This is my sister. We were never close in life she’s 4 years younger then me and my grandmother raised me, thank you to everyone who wrote caring comments. Ignorant people will always exist talking crap. This broke my heart watching from across the country not being able to hug her and be there for her. Damn it. Not to mention losing my niece really hurts still for all of us including my kids. We never got to know my nephew. I love my siblings and family so much, I hate feeling helpless like this. 💔💔🧡👩🏼🤝👩🏻👯♀️🫶🏼🤧😢🥺😭💔 But she is right wv is just awful everywhere u look here. I hate my kids growing up around this crap.
Oh honey. I'm so sorry. I truly understand your pain, have a sister who's been an addict for many years and has been on the streets for the last 6 years. Feeling so helpless is one of the hardest things ever. I sometimes feel like I'm grieving someone who is still technically alive. My heart goes out to you, and your sister. I hope you two can still sometimes connect, if for nothing else than to ease both of your hearts for the few minutes that you speak. I hope she gets help. She needs it's, her kids need it, you need it. And you all deserve it. 💛
Jess I think it was better you didn't grow up WITH her. I had to share a room growing up with my addict brother, and it was awful. My whole childhood was pure chaos 24 7 . all due to his addiction and personality. Im 55 now and it still affects me to this day. So just be greatfull your life can be way better and never feel guilty for making your life great. Good luck Jess, you really did dodge a bullet .
There are a lot of us that had to deal with adversity, we all have a story that would shock people that didn't grow up like we did. However, it doesn't have to define us. I wouldn't let my childhood and teen years keep up with me and did what I had to do to get away from the most toxic people I knew. They were my mother, father and sister. Mom didn't care, dad didn't believe in trying, sister started with Marijuana and moved onto coke and heroin. Became a prostitute. I learned at an early age that I was the only one I could rely on. As soon as I got away from them, my life was MUCH better. Now at 53, I can look back and be proud of what I did and didn't get caught up in. You can do it too. If you are miserable enough and have had enough and don't want your kids to grow up the same way, you'll find a better way. You deserve better but you have to work for it and not let anything stand in your way. There were days I didn't have anything to eat. There were months that I had no money. Homeless for awhile. It sucked and was very hard BUT I made things happen to better my life. It came in stages. But every decision I made, I had to decide on will it help me or hurt me. Anyway, sorry for the speech. I just believe that if anyone is in a bad situation, they will change it if they want to.
Also when she says she doesn’t have it to give and she still gives, she has the biggest heart I’ve ever seen or witnessed. Things she has mentioned only barely grazes the tip of the iceberg of trauma she’s experienced in life. 💔
Why do you not try and help/support her? That’s BS for you to get on here and act like you care.. yet this poor girl was pregnant and on drugs at 14 yo!!!! Where were you then??? Where have you been ever since??? Don’t come on UA-cam and act like you care and for the past 10 years you have done NOTHING!!! You are the problem!! You attention seeking MoMo!! This poor baby needed help at 14 years old!!!! And no one in this family chose to help her!!!!! Now she’s finally walked this rd for so long she’s tired and she confronts her issues on a public platform in front of the world reaching out for any and everyone thinking she might find something to hold on to. Which takes more guys than anything you have probably ever done!!!! And now you wanna comment about how your heartbroken for her and how bad you feel!!!! You are Scum!! Don’t act like you care in public when you NEVER cared in private!!!
“I’ve never lived a normal life yet” is one of the saddest statements she said. This is still a little girl inside that has never known anything but turmoil.
Im 22 and almost two years clean off fent and any kind of pill, i watch these on my hard days and they remind me why im clean now. This channel is a huge coping mechanism for me, and i hope it helps others the way it does me. I hope the best for misty and that she finds the help she needs ❤️
we’re the same age misty, i’ve made terrible mistakes that make me cry even today bc i’ve lost so much time trying to numb myself all bc i didn’t know how to love and invest in myself,at the time i felt it easier to try and do anything for people to like me, praying u can turn ur self around, be healthy and happy and follow your dreams ❤️ i believe in u!
I hope you’re ok jasmine♥️ you have a lot of super smart wisdom girl♥️♥️♥️ take care of yourself a little bit extra today! I’m thinking of you right now! Xoxo
The fact that you recognize in yourself what steps you need to take to heal, takes a lot of work. You know what you need to do, it's just doing it that's holding you back. You can do it. I believe in YOU! We've all made mistakes that we think we can't get past. I think that's why we watch these videos; they're quite therapeutic and eye-opening, no? I'm sending good thoughts your way Jasmine ❤️
This girl started on H at 12 & got preg not even 3 years later, guys. I'm thinking she was not the one who 1. Bought the drugs as a 12 year old 2. Convinced herself they were okay to take and 3. Got herself preg 2 years later. This girl is probs younger than like 70% of us in the comments. Her ability to gain discernment & insight was impaired from the very beginning of her life.......something tells me there is ALOT alot more trauma behind what she reveals here. She def seems tired of where she is now, and outright says "I want to change" multiple times. Give her a frikken break. If you're watching this channel, possesing basic empathy skills is ideal.
It's okay to watch these and understand that you don't want to be like this, but to feel bad for them when they continue to make these choices? She is an adult she has had many opportunities and forceful moments put upon her to change. She chose to keep doing drugs she chose not to raise her own children she is choosing this life for herself. Empathy has nothing to do with it. I don't feel bad for people like this because they continue to choose to live like this. 9 out of 10 addicts that I know and have met do not want to change a thing
@Eric Kelly Its illegal for 12 year olds to be able to consent to many adult things for a reason. Saying yes and even being brought up into a family that allows/ encourages things like drug use and burglary would *not* be the child's fault either. If she bought it or stole it herself, something tells me from her description of her family throughout her entire life that they didn't exactly discourage these types of behaviors (that were almost certainly indoctrinated in her.) All im saying is, why put all of this weight on someone who was literally raised in an environment that normalized these behaviors? I bet she's no older than like 22. She voices seemingly genuine concern over getting clean & getting her kids back. Why do ppl in the comments have to try to beat her while she's down? It seems like everyone needs everything to be completely healed in a person for ppl to praise and support them. It has to start somewhere and she seems like she's trying to make that start.
@@flygirl1297 they beat her down because it seems at this channel most of the commenters have no desire to send good wishes or any kind of empathy or sympathy. I noticed the most of the commenters are cold-hearted, bitter and better than the subject of the video. There's no point in wasting your breath on them. You do you and wish the best for this poor girl. I know myself I'm praying for her and for one day maybe she can meet her children if they want her to meet them. God bless you for caring
@@flygirl1297 I agree that we should encourage her but legal or illegal or who's fault it is is too late to discuss when you come from parents like that. The system only acts like they care if someone calls in about child abuse, otherwise at age 12 you are really on your own if your parents get high and let you do whatever you want. I know dozens of drug addicts who voice concern over getting clean and only 1 of a 500 stays clean, maybe. This I know.
This is probably the saddest interview I’ve seen so far. This kid never had a chance. Her parents should both be locked up for negligence. My heart breaks for this little girl.
PTSD. She’s got the look in her eyes, the thousand yard stare. A lot of unprocessed emotion, wound up super tight. She is going to need a lot of help navigating the many steps on the journey to a better life. She has to want change more than anything else in her life. It will challenge you constantly, but you will rise, one small victory at a time. Good Luck - Stay Strong ✨
She looks beyond help right now, and likely high on something, almost a lost cause, and only she can pull herself out. I wish there was some kind of "intervention" society had in place, where they could take her, lock her up for at least a year, make her go to school, and use her mind. Also they should never let her out, for at least a year, til all the drugs clear her system. Make her take classes everyday, and start small and slowly build up, with no pressure. There's hope, but there's no places that can do something like this. Hope by some miracle she survives.
@@fredsellers6500 the drugs also create these type of features. Psychotic features etc. but I would definitely say trauma is definitely there as it is with so many of us. This unfortunately is what Untreated trauma looks like
Self reflection is such a big part of healing. It takes a lot of bravery to share your story with the world, but this video is ultimately for you Misty. Like many people on this channel, you have a pure soul. Bruised and battered by an unforgiving life. Be kind to yourself and kill them with kindness.
Yes, Misty is obviously a very good person with a huge heart ❤️. She doesn’t need any negativity, and deserves all the help and love she gives to others. Addiction is a devastating disease, and it’s not her fault. Addiction takes over the brain, and makes us do things we don’t want to do, no matter how deeply we care. Please, Misty, don’t give up. I finally got good treatment, after years on the streets and many tries. You can find help to beat this! I got a trafficked women’s shelter to take me in for a month (though I could have stayed for years if I needed it). They helped me get IDs together while I went to a good IOP (intensive outpatient treatment). Any program worth staying at understands Substance Use Exploitation, where you have (or had) to do dates to stay “well”. I bring that up because they have a lot of funding and resources for that issue today, more than for addiction treatment and readjustment alone. They may be able to help, despite all the ID issues.
@Superduper Starwars Stopmotion Channel!(and more!) And you ma’am are an adult troll. I bet this is the only human interaction you get right??? You need mental assistance ASAP.
Every day I watch a SWU video, and so many of them just break my heart. These are neighbors, kids down the street, fellow Americans. They are us. I listen because I want to know, not from news blabbers or idiot editorials, but from the mouth of the people living in misery and wanting to be free from the addiction and horrible consequences of drugs use. I have watched about 200 SWU videos and there are recurring themes I see again and again: early drug use and sexual activity, jail and prison, homelessness, having kids and losing them, violence and abuse, depression and suicide, failed attempts to get free from drugs, fear. hope mixed with reality. Almost everyone lives out these consequences. I am so sad for these neighbors.
What I take from many of these interviews is that as the subjects grow older they learn basic survival skills to get by in a tough ugly world but they remain psychologically the same age as when abuse and drugs shut them down. This kid is a prime example. Despite her chronological age and all she's been through, I see and hear a very sad fourteen year old talking. It's heartbreaking.
people pay insane amounts of money to get this kind of help, what you're doing is truly a gift. Not necessarily putting people on the spot, but getting information that they couldn't line up before. putting things into perspective is huge. thank you for what you do
Absolutely. It a very mind and eye opening experience, especially for a young person like Misty, to actually explain and recount your life with your own words to someone. Especially without judgment or fear of repercussions, and like you said not put on the spot specifically. Trauma stays with you, but the reality and the lessons can be hard to see or understand when you're just trying to make it over the next obstacle.
Um no they don’t. Bartenders do the same but what’s funny is you say that as she more than likely got high 5 minutes after leaving the interview. 😆 It’s so sad how ignorant, narcissistic and out of touch with reality society is. It’s all about leaving the same comment as everyone else because they have this sick need to be loved and accepted by the internet plus they don’t mean what they say they just wanna feel like they did something they can pat themselves on the back over. Society is sick. So, so sick.
Stay strong girl. God is with you. I was addicted to heroin for years. Once you get off it you can't even believe it had a hold of you like it did. Nowadays i don't miss it at all and im grateful for the whole experience. Just do what you know is right and trust that everything is going to work out in your favor because it will. God is good.
I plead for a rehab to take this Beautiful young lady in to recovery along with counseling to deal with so much trauma in her past. Her soul shines through her broken heart. Don't give up on yourself, you are amazing! Thank you Mark. You are the best!
Mark, please give us updates. She’s precious and pure, insightful and strong. But sadly, she’s just about destroyed. I hope she is embraced by kindness and concrete help through your wonderful kindness, Mark. Love to all, especially Misty, from Morgantown, WV.
You don't have to respond but is WV really that bad? I rarely hear anyone talk good about living in WV except a few older people who never left there. I did hear jobs are very scarce but does that mean even jobs at a Walmart are hard to get too? Asking cause I live in Houston and people are always talking about the high crime but the crime is bad only in some areas but it is still livable.
@@pjrichards3974 It is the worst state in the US, on so many levels. Some areas might be somewhat liveable but it's still shit compared to your average neighboorhood elsewhere. It's super sad.
West Virginia is a beautiful state. I've lived here all my life. Our state does have a high poverty rate, but that may be due somewhat to the fact that we take care of our homeless. People suffering are actually bussed here from other states because they know we will take care of their basic needs. You are misinformed about this area.
Thank you Mark for your efforts. I love your videos and share them often with my friends. I am in a 12 step program myself and clean for 7.5 years now. Big warm hugs from Zurich / Switzerland 💗fabienne💗
My comment is not going to be a very popular one, but I am speaking from 1st hand experience, If your children are in a loving, caring home please leave them alone, make sure that they know to contact you , leave your number with whoever is raising them and let them get through their childhood without them having to carry your baggage, children don’t deserve this bs. You are still young enough to get it and keep it together and to make something of yourself, you seem like you are bright enough to make it happen, it won’t happen overnight. But you can make it happen. Every child deserves a happy childhood, you see what a shitty childhood done for you. I live this everyday and I see the burden that is placed on a child who’s parents are trying to get it together, but there’s no way in the world that they are mentally ready for their child. The in for a month or so and then gone for 3 or 4 is pure hell on a kid!! I hope and pray that you you are able to overcome this addiction
Im 46 yrs old & that was my childhood. I cant agree with you enough. It is because of those experiences (over & over, & over... ) that I say 2 things : 1 - My parents taught me to trust no one, & 2 - If my parents can eff me over, anyone can. The only people I have ever fully trusted were my grandparents, but never anyone else. Its unsettling feeling...
@@Rochelle721 I am very sorry, parents don’t realize what an impact that they have on these little ones lives, I truly do believe that in my case the parents have the best of intentions until that urge to get high hits them, then the kids go through an emotional hell until we beg CPS to open their eyes and get the kids out of that toxic environment! I know that it’s not for everyone but I pray that you are somehow able to find someone that will eventually earn your trust!
@@normc4603 That is so kind of you, thank you. Intent is extremely important. There are kids that although their parent(s) struggle with an addiction, they know in their hearts/feel that they are loved. Most of the addicts I know/have known came from parents who also used, but they can all say that despite that, they knew/felt loved. I have a couple of friends who (temporarily) lost touch with their families for whatever reason, but looking back now, they see/feel that they were loved. Love, is one of, if not the first thing that comes to mind when someone says, "intention." For this reason
My 24 year old cousin died from fentanyl last year in California. She had a degree and was working. Her parents never got over her death. Fentanyl kills indiscriminately.
@@mesapyschyeah but you didnt say the other way around. When I read I interpreted as if she took it knowingly and that she even had a degree, that's what everyone's reading.
I want to help this girl ❤ I just came back from a place in South Carolina that changed my entire life. It's a 4 month program. I lost 4 kids because of my addiction and I got all of them back. This girl has so much pain and she is so worth saving. Please reach out if there is a willingness to accept my help 🙏🙏🙏
The man that got custody of her daughter will abuse her. If he tried stuff with Misty and she called him a pervert, that speaks volumes. Someone needs to check on that child.
I literally cried with her. So much pain. It's hard not to feel helpless and like there is no hope left for you when you lose your kids. It's like a piece of your soul dies. I hope she gets to experience a sober life, love, and true happiness one day.
Misty once you come off the fent your mind will become so much clearer.. you seem like you’re already at the place that people are when they’re ready to get clean! Just go to a rehab that they offer… even if it’s not that great. Don’t worry about where you’ll go after that.. they will help you find inpatient living and they also have halfway houses all over SoCal! People recovering are allowed to live there for a few years.. they help you back into society and even with schooling and jobs. Just go get the help and the rest will fall into place. Maybe go to another city on the train and try to find a better location for rehab other than downtown LA… Like Long Beach or San Pedro or something… You can do this! You’re so brave… and I know you can do it love!
The idea that it’s the state of the rehab facility that is keeping her from getting clean is an excuse. Prison or not. It’s gonna feel like Hell no matter where she goes. She’s clearly not ready to get clean.
Being 25 & to also have parents & a brother who are addicted...is a tough life. She doesn't even have parental support. A pretty sad situation for someone who is so young. Her kids have been taken away from her...she can't take care of herself, let alone take care & raise 2 kids. 💔😐 She has so much living left to do. It's up to her to get clean. We all have choices & there are consequences to all of our choices.
@@amberk4978 do you mean sad for the children? Imagine the devastating effect this mother will have on her children, she is making the next generation of criminals and prostitutes.
@@amberk4978 I noticed they all cry too except the Addicted Couple Monique and Kyle, she never once cried talking about her kids. I figured she made herself strong not to cry anymore or she just cared more about her having fun.
It was so sad. I am so unbelievably thankful that I was strong enough to get clean before I had my babies and am strong enough to maintain being clean. I cried when she started crying too thinking how bad I would hurt if I were to not have my babies due to my actions.
This interview really hit me HARD...I went through the same things almost to a T. Misty, I really hope you can find the strength that is inside of you to get out of this life. You deserve peace in your life. When I lost custody of my kids, i was the same way...just felt like nothing else mattered and that there was no possible way i could ever repair what i had broken...but I now have my kids back in my life and have 4 years clean...YOU CAN DO IT!....And we are both cancers so we have that unconditional love that sometimes is a bad thing for us but let that be your motivation to get better...be a person to look up to...dont let those people change who you are as a person. You still care...that is HUGE. Believe me, you dont want to get to the point of not caring at all. Good luck Misty!...I’m praying for you!!
This video broke me. Misty is in a deep, intergenerational cycle of poverty and addiction through no fault of her own. She really had no chance 💔 I really pray that someone, somewhere will love her enough to support her to get off drugs. Sending love from across the world ❤️
So she has no ability to improve her situation? That’s a pretty bleak diagnosis you’ve given her. In your desperation to absolve her of any responsibility you’ve inadvertently said she has no control of her own life and no capacity to improve her own situation. Hopefully she won’t listen to people like you who promote this type of thinking.
Misty, this is not the end of your story. But this can be the end of your addiction. There is a beautiful clean and sober future that awaits you on the other side of some really deep work on your part. So many people you don’t even know are cheering you on. Sending you love and peace directly to your heart. I hope to see an update seeing you thriving and sober and with your kids in your arms. I pray that blessings rain down on you and your children for generations to come.
Ooof, this one is tough. she is so self aware! Such a great quality in a person. I’m so impressed by how she carries herself even though she wasn’t taught how. She’s 1000% smarter then she knows. Please give us updates on sweet misty!
God damn this took me back. I used to do crank/meth and would hallucinate and think people were breaking in to steal my tools and stuff running around my house with a pistol with my wife and kids in the house. I was one sorry mfer and still to this day makes me cringe. Thanks again Mark
That would be the dream but nurse school or home health care is the new thing most recovering addicts go to now. They start out going because they get free help and benefits but most don't finish.
The hardest videos for me to watch are the ones who physically look and sound like their spirit is incredibly sad. She isn’t doing the whole “woe is me” speech and she doesn’t seem to be putting up any kind of act but I can literally feel her sadness. Considering how young she is, I hope something changes with her and her circumstances so she doesn’t have to live the rest of her life like this. 💞
Life is so weird. I grew up outside of LA and stayed on drugs. I moved to Charleston WV in 2013 and went to Mountain State School of Massage and it completely changed my life. Gave me a career and I did so much healing while in that program. I hope some thing’s change for you Misty girl, and you find a life path that brings you peace. 🤍
Mark, you've helped people in the past with gofundme's and other avenues for help and you're a Saint for doing it. I really hope you offer this one the world and beyond. I would absolutely donate/help in any way I can. Truly heart breaking listening to her tell her story.
I believe in you Misty. I’m the same age as you, and that really put everything into a different perspective. You’ve gone through it, but Cancers are fighters!!! You’re such a beautiful soul. You can get out, and I hope this channel helps that. Much love. 💙
Hang on Misty things can definitely get better and more than you can even imagine. Reach out for help even just to talk with a professional and maybe put some things in perspective ,one step at a time.you deserve another chance at some peace and love because your an absolutely lovely person. Please reach out ❤️🤞✌️
Hi Mark, Have you ever considered interviewing a hypochondriac? I have hypochondriac tendencies and I'd love to see/hear someone talking about this topic on your channel.
@@baublesanddolls I am sure that therapy can help people overcome or at least cope with issues like this, so even hearing from someone who used to believe they were sick would be fascinating to listen to.
I have never been formally labeled as such and I do believe the diagnosis has been removed from "The Book". But, there certaintly is a big problem when you are chronically ill with afflictions that cause varying symptoms. Or have symptoms that overlap. Or have the side effects of medications prescribed by 10 or so Specialists and a Family Practice PCP. Then you start aging, 59, and new diagnoses develop. It's a story alright. And a lot of suffering. . .
Heart breaking. It's hard enough getting through life, without the added dysfunctional family. I wish the best for Misty, and I hope she reunites with her kids.
Listening to Misty's story breaks my heart, but I sense she is so close now to doing the necessary physical, psychological and soul healing work to turn her life around. She is still young and I just hope she can get into a rehab program soon that offers ongoing support. That's what most of the people on this channel need, aside from having their pain and suffering validated. So often, they were born into tough environments, were unable to navigate out of them by themselves, and turned to drugs or prostitution just to cope and survive. This channel and Mark's patient listening and responding are invaluable in shining a light on these deeply troubling social issues.
Sweet girl... If you hadn't been through what you went through, for no fault of your own as a child, you would still be with your children. It's not your fault. Stay off drugs and find small joy for yourself in life, miracles can happen your kids may seek you out when they're older. I'm so so sorry for this pain.
Beautiful girl so sad she's so young 😢 I know all about addiction I've struggled with alcoholism for a long time back in early sobriety again. Praying for this young woman 🙏
When she broke down I started crying. These videos are brutal and life can be as well. I wish Misty all the best and way out of this addiction. Mental illness and addiction in this country are 2 things that need to be completely reevaluated and addressed from the ground up- Its an epidemic of such unfathomable proportions.
I was feeling really sad for misty, until she said she gave her rights to her father’s best friend who was a pervert. I hate to imagine what could be happening to her kid.
Love your compassion for all of these human beings. I love that you always see them as that instead of most of the world. Some people just need a little extra love. So sad.
Never had a chance from birth. When addicts make babies, they breed future addicts. You need a license or permit to do everything in this life except the most important thing , make and raise children.
Some of you in this comment section have no souls, like damn grow a heart y'all. Addiction is no joke. Yes, it's a choice, but then you become dependent then it feels like a trap that you can never escape from. Don't judge anyone until you've been in their shoes because it can always get worse... I'll be praying for you Misty. God Bless You Sweetheart 😔❤️🙏
Seeing decent people attracted to easily accessible chemicals versus easily accessible opportunity is a failure of our country. I hope the best for her so she can show her children the strength to overcome adversity.
It is how communism takes hold....look up the opium wars in china. They lost their culture to pollute their rivers manufacturing plastic shit and making our phones as slave labor. This is how a once free and proud nation will _own nothing and like it_
What easily accessible opportunity? To work 80 hours per week, at or below minimum wage, just to tread water? Presently, for a lot of people, the opportunities are no longer there.
After being burned very badly by helping out an ex junkie I always say never again. She was in the same status as this girl when our paths crossed. She ended up getting her kids and is a productive member of society today. That girl left behind very bad scars on me after helping her get clean and 11 years of sobriety. I always say I would never do it for another junkie ever again...I did my time in the trenches, sacraficed years of my life and gave all I'm going to give to the cause. but Misty I would do it for you. I would do it because of what I hear in your voice. There is a warrior in there, she just needs a little help finding her way out. Thank you for sharing this. I am reminded that my time and efforts spent in the trenches of addiction were not sacrificed in vain. More importantly I am reminded that I am still strong enough that should I ever be asked to do it again, I will not hesitate in fear. Thank you, and prayers will be sent for you.
Should I clap because you are a awesome human beings or laugh because you are such a big liar, my guess is you are sad and lonely because you use this forum to gain attention.
I've heard people question you on other podcasts, if your videos are helpful to others. Im a recovering fentanyl addict. Your videos are amazing. Not only viewers, but the people being interviewed, let loose of their pain, they cry, u can tell at the end of the videos, they dont want to stop or leave, letting loose of their pain and torment, you directly help them. You can see it felt so good to talk about their trauma. You are an amazing, and giving man, im so appreciative of your work. Thank You . You Have a huge # of followers, you help them all. Much love brudda, not to mention that you pay them with counseling and $$$. You are an angel in skid row hell
You either get results or make excuses in life. I feel for you, Misty but the excuses have to stop in order to get clean. I'm rooting for you and I'm sending you love.
Such a beautiful girl. So young to go through this hell. It tears my heart out to see this young lady in such a horrible state. Two babies! I can't fathom the pain of losing them, but it's understandable why she did. It's so easy for us watching this story to "hope" things will change. I honestly don't know how to help, but goodness.......... She needs that help
Poor little baby my heart just goes out to 99% of the addicts I see here. I grew up with severe chronic daily abuse and I know how it affected me and changed my life for the worst and how it changes generation after generation when one person is treated the weather entire life lower than a dog these people have children and they don't have the proper tools to even show love to the kids most of the time poor baby girl
The amount of misogynistic comments on this video are wild to me. She came from a problematic part of the country, clearly a dysfunctional family, multiple abusive relationships, death of a “partner”, drug abuse from an early age and no real education/skill besides the street lifestyle. What do you expect? Some people seem to be watching these videos and learning nothing, some actually feeling even more entitled to put themselves on a pedestal with their unproductive judgement.
Are you kidding me? I didn't see any of that. And btw, what constitutes misogony in your mind? Probably someone saying she's cute or good looking? Jesus christ calm down...
1) The only misogynistic comments are from the WOMEN here who obsess about her looks. 2) You are claiming that the words of a drug addict are fact. No, nothing is "clear"
God please help this child! This broke my heart. Please someone help her, give her a chance to live the normal life she's never had. I'm praying for you sweet girl......❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Misty, take it one minute at a time. Try to take it one day at a time. Permanent change comes slow and steady. Slow and steady wins the race. One small positive change in the moment to uplift yourself will lead to more small moments of positive change that will get you out of regret and the past that you need to leave in the past, and create a new positive future at your age. Make it a goal to get yourself out of there. Slow and steady wins the race.
Beautiful, sweet soul.. praying for you dearie. The pain you have experienced is horrific and you are so strong!! 🥺 being disgraced by your dad due to things beyond your control is so sad and I have nothing but empathy for you
This girl is so young and I can’t believe how young she started. She never even had a childhood. I just want to give her a hug.❤️ she has already been thru so much. She needs a break and a chance. I wish I was there so I could be a support person for her, she literally has nobody. Misty try to keep your head up and stay strong. You can do this and change your life. You’re so young still, you have your whole life!! I will keep you in my prayers and I hope things get better. 😁🌼☀️❤️
Youre 25, you have your life in front of you, only you can help yourself, I had my daughter at 16 and my son before I was 18, I had my twin daughters when I was 25. They always came first to me. You can't blame anyone but yourself, once you take responsibility you will set yourself free, little steps a day at a time you are worth it you are beautiful, find love for yourself, I hope for all the best for you, I hope you find your path. Thanks Mark you truly open eyes as to what is happening, I appreciate all you do.
My community is getting really bad right now due to the epidemic of fentanyl use 😔 I appreciate all the videos, they are helping me prepare for what I will see when I go home
@@Frank75288 I do give trump credit he was the only one mentioning this problem at all. But even more so the governors like Gavin newsome just want more misery. Fuck that guy
Girly ,you’re stronger then your mind and you can control it, do it for your kids. These are amazing people they just need help and guidance from the correct people. God bless you💕
Mark I don't know how you aren't completely broke from trying to help fix the lives of everyone who sits in front of your camera. I know you try and I know you sincerely care. This young lady wears so much sadness, it breaks my heart to see it. I wish I could parent all the kids you talk to on here and shield them from the absolute garbage that they endure regularly as a result of their situations.
Because Mark is smart. Mark is well aware that drug addicts are very good liars and are completely comfortable tugging on the heartstrings of anybody and everybody just to get what they want at the end of the day. These stories that we hear in his videos are to be taken with a grain of salt. We don't know how true these people's stories are and if they are actually even the least bit true at all. even if their stories are true, who's to say that they are ready and willing to change or will actually do good with whatever help they receive from well-intentioned viewers of Mark's videos. Yes, everybody has good intentions at the end of the day, but you know the saying. Mark has been taken advantage of more times than he can count, and he's learned from it thank goodness. It's not fun when that happens. Worse for some of us even since it can really change you into a person that no longer wants to help anyone at all anymore due to being used so many times. It's a s***y feeling but understandable.
I'm struck by how incredibly pretty she is, she doesn't look like most of the other people in these situations. I hope she knows its not too late to turn her life around.
I don't have much to say, but just know if you're reading this, that I'm rooting for you girl. You're so much stronger than you think. It's possible to turn this car around, and build yourself from the ground up by yourself. It'll be hard but it's that or death. Don't let the pain of your trauma consume you. Get the help you need. If that's subs, then so be it. Don't let anyone make you feel bad about it. Just start with little choices, do the next thing that's in front of you and make the right choice. Go to rehab and apply for all of the government help that you can while you apply for school. Once you get in fill out fafsa and take any scholarship or help possible. You can do this. You're in my heart
I feel so sad for Misty because she seem to be a nice person and I think she deserve a regular, normal live in a safe environment. I wish for her to be able to seek help and get clean and stay clean to have the chance for a drug free live.... hopefully
This is the hardest interview to watch that I’ve seen to date.. imagining the courage it took to sit and spill is inspiring. People don’t deserve to live like this.
This is absolutely the truth!!! I was a child of an addict. I went to many meetings and what no with her when she got clean. She got clean 15+ years ago. An addict has to reach rock bottom to get clean and even then if they still don’t want the help they aren’t gonna get it! No amount of forcing them will make them get clean. My mom was forced in to many rehab programs, she would complete everyone of them then come home be doing good a week tops and be right back to the drugs. The last time my mom got locked up for drugs they offered her 6 months in jail or a year in rehab. She took the year in rehab and has been on A straight path since!!! You can’t help somebody that doesn’t want help though
My heart breaks for you Chelsea..I can't begin to imagine what it's like for child to be growing up with addicted parent/s. I was a heroin addict for 2 years. I wasn't a bad addict in terms of criminality to fund my habit, I worked, so I was a functional addict. I realized I needed to get away from that life & god only knows I found it....but as I've said before, you yourself can be the only person to decide your own future 🙏
If anything this channel teaches is it all starts at home. Two lost children and shot 5 times? Seek help Misty you're so young. Wishing you recovery and love
She’s one of the many not one of the few. In fact I’m sure there’s people like her right where you live. So put your self serving comment to use and help people like her in your community. Unless this is nothing more than leaving a self serving comment because that’s what everyone did and you crave love and acceptance from the internet. You’ll forget about her 5 seconds after this video ends and you’ll scroll on your merry way!
She's very hard to follow. She's had so much trauma in her life she can't keep it sorted in her mind. I saw in a comment she has family out there that misses and loves her. I hope they connect and Misty can get the therapy and drug rehab she needs along with support after. 🙏
Misty, you are smart and beautiful. You can find a way to move away from the toxic environment you are in and get your kids back. Please 🙏 you have your whole life in front of you. first step, get clean and remove all addicts from your circle.
These comments are becoming more and more embarrassing. If you don’t have anything encouraging to say or any story to share, please watch in silence or kindly move on. If you can’t relate, be thankful! Believe it or not, we are all only one decision away from being in the same situation as many of Mark’s guests. We as a society helped create these stories. Have some empathy and be kind. That’s how we start turning things around.
Well if you didn’t see Victor pull a gun, cock it, draw down on Mark … I’m not sure what variety of content you want. He has some doozies coming up. You can always switch channels. Not a Soul on Earth has ever compiled such intimate interviews with the broken people that live on life’s fringes. We are here to learn. If you don’t care for the subject, use your remote.
Possibly you are newish here. The entire point is the people who could not craft a vanilla, square, “normal” life … not the ones who are sober and functioning.
She deserves a peacefull life and opportunities, the same way so many do. Greed and society cause this. Society doesn't make the silly choices some people have made, society keeps them where they are because its to their benefit. Our world need to change,quickly.
our war on drugs this is "winning "?? problem is there will always be the next foreign made substances.. our kids kids will be facing the same 3-5 yr life expectancy AT best, on the next next new drug ,; unless like you said a major shift in society.. i can imagine a world that drug addiction comes with pharmacy made and tested drugs and doctor monitored programs, just a simple o2 monitor on addicts fingers would have saved 20k lives last year 😔.. our phones, our school systems, nursing programs, we could do this in wv, it needs 1trill in counseling and jobs.. the government has screwed that place so bad, over n over, and every level possible in every way possible
I have a suggestion for Misty I left Los Angeles 22 years ago addicted to heroin and came up to Portland Oregon. I left there after living there for 30 years because I knew the drug game was going to kill me and I fear the same for Misty. The good news is," she can get into Hooper detox, which is free and get her own apartment if she can do outpatient across the street. It's a good supportive recovery community that provides wraparound services. It's a good healthy environment for recovering addicts. I've been for 10 years and am active in the recovery community. I am around people like Misty all the time and after listening to her talk I think she might be ready. I hope she gives herself a break and comes up here to Portland and joins the recovery community here. There's a whole lot of us living good clean healthy lives that I've been just where you have been Misty.
I'm talking about getting clean I don't know what the hell you're talking about. In the recovery community people with any good recovery don't prey on newcomers. That's the last thing they need when trying to start a new life so I'm going to let that slide because I believe you don't know what goes on in recovery. We create a safe place to begin to heal from our trauma and addiction in our community.
I feel sad and sorry for her. What chance did she have. Both parents doing drugs, living in a shit environment. She lost both her kids. Her kids dads are no good. She doesn't have anyone stable to help her. She's stuck in this life style. I hope somehow she can get strong enough to change her life for the better.
Opiate/opioid addiction has an incredibly strong effect on the brain's reward system. Speaking from personal experience - it is nearly impossible to stop using if you are under certain stressors. "The Game" is designed to entrap the player. Nothing less nothing more. Remove those elements or remove yourself from the place and people. Both sound easier than they actually are. It is so very sad...this girl deserves a safe place to sleep where she can begin to reintegrate with her family. It might take a lifetime, but that's ok. Better a lifetime of challenges in a healthy place than a single speed bump on the streets.
May I ask if you can explain a little more regarding opiates’s effects on the reward system of the brain and why it’s almost impossible to stop under certain stressors? What makes it so much harder than coming off alcohol or something like meth? If someone can’t figure out a way out of their environment, is it futile to try and get better? Sorry for so many questions. I have a loved one I am trying to help, and I’m trying to understand further. Thank you so much for your help if you are able to answer.
@@jewelsbarbie In short...Alot of folks have a really tough time getting off of opiates because of the withdrawals. We don't have to get in to the specifics...it's just a terrible process that nobody knows until they've found themselves in it. When you're using, your brain decides that it doesn't have to produce as much dopamine as usual bc the drugs are taking care of that. Endorphins too. So when someone tries to stop - there is a huge deficit in natural "feel-good" chemicals. This can present itself in many different ways, such as anxiety, irritability, crushing depression, etc. Human beings rely on these chemicals to function correctly. Disruption can lead to relapse bc the person just wants to feel "normal" again. I want to convey to you that anybody can get clean if they want to. Rehab doesn't fix you, it just gives you a safe place with time and helpful direction. Also, it might take 99 failed attempts to get to that 100th attempt correct - and that is ok. Never tell someone to give up on themselves. Sorry if that was a bit chaotic. I just woke up.
This is my sister. We were never close in life she’s 4 years younger then me and my grandmother raised me, thank you to everyone who wrote caring comments. Ignorant people will always exist talking crap. This broke my heart watching from across the country not being able to hug her and be there for her. Damn it. Not to mention losing my niece really hurts still for all of us including my kids. We never got to know my nephew. I love my siblings and family so much, I hate feeling helpless like this. 💔💔🧡👩🏼🤝👩🏻👯♀️🫶🏼🤧😢🥺😭💔
But she is right wv is just awful everywhere u look here. I hate my kids growing up around this crap.
Oh honey. I'm so sorry. I truly understand your pain, have a sister who's been an addict for many years and has been on the streets for the last 6 years. Feeling so helpless is one of the hardest things ever. I sometimes feel like I'm grieving someone who is still technically alive. My heart goes out to you, and your sister. I hope you two can still sometimes connect, if for nothing else than to ease both of your hearts for the few minutes that you speak. I hope she gets help. She needs it's, her kids need it, you need it. And you all deserve it. 💛
Jess I think it was better you didn't grow up WITH her. I had to share a room growing up with my addict brother, and it was awful. My whole childhood was pure chaos 24 7 . all due to his addiction and personality. Im 55 now and it still affects me to this day. So just be greatfull your life can be way better and never feel guilty for making your life great. Good luck Jess, you really did dodge a bullet .
There are a lot of us that had to deal with adversity, we all have a story that would shock people that didn't grow up like we did.
However, it doesn't have to define us. I wouldn't let my childhood and teen years keep up with me and did what I had to do to get away from the most toxic people I knew. They were my mother, father and sister. Mom didn't care, dad didn't believe in trying, sister started with Marijuana and moved onto coke and heroin. Became a prostitute.
I learned at an early age that I was the only one I could rely on.
As soon as I got away from them, my life was MUCH better. Now at 53, I can look back and be proud of what I did and didn't get caught up in.
You can do it too. If you are miserable enough and have had enough and don't want your kids to grow up the same way, you'll find a better way.
You deserve better but you have to work for it and not let anything stand in your way.
There were days I didn't have anything to eat. There were months that I had no money.
Homeless for awhile. It sucked and was very hard BUT I made things happen to better my life. It came in stages. But every decision I made, I had to decide on will it help me or hurt me.
Anyway, sorry for the speech. I just believe that if anyone is in a bad situation, they will change it if they want to.
Also when she says she doesn’t have it to give and she still gives, she has the biggest heart I’ve ever seen or witnessed. Things she has mentioned only barely grazes the tip of the iceberg of trauma she’s experienced in life. 💔
Why do you not try and help/support her? That’s BS for you to get on here and act like you care.. yet this poor girl was pregnant and on drugs at 14 yo!!!! Where were you then??? Where have you been ever since??? Don’t come on UA-cam and act like you care and for the past 10 years you have done NOTHING!!! You are the problem!! You attention seeking MoMo!! This poor baby needed help at 14 years old!!!! And no one in this family chose to help her!!!!! Now she’s finally walked this rd for so long she’s tired and she confronts her issues on a public platform in front of the world reaching out for any and everyone thinking she might find something to hold on to. Which takes more guys than anything you have probably ever done!!!! And now you wanna comment about how your heartbroken for her and how bad you feel!!!! You are Scum!! Don’t act like you care in public when you NEVER cared in private!!!
“I’ve never lived a normal life yet” is one of the saddest statements she said. This is still a little girl inside that has never known anything but turmoil.
Get a grip she CHOSE THIS LIFE!
@R Pierce That statement broke my heart too.
Such truth in those words for that young lady
None of us have a normal life. We all live thru hard times some of us just have better knowledge and state of mind
@@boorat3573you are heartless. Growing up in a trap house Might’ve had a lasting impact🤦🏼♀️
Im 22 and almost two years clean off fent and any kind of pill, i watch these on my hard days and they remind me why im clean now. This channel is a huge coping mechanism for me, and i hope it helps others the way it does me. I hope the best for misty and that she finds the help she needs ❤️
🙏♥️
Blessings to you! Way to go two years clean!
Awesome
Your amazing ! Keep shining
Bless your heart and congratulations!! Very impressive, it's not easy. Be pround of yourself 🙏
She said the key words which trap people in addiction, "I hate myself." I'm praying for her.
we’re the same age misty, i’ve made terrible mistakes that make me cry even today bc i’ve lost so much time trying to numb myself all bc i didn’t know how to love and invest in myself,at the time i felt it easier to try and do anything for people to like me, praying u can turn ur self around, be healthy and happy and follow your dreams ❤️ i believe in u!
I hope you’re ok jasmine♥️ you have a lot of super smart wisdom girl♥️♥️♥️ take care of yourself a little bit extra today! I’m thinking of you right now! Xoxo
As if she's reading this.
The fact that you recognize in yourself what steps you need to take to heal, takes a lot of work. You know what you need to do, it's just doing it that's holding you back. You can do it. I believe in YOU!
We've all made mistakes that we think we can't get past. I think that's why we watch these videos; they're quite therapeutic and eye-opening, no?
I'm sending good thoughts your way Jasmine ❤️
This girl started on H at 12 & got preg not even 3 years later, guys. I'm thinking she was not the one who 1. Bought the drugs as a 12 year old 2. Convinced herself they were okay to take and 3. Got herself preg 2 years later. This girl is probs younger than like 70% of us in the comments. Her ability to gain discernment & insight was impaired from the very beginning of her life.......something tells me there is ALOT alot more trauma behind what she reveals here. She def seems tired of where she is now, and outright says "I want to change" multiple times. Give her a frikken break. If you're watching this channel, possesing basic empathy skills is ideal.
It's okay to watch these and understand that you don't want to be like this, but to feel bad for them when they continue to make these choices?
She is an adult she has had many opportunities and forceful moments put upon her to change. She chose to keep doing drugs she chose not to raise her own children she is choosing this life for herself. Empathy has nothing to do with it. I don't feel bad for people like this because they continue to choose to live like this. 9 out of 10 addicts that I know and have met do not want to change a thing
@@honestlynate7922 uh huh uh huh ya
@Eric Kelly Its illegal for 12 year olds to be able to consent to many adult things for a reason. Saying yes and even being brought up into a family that allows/ encourages things like drug use and burglary would *not* be the child's fault either. If she bought it or stole it herself, something tells me from her description of her family throughout her entire life that they didn't exactly discourage these types of behaviors (that were almost certainly indoctrinated in her.)
All im saying is, why put all of this weight on someone who was literally raised in an environment that normalized these behaviors? I bet she's no older than like 22. She voices seemingly genuine concern over getting clean & getting her kids back. Why do ppl in the comments have to try to beat her while she's down? It seems like everyone needs everything to be completely healed in a person for ppl to praise and support them. It has to start somewhere and she seems like she's trying to make that start.
@@flygirl1297 they beat her down because it seems at this channel most of the commenters have no desire to send good wishes or any kind of empathy or sympathy. I noticed the most of the commenters are cold-hearted, bitter and better than the subject of the video. There's no point in wasting your breath on them. You do you and wish the best for this poor girl. I know myself I'm praying for her and for one day maybe she can meet her children if they want her to meet them. God bless you for caring
@@flygirl1297 I agree that we should encourage her but legal or illegal or who's fault it is is too late to discuss when you come from parents like that. The system only acts like they care if someone calls in about child abuse, otherwise at age 12 you are really on your own if your parents get high and let you do whatever you want. I know dozens of drug addicts who voice concern over getting clean and only 1 of a 500 stays clean, maybe. This I know.
This is probably the saddest interview I’ve seen so far. This kid never had a chance. Her parents should both be locked up for negligence. My heart breaks for this little girl.
PTSD.
She’s got the look in her eyes, the thousand yard stare.
A lot of unprocessed emotion, wound up super tight.
She is going to need a lot of help navigating the many steps on the journey to a better life.
She has to want change more than anything else in her life. It will challenge you constantly, but you will rise, one small victory at a time.
Good Luck - Stay Strong ✨
Also drugs…
@@Racheldorenofficial Your point?
She's high
She looks beyond help right now, and likely high on something, almost
a lost cause, and only she can pull herself out. I wish there was some
kind of "intervention" society had in place, where they could take her,
lock her up for at least a year, make her go to school, and use her mind.
Also they should never let her out, for at least a year, til all the drugs
clear her system. Make her take classes everyday, and start small and
slowly build up, with no pressure. There's hope, but there's no places
that can do something like this. Hope by some miracle she survives.
@@fredsellers6500 the drugs also create these type of features. Psychotic features etc. but I would definitely say trauma is definitely there as it is with so many of us. This unfortunately is what Untreated trauma looks like
Self reflection is such a big part of healing. It takes a lot of bravery to share your story with the world, but this video is ultimately for you Misty. Like many people on this channel, you have a pure soul. Bruised and battered by an unforgiving life. Be kind to yourself and kill them with kindness.
Very wise & moving words. Good stuff...
Great comment. Self reflection was probably the most painful but most important part of my recovery.
Yes, Misty is obviously a very good person with a huge heart ❤️. She doesn’t need any negativity, and deserves all the help and love she gives to others. Addiction is a devastating disease, and it’s not her fault. Addiction takes over the brain, and makes us do things we don’t want to do, no matter how deeply we care. Please, Misty, don’t give up. I finally got good treatment, after years on the streets and many tries. You can find help to beat this! I got a trafficked women’s shelter to take me in for a month (though I could have stayed for years if I needed it). They helped me get IDs together while I went to a good IOP (intensive outpatient treatment). Any program worth staying at understands Substance Use Exploitation, where you have (or had) to do dates to stay “well”. I bring that up because they have a lot of funding and resources for that issue today, more than for addiction treatment and readjustment alone. They may be able to help, despite all the ID issues.
@Superduper Starwars Stopmotion Channel!(and more!) And you ma’am are an adult troll. I bet this is the only human interaction you get right??? You need mental assistance ASAP.
Sending love to you sweet girl. You deserve love and support.
Every day I watch a SWU video, and so many of them just break my heart. These are neighbors, kids down the street, fellow Americans. They are us. I listen because I want to know, not from news blabbers or idiot editorials, but from the mouth of the people living in misery and wanting to be free from the addiction and horrible consequences of drugs use. I have watched about 200 SWU videos and there are recurring themes I see again and again: early drug use and sexual activity, jail and prison, homelessness, having kids and losing them, violence and abuse, depression and suicide, failed attempts to get free from drugs, fear. hope mixed with reality. Almost everyone lives out these consequences. I am so sad for these neighbors.
she, wv, and usa are victims to a failed , designed to fail, drug war.. its so sad west Virginia is so sad..
What I take from many of these interviews is that as the subjects grow older they learn basic survival skills to get by in a tough ugly world but they remain psychologically the same age as when abuse and drugs shut them down. This kid is a prime example. Despite her chronological age and all she's been through, I see and hear a very sad fourteen year old talking. It's heartbreaking.
people pay insane amounts of money to get this kind of help, what you're doing is truly a gift. Not necessarily putting people on the spot, but getting information that they couldn't line up before. putting things into perspective is huge. thank you for what you do
Exactly. Still some truly lowlife scum of the Earth come here and comment some awful shit. That really makes me so sad about humanity....
Absolutely. It a very mind and eye opening experience, especially for a young person like Misty, to actually explain and recount your life with your own words to someone. Especially without judgment or fear of repercussions, and like you said not put on the spot specifically. Trauma stays with you, but the reality and the lessons can be hard to see or understand when you're just trying to make it over the next obstacle.
Um no they don’t. Bartenders do the same but what’s funny is you say that as she more than likely got high 5 minutes after leaving the interview. 😆
It’s so sad how ignorant, narcissistic and out of touch with reality society is. It’s all about leaving the same comment as everyone else because they have this sick need to be loved and accepted by the internet plus they don’t mean what they say they just wanna feel like they did something they can pat themselves on the back over. Society is sick. So, so sick.
@@TruthHurtsSoGetAHelmet I couldn’t agree more mate, there’s nothing us KIND humans can do. The government is full of shit aswell
Stay strong girl. God is with you. I was addicted to heroin for years. Once you get off it you can't even believe it had a hold of you like it did. Nowadays i don't miss it at all and im grateful for the whole experience. Just do what you know is right and trust that everything is going to work out in your favor because it will. God is good.
I plead for a rehab to take this Beautiful young lady in to recovery along with counseling to deal with so much trauma in her past. Her soul shines through her broken heart. Don't give up on yourself, you are amazing! Thank you Mark. You are the best!
It won’t work until she wants it to, it would be a wasted spot until she’s ready
I want an update on Misty, please. Thank you for everything, Mark. We appreciate you.
Mark, please give us updates. She’s precious and pure, insightful and strong. But sadly, she’s just about destroyed. I hope she is embraced by kindness and concrete help through your wonderful kindness, Mark. Love to all, especially Misty, from Morgantown, WV.
You don't have to respond but is WV really that bad? I rarely hear anyone talk good about living in WV except a few older people who never left there. I did hear jobs are very scarce but does that mean even jobs at a Walmart are hard to get too? Asking cause I live in Houston and people are always talking about the high crime but the crime is bad only in some areas but it is still livable.
@@pjrichards3974 It is the worst state in the US, on so many levels. Some areas might be somewhat liveable but it's still shit compared to your average neighboorhood elsewhere. It's super sad.
@@thorbeorn4295 Oh wow, ok thanks for response. I googled it and saw it's poverty level is worst in nation.
West Virginia is a beautiful state. I've lived here all my life. Our state does have a high poverty rate, but that may be due somewhat to the fact that we take care of our homeless. People suffering are actually bussed here from other states because they know we will take care of their basic needs. You are misinformed about this area.
Makes me wanna go give my daughter a big hug. I hope this young lady gets out of the life.
Thank you Mark for your efforts. I love your videos and share them often with my friends. I am in a 12 step program myself and clean for 7.5 years now. Big warm hugs from Zurich / Switzerland 💗fabienne💗
Congratulations on your sobriety!!
Congratulations, Fabienne!!
Way to go !
Congratulations on your 7.5 years 🙏🏻🥰❤️
Zurich is just as much depressing as L.A., so kudos bro.
My comment is not going to be a very popular one, but I am speaking from 1st hand experience, If your children are in a loving, caring home please leave them alone, make sure that they know to contact you , leave your number with whoever is raising them and let them get through their childhood without them having to carry your baggage, children don’t deserve this bs.
You are still young enough to get it and keep it together and to make something of yourself, you seem like you are bright enough to make it happen, it won’t happen overnight. But you can make it happen. Every child deserves a happy childhood, you see what a shitty childhood done for you.
I live this everyday and I see the burden that is placed on a child who’s parents are trying to get it together, but there’s no way in the world that they are mentally ready for their child.
The in for a month or so and then gone for 3 or 4 is pure hell on a kid!!
I hope and pray that you you are able to overcome this addiction
My thoughts exactly!!
Well said. Break the cycle.
Im 46 yrs old & that was my childhood. I cant agree with you enough. It is because of those experiences (over & over, & over... ) that I say 2 things : 1 - My parents taught me to trust no one, & 2 - If my parents can eff me over, anyone can. The only people I have ever fully trusted were my grandparents, but never anyone else. Its unsettling feeling...
@@Rochelle721 I am very sorry, parents don’t realize what an impact that they have on these little ones lives, I truly do believe that in my case the parents have the best of intentions until that urge to get high hits them, then the kids go through an emotional hell until we beg CPS to open their eyes and get the kids out of that toxic environment! I know that it’s not for everyone but I pray that you are somehow able to find someone that will eventually earn your trust!
@@normc4603 That is so kind of you, thank you. Intent is extremely important. There are kids that although their parent(s) struggle with an addiction, they know in their hearts/feel that they are loved. Most of the addicts I know/have known came from parents who also used, but they can all say that despite that, they knew/felt loved. I have a couple of friends who (temporarily) lost touch with their families for whatever reason, but looking back now, they see/feel that they were loved. Love, is one of, if not the first thing that comes to mind when someone says, "intention." For this reason
My 24 year old cousin died from fentanyl last year in California. She had a degree and was working. Her parents never got over her death. Fentanyl kills indiscriminately.
Addiction KILLS INDISCRIMINATELY!
blame China. they refuse to stop shipping it. it's a kind of morbid revenge for the Opium Wars. disgusting country
A degree in what stupidity ?
@@gowdsake7103 I didn't say she took it knowingly.
@@mesapyschyeah but you didnt say the other way around. When I read I interpreted as if she took it knowingly and that she even had a degree, that's what everyone's reading.
Beautiful girl inside and out. Hope Misty finds a mentor to lead her out of the darkness into the light she deserves.
I want to help this girl ❤ I just came back from a place in South Carolina that changed my entire life. It's a 4 month program. I lost 4 kids because of my addiction and I got all of them back. This girl has so much pain and she is so worth saving. Please reach out if there is a willingness to accept my help 🙏🙏🙏
The man that got custody of her daughter will abuse her. If he tried stuff with Misty and she called him a pervert, that speaks volumes. Someone needs to check on that child.
Absolutely. This is alarming as hell.
I literally cried with her. So much pain. It's hard not to feel helpless and like there is no hope left for you when you lose your kids. It's like a piece of your soul dies. I hope she gets to experience a sober life, love, and true happiness one day.
Misty once you come off the fent your mind will become so much clearer.. you seem like you’re already at the place that people are when they’re ready to get clean! Just go to a rehab that they offer… even if it’s not that great. Don’t worry about where you’ll go after that.. they will help you find inpatient living and they also have halfway houses all over SoCal!
People recovering are allowed to live there for a few years.. they help you back into society and even with schooling and jobs.
Just go get the help and the rest will fall into place. Maybe go to another city on the train and try to find a better location for rehab other than downtown LA…
Like Long Beach or San Pedro or something…
You can do this! You’re so brave… and I know you can do it love!
👏💕 hope she reads this
I know you can do it Misty ! Don't give up and keep moving forward. Don't be another statistic.
The idea that it’s the state of the rehab facility that is keeping her from getting clean is an excuse. Prison or not. It’s gonna feel like Hell no matter where she goes. She’s clearly not ready to get clean.
Being 25 & to also have parents & a brother who are addicted...is a tough life. She doesn't even have parental support. A pretty sad situation for someone who is so young. Her kids have been taken away from her...she can't take care of herself, let alone take care & raise 2 kids. 💔😐 She has so much living left to do. It's up to her to get clean. We all have choices & there are consequences to all of our choices.
Peace and love
@@suavomcbravo679 lol this comment reminds me of h3h3 podcast where they say peace and love all the time
When she started to cry talking about her kids. Omg. God bless her. Hope she can turn stuff around.
Almost all the women who are mothers break down when Mark asks about their children. It is so sad.
@@amberk4978 do you mean sad for the children? Imagine the devastating effect this mother will have on her children, she is making the next generation of criminals and prostitutes.
@@amberk4978 I noticed they all cry too except the Addicted Couple Monique and Kyle, she never once cried talking about her kids. I figured she made herself strong not to cry anymore or she just cared more about her having fun.
I agree but I also noticed how quickly it lasted.
It was so sad. I am so unbelievably thankful that I was strong enough to get clean before I had my babies and am strong enough to maintain being clean. I cried when she started crying too thinking how bad I would hurt if I were to not have my babies due to my actions.
This interview really hit me HARD...I went through the same things almost to a T. Misty, I really hope you can find the strength that is inside of you to get out of this life. You deserve peace in your life. When I lost custody of my kids, i was the same way...just felt like nothing else mattered and that there was no possible way i could ever repair what i had broken...but I now have my kids back in my life and have 4 years clean...YOU CAN DO IT!....And we are both cancers so we have that unconditional love that sometimes is a bad thing for us but let that be your motivation to get better...be a person to look up to...dont let those people change who you are as a person. You still care...that is HUGE. Believe me, you dont want to get to the point of not caring at all. Good luck Misty!...I’m praying for you!!
Praising God for your awesome success! Will keep you and your family in my prayers.
@@TheDmccoy Same here, I was an atheist for most of my life but I eventually found God and the difference is immense!...
@@thorbeorn4295 Will keep you in my prayers also! ❤️
I'm a cancer too! We gotta keep each other going 😉
Praise Jesus for redemption through that perfect blood babyyy!! ❤️
This video broke me. Misty is in a deep, intergenerational cycle of poverty and addiction through no fault of her own. She really had no chance 💔
I really pray that someone, somewhere will love her enough to support her to get off drugs. Sending love from across the world ❤️
So she has no ability to improve her situation? That’s a pretty bleak diagnosis you’ve given her. In your desperation to absolve her of any responsibility you’ve inadvertently said she has no control of her own life and no capacity to improve her own situation. Hopefully she won’t listen to people like you who promote this type of thinking.
@@internetperson9121 What? 😶
@@mcduffconcertina3837 Read
Most people, unless they have extreme learning disabilities have the agency to use birth control.
She chose her path !
Misty, this is not the end of your story. But this can be the end of your addiction. There is a beautiful clean and sober future that awaits you on the other side of some really deep work on your part. So many people you don’t even know are cheering you on. Sending you love and peace directly to your heart. I hope to see an update seeing you thriving and sober and with your kids in your arms. I pray that blessings rain down on you and your children for generations to come.
Ooof, this one is tough. she is so self aware! Such a great quality in a person. I’m so impressed by how she carries herself even though she wasn’t taught how. She’s 1000% smarter then she knows. Please give us updates on sweet misty!
She’s a sweetheart with an unfortunate past. I wish her the best. Addiction is tough - but she has the best intentions! I hope it all works out!
God damn this took me back. I used to do crank/meth and would hallucinate and think people were breaking in to steal my tools and stuff running around my house with a pistol with my wife and kids in the house. I was one sorry mfer and still to this day makes me cringe. Thanks again Mark
Glad you quit that stuff.
Life is alot better sober and clear headed huh?
@@greeneyesfromohio4103 Yes !!
Sorry to hear about that Freddy. Glad you’re better bro. Take care
I'm also glad you quit. Keep it up, and good on you for overcoming!
i really hope her mom completes school and becomes a nurse. that would be huge. and you’re still young misty. i hope u get clean
That would be the dream but nurse school or home health care is the new thing most recovering addicts go to now. They start out going because they get free help and benefits but most don't finish.
The hardest videos for me to watch are the ones who physically look and sound like their spirit is incredibly sad. She isn’t doing the whole “woe is me” speech and she doesn’t seem to be putting up any kind of act but I can literally feel her sadness. Considering how young she is, I hope something changes with her and her circumstances so she doesn’t have to live the rest of her life like this. 💞
Life is so weird. I grew up outside of LA and stayed on drugs. I moved to Charleston WV in 2013 and went to Mountain State School of Massage and it completely changed my life. Gave me a career and I did so much healing while in that program. I hope some thing’s change for you Misty girl, and you find a life path that brings you peace. 🤍
Mark, you've helped people in the past with gofundme's and other avenues for help and you're a Saint for doing it. I really hope you offer this one the world and beyond. I would absolutely donate/help in any way I can. Truly heart breaking listening to her tell her story.
That was heavy. I hope she finds her way. Beautiful person, she deserves so much better. All the best for her one day.
I believe in you Misty. I’m the same age as you, and that really put everything into a different perspective. You’ve gone through it, but Cancers are fighters!!! You’re such a beautiful soul. You can get out, and I hope this channel helps that. Much love. 💙
Hang on Misty things can definitely get better and more than you can even imagine. Reach out for help even just to talk with a professional and maybe put some things in perspective ,one step at a time.you deserve another chance at some peace and love because your an absolutely lovely person. Please reach out ❤️🤞✌️
gotta get better in a little while..misty needs a holiday from the drug crew
Hi Mark, Have you ever considered interviewing a hypochondriac? I have hypochondriac tendencies and I'd love to see/hear someone talking about this topic on your channel.
@@baublesanddolls I am sure that therapy can help people overcome or at least cope with issues like this, so even hearing from someone who used to believe they were sick would be fascinating to listen to.
I have never been formally labeled as such and I do believe the diagnosis has been removed from "The Book". But, there certaintly is a big problem when you are chronically ill with afflictions that cause varying symptoms. Or have symptoms that overlap. Or have the side effects of medications prescribed by 10 or so Specialists and a Family Practice PCP. Then you start aging, 59, and new diagnoses develop. It's a story alright. And a lot of suffering. . .
No one wants to hear a hypochondriac talk about their illnesses lol 😆 so weird
@@lorrainechavez654 it hasn't been removed from "The Book"! it's now called Illness anxiety disorder.
I am a true hypochondriac, it sucks 😂
Heart breaking. It's hard enough getting through life, without the added dysfunctional family. I wish the best for Misty, and I hope she reunites with her kids.
Oh misty. Be kind to yourself. You’re worthy of healing, and you had no examples to a healthy life. You can do it. 🖤💓💫
Listening to Misty's story breaks my heart, but I sense she is so close now to doing the necessary physical, psychological and soul healing work to turn her life around. She is still young and I just hope she can get into a rehab program soon that offers ongoing support. That's what most of the people on this channel need, aside from having their pain and suffering validated. So often, they were born into tough environments, were unable to navigate out of them by themselves, and turned to drugs or prostitution just to cope and survive. This channel and Mark's patient listening and responding are invaluable in shining a light on these deeply troubling social issues.
Sweet girl... If you hadn't been through what you went through, for no fault of your own as a child, you would still be with your children. It's not your fault. Stay off drugs and find small joy for yourself in life, miracles can happen your kids may seek you out when they're older. I'm so so sorry for this pain.
Beautiful girl so sad she's so young 😢 I know all about addiction I've struggled with alcoholism for a long time back in early sobriety again. Praying for this young woman 🙏
When she broke down I started crying. These videos are brutal and life can be as well. I wish Misty all the best and way out of this addiction. Mental illness and addiction in this country are 2 things that need to be completely reevaluated and addressed from the ground up- Its an epidemic of such unfathomable proportions.
Getting her life together will be the hardest thing she will do ever. But she can do it. Im rooting for her.
I was feeling really sad for misty, until she said she gave her rights to her father’s best friend who was a pervert. I hate to imagine what could be happening to her kid.
I think she said his son was the pervert
I thought the same thing.
She didn't give her rights to him, she lost her rights. She didn't choose those people.
@@TheTaradactyl7399 she gave him away the moment she chose drugs over her son!
@@Jpann333 Because that's how addiction works. I suggest you read about the opioid epidemic in the US. Dopesick is a good jumping off point.
Love your compassion for all of these human beings. I love that you always see them as that instead of most of the world. Some people just need a little extra love. So sad.
I just wanted to give her a big hug while watching this.I really hope she gets straightened out. Much love!!
“What would you have done differently?” She’s a product of her environment. Odds stacked against her from the day she was born.
Never had a chance from birth. When addicts make babies, they breed future addicts. You need a license or permit to do everything in this life except the most important thing , make and raise children.
Some of you in this comment section have no souls, like damn grow a heart y'all. Addiction is no joke. Yes, it's a choice, but then you become dependent then it feels like a trap that you can never escape from. Don't judge anyone until you've been in their shoes because it can always get worse... I'll be praying for you Misty. God Bless You Sweetheart 😔❤️🙏
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Such a lovely girl. Anybody who judges you is not important. Lots of love to you xx
When Mark asks, “what would you do differently?”…it’s almost always, “I would have stayed away from drugs”.
Seeing decent people attracted to easily accessible chemicals versus easily accessible opportunity is a failure of our country. I hope the best for her so she can show her children the strength to overcome adversity.
That first statement got me. Very, VERY true, unfortunately.
It is how communism takes hold....look up the opium wars in china. They lost their culture to pollute their rivers manufacturing plastic shit and making our phones as slave labor. This is how a once free and proud nation will _own nothing and like it_
What easily accessible opportunity? To work 80 hours per week, at or below minimum wage, just to tread water? Presently, for a lot of people, the opportunities are no longer there.
After being burned very badly by helping out an ex junkie I always say never again. She was in the same status as this girl when our paths crossed. She ended up getting her kids and is a productive member of society today. That girl left behind very bad scars on me after helping her get clean and 11 years of sobriety. I always say I would never do it for another junkie ever again...I did my time in the trenches, sacraficed years of my life and gave all I'm going to give to the cause. but Misty I would do it for you. I would do it because of what I hear in your voice. There is a warrior in there, she just needs a little help finding her way out. Thank you for sharing this. I am reminded that my time and efforts spent in the trenches of addiction were not sacrificed in vain. More importantly I am reminded that I am still strong enough that should I ever be asked to do it again, I will not hesitate in fear. Thank you, and prayers will be sent for you.
Should I clap because you are a awesome human beings or laugh because you are such a big liar, my guess is you are sad and lonely because you use this forum to gain attention.
But wait....you did help this person! That is amazing!!!
Being from West Virginia myself it's easy to relate. 10 years clean now myself .. praying for you 🙏 ❤
Never loose faith in humanity. Just choose where u place your energy wisely. Peace and love and strength
I've heard people question you on other podcasts, if your videos are helpful to others. Im a recovering fentanyl addict. Your videos are amazing. Not only viewers, but the people being interviewed, let loose of their pain, they cry, u can tell at the end of the videos, they dont want to stop or leave, letting loose of their pain and torment, you directly help them. You can see it felt so good to talk about their trauma. You are an amazing, and giving man, im so appreciative of your work. Thank You . You Have a huge # of followers, you help them all. Much love brudda, not to mention that you pay them with counseling and $$$. You are an angel in skid row hell
You either get results or make excuses in life. I feel for you, Misty but the excuses have to stop in order to get clean. I'm rooting for you and I'm sending you love.
Such a beautiful girl. So young to go through this hell. It tears my heart out to see this young lady in such a horrible state. Two babies! I can't fathom the pain of losing them, but it's understandable why she did. It's so easy for us watching this story to "hope" things will change. I honestly don't know how to help, but goodness.......... She needs that help
Poor little baby my heart just goes out to 99% of the addicts I see here. I grew up with severe chronic daily abuse and I know how it affected me and changed my life for the worst and how it changes generation after generation when one person is treated the weather entire life lower than a dog these people have children and they don't have the proper tools to even show love to the kids most of the time poor baby girl
Tell us more about that 1% that your heart does not go out to.
I never comment....but this interview broke my heart.... We're rooting for you to heal beautiful girl....
She is someone who could thrive with a real support system. I wish I could be her friend.
Poor girl, this must be the saddest ive seen on the channel.
The amount of misogynistic comments on this video are wild to me. She came from a problematic part of the country, clearly a dysfunctional family, multiple abusive relationships, death of a “partner”, drug abuse from an early age and no real education/skill besides the street lifestyle. What do you expect? Some people seem to be watching these videos and learning nothing, some actually feeling even more entitled to put themselves on a pedestal with their unproductive judgement.
Settle down Sarah.
So out of her whole story you chose to start your comment with misogynistic stuff. 🤦🏻♂️
Are you kidding me? I didn't see any of that. And btw, what constitutes misogony in your mind? Probably someone saying she's cute or good looking? Jesus christ calm down...
I’ll keep scrolling, but so far I’ve seen no misogyny
1) The only misogynistic comments are from the WOMEN here who obsess about her looks.
2) You are claiming that the words of a drug addict are fact. No, nothing is "clear"
God please help this child! This broke my heart. Please someone help her, give her a chance to live the normal life she's never had. I'm praying for you sweet girl......❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Misty, take it one minute at a time. Try to take it one day at a time. Permanent change comes slow and steady. Slow and steady wins the race. One small positive change in the moment to uplift yourself will lead to more small moments of positive change that will get you out of regret and the past that you need to leave in the past, and create a new positive future at your age. Make it a goal to get yourself out of there. Slow and steady wins the race.
Beautiful, sweet soul.. praying for you dearie. The pain you have experienced is horrific and you are so strong!! 🥺 being disgraced by your dad due to things beyond your control is so sad and I have nothing but empathy for you
This girl is so young and I can’t believe how young she started. She never even had a childhood. I just want to give her a hug.❤️ she has already been thru so much. She needs a break and a chance. I wish I was there so I could be a support person for her, she literally has nobody. Misty try to keep your head up and stay strong. You can do this and change your life. You’re so young still, you have your whole life!! I will keep you in my prayers and I hope things get better. 😁🌼☀️❤️
Youre 25, you have your life in front of you, only you can help yourself, I had my daughter at 16 and my son before I was 18, I had my twin daughters when I was 25. They always came first to me. You can't blame anyone but yourself, once you take responsibility you will set yourself free, little steps a day at a time you are worth it you are beautiful, find love for yourself, I hope for all the best for you, I hope you find your path. Thanks Mark you truly open eyes as to what is happening, I appreciate all you do.
My community is getting really bad right now due to the epidemic of fentanyl use 😔 I appreciate all the videos, they are helping me prepare for what I will see when I go home
the resident of america is letting china flood your country with fentanyl
Remember our leaders do not care whatsoever.
@@col.cottonhill6655 the last guy did
@@col.cottonhill6655 you're so negative for no reason
@@Frank75288 I do give trump credit he was the only one mentioning this problem at all. But even more so the governors like Gavin newsome just want more misery. Fuck that guy
Girly ,you’re stronger then your mind and you can control it, do it for your kids. These are amazing people they just need help and guidance from the correct people. God bless you💕
Mark I don't know how you aren't completely broke from trying to help fix the lives of everyone who sits in front of your camera. I know you try and I know you sincerely care. This young lady wears so much sadness, it breaks my heart to see it. I wish I could parent all the kids you talk to on here and shield them from the absolute garbage that they endure regularly as a result of their situations.
Because Mark is smart. Mark is well aware that drug addicts are very good liars and are completely comfortable tugging on the heartstrings of anybody and everybody just to get what they want at the end of the day. These stories that we hear in his videos are to be taken with a grain of salt. We don't know how true these people's stories are and if they are actually even the least bit true at all. even if their stories are true, who's to say that they are ready and willing to change or will actually do good with whatever help they receive from well-intentioned viewers of Mark's videos. Yes, everybody has good intentions at the end of the day, but you know the saying. Mark has been taken advantage of more times than he can count, and he's learned from it thank goodness. It's not fun when that happens. Worse for some of us even since it can really change you into a person that no longer wants to help anyone at all anymore due to being used so many times. It's a s***y feeling but understandable.
I understood about 60% of what she said
I'm struck by how incredibly pretty she is, she doesn't look like most of the other people in these situations. I hope she knows its not too late to turn her life around.
I don't have much to say, but just know if you're reading this, that I'm rooting for you girl. You're so much stronger than you think. It's possible to turn this car around, and build yourself from the ground up by yourself. It'll be hard but it's that or death. Don't let the pain of your trauma consume you. Get the help you need. If that's subs, then so be it. Don't let anyone make you feel bad about it. Just start with little choices, do the next thing that's in front of you and make the right choice. Go to rehab and apply for all of the government help that you can while you apply for school. Once you get in fill out fafsa and take any scholarship or help possible. You can do this. You're in my heart
Wow she is a surviver unbelievable mark please give her a chance
I feel so sad for Misty because she seem to be a nice person and I think she deserve a regular, normal live in a safe environment. I wish for her to be able to seek help and get clean and stay clean to have the chance for a drug free live.... hopefully
This is the hardest interview to watch that I’ve seen to date.. imagining the courage it took to sit and spill is inspiring. People don’t deserve to live like this.
If Misty isn't ready to receive help, then no amount of help offered, will do anything at all...
This is absolutely the truth!!! I was a child of an addict. I went to many meetings and what no with her when she got clean. She got clean 15+ years ago. An addict has to reach rock bottom to get clean and even then if they still don’t want the help they aren’t gonna get it! No amount of forcing them will make them get clean. My mom was forced in to many rehab programs, she would complete everyone of them then come home be doing good a week tops and be right back to the drugs. The last time my mom got locked up for drugs they offered her 6 months in jail or a year in rehab. She took the year in rehab and has been on A straight path since!!! You can’t help somebody that doesn’t want help though
My heart breaks for you Chelsea..I can't begin to imagine what it's like for child to be growing up with addicted parent/s. I was a heroin addict for 2 years. I wasn't a bad addict in terms of criminality to fund my habit, I worked, so I was a functional addict. I realized I needed to get away from that life & god only knows I found it....but as I've said before, you yourself can be the only person to decide your own future 🙏
She seems like such a sweet gentle girl.
I hope things get better for her.
If anything this channel teaches is it all starts at home. Two lost children and shot 5 times? Seek help Misty you're so young. Wishing you recovery and love
Thank you for sharing your story. I wish you the best and you get what you want. Prayers always.
She didn’t deserve the horrible upbringing she was given. It’s horrific and she has a LOT of wisdom for her life. She needs a break and some help.
She’s one of the many not one of the few. In fact I’m sure there’s people like her right where you live. So put your self serving comment to use and help people like her in your community. Unless this is nothing more than leaving a self serving comment because that’s what everyone did and you crave love and acceptance from the internet. You’ll forget about her 5 seconds after this video ends and you’ll scroll on your merry way!
This girl breaks my heart. I hope she finds peace. And the way back to her children 😢
She's very hard to follow. She's had so much trauma in her life she can't keep it sorted in her mind. I saw in a comment she has family out there that misses and loves her. I hope they connect and Misty can get the therapy and drug rehab she needs along with support after. 🙏
You are stink.
Misty, you are smart and beautiful. You can find a way to move away from the toxic environment you are in and get your kids back. Please 🙏 you have your whole life in front of you. first step, get clean and remove all addicts from your circle.
These comments are becoming more and more embarrassing. If you don’t have anything encouraging to say or any story to share, please watch in silence or kindly move on. If you can’t relate, be thankful! Believe it or not, we are all only one decision away from being in the same situation as many of Mark’s guests. We as a society helped create these stories. Have some empathy and be kind. That’s how we start turning things around.
I’m finding that. I watch from the UK, and an avid “comment reader”. There’s so many bots and trolls, it is becoming unbearable.
Great comment, Amber K
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I wish you an awesome day!
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...yeah,it's getting bad, I've noticed too, hope you have a blessed day! 🙌
That was extremely powerful. Sometimes terrible things happen to good people. From now on, I will never take anything for granted.
Anyone else bored of Los Angeles fentanyl addicts? I'd be more interested in an interview with a sober person in California.
Open your own channel then
Facts dead ass but more less I’m a nigga from the east coast OD on Mexican mommies 🏆✅ 😍🥰🥰😍
No, not at all. Simply quit watching or pick up a needle and thread. Just trying to be helpful
Well if you didn’t see Victor pull a gun, cock it, draw down on Mark … I’m not sure what variety of content you want. He has some doozies coming up. You can always switch channels. Not a Soul on Earth has ever compiled such intimate interviews with the broken people that live on life’s fringes. We are here to learn. If you don’t care for the subject, use your remote.
Possibly you are newish here. The entire point is the people who could not craft a vanilla, square, “normal” life … not the ones who are sober and functioning.
She's beautiful, and still young. I hope she can get the support she needs to turn her life around and finish it happier/healthier.
She deserves a peacefull life and opportunities, the same way so many do. Greed and society cause this. Society doesn't make the silly choices some people have made, society keeps them where they are because its to their benefit. Our world need to change,quickly.
our war on drugs this is "winning "?? problem is there will always be the next foreign made substances.. our kids kids will be facing the same 3-5 yr life expectancy AT best, on the next next new drug ,; unless like you said a major shift in society.. i can imagine a world that drug addiction comes with pharmacy made and tested drugs and doctor monitored programs, just a simple o2 monitor on addicts fingers would have saved 20k lives last year 😔.. our phones, our school systems, nursing programs, we could do this in wv, it needs 1trill in counseling and jobs.. the government has screwed that place so bad, over n over, and every level possible in every way possible
She has such a beautiful and kind spirit. May God continue to bless this angel. 😇
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This is so heartbreaking. I wish Misty all the best.
So young and beautiful. I wish her all the best, pray she finds her way out. Recovery is possible. Thank you, Mark!
I have a suggestion for Misty
I left Los Angeles 22 years ago addicted to heroin and came up to Portland Oregon. I left there after living there for 30 years because I knew the drug game was going to kill me and I fear the same for Misty.
The good news is," she can get into Hooper detox, which is free and get her own apartment if she can do outpatient across the street. It's a good supportive recovery community that provides wraparound services. It's a good healthy environment for recovering addicts. I've been for 10 years and am active in the recovery community. I am around people like Misty all the time and after listening to her talk I think she might be ready. I hope she gives herself a break and comes up here to Portland and joins the recovery community here.
There's a whole lot of us living good clean healthy lives that I've been just where you have been Misty.
She needs to go slowly and stay out of relationships
I'm talking about getting clean I don't know what the hell you're talking about. In the recovery community people with any good recovery don't prey on newcomers. That's the last thing they need when trying to start a new life so I'm going to let that slide because I believe you don't know what goes on in recovery. We create a safe place to begin to heal from our trauma and addiction in our community.
I feel sad and sorry for her.
What chance did she have.
Both parents doing drugs, living in a shit environment.
She lost both her kids. Her kids dads are no good. She doesn't have anyone stable to help her.
She's stuck in this life style.
I hope somehow she can get strong enough to change her life for the better.
Broke my heart. Just get better, get clean and you will see your kids again. Get clean and start fighting for them! I know you can do it. 💛
Opiate/opioid addiction has an incredibly strong effect on the brain's reward system. Speaking from personal experience - it is nearly impossible to stop using if you are under certain stressors. "The Game" is designed to entrap the player. Nothing less nothing more. Remove those elements or remove yourself from the place and people. Both sound easier than they actually are. It is so very sad...this girl deserves a safe place to sleep where she can begin to reintegrate with her family. It might take a lifetime, but that's ok. Better a lifetime of challenges in a healthy place than a single speed bump on the streets.
May I ask if you can explain a little more regarding opiates’s effects on the reward system of the brain and why it’s almost impossible to stop under certain stressors? What makes it so much harder than coming off alcohol or something like meth? If someone can’t figure out a way out of their environment, is it futile to try and get better? Sorry for so many questions. I have a loved one I am trying to help, and I’m trying to understand further. Thank you so much for your help if you are able to answer.
@@jewelsbarbie In short...Alot of folks have a really tough time getting off of opiates because of the withdrawals. We don't have to get in to the specifics...it's just a terrible process that nobody knows until they've found themselves in it. When you're using, your brain decides that it doesn't have to produce as much dopamine as usual bc the drugs are taking care of that. Endorphins too. So when someone tries to stop - there is a huge deficit in natural "feel-good" chemicals. This can present itself in many different ways, such as anxiety, irritability, crushing depression, etc. Human beings rely on these chemicals to function correctly. Disruption can lead to relapse bc the person just wants to feel "normal" again.
I want to convey to you that anybody can get clean if they want to. Rehab doesn't fix you, it just gives you a safe place with time and helpful direction. Also, it might take 99 failed attempts to get to that 100th attempt correct - and that is ok. Never tell someone to give up on themselves. Sorry if that was a bit chaotic. I just woke up.
@@jewelsbarbie I'm going to make a 2nd attempt at addressing your questions after coffee. Yay drugs!