My mother had schizophrenia and I’m the youngest of three siblings. This is the first time I’ve heard someone so succinctly describe the experience, “ what is real and what’s not? “ I grew up terrified that my mother would kill me bc she focused on me when she was psychotic and once came at me with her hands to strangle me. She would wake me up in the middle of the night screaming that there were spiders in my brothers bed and burglars at my bedroom window. My father would come get her and I’d be left alone- not being able to sleep and the only explanation was that “ your mother is sick”. We were left alone with her a lot because my father had to work and there was no help for family members then- I developed anxiety and depression and after she tried to kill herself I coped with alcohol. The good news is that I’ve been in AA for 35 years and in recovery I was able to heal and live a happy life. I still have survivors guilt for having a happy life when my mothers was horrific. So I press forward towards the goal of self actualizing and helping the mentally ill and there families however I can. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💜
Such enormous unrelenting grief, sadness, loss, chaos, confusion and heartbreak this family have endured. The mother must have been heroic and extremely resilient. My heartfelt love goes to all this family. Lindsay Mary Rauch is an angel. Dirty priest molesting the boys and using his friendship with the mother to access her kids. OMG.
*Thank you* Mary for this brilliant interview. I now plan to read the book about her family’s huge contribution to schizophrenic research. Well done both of you for creating such an educational video, *BRAVO 👏 👏* I believe Mary is referencing *Henrietta Lacks* and her “immortal” cells (HeLa Cells) used in every aspect of research since the 50’s or so. Henrietta never gave consent (nor was she ever asked). She died either before or shortly after her cells were “discovered” and were then used for decades without her family knowing about her *massive* contributions to many medical breakthroughs. Her HeLa Cells have collectively saved many, many millions of lives through the research her cells enabled. *Thank you* to every family who enables these kinds of research projects to further treatments (and cures) for so many different illnesses.
First time watching this channel. Thank you for sharing this important story about this amazing family. Kira, I wish you didn’t interrupt Lindsay Mary. Let her speak. Please. Lindsay Mary you are a person who so lovingly cares for your siblings. You are amazing. Thank you for sharing your life story. 🌟🌸
My mother was type 1 bi-polar with 5 children born close in age. My younger sister was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 19. I was diagnosed at an older age of type 2 bi-polar. Our family life was chaotic and horrific. We're now all in our 60's, our mother has passed and my older normal sister and I supervise the schizophrenic sister. On the spectrum my ill sister is mostly able to exist as a disabled person. Seeing my mother put in a straight jacket multiple times growing up, when my illness developed I made certain I went to a psychiatrist and kept strictly compliant with my medication because I was terrified I would become like my mother, delusional, hallucinating, hearing voices. I was married, had a son to raise, a job to keep. To this day I regularly see my psychiatrist and keep on my meds. I was lucky enough to recognize that I had a mental condition. The lack of available government treatment for those like my sister who do not recognize her illness is disastrous. I don't know what will happen to her when Im no longer on this earth to oversee her.
Two of my brothers had schizophrenia. They were diagnosed after returning from the Vietnam war. We were catholic as well and mom sent some of us to catholic school. We weren’t fanatics although my mom’s family were a bit extreme compared to us. They always had good humor which made it tolerable. My brothers were both treated by the veterans hospital. They were in and out of the hospital all of their adult lives and died in their forties for one and the other in his fifties. It seemed to basically ruin my family even though we tried our best not to let it. It was just too much and went on too long
Thank you! This was so informative. Please post the link for the Compassion Bill on the NIH website. I can do this myself, and I can encourage friends to do it!
I just watched this HBO documentary. This is terrible and very saddening. ALL of the children growing up in this family had to have terrible experiences and traumatic memories. I think it is admirable of this sister keeps a check of her sick brothers. If the other children choose not to, I think that is their choice.not this sister.
OMG, for the first time I feel like I can get good information into the how and why we need to arrange for my daughter's life after me. There needs to be A Place for my daughter to be treated compassionately - least intrusive atmosphere. We aren't millionaires.
I grew up with Schizophrenic Brothers. It is very unfair for Mary to expect the well siblings to take care of her brothers. They too are traumatized. Every time they see them they are traumatized. What they did to their son was awful. Mary is a good person but in her own way wrong.
My mother had schizophrenia and I’m the youngest of three siblings. This is the first time I’ve heard someone so succinctly describe the experience, “ what is real and what’s not? “
I grew up terrified that my mother would kill me bc she focused on me when she was psychotic and once came at me with her hands to strangle me. She would wake me up in the middle of the night screaming that there were spiders in my brothers bed and burglars at my bedroom window. My father would come get her and I’d be left alone- not being able to sleep and the only explanation was that “ your mother is sick”.
We were left alone with her a lot because my father had to work and there was no help for family members then-
I developed anxiety and depression and after she tried to kill herself I coped with alcohol.
The good news is that I’ve been in AA for 35 years and in recovery I was able to heal and live a happy life.
I still have survivors guilt for having a happy life when my mothers was horrific. So I press forward towards the goal of self actualizing and helping the mentally ill and there families however I can.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💜
Such enormous unrelenting grief, sadness, loss, chaos, confusion and heartbreak this family have endured. The mother must have been heroic and extremely resilient. My heartfelt love goes to all this family. Lindsay Mary Rauch is an angel. Dirty priest molesting the boys and using his friendship with the mother to access her kids. OMG.
*Thank you* Mary for this brilliant interview. I now plan to read the book about her family’s huge contribution to schizophrenic research. Well done both of you for creating such an educational video, *BRAVO 👏 👏*
I believe Mary is referencing *Henrietta Lacks* and her “immortal” cells (HeLa Cells) used in every aspect of research since the 50’s or so. Henrietta never gave consent (nor was she ever asked). She died either before or shortly after her cells were “discovered” and were then used for decades without her family knowing about her *massive* contributions to many medical breakthroughs. Her HeLa Cells have collectively saved many, many millions of lives through the research her cells enabled. *Thank you* to every family who enables these kinds of research projects to further treatments (and cures) for so many different illnesses.
First time watching this channel. Thank you for sharing this important story about this amazing family.
Kira, I wish you didn’t interrupt Lindsay Mary. Let her speak. Please.
Lindsay Mary you are a person who so lovingly cares for your siblings. You are amazing. Thank you for sharing your life story. 🌟🌸
My mother was type 1 bi-polar with 5 children born close in age. My younger sister was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 19. I was diagnosed at an older age of type 2 bi-polar. Our family life was chaotic and horrific. We're now all in our 60's, our mother has passed and my older normal sister and I supervise the schizophrenic sister. On the spectrum my ill sister is mostly able to exist as a disabled person.
Seeing my mother put in a straight jacket multiple times growing up, when my illness developed I made certain I went to a psychiatrist and kept strictly compliant with my medication because I was terrified I would become like my mother, delusional, hallucinating, hearing voices. I was married, had a son to raise, a job to keep. To this day I regularly see my psychiatrist and keep on my meds. I was lucky enough to recognize that I had a mental condition.
The lack of available government treatment for those like my sister who do not recognize her illness is disastrous. I don't know what will happen to her when Im no longer on this earth to oversee her.
Two of my brothers had schizophrenia. They were diagnosed after returning from the Vietnam war. We were catholic as well and mom sent some of us to catholic school. We weren’t fanatics although my mom’s family were a bit extreme compared to us. They always had good humor which made it tolerable. My brothers were both treated by the veterans hospital. They were in and out of the hospital all of their adult lives and died in their forties for one and the other in his fifties. It seemed to basically ruin my family even though we tried our best not to let it. It was just too much and went on too long
Thank you! This was so informative. Please post the link for the Compassion Bill on the NIH website. I can do this myself, and I can encourage friends to do it!
I just watched this HBO documentary. This is terrible and very saddening. ALL of the children growing up in this family had to have terrible experiences and traumatic memories. I think it is admirable of this sister keeps a check of her sick brothers. If the other children choose not to, I think that is their choice.not this sister.
OMG, for the first time I feel like I can get good information into the how and why we need to arrange for my daughter's life after me. There needs to be A Place for my daughter to be treated compassionately - least intrusive atmosphere. We aren't millionaires.
I grew up with Schizophrenic Brothers. It is very unfair for Mary to expect the well siblings to take care of her brothers. They too are traumatized. Every time they see them they are traumatized. What they did to their son was awful.
Mary is a good person but in her own way wrong.