Fentanyl Addict interview - John 

That is wonderful! Please keep up the good work and get help dealing with your demons!

That is awesome ! Sending you love and support from France ! Keep the good work, so happy to hear you re OK ❤

Hell yes, one day at a time buddy! 😊🙌🏼

That’s awesome 👏. I’m on my journey and it’s so difficult 😞 I’m trying to break completely free thank you for your story my fellow musician 🎶💯☝️🫶🏽

Sooo proud of you, you're obviously a great person, I wish you a great life my friend ❤️

Sorry for your loss 🙏🏽

I'm so sorry for your loss :( I appreciate you for sharing his story.

So sorry for your loss. Addiction is so hard for everyone involved.

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Im so sorry for your loss. Love to you and your family❤️

Same thing happened to me, minus a trust fund

jesus christ...perfect example of spoiled millennial right here with @redbhdfw. Thinking they are entitled to the world and everything in it just for being born.

yeah, unfortunately the interviewer didn't cotton on to this during the interview, but guaranteed that's what sucked him into drugs/fentanyl

@@Pyraus Mark should've acknowledged this. Telling John he had a 'good childhood' when he evidently he was lacking in love and attention (as mentioned above) from his parents. He needed to be nurtured....

I mean his parents were working all the time. It happens to many kids everyday where the parents are working hard so they get stuck with a babysitter or a different family member. At the time, you don’t understand it but when you get older, you become grateful because you then realize what they were working so hard for.

wow my apologies. ill pray for you and i hope with all my heart that you stay strong and heal

I’m so sorry. Praying for you.

So sorry for you. Your in my prayers!!!!

Praying for you

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That's right, he needed raw, sincere love, attention, and time with his parent, not just direction and money

Ya and they were too busy chasing money. John might be the "fkd" up one, but his family has the black hearts.

I didn’t take it well when Mike said he had it easy. Poor with loving parents is better than this any day.

True, and all can go to shit if you don’t have that.

That part

I swear😹…I’m currently scrolling through the comments literally one in three starts w “I remember John”

He certainly spins a good story . He’d make a good politician or Big Pharma / big Tobacco CEO. I’m just wondering what happened to his trust fund and how he ended up homeless . Doesn’t add up .

@@flosonasty7320 Trust funds are paid yearly for life .. not sure ? Or the dude is complete fantasist .. who knows ?

ikr lol

@@astroemerald3175 that’s not always true. Trusts are set up differently for everyone.

I could not agree more he takes underbelly straight to the belly of the real beast!! He has a talent! Actually he has many talents! Producing, directing, writing, editing.. I watched him on a podcast not too long ago and you can tell that he's such a genuine person it takes an incredible amount of courage to take on the mental health issues of this country!. And he does it so masterfully! Without pointing any fingers! He uses his cameras!! BRILLIANT MAN!! PEACE OUT!

Agree 💯 and is also very honest with the people he interviews. 🥰

That is exactly how journalism should be....

@@sharonallen6332 100 💯 agreed transparency will fix mental health!! "Never stop talking about mental health!!!"

Peace and we'll being too all people!! I advocate for all things good! "Never stop talking about mental health"

This whole thing is a lie though…

​@@Tb37127 exactly. This dude is full of shit, still fronting, still pretending, still putting on a show. He's still not humbled, nor is he ready to learn and grow.

What whole thing is a lie? @@Tb37127

@@Tb371275% of what comes out of this dude’s mouth is the truth. The ultimate pretty boy bullshitter. Only clowns think this dude is for real.

See Montana Fishburne 🤔

There you go feeding into that victim mentality. He had all the tools, his own words he just chose not to appreciate the circumstances place in front of him

@@erichunt9837 in fairness, not appreciating circumstances and being emotionally neglected is not mutually exclusive 🤔

Yep. Product of that here ↩️👊👏🏽

Totally!! I had Christian parents who were happily married for 42 years (before my mom passed).. They were best friends and never fought once. There was no physical or sexual abuse in my home....no alcohol, drugs, or adultery either. However, my parents were emotionally stunted and never connected to me emotionally. They were there but not there if that makes sense. It definitely was a dysfunctional home because of this.

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And he’s so fineee 😩

This guy is a douche bag. No clue about the real struggle.

@@raygodwin3496 he is, but he doesn't know how not to be! Kinda like a kid raised in the projects, where the only role models for boys are pimps and drug dealers! Those kids grow up to sell drugs and gang bang, and trust fund drug addicted kids are douchbags with entitlement issues. What really saves him in my eyes is he's real! He does take some responsibility, and at least recognizes his position. I hope the best for him, I hope he finds what the universe means him to do, and I hope that he finds love and peace.

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Exactly.. not simple

True, especially for babies and children

if emotional neglect is a trauma, all kids grow up in old days have this.

@@annabelle4757 The word (and concept) of trauma is very much overused/misused these days.

Thank you for raising this. It is well researched that emotional, psycho-social neglect is actually worse than other kinds of abuse.

Yes!!

Hell yes.

I fear a lot of them would not take responsibility, although not wrong…in their minds I’m sure they thought they did “everything right”.

This guy is lying . Lol His girlfriend he mentioned earlier in the story told the truth about him in the comments. His story does add up . I think Mark is letting him talk . You can’t believe everyone on here about their family. Turns out many times the family did try to help and they didn’t want it .

You know it's sad cause in my opinion John's parents wouldn't because they have so much money they wouldn't want him to ruin their reputation

That’s the story of well over 50%. Myseld included. Still on methadone. Still haven’t used in almost 5 years. But this is far from over

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I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm happy you are free from addiction now and are healing. God bless you.

This was said by you perfectly!! Look at you 10 years!! I hope you look at yourself every single day!! In that magic mirror!! Because you are a very BEAUTIFUL PERSON FOR YOUR HONESTY!! KEEP HEALING MY FRIEND KEEP HEALING!! MUCH MAGIC LOVE TO YOU!! PEACE OUT..

I felt you

That’s crazy. I hope you’re doing well. One addict to another 🙏🏼😏

@@kelseyzimmerman6968 I'm good. Been clean for years now. Got a family and a good life. I am blessed. Thanks for the kind words

@@alphaq6585 what were you an addict to

@@startingtech3900 euphoria

@@alphaq6585 crack?

Thanks for giving us more information that’s cool to know. Once you take away the vines from the addict you will see the genius come out

Can I ask how old you guys are? He looks vaguely familiar to me too, and I grew up on Charlotte too... But he doesn't look quite old enough, so maybe just looks like someone else to me :)

@Rachel Boyle Oh thank you so much! I didn't hear him say it in the beginning (like usual?) but I could've just missed it :)

It's the damage of childhood trauma not hanging around with people, that trauma is what causes the pain and hence the addiction, there is only one way out, the sooner therapies with psychedelics are legal the better.

He so fine too damn

This is so sweet to hear and I guess makes me not question my feeling of “in spite of it all he seems like a good guy” feeling. I’m glad he was there for you. I hope the best for this guy

and you fkd him

Cut the crap. If he wasn't good looking you would be uncomfortable with him as same as with those men who were "trying to get too close" to you.

That's awsome he was there for you when you needed help and he is a very reachable guy, I wish the best for him.

sweet that he positively touched a lot of peoples lives in these comments actually

Easier said then done. He needs help. It’s possible but it can be hard to do it all on your own.

Yea he definitely can still make it. But it’s a whole mind thing

You right m8,thinking of the past trying to 're live the past would bring depression as obviously it won't work

This was my issues. I tried getting clean multiple times and would always end back on the street. I’ll never forget the epiphany of letting go of who I was. It was like a million pounds lifted off me . I’ve been sober two years almost since

But he never was...this is a lonely person. This is lack of love.

This comment right here is underrated ☝️

absolutly true

Thank you, it's the worst because its unseen. You hurt with no proof. And everybody wants receipts. Consciously, it's not the trauma people are running from, its health. It doesn't feel right not to hurt. Self-Sabotage, how am I gonna mess this up? Something put that narrative in the mind. That nurture is fleeting and its exit will be our fault. It's ok if I think that bc true or not it gives me the power to fix it now that I actually know what I'm doing.

You may be right but I don’t think that’s johns experience. He was a quintessential little shit who is weak because he’s never faced resistance.

Yess growing up my parents spoiled me with money, it really made a negative impact on my adult life, took me a very long while to even recognize I’m always using victimhood and dependent mindset, and failed through everything I did in life, cuz I always have backup plans, really constantly take efforts for me to change my patterns

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very true

I completely agree.

Very true

Exactly all this! Thank you for saying it!

Sometimes is about mental health too, not necessarily parenting.

To be the Devil's advocate: His two siblings were professionals who were successful in their lifes so the parents shouldn't be blamed entirely for his problems.

Дженифер,ты хороший человек,благослови господь тебя и твою семью.

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❤ suport from Bosnia and Herzegovina.💛

100% agree. Sending you hugs from another neglected child (physically abused till the age of 16 and pshycologycally abused till the age of 27).

I also think emotional neglect leads to no self confidence and a lot of self destuction, because you don't know you should treat yourself better. I wish him all the best on his journey X

Noticed this in another video as well. Someone was describing in detail his childhood trauma, where the dad was very verbally abusive and had anger issues and the interviewer just said "ah so just a little drama in your childhood sometimes".

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That’s a really good point. When he said ‘so you had a pretty good childhood’, I thought, well that’s a somewhat sweeping and dismissive statement considering the guy just told you his parents were never around and he was raised by nannies who barely spoke English. I felt bad for him because I got the impression he feels like he has no right to say he was unhappy. I got the ‘you’re so ungrateful’ speech from my father a lot when I was upset about anything. It’s damaging and carries through into adulthood. You carry on feeling ungrateful. You can hear it in nearly everything he says.

Yeah, thats kinda the point.

A narcissist doesn't need people to ask him questions he'll talk for hours about himself! This guy has a self proclaimed "God Complex" he's definitely a Narcissist.

yes that, and you can tell he's high, so he's wired up. Talking fast and jittery.

@@RandoHandle i mean he isn’t nodding off tho, doesn’t sound sedated or anything, i think he desperately needs someone to talk to and care about him. i hope mark does an update on him, i think he has a good heart but has just been through a lot of pain and doesn’t love himself, which most addicts struggle with that anyways

@@8CheerleadingGirl8 once u do fent or any opiate for so long u don’t Nod off until you do a certain amount. U can tell John is high. Hopefully he gets better soon before something tragic happens, he has a lot of potential to succeed in life

Didnt have the tools to be happy??? boo hoo. Promoting victimhood. Thats HIS side you're falling for. Excuses are all I hear.

@peartfaldo it sounds like you have some issues you need to be aware of

@@peartfaldo agreed

@@Thomas-8058 nah he is right addicts are always victims have you listened to this guy? as we get a certain age we need to take responsibility, I have known many addicts that have committed terrible crimes and they are always the victim its part of their disease.

@JUN UNDERCOVER I was just about to ask the same thing, lol. Lovely comment, though.

Best comment on here

27 club?

@seabeast I don't believe in coincidence tho.

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But good sir, it is not his dad's fault that he is getting in trouble it is his own. He is a typical addict blaming his problems on someone...believe me I know I'm a recovering addict. Life's not fair, my dad didn't spend a whole lot of time with me, but I finally figured out my dad didn't make me a narcissistic asshole...I did...my daddy didn't lie to everyone around me...I did. One day this KID will realize he has to point those fingers back at himself if he wants to get better. I don't feel a bit sorry for him...if he wasn't such a self indulged God complexed piece of...maybe daddy would have been there a little more.

@@allencarey7336 Good for you, sounds like you've got it all figured out, there. But I think you missed the point entirely, and instead made it all about you─typical of a histrionic narcissist. Edit: You're projecting. Not everyone lives your life, your situation, and though we all suffer similar issues, and especially on drugs, none of that is quite as unique as we'd like to think, my point was that, despite all of that, in the moment it was apparent to me that he is saddened by not seeing his father. Whether he's the same kind of attention whore as you are is irrelevant to the point of my post─that he is in pain.

@@AlphaMachina actually I do have it "all" figured out and it took me A HELL OF A LONG TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT!! So yeah I do take a bit of pride in that...the fact that I did figure it out and that I didn't give up! I'm so glad I don't blame anyone for my addiction anymore except my own idiotic self and if that makes me an attention whore, and a narcissist in your book well so be it lol

@@allencarey7336 you really need to find some compassion and learn how to care for people that aren’t yourself, including addicts. he never one said it was his dad fault for anything, he stated why at that age he would get in trouble because that was the easiest way for him to communicate and see his dad. if anything he says multiple times that he was in his eyes, given everything considering his parents having money and being of high status. however that sentence alone about his dad shows that he never felt the love he should have been given. your right when you say he was the one that chose to be an addict, however he didn’t create the pain in his heart that drove them to do bad things or whatever he could do to feel some sort of “love.” you only know your own story, not anyone else’s. don’t project how you feel and whatever you went through on to anyone else. the people on this channel already are going through enough they don’t need your nasty comments on top of everything else. if you don’t want to be supportive and nonjudgmental, then get off this channel. you aren’t helping anyone by being hateful.

Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, fentanyl,alcohol and cigarettes.And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need!

Hey! Yes very sure of Dr.alishrooms. a single dose of shrooms saved me from Alcohol addiction. 6 years clean. no cravings. this doesn't sound weird to me in any way shape or form.

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

Yes he's Dr.alishrooms.Lsd and psilocybin are amazing teachers along its dmt mah dudes have safe trips all. Shrooms are blessings from nature.

That is awesome!!!! So happy for you 💓

Damn, what a warrior!! I can't even imagine

Keep your head up! Get far away from the lifestyle...move, change your number, everything. Stay connected to ppl who are sober and don't give up. It's okay if you have to take suboxone if this way doesn't work. Its better than being in the streets hustling for your next fix. Good luck to you and don't give up, even if you slip up. Just keep it pushin'. ❤

Congratulations my goodness that's awesome!!!!!

Hope you still going , you got this , God bless you ❤️👊

To a certain degree yes but parents can't be there all the time and only control their kids up to a certain age. I had the best parents and upbringing I could possibly ask for. I didn't miss a thing during my childhood but my personality got me in trouble. I was too curious for my own good and wasn't satisfied with the "normal" kids. My problems started first when I moved from home when I was 18-19. Before that I did the normal stuff young guys do when they make trouble. And it wasn't until I was 23-24 that I started with heavy drugs and eventually fell into a heroin addiction. When I told my parents about it they did everything in their power to get me out of it. My point is parents can only do so much even if they do everything correct their child can still fuck up part of their life.

Well said

You are so right.

I taught my kids you are who you hang around with. But some kids have to learn the hard ways . My grown children had told me & there day they wish they would of listen to us. God gives us all a path in life we should walk thur .some just walk the wrong path🤔

"Birds of the same feather flock together."

ADHD...

So many of us addicts are so hugely self aware. A lot of self awareness brings inner pain and turmoil, and we try to escape, but where do you go to get away from yourself, aside from drugs or suicide?

He is not self aware at all. He lacks the humility and the sense of shame that is required to generate the will to change. He is not a particularly good person, nor a particularly bad one.

That's not his case. His problem isn't drugs, it's his personality.

I wholeheartedly disagree. I don’t think he truly feels like he needs to change or is ashamed of the path he took in order to help himself change. When the average person makes a mistake, gets a bad grade, cheats on their partner, whatever scenario you want to come up with, they feel shame. They don’t want to talk about the event, they try to suppress it because it’s shameful and they feel remorse for that event. People like this guy and many more troubled than him, give off the illusion that they are self aware or regret things they did. The illusion is casted by them saying what they think the interviewer or whoever they’re talking to wants to hear. He doesn’t seem like he understands the significance or consequences of anything he talks about, it’s like he knows what he did wrong or where he fucked up because countless of people have told him that and he’s regurgitating it. I may be entirely wrong, but this is how I interpret his behavior and words.

That's crazy accurate bro

and then Obama shook your hand?

so freaking weird everyone here has seen him

@@user-zb9ow6du6c nah not really, tons of people in this comment section have met him lol

@@yyg4632 People who have seen him noticed him in the thumbnail. He's unusually good-looking, so his face is memorable. The Internet reaches nearly everyone on earth, so be good!

A sweet addict..steels your purse if he can!

This guy has superficial charm (which is what you’re describing), and is a very good bullshit artist (which he indirectly states himself). He more likely than not has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, with a variety of other antisocial traits (potentially even ASPD). Not to teach people how to scam better, but if you listen closely, he’s not actually talking about himself or his feelings about anything; he’s telling stories and manipulating the listener into projecting how _they_ would feel onto him. The headshot encapsulates this well. John _styled_ this. Despite his efforts, it’s unnerving, menacing, with aggression and contempt being suppressed to just beneath the surface, and the focused- yet empty- predatory eyes of a shark. If you cropped it at the neck, one could easily mistake this for a very old mugshot.

This is a messed up place to sell drugs. It’s a video about a drug addict who realizes he’s wasting his life and someone is posting that they can ship you drugs. 🙄

Likable? Yikes.

They say addiction is cunning and baffling and in this case you can definitely say that in him knowing and being self aware yet having trouble with it

@@litty4553 like I said, it goes to show how much the wrong attention can affect someone. This is why I quoted "tools". The definition of tools can vary. If his parents believed money and stability is enough, while neglecting his emotional needs, then it is useless.

@@litty4553 To me, he had a way better start than I did. He had both parents, money, and even if they weren't there 100% emotionally, his parents clearly care. My mom ended up giving us up for adoption after I was like 4. I had it really rough. And in poverty. My brother was murdered when he was sixteen. It really upsets me sometimes to see people who have great starts in life throw it away. So many people would kill for the same opportunities. I feel bad, because it seems like parents can provide everything they think their kid needs, only to find out later it's not enough. i also believe he has a deep sense of guilt for growing up with money so he is almost obsessed with self destructive behaviors. I grew up really poor in Camden NJ and I remember I met this girl who was rich from another school, and she came to my house one time and was devastated and scared. Her mom came to pick her up and never let her come back. After that she started sneaking over, tried giving me her lunch money and clothes. I always felt awkward because I felt she was catering to me because she felt bad. Eventually I watched her resent her parents for judging me and my brother (who since passed away from gun violence). I remember seeing her again, years later on the same streets doing drugs. She said she was so sheltered her whole life and nerve understood what I went through. Then she was infatuated with the streets and couldn't go back to being normal. I was also getting high, until I decided one day to just stop. I detoxed in my dealers house for two months while I paid and sold his drugs for him. When I had enough to get out I left and got a job at a small family business. I changed everything and never looked back. It's all in your head.. and I hope he doesn't have to go through all I did. I lost all my teeth and had to get dentures. I was trafficked and raped many times. I was homeless and so cold..I wish I had the money and the resources sometimes. I do hope he makes it out though. It's very sad if he doesn't. He's got a decent family and if he cleans himself up he can truly change for the better and he already will have the support.

He's been told he had every tool for a happy childhood and you can tell he wonders what's wrong with him that he failed to use these tools. That's not how it works, he wasn't given a close, loving, nurturing connection with his mother and father he was raised by the hired help, ppl that he couldn't even have a conversation with, how lonely and messed up this is, it's why he was seeking to be accepted by his peers but he never felt like he fitted in with them and therefore he was used by others for what he could get access to and briefly he felt accepted. Emotional neglect, deep loneliness and a need for close, loving relationships has left John, damaged, needy and clingy (his words sadly I wonder who accused him of that.) He failed to form healthy attachment as a child with his parents and that's not on him it's on them. Ppl underestimate the need for healthy attachments.

@@Secret_Soul_Survivor it's still on him too. Can't blame everyone else either.

Well, I'd be careful with that. If your only experience with addicts is through this channel, then I can imagine you would see it that way. But the reality is, a lot, if not most, of drug addicts actually had great parents. Or at least parents that did their best. But they are an easy scapegoat, and especially early in the recovery process, addicts scapegoat everything. Parents are a very easy Target because everybody has negative memories of their parents. Because parenting is really hard and everybody screws it up at least a little bit. But I do agree with you, having an incredibly negative childhood makes it incredibly difficult to avoid these kind of pitfalls. But they can happen to literally anyone, good parents or not.

It’s also important to take everything an addict says about their life with some skepticism. This guy is completely full of sh#t.

@@dogger37JC I would say it's half true. Part of addiction, is the narcissistic/manipulative behavior. My guess is he was ignored when he was really young and was granted only negative attention. It's a cry for help really. So then it becomes familiar. It's sad really.

​@@dogger37JC yea thats what she meant by not being overly sympathetic (believing him) or overly critical. I think good journalism or at least stuff like this just lets you make up your own mind and thats kind of the point

@@Tuxiedo pretty much having a mutual mindset and taking what there saying as a lesson wheather it's true or not

@@dogger37JC That's just what she said!

James Caro unfortunately looks affect almost every thing you do in life. It has been proven many times.

His looks is part of where he is at now. You cannot take away that fact

So true. All I see is a huge douche bag...maybe I'm naked though because he is a good looking dude

Yeah, hes dangerous being attractive and entited. Would be ok to talk to in passing, but dont invite him in!

He's definitely not smart. He had all these opportunities and he f*cked them all up. He still has a pretty face now, but he could lose it too if he keeps screwing up his life. This guy was blessed with a lot of things, and he might try to take advantage of those things now for short term gains, but it's not gonna last if he doesn't wise up.

can I ask how you changed? I'm going through similar

Yeah i mean the last six years is like the most dangerous time to do drugs because its pretty much been all fentanyl since then. Years ago when actual heroin was around people didnt OD and die nearly as much. People are literally dropping like flies these days, and that's with narcan all over the place.

Same

@@billj4525 you are correct, and narcan is a blessing but without a coherent person with you to realize you need it, it’s useless.

@@fashionbeautyrocks it was a case of getting honest with myself. I was put into residential rehab. Things just lined up. It occurred to me that I was killing my parents and I was probably going to die within six months. That was the beginning of truly connecting to myself and life. It was no longer a game or video I was watching. It got real. I was no longer too cool or too smart for 12 step fellowships. I just didn't want to die. Look me up on FB if you need to talk. Wish you the Best!

Yup. Give this dude an addy rx + scholarship and his impulsiveness will be much easier to wrangle.

I have severe ADHD/anxiety, and let me tell you, I had to advocate for myself like none other to get the appropriate help and treatment because it is sooooo hard, especially as a woman, and I didn’t get diagnosed until I was almost 25, my doctor said “I have seen this ruin lives, careers, and everything else in between” then on top of that I have to battle stigmas, being an adult with adhd, a female and medicated, there is a comment and opinion about every single one of those things and I would not be functional or okay if I did not do it for myself and find it in me to say “I did not have my needs met as a child” it’s so hard to even get to that point. I resonate a lot with john but I chose the extreme opposite, I chose being the goody two shoes, and that was never enough either. I hope John can find himself and proper treatment for the little boy who didn’t get it.

Totally! I see so much of my own behavioural patterns. I just been diagnosed with ADHD and complex PTSD last year.... I'm hitting 40.

Bi polar too. It’s so obvious in his statements

Yes maybe your right

You got lucky. You could have easily ruined your life going after that validation. At least it's great you finally realised it

Such a real and relatable comment.

boo fucking hoo

@@rodrigosandoval4574 :(

@Amtrakn Metalhead yes I think so, I needed a place to belong and where I was seen. Doing drugs and being the most reckless always gave me applause and validation -- I genuinely thought I just liked to party but it was definitely deeper than that.

explain?

@@user-ii2uh1xq7bwatch the video attention span

@@user-ii2uh1xq7b he was rich but his parents did not show him enough attention.

@@grimmjowjaggerjacks0 oh too bad thats an excuse for being a junkie people have gone through worse, oh mommy didnt love me enough? and how do we know these stories are true? he seems all over the place, high asf.

​@@user-ii2uh1xq7b thats an ignorant way of looking at it. there isn't an "excuse" needed to have addiction and just because people have it worse doesn't mean it couldn't have been difficult for him. Whatever problem someone may face, there is an extremely high chance that someone has had it worse than that so that isn't reason to dismiss someones perceived hardships

Happy for you, bro! I wish you guys all the best. My regards from Brazil! Keep it going

I did heroin for 5 years luckily I have most of my teeth but also doing a methadone program and have my life back! 8 years clean and sober now

Why did it effect your teeth?

love that. lost my best friend to drugs, on behalf of ur family and friends, thank you guys for getting better :)

Now you can shift from methadone to kratom

WOW! This is what you call good looking. Are you a addict too? This is why you're not seeing clearly.....

@@shellyburke7703 well first of all a person's opinion on looks is subjective but I said good looks as far as this country's standards hence why he was a Burberry model. Why make this comment to me when the interviewer said it multiple times and there are several comments of ppl referring to him as "hot". Perhaps this comment went over your head or your the one using but either way I'll pray for you. Fortunately no I'm not on drugs but thanks kindly for your concern.

@@Victoria-es6eh , Your welcome....

@@shellyburke7703 charming,

@@Victoria-es6eh I agree his looks are handsome but just like that opinion is subjective, your opinion of him having the world at his fingertips is also subjective, because , yeah ...he may have had money and opportunities but he lacks the confidence and self validation to make anything of it so for the most part they're useless

did you have friends?

@@user-ii2uh1xq7b i did. I played basketball so i had teammates

Also his story is a warning to not burn bridges faster than you can cross them

I think Kurt Cobain, Robin Williams, Anthony Bourdain, Chester Bennington all proved that point. All money means is that you can live comfortably material wise. If you aren't taking care of your health you're fucked regardless of your bank account balance or in this case, your parents bank account balance. This always got me, the rich kid who wants to fit in and be the billy badass from the wrong side of town. All I hear is a sad kid (inner child) whose parents didn't pay him enough attention and maybe if he goes to therapy and works through it he can turn his life around. Wish him the best.

Gimme some I’ll prove you wrong.

I still want some though!

Can't you see this guy is a pathological narcissist??

Everyone has some narcissistic traits, but that doesn't mean someone has Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

If someone has npd and they admit to it, then it's part of the manipulation tactic

Narcissists know they are narcissist.

Not necessarily true, however there needs to be a certain incentive for their ego to desire the change for themselves, ‘to do better’ for their own good/survival

@@ykshay lol what you talking about

Joys of being raised wealthy

U gota get out more.

@@gingerelvira6587 Kevin Huber said, "...smartest guy HE'S ever met", as in this John's such a hustler and a big-noter that he even believes his own lies.

You have never met anyone beyond your family u assume

Or he's a pathological liar

Could you educate me on why drugs is a disease and not a choice in this day and age with everything we know about drugs , sure drugs can cause disease like kidney ,heart,lung ect,but drug use is a choice not a disease

@@randomstuff5338 Drug use is one way of numbing trauma, pain and so many other things. It BECOMES a disease. Believe me, I suffer from mental health issues and it's taken all my willpower to NOT fall into the downward spiral of drug use and addiction. I consider myself one of the lucky fuckin ones, believe me. These people are in PAIN. Real fucking pain. And people with your attitude don't help matters.

@@randomstuff5338 Addiction isn't a disease; this way of thinking was a fad for a time, but I thought it had been dropped decades ago. Also, addicts don't hate themselves; nobody does. Their addiction shows self-love. Start with the correct frame of reference -- nobody hates himself -- and things fall into place. Those who say they hate themselves mean they hate the way others treat them. As for drug use being a choice: correct. Every tablet, every needle, every sniff is a choice. That said, the body becomes addicted very quickly to some substances. Heroin is the Mother of Bitches in this. Teenage curiosity or adult surgery can lead to physical dependence on drugs. This doesn't stem from the same dynamic, but it can lead to addiction.

@@rubynibs the body and mind also gets very addicted to healthy stuff , the body/ mind is a creature of habit , in saying this I can't speak for every human ,only me

@@randomstuff5338 True stuff, Random Stuff!

he indeed seems like a good human but I dont think he wants to be sober enough, once it makes click in the head he will stop and even go through the horrible withdrawals

He might be bipolar and probably has narcissistic personality disorder. The way he said "I wouldn't normally even talk to someone like that" just goes to show he thinks he walks on water. Also deep insecurity lies inside NPD and it eventually destroys all relationships.

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 I don't think it matters what diagnosis he has and it's up to professionals to diagnose. All I'm saying is his life today is a result of the neglect and lack of emotional intimacy and affection he experienced when he was younger - and I don't think he should be blamed for that because it was out of his control. Everything he does now is just seeking something to fill that void. Empathy is everything.

@@Bee-rs5oq that is all very true but it's not only that. We all still have a choice. We cannot all blame our childhoods for EVERYTHING that happens later on. It is a big part but personal responsibility and choices is also an important contributor.

A common misconception is that just because he had wealthy parents, doesn't mean they taught him right from wrong - even Mark fell into that sterotype here. An affluent upbringing doesn't automatically equate a good, wholesome childhood. Not at all.

@@joys9455 Yeah wealthy people are prone to neurosis and dysfunction just like anyone else, but they just hide it better. Robin Williams came from a very wealthy family and was left with nannies and was sent to boarding schools and spent a vast amount of time alone with his toys in his parent's mansion. He was depressed most of his life and you can see his struggles reflected in the characters he chose in his acting career.

Facts

Facts. He’s not stood on his own. Kids don’t want to work up the ladder they want to be “the bomb”

Heard that 🤙

Understood. But maybe he said that as a way of putting himself down. Like its no big deal. Just speculating.

@@sdsurfgirl60 yea that’s how I saw it. It was more a dig at himself than at the contract

sad but true

Yep. He has to learn how to put on a different show....

yes he doesn't even agree that he is considering himself a victim until at the end when the interviewer explicitly states it

Master of bs

Spitten fax

Watch the Sharp interviews. This guy is a breath of fresh air compared to that dude. Not disagreeing, but, I mean, everything people are criticizing John for in this interview are all things that he freely admitted.

It’s clearly evident. He also is a rare self admitted narcissist. What do you want; a comment section full of negative opinions and judgements? That’s not what this channel is about.

@@gofreely Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation. In art, the interpretation by the spectator is just as significant as the artists intention. RU-vid channels are half the creator, half the subs. In my comment I was addressing the lack of recognizing a narcissist. Which is an incredibly important skill to have. Yes, narcissists need to know that they are seen for who they are, the reason they're able to get away with their devastating behavior is because they're able to manipulate. If they can't manipulate, they have no power. Who defends antisocial behavior? And who gatekeeps other people's youtube channels?

@@Alchemizingg you obviously didn’t read many comments because there are a lot regarding his self consumed behaviour. Just because they may not necessarily understand the term narcissism does not mean they don’t recognise the toxic traits that go with it. You’ve not commented on the video, but on how inept Marks subscribers are. Must be hard to breathe so high on your pedestal.

I see it.

Lol

😂 😂

MGK looking aaaaaaa

And it´s obvious that Mark is not buying the story, he barely asked anything, he just let John do his thing...

He’s high on fentanyl. Fent makes some ppl super talkative to the point where it becomes annoying, then he’ll end up getting tired later. Other ppl pass out 10-15 min. after using fent. The withdrawal is horrible physically and mentally, but after 3 day you can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Keep up the good work

As a Mother that’s double your age , my daughter is turning 16 and it’s the biggest gift to be alive to help raise her with my ex . Trust me when I say this , it goes by fast , you blink your eye and your middle age and your daughter will be a teenager too . Please keep up the work and continued reflection and stay sober or you will DIE . You do not want your daughter growing up with out her mother . The cycle will continue. All my best ❤️

What an inspirational story. You’re amazing. Thank you.

Thank you for your honesty

Sending you love and positivity.... thank you for sharing your story.It shows your strength... " you got this"

I read this and thought it might be sarcasm, then I got to the part where he says it and remembered this comment lol

He means narcissism but says stigmatism

I have been searching through these comments praying somebody else heard that 😂😂😂😂

😂😂😂

@@devynnhart7956 im dumb please explain :/

Another girlfriend of his (if it's not you with another account) had left a comment saying the same thing. I occasionally come back to the comment section of this video because I'm fascinated by how mesmerized people are by this person who's clearly lying from start to finish.

Oh really? I would love to see what she said about him. I personally knew his family and he’s got you all foooooled. No he is not a trust fund child. His family is middle class and they tried their best to help him. He was terrible to them and everyone he “loved.” They just didn’t have it in them anymore. I’m glad some people can see through his obvious arrogance. He would mentally and physically abuse me pretty much everyday. Ones even pushed me because he couldn’t find his sock. The man is evil.

@@bre6985 her name is Carson, you can find her most recent comments under the one joking about John doing side quests. She'd originally come into the comment section saying that his life story was all lies and that he's diagnosed with NPD (which simply points to his self-absorbedness and propensity for lying, I'm not trying to paint everyone with the disorder as evil), his mom left another one backing her up. The funny thing is that her comment (along with one left by another girl who knew him in active addiction and said he's a very manipulative person, at least when high) eventually got deleted, probably by the channel's owner. I've watched many videos by Mark and he doesn't strike me as the kind of person who wants to push a narrative, so what I think happened is that he got pressured by John himself into removing them. He's not one to delete negative comments for the sake of it at least from what I've seen. I'm personally familiar with the disorder so I could tell from the get go that something was wrong with him, the fact that no one else seems to see it is absurd to me. What originally clued me into the fact that he was probably lying though is that I couldn't find any trace of his band or modeling online and his story in general didn't make sense. I think Mark could tell as well.

I wish this would be pinned since mine was deleted. Sending all my love Bree.

@@carsonmilner247 have you managed to ask Mark why the comment was deleted?

Thanks for that. I’m 37 and just putting together the pieces, reading comments like your that describe my past/present so accurately without knowing me makes me feel not so alone with my struggles, and hope for the future.

Nice try. I'm not challenging your particular situation but what you're positing with this "tricky family" claptrap is total bullshit. We can all find excuses for our bad decisions in life but it's weak and disingenuous to shirk responsibility for them. It's easy to play victim, anyone can do it. This is the least believable and likable person I've ever seen underbelly produce.

@@gregv2821 How rude. First, never said the guy was likeable. Second, NEVER said it was an excuse, or a reason to shirk responsibility. It's a REASON for shitty behavior. Period. People don't grow up in a vacuum. Everyone is responsible for their own behavior. Just because I offered an explanation for behavior doesn't make it an excuse. Do you believe, then, that we should not try to figure out why people make the choices they do? Is it only because we were simply born to be "bad" for some reason, or could it be that being treated badly at an early age has consequences?

@@BikingVikingHH You're welcome. I'm still putting together my pieces, too, and I'm 52. I feel like that never ends. The more pieces we put together, the more we understand why we do what we do, so we can start making better choices each time...and you're definitely not alone, and there is much to hope for. Compassion for yourself is key. Cheers

@@gregv2821 you said so many words, but didn’t say anything.