Anderson Cooper tries a schizophrenia simulator

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[@fbiagent5107]

It's all fun and games until you take off the headphones and still hear them

[@Ash-ow5yc]

That’s like a Black Mirror episode all in one sentence. 😧

[@bruhcow315]

Bruh you legit copied this comment from another video stfu

[@rip_etiak3508]

@@bruhcow315 yes

[@trashcan8672]

Well I mean you are an FBI agent so um yeah you do hear stuff

[@randonlando418]

be racist or perish unless you’re a troll. Still, get help.

[@gzsandiego]

"Cooper, we haven't turned on the simulation yet..."

[@skinny1685]

Gabe Zorbas could you imagine?? 😂

[@neurokid1]

LMAOOO

[@4ngellvc874]

Gabe Zorbas LOL

[@websuspect]

We havent turned on the headphones yet.

[@xXPikaPichuXx]

Arianator 101

[@desertpair2]

And just think: Anderson KNOWS that the voices are not real. Big difference.

[@zammmerjammer]

Actually, knowing the voices are not real doesn't make it better. Just like having an itch all over your body -- it's not made better by knowing that no one else around you is itchy.

[@Thecoolaccount]

zammmerjammer ACTUALLY, many believe that demons are speaking with them. Would you prefer to know the voices are not real, or would you like to believe that evil spirits are tormenting you?

[@zammmerjammer]

Thecoolaccount The difference is one of insight only, not of degree of suffering.

[@cynthiak.4261]

Thecoolaccount I'd definitely want to rule out a demon or dead person. Consult a reputable medium and/or a priest for a banishment ritual before resorting to meds.

[@angheldumitrescu7245]

oh, but they are real ;)

[@raquelborsos8315]

As someone who has to deal with hallucinations, I just want to thank everyone who tries to understand the struggle we go through on a daily basis. I would never expect someone to fully understand what it's like, but the fact you're trying actually helps us to not feel ashamed about what we go through, and helps with our healing process. Just my take on it, thank you ❤️

[@oktoberchest]

do you know they are not real? my sister i think didnt know what was real in her pshyoses.

[@raquelborsos8315]

@@oktoberchest I've been through it, it's actually very hard to tell what's real and not real when you're going through psychosis. It's hard to explain, but imagine that you're in your home, the floors you step on feel real, it smells like your home, your family is there, only that in reality you're actually in the streets. It's a very dangerous and scary thing to go through. I wish your sister and you well 💜

[@a11an72]

In the beginning God created man for us to be an expression of His will and nature, but in our free will we fell in sin, immediately after the fall of sin we see Gods love revealed when He prophecies about the restoration of the relationship between God an man when He says: «The seed of the woman will crush the head of the snake» , and this is a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus and how Jesus will come and put and end to the devil and sin and ultimately the enmity between God and man for those who receives Jesus as their savior, this is fulfilled in the the Bible verse John 3,16 : «For so did God love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life» So if you seek Jesus you will find Him, and if you receive Him as your savior and turn from sin you will be saved ! «For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations» If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[e] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[f]

[@Only2genders.]

Think of the episode of American dad where Stan took those drugs but he went into an drug inducd psychosis and thought he was somewhere beautiful but he was really eating rats down an alley.

[@rainforme1850]

I am so sorry that we’re living in a world where you have an illness and you have to be ashamed. Just gave me 1/10 of one percent of what it might be like to listen to voices in your head. It took me a whole new level.

[@JulianPotts3396]

The generic phrases are bad enough. Imagine what the voices would say if "they" actually knew stuff about "you".

[@nickcurran3712]

Julian Potts exactly

[@lisacarver9324]

The voices are you.

[@ilovebooks49]

Oh geez that sounds absolutely horrible

[@youstankhoe4309]

holy shit i just got super scared at the thought of that. Man i hope i never deal with anything like this or anyone i know either. or anyone in general. It's like torture

[@cmgyt5724]

Is it your voice talking back to you? Like with thoughts, you hear your voice? Or is it other people's voices?

[@terimontgomery9435]

How sad. Has to be exhausting

[@vanessa_the_mindset_maven]

I was diagnosed with a form of schizophrenia some years ago and I shivered after watching this video...there are NO words; extremely exhausting and then you have to care for kids, cook, work, and pretend to be normal.....

[@terimontgomery9435]

Vanessa Ratcliff I really hope it gets better for you

[@spacegirl1333]

Vanessa Ratcliff you're a damn warrior man. I have my own mental health issues and can barely function. I wish you nothing but happiness and peace

[@spencerocarroll6908]

Teri Montgomery it is... I have this but insanely personal and I cried while watching this, I have a crap ton of mental illnesses and I have panic attacks very often. My teachers, friends, and family don't understand when I explain that this is how I feel to them. Most think I want an excuse to not do something or they think I'm joking when in reality this happens all the time

[@HNSthejypod]

Spencer O'Carroll I don't understand why such defective people have efforts made to help them

[@an.dr.16561]

dayum this shit must be mentally exhausting fuckkk i feel sad for the people Who expierience this

[@westingtyler1]

look into the VR autism simulator and the migraine simulator, too. empathy is the point.

[@an.dr.16561]

EricAdamIdeas i feel empathy man ... This must be awful

[@QuantumSnper]

belia st empathy is bad Mkay

[@441meatloaf]

Funny enough history has shown some of the greatest scientist and mathematicians has got some form of schiz. For example, the great mathematician that invented the Nash Equilibrium, John Nash.

[@matthewgriffin7857]

belia st Right? it would mess up every aspect of life...can't even imagine...I wouldn't even be able to have sex with those constant voices

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

Horrifying. And these are only auditory not visual.

[@dtsuga.6034]

Oh My God, you should see what it's like to have visual and auditory at the same time. It happened to me many times.

[@galatea742]

visual is difficult, to me, they are like demonic shadows, dancing around your peripheral vision, oh and the name calling, that is painful.

[@frowlinian8175]

... apparently I'm incredibly ignorant about schizophrenia... I didn't know it was literally hearing voices in your head, I thought it was just like... urges kind of... and I had no idea visual was even a thing

[@frowlinian8175]

@Benny Hill in not being hard on myself lol. Ignorance isn't a bad thing imo, staying ignorant is... and I try not to do that... but I definitely learned a lot today

[@paulijeh7297]

Wait there’s visual

[@sydandtaytum]

glad they did this segment. people need to be more informed about mental illness so they can have some sympathy instead of writing people off as crazy.

[@hmmokthen3338]

exactly

[@jarret45]

And we can please stop sending armed psychopathic bullies with badges to deal with these vulnerable people who need our understanding and help?

[@spacegirl1333]

jarret45 I was just talking about the influx of mentally ill people getting shot by police. It's come to the point where people advise you NOT to dial 911 if a loved one is acting strangely or threatening suicide...there's a good chance with the erratic behavior that brings, the mentally ill person will be shot. You're supposed to get them to the nearest hospital if at all possible, by any means necessary.

[@kewlcats5]

Schizophrenia is a drug not a mental condition

[@Dragon-Scratch]

KewlCats wtf Schizophrenia IS a mental illness/disorder

[@noodle089]

Several months back I was in a psych ward of the hospital for an eval because I was suicidal. There was someone else there in a separate room who was schizophrenic. I could hear his shouts and screams the entire night, and I felt so terrible for him. All I could think about was how exhausting it must be to have to live with a mind like that.

[@CarolsVideos]

Same. But in my case it was a woman. At one point it was very strange because she was talking to herself, or I should say she was talking to one of the voices, and at some point she mentioned something about me that no one in the facility would have known. Something about toothpaste. I don't remember specifically but it was very strange. Later on she was screaming and having an episode yelling " NO NO NO" and not wanting to give her address to one of the voices. This thing with her address was a reoccurring thing. As you said it must be so exhausting. They literally never get a mental break, which is already enough to drive someone insane.

[@aidandugan8316]

Are you okay now?

[@bastaudio]

I still remember the screams 3 and a half years later.

[@frostmaiden85]

CarolsVideos same happened to me tho im not schizophrenic i was hearing voices and i would know things about ppl that later turned out to be true. i think its a psychic phenomenon but luckily for me there was a medical cure.

[@rainman4644]

frostmaiden85 hahahaha shut the fuck up

[@steven-9481]

As someone who suffers with schizo-affective disorder, seeing Anderson try this makes me feel connected in some way... Thank you for the empathy.

[@gibgabster]

I just diagnosed last year with schizoaffective too! I went undiagnosed for years

[@Jms4448]

I love that he did this bc our society, as a whole, is lacking in empathy and patience when it comes to people dealing with a mental illness.

[@Neffenare]

Jeannie Clegg Yeah, I deal with some minor ones...

[@Xxbte96xX]

Yes it is, it's sad.

[@omarrwilliams9209]

Jeannie Clegg so Hillary supporters?

[@biagioschiano4352]

Way to use a positive message about accepting those with mental issues as a stage for your shitty political commentary.

[@ethanbanks3502]

thats because we have so many self diagnosing idiots in the world who think just because they are stressed they have anxiety, or because they have a mood swing they are bi polar, it is very isolating for those with real deal mental health problems

[@Wardy125]

This is worse than any horror movie I've ever watched. I'm so sorry to anyone that goes through this.

[@lucienfournier0]

be racist or perish can you shut the fuck up? thanks.

[@jorgeangulocardenas4986]

Lucien Fournier 🤣🤣🤣

[@smokepurp5614]

@be racist or perish 1776 will commence again!!!!!!!!

[@jasonblahafitness9637]

@be racist or perish How ironic, you sound like a full blown schizophrenic

@@lucienfournier0 for speaking what he thinks, where is that projected from?

[@BJ-eh4ol]

Reading these comments was really surprising. I had no idea people had empathy for people like me. Much appreciated.

[@MrShanester117]

Zurr J They only have empathy when Anderson Cooper tells them to...

[@you6382tube]

Zurr J- there is so much love and empathy for people like you. Wishing you all he best.

[@Subawoooo]

It's not you're fault bro

[@tepsy1993]

if you don't like the station, change it. Don't listen to these humans, you are beautiful.

[@kevinrby1982]

When I was a Special Education teacher a few years ago, I had two young adult students who were diagnosed schizophrenic. They were at the same time both my most challenging students and my favorite students. Their daily battle just to get through an 8 hour day was commendable. Although their mental health rarely allowed them to practice cooperative behaviors, it also created in them great appreciation for the rare incidents of positive cooperative interactions.

[@taneamurphey5652]

My best friend of 18 year just took her own life due to this awful illness. Im sorry Kagney. I pray you are at peace. I pray that the voices are gone and your having beautiful after life in heaven. You deserve it. I love u 🙏♥

[@_Breakdown]

Have a set of Gregorian Masses offered for your best friend. It is 30 Masses offered in a row. (I’m going to skip a lengthy theological or spiritual explanation - but please know that every soul benefits from this on the next part of their journey). 🐛🦋🕊️

[@ThikChikBritt]

They are gone ❤

[@_Breakdown]

@@ThikChikBritt meaning?

[@alexisb1987ful]

Where is this in the Bible?

[@Creoles.nature]

I pray your ok

[@mark250]

Having social anxiety itself is so exhausting for me I can't imagine living with this

[@_osvaldo___5529]

William E social anxiety is the fucking worst, you feel everybody's watching you and and you think everybody's judging you.

[@ericpalomino6348]

William E same holy shit man

[@TheRisingIcarus]

Hang in there, I finally overcame it this year and I don't nearly feel as exhausted as I used to

[@nowaynoway4081]

William E i cant imagine those voices coming from nowhere or coming from the subconcious. its very near to demonic things .

[@nowaynoway4081]

William E social anxiety is all about exposure without exposure you wont achieve anything.

[@samanthamelendez8851]

My mother is a schizophrenic and it hurts my heart.

[@iamheidari]

Sapphire Orchid May God bless her, I hope she will feel better some day and stay strong! Something is for sure, she is probably a proud mother to have you! I am maybe a nobody to you but I got to know for the first time what this illness is all about, it made me sad to see you comment that.

[@iamheidari]

Byakkotai 1868 Yeah, being blessed doesn't mean you have to have the most perfect life. It is the memories of seeing her child happy, strong and successful. Trust me, everyone's parents biggest blessing is seeing their child/children successful and happy. So when I say that, I don't only mean that she hopefully gets better someday, but also that she gets to see her child successful and happy. Get it? ;)

[@samanthamelendez8851]

I appreciate that.

[@itsbc753]

Sapphire Orchid My mom is too. This stuff hits me kinda hard. Very glad he did this to spread awareness

[@SaherHaroon]

Sapphire Orchid I'm very sorry to hear that. I pray she finds peace and that your pain lessens and the heaviness you feel is lightened.💕

[@JohnSmith-xk5ou]

If only we could remove the stigma on this.

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

That's literally what they're trying to do by making this.

[@JohnSmith-xk5ou]

TheChickenRiceBowl They did and I'm so happy about that, but America isn't doing enough and that's what I was talking about in my original comment. I hate living in a world where my illness (not my actions) frightens even my family and I'm projecting.

[@amelialouisa8541]

John Smith The worst part is the lack of services and space for the mentally ill to go. There is not enough funding for clinics. specialists, supportive housing etc. Letting people with severe mental health issues fend for themselves. Doesn't help that the medications alone are ridiculously priced. Many unable to afford them. The system needs to change. I forgot the percentage but many inmates have mental health disorders. They certainly are not getting the treatment that need there. It's infuriating. I struggle with depression and horrible insomnia. Went to pick up a new med of Seroquel XR to help with mood and sleep. 659.00 bucks for a month. I couldn't get it....

[@bensmith5064]

The best help everyone has the ability to give someone suffering, is have a conversation with them as a normal person. It's kinda ironic, just today walking to store to buy smokes (bad habit I know) I walk past a semi holiday inn style retreat for people with mental illness. As I walked by a man with fully bandaged legs and in a wheel chair calls me over, he seems ok and lucid so i go say hi. The guys been under a few days isolation due to a mental break (linked to schizophrenia) in which he started to burn himself feet up. All he wanted, was a smoke and a chat. So we chatted for near 45 mins. Intelligent, well centered man., You can tell he would only hurt himself let alone a fly when he has his mental breaks. I can tell by his reaction and the convo, that that 45 minutes made his entire day. Just because we're not doctors can;t mean we can;t give the best medical treatment available - time, company and a smile.

[@amelialouisa8541]

ben Smith Yes! Right on point Ben. I worked at a homeless shelter in Seattle. Looked very intimidating at first. After getting to know everyone, I realized that just being called by their NAME meant something to them. Like you said to just chat and joke around meant the world to alot of them. When you're looked over or looked down on so often, being treated like a human being is golden. I met some of the best people working there. People with incredible stories and talents. Some very ill and some just down on their luck. It opened my eyes and I'm glad I had that experience. Sounds cliche but kindness can make someone's day.

[@pamyuhnke8143]

I did that at work in the emergency department. It was horrible and gave me some insight into what our patients go through. Everyone should try it.

[@kingkoda1992]

It’s crazy how the brain works. The brain is the most terrifying thing.

[@thed00t76]

kingkoda1992 what’s also terrifying is how little we know about the brain, that being ourselves. I feel like things like schizophrenia or even nightmares are from different part of our brain, one ‘we’ don’t have control over.

[@Rin-hh9qb]

It shows that we should surround ourselves with positive people

[@gardensofthegods]

Well my girlfriend lives with her mother who is a paranoid schizophrenic.... they were getting along pretty good as long as her mom was staying with her medication..... then she got her mom a caretaker so she could finish going to college.... and that was the beginning of their horrible problems : the caretaker was young and bought some weed over for her to smoke.... the mother went off her meds and started selling her stash of whatever drugs she had.... I don't know if that was sleeping pills , anti-anxiety pills or what but she started selling them to buy more weed.... she stopped eating all the healthy food in the refrigerator and had the caretaker buying her cupcakes , cookies all kinds of junk food and crap ..... her mom gained back a hundred pounds that they had worked so hard for her to lose . Anyway her mom got worse and worse started acting like a kid herself getting nasty and vicious.... well there's a lot more to it and tonight she had to hide in the bathroom to get away from her mom who was really scaring her . I tried to tell her number of times over the years to try to get her on large doses of niacin also called B3 . Her mom only just started taking her meds again recently and is not on all of them . She just told me she's probably going to have to have her 302d tonight..... I feel so bad for both of them . Her mom kept thinking someone was hiding in the apartment and has even had the cops there several times in the past few days looking through the closets and what not.... she swears there's somebody in the cell phone giving her daughter commands and she's not referring to Google or KZbin but she thinks there's actually an entity in the phone like a demon .. just very scary stuff .

[@miloesalazar]

@@Rin-hh9qb It shows that we should HELP people. Sounds like you're trying to avoid them. They are human just like you and me.

[@cnoevil8468]

If there are gods out there, then the brain is one of them.

[@stevent304]

This simulation was totally PG too.. Imagine what you really hear.

[@brainmind4070]

If the schizophrenics at the local library are any indication, the hallucinations cover pretty much everything someone might be thinking.

[@JRuni0r]

What's really scary and interesting is that the voices people hear are largely shaped by the culture they grow up in. American auditory hallucinations are much harsher and negative and threatening compared to those suffering in Africa and India based on 2014 research. The implications of this research touch of the societies at large.

[@TheJnkh]

@Terra Dactyl yeah. Say it more. I turn me on u filthy voicew

[@uhm179]

@@JRuni0r I wonder if Schizophrenics in Canada hear encouraging uplifting voices

[@Thaliva123]

I don’t even want to imagine... it’s really sad.

[@josephhage9377]

It’s like a group of people having a conversation in the back of your mind And the whole time they are judging the shit out of you and exploiting your weaknesses and insecurities, while one of them tries to stick up for you, and tell the others in the group to stop being so mean. They go back and forth judging, supporting, and arguing amongst each other. It’s like you exist for their entertainment

[@Seatonni]

This was a good explanation of the voices when it happens.

[@rickhff9780]

Spot fucking on

[@igz5553]

100% accurate for me at least, when it was at its worse for me it was just like this. A voice saying something negative about me, a voice sticking up for me, then a voice complimenting me and saying I’m handsome, then back to the hurtful abuse saying opposite of the nice voice. Relentless but at least I was getting positivity too. It’s starting to come back now. Considering going back on my meds, but perhaps it won’t come back this time…

[@rickhff9780]

@@igz5553 I was living in my car and it started with two women . It was positive at first I lived at a park and thought they lived at these houses nearby . I thought they were REAL . And that the car made my senses like hearing become extreme . I loved the attention thinking women were watching me 24/7 . Then the others came . Everywhere I went other people who parked at the park I thought I could hear everyone’s conversations . In a drive thru thinking people were commenting on the smell of my car . It progressively got more negative till that’s all I heard was negative things . In the shower at planet fitness thinking the workers were watching me thru a camera in the bathroom . (It was the parking lot ) I began talking back to them and typing my responses in my notes on my phone . I went to the ER after a panic attack were I thought I was having a heart attack . Told them about the voices . They put me in the phych ward . Spent 15 days in I left because of a court case . I dint have voices after the medicine . But it’s stuck with me just try to consistently improve things in your life . Stay focused on what’s important. People like us can loose our mental control at anytime so take advantage of the blessing while you have it ! I’ve since bought a new car have an apartment and stable job ! Quit drugs etc.

[@rickhff9780]

@@igz5553 everything you said I experienced as well . I hope you stay strong . I was suicidal during my time I lost control . I completely changed my outlook on life and live with no stigmas against myself now . I heard everything terrible about me from my own mind you know ?

[@m.miller8011]

I used to hear a voice, telling me I was stupid and everyone thought I was an asshole, then I got divorced

[@jeremywhitfield4556]

Lmao

[@Shan-lp2iu]

Tyler Miller haha brilliant

[@ArcadianWizard]

Dick twice a day And chill plus Reptilian Hunter | i love your name

[@jeremywhitfield4556]

Daddy Donald Thanks, do you know the reference?

[@PepperTheDeadly]

haha marriage jokes! original! housewife jokes! sexism! haha!

[@clugzo]

Plot twist the simulator wasn't turned on.

[@austineggiman294]

lol

[@juancortez958]

Lol

[@themoralcreed2910]

lol

[@Poog1337]

project stargate *you're

[@pashazafar3490]

Lol

[@dawndayton9937]

the voices they picked are very close to the voices i hear but i do have so very scary voices that come out of the blue

[@sakunisawuni777]

Dawn Dayton does medication help stop hearing the voices?

[@zeroslashj]

I'm sorry you have to live like that. Hopefully there will be a way to make all those voices stop permanently.

[@SaherHaroon]

Dawn Dayton please see your family physician and share this with them.

[@dochatteras]

Dawn Dayton Please tell someone that you feel you can trust, and ask them to help you see a doctor. If you don't feel that the doctor diagnosed you correctly, get a second opinion. Then accept the diagnosis, and let a few loved ones know. Most important, STICK WITH THE TREATMENT! Rely on your loved ones for help, but realize you will need treatment for life. Regular exercise, a good diet, plenty of sleep, and reduced stress will all minimize your need for medication, but will never eliminate it. Less medication means fewer side-effects, so you'll likely stick to your program. It might take a year or two to really feel "normal", but you'll still have bad days. Let your loved ones know how much appreciate them. All the best!

[@dawndayton9937]

David Ekstrom i hope she continues to do well i have been on 20 different drugs and it hasn't been able to help

[@fryaxoof2521]

My dad had schizophrenia. Your experiment helped to know more about he went through. It was a hard time for all of us growing up. They gave him anxiety medicine until Thorazine and that helped him calm down. He was never able to work again.

[@radioactivecat1345]

Plot twist: *the headphones weren't plugged in*

[@SaggersAlt]

🤣

[@cptmarshm3llow]

Fr huh

[@pandakso3365]

Bruh

[@MikeTheArtistX]

hahaha you funny people :))))

[@lunabinofsin]

*laughs in Schitzophrenic* ....Wait i was laughing by myself right? *yes, i am one, im not mocking anyone who lives through this actual hell

[@BJ-eh4ol]

I've lived with schizophrenia for 15 years and this isn't really what it's like, for the most part. The voices are usually relevant to your situation and it's usually only one at a time, but not always. When he was trying to make the boat, that's usually what it's like for me. Also, talking to other people tends to quiet the voices. Makes it easier to stay in touch with reality to talk to an actual person.

[@arthouseragdoll]

See it was completely different for me. I’d hear one voice commenting on what I was doing, another voice saying exactly what I was thinking at the time and at least 4-10 others in the background both voices I recognised that belonged to people I knew and ones I didnt recognise all talking about random shit or having their own conversations about whatever they wanted and nothing I did made it better. I found that any ambient noise or music made it worse liek my brain was turning abstract sound into voices. I almost had a heart attack the first time I turned on my hair dryer when Id started hearing voices because as soon as I did they started just yelling loud AF over the top of the sound of the hairdryer. It’s funny how it can be so different for different people.

[@freilezjawa8328]

Zurr J Did any of you try long term meditation?

[@Catsheal]

Arthouse Ragdoll I don’t have schizophrenia, but I have noticed with my mental illnesses (I have depression, BPD and OCD) they’re different for me than what they are for someone else with the same diagnosis, it’s interesting how two people with the same diagnosis can have completely different experiences

[@DaaSaa-lt3is]

Zurr J tks

[@michellerivera6201]

I figured it would be like the video, but the voices know everything about you to so they also comment on that.

[@kimiantumblod7654]

I pray for the people who suffer from mental illness. Keep well guys. =)

[@Silje.L]

Thanks man

[@TheImpiroGirl]

Thank you

[@JazzyHarley22]

kim ian tumblod Thank you!

[@lou4781]

"What's praying going to do?" I'm an agnostic and don't pray (obviously). However, even I still know what praying does, or the actual comment of saying, "I pray for the people" or "I'll keep you in my prayers". It is doing several things, the most obvious is that it lets the person/people know that you are thinking of them and that you wish them well. I'm not going to teach you anymore, so figure out the rest on your own.

[@rainbowsparkleunicorns9093]

Tom Smith I am agnostic as well and i think this is an incredibly true and thoughtful comment on your part Thank you for your positivity

[@KennyVert]

We need more segments like this on TV that promote empathy in the way this so exceptionally did. Thank you, Anderson.

[@afox5319]

im schizophrenic and this is more of an extrem showcase of schizophrenia

[@afox5319]

like when I hear people laughing it feels like they are laughing at me and such and i get like "flashbacks" but damn I couldnt live with an voice always talking like this

[@BarnsOfChris]

there are different types of schizophrenia. some are heavier than others.

[@muf]

have you been diagnosed by a doctor? "I hear people laughing it feels like they are laughing at me and such and i get like "flashbacks"" what you describe is just shitty self esteem.

[@afox5319]

Muphlon yes I have been. I have more symptoms including fear of certain objects moving, huge anxiety, Panic attacks, hearing my name, heavy depression and memory "bugs". dont know how to describe it but yea I was on lithium but since it got better I just take anti depressants

[@thahdeepseadivuh7501]

I get easily scared after seeing something relatively disturbing or frightening but the fear stays with me for up to a week and i feel uneasy in my own home, i don't know if this is normal or am i just a pussy,.

[@retrofilth1414]

This video was going great until I paused the video, and the voices kept going :|

[@reedahgong5]

RetroFilth They're whispering Hugh Moungus

[@retrofilth1414]

reedahgong5 NIIIIICEEEE MEEEEEMEEEEE BROOOOOOOOO

[@juliaeaster4384]

RetroFilth I'm sorry 😐

[@reedahgong5]

But if you're serious it might be best and early enough to go get checked out. Maybe you can get help now because I have a family member who's not even a shell of his former self and it all started with the voices.

[@atjshow]

DAMN SON WHERE'D YOU FIND THIS?!?!

[@paulforster3611]

My son is so brave. I am so proud of him. That was really good of Anderson Cooper to do this.

[@temporalsamurai755]

He’s not your fucking son weirdo

[@devinpunsalan7863]

@@temporalsamurai755 i think his son has it lmao

[@ThomasJr]

YOUR SON IS BRAVE, HELP HIM AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

My heart goes out to you. I grew up 30 years living on the grounds of a State Phychiatric Hospital. My dad was a Psychyatrist there and I saw so much. We still know so little about the brain. Your son is so fortunate to have you. I wish you both the best.

[@kelseymariebell1357]

[@Country-Gal-at-Heart]

I'm diagnosed schizoafective and this is one of the best simulations I've heard and seen. When I stop taking my meds I have one voice that is very destructive and dangerous. I also hear screaming and crying. Thank you so much for making this video...Hopefully it will help people understand that we have learnt to wear our "happy masks" well....

[@karimabraham7535]

God bless you. I hope you can feel my soul connect with yours from far away and that somehow that gives you some kind it comfort even though I’m just a stranger from California

[@a11an72]

In the beginning God created man for us to be an expression of His will and nature, but in our free will we fell in sin, immediately after the fall of sin we see Gods love revealed when He prophecies about the restoration of the relationship between God an man when He says: «The seed of the woman will crush the head of the snake» , and this is a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus and how Jesus will come and put and end to the devil and sin and ultimately the enmity between God and man for those who receives Jesus as their savior, this is fulfilled in the the Bible verse John 3,16 : «For so did God love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life» So if you seek Jesus you will find Him, and if you receive Him as your savior and turn from sin you will be saved ! «For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations» If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[e] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[f]

[@TitusKingdom]

gotta pray for these people. horrible condition no one should suffer through this

[@ApertureMiku]

imn sure your prayer will help

[@TitusKingdom]

Only a matter of time before someone shows up mocking religion

[@ApertureMiku]

Joe H. i mean am i wrong?

[@fyzzlefry]

A better solution would be to donate to schizophrenia research.

[@OkayNiceOne]

People like aksjhe should be shot.

[@mike3894]

As someone with this, I find this test both appreciated and ridiculous at the same time. I am glad the motive is to create understanding and empathy for people with it, but at the same time the test is so off base and tame it unintentionally borders on insulting in how it presents itself. While sufferers have it at varying degrees, speaking for myself what you really have to try to live with is far more hectic, fast paced and overlapping. And certainly not so calmly spoken to even when the test voices try to be at their most negative. Your intentions are good, but your test doesn't come close to demonstrating what it's like. A closer version would be try to imagine you're in a party in a packed room and people all around you are in individual conversations, so you can hear them all going at once. Then imagine every conversation were actually statements about you and you can never leave the room and they never stop talking, some directed at you, some voices more like you're overhearing it and everywhere you go you have to try to focus and ignore them as best you can. THAT is much closer to giving you an idea what it's like than this test.

[@bigbro890]

damn, how did you get rid of it?

[@piercejohnson4426]

definitely faster paced. Add remembering actual things that happened to you, imagined scenarios that involve people you know that would never happen (yet you reach a level stress like it is happening now) and many of those negative voices are virtually a recording of things people have said to you that made you feel like shit

[@michaelwinter742]

Mike Clyne - this isn't a "recreator", it's a simulator. Even at "volume 2" he is able to empathize. I'm sorry you're at volume 9. ...or 11 ;-)

[@coriegamm5416]

dude its a new simulator CHILL

[@Logicalporkpie]

Mike Clyne I agree it does come off as insulting to us, for people who don't have this it must seem strange but hey we might as well take what we can get right? it's better to give people some idea rather then none at all my friend.

[@xXGuitarMuffinsXx]

The problem is that you can't accurately simulate schizophrenia. While hallucinations can be simulated, you can't possibly simulate the negative symptoms which are associated with the drastically poorer quality of life and functioning.

[@DH1986]

Tommy Correct. You will hear your friends say things they didn't and most of them will walk away because of it.

[@catherinecarter5576]

DH1986 By negative symptoms, I believe Tommy means things "normal" people are supposed to be doing but don't, like speaking in complete sentences, being able to feed yourself, or moving around easily rather than being catatonic. But yeah, the negative voices suck. That is what is considered a positive symptom, however, along with other hallucinations commonly associated with schizophrenia.

[@aaronsweet8032]

to Infinity and Beyond It seems to be close... I think where it may be hard to simulate is with the louder voices. I know when I hear a louder voice it's usually of someone close that I know, myself, or a dominate voice and it is much more confusing and depressing. A random loud voice is just routine whether it's real or not.

[@glockmeister1213]

+to Infinity and Beyond Correct. There's an element of confusion, paranoia, anxiety, depression, and obsession that cannot be simulated.

[@annemartin9164]

+to Infinity and Beyond agree

[@KarizmaJones-oi9er]

This resonates, my grandmother was diagnosed borderline, schizophrenia, bipolar tendencies, and I didn’t realize how much that impacted my brother my sister and I and this video played reminded me of my entire middle and high school and college experience🥹

[@winros]

😮

[@VTRDC27]

and this is assuming there are no visual hallucinations... also this is just 1 day

[@Benchcreature]

Schizophrenia generally only consists of auditory hallucinations, although it can show visually less commonly.

[@JHowesitgoing123]

It's not curable. Drugs can help 'tame'it a bit.

[@Red-qg3ms]

Hopefully science is capable of curing schizophrenia (or at least "taming" it even more) someday soon.

[@Anderson-rt7yk]

The worst part can't even be simulated. It's the psychotic delusions, shit like truly believing that you're possessed, that you're being hunted by a secret society, that you will die today, etc.

[@4estfloor]

look up a guy "Targeted individual" ... he thinks it's an operation against him.

[@melissagonzalez5437]

My son has schizophrenia,and I think this makes me realize how strong he truly is and what he goes through on a daily basis 🙏❤️.thank you

[@ThomasJr]

Bless you and your son. This condition reduces their life expectancy, it's really heart breaking, but not impossible.

[@kushwanthsai49]

@@ThomasJr It only reduces 10 years or something. It also gets better over time for most people

[@kushwanthsai49]

It gets better over time mam trust me

[@MsTwitter]

@@kushwanthsai49 I’ve been dealing with this for 4 years it’s stays the same. It’s how you deal with it when it gets bad. it doesn’t go away. it’s best if people know about it more and understand it and be positive around people like me. But don’t say it will get better say you will get through in my mind when you say that negative thought in your head elevate to extreme make your day even worse who suffer through this. For me how it dealing with this is yoga and art. Like painting to relaxing atmosphere watching somthing funny. Even some cases for me essential oils like lavender or valor that’s smell really good to just breath in and out trying to meditate.

[@lukaszskiba6482]

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[@meme-ow8oq]

I have schizophrenia, my classmates always look at me when I'm whispering to myself and they just think I'm weird my teachers are also mad at me because I only remember half the shit I say.

[@Str8OuttaFrayser919]

luv u

[@muffchuff9220]

If your teachers know about your condition then that's fucked up of them to get pissed at you.

[@TheEgg185]

+meme If you know the voices aren't real, why do you whisper? Do they talk back? What do they say?

[@melissawatson9728]

TheEgg185 my mother is schizophrenia and she can't tell what's real and what's not. She thinks the voices are coming from us or anyone around her. When you're younger it starts off as whispers and it comes and goes. My mother is now 49 and the voices are now louder to her and she can't even communicate with people in our reality. She constantly is in her own world responding to all the voices she hears.... ☹️

[@houdacookies]

Feel u

[@jadaxleigh]

My father was severely schizophrenic and took his life around 3 weeks ago because it was too much for him. I know he is finally at peace and no longer suffering but damn I miss him so much. He always told me to watch this video but I haven't gotten the chance to until now. To have a small insight of what was going on in his mind made me emotional. God, I wish I could have done something to help him.

[@len.exists]

I am so sorry for your loss. Mental illness is devastating. I hope you know that it was not your fault and there was nothing you could have done. May he rest in peace ❤

[@oktoberchest]

thats sad. my sister has it, before she had meds she wanted to kill herself. but she didnt want the meds. now that she got them she doesnt really see people or demons and stuff but she is a differend person. still not good, depressed looking. i hope so much she will cure. i pray alot for it.

[@rohanindra6401]

Sorry for your loss

[@Evolved_Real]

Did he take medicines?

[@Evolved_Real]

My father also has it, but he takes medicine so he is ok, and he is not as violence as other people get, he sometimes get negative symptoms but most of the time he just listens to music. The most violence he got was in 2018 he would say so many bad words and laugh for no reason, and he would say he will buy a car, a big house and invent his own business but when he starts taking his medicines again he starts becoming better. He starts doing the negative things last year too, but it wasn't that really bad. He takes his medicine everyday. He still sometimes get halluncinations but not that much,

[@Shmacklol]

my mom just got diagnosed with schizophrenia and wow i didn't understand how it could effect her but watching this makes me feel even worse for her

[@indigowulf]

At the point he said "I can't do this" I just wanted to hug him.

[@stacybrownlee868]

If only we could turn these things off at our own will! 🤯

[@kylo557]

Go hug a real schizophrenic.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

Really? Surprised you didn’t want to antagonize it and laugh. That’s what most people do.

[@JohnHenryDavisTheThird1987]

@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec *FUCK* most people.

[@hg2460]

@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ecthat’s what I do 😂😂😂

[@Mistardmuster]

I don't give a crap if this is a bad representation of schizophrenia. If schizophrenia is anything like this I'll thank god every day from now on I don't have it. After this I was sweating, dizzy and almost in tears. Call me weak, it was terrifying.

[@alexarndt1830]

pussy

[@jay-ji2zd]

weak pussy lol

[@jackster330]

+Bok Choy its worst than this, itll make u go insane and u start to get social withdrawal.

[@JackOfAllRAIDs]

+GoogleKeptBotheringMeToMakeANewNameSoIDecidedToMakeAReallyLoooooooooooooooooongName Yeah, because this guy was only experiencing it for less than a day. Real sufferers have to live with it for years, depending on when it onsets.

[@JessBlake2]

+Bok Choy And that's just audio hallucinations. Some people also have visual hallucinations and don't know how to figure out what is and isn't real.

[@Cheezolf2105]

I have schizophrenia, and I've watched this video for almost 5 years. I've gotten rid of my voices, but after hearing the negativity for so many years, I criticize myself sometimes. I almost cry everytime I watch this, knowing that someone can get an idea of what schizophrenics deal with daily.

[@Cheezolf2105]

@@DeeNdunya1 It took years, but I convinced myself that I didn't need the negativity in my life and distracted myself with positive things.

[@johnnyappleseed4279]

My uncle has schizophrenia and people always ask him why he's always so moody/angry. After hearing just from a video, I can see where he's coming from.

[@MrRegistryError]

Johnny Appleseed mental illnesses are the worst

[@johnnyappleseed4279]

Scouterman9000 they really are, especially the more conflicting ones that make you appreciate your health.

[@MrRegistryError]

Johnny Appleseed yea. i know what its like to have a mental illness take over your life. best to appreciate what you have.

[@zoeywilcher4294]

my brother had schizophrenia. nobody in my family noticed it or didn't thing anything of it until he got dignozed with it. I came around and noticed my brother doing and acting strange. I knew right away what he had. I would tell my mom but should just shrug it off, I'd tell my dad but he would be in denial or didn't wanna believe me when I'd tell him " I think he might have schizophrenia" he would say "no its because he's Fu^*#g high!!" I was so frustrated because I knew my brother needed help but they didn't wanna believe me. Now he's locked up doing 15 to life because of what this illness made him do and was not getting the help he needed because my mom thought he was all better and didn't need his pills anymore.

[@daisychainmilk]

Zoey Wilcher I read what happened to your brother and it made me so angry. People really need to be much more educated about mental illnesses.

[@aleah116]

the video stopped and the vocies didn't stop. i hate my life

[@jemadel7216]

aleah116 That's so sad :(

[@twigs4469]

Little Christina Grimmie that's not how schizophrenia works lol....

[@jemadel7216]

Little Christina Grimmie It's not a contest to see who's mental illness is worse. Don't invalidate someone else's experience just because you want to victimize yourself

[@Thats_MarieHoney]

This is scary as shit. Praying for everyone who has this condition

[@mugby8771]

Marina Joyce xD

[@jx4112]

I'm sorry im not being hateful hear but stfu im sure she's not schizophrenic

[@mugby8771]

Her mother said she was.

[@pr3ttyboots]

thanks

[@SherrieB7979]

My mother was she passed away this year. I didn't really understand what she was going through😢

[@stacybrownlee868]

As a diagnosed schizoaffective person, i was quite impressed with mr cooper's "exercise in empathy." The hallucinations in this video are referred to as a "running commentary" in the mental health vernacular. "Creepy" is certainly one apt descriptor! "Delusional" is the textbook name for the symptom... Thank you for helping battle the stigma of this worldwide health problem! 😃

[@a11an72]

In the beginning God created man for us to be an expression of His will and nature, but in our free will we fell in sin, immediately after the fall of sin we see Gods love revealed when He prophecies about the restoration of the relationship between God an man when He says: «The seed of the woman will crush the head of the snake» , and this is a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus and how Jesus will come and put and end to the devil and sin and ultimately the enmity between God and man for those who receives Jesus as their savior, this is fulfilled in the the Bible verse John 3,16 : «For so did God love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life» So if you seek Jesus you will find Him, and if you receive Him as your savior and turn from sin you will be saved ! «For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations» If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[e] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[f]

[@summoningmess8361]

This is real creepy to watch with ur earphones, I had to pause in the middle of the vid just to make sure the voices will stop.

[@1cocobeware]

Lmao right

[@dawndayton9937]

thats the horror for me the voices never stop

[@TheoBrixtonTheKid]

Plot twist, his headphones weren't even plugged in.

[@Dcook85]

+TheoBrixtonTheKid Well played sir

[@GoodFebruarian]

+TheoBrixtonTheKid OMG, HE NEEDS HELP!!!!

[@majorsanders4525]

+TheoBrixtonTheKid Ghosts!!! hahahah

[@182parker]

+TheoBrixtonTheKid obviously he cant put a microphone in his ears to pick up what hes hearing

[@jacobpate2043]

+Major Sanders 2pac is going to haunt you for the rest of your life

[@KINGog487]

I don’t know how my older brother could live like this for the past 10 years. But he has been getting better over the years with proper treatment and I’m proud of him 🧡 Please donate to mental health guys 🧠 🙏

[@pr0xZen]

The big failure for us as collective fellow community members and a supposedly society of solidarity and care for eachother and ourselves - is that someone actually have to say that. *_Donate._*_ To mental health._ Its extra god damn awful in the US, but it's an issue most other places too. Even among western societies with strong universal healthcare, mental health is severely underserved in many of those places. Often not really "catching" or facilitating help for anyone, until they're "psyciatric care material". And still, many reaching those levels of struggle, go without help, tratment and approproate care.

[@neverthesame7887]

i lived in a homeless shelter. One woman was NOT medicated and she had schizophrenia and was truly suffering. When she was lucid and not screaming, or singing very loudly and poorly, she was really nice and good to talk to for a brief time. I wanted to help her so badly because I knew the shelter was being paid a decent amount of money for her to be there so they didn't send her to the facilities where she COULD get medicated. It's always ALL about money! I think it is disgusting that people care so little about others. They let us suffer upstairs in the hottest days of summer with no AC, AND we weren't, for some asinine reason, allowed to have fans. WTF?

[@GoldenVault-Aphrodite]

After a few months u really jus learn hpw to do erthing even thinking without thinkin or knowing u do ur bro str8 prolly

[@tamarabradberry9299]

Good to hear. On the road to recovery with my loved one too. Your brother is blessed to have someone who is encouraging. They need all the encouragement one can get.

[@5050blues]

Please tell me what your brother is doing to get better? How did you get him to seek help?

[@davidsuper773]

I suffered from this illness. I was terminated from my job because it was much worse at my work. I barely meet up with schedules and eventually got fired for no call no show up. I am so embarrassed to tell anyone about my situation. I really hope to get my life back on track.

[@Ce-if1gf]

Don’t feel shame. Anyone worth talking to would empathize with you if they understood more. Consider finding a psychiatrist. They’re educated & might be able to help. Just start with conversation my friend. One step at a time

[@SoberOKMoments]

Mental illness is just an illness like any other. We are not ashamed when we have a cold or the flu. Please don't be ashamed. Get the help you need from those who can provide it.

[@lydia_thequeen]

This video made me cry, I have a 9 yr old son who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder at 6 yr old. Which is extremely young but not completely unheard of. Even as an toddler he would scream and pull on his ears. I thought it was an ear infection and that the drs were lying when they said he was fine. He's been hospitalized 4 times even with a great support system. It breaks my heart to see him go through so much and never be able to hear or see or understand what my baby is going through. I just wish there was more I could do and it's nice NOT to see all of the ugly comments I sometimes come across.

[@kimalonzo2145]

Wow. That is heartbreaking. How is your little boy now? Poor little guy. Glad he has support. God, Please heal this child!😑💙

[@lydia_thequeen]

@@kimalonzo2145 He's very good. He's gonna be 12 this year and has been able to make amazing progress. Through meds and various programs he's been able to really get to a good place. ❤ I really appreciate it.

[@kimalonzo2145]

@@lydia_thequeen wow! That is amazing! 🤗Thank God! I hate to see children suffer.😩 So glad he is prospering!

[@lino277]

Lo siento mucho 😔 Pero que bien que su hijo progresa

[@lydia_thequeen]

@@lino277 muchos gracias. Cada año progresa poco mas, gracias a dios. 🙏🏽

[@elviabocanegra1844]

The voices talk to your soul its actually harder when the voices know you very well.

[@InDatParish]

Elvia Bocanegra how accurate is this? Seriously

[@jacelo]

If he “voices” know you very well. It’s either your sub conscious speaking back to you. Or it’s an outside force influencing these things. There is a fine line between mental illness and spiritualism.

[@cornellp5048]

Demons

[@carolinemcguire6224]

@@jacelo bruh that's not how schizophrenia works.

[@shadowninja958]

jace12 lo12 I’m not religious and science backs mental illness, its crazier to believe the voice of god is speaking to you then your mind is about to snap.

[@abcdefg54321x]

Cops should be required to do this exercise

[@User69-y2p]

cbrstunter24 no

[@spacegirl1333]

Liam Vertal It actually does. The number of fatalities of people with mental illness, especially when they are acting erratically or strangely like psychosis in schizophrenia and mania in bipolar disorder are rising at an extremely rapid rate. A lot of mental health providers tell you not to call the cops because fatalities can happen and do so frequently. When you dial 911 when your loved one is threatening suicide or acting unstable, you will NOT get an ambulance or actual help. You get cops who are taught to shoot to kill if they feel threatened. You're advised to get them to a hospital by any means necessary...even though that's really hard. In some places there are mental care places that can help but they aren't widespread enough. It's the sad truth.

[@michellerivera6201]

heather c What do you mean hold hospitals and psychiatrists accountable?

[@theskylar110]

heather c I think you're confused about what hospitals do.. they don't form mentally ill patients, patients that get there are already sick and the hospitals treat them or at least try to. schizophrenia has a very high incidence (1% of society) and there's not much room in institutions to take in all these people. so the lucky ones can stay with family or end up on the street.. also these voices are telling them thing like: "don't trust the doctors, your medicine has poison toss it in the toilet, this nurse is lying to you, you pharmacist is with the CIA, you pills have a tracker that will lead the enemies right to you..etc" so most of them don't comply with the meds and it's no one's fault really, this disease is just a sad reality but at least the majority of them are not violent!

[@Jsaiis]

@@User69-y2p yess

[@judyberes8655]

Thank you for doing this. It's helping me understand so much.

[@JamesMellish]

I always thought twitter was a schizophrenia simulator

[@PIlotrcm]

"You suck and they know it" XD

[@kapildeshmukh7878]

Too bad he works for CNN, and it's actually coming out to be true thanks to Hilary Clinton

[@mr.mohagany8555]

Well said, I get so tired of Trump supporters. Who would watch a thing on mental illness and bring up Hillary?!??

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

The voice in my head says "they suck and you know it". Can't help but agree ...

[@PIlotrcm]

Fuckin' eh I'm gonna make this my ringer

[@ashleyy53_45]

PIlotrcm 😂

[@Feralxaries]

My mom has schizophrenia this made me cry

[@truecrimerip7936]

Troy Mackenzie troy go home and shut up forever

[@candy4428]

June Mares yes my dad has schizophrenia and bipolar and manic depression If it wasn't for medication I don't if he would still be here :(

[@jessicat8613]

My mother does too. 20 years after diagnosis, when I stop and think about it as I am speaking to her, it still makes me weep

[@blondielynn337]

wow your so mature you should be so proud of yourself putting others down

[@katiix]

June Mares my mom suffers from it too. Seeing this breaks my heart :(

[@matildamaher111]

This video was helpful, I feel so sad for those suffering from it. Thank you for taking this challenge

[@kittythadoll]

I got so emotional! for the first time ever I got to experience a fraction of someone else's illness! this was so informative and wish everyone can experience things like this so they gain compassion towards humans!

[@almontesa9052]

Yo johny out of so many johnnys that lived living nwill live, is that john usedby The Master to represent Him by Him through Him from Him The Gift of all gifts

[@MEGIDIOT]

a simulator? you mean earphones

[@Linkz64]

MEGIDIOT ikr

[@Jordan21Michael]

Yeah who would have thought a simulator about hearing voices wouldn't need a screen.

[@MEGIDIOT]

Jordan21Michael schizophrenia entails visual hallucinations

[@MEGIDIOT]

TheLinkzGamer great minds think alike

[@Jordan21Michael]

MEGIDIOT not in all cases. visual hallucinations are not in all cases.

[@everybodysgramma5657]

I'm glad this experiment exists. People tend to judge mental illness and think it can be controlled with thinking positive thoughts. They think you just are not trying hard enough.

[@WritingLullabies]

I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia 10 years ago. I was nodding the whole video because that’s how I feel! It’s a lot to go through...not counting all the anxiety I feel because of the voices. Now I’m just trying to keep a full time job, which is so...so difficult! It’s hard to concentrate and my memory has become so poor. Not sure if it’s the antipsychotics or the stress/anxiety I go through almost every day. Thanks for this video and for feeling some empathy from a well known journalist.

[@a11an72]

In the beginning God created man for us to be an expression of His will and nature, but in our free will we fell in sin, immediately after the fall of sin we see Gods love revealed when He prophecies about the restoration of the relationship between God an man when He says: «The seed of the woman will crush the head of the snake» , and this is a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus and how Jesus will come and put and end to the devil and sin and ultimately the enmity between God and man for those who receives Jesus as their savior, this is fulfilled in the the Bible verse John 3,16 : «For so did God love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life» So if you seek Jesus you will find Him, and if you receive Him as your savior and turn from sin you will be saved ! «For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations» If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[e] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[f]

[@deadvillfalls5119]

I had schizophrenia and I hadn't had a break out in 5months. Medals are doing great!

[@shaggybeshaggin8038]

My father suffered from this. It was so terrible watching him go through his trials. He served his country in Vietnam and worked 20 plus years in civilian life. I have no idea how he did it. I will never forget how courageous you was dad ily and miss you so much.

[@kimalonzo2145]

So sad.😞 Does it run in your family?

[@shaggybeshaggin8038]

@@kimalonzo2145 unfortunately yes

[@kimalonzo2145]

@@shaggybeshaggin8038 do you suffer from this too? I hope not. Your dad sounds like a hero!💪

[@shaggybeshaggin8038]

@@kimalonzo2145 No I don't. Check ins and monitoring from the doctor help also being honest with yourself. He was a great man. Ty for your nice words.

[@rose4peace18]

I am so sorry for my son who goes through this constantly. All they want to do is psyc meds. The y can be dangerous. Trained therapists can help with cognitive function! That would greatly help!

[@sharonallport3279]

I can understand why people suicide. Its cruel

[@jeannes1645]

@Tofnap of course, but he meant it differently here I think. Suicide is always the worst to do, but in this situation when the voices are driving you insane and ordering yourself to suicide, you end up by doing it.

[@RagingRatMax]

Tofnap if anything, not knowing would be even more of a reason to do it, death is the ultimate answer.

[@masterchief-yj7yw]

@AKsleepygirl schizophrenics are 14 times more likely to be the victim of a violent crime, than being the perpetrator. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3160236/ Show me some data that shows schizophrenics are more predisposed to violence, you'll find none

[@aldamane7753]

Torture

[@so9175]

It’s true though. What. You wanna say people with MI are violent?

[@raindrops21_9]

Good Lord. That part where he said "they're saying you can't do it" and then he couldn't complete the exercise...that's my mum's voice in my head all the time. I'm not schizophrenic, but it highlights how important the messages are, we receive as children. Fascinating and so sad for those who suffer with this condition.

[@kimalonzo2145]

Nice mom.🙄🙄

[@raindrops21_9]

@@kimalonzo2145 she was a very loving and selfless mum actually, but she was human with human weaknesses and issues of her own. When she was saying 'she can't do it' (meaning me) she was trying to be protective of me... she was just failing to teach me to have confidence in myself, but it wasn't done purposely.

[@kimalonzo2145]

@@raindrops21_9 gotcha!

[@PickleAllergy]

it takes years to lessen the impact of those messages, they can't be forgotten, BUT the effect they have can be done away with. How are you now?

[@depressiontoexpression]

wow this is eye opening.

[@BeverlyLodge]

Wow, I know right? What is even scarier is that for people who live with this, it's "normal" for them since they have lived with it for so long. I think that's why many of them stop taking the meds after awhile. To me this is the worst thing since Alzheimer's and Cancer. Another thing we need to just wipe off the list and cure.

[@depressiontoexpression]

I spread mental health awareness on my channel. Hope ya'll visit :)

[@Xeonise]

It's not something that can be cured, that is the problem. Essentially, this is the person how they are, it's not that they are sick with a bacteria or virus or something that can be surgically corrected. The best response is to alter the person's mind in a positive direction, to have the voices be positive, as they are essentially the thoughts of the patient's mind. Positive thoughts will produce positive voices.

[@poodtang1]

I cant turn the voices off even if I tried. They've been with me since Highschool. The best I can do is hope my Zoloft makes them shut up. Or sometimes I silently I tell them to piss off and they do for a while.

[@slurmitshighlyaddictive5641]

friendly reminder that depression is a form of narcissism, when someone is in full blown "woe-is-me" mode, they are looking for attention.

[@anthonyfuller9933]

Imagine hearing that shit while walking through your house at night. Going into the basement to do laundry, and laying down for bed. Damn!

[@unviversalyhappy]

When the voices get very rude, they censor the fact that the voices would probably actually be cursing at you and saying the worst insults you could imagine

[@nobodycares1423]

Ya

[@cJ-wz1ph]

Their always cussing... Trust me I know

[@puffcatco]

so from what I have taken away from this is that if they made a highly accurate version of a schizophrenia simulation via audio, it would be so horrible that it would be illegal?

[@osdever]

@@puffcatco Not illegal per se but it’s not gonna be allowed to air on TV

[@ayame316]

What I find more disturbing than the actual words is the tone of the voice, I can ignore words but not tone, it’s something I’ve always been sensitive to.

[@taurusspirit4811]

I almost cried cuz this is exactly how it feels, it lead me to suicidal attempts because it was so overwhelming. It makes life so difficult. Like this is so helpful to show to people that don't understand. I just want people to understand. 😪

[@biblelovingirl]

Don't give up! Jesus loves you! The bible helps with this and anything we struggle with in life❤

[@victorhandy5428]

This is what you have in your head

[@taurusspirit4811]

@@victorhandy5428 ??

[@Rob.David_]

GOD IS WITH YOU!!!

[@JenTheGemm]

Me too i sometimes i have to take time and differentiate my spirit from my thoughts cause it’s so harsh mentally and i know my spirit is waaaaay lighter than the voices i hear

[@Billie4Mozzarella]

It's called an "exercise in empathy," something most of the commenters here clearly don't have.

[@spacedoohicky]

Glad some one said it. Many people don't know anything about schizophrenia. Like how they are statistically less likely to commit acts of violence than a person who is't schizophrenic. I've gathered from people I've talked with that they confuse schizophrenia with sociopathy. Sociopathy, and schizophrenia are not even close to the same thing.

[@nicolehanes3442]

well put.

[@dharmkarm]

sad that people do not realize how better life would be if we could relate to someone else difficult.

[@spacedoohicky]

american11asshole I don't watch cable news. What damage exactly has Anderson, and CNN done?

[@westingtyler1]

as far as damage CNN has done, Time Warner and Comcast own those big news channels, and the democratic party instructed them (some of the biggest donors of that party) to go easy on assholes like Trump to make it easier for Hillary in the general election. we know all this now thanks to the emails presented by wikileaks. also look into access journalism, where you don't challenge power because you want to retain access for more exclusive interviews in the future.

[@TolkienRoman]

Since I have schizoaffective disorder and use to hear voices like this all the time, I derive an inordinate amount of pleasure from seeing someone with a healthy brain live in my brain for just a day, and not really be able to do it very well. Thanks so much, Anderson Cooper, for putting this empathetic video in the public eye.

[@EndlessIbis27]

I'm szaffective, too, and it made me smile a bit bitterly. Mine's more visual than auditory, but I don't know how they'd simulate that for healthy brains. It'd be funnier to see him jump over his water bottle turning to look at him or something. Voices are probably easier to understand how to learn to cope with. Plus, he probably only did it for the afternoon. You're lucky if you've gotten past voices. Meds don't work for me fully. Best fix I have so far is being able to recognise and ignore delusions. The other stuff is just lessened.

[@jesseb7374]

I took this test for one of my classes at school and it literally drives you crazy. It's hard to concentrate on tasks and interact with others. It's scary that too many people have to go through this in real life.

[@kittyvine823]

I appreciate your attempt at making this an understandable illness. Living with it is different and difficult.

[@fourtwentywalshswed2523]

I have scitzophrenia, its worse than this video, he's expecting it and its constant.... In reality its random and you don't expect it even though you know it probly will happen again at some point, then toss in a few visual hallucinations, and welcome to my personal hell

[@lovebugsg84]

😿😿😿

[@JackOfAllRAIDs]

+Fourtwentywalsh Swed How do you live with it?

[@fourtwentywalshswed2523]

Simply live

[@DavidBlaineFullerton]

+Fourtwentywalsh Swed Be nice if you would make videos about it and help people to understand.

[@MADDMOODY516]

,migg

[@danielslaughter104]

I have schizophrenia and this video is pretty accurate. It's hardly ever the same voice though. I've gotten slightly used to the voices but the visual hallucinations are what really get to me. I feel like everyone is watching me and I'll dart my head and eyes to catch a glimpse of the person or thing in the corner of my vision. I'm well controlled but some days are harder than others. I really hope anyone else who has schizophrenia reading this knows even though it feels like you can't beat it or that everyone is watching you or out there to hurt you that you are strong and you can do it.

[@waynesudoski871]

Daniel Slaughter as u know it happens to 15%of ppl to various degrees. I think its cuz our brains are so fast. In some its too fast. Good job dealing with it👍

[@a11an72]

In the beginning God created man for us to be an expression of His will and nature, but in our free will we fell in sin, immediately after the fall of sin we see Gods love revealed when He prophecies about the restoration of the relationship between God an man when He says: «The seed of the woman will crush the head of the snake» , and this is a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus and how Jesus will come and put and end to the devil and sin and ultimately the enmity between God and man for those who receives Jesus as their savior, this is fulfilled in the the Bible verse John 3,16 : «For so did God love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life» So if you seek Jesus you will find Him, and if you receive Him as your savior and turn from sin you will be saved ! «For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations» If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[e] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[f]

[@RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

I'm about 60% positive that I'd kill myself after a week.

[@TheArsonator]

RADIOACTIVEBUNY 40% - 50% of schizophrenics try, and about 10% succeed.

[@BasaBoi]

***** Stay strong

[@devonmerriman5874]

***** You're awesome.

[@3martiniplaydate]

***** more support from me too.

[@teasippingzombie]

***** Eveyrone wants you to keep going thats amazing!

[@SoberOKMoments]

Excellent video. Thank you Mr. Cooper. Very grateful you did this and shared it.

[@monak5956]

im so sorry for everyone who have to live with things like that... i hope you find the cure/learn to live with it and i hope all people close to you support and love you! take care everyone

[@monaalaswad2290]

mona järvinen

[@monak5956]

i didnt mean it like that... its not something you should "get over" or whatever i just hope people who are ill learn to live with their illness without it consuming themselves so they can enjoy life somehow... english isnt my first language so sorry if i offended someone

[@amritetoolate5066]

mona järvinen No you're correct! I thought I was responding to another's comment. I work with schizophrenic patients and I get overprotective. Thank you for caring.

[@Nikki-bo8to]

wow, so it actually sounds like people talking to you?

[@amandaelainewinn]

yep. crystal clear

[@Nikki-bo8to]

so how do you tell who is talking to you in real life and when its in your head? not sure if u have schizophrenia but im just wondering...

[@covieket5125]

well, most of the time you can tell, but sometimes it seems so real you can't.

[@valsptsd814]

Differentiation is complicated. It is often better to have music playing directly in one earbud. At least then there is a difference in audio information. It still means i can hear them, I just don't hear "everyone at once".

[@MiceHendrickson]

Nikki Here's an interesting study that was recently released.. The brains of schizophrenic patients were scanned while they were hearing voices, and it was discovered that the areas of the brain associated with audio sensitivity actually are active during this time. In other words, to the patient, they truly are hearing things that aren't there.

[@STaSHZILLA420]

I wish I could pay attention to this video. Theres too many damn voices.

[@diamond-vm5sl]

EBOLA!!!!! HAWAHAAAA!!!!!

[@STaSHZILLA420]

***** voicesVOICESvoiCESvOiCeSVOIVES!!!!!!!!!!!

[@markoos88]

0 In the words of Kyle, "It's all okay to make fun of or none of it is". You can't have it both ways because what's "offensive" is subjective. So if you find the humour too dark for your liking just tut to yourself and move on. Others found it mildly amusing. And others found it hilarious. Don't enforce your demographic on everyone else, that's called fascism.

[@Baykid707]

It never stops. You're lucky you can take the headphones off.

[@-pyrosef-]

"schizophrenia simulator"- some one yelling "you suck" every 10 seconds

[@swizzleproxi4810]

Wouldn't giving hypnosis a try to treat schizophrenia, it could be trauma based and what about medication doesn't that stop this irritating chattering.

[@thearchitect7165]

Alice THC works the best.

[@username2987]

My mom

[@DravenCross]

I can't fathom having such a condition my heart hurts for anyone with this :(

[@AmmoBops]

D-Ramz same

[@krissssssss4422]

God made the big bang athiests love denying it Why do you have a playlist called “liquid foods. Ice cream?”

[@Zepher60386]

God made the big bang athiests love denying it just go away, you damn fool

[@mariazeredo6657]

@God made the big bang athiests love denying it why the fuck would we worry about something that we don't believe in

[@mariazeredo6657]

@God made the big bang athiests love denying it nice

[@carriepotts903]

A guy I work with has paranoid schizophrenia, and I always just thought he was kind of awkward and shy because he never speaks to anyone but I found out this is why. I just can't imagine what it's like. After I found out, I notice he talks a lot but to himself and he's always fighting with the voices. Such a horrible way to have to live when everyday tasks are challenging because you're constantly battling your mind

[@Dudenbroboth]

Tbh after the medication I don’t have any delusions I can function normally and I’ve worked over 13 years

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

My sister was a paranoid schizophrenic and it was very very difficult for her and everyone else. Thank you Anderson for doing this.

[@kimalonzo2145]

Did she think there were cameras on her or that she was being followed? Is she still living?💞💞

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

@@kimalonzo2145 My sister, Jan, died of heart failure at the age of 69yrs. She thought that she was 'Queen of the Universe'! She ate weeds growing up from the sidewalk cracks. She wore a pyramid hat to protect her. She carried a steak knife in her armpit and attacked her landlord because she thought that he was one of the 'ant people'. She didn't hurt him, but this got her some needed help and institutionalized for awhile. She was living in bad shape for many yrs. in Fl. until an angel of a lady took her in until her death. Lots of stories and the majority not good. We raised her daughter. Thank you for asking. It is a very complicated thing to have a mental issue like schizophrenia. Sad and difficult for everyone. Take care.

[@kimalonzo2145]

@@sandrak.robbins6305 thank you for sharing about your sister. I hope you have some peace in that she isn't suffering anymore. What a life. I am thankful that someone took her under their wing. 😔💔

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

@@kimalonzo2145 the hardest part for me was that I was the sole caregiver for my Mom (still am) and that meant that I couldn't go to help my sister and did not have the money to do much for her either. But life isn't necessarily easy, and you do what you can do to the best of your ability and try to find humor & love as much as you can. :) I'm still in touch with Jan's 'angel' and if I won a sweepstake I'd gladly give her what I could. Like Mr. Roger's mother said: "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

[@kimalonzo2145]

@@sandrak.robbins6305 i am sure Jan understood your situation. Your mom must really appreciate you!😊

[@primalpunch]

It's not the voices alone, it's the way the voices are wired right into my emotions. The urges and impulses that are attached to each voice, each word. This guy is distracted by just the voices, but this "simulator" doesn't even give you the smallest taste of what Schizophrenia is.

[@Dizzz127]

It’s like having a party in your head but you weren’t invited.

[@AB-qp3ud]

It's actually like a party in your head and your the center of negative comments.

[@Nautiluss]

@@AB-qp3ud yes, that's what Dizzz127 meant

[@TruthSeeker-z1t]

more like an unwanted party in your home with people who invited themselves in

[@logan758]

Anderson cooper looks like an older Tyler Oakley.

[@leo50perez]

Tyler Old-ly

[@cheyennenelson1584]

+leo50perez I love you

[@GloomyAnimates]

wth

[@kellyiahmay3019]

Logan like fr he do

[@claire8793]

Logan Tyler oakley looks like Anderson cooper

[@Hatchet-Face]

That's just frightening. My heart is with those who suffer from this affliction. 😢❤

[@SadWatermelon]

I feel the same when I'm playing Call of Duty and little sqeekers are yelling in my mic

[@danieljohnson2046]

+ayy lmao ayyyyyy lmao

[@crypton8639]

+ayy lmao 👽 Online gamers have all the empathy

[@all-sabres2141]

+ayy lmao 👽 tru just mute them tho

[@BryanSeigneur0]

Like walking around listening to the worst podcast ever.

[@GMarieBehindTheMask]

Lmao

[@MANJAKOLI1]

not funny !

[@bobykens]

+MANJAKOLI1 I have a mild case of skitzophrenia and I thought it was funny

[@John-oq5xj]

+bobykens what we're they saying?

[@bobykens]

+Malarkey 1195 they just said "not funny!" replying to this comment, but I thought it was funny

[@czartuzon5848]

the voices in your head might actually depend on how the society perceives you.. for example; if you grew up in a loving and caring home the voices in your head could be comforting, loving, guiding, etc.. but, if you grew up in a toxic environment - the voices could be very aggressive and demeaning.

[@sweetcoffee2458]

I've never heard of a schizophrenic who hears positive things from the voices, but still could be true

[@josephlittlefield2313]

If you know hobbits who are on a quest to destroy an ancient ring the voices will tell you to steal the precious.

[@lynk8951]

@@sweetcoffee2458 news.stanford.edu/2014/07/16/voices-culture-luhrmann-071614/ It's really interesting, check it out. I know I've watched a couple vids about it but it's been awhile and I can't find them.

[@jamesagwe2981]

What if they're incoherent whisper's?

[@Mysticmoon62]

Idk if I have schizophrenia but one time I waked up early and my grandma was getting me up for school. But truthfully she never said anything and it was an hr before I had to wake up for school. Idk and the voice truthfully sounded like her. It was strange.

[@yones6958]

Watching this made me exhausted. It's really hard for those really suffering from schizophrenia.

[@aidanmaley9826]

I understand why they try to take their own life. Imagine having to go through that constantly and people want you to keep going and force you to live in a horrible mental facility. Pure hell.

[@loffan]

What also adds to the living hell is that you as a person need to sleep sometimes. The voices don't.

[@PennyDreadful1]

Large Moose Yes to all of that.

[@DarthSinistris]

I think to immerse him even further, they should have planted actors along his route that would like stare at him, and then quickly look away when he'd turn to face them.

[@blackboy1367002]

yeah they didn't get any of the paranoia in there at all

[@NathanYudnich]

visual hallucinations of people saying or doing weird things is also symptoms, but something that this test lacks is the actual interaction that voices have with a persons thoughts that has schizophrenia, while Mr. Cooper had audio hallucinations simulated , people with schizophrenia often feel like there thoughts are being read and exploited by the voices they hear, which is even more distracting and causes a lot of paranoia