilitating mental illness.

[@jinks6848]

Thanks Dr Syl, really important video. Since this happened I’ve been feeling added shame that I have a mental illness and reflective of its impact on those around me. I needed a script today and I was nervous in the chemist getting an antipsychotic (the staff were lovely as always). I hear everyone calling Joel a monster and wonder if I have that monster in me as well. I don’t want my family to be afraid of me and I couldn’t live with myself if I hurt someone. My heart breaks for Joel’s parents and the victims and their families. Thank goodness for all the mental health professionals that help me and those like me 🙏

[@bonniemiller4041]

I’m so sorry to hear about this Dr. Syl. My deepest condolences to the families of these victims. It’s such a tragedy.❤

[@iamakahmed]

You're human before being Dr Syl - I know it is just words but I want to send my deepest condolences to the families of the victims and I hope that you can also find some strength and mostly peace during this turbulent time.

[@novella_media]

I’m glad this community exists so your audience and you can have support during times like this, Dr. Syl. Thank you again for speaking frankly, yet compassionately and intelligently, about complex psychosocial issues.

[@pardalote]

Thanks for posting this, Dr. Syl. This event was just so very gut wrenchingly tragic. I appreciate your openness as well. As someone suffering from mental illness, I have to agree with your concerns about this, causing further stigma. I also worry about people not reaching out for the help they need or being discriminated against because of it.

[@Gwenx]

As i told my family and friends when i first got diagnosed, there is no excuse for hurting other people, not even hallucinations.. That said a person suffering needs help and it is our job as a society to make sure that the right help is available and accessible. We had the first mass shooting in 10 years i think it is, two years ago, a schizophrenic kid, who had actually called the psychiatric center before he started the shooting, but they couldn't dispatch an ambulance to come get him as they don't have that kind of power anymore, so he hung up and proceeded with his actions. He was in a psychosis when he started shooting into the masses, and when he was confronted by an angry dad, he slowly came to himself, and put down his weapon, and WAITED piece-fully for the police to come. We need better treatment, and WAY more funding to the psychiatric sector of the healthcare system. This is not only where i live, its in the whole world.

[@ennmac]

Are psychiatrists part of the first responder team in cases of inexplicable crisis? Maybe the SES should have them on speed dial.

[@margodphd]

​@@ennmacI don't think so, not in US and not in Europe. We don't have emergency psychiatric services in so many places, it's really, really sad In Europe for example- at most, patients can come to psychiatric hospitals themselves and ask for help and otherwise, they need to be transported by an ambulance, usually staffed only with regular EMTs (doctors are only in advanced life support type ambulances due to lack of staffing) who often lack psychiatric training.

[@Gwenx]

@@margodphd Yes this is true at least from what I know here in Denmark and in the surrounding countries.. Ambulances are not allowed to go out to a suicidal person as they are a danger to themselves and others, thus it is thrown to the police, who unfortunately are not equipped to deal with people in a acute mental health crisis.. This means that people in crisis have to get to the hospital with a emergency psychiatric service, on their own, either in car, taxi or with public transport.. My ex tried to take his own life when i broke up with him - i tried calling the emergency room, but he had already been in contact and they could not pick him up, so i was told to call the police if i thought he was serious.. So i asked him for proof, and did i get proof, he video called me to show his self harm, he cried, and i tried to keep him talking, while i was calling the police.. I had to frantically scream at the officer, crying, begging them to take me seriously, they first caved when i told them "His suicide is on your hands, i cannot do anything! I cannot know if he will harm me if i go there! His blood is on YOUR hands and he is going to cut his throat soon, i am doing anything i can to calm him down but he already have 5 suicide attempts in his backpack, i am not in doubt that he will succeed this time!" they dispatched 3 officers, and asked me for details while they drove, and i gave them what i saw him doing.. I was crying while i had him and them on the line.. He was SECONDS away from cutting his throat fully, he did manage to actually cut it somewhat, before the police barged in, grabbed him, and started first aid on him.. But they still had to use force.. Luckily he told me afterwards that he cannot remember anything from that day, not even the attempt.. But our system shouldn't be so bad at handling a situation where the person in need are actually asking for help, be it suicide or mass murder, it should be taken seriously, and handled with care and efficiency!

[@ladybaabaa3294]

Thank you for this human, compassionate and vulnerable video, Dr Syl! I'm originally from Melbourne and now live on the Gold Coast, but have been visiting Sydney regularly for over 20 years. I've been to Bondi Junction many times and last November I was there and sitting outside one of the shops where victims have now died. It's surreal. I usually find this kind of thing somewhat fascinating and intriguing, but this event made me REALLY emotional and sad. ❤ I hope you're ok.

[@callabeth258]

Im a pharmacist on the Gold Cost in QLD and one of my colleagues/mentor her daughter lives in Sydney and was there with her two young daughters the day before the attack. That hit close to home because her mother talks about her kids and grandkids so much i feel like i know them and would never want them to come to harm.

[@ellenmcaleese7004]

How is a person who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, allowed to roam across state borders undetected? Was he meant to be on medication? Did he fail to take the medication? Which mental health service was case managing him? What did they do when he failed to report for treatment? How was he still receiving centrelink benefits if he was non-compliant with his community treatment order? The mental health system exists to protect the community. This man came into contact with police regularly in the previous year. No he was not arrested but his behaviour was concerning enough to require police intervention. Why was he not risk assessed by mental health during those incidents and appropriate action taken to protect the public? He was known to mental health and the police and neither organisation did anything to manage the risk he presented to the public. It was not bad luck that he killed those 5 or 6 people. It was a failure of the individuals employed by the mental health service for not following the procedures that are in place to manage individuals who present a risk of harm to the public. It is not a funding issue, it is negligence of the mental health service who was managing his care. The incident was preventable.

[@janethansen9612]

The same day this happened I saw people on social media saying no one with mental illness can be trusted. The stigma will continue. I'm currently navigating return to the office after severe anxiety and agoraphobia, with the biggest barrier being the misunderstandings held by management.

[@clairek-s8918]

I just wanted to share my internal conflict as a person with schizoaffective disorder. I understand how this can happen. I know first hand how real the psychotic world is. But i also hate when a mental illness is immediately put forth by the media as the explanation for a crime. As if all people who do terrible things have a mental illness and all people with mental illness do terrible things. I am not angry at Joel. I am angry at the system that failed him and the media’s coverage of his demise.

[@carolinehaf21]

Thank you for addressing this... it helps to hear and watch how people process - especially those who treat ppl with schizophrenia. Appreciate the reminder of cobflicting emotions as well ❤

[@tanianigelwade8935]

Having bipolar and PTSD plus. So sad to this situation. 😢 XOXO

[@cathyjoy9214]

Thank you so very much for doing this video. Your insight and reflection is always very calming, educational and human. The sadness and grief for everyone involved is heartbreaking, being a Sydney person who also cares for someone with a mental illness

[@deborahbasel184]

I really feel for Joel's family. They must be devastated. I hope they are receiving appropriate help.

[@donnasymington2334]

From what I've seen from all the different news outlets is that everyone is appaulding the death of a mentally ill person. It's sad.

[@MissJadeKennedy]

I have always wondered if counsellors or people in your profession have regular counselling sessions, so I think your video on reflecting in what’s happened is healthy for you to download! We are all here to listen! I live in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 but my family all live in Sydney, and we were all shocked & saddened to hear the news, I quickly rang my cousin & she said that they are all safe & that she works in the shopping centre but luckily was off that day! Such tragic circumstances. My heart goes out to all the victims & their families. My heart also goes out to Joel’s parents & family, they have to suffer the loss of their son but also having to come to terms that their son committed this crime. It definitely shows how serious MH issues are & how important it is to seek treatment & to stay on your medication regime but also family / friends even over people to recognise the signs & symptoms of when someone’s MH is deteriorating.

[@AlisNinsky]

Thank you for sharing! This is such a sad event and it's good to hear your opinion and thoughts on the matter.

[@nyckolaus]

Thank you, Dr. Syl, for venting. Most appreciated.

[@DatsunMan80]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Truly shocking and inconceivably sad. It was reassuring to hear your feelings. I was almost involved in an incident two nights ago at out local IGA. I missed a robbery by four teenagers with machetes and knives by just 10-15 minutes. I felt much the same way; if I'd been there would I have done something, and the realisation that if I didn't that would make me weak. Good to know I'm not alone in my thoughts.

[@joyl7842]

I have been on anti-psychotics for years now, even though I've never had a psychotic episode. My doctor prescribes it as a supporting medication to therapy for my Autism, ADHD and other problems. Basically its effects of calming the mind are the reason.

[@malechi1973]

@DrSyl thanks for being so honest with your response to this terrible event. You shouldn’t concern yourself with yourself with how you’d respond in such a situation - firsthand experience tells me that if you’re normally a helpful person, your first instinct is to help.

[@Jillrussell-mj4yw]

Thankyou Dr Syl. It’s such a tragic situation and has affected so many. Sending hugs 😢❤

[@irenec9880]

Thank you for your views and information about this. It helps to understand things. Looking forward to your future discussions etc

[@robynmills3934]

From trainee counsellor to a trainee registrar what I’m hearing you say is your feeling powerless…… it’s a terrible tragedy.

[@irishhoopers6899]

It's okay to be sad and angry at the same time. You're a good man, don't sweat it when you feel so enraged at what happened, it was enraging. He attacked the most vulnerable people he could find, that goes against everybody's sense of right and wrong. Give yourself a break, hugs

[@vasanthipremarathna6804]

May you heal out of that incident.God bless you!Keep sharing on psychiatry.Thank you Dr.Syl for healing souls.(Sharing contents on psychiatry)

[@bronim7311]

Im an RN who has worked in war torn parts of the world. In Australia, we take our peace for granted. Much of the world is not like this. In truth, we are all far closer to evil than we are all prepared to admit. Thats not to say we ARE evil. Just close to it. How must it feel for Palestine? Or Sudan? Or Ukraine? Even the USA. The only remedy I know is to commit to a very moral life. Higher standards than our society calls for. Much higher. What can we take from this? Yes it's a terrible tragedy. It's also a wake up call. Schizophrenia aside. Anyone can snap. We can only promise to do better.

[@mj-ls7qr8xp3n]

The last 3 months ive been an observer of an extremely distressed mentally ill young man. Diagnosed schizophrenic two years ago. He walks miles every day and ill see him stand in one place for hours or an afternoon, at a time. He looks at his hands, head down at times, totally unaware of the activity around him. Rain, cold, whatever no matter. My son engaged him recently, because id had issues with him being focused on me. My son said the young man thought lights on a walk path, the reflection, was something on fire. No meds, no therapy, and no sense of time regarding events. Ive seen him walking, irritated, angry, yelling out curse words. His "family members", are up ahainst an adult, and the free will civic laws. Its tragic, and its hard to shake. Admittedly, i do feel unsafe outdoors in his presence. Just not knowing what may happen given his illness. I did contact his family and gave them a link for civil commitment forms. :( it really brings me to tears to see a 22 yr old, cheated of a life. I just read studies on schizophrenia and loss of time perception. Now i understand what the hours of standing are about. :(

[@peteanderson6113]

Thank you for you sharing this, it helps in these moments. You’re a very good person 💜🧡🩵💚🩷❤️

[@spshc]

You never know how you'll react in a situation. In college one night I was awakened, along with a number of others in the dorm, by a person wielding an ax and shouting about how he was the target of everyone in the dorm. My reaction was more instinctual than thinking about the danger that was happening. I talked calmly to him, eventually getting him to give me the ax and the situation was resolved without anyone getting hurt. It was only afterwards that I started thinking about what just occurred and how much danger I was in. In reflection, I never thought I would do what I did so don't beat yourself up as how you might react because you never know.

[@zion_on_the_mountain]

When you said "cheap therapy" I laughed, because my thoughts when you had said, "I don't know why I'm telling you all of this" were, "you're processing! :)" And that's ok:) I think this is a reasonable and unharmful outlet for that, so . . . glad you're taking care of yourself, and plus it is interesting to hear about your inward process and experience! I enjoy and appreciate hearing about those kinds of reflective things from people. Gracias:) be well

[@karinalemieux9396]

I have had schizophrenia since I was 12. During those times of growing up, I was self harming regularly. My mom thought because I was doing that to myself, I would do it to her. She ended up calling the police on me when I was 14, telling them I threaten her with scissors, that she had it all on tape, etc. They came out, put me in handcuffs and while I was sitting on the road, watched her security footage and saw that I didn’t do anything like that, and that she was being very aggressive, yelling and threatening me. I ended up in foster care after that for almost a year so she could take parenting classes and ‘graduate’. At 18, I ended up in a psychiatric ward, where she came and berated everyone, saying the hospital staff failed me and needed to fix me before I came back to her house because she didn’t want a crazy person living with her. I went to a group home after that. It’s always been really hard to feel heard, connected and comfortable having a mental health disorder that is very stereotyped and fear monologued. I feel for everyone in this situation. It is such a tragedy and only another way grief and hurt, creates more grief and hurt.

[@thuggie1]

It is a complex problem and very sad when it comes to situations like this

[@dianahenderson5053]

I have schizoeffective disorder and Dr. Syl is right. The truth is that when I am experiencing pyschosis I am much more likely to get hurt than to hurt someone.

[@raymondmurdock8603]

I don't know what schizophrenia feels like first hand but but that seems like a good way of describing psychosis like when you're dreaming but you just take everything at face value and then you wake up and you're like wow that was bizarre how did I think that was normal

[@JudyAnneAllan]

Thankyou for stating that 7 people had passed away. It must be very distressing as well for the Cauchi family.

[@dionysusapollo]

Something similar happened in the UK recently, a schizophrenic man deceived his psychiatrists and killed 3 people. Two of the victims parents wanted to hold the doctors accountable which is bad because it would put people off the profession.

[@laurabaldwin265]

I’m sorry for your feeling sad about the attack. I’m very sorry.

[@stardusty9319]

I feel like Joel really needed an attachment, it all built up inside and it became too much, mental illness can bleed out of the individual and harm us all, just like how an addicts pain can bleed out and cause deaths through drink/drug driving

[@bigaddo]

I feel like I have similar traits to Cauchi but without the schizophrenia, perhaps schizoid or Cluster B personality disorder. I'm in therapy but I'm scared I'm like him.

[@luxe0780]

Dr Syl, first up thanks for making this video. It was good to get your thoughts. When you were talking about your reactions/feelings as a human versus as a psychiatrist, I was curious as to what your professional obligations would be (if any) had you been at Bondi Junction at the time. As a medical doctor and one with psychiatric training, would there be an expectation you “do” anything, obviously not as a threat to your safety and wellbeing, but if Joel was unarmed or restrained, as a psychiatrist on the scene would you be obligated to go in and sort of triage the situation? Or not at all? Thanks!

[@Ehecatl1111]

Thirty third… actually, this doesn’t feel like the right time to do that… my condolences, thank you for making this important video.

[@stardusty9319]

Dr I have a question ⁉️ Can you tell if someone is mentally ill from there eyes alone? Some random sent me a message today on a dating app and then blocked themselves saying "I don't trust those eyes, you give me bondi junction vibes" 😢 it hurts because I worry my eyes don't show enough emotion or something and they scare people? But I'm so nice , an you do a video on this

[@jenlovesthisstuff]

I understand what you mean. I'm the opposite. I feel that my eyes can appear too intense and that I give people the wrong impression but we have no control over how our eyes look 😔

[@joyl7842]

Many sectors with safety regulations for people involved could learn a lot from Aviation. Nowadays it's going downhill, but I've worked at airlines where the % of flights with a technical issue on the plane was down to 0.01%. This was achieved by having scheduled maintenance on parts which are either crucial to safety or known to fail at a higher rate, or both. That way you don't fly around until something fails, but maintain the parts so they never fail during operation. Obviously some airlines do not even attempt to strive for 99.99% technical reliability, but I think they should. Others do and are able to achieve it. It's human lives that are at stake, not to mention a grounded plane that's supposed to be flying costs a lot of money because it isn't flying.

[@rs8467]

I actually found that very interesting to watch and also approachable. I have mental health disorders, but non of which have psychotic symptoms. But due to being involved with the system I have had interactions with all sorts of diagnosises including schizophrenia. And like you said, most of them were well adjusted with medication and a support system of mental health professionals which made it possible for them to live a pretty „normal“ life..Allthough I did have a room mate in an assisted living establishment that had an acute episode, which lead to me almost loosing my mind cause of her erratic terrorizing behaviour..And that was difficult for me to stay understanding because one it was over 3 month of constant yelling, day and night, door slamming, stealing, insulting, drinking, listening to loud music etc..and two, whenever the police came which was about every day and night, she suddenly behaved completely normal..soo there are tipes or states of episodes where they are still very much in control of their actions..cause otherwise she couldn‘t have adjusted her behavior on the spot just of the simple presence of police officers..

[@bigbeautifulsky]

There are studies linking childhood sexual abuse to schizophrenia and psychosis. Considering Joel’s family’s involvement in the church, Catholic Church too, this could be the root cause, not just the symptom.

[@mrpuppette7055]

Strong attempt at making sense of the senseless. The world you’re entering is unforgiving and full of holes and fallacies. But u don’t get into it for the tedious admin side. You get into it to effect change in another human being through an empathic transaction. Don’t get me started on the need for more paediatric psychiatrists.

[@margodphd]

Many people ignore the fact that he was an active stimulant drug user - likely in connection to sex work as stimulant use is frequent in gay party circuit/sex party circuits. It highly contributed to his mental state - drug and stress induced psychosis can happen to people without any psychiatric disease. I can only imagine how frightening it must be to someone already suffering from schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. His schizophrenia wasn't the only cause for this tragedy, it likely wasn't the main one. Non-adherence to treatment is prevalent in schizophrenia - with the side-effects, I can understand why, especially if the meds aren't helping that much, but drug use increases it drastically in all research. People in mental health crisis often have nowhere to go, to turn to, all over the world there are administrative hoops they are expected to jump through - when people can barely function and need help the most. Who thought of it? What else needs to happen? Most people who loose their battles hurt only themselves - why is that lawmakers don't seem to care? Almost if that's the goal, to get rid of people instead of helping them.

[@dionysusapollo]

This happened in Ireland, a girl went psychotic and stabbed a guy to death, she was found guilty because she was smoking cannabis which caused it. Her bf who was supplying it seemed to get no consequences though, he knew her mental state though. Ireland is still not very Liberal though so I guess people would hide the consequences of their drug use for fear of the law.

[@ulrichgerhardosterloh6069]

At 9:44 that laughter.. two questions, do you think it's appropriate and secondly, are you nuts?

[@dionysusapollo]

A lot of people on redditt talk about rage being a big part of their bipolar, like its normal, whereas I feel like I become childish, are there gender differences in the manifestation of mental illness I wonder or is it something that can happen to anyone, like a spontaneous eruption of unconscious rage.

[@henrys6099]

His phone is hacked

[@shirazzza]

I hate when they pull the mental illness card though cos I'm mentally ill & don't jump in my car & go mow people down on Bourke st. Or fling a knife about. It's a person unable to regulate their emotions, mostly men, who go out there & cause chaos & death in society & it's getting old. I sound mad cos I am. There's a reason that my agoraphobia is wildly off the charts. I had to move out of the city I once loved to a tiny little town where I don't feel the need to look over my shoulder & hold my bag too my chest. I've been unfortunate to have been through street violence in 2 states as well. One was very bad 5 guys jumped me & my partner at the time as we were milling about outside a club. Guy walks past "gothic sluts" & my partner at the time was like "piss off that's not ok" & 4 other guys came around the corner & hit me so hard that I flew from the footpath to the road with broken glasses & broken cheekbone. They hit my partner in the back of the head with a full glass bottle & he dropped. They all started to stomp him. Broke all his ribs & wrists. It was horrendous. That was 20 years ago now & the way we were treated by the cops was ridiculous. And same again when I had a failed mugging a few years ago. They said they were tourists & I was the one who was made to feel like I was in the wrong. So you've got all these people with their own things & it's not good

[@dionysusapollo]

I wondered that too, it does seem it's mostly men, although I got punched in the street and a broken nose and I always had the feeling I was manic and must have really annoyed the guy so I don't trust myself either. Also, women are capable of killing children so I'm wary of what can happen. I live in a safe town too now but sometimes I wish I lived in the city because its so easy to become the village weirdo in small towns😅

[@s0ulj4]

Dr Syl, People do not pick their parents, therefore they do not pick their genetics, they don't pick the timeline interval of when they will be alive, no one picks their neurobiology. Experiments show that brain activity (neurons firing) preclude the appearance of anything in a person's conscious awareness, this means all of the contents of a person's consciousness e.g. sounds, thoughts, emotions, and physical movement appear spontaneously one after that other. You can see this directly for yourself. Can you think the next thought before it appears in conscious awareness? If I was to ask you to list any 3 movies that come to mind watch how the answer arises in consciousness spontaneously and also the order of the answers. Despite having watched hundreds of movies a particular 3 in a particular order will just appear in consciousness. In this case (and all others) both the perpetrator and those whom he harmed are victims. If anyone was in the same shoes as the perpetrator, identical to him, same genetics, same neurobiology they could not have acted in any different way than which he acted - cause and effect. Freewill - Sam Harris, only 200 pages, highly recommend a read. Waking up - Sam Harris, also highly recommend a read. Your videos are insightful, and I've learned a lot from your shared experience and the case studies that you've analysed. Thank you.

[@annipsy2185]

Well, youre welcome for the free therapy doc

[@Monsternallen]

Hey Syl 😢 well this it’s a hard thing to hear, but I’m grateful that you’re opening up and I hope maybe you can see we havye your back ❤ it’s sad event and that’s showing how important it’s to putt money and funds in to the Mental illness , education and safe places to work in, and for patients.. Thx for your video and Sry that I can't express myself as well as the others ❤ but it’s hard when dyslexia bipolar, at the same time.. 😢 I'm in my low period so it's difficult to get everything together , but want to send a greeting to those affected and families..❤❤ but mustn't forget that whoever carries out this also has a family that is affected Take care all and thank so much Syl ❤ // J 🇸🇪

[@ennmac]

Don’t diss your content. Personal reflection in the face of societal harm is valuable. Does NDIS go anywhere near funding monitoring of schizophrenics?

[@cassiopeia7393]

Sounds like you are trying to excuse him, the excuse being schizophrenia. His parents told the press that although he was a troubled young man, he was incredibly frustrated because he couldn’t get a girlfriend. It’s possible he had been viewing INCEL material and his mental issues didn’t help.

[@chantalmeslin8273]

And you grew up in Bondi too!

[@cassylane120]

Allegedly, he was hanging out in Campsie near a Mosque. Who knows whether he was taken advantage of and set up? He had a fascination with knives but not with violence. Is there a toxicology report? Was he drugged up? Hamas and other terrorist operatives take heavy drugs to make them feel invincible, like they did on October 7 th. This guy knew just what he was doing, methodically. He surveilled the area the day before and, on the day, had lunch, then entered with a backpack and came back 20 minutes later, without a backpack and, just a knife. Also, why are they saying that the Pakistani guard was a hero? There is no footage of him doing anything! There is alot we dont yet know.

[@dionysusapollo]

Yes but he avoided big men, when you are psyched up you think you are invincible, im 5 ft 2 and I'd feel I could take on a 6 ft 4 man when im manic. He knew his limits.

[@petergriffin680]

Just ban knives !

[@mj-ls7qr8xp3n]

What makes me so angry te human/civil rights is the lack of common sense. Its the belief that someone with severe mental illness, as long as they are not actuvely engaged with self harm, or harm of others, the key players in getting them the help they need, are willing to let them flounder on the roadside, so to speak. If they were a neglected animal, with no care, they would be rescued and their caretakers would be criminally charged. Its one of the biggest offenses I've ever witnessed. The laws have tied their families hands. I understand the intent, but valid reason has to be considered. Ive watched this for months. I wish i could wash my own brain of it. My cheap therapy session. :(

[@sdqsdq6274]

wait a min there are guns in down under ?

[@buttercxpdraws8101]

Dr Syl, where are the ethics and responsibilities of your profession when you yourself just admitted that mental health care is inaccessible to the most vulnerable because of the ludicrous fees that psychiatrists charge. It’s just not right and nothing will change unless doctors decide that they don’t need to gouge the health system to support their privileged lifestyles. Js.

[@ChingerBurger]

you are looking at your third dimension from your second instead of your second from a third when you talk about attacking him and feeling like a man

[@muslimcel4581]

All hail St Joel Cauchi!!