Bob seems very friendly. He actually articulates himself quite well. I know its obvious that his thoughts are disjointed but you can tell what he is trying to say most of the time. Bless him and his family. Really lovely parents to stand by him and continue to love him unconditionally in spite of the hardship of his illness 😊
Im glad to see there is a comment section now, as there was not before. My son suffers from schizophrenia. He was 25 when he was diagnosed. That was in 2013 so its been awhile, and i wouldn't say he's better, even though he does take his medication. He lives at home with his father while I live with my fiance. My son is still the same sweet natured person who loves his family, and everybody loves him dearly, too, my siblings and my cousins. If only love was enough ... he doesn't go anywhere. He does nothing all day long but wander about the house smoking and doesn't say much. Bob reminds me of my son, sweet and gentle. Having said that, there are times where he punches holes in the walls which he is responsible for patching. He breaks his TVs and we buy him a new one. He doesn't really watch anything but has music always playing. He had a normal childhood full of love and fun. I was a fun mom, providing as much joy as possible, and now joy is the one thing he does not have, and this is what kills me! I can't stand to see him so lonely. This is truly the worst thing that can happen to a family ... and I mean ... it touches all of it. To this day I cry my heart out almost every day seeing this loss, this absolute destruction of a life, and nobody knows why. People who do not have this illness in a loved one really cannot get it. To us it feels like a death. This is the best documentary I've ever seen about schizophrenia and I don't know how many times I've watched it. I almost forgot to mention this illness runs in my family. My first cousin has it, my mother's first cousin had it, as well as two others on my mother's side. I knew about my cousin. I remember when she was diagnosed.
I first watched this when I was a kid. I thought what Bob was saying was hilarious because I didn’t understand the horrors of mental illness. Having dealt with it myself now, my heart goes out to him. He seems like such a kind, gentle person. It’s hard to believe he’d be in his 70s now, if he’s still around. I’ve tried to find an update post-documentary, but have been unsuccessful. I hope he (and all sufferers of mental illness) found some relief eventually. Thanks for posting.
My heart breaks for these parents and their children. It is such a cruel disease with no known cure where the child is normal until the disease strikes and everything is different...dealing with the voices, the frustration and the inability to help is terrible. May God bless them all.
This is an amazing documentary. Its very sad however & difficult to watch. The most amazing part are Bob's parents especially his mother. I can't even imagine seeing your child in a mental hospital like that. I would take him home too. No question. I remember being terrified I would develop this disorder. I suffer extreme bipolar with mania & OCD plus panic & anxiety. That's just what they diagnosed me with when I was in rehab 10ys ago. I'm now clean from drugs & alcohol for 10ys but my mental health spiraled out when I first got sober. I had so much panic... The attacks were so severe I thought I was dying. I KNEW it was panic but it was beyond overwhelming. It even caused hallucinations at the most extreme moments. I couldn't be alone for the first 6 months out of rehab. I had to go to my mom's house everyday until my husband picked me up after work. Then home with him... Only to pace the floors of our apartment & always out the door because I was so closterphobic I'd have to walk up and down the sidewalk for hours on end. Till 1 or 2 am some nights. Thank goodness I live in a small and relatively safe city. I also started having night terrors which are quite different than nightmares & much more violent & scary. Sometimes my dreams would haunt me for days after. I took many drugs over the years but now I have finally weened down to just one antipsychotic currently plus another particular medication. I'm so grateful that I can live a basically normal life now. I still struggle whenever I have to leave my home. I became almost agoraphobic after I got sober too. Nowadays it's much better but still a struggle at times. Mental illness is no joke & can truly impact a persons life & the lives of those who love them.
Appreciated your comment. Mental illness is no joke. I suffer from anxiety, depression, and when they’re both at their worst: derealization and severe agoraphobia. I live in NYC. You can imagine…
I identify with your comment. I too have years sober but at first suffered extreme, fear and panic,curled up in a ball,thinking that I was going to die . I take a certain medication which has turned it around. Sometimes sobriety necesitates you use whatever doctors suggest. I have accepted this now,it is all a part of the Fathers universe. ❤ to you
I am very impressed by the comment " Bob doesn't have multiple personality disorder, he has a disease of the brain! Many people don't make that distinction. I have DID as it's called now. I thought I had schizophrenia before.
It made stories produced through a prism of modified production values which made it worth looking forward to viewing even the previews I watched them too!
Interested in videos about schizophrenia after watching Six Schizophrenic Brothers. It's such a mystery, they still haven't really got any clear idea about what causes it. The families in this documentary are (were?) heroes, dealing with a heartbreaking situation.
Missy’s mom Kelly got her point across very cleverly when she said, “You see me a lot don’t you?” “We’ll get your dad to come up more often.” Kelly’s also very 80’s hot!
I was thinking that the way Bob and the others talk, it seems like they are in a state, where the brain isn't fully awake, like they are still in the dream state, almost like the brain is stuck between dreaming and not quite awake. A friend of mine had this condition and he chose to delete. I wish thiis affliction was fully understood and viably treatable.
Why do I feel that when Missy "ran off" from her father's house... it was just them leaving the front door open and turning the other way when she wandered outside?
In order to cure schizophrenia we need to understand where our thoughts come from. What produces a thought? Even when we are sleeping our brain keeps producing ideas and toughts and images.
I wonder about these three families. I know this is an old documentary, but many of them are sure to still ve living. I would love to know what happened in the years after this video. My son has schizophrenia 😢
@@TheRuskaI’d say it’s intentional. If it were tape distortion, it would be heard throughout the soundtrack, including all the dialogue-but it affects only the music. It’s apparent that it’s an effect that’s printed onto the music only when you can hear the ‘distorted’, wobbly music playing in the background while the dialogue is clearly heard and totally unaffected.
Bob seems very friendly. He actually articulates himself quite well. I know its obvious that his thoughts are disjointed but you can tell what he is trying to say most of the time. Bless him and his family. Really lovely parents to stand by him and continue to love him unconditionally in spite of the hardship of his illness 😊
Im glad to see there is a comment section now, as there was not before.
My son suffers from schizophrenia. He was 25 when he was diagnosed. That was in 2013 so its been awhile, and i wouldn't say he's better, even though he does take his medication. He lives at home with his father while I live with my fiance.
My son is still the same sweet natured person who loves his family, and everybody loves him dearly, too, my siblings and my cousins. If only love was enough ... he doesn't go anywhere. He does nothing all day long but wander about the house smoking and doesn't say much. Bob reminds me of my son, sweet and gentle. Having said that, there are times where he punches holes in the walls which he is responsible for patching. He breaks his TVs and we buy him a new one. He doesn't really watch anything but has music always playing. He had a normal childhood full of love and fun. I was a fun mom, providing as much joy as possible, and now joy is the one thing he does not have, and this is what kills me! I can't stand to see him so lonely.
This is truly the worst thing that can happen to a family ... and I mean ... it touches all of it. To this day I cry my heart out almost every day seeing this loss, this absolute destruction of a life, and nobody knows why. People who do not have this illness in a loved one really cannot get it. To us it feels like a death.
This is the best documentary I've ever seen about schizophrenia and I don't know how many times I've watched it.
I almost forgot to mention this illness runs in my family. My first cousin has it, my mother's first cousin had it, as well as two others on my mother's side. I knew about my cousin. I remember when she was diagnosed.
I first watched this when I was a kid. I thought what Bob was saying was hilarious because I didn’t understand the horrors of mental illness. Having dealt with it myself now, my heart goes out to him. He seems like such a kind, gentle person. It’s hard to believe he’d be in his 70s now, if he’s still around. I’ve tried to find an update post-documentary, but have been unsuccessful. I hope he (and all sufferers of mental illness) found some relief eventually. Thanks for posting.
My heart breaks for these parents and their children. It is such a cruel disease with no known cure where the child is normal until the disease strikes and everything is different...dealing with the voices, the frustration and the inability to help is terrible. May God bless them all.
I love these old-school HBO America Undercover episodes
Me too their so entertaining
The narration and editing is so damn haunting imo but still really professionally done
Happened to my Daughter, I've never felt so helpless in all my life.
This is an amazing documentary.
Its very sad however & difficult to watch.
The most amazing part are Bob's parents especially his mother.
I can't even imagine seeing your child in a mental hospital like that. I would take him home too.
No question.
I remember being terrified I would develop this disorder. I suffer extreme bipolar with mania & OCD plus panic & anxiety. That's just what they diagnosed me with when I was in rehab 10ys ago.
I'm now clean from drugs & alcohol for 10ys but my mental health spiraled out when I first got sober.
I had so much panic... The attacks were so severe I thought I was dying. I KNEW it was panic but it was beyond overwhelming.
It even caused hallucinations at the most extreme moments. I couldn't be alone for the first 6 months out of rehab. I had to go to my mom's house everyday until my husband picked me up after work. Then home with him... Only to pace the floors of our apartment & always out the door because I was so closterphobic I'd have to walk up and down the sidewalk for hours on end. Till 1 or 2 am some nights.
Thank goodness I live in a small and relatively safe city.
I also started having night terrors which are quite different than nightmares & much more violent & scary.
Sometimes my dreams would haunt me for days after.
I took many drugs over the years but now I have finally weened down to just one antipsychotic currently plus another particular medication.
I'm so grateful that I can live a basically normal life now.
I still struggle whenever I have to leave my home. I became almost agoraphobic after I got sober too.
Nowadays it's much better but still a struggle at times.
Mental illness is no joke & can truly impact a persons life & the lives of those who love them.
Appreciated your comment. Mental illness is no joke. I suffer from anxiety, depression, and when they’re both at their worst: derealization and severe agoraphobia. I live in NYC. You can imagine…
Thank you for sharing this. I'm so glad you're feeling better now.
I identify with your comment. I too have years sober but at first suffered extreme, fear and panic,curled up in a ball,thinking that I was going to die . I take a certain medication which has turned it around. Sometimes sobriety necesitates you use whatever doctors suggest. I have accepted this now,it is all a part of the Fathers universe. ❤ to you
I am very impressed by the comment " Bob doesn't have multiple personality disorder, he has a disease of the brain! Many people don't make that distinction. I have DID as it's called now. I thought I had schizophrenia before.
i loved this episode on hbo back in the old days. loved it.
My heart goes out to Missy's brother ... when he started crying ... this is the most heartbreaking illness.
Such wonderful and loving parents
There is hope in Jesus He helped Mr He
can bring hope for those afflicted with
mental illness
HBO played all kinds of good stuff in the 80s and 90s
It made stories produced through a prism of modified production values which made it worth looking forward to viewing even the previews I watched them too!
Interested in videos about schizophrenia after watching Six Schizophrenic Brothers. It's such a mystery, they still haven't really got any clear idea about what causes it. The families in this documentary are (were?) heroes, dealing with a heartbreaking situation.
Jasper seems pretty cool.
Missy’s mom Kelly got her point across very cleverly when she said, “You see me a lot don’t you?” “We’ll get your dad to come up more often.” Kelly’s also very 80’s hot!
It seems like the mother lived in CA near Missy and maybe her father was still in Texas?
I was thinking that the way Bob and the others talk, it seems like they are in a state, where the brain isn't fully awake, like they are still in the dream state, almost like the brain is stuck between dreaming and not quite awake. A friend of mine had this condition and he chose to delete. I wish thiis affliction was fully understood and viably treatable.
Very perceptive analysis of this disease, thank you for sharing your thoughts. So sorry for the loss of your friend.
Why do I feel that when Missy "ran off" from her father's house... it was just them leaving the front door open and turning the other way when she wandered outside?
22 different hospitals ... that's love from Steve's parents.
In order to cure schizophrenia we need to understand where our thoughts come from. What produces a thought? Even when we are sleeping our brain keeps producing ideas and toughts and images.
Wow. Even Moban didn't help Bob; it was 'the bomb' back in the 70s!@)
I wonder about these three families. I know this is an old documentary, but many of them are sure to still ve living. I would love to know what happened in the years after this video. My son has schizophrenia 😢
Wonder why all these homeless people are homeless and hooked on drugs. This show lets you know why.
This was very interesting! I could kill a hamburger right now too
Was the music throughout the video intentionally distorted and out of tune ? (the piano especially).
It was digitized from an old VHS tape. You’re probably hearing flutter.
@@TheRuskaI’d say it’s intentional. If it were tape distortion, it would be heard throughout the soundtrack, including all the dialogue-but it affects only the music. It’s apparent that it’s an effect that’s printed onto the music only when you can hear the ‘distorted’, wobbly music playing in the background while the dialogue is clearly heard and totally unaffected.
I feel bad for Missy her family seems to think they're just too good for someone who has schizophrenia
How old is this documentary
1989
@@TheRuskaI was born in 89.
What ever happened to Bob?
He owns a Gentleman's Club in Miami... called ... Bob's Place.
None of what they are saying makes any sense!
🤦♀️
They have formal thought disorders.