See also "My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind" amzn.to/38KXSoM This patients demonstrates an anxiety neurosis with phobic features.
If talking on camera to one doctor gave him anxiety back then, imagine if he knew that in 55 years, this would be seen by the whole world on something called the Internet.
@Brian Arbenz...True enough. If this was in the early 60's he would be in his late 80's by now. So bizarre to think about how these people's lives turned out....
kkheflin3 He turned out fine. He’s had a really good life. I actually know him. He turned 89 this year and is in fairly good health for his age. His wife, and first born son Steve mentioned in the video, are both alive, too.
I’m not diagnosed nor do i know enough about this to claim anything but I had a terrible panic attack tonight and it’s just like panicking and not even knowing what’s going on until you calm down and you just don’t understand why you were so upset. i am diagnosed with anxiety so it could have just been an anxiety attack i really don’t know lol
juuliuhhh you can get panic attacks without having panic disorder. panic disorder is when it happens constantly, multiple times a day often. i have anxiety and panic disorder and it’s hard to spot the difference
The patient has such a soft spoken and soothing voice. He has a good head on his shoulders, or rather really understands his illness. I really hope he did well and recovered.
Such an intelligent, articulate, handsome man. As someone with severe anxiety I can feel so much empathy for him. He seems so kind, it’s sad he was suffering so much.
I don’t know about 1960s - I don’t remember them. But certainly in 1970s and 1980s I can recall that some people were articulate, others definitely weren’t. I think the main difference is that back then, those who were NOT articulate didn’t really get heard as much. Whereas now, everybody seems to get the right to burble on, irrespective of how hopelessly thick and vacuous they might be, or how poorly they express themselves.
You could tell by his breathing he's having an anxiety attack . I have panic disorder as well , but I've never passed out I do get dizzy and lightheaded , fast heart rate and sometimes palpations with it . I also get tunnel vision , also depersonalization.
Yup 100% you lose all train of thought because you start freaking out & not breathing right & feel like something is happening & you cant control it.. So crazy
Same. Except mine is a huge fear of vomiting. I threw up two times in my life as far as i remember. the last time i threw up was 13 years ago! And i still have a phobia of vomiting. Strange sh-t thats for sure.😏
Imagine if he was constantly using 'like', 'you know', 'so'......"They asked me would i be willing to talk in church, I said i was willing, ill retract that, i was not willing but rather forced to agree to it". Nowadays it would be " They asked me to talk in a church and i was like nah bruh, but they didnt wanna get off my damn back so I agreed to it, like whatever, you know. " hahahah
Our mind is so very powerful. My panic attacks make me think I am dying of a heart attack every time. I hope he found a way to deal with his anxiety and had a happy life.
I feel the same. It's horrible to feel that you are dying and nobody understand what happen. Sometimes just i want to sleep but i can't, now i have insomnia. Fear appears suddendly and how to say to other people that u can't breath and u want to run? Omg, just God can help us.
Watching this guy it makes you think, "this dude was supposed to be famous, what happened?" His whole demeanor and manner of speech is just very charismatic and captivating.
Yes, the way he makes eye contact and smiles is quite charming. He’s likely from a wealthy family since he was able to afford care. I wonder if he had some sort of charm school or learned high class manners from his care givers.
What happened was he went into television and while he stayed on a local level, he enjoyed a very successful career and is still beloved by the people who grew up watching him. And he’s not really the kind of guy who wanted to be famous in the sense you mentioned. He’s had a good life, and that’s more than a lot of people have.
I can relate. He's a people pleaser like I am and its probably because he was not unconditionally loved as a child. He had to behave in a certain way in childhood to be accepted by his caregiver. Also, the anxiety and panic seems to be down to a disruptive and stressful upbringing. I wish parents and society realised the importance of a good, loving and nurturing upbringing because a bad upbringing can make a person mentally sick for life :(
He is like my father and its interesting what you say. he disliked his own father intensely his father was a wife beater and drunk by all accounts and very authoritarian . my fathers life was not good and he died young and whilst he was kind and loving to us 2 children he was unable to relate to us in any meaningful way. i never remember having any conversation of any note with him.
Most of the time, it's a cycle. Nature and nurture interplaying. We would LIKE to think that we are born with a blank slate and our parents write on it, but it is not true. Unless we're adopted, we inherit our parents DNA (good and bad) and with that organic influence COMBINED with their parenting approaches, we are greatly impacted. One way to stop this cycle is to make a conscious choice to recognize our limitations (genetically), then, work with them (with no excuses!). We can't overcome our nature (never fully) but we can break the cycle and learn new thinking and behavior. We can recognize that we are NOT destined to be damaged all our lives-never quit trying. It is worth it.
Sad but true I’m one of those roughed up kids from the west side of Chicago. Raised in the 80’s and 90’s. Everyone was cracked out from 5 year old kids to my parents. Not me though but I’m damaged goods now. Nothing helps
This 'man from Tennessee' certainly comes across as being very articulate & highly intelligent...I sure hope he was ultimately helped through his inner difficulties, & was able to go on to develop self confidence & better coping social skills...He seems so kindhearted & genuine...Bless him...
poppykok5 He’s had a really good life. VERY successful and loved by everyone who knows him. Yep. He’s still alive -aged 89 this year. He lives in the same general area as the video, which is where I’m from.
Anxiety and panic are two different things but both are absolutely tormenting. I speak from experience. We should all be there for each other. Empathy is the key!
simon acland Absolutely, buddy! I know this might be an odd question, and I don’t mean this in a confrontational way, but why would there be a need to argue?
@@michaelrey2159 I like you already :) haha. I come from a background of argument unfortunately and it never suited me either.. just consider my comment a natural reflex, as I totally agree. I'm also mentally struggling hard ATM hahaha
simon acland I hear you. Completely understandable. I’ve been seeing a lot of anti-psychiatry comments on other videos and I had to speak up. We live in a society that wants to end the stigma of mental illness, but does not give psychiatry the respect it deserves. Sure, pharmaceutical companies act within their own interests and not that of the patients, but there are compassionate psychiatrists out there. Those who down the field only add to the stigma and make it harder for those who are truly suffering to get help.
Why do I feel this man was an actor? This whole interview felt so staged. And isn't it unethical to disclose patient's info like this? I belive this "interview" was made for psychiatry classes.
One thing that always strikes me about watching these interviews is just how articulate the average person was then. The population has been so dumbed down since then.
Articulation has nothing to do with intelligence. Many ppl on the autism spectrum have a lot of difficulties with speech but may be brilliant in other categories of intellect.
He was in the media as an announcer. Of course his vocabulary and diction are top tier. I guarantee not everyone sounded that way back then, especially in Nashville where he’s from
You are absolutely correct. For these films, the most interesting and articulate people were filmed rather than someone with the same disorder who has inadequate language skills. I lived in Nashville a while in the ‘70’s and I can tell you this man was an exception to the norm.
Yeah when he mentioned he wanted to do TV work I thought he likely worked radio before, he has that radio voice, then he added that he did radio before. I could listen to him for hours,haha.
The self analysis he did in the last 5min is like hearing myself talking to myself. Same issue, same conclusion. I know there's others in the same boat but its just fascinating to actually see someone thinking the same way.
This wasn't THAT long ago.. the 60's. And yet so much about mental health was misunderstood and underestimated. This man is showing classic signs of anxiety that is progressing into agoraphobia (not able to leave home without panic attacks and fear of judgement) He also may be bipolar or bipolar II BUT definitely anxiety/ neurosis. Poor guy I can definitely relate.
I see no bipolar signs at all but panic and anxiety. You can tell by the way he moves and breath. Look how tense his upper body is, his legs are crossed and change their position a lot of times. His is also using a safety behavior by grabbing him from the chair, and also he is still thinking he might pass out at anytime. This is the purest and oldest footage I've seen from a panic disorder.
I think watching this guy helped me make a breakthrough. I have panic disorder myself and everything he articulated rings true for me. Especially bottling up my anger because I don’t want to make others feel bad. So now I’m carrying about twenty years of unreleased anger and it’s starting to present itself.
What a nice guy. I feel for his situation. Like others have said here, he is very articulate about his feelings & what’s causing his stress and anxiety. More than I could ever be.
He's actually good he can talk if that's me I probably lying on the floor now catching my breath then suddenly standing sitting doing thing to distract myself from going insane 😂 so horrible that I hope it'll never come back
I feel so sorry for the guy. An intelligent, good looking man with skills and ambitions for life - crippled with an anxiety complex that he never asked for. In some ways I can relate to him. I hope he got help from the Doctors, and went on to be happy and successful.
Kevin, I know him. He had an extremely successful career in local broadcasting. He’s still alive in 2020. A bit frail now, but otherwise good for his age. He’s an amazing guy. Women love him. Men love him. Kids love him. He wouldn’t want you to spend a second worrying about him.
Agoraphobia is a condition when you feel extremely anxious out of your comfort zone,like being in a crowd or a place you haven't been to,I've experienced this in my teens but it wasnt until my early 30s when I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety.
This brings back some pretty unhappy memories. In the 80s I started suffering intense panic attacks and couldn't figure out what was going on. It took thirteen separate trips to the emergency room before I doctor finally said I think you need to see a psychiatrist. I went to a psychiatrist and he explained anxiety disorders and panic disorder and within six months I am happy to say but I am both anxiety and panic free. I still take medication because of the times that I've tried to stop the anxiety has crept back. But if I have to take it forever rather than suffer those anxiety attacks again that's fine with me. People should know that this is a treatable mental disorder.
Seems t be the fact that he feels he is not in control of the situation, thus making him nervous. The fight or flight is kicking in and he can't do either, so his inbuilt instinct, which he has no control over, kicks in and shuts him down. The feeling of being trapped and the feeling of being watched makes matters 10 times worse.
I’ve watched a lot of these and I have to say, I’m not used to NOT hearing the word “like” every 3 seconds. People speak so differently and so much more clearly back then.
ABSOLUTELY fascinating. The pipe and cigarette smoking, his mannerisms, his superb ability to communicate and express himself. I am wondering if high levels of anxiety is often coupled with a high I.Q. Comments?
Higher IQ is correlated with higher frequency of depression and anxiety, but it seems like the bigger issue with this guy is that he's fascinated by his symptoms and maybe not enough of anything else.
Or he has been sedated, valium will take off all the edges. At that time they were giving it to everyone, I even saw another interview where the kindergarten principle said, "naturally we sedate all of the children who have trouble focusing and sitting in their seats." If they medicate those kids, a guy with panic disorder is probably taking massive doses.
@@demaris7598 I was on valium as a child as I couldn't sleep at night, I presume. Anyone who could tell me has died now and my notes don't say why I was put on it
This is so intriguing to watch. When he was explaining his inability to take rejection and want to be liked by everybody, he demonstrated that behavior exactly. When he mentioned he felt "pinned down" by the interview because he doesn't feel free to get up and get some water, he mentioned the reason why: he doesn't want them to have to restart their equipment. He is overly empathetic and wanted to be liked by the people making the documentary. He was afraid that if they had to stop on account of him, they would dislike it.
I don't actually pass out, but I often feel like I will in situations like this man described. I'm basically homebound because of panic attacks unless I HAVE to go out.
People with severe anxiety exhibit physical symptoms throwing up, breathing difficulties, feeling unable to walk, stomach pain, diahrera and more. He described some of these in his interview.
He seems nice, articulate, handsome, and intelligent. I love his voice, gestures, and accent. I feel very sorry for his panic attacks because my mother suffers from them as well, and I know such a nightmare they are.
Yeah def, like a guy investigating the blueprints. Something strange is amiss in town. Who can track it down? Who can save the city? It could be this man, this man with the voice that flows like liquid flowing unobstructed through a straw, but first he has to overcome his anxiety attacks!
The "pinned down" feeling is so accurate. I am diagnosed with panic disorder and gad. I get so claustrophobic, and overwhelmed, dizzy, with hyperventilation, tremors , partial seizures that can turn to grand mal (I have conversion disorder or psychogenic seizures) , and fainting spells from my panic attacks. He describes this feeling so eloquently. English language has truly devolved over the decades ..
the trying to please everyone i can totally relate to. At work I am generally never aggressive or rude to anyone out of fear of retaliation and discontentment. I don't want conflict, nor resentment because it will only make me feel negative about things - so I avoid it
@@raven4636 What a sad life you have. You get your high from being shitty to strangers on the internet. I'm sending you happiness, make sure you embrace it.
It amazes me how insightful and brilliant a person can be and because of a mental illness they are crushed inside. Every minute is a battle but they manage to find ways to function. As far as articulation, vocabulary, diction, writing in cursive, were all subjects taught at school starting in elementary. Our school system has let us down.
I was put on Xanax for this very reason. It made me very forgetful and once it wore off, my anxiety was way worse! I've been off for almost a year now and I never get anxious. I don't really know why....BUT IM THANKFUL!!
Totally feel for this poor guy, as someone who suffers with anxiety attacks/panic disorder. They're horrible. The worst one I had, back in March, was bad enough I had to go to the ER because I felt like I was dying. There were some symptoms missing that I normally have with my attacks, like the feeling that I am losing touch with reality or a coppery taste in my mouth. The cardio-vascular symptoms were so severe that I didn't even recognize it as an anxiety attack. I wouldn't wish an anxiety attack on anyone.
What an amazing piece of footage! Thank you so much for sharing. I wish I could sit and chat with this gentleman all day. The insight and understanding of himself and his ability to articulate were awesome. I hope he managed to overcome his struggles.. Very intelligent guy.
The very moment i become interested in psych this video became a support for me, and i notice these are just new videos at that time, it's giving me notifications. Now, i am interested in neuroscience and psychobiology.
Poor guy. We are so lucky to have the medicines and treatments these days to enable us to live with these disorders in a free way, rather than being locked away at a hospital.
I love this guy's self knowledge. His coping skills are excellent, as well. His unconscious desire to do things he wants to do rather than things he is socially forced to do is pretty amazing. I hope he get's to the bottom of that. I'd guess he's been forced to do a lot of things he didn't want to do in youth and his inner protector isn't having even the tiniest infraction of borders, now. Passing out in the hospital is not that big of a deal, in my opinion, but definitely worth getting to the bottom of.
My friend has exactly the same problem as him. But my friend found out late in life he has a rare blood disease that made him faint or throw up when he had anxiety. Some support from his family and being monitored and medicated for his blood disorder have made him able to encounter things well and handle his anxiety more effectively.
reviewing or re- experiencing the extreme anxiety with somatisation (palpitations, hypoventilation) etc in a controlled environment and also rationalise the stimuli causing the distress can drastically reduce the intensity of the panic attacks and by continuous exposure therapy can wipe it out
God I have had the exact same symptoms. I feel for you sweetie. You are obviously intelligent, and it really is difficult to deal with this bs disorder.
I'm suffering with severe anxiety n panic attacks since many years. Went to doctors, took medications n did everything. Nothing helped me. I think sooner or later I will die with this disorder
In control vs not, his room vs public places, and building walls to feel comfortable and in control of self and his surroundings(anxious/not anxious or panicking).
this interview and other similar videos there are, i think is usefull for seing the diferences among these disorders. its like seing in a person what you only have heard, read of. this is helpfull for everyone. for doctors, pacients, relatives of people with disorder. these videos really help understand disorders, and thats what we need. thanks for posting so many videos with so many different examples of these disorders
I've never heard of someone going through the same experience as me so I'm going to share my story- Two years ago in December is when it started. I remember it being one of my first bad panic attacks of my life. It happened at school, I almost fainted and my head felt like it was buzzy with bees and I was dizzy, I couldn't breathe. I had been struggling with anxiety but never like this. The next following weeks things were getting worse. I started having terrible panic attacks, shaking, trouble breathing, fidgeting like mad, not able to think clearly, my heart felt like it was going to pump out of my chest because it hurt and I had chest pains all the time. I went through multiple panic attacks for weeks. I also started not being able to eat bc I was always nauseated and I would throw up my food sometimes. I lost a ton of weight because of it. I wasn't sleeping at night because I was afraid of dying in my sleep, scared of going deaf (I was having ear problems), and I was scared of the shadow figure. I was getting more paranoid day by day thinking my mom was out to get me, my nurse practitioner was trying to kill me with medicine. I wasn't on anything strong btw, no benzodiazapines or anything. And this shadow thing I could not see it with my own eyes I just felt like something was watching me and I would always look behind me constantly if I was walking somewhere or even in the car. At night I would have to constantly flip the light switch on and off. Eventually as all of this progressed I became scared of going outside bc I felt exposed and I didn't want anyone to watch me. I also felt anxious terribly if I had to go somewhere I would always throw up right before I left the house. Going to school became brutal. I would constantly have panic attacks in class and be sent home early. When I'd get home I'd lay in my bed for hours trying to calm down but even in the safety of my quiet dark room with a blanket I still had panic attacks. I was scared of everything and miserable. My parents ended up pulling me out of school completely for two weeks and set me up with a psychiatrist and therapist. Me and the therapist tried many things but nothing was able to work. After two weeks I started online classes. I ended up not doing my school work because I became depressed and I started saving my medicine to end my life. I was absolutely miserable and the life I was living wasn't living at all, it was survival against my own brain...while I was depressed I was too scared to actually kill myself and I simply wished I didn't exist or wasn't born so I didn't have to suffer. I wasn't able to leave my house or go anywhere because I was that anxious. I remember I tried going to a diner with my dad and I had a panic attack and had to leave. I never ended up eating that night. The next week's that followed consisted of my stomach hurting terribly even when I did eat. I went to the hospital and they prescribed me medicine but there was a miscommunication or something went wrong and the new medication reacted to my anxiety ones. After I would take the meds for my stomach i started violently shaking and It felt like a seizure but it wasn't a seizure, idk how to describe it. After figuring out it was the new meds that gave me those violent shakes I stopped taking them. I remember sometime after that I went to the hospital a couple more times because of bad chest pains and things of the sort. The doctors never did anything to help because I suppose they get anxious people like me often. They assured me I wasn't having a heart attack since I'm so young. I remember I checked my thyroid and did an allergy test bc I was worried there was something else wrong with me. My therapist said to me and my parents that I may have to live in a mental hospital because I wasn't getting better. This scared me even more and made me even more worried. At this point I quit everything. School, I stopped seeing my friends and family besides my parents, social life, hobbies that I did with friends, everything. I stopped absolutely everything that was causing me stress of some sort and I went to A new psychiatrist. She gave me different medication and I also started taking natural supplements. I did exposure therapy with my dad and we slowly went places to make me feel comfortable. I ended up recovering from this horrible time but it took a long while. Anxiety and panic is hell for me. I still struggle. I was feeling great a couple months ago with no panic attacks, but lately there have been some changes in my life, moving and going to college. Traveling is still my biggest anxiety inducing struggle, as well as talking on the phone and sometimes being outside or in public with people around. This past week I've had multiple panic attacks and I can't control them at all, I've learned so much about anxiety but even so I still struggle and it is very bad again. I worry that I will end up again the way I was two years ago. I plan on getting new medication now bc the ones I've been on aren't helping anymore. I hope I can get through this because I'm already getting nauseous and feeling those same feeling I did two years ago. I am very afraid and I don't have the support of my parents, I never really had their support from them two years ago either besides my dad. My dad now thinks all the anxiety is gone but it really surely isn't. Anyway if you've read this far thank you. I really hope somebody is out there that can relate to me and I can relate to you. Stay strong
You're not alone... and you never will be. Stay strong when you can. And don't be afraid to show weakness when you can't stay strong. Either way, you are loved. Gray clouds will eventually give way to a blue sky.
Darling, I read your message and understand. In some instances I can relate as I've had moments in my life when I've felt that Extreme anxiety. I've also sent hopeless and depressed because of it. My advice is to let your parents know that it's coming back. That you need help. Don't let it get to far down the line. Try our into use some CBT techniques. Have a look here on RU-vid. I found them very helpful. Also look at dialectical therapy. DBT. Recognising and understanding your own body and it's responses to anxiety and fear, it very important. If you can put into practice some techniques to help ground yourself and not fear your body's response in that moment it will help you alot. You are not alone. Reach out and speak to your parents. You might think they don't care etc but they do. I'm speaking from a mom's perspective. Just go ask for help. You will feel better again. Wishing you all the best. Take care
Sounds like there's more than anxiety and panic there. I'm not a doctor, this is just an observation, but in some parts you describe paranoid thoughts/ behaviour. Your gut and your overall mental functioning are closely linked so if food gives you pain I would have that checked out. When you wrote that, it reminded me of when my "gastro guy" ( gastroenterologist) asked me about my food intake and I told him I hate food, I wish I could survive without it...I explained that food equals pain to me. It's not a happy satiating experience. Turns out I had Crohn's desease. I'm not saying you may have this, but it's worth it maybe to look at your guts ability to absorb proper amounts of nutrition so your brain and the rest of your body's needs are being met. By the way, you have a great dad coaching you like that in the increased exposure approach! All the best.
I had panic disorder so bad I couldn't leave the house for a year. At first I couldn't drive to work, then I hitched a ride in a carpool, then I couldn't even go in a carpool. Then I realized that I was being narcissisticly abused by my husband who was diagnosed as being anti social. I finally divorced him and I started feeling so much better.
I wonder how all these people who were interviewed so long ago, with such debilitating problems, got on in the end? Did this guy get any better and was he able to get on with his life in any meaningful way? It would be so good to know
The first time I had an anxiety attack was on a bad acid trip. I had more anxiety attacks that same year and every time I would have an acid flashback. Very, very scary stuff.
I suffered panic attacks since 4th grade all the way to college. I was in and out of ER throughout those years. I feel like I'm choking even when I'm trying to drink water. I'm scared I would choke so I stopped eating 3 meals, I only eat when I just wake up from a nap or sleep because I am more calmer until the sensations and fear comes back again. Covid 19 brought my panic attacks back and I'm now working on getting myself back. I never took any medications but I was diagnosed with chronic panic disorder when I was a kid. I am aware of my situation but I just don't know how to fix it 🙄
What he said about " Passing out" in a difficult situation. He "shuts down".. Like that song by Metallica " Trapped Under Ice" He's hyper aware of his predicament to. Lastly, He puts the Pipe in his mouth. His personality changed a bit with his " acceptance" speech part. Something like that. Off to Psychology University..
I know he has an important story to tell, but 3/4 of my attention is diverted to how eloquently he speaks. His enunciation is so lovely and so few empty fillers (eg like, um, er, you know) even when sharing something that you can see triggers anxiety even when verbalising. How sad we no longer have an education system that holds us to high standards
I don’t deal with anxiety or panic attacks. But I did have one panic attacks happen once. Now I understand how you guys feel! It extremely hard to breath and hard to remain calm. It gets better! There hope and keep going.
