Patient "Unrecognisable" After ECT Psychiatric Treatment | Our Life

[@aspenpaul4115]

Living in America, it's so impressive to see the thorough care these patients are receiving. These same patients in the US would end up in nursing homes or homeless. No way would we have healthcare workers visiting a patient daily to make sure they knew how to cross the street safely.

[@oldcrow6990]

So true!

[@spiritthingw]

Same as Canada, the folks here fall between the cracks and society spits on them. Mental illness is no different than having cancer but society throws them away. It's horrendous. 😢and government doesn't care.

[@belindah9790]

Homeless Not in a nursing home- that costs MONEY Shows you how much America has failed us

[@coldpotatoes2556]

US policy: exploit or neglect.

[@ivanvillamil2764]

I agree with you and still heartbreaking too.

[@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk]

I will be 81 next month. I LEARNED HOW TO LOOK THINGS UP ON A COMPUTER. Its endless fun to talk to my grand children and great grand children. The gals who still have their wits do well to learn to use computer or smart phone.

[@Goober_gobbler]

I love talking to my grandparents about all the interesting things they see on the internet. My great aunt loves watching subtitled TV shows from South Korea and India. The way they make their TV feels a bit different than our western shows. Though until last month she never had a cell phone, and we would sometimes lose her when we all went shopping 😭

[@karensu5147]

ECT saved my dads life about 4 times. Medications did nothing . Ect brought him back each time from an agitated major depression that appeared with major life changes. . And im an RN who thought ECT was very scarey when i was younger.....and wrote a paper on it during psych nursing. Little did i know my Dad would need it someday. When depressed, he would become delusional, extremely anxious and negative.....he was tormented. Ect worked fast and THANK GOD for it! Its a miracle treatment.

[@louisehans9771]

I loved when Peter was out looking at the sky and buildings and saying that "we are more than this". And how much has been destroyed by man. Very deep understanding and faith.

[@theflamingone8729]

Yeah, I didn't see his philosophical/existentialist musings as symptomatic of mental illness. Listening to his hand might just be how he quietens his mind while waiting for an answer to arise. I didn't buy the 15 litres of grog story, but he did say there were two of them drinking and I didn't get the time frame.

[@dmreddragon6]

I hope he (and the other single gal) finds something to be a part of. Like a part time job, volunteering, etc. Maybe a pet, plants for their apts., you know something to take care of. I liked Peter, and think he'd be interesting to hangout with.

[@dea9273]

I didn't care for the counselor's instant focus on alcohol.

[@vernonhoar2203]

Peters a realist and he even laughed at himself over his talking to his hand, but it works for him. I think Peter is highly intelligent and extremely aware... though stubborn as a mule and a dangerous street walker.

[@uniformitydubliner9691]

Would yoube willing to go vegan? So you don't continue paying for one of the top causes of global warming , and of animal cruelty and destruction.

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

Loneliness and isolation doesn't just affect the elderly. I've felt lonely for decades and I'm in my 40's.

[@CAL-zq3dk]

Please, learn to meditate , it will help.

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

@@CAL-zq3dk Meditation is not a cure for loneliness and not having people around you or someone to talk to or people that care, someone to hold you, let you cry with, or even a partner to go to bed with and cuddle with, all meditation does and it doesn't work for everyone is teach you to breathe, relax and focus. When you've stopped doing that, you're still alone when you open your eyes again and that can be so painful for some that it's unbearable.

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

I can understand. I can be in a crowded place, or with family but still feel alone

[@moarroz]

Sending love and positive energy your way (lonliness is hard and so is pretending your not) 💜💜 🙌

[@sweetluvgurl]

@@CAL-zq3dk I feel like doctors are trying to medicate everyone for everything anymore. I mean, you’re even suggesting it for just feeling lonely. In fact, I read an article not too long ago that said a lot of people are more lonely than ever nowadays, because even though people are more connected through technology, people are a lot more withdrawn from each other.

[@jacobkeeley2188]

The old lady that helps out with bipolar is the sweetest thing on the planet

[@kimpy1971]

Her giggle in the beginning made me smile. So sweet

[@jacobkeeley2188]

@@Kinship1 she’s the aunty we needed and I’m sorry for your loss 💔

[@carolevans5285]

She's old school londoner she reminds me of my own mum and a lot of women from back in the day. Just my type of person. My own mums age as well. These londoners are a dieing breed.

[@jenalex6161]

POOR Peter, He s got No Idea of How Very MUCH He is LOVED 🙏❤️

[@Tubifia]

When Peter says he's leaving the hospital and moving to her street and she answers: "I don't want you near me! " 🤣

[@letmeexplain1816]

Lorraine's condition was exordinary and most alarming, I'm so glad that her treatment did some good for her and she was able to go home with her husband. It was beautiful when he said that he couldn't think of life without her.

[@susanivy3619]

You don't think she was faking it? She is a funny lady...Lorraine @39:30 "I'm shocked"... ...she knew what she was doing there, tho "I was shocked" is even funnier...next time, Lorraine.

[@letmeexplain1816]

@@susanivy3619 ....I don't think she was faking it, what would the point be. I've been to that place, I was literally going mad in my breakdown. Her husband was generally concerned for her in her condition. You kind of amaze me to suggest that even. Anyways this is just my own opinion.

[@tel77]

@@susanivy3619 She didn't have a US accent in the first documentary I saw her in.

[@melstiller8561]

@@susanivy3619 -- No, Susan, I, for one, don't think she was faking. Not at all. I know a woman whose depression, amnesia, and severe manic episodes were greatly helped (diminished) by electric shock therapy. She's a happy and busy senior citizen these days.

[@AJ-es5yd]

@@susanivy3619 people who are suspicious of others are usually, they themselves suspicious. S

[@Mandragara]

I would just like to add my piece. I was born into a loving family and have many great friends and a romantic partner, I have had no major difficulties in my life. I do not consume drugs, cigarettes or alcohol and have never done so. When I was 22 I developed schizophrenia and psychosis, characterised by hearing things, increased visual noise\static and a vignetting of my vision (akin to looking through binoculars all the time). After being placed on Seroquel I saw a remission of all symptoms. So I am grateful for the medication and would never bad mouth it, although the side effects are not the best. I would like to scold the people in the comments here a bit for implicitly suggesting that people should stop taking their medication. Also, I would like to point out that mental illness can happen to anyone and that those without trauma or loneliness are not in any way 'guilty' for still falling ill. This is an aspect I do still struggle with emotionally, I was given everything yet still couldn't make it happen. I would also like to state the obvious, which is that people suffering from schizophrenia or psychosis are not psychopaths who will murder you because "the demons told them to". It's an illness characterised primarily by fear and confusion, I felt like a deer lost in the woods being chased by a wolf, slowly running out of breath as I frantically try and find my way through the moonlit forest. Then just as I am about to find my way a cloud drifts over and covers the Moon as I hear a nearby howl. Please be kind to anyone suffering from these illnesses, it's scary to experience and scary to witness. Society has made great strides in the acceptance of depression and anxiety disorders, I hope people are still mindful of the fact that other disorders exist outside of those.

[@sydneyx_c]

Seroquel is also what has helped me so much. I tried many medications for years, and finally found the right one that I have been on and stayed on. Now I am in nursing school hoping to help others with similar problems to my and my psychosis from bipolar disorder. Thank you for this post, it is all so true, and I am so proud of you!

[@judahaharon8096]

Very well spoken

[@yesterdayitrained]

FANTASTIC comment. Every word you wrote is true. Thank you.

[@TeddieBeary]

Precisely. It was awful reading some of the comments on here encouraging people not to take medications all because of one person in this show refusing meds. After years of undiagnosed mental illness I was finally diagnosed with Bipolar type 2 and depression. No one would have ever guessed I had this based on how I acted or spoke in public, but when I was alone it was a completely different story. Without my medication I wouldn’t be here today. It’s not as simple as “taking a walk in nature” or “clearing your head”, my meds are the only thing that keep me level-headed 24/7.

[@jessedion16]

I've had schizophrenia as long as I can remember... I can relate. Psychosis is rough

[@AmandaIsAwesome]

I love that loraine’s husband looks so over the moon just walking down the hallway holding her hand. I can only imagine that feeling having someone you love so much back.

[@janedougherty5109]

It takes patience and love.

[@donnakawana]

Completely chuffed

[@glee_again2594]

He looked so proud walking with his lady.

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

Same

[@learntobake2023]

😍

[@atomicstyle7344]

The women who says the world has grown cruel and it has.She speaks of a world that no longer exists. She’s right. Imagine being raised for a world that no longer exists.

[@alwaysaa5063]

I'm only 50 years old and I feel like I'm living in a world that no longer exists. It's sad really. Just 30 years ago was such a different place. Hate has seeped in to everyone's souls. I miss those days. Everybody just seemed so much nicer to each other no matter what color or religion you were. At least where I lived.

[@yvonaamariaa]

You're right! Just think about the folks that were born 100 years ago. People are reaching that age more and more. The car was invented around the turn of the century. The plane was also invented around that time. No computers. No phones, especially that can take pictures!! No TV's. Certainly no space program. No big grocery stores. Just think about how much the world has progressed. It was a much simpler world. Now, please don't ding me for exact years for these things being invented! My point is that every generation is farther away from the last. I'm 67 years old and I"ve seen huge changes for the good and bad. Time marches on!!

[@katerineella274]

I think all older people feel this way.

[@melaniewalker5226]

I'm 63 and I don't like this world.

[@janemulvenna9598]

Exactly,too much me and not enough we. A terrible deterioration of the community.

[@Kayla.burlin]

The woman who said "i don't remember me" broke my heart to bits💔 😭😭you can see the fear in her eyes😞

[@darlavris]

Yes me too! 😢

[@capresti3537]

ECT took her soul forever👻

[@emmalynch3995]

ECT saved my mums life. She was catatonic not eating drinking moving even. And now 9 months later she's back at work. The difference was amazing

[@idomatternonya7447]

Really im glad she's back i find it fascinating

[@katyr2382]

Yes, it had very similar effects on my best friend. She did suffer some memory loss but she says it was around the time she was unwell anyway so not bad memories to lose. She is back working etc

[@mattmammone2338]

I saw it myself in 2008 when I went away. Three people on the unit were there for ECT, two women for major depression, and a man who had severe generalized anxiety. I watched over the month this woman who lost thyroid function go from being completely quiet, flat and almost catatonic, to being the leader in the group. Turns out he was a federal judge, and I was wondering if she had early dementia before. The poor older man with anxiety was my neighbor in another room, and I liked to walk the halls with him. I wasn't sleeping slot so he asked if I could leave my door open so he could see me sitting up in my room, he said waking up after sleeping with anxiety and being in an unfamiliar lonely room was terrifying. I didn't mind going into his room each morning and inviting him to breakfast. ECT is amazing, like lithium,when used incorrectly it is barbaric, but with proper anesthesia and unilateral electrode placement on just one side of the brain is really a miracle. I wonder what Ben Franklin would have thought of a future where federal judges would be brought back from the deepest madness from his discovery of electricity?

[@juanperre7433]

​@@mattmammone2338 ECT is not treatment. It's barbaric in any sense.

[@extraolive2006]

​@@juanperre7433 it's the last chance for some with drug-resistant depression. Barbaric yes, but that or suicide.

[@rw4754]

Actually Peter is somewhat correct. What is missing is Nature & music. Can't they take the patients on a trip to the park or better the beach? He lived in Istanbul - full of vibrancy. Now he is in a concrete desert.

[@veer49]

Istanbul is also a concrete desert.

[@simonlloyd7557]

istanbul is a religious hell hole.

[@chenayrodcoco7330]

We’ll make sure they take them the day you and your kids r out so they can come after u and not the rest of us

[@charlesmcgill2974]

@@simonlloyd7557 rip Constantinople

[@clare2401]

While I understand your sentiment "nature & music" isn't going to help these people no more than a beach heals a broken arm. Before these people ended up in the unit they were surrounded by nature and music and it did nothing

[@cookied5806]

Imagine losing your mind, memory and souls one day for almost about a year, and a doctor tell you that you was just stressed out. Smh

[@rivers0ng]

Seeing Lorraine getting better has honestly made my day, she’s an amazing woman I hate the fact that mental illness can do so much damage. I could have cried when she came in chatting.

[@susanivy3619]

She's funny too...@39:30 when she said "I'm shocked". Yeah "I was shocked" would have been even funnier...but still in the context of the conversation the latter wouldn't have made sense.

[@clairebeane3455]

I am besotted. ❤️❤️ Peter is delightful, intelligent, insightful and full of joie de vive. Neurotypicals will never understand such a gloriously enlightened soul.

[@susanengel-ix8bl]

I agree, that man had an extraordinary life!❤

[@meganbell9942]

Peter seems such a lovely gentleman. I had to laugh when he said taking 15 tablets “wouldn’t kill a cat”

[@charlesmcgill2974]

he might’ve took hbomb

[@carolevans5285]

He's spot on tho lol

[@diaryofarealmom3264]

15 tablets of anything wouldn’t kill me either (of course if it was some kind of heart medication, maybe) but not Xanax or like Valium, Or any psych med. I’ve taken 15 Xanax bars at one time just trying to sleep because I had been up for a month (not drug induced).

[@mircat28]

And there is his mental issues at work. He couldn't ask for help he took pills to kill himself and denies the severity of his choice.

[@Emy53]

Wish they'd fix Peter's mouth so he can have a healthy mouth.

[@debraboyea7776]

I just love Peter. Actually each one of these people are so special.

[@ln8260]

I was thinking that too, I would want to be friends with him

[@ln8260]

@@85nicnicCan you explain why you should stay far away?

[@dianapeek6936]

@@ln8260 Probably because the person concerned is violent when not medicated and possibly suicidal. It not an easy decision to make, so please try and understand.

[@lindahandley5267]

Peter is a trip! He's determined to live life on His terms! God love him!

[@johnsonpatricia9171]

P¹+

[@lynnwhitcomb3226]

It's scary getting older alone. Bless their hearts. Compassion is all I feel for these sweet people. 💜

[@donnarupert4926]

“You’re in here for a rest.” That’s the best description I’ve heard 🤔

[@teenjules2309]

Peter...you're a legend mate. I'll remember your story for ever

[@anabarnes4654]

I hope he's still alive and can read the comments :)

[@carolevans5285]

Spot on , dont take no shit peter or meds , no flys on that old boy.

[@charlesparrish2831]

He’s a bloody legend eee is!

[@charlesparrish2831]

Good show Peter!Bloody good show mate!!!

[@rosie2540]

the support worker who is helping Peter out on the roads is just absolutely lovely, beautiful soul

[@upendasana7857]

yeah,its called being a human being...something alot of people seem to have forgotton how to be,nothing extraordinary,we have just come to expect such low standards ofbehaviour that when someone acts with normal decency it is considered exceptional

[@alfiecollins5617]

@@upendasana7857 No, but it's more than that. He knew how to defuse the sitation when Peter was getting a bit angry. He dealt with Peter very well. Even with my best intentions, I don't think I would have been able to do as good a job.

[@KBT1951]

@@alfiecollins5617 That was a good part to watch on the video. Older people often don't receive that kind of patient care. They are not going to change but we need to protect them. I remember my Grandmother crossing the road in that manner. We tried to convince her the cars won't stop just for her.

[@alfiecollins5617]

@FlyingMonkies325 That's a very long essay for someone crossing the road. I'm sorry for your experiences of anxiety. I have also suffered immense anxiety in the past. In this instance, you do have a point. Personally I will cross when it is clear that waiting for a green man is unneccessary. I have no doubt that Peter will continue to do the same. I would say, however, that the worker was simply doing his job, and he cannot take any risks. Perhaps he evoked a slight anxiety reponse in Peter. However, it didn't look like anything beyond a 'normal' response to being 'provoked'. Peter looked frustrated and perhaps angry at being told what to do, but I don't think he was experiencing notable anxiety as a result. The trouble is, that when people go into mental institutions, they are essentially 'signing up' to have a reduction in their freedom, even though they didn't sign up (ie. choose) the mental health problem. This restriction in freedom also includes the after-care team. Personally, I think it would be worse if the care worker just let Peter cross the road willy nilly, even if it is a bit over-protective. Also note that he eventually placated Peter, and they were laughing together at the end.

[@alfiecollins5617]

@FlyingMonkies325 I guess we can agree to disagree here.

[@mattsoreng3066]

Lorraines recovery is absolutely incredible. Almost unbelievable. Incredibly happy for her and her husband. Mental illness is one hell of a disease.

[@susanengel-ix8bl]

That was remarkable, it took that yweak to her brain to bring her back, that's what that treatment was originally made for, but unfortunately some drs started to give it to all mentally ill patients,and if you don't need that kind of treatment it will work in the reverse.

[@haliensexist]

When Peter talked about the world he made complete sense to me. We have destroyed the earth by veering away from our true purpose, finding our place in the world that works with the earth and treats its inhabitants kindly. Yes he has other things to work on, but his view on humanity is entirely on point.

[@Linda-9037]

To see the pained expression gone from Lorraines' tortured face was like a personal precious gift to me. I could not stop watching because I so badly hoped to see a happy ending for her. Thank God I could see her made whole again...found..not lost...I am in tears to see her " with us" again and smiling.

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

Loneliness can definitely drive a person crazy. Social creatures need company.

[@coopsevy5664]

I would have to agree.. Try being disabled and no longer able to update a vehicle to be social with those 2 friends out 150 that still will hang out knowing you can't travel or weekend outtings because of financial.. so I set here sad and so lonely.

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

@@coopsevy5664 I understand your situation. I have 2 friends with terminal cancer, both completely homebound, and they found social life on line using a game called Second Life. They can sing and dance and meet up and even run small businesses there. Ive been injured & unable to do much for nearly a year, but so has nearly everyone due to this pandemic. I hope more people become sensitive to the needs of those stuck in their homes. Lots of love to you and I hope you find some more creative ways to be social.

[@fionamalcolm1850]

@@coopsevy5664 8

[@juliesprik9479]

Some people are ok with being alone.

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

@@juliesprik9479 i submit that being alone is completely different than being lonely.

[@Bootbitch]

This used to be called “shock therapy”. But was banned in many states for many a year. It’s nice to see that the medical field has a better grasp on how to properly use it.

[@susanengel-ix8bl]

She is Soo lucky that it worked for her, I'm so happy for her 😊

[@yesterdayitrained]

I feel so bad for Loraine, 1st time I saw her. She’s in such a difficult place, a difficult state. It’s like she’s confused, hysterical, agitated (physically and mentally), and scared every moment she’s awake. I cannot imagine her pain.

[@bellamia5899]

A couple of hours personal support to settle would make a big difference on their first overnight stay at home.

[@clivesimpkins1]

Deeply moving. The combination of vulnerability and loneliness is terrifying. 😭

[@shockingblue55]

So glad to see Lorraine having made such an amazing recovery. It was painful to watch in what kind of a state she was before her treatment. Wishing all the best for her.

[@shellos8]

I've witnessed someone before and right after ECT treatment about a year and a half ago. She was an older lady, probably early to mid 70's and when I first met her she was very clearly severely depressed. She had tried everything over the course of many years and nothing helped her. ECT was a last ditch effort. Within 2 hours of her having the ECT she came waltzing out with a huge smile on her face and a bounce in her step. It was shocking! I think all of our jaws dropped. I would so love to know how she's doing today. If it worked for the long term.

[@BillionairesArentYourFriends]

Yeah, it's very common after seizures to be in such a state. That's why they keep doing it over and over and it doesn't last. And hope is a very powerful tool.

[@Treemeadow]

It usually needs regular treatment, every 3-6 months. It's lije a service for an engine that isn't running at capacity. It doesn't cure, it maintains what is left to work with.

[@kareendeveraux1847]

Brain damage causes euphoria in most of the people in the first weeks, that's why. Psychiatry has zero successful longterm outcomes. Of course not, because the only treatments available harm the brain. So... we need to do better at that front.

[@kareendeveraux1847]

Brain damage causes euphoria in most of the people in the first weeks, that's why. Psychiatry has zero successful longterm outcomes. Of course not, because the only treatments available harm the brain. So... we need to do better at that front.

[@Liliarthan]

@@kareendeveraux1847there has been very promising research results from psilocybin and MDMA for long term treatment of PTSD, where a lot of the patients reported sustained absence of depression after treatment. I forget how long, I think a few years. I’m watching this space very with intense excitement.

[@AREA-jp8vb]

I absolutely love this little series. I deal with mental illness and its really great to see people shining a light on the issue and everyday people who deal with it.

[@netnekie8836]

Well spoken! 💐

[@jtag7069]

I really agree. I've dealt with mental illness in myself and my family for my whole life and I'm so tired of mental illness being portrayed in a spooky, horror-type way. This series is so refreshing to me because it deals with the unpleasant and scary parts of mental illness in a human way. It doesn't dehumanise the people that are ill and it shows it as just that, an illness that needs treatment instead of a horror story.

[@maureenackerley8024]

@@jtag7069 I have had Clinical depression, anxiety and social anxiety most of my life. Sadly the stigma is still there because it is an illness you can't see. I have TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) every 5 to 6 weeks to help me keep my head above water, so to speak! The brain is the most complex organ in the body.

[@goawayandlearnsomedamnmann1391]

@@maureenackerley8024 I have anxiety with eating around people. I don’t like being watched.

[@lindaclairesartori]

A series, eh? I just stumbled upon this one. Or it was the algorithm. I could relate to patients and I could relate to staff.

[@hilarybromley3064]

Nobody is exempt from a nervous breakdown but you can recover and do well

[@pebblesmiller9026]

And the many who have ECT when they dont want it... and are struggling to live? No evidence ECT prevents suicide .Not properly consenting and NOT informing of side effects?

[@Rebeccasweet100]

You are so right. I knew a business man who was always great to be around. He had an answer for everything and everyone in the park where we took our dogs loved him. Then he had a breakdown and went back to America. But he got over it and contacted a person who let us know that he was working.

[@loverlyme]

@@pebblesmiller9026 ECT should NEVER be forced on anyone. Thank God that is the law in my country.

[@loverlyme]

Not everyone recovers from a mental break but you can learn how to live in a new way.

[@patriciamccarty134]

The doctors don t know .

[@anise.294]

I had ECT when my third child died and it ruined my life ,i lost all my memories except my childhood and teenage years ,when my husband and children came to get me from the hospital after three weeks i didnt even know who my husband was ,i recognized my children but couldn't remember anything about thier life and ive never got those memories back and its been 11 years.

[@martinasikk6162]

I’m so sorry that happened to you. Best wishes from Sweden.

[@mickieswendsen1302]

Sad

[@MaddyLockman]

I actually started crying when Lorraine came in and "introduced herself" to the consultant. I was always weary about ECT but this undeniably had an effect on this woman's life

[@BillionairesArentYourFriends]

Please do research, not one single woman's experience. There are many other people with horrifically tragic stories that underwent treatment thinking it was somewhat safe.

[@quinn2014]

​@@BillionairesArentYourFriendsyou can say that about literally any kind of medical treatment. ECT is a last resort but can be absolutely life changing.

[@kristymay9435]

@@BillionairesArentYourFriendsit’s very safe. There are of course side effects and risks. Like everything.

[@horacethecheese]

It can go either way.

[@horacethecheese]

​@@kristymay9435labotomies are also very safe. And effective.

[@lisaterracinarosenberg4102]

Please let Peter continue on without forcing him to be medicated. He's 86 years old and ACTIVE. He's a bit eccentric and a creative soul nursing his loneliness. Not everyone is helped by medications. He knows he can't really talk to his hand - it's just that it's his best friend.

[@rantersparadise]

And he's right!

[@kiki90887]

Peter speaks sense, he's right about what we've done to Earth and what we want to do to Mars. The right hand has neglected the world, the right hand is the dominant working hand. I see the wisdom in his words. He's intelligent and metaphorical and people just don't understand the sense in it all. Madness and genius is separated by a fine line

[@armybeef68]

My hand is my best friend too, we've been dating regularly since I was 12 years old.

[@neuroticnation144]

@@armybeef68 😂😂😂

[@evausagi9322]

If they had thought that he was a danger to himself they would've done it already. Don't write as if they're trying to kill him by just suggesting taking medicine. Medicine is not evil

[@izzles369]

It's weird and hopeful to see people being hospitalized for lengths of time without complete financial ruin. I'm so used to balancing the treatment I need vs the financial devastation it causes here in the US.

[@AURADRCalifornia]

Agreed. Bankruptcy would be end result. Peace-out 🌎 💞 Auradr California

[@fernunrau7315]

Exactly.

[@rodneysettle8106]

It’s not right that health care could mean financial ruin leading to greater stress levels causing more and more health and mental health issues. I’m so grateful to be living in Australia where we have good health care.

[@izzles369]

@@rodneysettle8106 Yeah, it's terrible here in the US. I've needed to be hospitalized several times but barely managed to scrape through alive without it (because it would financially drown me and already has had financial impact). Enjoy the good health care for me! That's something to be thankful for

[@jakebrandau7854]

Facts it’s a sad deal we have to juggle being well or able to have a home here in the United States. Such great medical care and we can’t afford it. Yet so many countries provide and we are suppose to be the best place to live be raised and so many dream and die to just step foot on US soil.

[@bethcurtin4201]

As a new nurse in 80's and growing up with movie Cuckoo's Nest, I fought against the conditions and situations of my patients receiveing ECT. Since then I've watched the improvement and knowledge of it expand where it's saved lives and improved countless lives. I know the bare facts of the procedure make it hard to wrap your brain around it's benefits for the non medical individual but I've watched many times this almost miraculous result. Thank you for helping this be recognized and educating the public

[@capresti3537]

Nonsense. ECT does not help anyone it permanently damages the brain. The science proves it. These barbaric pseudoscience treatments have destroyed countless of lives.

[@wioi]

Cuckoos nest wasn't about ECT... It was straight up a LOBOTOMY... You can't compare a Lobotomy to ECT 🤦‍♀️

[@bibikhan7191]

Peter is so lucid and a real gem at his age.i would like to spend some time with him.stay logical my friend.He knows more than a lot of people about this world we live in.let him be. God bless him

[@frances6827]

Peter was 86! and so smart and so pleasant with manners in the way he talked and acted (gentlemanly). he sure seemed fine and normal.

[@juliebrothers6033]

Think teachers really miss the interaction wth their class. Some have breakdowns. Think nurses and other intelligent business people change.. often through traumatic losses or loneliness. Or the lack of being needed ie. people in the class or patients to care for. Over active brains may be a lack of being involved with people or projects.

[@joshhope3342]

Peter is a top bloke. Max respect

[@forpeace1580]

Peter, a normal person, who liked to control his own life. Hard to transition into needing assistance of any kind. I can relate to all these people. When life changes so drastically, it just becomes too much. Our youth gets us through the unacceptable.

[@sumlunatiksmom]

Except I was a little concerned with Peter bucking the expected behavior we all agree to in an ordered society. I mean drivers expect pedestrians to follow some rules. Peter is actually being selfish to resist following normal behavior as it does impact on others. In road crossing it can impact on others lives, wrecks, injuries and costs. Seems so many comment how swell Peter is but he isn't really. What if your child, new at driving, veers off the road because Peter refuses to cross as expected? What if your grandmother gets knocked to the ground in a near miss?

[@thisbeem2714]

@@sumlunatiksmom agreed.

[@annaanna-om5ny]

I'm so glad they showed a reunion with lorraine and her husband.

[@cathalbutler]

Exactly ......and he looks so pleased

[@robinpesek3657]

What a lovely couple. My how he loves her.

[@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461]

The hospital gave her paracetamol, that is well known for causing and exaggerating depression. Horrifying.

[@anti_sse]

@@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461 they should ban that everywhere

[@flowerpower9541]

@@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461 i tell ya it's guessing, and then they want to shut ya up. That's even people trying to get help outside of a hospital

[@geoxoxo2414]

as someone who’s spent time in wards, saying peter shouldn’t be there is a really dangerous misconception. plenty of people who have to stay inpatient are high-functioning and come across as if they’re fine but are struggling just as much. releasing someone the second they’re not distressed can be really dangerous and you can’t blame the professionals for wanting to be sure they’re ready to leave

[@TeresavanLieshout]

You like being a prisoner locked up & drugged by the govt? Psychiatry is pure evil, has to be abolished.

[@susanengel-ix8bl]

I'll tell u that the first time I was admitted to the hospital people there thought that I worked their and was just pretending to be mental! I can laugh about it now, but then it was just my way, I always hold things very close to the best, I don't let strangers see the real me.

[@goldensloth7]

exactly

[@sassytoonsball-ruck58]

Grew up hearing “Bedlam” as a euphemisms for “chaos” ... did not know it was a real place😳

[@robertgrosser3359]

I feel so sorry for Lorraine, to have an illness like that must be terrifying.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

just constant agony. I don't think humans can stand that for long. Glad she got treatment for her issues.

[@riverdonoghue9992]

Note how some of the people are suffering from lonliness.

[@julianaromero8751]

Thats what i think also but not with all of them i do agree with you on being lonely take care

[@honeybunch5765]

Loneliness can kill you just like a broken heart. We are such fragile creatures hiding behind masks.

[@bootstrapsmediaandcommunic3675]

I can't imagine

[@angelfirelite]

Robert....yes yes, I am. There is really no way to prepare for aging !

[@rebeccalavoy6655]

Robert, you are correct 👌

[@freethinker1378]

It’s refreshing to see Peter having control over his life. There are much worse things to talk to than one’s own hand. It’s the joy it brings him and the absence of solitude it brings to him that warms my heart. I hope Lorraine doesn’t let her re-admissions get her down because her continued progress outweighs that. Thanks to this documentary I’m going to see about volunteering at my local aged care unit. Thank you for showing us.

[@mikaylalysaght6292]

I want to give Vera the family and support she desperately needs 🥺

[@simonwright9916]

OMFG how they kept reminding Elaine what she had been like for the 9 months prior to her recovery! As if she really needs that. And poor old Peter gets accused of being too cheerful?!

[@harley8680]

Too cheerful is a sign of mania. I just went thru a second mania episode with my husband in 7 years. He was hospitalized for one week and finally told he was Bipolar 1. He is still not accepting it and blames it on me. They want you to get someone to the hospital within 3 days of episodes like that.

[@simonwright9916]

@@harley8680 oh wow, sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed for you both.

[@GaliciaSekulska]

My thought exactly! So many dark ass energies she’s fighting off. The obvious- demon psych ... but also the red haired lady, super creepy spinning her web 😩🥵 I don’t trust her or the husband.

[@anabarnes4654]

@@harley8680 Just on the side, I was prescribed anti depressants after a breakdown and a short while after taking them , went into "mania".. then I was put on mood stabilizers with a new label : bipolar. I never accepted it or identified with any of it and I was right. Maybe looking at the underlying causes could help? I had to deal with the underlying problems that lead to me being unwell, plus with the additional trauma induced by forced psychiatric stays, but dealing with it definitely is life changing. So maybe if he's not accepting it, there's a reason and it would be worth looking beyond.

[@anabarnes4654]

Poor Elaine, she seems like such a good hearted woman. So much suffering. I hope she is better now

[@caityallen2998]

The lady at the beginning is as sane as it gets

[@Enil_Airam]

ECT does work! My best friends mom, my second mom, has severe depression. A couple years ago it got out of hand, she tried suicide and we were all devestated. She got admitted to the psychiatric hospital. Later on she got 3 rounds of ect and literally she was "back" to "normal". She still had her depression but not close to as bad as it was before. No suicidal thoughts, buying impulses or severe mood swings. It was amazing! She could have a normal conversation again! She have had one relapse, but she got to the bottom of the problem and unfortunately, it was an unhappy marriage. They are now divorced and she lives with her 3 adult children and is a smiling sun, everytime I talk to her 🌸❤ God I love that woman ❤❤

[@oOBloodyAllyOo]

It was absolutely mindblowing seeing Lorraine after her treatment. And so heartwarming seeing all these people happy for her and how they cared for her, when she was in that bad state ♥

[@victoriabridge01]

One of my best friends is a 70 yr old man and his wife! we can sit outside and chat for hours, wish more young people did that, it can really help both people :(

[@Bushbaby1977]

I knew someone like Loraine. He saw his mother die and his brain just started dying. It was a traumatic and shocking death for him because she died off lack of oxygen. He never recovered and died a few years later. He never drank or smoked and lived a real healthy life. It just happened and got worst with time. To this day, nobody knows what was wrong with him. Its very sad.

[@brera2434]

There is something called broken heart syndrome, actually

[@Curiamacabre]

So many people suffer from mental illness in secret, it’s so good to bring the issue to light. These caretakers are wonderful, it’s a difficult job and takes special people with immense patience, emotional stability, and compassion. I wish more people would look within and slowly process their trauma when they are ready, unpacking that helps us to see our true selves and why we respond and react the ways we do. It can take a decades, but it’s well worth knowing yourself and accepting yourself and learning to love yourself in the end.

[@lucysrambles1363]

I did ECT and it saved my life

[@user-jf3rs7vl1d]

Dr's say I'm not a candidate 😮😮

[@ainzohraaainzohraa2987]

@@user-jf3rs7vl1d why!

[@ainzohraaainzohraa2987]

How are you doing now

[@happydays1336]

I had a series of ECT when I was deep in depression with out-of-control bipolar disorder. The treatment gave me my life back. It was the first time in my life that I knew what being happy felt like. It took several months after the ECT to reset my brain, but I could feel myself getting better gradually. It temporarily blunts your short term memory but it comes back. I'd recommend it to anyone who needs it. If I ever need it again I won't be scared to have it.

[@jintyc9133]

Well done you, you sound really upbeat I hope whoever reads your comment will not be so afraid 💖💖💖💖

[@starlord2574]

I am so incredibly happy for you 💖 fellow bipolar over here on this end of the world. I’m so happy that you got your life back!!

[@happydays1336]

I hope you two won't mind my long post. I really appreciate your kind ones. My first acute episode started after I had two ribs removed a month apart. (I had Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.) I didn't get more than 2 hours of sleep for 5 months and became psychotic. Two examples: I saw, instead of water, blood spraying out of the shower head and swirling around my feet. I also saw packs of big, black rats running across the dining room floor while I ate dinner. I've been in the hospital multiple times. I tried to take my life once. None of the medicines I was prescribed helped. One medicine put me in the I.C.U. for several days, unconscious, from seizures. (I have since found out that I have epilepsy, but thankfully, it's under control. I have to avoid all anti-psychotics because they give me seizures.) Some of these events happened years after having E.C.T., which probably means I should have had a second series, but I was in a lot less mental agony compared to before E.C.T. I've been quite stable for 16 years, but still have some minor, but tolerable, episodes. I think what has helped me the most--as much as E.C.T. did--is following the advice to avoid all stress--even good stress. It can make for a boring life, but is worth it. It's still hard for me at times, though, because I compare myself to super achievers who go, go, go with relish all day long. If someone had told me 30 years ago that I would be out of my agony, I wouldn't have believed him. I'm so happy to now be able to say that he would have been right. E.C.T. gave me my life back and I am forever grateful for it. I will always recommend it without hesitation. I honestly don't think I'd be still alive without it.

[@joykiser6673]

It helped my aunt also.

[@wendyackroyd8382]

I may be in need of this, could be becoming resistant to meds

[@whateverittakes2024]

“I only react to love” -Peter👏

[@Gellybeanb1974]

This makes me cry* I'm getting older and scared of what will happen to me* My husband died and now I'm under the thumb of a very controling daughter & it is so hard. Old age shouldn't be so hard. We do for others all our lives & then when some get older they are tosed aside as if they have no feelings. I feel so bad for these folks*

[@kevinburrell3359]

Mental illness is no joke 😥 22 year depression and panic disorder sufferer and I'm tired 😢

[@kassiapencek6185]

I'm so happy Lorraine!!! She is the 4th person to have a positive response to ECT I've seen. Peter is a rockstar for 86!!! We need more of these videos to build empathy and re-teach us how to support elders. Thank you for sharing this special knowledge.

[@goblinlibrary280]

ECT can have positive outcomes for many, but I worry people who’ve had negative experiences are being brushed off. There are cases of permanent memory loss and cognitive issues (to the point of losing careers) after ECT, but new patients are generally told side effects are only temporary. That’s not always true. I think it can be a great tool, but there needs to be a more honest discussion about the draw backs, so people can make truly informed decisions. There are currently disturbingly few studies on the long term effects.

[@wmd40]

ECT and TMS are effective in a lot of people. Obviously it's not for everyone but it's probably about as effective as other treatments. Antidepressants only have like 40% success rates for goodness sake and people act like that's some sort of marvel

[@sammyjo8109]

I personaly wached many ECT procedures. It is a myththat people raise and shake on the table. Yes, there is some confusion for about 30 minutes after but then the positive change is remarkable.

[@atonewithnature_]

@@sammyjo8109 yes it is is but only becuase they give them mass amount of horse tranquoliser beforehand. If they didn't they'd break every bone in his body. Ask and psychiatrist

[@oliviamartini9700]

@@atonewithnature_ that is exactly right. A close friend wasn't given enough of the muscle relaxant and his tendon was torn. He watched a patient in the trolley next to him flip like a fish in the recovery room. Extremely harsh on the body and definitely a last resort.

[@mariedevine8102]

Peter at his age is an absolutely inspirational human being. He's got all of his facilities just eccentric in his way of thinking there's nothing wrong with that. If we were all the same wouldn't life be boring. You can't medicate a person for being different. He is not a danger to anyone or himself. Let him be happy to live the rest of his days the way he wants to.

[@gowdsake7103]

He is a huge danger to himself

[@paranormal6669]

He needs structure to keep him on track.

[@AJ-ps2bw]

I love him! But bruh, having arguments with your foot and hand, and your hand telling you to take a bunch of pills isn't anywhere near "okay"

[@tiamaritaljaard1519]

I also love Peter's way of thinking! I think we can actually learn from him. So what if he talks to his hand/feet.... it's simply a symbolic gesture.

[@carolevans5285]

Spot on I totally agree. So in old age u just can't be diffrent u have to be meditated for that. Bollocks. Stick to your guns peter, your brilliant

[@catbishop27]

I think Peter said quite a few profound, and truthful things. I'm with him. Also, Let him be unmedicated if he prefers that! He's no harm right now. Keep checkin on him, butI'm sure he'll be fine. ❤️

[@horacethecheese]

And that poor lonely woman. Who didn't want to sit at home. Nobody thought to give her a plan for going home. Sign her up for dance classes and have a schedule of activities for her that mean something to herm just let go to no plan. If an old person said they didn't know what to do with themslves the first thing I would do is take them out dancing so they wouldn't be alone doing nothing and would have some fun. Or get them crotchet blankets for the orphans or something useful if they couldn't dance. People want to have a purpose. Old people left alone like that its such a disgrace. Their only options are sit at home alone or go to a mental home for some company.

[@carolineallen4367]

I found Peter's thoughts to be quite profound, he wasn't rambling.

[@glovesoffofficial1382]

They should give Peter dental help maybe dentures it would help his confidence

[@catherinekeddy2816]

Mental illness can feel like sheer hell...a deep black hole you can't climb out of. My heart breaks for these patients.

[@capresti3537]

Mental illness is caused by psychiatrists, minds dont get diseased.

[@patriciawilliamsn9605]

Peter cracked me up. So philosophical and doing it his way! Very interesting

[@angelfirelite]

Patricia.....The only way to be my friend!

[@AJay-pj2df]

💯! He's a legend!❤

[@julieherring2522]

He was talking about things that I’m really interested in, ramsis egyptology , and the way the world is and I believe it’s true ,so does peter, at 86hes allowed these thoughts

[@sonnyca]

I wish more people knew about narcissistic abuse and how it shatters other people’s worlds. 😔

[@amypetra5021]

Yes chef Maximus, it’s so insidious and damaging to your psyche. If you grew up with a parent that was narcissistic abuser or married one, it essentially cripples you. And it bleeds into every bit of you and ruins your sense of self, and you do end up not knowing who you are. Nothing feels right when you have suffered from abuse at the hands of the narcissist. Truly heartbreaking 😥

[@reginapolo3357]

Yes parental insidious abuse is the worst

[@candifloss]

@@amypetra5021 thats exactly how i feel, i don't know who i am...

[@stj971]

It also destroys families. I have it in my family. Not parental.

[@davidsprouse151]

I'm amazed at the level of care that's available. Here they just medicate and send you on your merry way.😢

[@vivalaleta]

I'm not a psych professional but it appears counter intuitive to me to harp on and on to a patient about her (now) embarrassing actions when she was ill.

[@SpandexSuperstarr]

It's not embarrassing. They're trying to help her understand her illness so it's less likely to happen again.

[@ghoststarstalk]

Counter productive?

[@vivalaleta]

@@ghoststarstalk Sure, that also.

[@starlitetaylor]

Perhaps they should let her speak, as well. Repeatedly, She would start to say something and the young lady would speak over her.

[@jc2385]

Agree. My mother in law had many rounds of ECT in the 2000’s and it helped her a lot. We never told her she walked around catatonic, mumbled, worried about money, and attempted suicide. No point in telling her how sick she was and how scary it was for us.

[@lisas7046]

Let Peter talk to his 🤚, I agreed with just about EVERYTHING he said!!! I loved him! 🥰🥰🥰

[@goawayandlearnsomedamnmann1391]

I relate to Peter. He’s a beautiful soul, and I understand a lot of what he’s saying..

[@wordsleuth992]

Why do they feel the need to slow Peter down?? Is his being “active” affecting anyone?? I don’t understand these doctors. This should only be considered a disorder if it is affecting his ability to care for himself - which it doesn’t appear to be. He is not hurting anyone. I totally agree with him when he says “I am lucky to have enough energy” and “i don’t want to change myself” And why should he?? It has obviously served him well up until now - who are we to say he has “too much energy” I think this is ridiculous! I wonder how he even got into the mental health system - did one of his family members not like something he was doing? So what if he wants to talk to his hand- he wants to have an interactive conversation with himself - again - who cares?? Actually a lot of the things he was saying were quite enlightened if you listened closely. He’s not violent or aggressive or bothering anyone else. He seems to be highly intellectual and a bit lonely, but otherwise I don’t see a “disorder” that needs to be treated. Good for him for standing up for himself and not wanting to “acquiesce” or change his personality with meds. Go Peter!!

[@lisas7046]

@@wordsleuth992 All of the above!! ☝️☝️

[@barbararobnett6480]

Besides that remember when people used to say "talk to the hand". But on a serious note, i see nothing wrong with that sweet old man. So he may be a little quirky but why should he have to take meds and become a robot? Leave him be, I say.

[@shelleyw5951]

Same here he is brilliant and speaks so much truth!! 💗

[@healthrecord508]

"I love my system..", said Peter.... I like his system too. Eccentric. Comforting. Interesting. Free.

[@lbw9830]

Lorraine, WOW!!!! So happy for her! Blessings to everyone at the facility and all the patients.

[@angiedawn4579]

Peter is wonderful. At 86 he certainly has a right to make his own choices.

[@theflamingone8729]

I took one of my seniors to the doctor. He has diabetes, when asked about his diet, I told the doctor, his fridge is full of cakes, biscuits and ice cream. The doctor just said "He's 84" with that "C'mon, give the guy a break" tone.

[@mickieswendsen1302]

Yes, he does!

[@wordswordswords8203]

"I hope that's the last locked door I see." Vera Me too. You are so brave. I hope you find some kind people in your life.

[@MsKirstenx]

There seems to be one main common factor that prevails among these people and that is loneliness. Is it so difficult for neighbours to show a smidgen of interest in others and let them know that someone cares

[@upendasana7857]

totally,the breakdonw in community and lack of connection even as you say the slightest "hello"froma neighbour nowadays is a real problem.Loneliness is seen as one of the biggest public health risks now as expressed by the WHO and Obamas cheif medical adviser also talks about the crisis of loneliness...its abig problem,people hardly talk to each other.

[@fatimaeichenberg]

OMG I love to see Loraine that well. It was an astonish transformation!!! I had to say that I cried. I am self an ECT patient.

[@louisesumrell6331]

Peter is correct. These meat-suits are merely vessels for our immortal souls.

[@laurencaouette2896]

I'd listen daily to a Peter and His Hand podcast. I love that man.

[@Anastashya]

My heart goes out for Lorraine and her suffering as well as Vera’s suffering. Peter - he’s ok as he is imho. I really like him! May they all find their kind of happy. ♥️. The Professor and staff are absolutely wonderful ♥️. The sweet lady who opened this segment is lovely. You have a beautiful heart madam, bipolar or not. 🥰❤️ 🥰

[@jemhuckabee4222]

So intelligent this senior Peter. God bless hes heart. Knows about his true home...the heart. How precious.

[@thejurydoctor6097]

If you have a loved one, especially elderly, if they suddenly have memory loss, confusion or irritability get them checked for a UTI first! Then resort to alternative measures after that’s been ruled out, even with other diagnoses any immediate worsening of the above should cause a UTI check especially with catheter and incontinence.

[@wordswordswords8203]

most mental illness has to do with trauma and loneliness. what people need more than anything is real love and companionship. but people don't give that out for free. you either have good friends and a family or you are screwed.

[@pebblesmiller9026]

And meds make a lot of money.

[@ijustagirl74]

Perfectly said,meds where wrong for me..Damaged my brain..For some they may well help.

[@wordswordswords8203]

yea, the psych workers act like giving meds is an act of caring but it's an act of financial gain. It is really disturbing. I've come up against this many, many time and drugs don't work for me either.

[@hilaryc3203]

@@wordswordswords8203 Just because they don't work for you, doesn't mean they don't help others. Many people are able to regain quality of life as a result of medication.

[@fionacroney8663]

@@wordswordswords8203 It takes love and understanding. Your right though a strong family and good friends are essential. Unfortunately it’s very true, without these important components you’re screwed.

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

You ask Peter to please go right and Peter will spend the rest of his days only turning left. He'll show them, he will! 😞

[@honeybunch5765]

He marches to the beat of his own drum, he is highly intelligent and a free thinker to the point where he made himself ill of over thinking everything.

[@RachaelClag]

Go Peter! I can totally imagine him trying to equal Alexander the Great's drinking feats in his younger years! 🤣💕 Sounds like he really misses the good times he had in Istanbul!

[@angelfirelite]

@@honeybunch5765 .....sounds something like me!

[@MsJoyce31202]

Just be careful crossing the street.

[@jameslloyd4519]

What a legend Peter is,what a lovely intelligent man he is too,stay strong Peter and keep skipping across the roads 👏

[@1398go]

What a beautiful documentary….many media documentaries only focus on younger generations, but this was quite unique of them. Lorraine’s story was incredible. I hope she is doing well.

[@-B0-]

What a beautiful documentary, and pure lovely people. (I cried my eyes out. 😭) Nowadays we are no longer allowed to be 'human beings'. Everything revolves around the economy, money, numbers, profit. And that's exactly where it goes wrong. The human brain / mind can take a lot, but the current circumstances make many people sick to the bone. 💔

[@TheVilborg]

Peter is the much amazing and brightest person of all them!! I'm not of this world, just passing through .......

[@bobbiek2960]

The lady worried about the taxi reminded me of a lady at the nursing home where I worked for 17yrs. I had to drive her to her doctors office and she rode in the back seat. She said “OH MY GOD” over 128 times. After her appointment she relaxed and sat in the front seat. On the ride home she told me about her husband and their life together. They don’t feel needed anymore. I worked in the activity department. I gave extra care to those who needed it. It could be the smallest thing, like reminding me of my lunch time. A lady would ride her cart down to my office to remind me of lunch. I lost my mom mom “who was a mother to me” when I was 26, she was 65. Going to work was like having all the pop pops and mom mom’s around all the time.🥰

[@buzzkillcb2521]

We use ECT at the place I work, it's one of the most amazing things I have seen. The change that people experience after treatment is profound

[@rebeccaabel4589]

This is why we all have to appreciate our lives.

[@chuckemmorll2821]

This is why we all have to stay the hell out of the hands of over paid pretentious numpties.

[@barbaralamson7450]

@@chuckemmorll2821 Well said, and I agree.

[@honeybunch5765]

And "don't sweat the small stuff." My favourite saying, one I often have to remind myself of. It took me a while to get there and I am not perfect but I just do not get worked up about small things or things I have no control over, it might take me a few minutes to think about it or in some cases a day but then I just let it go. It is so freeing.

[@rebeccalavoy6655]

Guys, I am American. What are numpties 😊

[@rebeccalavoy6655]

@@honeybunch5765 ...Love your comment

[@bettygreenhansen]

I had a psychotic break with reality like Lorraine. It was terrifying. It is scary and interesting for me to see that another human being experienced the same state as I did. I can truly relate. Luckily I came back to myself after a long course of antipsychotic medication that I still take to this day. I will consider that ECT might be an option for me in the future if it ever happens again. Thank you and God bless.

[@annebowman5954]

The staff who work in this field are amazing... I really admire them... They make such a difference...

[@mustangnawt1]

She is saying I don’t remember me. That is the saddest, scariest thing ever. Someone please help her, calm her. So she can go where people know and love her

[@annaanna-om5ny]

Peter took TALK TO THE HAND literally.

[@patriciaroysdon9540]

The hand is a very good listener.

[@tamitorelli3731]

Hahah

[@sheilasullivan1950]

Did you watch to the end? Sane as an ancient redwood tree. Highly intelligent and independent. Drove them batty he refused to be dependent on drugs. Big pharma loses woohoo! Go Peter!! A snitch and his own loneliness got him swallowed into the system. Glad he semi escaped. Total riot! Lol.

[@river8760]

Lorraine is so amazing. She’s been through so much.

[@Bayoubebe]

As a nurse that has worked in nursing homes, I must say Seeing elderly in an anxious confused state has been the most agonizing thing for me to watch. You can’t help them feel ok and it’s a helpless feeling. The best to offer is sedative meds. 😔

[@stj971]

Sometimes yes. My mother who had quit smoking 40 yrs earlier came down w copd at 85. She was never sick a day in her life. She never went to drs and had it not been for her untreated BP she might have lived longer but it damaged her heart. Because of all this she lost oxygen to her brain and displayed symptoms of dementia although it wasn't technically, just a lack of oxygen. She never took any drugs but at one point had to be given antipsychotic meds for a brief period. My home was not conducive for her and I put her in a nice nursing home where she was in Alzheimer ward. She was comfortable and spent her last 3 mos there. I visited w her daily. It was the best thing I could have done for her. My siblings agreed. My best friend had copd as well and died 2 yrs later. It's an awful disease to die from.

[@Large_Marge_Sent_Me_]

God bless that cab driver! He let her take her time and finish her smoke!!!!

[@childrenofcorozal]

Leave my man Peter and his hand alone. I would love to sit and have a cup of tea or a beer with that guy. The world needs people like him.

[@zosoart]

To everybody putting their 2cents in about Peter being 'okay', please remember that this is a 40 minute video and these trained doctors and nurses have spent MONTHS with him.

[@patriciasmythe7797]

Yes...and where would their jobs be if people were deemed ok to go home w o their meds?

[@Bringon-dw8dx]

@@patriciasmythe7797 psychiatric beds are in high demand and waiting lists are long. They don’t need to keep people in that don’t need it. There is literally daily meetings to try and work out how quickly they can safely discharge patients

[@Rebeccasweet100]

@@Bringon-dw8dx True I have been in and the ward that is no longer due to budget cuts closed. It was a good place and the last time I was in a ward I was bored stiff. I have a back problem and that psychiatrist would not put it on the notes because it was not on my repeat script. She also said "we are not a pain hospital". I had to keep sitting down.

[@jujularue7611]

yes, with schizophrenia people may sound logical and function well until they spiral down with an obsessive idea the illness is based on.

[@Rebeccasweet100]

@@jujularue7611 True. I met a man in 1998 when my mum died and I went crazy with alcohol. The police took me there. This man was schizophrenic and he was a real comfort to me. We went out to a cafe and an elderly lady said what a charming man. I actually opened up a lot to him. I left after 6 days and then he absconded. Fast forward he turned on me verbally saying stuff. Long story. But things really do happen for a reason and I learned not to tell any new friends or work colleagues my business.

[@sharonread7674]

I like Peter. I have a sneaking suspicion that he was having a good laugh at the rest of humanity. 🤗

[@dg-1980]

Lorraines's transformation with the electro convulsive treatments was amazing.. It was like that electricity jump started her brain into working correctly again.. I hope and pray for her and her family that it continues to work for her.. Was astonishing to see the difference.. Like night and day.. Years ago they stopped it too BC was deemed to not help anyone and was just like a torture session but looks like under right circumstances and with right diagnosis it does help.. AMAZING!!! Love peter and his eccentricities!!

[@rnewman7857]

It is also done now in a gentler and more precise manner, small incremental doses - compared to before - it is very helpful when appropriately applied.

[@Jane-yg3vz]

34:30 I didn't like how the narrator said the ect was a placebo effect.

[@irisheyesofbelfast]

@@Jane-yg3vz ikr! BS!

[@martinasikk6162]

YEAS, Jane, I didn’t like it either. And I’m amazed they didn’t do an MRT of her brain. I could have been a structural damage, a brain tumour. Best wishes from Sweden.

[@horacethecheese]

Yes she must have been having some sort of brain storm of electrical activity its a shame they don't do any tests on pepples brains to actually look and see what's going on.