Ok I think I saw him flip us off lololol bottom right Never mind I made my screen bigger and saw the pic lol BUT WAtch HIS HAND H E FLIPPED YOU OFF NOT ME LOL
A friend of mine was hit in the head with a brick during a mugging. He was in a coma for about a week and came around with a.different personality. The sweetest,.kindest guy was suddenly aggressive, angry and rude. It took months for his previous personality to re-emerge. When you look at the worst killers you often find traumatic head injuries in their past. Never underestimate a head injury.
he's lucky to have a friend like you who stuck around through his dark times instead of just abandoning him. wish everyone could have loyal friends like that, myself included. glad he recovered from such a heinous crime, even if partially.
Ay, my daughter is very young and is dating someone who has a TBI and I don't know him and worry about her because of how common TBI's and violence have been linked.
@@canterburytail2294 Have you told her about your worries. Maybe show her this video or something else to scare her away from him. Better to scare her than to for something to actually happen. I hope she is ok. Sometimes parents over worry so that may be the case also. I am a worry wort so no judgement.
We also have to make sure not to sensationalize head injuries as well. Not everyone that has a head injury will be a serial killer or even a bad person in general. My sister had a pretty bad head injury and she’s largely the same now. Just a few small changes.
@@canterburytail2294 don’t worry about that. I think she should be cautious, but no more cautious than around anyone else. My sister had a brain injury and she’s largely the same person. And not violent at all.
He gets a year in prison for breaking into someone's house and assaulting them... But they drop it to 6 weeks because the prison is overcrowded 😂😂😂 what kind of broken ass legal system is that
Too many murders have been perpetrated by people who were supposed to be in prison but instead were let back on the streets. Nonviolent offenders should be the only prisoners afforded any leeway. Justice System seems intent on letting the most psychotic prisoners out.
My whole life I've always known my uncle as an erratic, impulsive, and angry man easily prone to violence and making bad choices that landed him in prison. My mom told me he wasn't always like that he was a very different person before I was born, she said he was smart, kind, compassionate. Then he was t boned by a drunk driver, he survived but sustained a serious brain injury after that he was never the same. Even after he died of liver disease my heartbroken mother said "we finally put your uncle to rest, I wish you got to meet my real little brother but he died all those years ago in that car crash"
I sm so sorry. My cousin had a head injury and he totally changed at the end of his life. He became violent and tried to murder my brother. He was murdered. His craziness caused it.
Science still knows very little about the brain. Doctors aren't magicians mate. What was he going diagnose him with? The mri scan didn't show any physical damage to the brain. Maybe if he stayed on his meds the second doctor prescribed, it would've helped. Short of a Judge slapping Johnny with a conservatorship, what else can be done? Johnny just sounds like an asshole.
@@MrAkaacer There WAS no MRI scan, and light sensitivity is a dead giveaway to a head injury. Couple that with the odd behavior and you’ve got such an obvious head injury someone who’s NOT a doctor would know it immediately.
True I think in many cases. My cerebellum herniating In to my spinal cavity (chiari malformation) and I have extreme light sensitivity thst got really bad when the herniation got bigger
I have idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and I get super sensitive to light, migraines, sensitivity to sound, and I have crazy outbursts (I mean not hurting anyone. Maybe cussing someone out but who knows what it coulda led to cuz it def made me short tempered) but I def don’t act like myself… unless they do a spinal tap to remove the csf fluids. So maybe he had an overflow of fluids in his brain.
@legoDragonfly-1 wow- you have Chiari type 1 too? Do you also have Syringomyelia? I saw the comment on light and was hopping in here when you took the words out of my mouth. I have to wear sunglasses outside, some days even when overcast.
Dan is a real one for saving that random worker guy. Easily could’ve just called the cops and not gotten involved, but he stepped in and helped the dude get away.
The strangest thing is that he left sons of anarchy because it was too violent but then became so violent in his personal life. Very scary that a brain injury can cause this.
Or if he did have schizophrenia, they usually have triggers that worsen their auditory/visual hallucinations - if he had angry voices yelling at him all the time in his head he probably wouldn't have enjoyed being around more anger, externally. One of my best friends hates clowns because one manifestation of her schizophrenia (the one that apparently bothers her the most) is a big face with exaggerated features that laughs at her at inappropriate times.
Read what happens to the singer of INXS. He had a head injury and lost his sense of smell. He was never the same after that. A blow to the brain can change a person so much. It’s crazy.
@cappiece3786 exactly what I was thinking. The show was about a violent motorcycle gang. It was a motorcycle accident that somehow triggered his personality change. Coincidence?
I work at a psychiatric hospital and head injuries are no joke. We have had a few that changed the person. I am very angry at the parents for not getting him care. They should have petitioned for gaudianship after the 2 arrest. There was plenty of evidence to at least get a temporary for medical intervention.
Tell me, why is it that psychiatrists treat mental health disorders with brain trauma? I was given ect and my brain is fucked. You’re profession is a joke.
Well they were told that he didn't have a head injury and he refused to go and be checked out. I guess that they didn't know what to do. In fact there is a person on this thread that just said exactly that. Temporary_Human. It's about his wife and now he is prompted into action. Feeling bad and awful for not realising to get her help sooner.
A friend of mine was car surfing in a park. (Stupid!) They hit a speed bump and you guessed it, he fell and landed on his head. He quit breathing 3 different times, before the teenagers called 911. They were scared to get in trouble while this poor boy is dieing. But he was saved and went through hell trying to relearn things again. He was sent to a special hospital for brain injured people. But even 14 years later. He is sooo different than he was. So sad and scarey. Cause he would physically hurt people and laugh. It was hilarious to him. He was not like that. So many changes.
Agreed! My cousin when thru 2 tbi. The 1st one was so bad it actually but chsnged the color of his hair. He was my best frirnd our whole lives and the head injury changed him so much he turned on me ehich resulted in my dog dying. Theres alot of people walking around like that and people dont realize
I'm a veteran working on putting her life back together and you provide an incredibly soothing background narrative that helps keep me out of my own anxieties - even if the topics are dark and intense. I always look forward to your videos in the evening. I can tell you're a father with a caring spirit. You're out here helping vets. Keep it up ❤
We all in this together sister. I know I’m a random UA-cam commenter but I’m still trying to adapt to civilian life, especially after Iraq. It gets better. The crucial traits are patience and restraint. Let us know if we can do anything
My daughter has TBI from a trampoline fall. Doctors refused to do any imaging at the ED and no one listen that she was "different" after this for three years. Finally I found a doctor that took my concerns seriously and tested her. November 2019, she got a tbi diagnosis. Advocate for yourselves and your loved ones!
Yes u have to unfortunately we are human in healthcare and are usually understaffed...however any fall with the slightest chance of head trauma HAS to get a CT scan to rule out a cranial bleed or hematoma it's just a given however not all professionals are professional or may be focused on less important factors...
Always do what you think is right. If you feel a doctor is not doing what they should, insist or get another opinion. Always fight for your loved ones!
This past 1.5 years have proven to me that just because someone has a medical degree doesn't make them intelligent. Too many stupid drs in the world so you have to persevere until you get an intelligent one.
My father was the sweetest and kind person, or so my mother, family and people around us said (I wasn't born yet during this period 😅). One day he got hit and run when he was just standing by the sidewalk, hence where he got his head injury and he never the same person again. He was a mess bipolar, his mood swings is so severed that once he killed our dog bare hand, causing a deep trauma to me and my older sister since we witness it. I would say it's lucky that our family survived with no harm at all from him. His manic period limited to destroying stuff (except once with the dog 😭), never violence to his own family. It was back in the 70's and we're from third world country, there's no advance medication or therapy for this kind of mental illness. Never underestimate a head injury, sometimes it caused an angel turn into a devil.
@@dewisudiastuti6198 I'm so sorry that happened to you, your family AND your father. If he did sustain a tbi (traumatic brain injury) he and everyone he loved was robbed of his true loving nature and it caused sorrow for all around you. Anytime anyone really gets any type of knock/hit to the head an mri should be done but as you said, your country may not have had that available. I hope you all are doing better these days.
One of my good friends was in a very bad motorcycle accident and ended up with two skull fractures. Before the accident he was a sweet, silly, docile guy, but after the crash he was easily irritated, and would rage fit for little, to no, reason at all. His personality completely changed. My heart breaks knowing he’s hurting like that.
And him to be fair, that wasn't him, it had to be something like the head injury, God love all involved, poor guy obviously had something bad going on, they all deserved a different outcome,...its all very sad..if my child went trough something like that I wouldn't be letting him go off to live else where, id want him close to keep an eye on the situation, its a bit of a fail on his parents part, I know they never could have known but they did know that was very out of caricature for there son...
Frontal lobe head injuries are now one of the leading hypothesis for serial killers. All of the major ones have a confirmed and unconfirmed head injuries.
I knew that Fred West had a brain injury (from an accident in his youth if I recall) - I wasn't aware of any confirmed or unconfirmed head injuries for any of the other major sk's that spring to mind.
Definitely an extremely exacerbating factor. Also, I've never heard of a naturally aggressive/antisocial person becoming more peaceful after a frontal lobe injury. It always seems to go the other way. I wonder if there's also a heritability to these kinds of personality changing head injuries, too. When we hear about killers and people, who have been violent from an early age (or, indeed, children who are violent and/or killers), we usually find that they've come from violent and disfunctional backgrounds. So, we have been putting the manifestations squarely at the feet or learned behavior and/or a bit of genetics. What if violent parents, generation by generation, smacking their children around is actually procuring character changing head injuries that in turn lead to the children being more violent and abusing their own children? Mostly, we raise our children to avoid drugs. We try. We rarely put any effort into raising them to avoid activities that could cause physical brain damage. In some parts of the UK - it's almost seen as a mark of parental love to give the boys mini motorbikes. Get them out banging their heads up as soon as possible.
@@batintheattic7293 I don't think so, people have been getting genital mutilated for thousands of years and yet every baby boy is still born with a foreskin and every girl is born with intact labia. there could be epigenetic changes that get passed down but likely those would be changes related to healing brain injuries which would make them less likely to get sever brain damage that won't heal. One thing that could very much get passed down is hormone levels, neurotransmitter levels, and variations in brain structure. now none of that really discounts your theory, but what does discount your theory at least to me, is that domestic violence, pedophilia, murder, serial murder, rape, and most other violent offenses are usually committed by someone who had violence or abuse done towards them in their child hood, but the important part is that this correlation is only seen in men, and women who commit violent or abusive crimes have no more or less chance than any other woman to have been abused or hurt in the past. If it was something getting passed on generation to generation why would it only ever have an effect on men when women commit almost as many violent or abusive crimes the only exception being murder. also if you look at it from an evolutionary perspective passing on chronic injuries to your children is the stupidest possible thing imaginable, sure it could be able to happen a little bit but those people who have the ability to pass on physical trauma to their children would be very quickly weeded out of the gene pool as that family would slowly degenerate over time.
I have a traumatic brain injury from a car accident. It changed my entire life. Scholarship was gone, career was gone, wife left me. I spent years in chaos. It took me getting real help and settling down to focus on family to even begin to turn it around. It makes me sad that Johnny was unable to get the help he needed earlier. Thank you for approaching this subject so carefully, MrBallen. Edit: Thank you for the kind words, everyone. Since posting this, I finished seminary and began making use of the ordination I received in 2016 but was too depressed to utilize. I now serve as a priest of a small chapel in a remote Southwestern town helping those in need by way of volunteer work and spiritual counseling. Helping others in the name of God has helped me to find the meaning I was searching for and I recommend all who have suffered from such trauma do the same. God bless you, friends,
@@fathergabrieljob Thanks for your answer, as im still pretty young this is bad news for me. I´m looking for a doc that might help me one day, but so far the search is devastating. I wish you all the best for the future. regards R.
I knew Cathy Davis when I was a kid. My folks are good friends with one of the people who lived at the villa from time to time and I have many very fond memories of holiday parties there. She was an incredible woman who deserved so much better.
Johnny Lewis’s mother, recently passed from cancer sadly, is my first cousin. Her parents, Johnny’s grandparents, were my favorite Aunt and Uncle. It’s my understanding that Johnny’s father is writing a book about this. Various assertions about drug abuse and other rumors have been painful to them as I have learned from other members in the extended family. That said, I wanted to thank you personally for telling this story truthfully and while I braced myself for this story to be painful and sensationalized, you did not do that. I have been a subscriber to your channel for a while now. I love how you can tell a story and yes, I love the strange dark and mysterious. Thank you for pointing out Johnny’s goodness prior to his decline. As a relative, it can be shocking - but Johnny was famous. I am going to share this with Johnny’s first cousin (their mother’s are sisters). Hoping he feels like I do-you handled the story well. Deepest sadness for his land lady and cat and others harmed. Meanwhile, your story felt less horrifying than others that I have heard which were peppered with rumor of drugs and only focused on the horrific killing that occurred, leaving out facts and I feel your rendition is an attribute to the need for the mentally ill (be it a diagnosis, such as a schizophrenic break, or results of a head injury). Thank you and keep up the good work keeping in mind that all involved may have family members listening to you tell the story.
Deep sympathy to your family......a young man who I grew up changed drastically after a head injury caused by a motorcycle accident. The anger and nastiness he displays now is so sad, he has turned violent and aggressive to any family who have tried to help him and he wont listen. His mother is heartbroken as he acts like he hates her with such evil aggression its awful. Yet he works and functions day to day but destroys any close relationships with his anger. He just changed into a complete different person. We need more research into head injuries. I wish your family and the victims all love and peace.
If you're on any social media, you might try telling him this on one of those. I don't think he checks comments after the secret is found, but I'm sure he'd love to read what you have to say!
It's interesting to hear a family member's perspective on this. It must've been so hard to deal with that and my thoughts are going out to you. Thank you so much for coming out and sharing this! It must've taken so much courage and bravery!
The drastic change in his personality right after the bike accident is evidence enough for me to lean towards traumatic brain injury. It’s too much of a coincidence for it to not be.
I know right? Even Katy Perry said in an interview about him just after the whole ordeal. She said she couldn't put a finger on him and his mood swings. It was like one minute he was hot n then cold yes n then no in n then out up n then down....
It wasn't a tiny head injury, he cracked the back of his head on a curb after being punched in the face. His skull was fractured and he didn't seek medical attention for 3 days. It changed him forever.
It could go the other way around. Always in trouble as a teenager... In a fight a guy broke a bat on my head. No blood on the floor, It was all on the ceiling. Became Christian after, Got married. Now I have 2 wonderful boys
Honestly Head injuries are probably one of the most terrifying things- You can hit your head (like in a car accident) and your personality can completely SHIFT.
I’ve seen this happen with 4 of my closest friends one of which had a very promising career in welding, which was his favorite thing to do; even after work he’d be welding up some art or some project he wanted to do. After his head injury he decided he never wanted to weld again and now works on a charter fishing boat and hasn’t touched a welder sense, he also lost his drive to excel in life, now he just doesn’t care and rides life like a wave instead of trying to surf life which is how he lived life before! Always wear a helmet when head injuries are a factor it could save your life or your life from changing forever!!!
That irony in this story is truly heartbreaking. Johnny disliked violence to the point he needed to get off Son of Anarchy for his own good. Only to get in a motorcycle accident and end up doing the what he left the show for, except obviously for real. Head injuries are really something else.. in some stories, people turn from an average person to a genius at something. Or from a kind person into something fearsome. I find it interested, but frightening, how even a single well placed punch could change someone’s personality like that.
Yeah there was so many Victims in this story Johnny was also one of them when he had that accident he was never Johnny. If that accident never happened things could have been different.
@@acrock21 that's what I've been saying me and my friend got I to an conversation about this mainly cause half Sack was my favorite character besides Jax and Opie
@@jokerspudding1192 He probably hit his head so hard that it damaged his memory... and since he had worked so hard on his character and given it so much emotion... his brain grabbed onto the memory of his character and his emotion from the show. He literally became what he hated. That doesnt change that he did what he did.
I'm a retired mental health social worker and IMO he had a brain injury that affected his emotions and judgement. The sudden change in behavior as reported by his father is a big clue. Thanks for sharing!
That's terrifying to think that a brain injury could alter your character that much. That is just such a terrible thought and I feel so bad for him and everyone else involved.
I think it's the TYPE of brain injury plus acting plus success stress that truly caused the character change and idk if I would call his character changed so much as scrambled
Not sure if head injury did this. Schizophrenia and bipolar conditions often don't show up until adulthood. If he had taken his meds he might still be alive and so would be his victim.
My husband suffered a TBI. I barely recognized him for years. We were fortunate enough that I was able to provide him with a few years of rest (he didn’t have to work or overly stress himself) so that he was able to heal. But it’s only been the last year I have finally started to see the man I married. That means I took over three years. And I also want to note I spent time in college studying brain injuries-this is really common, and the tests don’t have ways of looking at parts of the brain that change/effect personality. It’s all very tragic and if anything, I am surprised that Johnny couldn’t find a better specialist living in Hollywood
It’s scary to me bc a lot of times the injured doesn’t notice or feel the changes everyone else is seeing so they think everyone is out to get them or crazy, and it usually takes something drastic for them to see it. I feel like he was failed by the medical and juridical system, they had many opportunities to get him diagnosed whatever the outcome was. Could’ve prevented such a tragedy.
@@afterthestorm7012 did you hear the same thing I did. The dad kept urging his son to go to a doctor that would look into the head injury. He didn’t just “throw pills at it”.
100%…it’s terrifying to discover that, for better or worse; you’re a different person. You lose your identity and become terrified of your own capabilities
After 6 diagnosed concussions over 8 years of football and dozens and dozens of un diagnosed bell ringings that I just pretended like I was ok so I didn’t miss time playing I can tell you for certain I am a completely different person after every single head trauma event. I’m still fucked up and will be for the rest of my life. I’m 27 now I stopped playing football at 19…
My young in-law was in a bad car accident. He turned up to the house and stole some things which was out of character. He was also speaking out of character to family. He died three days later.
Did Johnny’s parents tell Cathy Davis about his psychological/neurological issues and criminal history? If they didn’t they were incredibly irresponsible.
I think they were very irresponsible. Your son obviously has violent tendencies, he's clearly not in his right mind, he just got out of prison for a break in and assault, yet you think its a good idea for him to move out on his own into a house with other people??? I just don't think that was wise.
@@user-ct1md9lw9d I don't think he's making up excuses. At least in my eyes, what Johnny did was horrifying. I think he sustained a brain injury in that accident and who he was changed. Look into frontal cortex injuries -- though I've not heard of one to cause this extreme of behavior shift that quickly, it has to be more than that, I'd think. And then when he went to the one Doctor, they didn't handle it correctly, and because Johnny was an adult, there wasn't a lot anyone could do to force him back to the Doctors. Whole thing is a series of unfortunate events. It's sad Cathy paid with her life for it, because who Johnny was died the day of the accident.
As sad as it is for him to have undergone so much trouble post the accident due to an undiagnosed brain injury, why are we not sympathising enough with the poor woman Cathy. She was a gem and dedicated her life to kindness. She did not deserve to meet such a terrible fate!
This one was really sad. Cathy was such a good person, giving space and helping a lot of people that are trying a difficult path, she didn't even care for johnny's jail background, she was just happy to help
The cat part was just too much for me. Yeah it wasn't his fault because of traumatic brain injury. But I blame his family. They KNEW he had a brain injury, they KNEW he was acting strange and committing crimes. He was behaving violently. They needed to have him committed. They should have asked a judge for power of attorney. All they had to do was call 911 say he's having a mental health crisis and they'll keep him for three days and ask the doctors at the hospital to recommend they get power of attorney so he can receive further treatment. They failed their son. Just like the parents of the werewolf killer Mr.Ballen did a video on. They failed their son too. Don't fail your family members who are in mental health crisis. Call 911 get them evaluated. Please. If you choose not to do this the blo od's on your hands when something like this happens and your mentally ill loved one hurt someone.
@@zeuxlaught2797 oh my God I forgot about that! Yeah you're exactly right that makes everything so much worse. They should have left him in jail where he couldn't hurt anyone and he would have been transferred to a mental hospital, and a judge definitely would have ordered he get inpatient treatment. They literally had to do nothing to get him treatment all they had to do was not bail him out over and over again. Man this whole situation is a tragedy. The parents had to have failed their son like ten times in a row for this tragedy to happen. And that's exactly what they did. I hope they feel guilty for it. But something tells me that their the type of people who sleep well at night and don't blame themselves at all.
@@WhitneyDahlin I would not compare this to the werewolf family. I believe his parents loved and cared for him and did what they thought was best. It is hard enough to leave your child in jail, but it was making him significantly worse. They kept trying to get him to go to more doctors to find out what was wrong with him, but he kept skipping appointments and if he did go he would not go to the follow ups. As for calling 911 to have him committed, that is often more traumatizing than it is helpful and they rarely hold you more than 24-32 hours, luckily. I think sending him back to the writer’s villa was not an irrational decision. Of course you would not believe your son would murder an old friend, especially when he has only had a few violent outbursts on strangers, not friends or family. Going to a familiar, peaceful place, where he could express his artistic passion could be thought of like a form of therapy. There are many drug rehabilitation centers similar to this. They explained the situation to Cathy before he went there and she welcomed him with open arms.
I had a TBI when i was 16 i put my body between me and a girl sitting on the center consel and I went through the windshield of a jeep. I can definitely attest to the violent outbursts and dramatic change in personality at times these days it doesnt happen as often but sometimes the littlest things will trigger me to become violently angry ive had to learn to control it because i wasnt going back to prison for a 4th time the previous 3 definitely did nothing to help my condition other than give me a place where i didnt get in as much trouble for beating people, quite literally half to death but hey ive been managing to cope alot better these last 8 years I've been free.
@@ItsMeTyScott im sorry to hear about that,what a shame and broken system,😣 I really wish you the best and I'm happy your able to control it for the most part 🤍
He probably ended up with frontal lobe damage. The frontal lobe damage can cause change in personality, difficulty in interpreting ones environment, as well as not being able to adequately assess risks and danger. He basically lost his self control.. I wish someone was able to help him because Cathy and her cat didn’t deserve to have died.
Frontal lobe damage can result in the limbic brain (AKA The Guardienne, “automatic self,” or “adaptive unconscious”) taking over. It's capable of going through the motions of everyday life, more or less, but it has no conscience. This reminds me of the case of Phineas Gage, the railroad foreman who had an iron tamping bar blown through his brain. He lived for about 12 years afterward, but those who had been close to him said he wasn't the Phineas Gage they once knew.
the frontal lobe processes emotion. emotion does not originate from the brain. emotions are physiological. so when the frontal lobe is damaged , control of emotion is effected.
Yeah, Joe Rogan has had some guests on that had a head injury that ended up completely changing their personalities. Such as Rosanne. We're all just a compilation of a bunch of chemicals.
@@az9498 Well, not really, we're by no means a "chemical soup" as they say. Have to remember, our entire body was assembled from raw material via the intelligence of a single cell, and a single cell is like a city inside We're a bunch of highly organized material, and tragically you can never truly know the entirety of yourself.
Mr Ballen: a woman AND HER CAT needlessly died. As if there weren’t any more reasons to love Mr. Ballen, he makes sure to mention the cat and the importance of his/her death as well. Poor woman and kitty 😿
Poor guy goes from not wanting to play a violent character to being as brutal as some of the SoA characters. I believe the motorcycle crash did something to him
@@marq0992 i mean it kinda is a solid excuse.... brain damage causing you to do things you wouldn't have ever done normally is probably the one thing that could excuse him doing it.
I don’t think that it could be used in my eyes saying “I have a mental disorder it wasn’t my fault” so I don’t rly feel bad it just kinda sucks to see such a good guy go to that real easy just from something a doctor possibly didn’t see
Head trauma has given blind people their sight back, made people play instruments, draw when they never could, do math,ECT... savants..., it's incredible. You can truly turn into someone else...and sometimes you turn into something you don't want to be. It can be a blessing or a curse...
Well, 0.01% blessing, 99.99% curse. There are a few rare cases of benefit that may or may not actually exist, and a few cases of relatively harmless things like foreign accent syndrome, it is almost always a tough and life-ruining medical problem. The idea that a head injury makes you magically play the piano, or see if blind, etc. is Hollywood fantasy.
…my brother was bless after he had westnile virus and put into a coma. He’s making a bunch of money now as a pharmacist while I’m just a loser. Must be nice to have a beneficial head injury.
@@zerotodona1495 west Nile nor a coma put him in a position to become a pharmacist. That was hard work, effort and education. Unless you live in some 3rd world heap where they pass such qualifications out for the right amount of bribe money.
I didn’t even know this guy died….let alone murdered an old lady and her cat. Yikes! See this is why people need to take head injuries more seriously. I understand his parents tried to get a second opinion but man, what a tragedy.
The problem is, someone who's lost their capacity of self control or informed decision making can't be trusted to do what is needed to get diagnosis and treatment. It used to be easier for courts and relatives to force people into treatment facilities, but patient's rights activists went way too far in making it hard to do that. If they could have put him under a temporary conservatorship or something in response to his initial criminal charge, they could have saved lives. It's sick and sad. There was one study that found that prison populations have around three times higher occurrence of frontal lobe dysfunction than the general population. The frontal lobe mediates your decision making process, pretty much. A really famous case of frontal lobe disorder in criminality would be the Boston Strangler, a serial killer who went on to take part in a lot of research while in prison and donated his body to science. I once saw a fascinating documentary about it.
@@ANPC-pi9vu You are completely right! I fell 8 yrs ago, seen lights and stars literally, puffy face had 2 black & blue eyes as well. The hospital ER doctors sent me on my way saying I was fine🙄 The next day they called and stated that I fractured my frontal lobe. I did go to a neurologist and they clamied it will heal ok, but I also had a concussion. I never went back, because at that time I didn't have insurance and no money. Since then I've been diagnosed with Depression and Bipolar Disorder. I really think that head injury has a lot to do with my mental health! It's sad that he didn't get the right help😔 If a different doctor didn't look at my MRI or CAT scan they would've never have seen my fracture. I think due to my substance abuse history they were very biased towards me. It's like they wanted me out of the ER🤷🏻♀️ Even though I looked like I had been in a car accident or beaten up badly...
@@tiredofitall9213 I know people who have gotten into car accidents and fights and gotten diagnosed with TBI, later on they got a bipolar diagnosis as well. People who damage their brains using synthetic drugs act in a similar manner.
@@tiredofitall9213 the psychologist who diagnosed you with bipolar disorder probably made notes attributing it to a possible TBI. I work in a psych ward, when we do nursing report, they will go over each patients diagnosis ,some are unspecified meaning that we don't know yet what is going on with them until further psych observation, but they'll mention past head injuries or drugs use or whatever is helpful in understanding what could be causing their current mental crisis/behaviors
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Thank you for your service..I have severe depression that often keeps me isolated indoors and I too find many podcasts hard to follow n even tho I don’t like dark stories-Mr ballen has a way of making them interesting n I just love his attention to detail n storytelling that captivates me! 😅❤ god bless you
his parents did too. they should’ve dragged him to the hospital and told the doctors what what going on themselves. i live with someone with a brain injury, you cannot just expect them to tell the drs everything that is going on
@@mkv2718 I still think he had undiagnosed psychological issues. The head injury accentuated this. There were things going on with him prior to that bike ride that were not addressed.
Sounds right to me. Obviously wasn't normal behavior so poor guy must have had bad brain damage. Maybe even something that wasn't found ,or just plain crazy.
That’s how I got schizophrenia… it’s not how people imagine it at all and misunderstood and I wouldn’t believe you if you told me the things it actually does before I had it. I learned the hard way (LITERALLY 😂) (Ik my illness isn’t a laughing matter nor any illness but having good fun with small jokes is ok and that’s coming from someone with the actual illness)
I'm living proof. I don't know who I was before the car accident and traumatic brain injury that changed my life; I remember some things, though it feels like I'm watching a home movie of someone else's life. My family and friends had to get to know an entirely new person. Its disconcerting for me, probably quite eerie for them.
Well this video was posted this year, way after the crime and way after SOA came out. Katy Perry is still relevant so it makes sense to choose this video title. Heck it got me to click on it.
TBI (Traumatic brain injuries) are VERY closely linked to violent behavior! Poor Johnny! He wasn't supposed to be that person... The doctors could have made the correct diagnosis and potentially prevented all of this violence. May all the affected rest in peace...
Head injuries are no joke, they can cause serious issues. The hospital should’ve kept him in for observation. There’s been cases where folk have thought they’ve been attacked, had their home broken into, think they’re talking to people in front of them when none of these things have happened, but their head injury has messed them up and they’re convince these are really happening. So if you ever hurt your head, make sure they properly check you over, because it can get worse and worse.
@@Gino_567 If you ever met anyone with a traumatic brain injury, you might change your mind about that. You'd be surprised how it can completely change someone's personality.
I remember my mother crying when this happened. The woman he killed was her landlord and the first friend she made when she moved to LA about forty years ago 😟
After Johnny's motorcycle accident, when he was at the acting class and began speaking in a British sounding accent makes me think of Foreign Accent Syndrome. It's a real thing, very rare, and sufferers find themselves suddenly speaking in an accent completely unlike their own. It's theorized to be the result of a brain injury. If only Johnny had gone to have an MRI, like his parents had urged.
A lady I knew spoke with an Irish accent after a stroke. Not Irish, never been to Ireland..she was Australian. I also knew of a very elderly Italian woman who woke up from a stroke speaking only Spanish, for reasons no one in the family could understand. When family were doing research for a family tree they discovered that she had been born in Argentina, but her parents had returned to live in Italy when she was 2 or 3 years old.
This is why we need to make it easier to place people like this under temporary conservatorship. It's so clear as his behaviors worsen and his crimes escalate that he does not have the mental capacity to make decisions for himself until his condition is diagnosed and stabilized. There was a study that was done that found prison populations have three times higher rates of frontal lobe dysfunction than the general population, which would indicate brain dysfunction plays a big role in criminality. Forcing treatment instead of punishing through prison can help a good portion of criminals reform. The ones who can not reform and are dangerous due to severe brain disfunction or mental illness that doesn't respond to treatment should be put in some sort of permanent asylum where they can continue to try new treatments and be given some human dignity instead of being treated like a criminal who committed crimes by choice, while protecting society from them.
A relative of mine had a serious head injury, after he came out of a coma, he spoke with an English accent for a short period, he wasn't even aware of it & everyone was surprised by it since he was never around anyone with an English accent. He has become agoraphobic ever since the injury & doesn't like to stray too far from his home. Sad to see the change especially considering that he used to be an extremely outgoing, social & popular young man, animated, full of life, funny, talkative & entertaining, a dare devil who loved an audience--after the injury, he had a problem with understanding personal space or proper, censored conversation when around others which made people feel extremely uncomfortable, some individuals even threatened him physical harm & this has led unfortunately, to his isolating himself from the world, he's become quiet & reclusive & has anxiety attacks whenever he leaves his home. Brain injuries can definitely turn a person into someone entirely different.
This is so sad. I’m an esthetician in Burbank and Johnny was my client while he was filming SOS. Many working actors tint their eyelashes while they are filming so they can look more natural. He came in once a month for about a year and half. He was always on time, friendly, calm and engaging to speak with. He was very excited about his daughter being born. He was always a delight to be around in my spa. We talked about all kinds of things. He loved animals. At the time, I recently rescued 2 put bulls and we probably talked about the dogs more than anything else because he was always interested in how they were doing in their rehabilitation and training. I remember our conversations like it were yesterday. I am so sorry to all involved in this mysterious tragedy. Absolutely heartbreaking.
@@Aabdul-RehmanN Just because nothing interesting happens to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen to others. I’ve met many celebrities being in the service industry and working in park city, some are even regulars. It’s pretty common for service industry workers, It’s not that crazy or unbelievable lol.
@King Charles ✔ It’s someone who does skincare and similar beauty treatments and work in a spa or sometimes plastic surgeons offices/medical spas so things like facials, waxing microdermabrasion, permanent makeup, lash/brow tinting etc.
Thank u for a respectable piece on my cousin Johnny. Many of us believe it was the head injury from his accident that change his personality and demeanor.
It is a truely tragic story. I hope the world will remember him as the person he really was. He sounds wonderful before the accident. I am sorry for the pain and loss you must have endured as a family.
I believe whole heartedly there was a head injury involved in his change of behavior. By best friend and I were walking through L.A. a few years ago, I ducked under the bar of some scaffolding, but because of the bill on his hat, didn't see how low it was and hit himself in the forehead pretty good. From that very moment, his mood changed. He no longer wanted to do ANYTHING, and as a normally outgoing, extrovert, he became a hermit. Entered a deep depression that took 2 years for him to get out of. And it was literally like a switch flipped, it was that sudden. And that was just from a tap to the front of the head that he was able to walk off. So I can imagine a much more severe and more permanent result being possible from more severe head trauma. Such a sad story all around.
His head might hit in the crash that way, that he lost from his brains the empathy part, while the violent part just became some how stronger with him wanting to out from no reason make violent acts.
@Ellie A eventually. It took 2 years and the help of therapy. It was crazy because he felt the immediate change too, and we would have multiple conversations about how he was cognizant of his drastic change, but was somehow powerless to change it. The self awareness actually deepened his depression because he wanted nothing more than to change back to how he was before, but couldn't figure out how, until he was finally able to due to whatever brain trauma healing, and the therapy. It was crazy to witness from a 2nd hand perspective, and I would have been super skeptical of its legitimacy had I not been there myself.
Absolutely this is TBI behavior !! He probably got more damage confronting those 2 guys also. It's not something doctors can easily see and tell you , yep 💯 you got traumatic brain injury, here's your treatment. No, it's a huge gray area with no real cure. Just like anything to do with spine damage/deterioration, nerve damage, chronic debilitating pain and autoimmune disease. we are in the dark ages for that kind of medical treatment!!
@@Emcee3Two was he ever officially diagnosed with any head injury? In this case I think the warning signs were far too many, like the accent change to british
Can you just leave a comment without being such a follower and saying " can we talk about how much " ?? Can we talk about how much of a loser w no life that you are just trying to get " likes " that you have to copy others that do this??? Can we ??
What a crazy story. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about this. I was a huge fan of SoA and Half Sack was always a likable character. It’s sad that he never accepted the treatment that he obviously needed.
My sister currently has a brain injury from a car accident a few months ago. It really changed her personality and she’s still trying to figure out how to live again. It’s really scary and I can totally see how a brain injury could cause this.
I experienced a TBI from a horrible accident. I had my seatbelt on; and, the airbag deployed. But, my seat came unbolted from the floorboard. I broke my ocular bones, nose, and 4 places on the top of my skull and forehead. It took years & competent counselors; and, I am able to be me again. 🎉
Get her the very best treatment you can as soon as possible. It makes a huge difference. One thing to look into is sometimes areas that have to do with hormones get damaged so if that's the case correct treatment can start turning things around fast. I hope she is resting her brain a lot.
🎉@@Stacey0909ohhh you have been through the war's, I hope you are coping & the OP story is so hard to hear, let alone be actually involved with. I am just a random person, but I too have been through similar event's & just wanted to wish you well🎉 Keep on keeping on! Xx
I'm 100% addicted to the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format! And the best part: my bf is too, so usually when we do something together we also listen to u together. Lots of love from Slovakia.💗
I've been binging this channel since the 4th of July. I am now terrified of: Forests Caves Cave Diving Scuba Diving Being on a boat Being on a plane Being alone after a party Being alone at home Antique shopping Skiing Traveling My own friends Myself ... AND I LOVE IT!
Johnny Lewis had several head injuries. That’s why he couldn’t stand light and the erratic behavior. Certain people thought he was abusing drugs, but he wasn’t. Even Kurt Sutter allegedly said about Johnny’s death “sad, but not surprised” . The autopsy showed no drugs. I’m sorry Cathy loss her life. I’m sorry Johnny lost his life. This was such a sad story.
Since watching UA-cam I've stumbled across a story about him once. Until I heard the full story here I hadn't any idea how sad this young actors life had turned. He was a good-looking man and a good actor and I think the system failed him because I truly believe that he sustained an injury to the head from his motorcycle accident & he was misdiagnosised. My heart goes out to his family, his friends & all who loved him. And if it weren't for MrBallen posting this video I would have continued to believe that Johnny had just lost his marbles and would have been left with the wrong impression of him. Thank you MrBallen for having the sense of mind to feel this story needed to be told. You are still saving our country from the bad things even if those bad things are bad impressions. Keep up the fantastic job you're doing.
Thank you for all your awesome comments on what I posted about this latest video. And I'm really glad that there are others out there who feel the same way I do and aren't hating on me about either my grammar, or punctuation or just for speaking the truth. I've seen all of the videos MrBallen has posted pn UA-cam that he posted here and he has never deviated from the format he uses when making his videos. In days like these, we need to hear the truth and we need to be able to find a way to find our way back to our own Humanity even if it is through the telling of the darker side of Humanity, and MrBallen is leading the way as our "Top".
Who are other creators that didn't give credits to the source? Also other creators took Mr.Ballen narrative, simply translate it to their own languages without gave credit to Mr.Ballen
@@KimAhrina11 "other creators took Mr.Ballen narrative, simply translate it to their own languages without gave credit to Mr.Ballen" ^ That was Odin's point haha
@@zacharyshort384 I mean other local creators with millions subs & mostly their audience are people from their own countries. Odin's point most likely English speaking creators
@@KimAhrina11 I'm confused. OP's point was that other content creators don't give credit to their sources. You then gave examples yourself of other content creators not giving credit to their sources (geography is irrelevant).
I adored him in Sons of Anarchy. His character was an angel amongst wolves, and to hear this was reflective of his personality in real life before the accident makes this even more heartbreaking. RIP to him and his landlord.
I think he did suffer psychological issues and imagine working n that show delving deep into a character with an unstable mentality I wonder if that caused him to lose touch a bit
Definitely a TBI. My husband suffered one when he was 26 years old. Took him 10 years to recover and he now has a degree and has very little damage left. He is one of the lucky ones.
My son had a traumatic brain injury, nearly died, was saved by emergency brain surgery to relieve previously undetected bleeding. His personality has changed in that he is more relaxed, tolerant of others, almost difficult to irritate. It is so odd. Odd but good!
My husband is a neurologist. He has completely ruined football, motorcycles, and boxing for me. I used to love it, but hearing him talk about the effects that even minor brain injuries can cause, I can't stand to watch any more.
@@javariusjavarlamariuslamar3759 I'm truly sorry to hear that. I've had a couple myself (caught a punch to the face that knocked me out cold, fell down the stairs and slammed my head hard enough that I was bleeding out of both ears two weeks later -- really rung my bell.) After that slam into the drywall, I find i sleep a hell of a lot more, and my memory isn't nearly as sharp. Husband said it was like my CPU got a little slower.
I'm 40 now, but when I was 14 I was in a very bad car wreck. I went face first into the dash and it was an old truck with a metal dash board that didn't expect my face to well and didn't budge much at all LoL. I was the passenger obviously being 14 and we hit a dirt embankment at 70 so it was a complete and sudden stop and I had no seat belt on. I ended up passing away three times but was brought back each time again obviously because, well I hope I don't need to explain that part!! The list of broken bones and all the reconstructive surgery's I had over the next many years was all of them! That's what it seemed like any way LoL. The list was long but one of the major ones was a TBI. You have heard of that karate chop move when you upercut someone in the nose you can kill them from the nasal bone going up and stabbing the front of their brain ya? That is basically what that stupid ford truck did to me in a spectacular way. Plus all the brain swelling and the impact bouncing what little brain I had around like a ping pong ball, you could say my dome got jumped in to the TBI family like a gang member back in the day! The first year I don't remember much but after that I would get head aches that were crippling and I would have the craziest outbursts of rage and I would remember being almost like a separate person thinking why am I so mad but would not be able to stop. Physically could not stop hitting whatever triggered me at that moment. The worst was a few times just would black out from being so mad and would come to standing out in the street or someplace I had never been and had no idea were I was at or how I got there. Years and years later I still have a bit of a temper but I can control myself now and I'm lucky that something like this never took place because being on the side of what Jonny was seeing and feeling I can say that it's not something you ever want to see or go through. Terrible that he didn't get the help he needed instead of the ever so easy take these drugs and call me in the morning that doctors always prescribed then. Horrible ending on this one.
@@jerryboics9550 correct but it also could of been due to a head injury from the motorcycle accident, just his brain being screwed from acting all those years, it could of been a number of things. The fact that he was in a motorcycle accident and they didn't do a MRI on him is stupid as shit. Do a CAT and MRI to be safe, you're supposed to be making sure your patients are okay and healthy, take all the precautions just in case.
@@GamerMarine89 Facts. Plus he certainly had the money to get all these tests done, no problem. So the fact that the doctor(s) didn’t do them, they failed him. So sad. All that possibly could have been prevented. ❤️💜💚
This is so sad! I also received a TBI from a motorcycle accident. I was different after waking up from my 23 day coma. I had to relearn everything. I wish I had the chance to talk with Johnny. Our brains are amazingly complex, but simply injured. The chemistry gets off after trauma or any repeated negative thought, or anything that can alter the bio chemical pathways. The good news is with a lot of sweat, tears, and support it is very possible to "rewire" the brain again. This story reminds me of how fortunate I am to have the support I have. I would write down this comment hundreds of times a day. "i can choose to control my response to other people". I would write (tactile), speak (auditory), hear it hundreds of times a day and it eventually rewired my brain using the different neuro pathways! Thoughts, feelings, actions, habits, character, destiny! It all starts with thoughts and we can choose to control our own thoughts and thus our own feelings, actions, habits, character, destiny. I am now a 13 year Critical care Rn that thanks God daily for my 2nd chance at life. Have no doubt this big guy is crying. Thank you MrBallen for bringing these truths to light. Prayers for everyone involved!
Thanks for sharing. Believe it or not your input on 'brain rewiring' is actually pivotal right now. Gives me much to think about. Literally, I suppose. (Bad joke, i know lol) Great to hear that in at least your case things didn't end as bad as they could've. God be with you, friend!
KEY POINTS for me...."any repeated negative thought"..."with a lot of sweat, tears and support"..."i can choose to control my response to other people"..."that thanks God daily"....your comment really spoke to me:)...THANK YOU
What you're talking about is cognitive behavioral therapy. We have thoughts and emotions and actions which all influence each other. If I do something nice for someone (action) I will feel happy (emotion) and think "I did a good thing" (thought). I suffered emotional trauma and suffered from c-PTSD. Cognitive behavioral therapy has really helped me rewire my brain. It made me aware of how much negative self talk was going on in my head and just how damaging that is. My therapists also used exposure therapy and in my case that helped my PTSD and anxiety too. I'm so sad that Johnny wasn't given the proper care. His symptoms were severe and the doctor that just prescribed medication and sent him on his way did the bare minimum.
Man. How'd I never hear about this. Loved SOA and strange crimes but never heard this story! Great one!!! Love how animated your style of telling the story is, it's everything ❤
When you mentioned him speaking with a British accent made me think about a lady I met in a butcher shop I worked at. She was in an accident & got a head injury. After the injury she spoke with a Australian accent. She told me she had foreign accent syndrome. It usually follows a head injury.
While true, this isn't exactly the same thing. This was a singular episode apparently, where FAS is - from all the cases I've heard and read about - permanent.
I agree with those who think his personality change came from a head injury. Some years ago, I guy in our church fell off a ladder and hit his head. His personality completely changed: random outbursts, anger, and / or crying. He even chased after the pastor with a metal pipe once, the police were called, and the pastor filed a restraining order against him.
A boy I went to school with suffered a head injury in auto accident. He went from being a pleasant guy to blithering idiot. I don't believe he became violent but nothing he said made any sense. He would say bizarre things like once he told my cousin that he was going down to the pond to r#pe a turtle. His mother finally placed him in an institution because she couldn't keep him home and he'd wonder about getting into trouble due to weird things he'd say.
the fact that the personality change came right after the accident is what makes it sound like a brain injury. It would be a big coincidence if a mental illness came on at the exact same time.
Agree. We had a neighbor before who’s head was hit with a bat in a brutal fight with his wife. the poor guy was not the same after. He didn’t have any violent outbursts, but there are time when he is just, passive… and when he talks, he won’t even finish the sentence sometimes and doesn’t even seem to notice he stopped. Head injuries should never be taken lightly.
Sounds like the person at your church had damage to his frontal lobe, which is in charge of things like emotional regulation and impulse control. This is also the part of the brain that’s impaired and/or differently abled in people who have ADHD. I wonder if people like him would be helped from drugs/medications FOR ADHD 🤔 Saying this because I have ADHD that wasn’t diagnosed until last year, when the memory/focus impairments actually had disastrous effects on my new job. After getting on Adderall, I was surprised to find how much less emotionally reactive I am. Situations that used to make me angry are now a mild annoyance, and things that made me cry and feel like dy!ng are now a bit of a bummer. My doctor explained the emotional dysregulation that can be part of ADHD, and I had no idea. Meds like Add3rall are designed to stimulate the frontal lobe specifically, along with increasing dopamine (as ADHD generally involves very low dopamine, which is responsible for the motivation difficulties and the absurdly high rates of drug add!ction). Now, I have several extended family members who also have ADHD, which is highly heritable - HOWEVER, I was also literally dropped on my head as a baby lmao. From 6 ft up, onto concrete, smack onto the front of my head. So, I’ve always wondered if that’s part of mine. Just some thoughts! Either way, this main story and the man at your church are very sad situations 😔
The sensitivity to light is a major sign of a concussion. Learning from the NFL the affects of CTE, this could very well be due to the head injury. The brain must be given the proper amount of time to completely heal, in order to recover from the trauma; and between him getting in the fight after the accident and pounding his head on the wall in lock up, I would not be surprised if his behavior was CTE related.
@@aenesthesia I believe it depends on the severity of the head injury. From what I've learned about most concussions, there is recovery if the right amount of time is allowed to do so. Recently, in the NFL, policy has been implemented that if any player takes a blow to the head or shows any signs of a possible concussion, they are immediately given a battery of tests, that include things like memory and coordination tests, as well as sensitivity to light. Until the player can pass all tests, they are not allowed to play, practice, and are discouraged from being in the vicinity of any type of activity that can cause them to be jostled or receive any possible blows to the head. When you have a concussion, it is very easy to keep getting them if the brain is not fully healed. What used to be called getting your bell rung and allowed coaches to send a player right back into the game, can now take weeks before the player is allowed to return to the field. Doctors and scientists found that the continuous damage to the brain before it is allowed to heal completely leads to long term affects that can bring on depression, paranoia and violent behavior. There have been several stories like Junior Seau who have suddenly had personality changes that often ended tragically.
He was schizophrenic.. Sometimes it doesn't show until later in life, but some of the signs were there before his accident.. Quiting sons of anarchy, moving around from place to place, not being able to stay in an intimate emotional relationship.. The bang on the head didn't help, but he wasn't mentally well before..
@@sandipbiswas766 one is like a Japanese airplane Story and the other was a island Story, I think. I now wonder where my Original Comment to you went. Please ck out on his Playlist "Before they were famous!" TALK ABOUT A TWIST LOL
Also: how can be that someone is deemed so unhinged to be placed in a psych ward, but be judged enough aware to be able to refuse medical checkup? (Not even procedure: that is another thing). Genuine question, idk how America Health sistem works in terms of coercitive care.
There was a time in the usa when people could "get rid of" family members by having them locked up in "insane asylums". I'd have to research it more, but from casual observation it seems that history has been behind legislation that makes it very difficult to force care on someone against their will, even if they really need it. The exception being if a person is an immediate threat to themselves, in which case they can only be held for 24-48 hours depending on the county.
agree...just due to a hospital not picking up on it, they make errors ....and his emotional state before the crash and after the fight from the apt guys
@@rachellemarie9291 honestly, after hearing this story, I would not try to correct someone if they thought that was the case. This guy can do and withstand things that seem beyond human
Mr.Ballen I've heard a story of a child who one day basically turned evil and no one could figure it out. But one Dr. did it was a tumor in his brain that put pressure on his brain causing this erratic and violent behavior. Also it's believed that those who were deemed possessed and had exorcisms might have also had similar brain tumors.
I've always wondered if some "possessed" people instead had things like; schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar, adhd, or symptoms like mania, or psychosis from definitive physical/psych conditions.
I know a guy a few years back who had a very clear, undiagnosed brain injury. Genuinely the nicest guy, and stayed extremely sweet. But after the injury he had so much anger, and became fearless in a way that was extremely frightening. 80% of his personality stayed the same. But that brain injury- diagnosed or not, changed him
I know a lady whose husband got a tbi after a vehicle accident. His personality changed to the point where she couldn't be married to him anymore, it was like he was a stranger. He couldn't be bothered with their young children anymore and the kids were now scared of him. He ended up cheating on her before she could leave him, which wasn't something that had been an issue in their marriage before. She feels more relieved than sad/hurt, because she said he's so unlike the man he used to be, that it's literally like he IS a completely different person. She said he's permanently angry, rude and even his voice sounds different. He's a recreational drug user now and has a girlfriend much younger than him. The ex-wife tries to encourage the kids to see him, and vice versa, but the kids don't want to see him and he doesn’t want to see them.
Im always so enthralled with your stories, no way I can spot the "secret" I've always been into true crime, and mysteries, but NO one can tell a story quite like you!
@Nicholas Ramey Technically after he started acting erratically and began to show signs of being a danger to himself and others it wasn't his choice anymore. I mean how did his parents think it was a good idea to just let him live on his own?
@Nicholas Ramey Judging the situation using common sense not him condemning him. Obviously he wasn’t himself after that accident he made a terrible judgment call. That is a reality proven by how it all ended. So chill.
I Love all of Mr. Ballens stories, except the one about the circus elephant, I couldn't finish it, it made me cry and I had heartbreaking nightmares about this...but he's a great storyteller, as half Irish person, I really REALLY appreciate it!!!
@Dave Hope Not that. He means the Doctor seems to not even see the head injury as a possibility and so... Failed big time... Just like you did right here
@Dave Hope It absolutely does not work for people who have mental illnesses that separate their perceptions from reality. People with delusions and hallucinations need some level of regular supervision and care.
It's sad that a pacifist actor to end his life exactly the way he never wanted to be. I believe the turning point was that motorcycle accident which changed his personality. I see there were at least 3 or more chances where he could of recovered, but the key people that could've helped him made the wrong conclusions, his dad was the only one with the right idea.
I agree with you 100%. It was obvious that he needed help, and it should have been done, but since he was an adult, his refusal must have been what made it difficult for his family to help him.
The fact that his toxicology report came back clean is nuts. When Ballen was describing how the lawn chair and the door slams didn't faze him, I was completely convinced it was PCP.
9:50 bottom right!!!
Except for my kid being born, this is the greatest day in the history of my life!
winner! its Conor Mcgregor! Wes is actually flying to Las Vegas right now to see him fight!
Gosh darn you Robert.
Ok I think I saw him flip us off lololol bottom right
Never mind I made my screen bigger and saw the pic lol BUT WAtch HIS HAND H E FLIPPED YOU OFF NOT ME LOL
Already man you guys make it your jobs to find these things lol
A friend of mine was hit in the head with a brick during a mugging. He was in a coma for about a week and came around with a.different personality. The sweetest,.kindest guy was suddenly aggressive, angry and rude. It took months for his previous personality to re-emerge. When you look at the worst killers you often find traumatic head injuries in their past. Never underestimate a head injury.
he's lucky to have a friend like you who stuck around through his dark times instead of just abandoning him. wish everyone could have loyal friends like that, myself included. glad he recovered from such a heinous crime, even if partially.
Ay, my daughter is very young and is dating someone who has a TBI and I don't know him and worry about her because of how common TBI's and violence have been linked.
@@canterburytail2294 Have you told her about your worries. Maybe show her this video or something else to scare her away from him. Better to scare her than to for something to actually happen. I hope she is ok. Sometimes parents over worry so that may be the case also. I am a worry wort so no judgement.
We also have to make sure not to sensationalize head injuries as well. Not everyone that has a head injury will be a serial killer or even a bad person in general. My sister had a pretty bad head injury and she’s largely the same now. Just a few small changes.
@@canterburytail2294 don’t worry about that. I think she should be cautious, but no more cautious than around anyone else. My sister had a brain injury and she’s largely the same person. And not violent at all.
He gets a year in prison for breaking into someone's house and assaulting them... But they drop it to 6 weeks because the prison is overcrowded 😂😂😂 what kind of broken ass legal system is that
✨America✨
Too many murders have been perpetrated by people who were supposed to be in prison but instead were let back on the streets.
Nonviolent offenders should be the only prisoners afforded any leeway.
Justice System seems intent on letting the most psychotic prisoners out.
You don’t know the fuckin half of it smh
@@sauljahboi5965 Yes, so true but be careful...you might offend all of the snowflakes here advocating for this violent killer.
It is what it is
imagine, a guy who doesn't even want to play a violent character to become such a monster over a head injury
Hollyweird people probably made him crazy.
there's a fine line. sometimes erasing the feeling of guilt can make a monster vs a saint
@@rogerr6322 The dude was a full blown top shelf Hollyweird crazy himself.
That is a good observation. How ironic that is! Thanks for sharing this.
Wow I didnt even think of that
My adult son has had more than one serious head injury...to see the change in his personality has been one the biggest sorrows in my life
I have had a bunch of terrible concussions I think it made me depressed I don’t know no know ever knows about head injuries
I'm sorry that happened 😢 ❤
I’ve had about 8 in 4 years
I’m so sorry. 😞
Oh God bless you 🙏🏻 I couldn’t imagine what that must be like. 😢
MrBallen: doesn't have a million ads in his videos or spend a year at the start of each video talking about a sponsor: the real MVP
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He doesn't click bait either xx
No click baiting, wonderful story teller. I don’t mind the people with sponsors in fact it makes me so happy they’re doing well enough to get one.
I think it's great when people get sponsored.. it's truly an accomplishment
No words to express how thankful I am for these facts!! 🙌💕
My whole life I've always known my uncle as an erratic, impulsive, and angry man easily prone to violence and making bad choices that landed him in prison. My mom told me he wasn't always like that he was a very different person before I was born, she said he was smart, kind, compassionate. Then he was t boned by a drunk driver, he survived but sustained a serious brain injury after that he was never the same. Even after he died of liver disease my heartbroken mother said "we finally put your uncle to rest, I wish you got to meet my real little brother but he died all those years ago in that car crash"
How sad.
I sm so sorry. My cousin had a head injury and he totally changed at the end of his life. He became violent and tried to murder my brother. He was murdered. His craziness caused it.
i’m sorry to hear that
@@bluesakura2092 It was sad he changed so much. People in the family didn't want him around.
i wanna give ur mom a hug :( sad story, i feel for u guys.
Johnny really died the day of that motorcycle accident; he was never the same after. The doctor who refused to diagnose him is incredibly incompetent.
Science still knows very little about the brain. Doctors aren't magicians mate. What was he going diagnose him with? The mri scan didn't show any physical damage to the brain. Maybe if he stayed on his meds the second doctor prescribed, it would've helped. Short of a Judge slapping Johnny with a conservatorship, what else can be done? Johnny just sounds like an asshole.
@@MrAkaacer There WAS no MRI scan, and light sensitivity is a dead giveaway to a head injury. Couple that with the odd behavior and you’ve got such an obvious head injury someone who’s NOT a doctor would know it immediately.
thats a scary story in itself how bad most doctors are , just dope pushers for big pharma companies , not real doctors
exactly.
@@MrAkaacer maybe if the system would have taken better care of him and not release him, they would be better help mate.
Sensitivity to light is a huge symptom of head injury
True I think in many cases. My cerebellum herniating In to my spinal cavity (chiari malformation) and I have extreme light sensitivity thst got really bad when the herniation got bigger
I have idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and I get super sensitive to light, migraines, sensitivity to sound, and I have crazy outbursts (I mean not hurting anyone. Maybe cussing someone out but who knows what it coulda led to cuz it def made me short tempered) but I def don’t act like myself… unless they do a spinal tap to remove the csf fluids. So maybe he had an overflow of fluids in his brain.
True
He was in Scientology, that was the problem
@legoDragonfly-1 wow- you have Chiari type 1 too? Do you also have Syringomyelia? I saw the comment on light and was hopping in here when you took the words out of my mouth. I have to wear sunglasses outside, some days even when overcast.
Dan is a real one for saving that random worker guy. Easily could’ve just called the cops and not gotten involved, but he stepped in and helped the dude get away.
That’s back in the days, now people would let the worker die and record for UA-cam
yeah it takes some massive balls to do that. and i bet the they were terrified once they learned what he was capable of
@@YoloMasterGamerTag its sad but true
@@YoloMasterGamerTag back in the day? It was like 2012. That wasn’t that long ago. Lolok
Call the police and wait 20-25 minutes to watch this idiot kill the worker really? bleeding-heart liberals they're all over the place damn?
The strangest thing is that he left sons of anarchy because it was too violent but then became so violent in his personal life. Very scary that a brain injury can cause this.
Or if he did have schizophrenia, they usually have triggers that worsen their auditory/visual hallucinations - if he had angry voices yelling at him all the time in his head he probably wouldn't have enjoyed being around more anger, externally. One of my best friends hates clowns because one manifestation of her schizophrenia (the one that apparently bothers her the most) is a big face with exaggerated features that laughs at her at inappropriate times.
Read what happens to the singer of INXS. He had a head injury and lost his sense of smell. He was never the same after that. A blow to the brain can change a person so much. It’s crazy.
Maybe it was sons of anarchy
@cappiece3786 exactly what I was thinking. The show was about a violent motorcycle gang. It was a motorcycle accident that somehow triggered his personality change. Coincidence?
@@multi-mason maybe but very strange 🤔
I work at a psychiatric hospital and head injuries are no joke. We have had a few that changed the person. I am very angry at the parents for not getting him care. They should have petitioned for gaudianship after the 2 arrest. There was plenty of evidence to at least get a temporary for medical intervention.
Tell me, why is it that psychiatrists treat mental health disorders with brain trauma? I was given ect and my brain is fucked. You’re profession is a joke.
Yeah exactly!
Well they were told that he didn't have a head injury and he refused to go and be checked out. I guess that they didn't know what to do. In fact there is a person on this thread that just said exactly that. Temporary_Human. It's about his wife and now he is prompted into action. Feeling bad and awful for not realising to get her help sooner.
A friend of mine was car surfing in a park. (Stupid!) They hit a speed bump and you guessed it, he fell and landed on his head. He quit breathing 3 different times, before the teenagers called 911. They were scared to get in trouble while this poor boy is dieing. But he was saved and went through hell trying to relearn things again. He was sent to a special hospital for brain injured people. But even 14 years later. He is sooo different than he was. So sad and scarey. Cause he would physically hurt people and laugh. It was hilarious to him. He was not like that. So many changes.
Agreed! My cousin when thru 2 tbi. The 1st one was so bad it actually but chsnged the color of his hair. He was my best frirnd our whole lives and the head injury changed him so much he turned on me ehich resulted in my dog dying. Theres alot of people walking around like that and people dont realize
The poor old lady. She was just living life and helping young gifted people out. So sad
That’s why you cannot let mentally unstable people into your life.
@@gummy5862 ... Or your home lol
@@Mr.CliffysWorld no shit
He need serious medical help it's sad.He have got the proper medical help earlier this could have been stop.
@@gregoryhitchcock5258 So i learned his parents were Scientology members can't confirm but if it's true, they are directly responsible for this.
I'm a veteran working on putting her life back together and you provide an incredibly soothing background narrative that helps keep me out of my own anxieties - even if the topics are dark and intense. I always look forward to your videos in the evening. I can tell you're a father with a caring spirit. You're out here helping vets. Keep it up ❤
Im n middle of nervous attack right now seeking somethin to help my mind
Thank you for your service💙
@Relaine Thank you for your service and I hope things get better. Mr Ballen is a vet too....❤
@@JRWeezy84 i suffer from anxiety attacks myself! Hang in there!
We all in this together sister. I know I’m a random UA-cam commenter but I’m still trying to adapt to civilian life, especially after Iraq. It gets better. The crucial traits are patience and restraint. Let us know if we can do anything
My daughter has TBI from a trampoline fall. Doctors refused to do any imaging at the ED and no one listen that she was "different" after this for three years. Finally I found a doctor that took my concerns seriously and tested her. November 2019, she got a tbi diagnosis. Advocate for yourselves and your loved ones!
Yes u have to unfortunately we are human in healthcare and are usually understaffed...however any fall with the slightest chance of head trauma HAS to get a CT scan to rule out a cranial bleed or hematoma it's just a given however not all professionals are professional or may be focused on less important factors...
Always do what you think is right. If you feel a doctor is not doing what they should, insist or get another opinion. Always fight for your loved ones!
This past 1.5 years have proven to me that just because someone has a medical degree doesn't make them intelligent. Too many stupid drs in the world so you have to persevere until you get an intelligent one.
My father was the sweetest and kind person, or so my mother, family and people around us said (I wasn't born yet during this period 😅). One day he got hit and run when he was just standing by the sidewalk, hence where he got his head injury and he never the same person again. He was a mess bipolar, his mood swings is so severed that once he killed our dog bare hand, causing a deep trauma to me and my older sister since we witness it. I would say it's lucky that our family survived with no harm at all from him. His manic period limited to destroying stuff (except once with the dog 😭), never violence to his own family. It was back in the 70's and we're from third world country, there's no advance medication or therapy for this kind of mental illness. Never underestimate a head injury, sometimes it caused an angel turn into a devil.
@@dewisudiastuti6198 I'm so sorry that happened to you, your family AND your father. If he did sustain a tbi (traumatic brain injury) he and everyone he loved was robbed of his true loving nature and it caused sorrow for all around you. Anytime anyone really gets any type of knock/hit to the head an mri should be done but as you said, your country may not have had that available. I hope you all are doing better these days.
One of my good friends was in a very bad motorcycle accident and ended up with two skull fractures.
Before the accident he was a sweet, silly, docile guy, but after the crash he was easily irritated, and would rage fit for little, to no, reason at all. His personality completely changed.
My heart breaks knowing he’s hurting like that.
Exact same experience, my friend would just suddenly rage...I only found out why much later
I'm with the brain injury crowd. Sounds like a frontal lobe injury. Such a shame.
Its not unheard of for trauma to kick mental illness into action. Also he was entering the age that schizophrenia tends to crop up.
It's insane that the doctor didn't do the MRI anyway. I don't understand why.
Yep. Especially that frontal lobe. I’ve seen a lot of meth users get like that and that drug wrecks havoc on that part of the brain.
Agreed and there has to be a more in depth way to check for TBIs, because what was done by this guy proves this.
@@pollypockets508 It's up to the patient in the end unfortunately
The fact that he went on a rampage before going out like that, is frightening, rest in peace to Cathy and her cat
And him to be fair, that wasn't him, it had to be something like the head injury, God love all involved, poor guy obviously had something bad going on, they all deserved a different outcome,...its all very sad..if my child went trough something like that I wouldn't be letting him go off to live else where, id want him close to keep an eye on the situation, its a bit of a fail on his parents part, I know they never could have known but they did know that was very out of caricature for there son...
you are everywhere
off topic but you’re everywhere👁👄👁
@@bigbiemacaw God created the situation and allowed this insanity to happen by that logic. Not a very loving god that you describe.
@@refluxcatalyst7190 God gave you the free will to judge why bad things happen😝
Frontal lobe head injuries are now one of the leading hypothesis for serial killers. All of the major ones have a confirmed and unconfirmed head injuries.
I knew that Fred West had a brain injury (from an accident in his youth if I recall) - I wasn't aware of any confirmed or unconfirmed head injuries for any of the other major sk's that spring to mind.
What about all of the serial killers that were part of the mk ultra trails.... ohh don’t cancel me 🤣
That tracks
Definitely an extremely exacerbating factor. Also, I've never heard of a naturally aggressive/antisocial person becoming more peaceful after a frontal lobe injury. It always seems to go the other way.
I wonder if there's also a heritability to these kinds of personality changing head injuries, too. When we hear about killers and people, who have been violent from an early age (or, indeed, children who are violent and/or killers), we usually find that they've come from violent and disfunctional backgrounds. So, we have been putting the manifestations squarely at the feet or learned behavior and/or a bit of genetics. What if violent parents, generation by generation, smacking their children around is actually procuring character changing head injuries that in turn lead to the children being more violent and abusing their own children?
Mostly, we raise our children to avoid drugs. We try. We rarely put any effort into raising them to avoid activities that could cause physical brain damage. In some parts of the UK - it's almost seen as a mark of parental love to give the boys mini motorbikes. Get them out banging their heads up as soon as possible.
@@batintheattic7293 I don't think so, people have been getting genital mutilated for thousands of years and yet every baby boy is still born with a foreskin and every girl is born with intact labia. there could be epigenetic changes that get passed down but likely those would be changes related to healing brain injuries which would make them less likely to get sever brain damage that won't heal. One thing that could very much get passed down is hormone levels, neurotransmitter levels, and variations in brain structure.
now none of that really discounts your theory, but what does discount your theory at least to me, is that domestic violence, pedophilia, murder, serial murder, rape, and most other violent offenses are usually committed by someone who had violence or abuse done towards them in their child hood, but the important part is that this correlation is only seen in men, and women who commit violent or abusive crimes have no more or less chance than any other woman to have been abused or hurt in the past. If it was something getting passed on generation to generation why would it only ever have an effect on men when women commit almost as many violent or abusive crimes the only exception being murder.
also if you look at it from an evolutionary perspective passing on chronic injuries to your children is the stupidest possible thing imaginable, sure it could be able to happen a little bit but those people who have the ability to pass on physical trauma to their children would be very quickly weeded out of the gene pool as that family would slowly degenerate over time.
Thank you for telling a full story in a reasonable amount of time. No one has an hour and a half for every agonizing detail of a story. Great job!!
I have a traumatic brain injury from a car accident. It changed my entire life. Scholarship was gone, career was gone, wife left me. I spent years in chaos. It took me getting real help and settling down to focus on family to even begin to turn it around. It makes me sad that Johnny was unable to get the help he needed earlier. Thank you for approaching this subject so carefully, MrBallen.
Edit: Thank you for the kind words, everyone. Since posting this, I finished seminary and began making use of the ordination I received in 2016 but was too depressed to utilize. I now serve as a priest of a small chapel in a remote Southwestern town helping those in need by way of volunteer work and spiritual counseling. Helping others in the name of God has helped me to find the meaning I was searching for and I recommend all who have suffered from such trauma do the same. God bless you, friends,
Hey FF, would you like to explain to me how you found a cure to your problems? It might help me a lot too. Kind regards
@@fathergabrieljob Thanks for your answer, as im still pretty young this is bad news for me. I´m looking for a doc that might help me one day, but so far the search is devastating. I wish you all the best for the future. regards R.
@Nancy Hollo thank you. God bless.
@@Keny990 Be strong, friend.
He and his family were apparently hardcore scientologists, and scientology *HATES* psychiatry for... reasons.
I knew Cathy Davis when I was a kid. My folks are good friends with one of the people who lived at the villa from time to time and I have many very fond memories of holiday parties there. She was an incredible woman who deserved so much better.
My condolences. Incredibly sad. 💔
Damn, I’m so sorry x
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We dont give a fuck
@@mikemadore8856 shut up Mike!! Yes we do
Johnny Lewis’s mother, recently passed from cancer sadly, is my first cousin. Her parents, Johnny’s grandparents, were my favorite Aunt and Uncle. It’s my understanding that Johnny’s father is writing a book about this. Various assertions about drug abuse and other rumors have been painful to them as I have learned from other members in the extended family. That said, I wanted to thank you personally for telling this story truthfully and while I braced myself for this story to be painful and sensationalized, you did not do that. I have been a subscriber to your channel for a while now. I love how you can tell a story and yes, I love the strange dark and mysterious. Thank you for pointing out Johnny’s goodness prior to his decline. As a relative, it can be shocking - but Johnny was famous. I am going to share this with Johnny’s first cousin (their mother’s are sisters). Hoping he feels like I do-you handled the story well. Deepest sadness for his land lady and cat and others harmed. Meanwhile, your story felt less horrifying than others that I have heard which were peppered with rumor of drugs and only focused on the horrific killing that occurred, leaving out facts and I feel your rendition is an attribute to the need for the mentally ill (be it a diagnosis, such as a schizophrenic break, or results of a head injury). Thank you and keep up the good work keeping in mind that all involved may have family members listening to you tell the story.
Deep sympathy to your family......a young man who I grew up changed drastically after a head injury caused by a motorcycle accident. The anger and nastiness he displays now is so sad, he has turned violent and aggressive to any family who have tried to help him and he wont listen. His mother is heartbroken as he acts like he hates her with such evil aggression its awful. Yet he works and functions day to day but destroys any close relationships with his anger. He just changed into a complete different person. We need more research into head injuries. I wish your family and the victims all love and peace.
If you're on any social media, you might try telling him this on one of those.
I don't think he checks comments after the secret is found, but I'm sure he'd love to read what you have to say!
Sorry for your loss ❤️🙏
This is so sad. Half sack was one of my favorite characters on Sons.
It's interesting to hear a family member's perspective on this. It must've been so hard to deal with that and my thoughts are going out to you. Thank you so much for coming out and sharing this! It must've taken so much courage and bravery!
The drastic change in his personality right after the bike accident is evidence enough for me to lean towards traumatic brain injury. It’s too much of a coincidence for it to not be.
I know right? Even Katy Perry said in an interview about him just after the whole ordeal. She said she couldn't put a finger on him and his mood swings.
It was like one minute he was hot n then cold yes n then no in n then out up n then down....
@@BUSTRCHERRI 🤯
Agree,
Such a tragedy in so many ways.
Hi Sam
Yes was proven
This story reminds me of Michael Hutchence, INXS' singer. He suffered a tiny head injury and it changed him so much, he ended up taking his own life.
I watched a documentary about him. It was so sad what happened to him. He ended up hanging himself. He was such a talented young man.
@@BernieKnapp-h3n I loved INXS. I watched the documentary too. Heartbreaking! And such a silly incident ruined his life!
It wasn't a tiny head injury, he cracked the back of his head on a curb after being punched in the face. His skull was fractured and he didn't seek medical attention for 3 days. It changed him forever.
He had a major head injury. Helena thought he was dead.
It could go the other way around. Always in trouble as a teenager... In a fight a guy broke a bat on my head. No blood on the floor, It was all on the ceiling. Became Christian after, Got married. Now I have 2 wonderful boys
Such a sad story for everyone involved. It sounds like he was a good guy before the potential brain injury. A lot of ruined lives
Honestly Head injuries are probably one of the most terrifying things-
You can hit your head (like in a car accident) and your personality can completely SHIFT.
No pun intended? Lol
@@micheleparker838 that’s terrible, hope they are doing well
That happened to my friend. She was an actress. It changed her whole life
Happened to me
I’ve seen this happen with 4 of my closest friends one of which had a very promising career in welding, which was his favorite thing to do; even after work he’d be welding up some art or some project he wanted to do. After his head injury he decided he never wanted to weld again and now works on a charter fishing boat and hasn’t touched a welder sense, he also lost his drive to excel in life, now he just doesn’t care and rides life like a wave instead of trying to surf life which is how he lived life before! Always wear a helmet when head injuries are a factor it could save your life or your life from changing forever!!!
That irony in this story is truly heartbreaking. Johnny disliked violence to the point he needed to get off Son of Anarchy for his own good. Only to get in a motorcycle accident and end up doing the what he left the show for, except obviously for real.
Head injuries are really something else.. in some stories, people turn from an average person to a genius at something. Or from a kind person into something fearsome. I find it interested, but frightening, how even a single well placed punch could change someone’s personality like that.
Yea, so true. I am starting to look at concussions more and more serious now.
obviously he was probably having flash backs to his set on SOA
Yeah there was so many Victims in this story Johnny was also one of them when he had that accident he was never Johnny. If that accident never happened things could have been different.
@@acrock21 that's what I've been saying me and my friend got I to an conversation about this mainly cause half Sack was my favorite character besides Jax and Opie
@@jokerspudding1192 He probably hit his head so hard that it damaged his memory... and since he had worked so hard on his character and given it so much emotion... his brain grabbed onto the memory of his character and his emotion from the show. He literally became what he hated. That doesnt change that he did what he did.
I'm a retired mental health social worker and IMO he had a brain injury that affected his emotions and judgement. The sudden change in behavior as reported by his father is a big clue. Thanks for sharing!
That's terrifying to think that a brain injury could alter your character that much. That is just such a terrible thought and I feel so bad for him and everyone else involved.
I think it's the TYPE of brain injury plus acting plus success stress that truly caused the character change and idk if I would call his character changed so much as scrambled
Not sure if head injury did this. Schizophrenia and bipolar conditions often don't show up until adulthood. If he had taken his meds he might still be alive and so would be his victim.
My husband suffered a TBI. I barely recognized him for years. We were fortunate enough that I was able to provide him with a few years of rest (he didn’t have to work or overly stress himself) so that he was able to heal. But it’s only been the last year I have finally started to see the man I married. That means I took over three years. And I also want to note I spent time in college studying brain injuries-this is really common, and the tests don’t have ways of looking at parts of the brain that change/effect personality. It’s all very tragic and if anything, I am surprised that Johnny couldn’t find a better specialist living in Hollywood
It’s scary to me bc a lot of times the injured doesn’t notice or feel the changes everyone else is seeing so they think everyone is out to get them or crazy, and it usually takes something drastic for them to see it. I feel like he was failed by the medical and juridical system, they had many opportunities to get him diagnosed whatever the outcome was. Could’ve prevented such a tragedy.
Brain injury alters a person's personality by 180 degrees.
After his accident, the light sensitivity, to the extreme in his case- is a dead giveaway of a head injury.
People with migraines also have extreme light sensitivity
@P. R. A great combination of incompetent doctors and questionable parental concerns. Throw some pills at it.
@@afterthestorm7012 did you hear the same thing I did. The dad kept urging his son to go to a doctor that would look into the head injury. He didn’t just “throw pills at it”.
@@flyhog8574 I'm sorry you're right the dad did urge him to see a doctor.
YES! Think about CTE. Remember Aaron Hernandez?
People have no understanding of how life changing head injuries really are until it happens to them.
100%…it’s terrifying to discover that, for better or worse; you’re a different person. You lose your identity and become terrified of your own capabilities
After 6 diagnosed concussions over 8 years of football and dozens and dozens of un diagnosed bell ringings that I just pretended like I was ok so I didn’t miss time playing I can tell you for certain I am a completely different person after every single head trauma event. I’m still fucked up and will be for the rest of my life. I’m 27 now I stopped playing football at 19…
Can be worse for the family.
It sounds on the story he didnt after the fact either...
@@bigdadddyd123 In Swedish icehockey youre not allowed to continue playing after your fifth i believe.
My young in-law was in a bad car accident. He turned up to the house and stole some things which was out of character. He was also speaking out of character to family.
He died three days later.
Did Johnny’s parents tell Cathy Davis about his psychological/neurological issues and criminal history? If they didn’t they were incredibly irresponsible.
I think they were very irresponsible. Your son obviously has violent tendencies, he's clearly not in his right mind, he just got out of prison for a break in and assault, yet you think its a good idea for him to move out on his own into a house with other people??? I just don't think that was wise.
in the video he says that the parents explained the situation to her
I agree
@@ivyhenderson6127 I don't think explanation is enough, people with mental disorder are somewhat dangerous
They share blame in this
Johnny died the day of his motorcycle accident. After that it was a different person.
Could be a walk in.
That's exactly what I was thinking some one or something else took over.
@@user-ct1md9lw9d I don't think he's making up excuses. At least in my eyes, what Johnny did was horrifying. I think he sustained a brain injury in that accident and who he was changed. Look into frontal cortex injuries -- though I've not heard of one to cause this extreme of behavior shift that quickly, it has to be more than that, I'd think. And then when he went to the one Doctor, they didn't handle it correctly, and because Johnny was an adult, there wasn't a lot anyone could do to force him back to the Doctors. Whole thing is a series of unfortunate events. It's sad Cathy paid with her life for it, because who Johnny was died the day of the accident.
@@halosaskew6001 true. Like Jim Morrison
CM. Very true.
As sad as it is for him to have undergone so much trouble post the accident due to an undiagnosed brain injury, why are we not sympathising enough with the poor woman Cathy. She was a gem and dedicated her life to kindness. She did not deserve to meet such a terrible fate!
Right on point.
Very true.
Cathy
You're absolutely right! But I think it's because the story is about him, that the comments are focused on him.
Or the cat 😭😠
You have a natural talent for story telling!!I enjoy your channel so much!!
This one was really sad. Cathy was such a good person, giving space and helping a lot of people that are trying a difficult path, she didn't even care for johnny's jail background, she was just happy to help
The cat part was just too much for me. Yeah it wasn't his fault because of traumatic brain injury. But I blame his family. They KNEW he had a brain injury, they KNEW he was acting strange and committing crimes. He was behaving violently. They needed to have him committed. They should have asked a judge for power of attorney. All they had to do was call 911 say he's having a mental health crisis and they'll keep him for three days and ask the doctors at the hospital to recommend they get power of attorney so he can receive further treatment. They failed their son. Just like the parents of the werewolf killer Mr.Ballen did a video on. They failed their son too. Don't fail your family members who are in mental health crisis. Call 911 get them evaluated. Please. If you choose not to do this the blo od's on your hands when something like this happens and your mentally ill loved one hurt someone.
@@WhitneyDahlin true. and his family was bailing him out for no reason.
@@zeuxlaught2797 oh my God I forgot about that! Yeah you're exactly right that makes everything so much worse. They should have left him in jail where he couldn't hurt anyone and he would have been transferred to a mental hospital, and a judge definitely would have ordered he get inpatient treatment. They literally had to do nothing to get him treatment all they had to do was not bail him out over and over again. Man this whole situation is a tragedy. The parents had to have failed their son like ten times in a row for this tragedy to happen. And that's exactly what they did. I hope they feel guilty for it. But something tells me that their the type of people who sleep well at night and don't blame themselves at all.
@@WhitneyDahlin I would not compare this to the werewolf family. I believe his parents loved and cared for him and did what they thought was best. It is hard enough to leave your child in jail, but it was making him significantly worse. They kept trying to get him to go to more doctors to find out what was wrong with him, but he kept skipping appointments and if he did go he would not go to the follow ups. As for calling 911 to have him committed, that is often more traumatizing than it is helpful and they rarely hold you more than 24-32 hours, luckily. I think sending him back to the writer’s villa was not an irrational decision. Of course you would not believe your son would murder an old friend, especially when he has only had a few violent outbursts on strangers, not friends or family. Going to a familiar, peaceful place, where he could express his artistic passion could be thought of like a form of therapy. There are many drug rehabilitation centers similar to this. They explained the situation to Cathy before he went there and she welcomed him with open arms.
@@WhitneyDahlin ppp
It's like, he got stuck in the character he didn't like playing.
damn maybe his head injury was so severe that his brain was unable to disassociate his acting roles from his real personality.
Wildddd
Also thought about it, but his character was actually not violent at all, so nah. (also not British 😆)
I had a TBI when i was 16 i put my body between me and a girl sitting on the center consel and I went through the windshield of a jeep. I can definitely attest to the violent outbursts and dramatic change in personality at times these days it doesnt happen as often but sometimes the littlest things will trigger me to become violently angry ive had to learn to control it because i wasnt going back to prison for a 4th time the previous 3 definitely did nothing to help my condition other than give me a place where i didnt get in as much trouble for beating people, quite literally half to death but hey ive been managing to cope alot better these last 8 years I've been free.
@@ItsMeTyScott im sorry to hear about that,what a shame and broken system,😣 I really wish you the best and I'm happy your able to control it for the most part 🤍
He probably ended up with frontal lobe damage. The frontal lobe damage can cause change in personality, difficulty in interpreting ones environment, as well as not being able to adequately assess risks and danger. He basically lost his self control.. I wish someone was able to help him because Cathy and her cat didn’t deserve to have died.
Frontal lobe damage can result in the limbic brain (AKA The Guardienne, “automatic self,” or “adaptive unconscious”) taking over. It's capable of going through the motions of everyday life, more or less, but it has no conscience. This reminds me of the case of Phineas Gage, the railroad foreman who had an iron tamping bar blown through his brain. He lived for about 12 years afterward, but those who had been close to him said he wasn't the Phineas Gage they once knew.
He should’ve had a lobotomy
@@michellemuskeyn5070 So your cure for damaged frontal lobes is more frontal lobe damage?
@@michellemuskeyn5070 that would have most likely made him comatose.
the frontal lobe processes emotion. emotion does not originate from the brain. emotions are physiological. so when the frontal lobe is damaged , control of emotion is effected.
definitely johnny had head injury, his symptoms were very similar to what football players had called CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
It's so, so scary how easily a normal person can become something sinister because of a simple injury.
Nothing simple about a brain injury .
Yeah, Joe Rogan has had some guests on that had a head injury that ended up completely changing their personalities.
Such as Rosanne.
We're all just a compilation of a bunch of chemicals.
This what my mom always says, if you want to discipline your children don't ever put your hands on their heads.
@@sirfgmk2 don't hit them ever*
@@az9498 Well, not really, we're by no means a "chemical soup" as they say. Have to remember, our entire body was assembled from raw material via the intelligence of a single cell, and a single cell is like a city inside We're a bunch of highly organized material, and tragically you can never truly know the entirety of yourself.
Mr Ballen: a woman AND HER CAT needlessly died. As if there weren’t any more reasons to love Mr. Ballen, he makes sure to mention the cat and the importance of his/her death as well. Poor woman and kitty 😿
Why are you afraid to misgender a cat?
@@SonikPanther * eye roll
For animals you don't know the gender, It is used
@@SonikPanther 😂🤣👍🏻
Pp
Poor guy goes from not wanting to play a violent character to being as brutal as some of the SoA characters. I believe the motorcycle crash did something to him
Just gotta state that it is no excuse though.
@@marq0992 I totally agree, so unfortunate this happened.
This guy is like a horror movie killer. He feels no damage, he is extremely strong, and he doesn’t talk.
@@marq0992 i mean it kinda is a solid excuse.... brain damage causing you to do things you wouldn't have ever done normally is probably the one thing that could excuse him doing it.
I don’t think that it could be used in my eyes saying “I have a mental disorder it wasn’t my fault” so I don’t rly feel bad it just kinda sucks to see such a good guy go to that real easy just from something a doctor possibly didn’t see
He’s behaving violently and unstable and his father thinks it’s a good idea to send him to live at the villa? Like what?
The irony is that he became the very thing he left his job for in the end, with his acting role. Hope they all found peace in the end.
Some found piece.
I thought the same. it's so sad
Fr shouldve just chased the bag 😥
It seems like he was repressing his aggression and it came out when he took a knock to the head. Crazy story.
Hi richard
Head trauma has given blind people their sight back, made people play instruments, draw when they never could, do math,ECT... savants..., it's incredible. You can truly turn into someone else...and sometimes you turn into something you don't want to be. It can be a blessing or a curse...
Well, 0.01% blessing, 99.99% curse. There are a few rare cases of benefit that may or may not actually exist, and a few cases of relatively harmless things like foreign accent syndrome, it is almost always a tough and life-ruining medical problem. The idea that a head injury makes you magically play the piano, or see if blind, etc. is Hollywood fantasy.
…my brother was bless after he had westnile virus and put into a coma. He’s making a bunch of money now as a pharmacist while I’m just a loser. Must be nice to have a beneficial head injury.
@@zerotodona1495 or maybe your just not doing enough?
@@zerotodona1495 west Nile nor a coma put him in a position to become a pharmacist. That was hard work, effort and education. Unless you live in some 3rd world heap where they pass such qualifications out for the right amount of bribe money.
@@Itried20takennames i've heard of a guy who started to talk another language after some injury, so no, it's not a fantasy
I didn’t even know this guy died….let alone murdered an old lady and her cat. Yikes! See this is why people need to take head injuries more seriously. I understand his parents tried to get a second opinion but man, what a tragedy.
The problem is, someone who's lost their capacity of self control or informed decision making can't be trusted to do what is needed to get diagnosis and treatment. It used to be easier for courts and relatives to force people into treatment facilities, but patient's rights activists went way too far in making it hard to do that. If they could have put him under a temporary conservatorship or something in response to his initial criminal charge, they could have saved lives. It's sick and sad. There was one study that found that prison populations have around three times higher occurrence of frontal lobe dysfunction than the general population. The frontal lobe mediates your decision making process, pretty much. A really famous case of frontal lobe disorder in criminality would be the Boston Strangler, a serial killer who went on to take part in a lot of research while in prison and donated his body to science. I once saw a fascinating documentary about it.
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@@ANPC-pi9vu You are completely right! I fell 8 yrs ago, seen lights and stars literally, puffy face had 2 black & blue eyes as well. The hospital ER doctors sent me on my way saying I was fine🙄
The next day they called and stated that I fractured my frontal lobe. I did go to a neurologist and they clamied it will heal ok, but I also had a concussion. I never went back, because at that time I didn't have insurance and no money.
Since then I've been diagnosed with Depression and Bipolar Disorder. I really think that head injury has a lot to do with my mental health! It's sad that he didn't get the right help😔 If a different doctor didn't look at my MRI or CAT scan they would've never have seen my fracture. I think due to my substance abuse history they were very biased towards me. It's like they wanted me out of the ER🤷🏻♀️ Even though I looked like I had been in a car accident or beaten up badly...
@@tiredofitall9213 I know people who have gotten into car accidents and fights and gotten diagnosed with TBI, later on they got a bipolar diagnosis as well. People who damage their brains using synthetic drugs act in a similar manner.
@@tiredofitall9213 the psychologist who diagnosed you with bipolar disorder probably made notes attributing it to a possible TBI. I work in a psych ward, when we do nursing report, they will go over each patients diagnosis ,some are unspecified meaning that we don't know yet what is going on with them until further psych observation, but they'll mention past head injuries or drugs use or whatever is helpful in understanding what could be causing their current mental crisis/behaviors
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I find myself égaged through the story, which I find challenging with most podcasts as the can tend to be more about themselves then the story they are telling! I just sub'd you and I look forward to more content! Thanks again!😊
Ahhhh. Sending you much love. We never know what hand we will get dealt when we get here. And regardless we must endure and learn through whatever comes our way. Thank you for your service to humanity in enduring what must not be easy. The most precious beauty grows from adversity 🙏🫶🫂
Thank you for your service..I have severe depression that often keeps me isolated indoors and I too find many podcasts hard to follow n even tho I don’t like dark stories-Mr ballen has a way of making them interesting n I just love his attention to detail n storytelling that captivates me! 😅❤ god bless you
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The doctors failed him and everyone that was affected by his brain injury behaviour...a truly tragic story.
his parents did too. they should’ve dragged him to the hospital and told the doctors what what going on themselves. i live with someone with a brain injury, you cannot just expect them to tell the drs everything that is going on
@@mkv2718 I still think he had undiagnosed psychological issues. The head injury accentuated this. There were things going on with him prior to that bike ride that were not addressed.
@@mkv2718 I think that depends on the state you reside whether or not you can be admitted by someone else if you're an adult. It is really sad though.
Sounds right to me. Obviously wasn't normal behavior so poor guy must have had bad brain damage. Maybe even something that wasn't found ,or just plain crazy.
@Chris Shaffer If they really loved him then they wouldve
It's actually sad. Knowing that good people's personality can be altered by some accident
But for the grace of god, there go I
It's more common than you think, horrifying
That’s how I got schizophrenia… it’s not how people imagine it at all and misunderstood and I wouldn’t believe you if you told me the things it actually does before I had it. I learned the hard way (LITERALLY 😂) (Ik my illness isn’t a laughing matter nor any illness but having good fun with small jokes is ok and that’s coming from someone with the actual illness)
Awful..
I'm living proof. I don't know who I was before the car accident and traumatic brain injury that changed my life; I remember some things, though it feels like I'm watching a home movie of someone else's life. My family and friends had to get to know an entirely new person. Its disconcerting for me, probably quite eerie for them.
Imagine having a full career and a whole ass family to still be referred to as: Katy Perry's ex. lmao.
Well this video was posted this year, way after the crime and way after SOA came out. Katy Perry is still relevant so it makes sense to choose this video title. Heck it got me to click on it.
@@mayle2010 thats kind of my point. The relationship with Katy completely overshadows his entire career lol.
@@javagoblin1585 in fairness that is the reason why I clicked on this video
Click Baity for sure.
Id be happy to be known as that. Just having dated Katy perry would be the highlight of my life
TBI (Traumatic brain injuries) are VERY closely linked to violent behavior! Poor Johnny! He wasn't supposed to be that person... The doctors could have made the correct diagnosis and potentially prevented all of this violence. May all the affected rest in peace...
Head injuries are no joke, they can cause serious issues. The hospital should’ve kept him in for observation. There’s been cases where folk have thought they’ve been attacked, had their home broken into, think they’re talking to people in front of them when none of these things have happened, but their head injury has messed them up and they’re convince these are really happening. So if you ever hurt your head, make sure they properly check you over, because it can get worse and worse.
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It’s recommended if you sustain a hit to the head that knocks you out, even for a short time, you should get a ct scan to rule out a bleed.
Yes defined take a head injury seriously
honestly sounds more like undiagnosed schizophrenia than a head injury to me..
@@Gino_567 If you ever met anyone with a traumatic brain injury, you might change your mind about that. You'd be surprised how it can completely change someone's personality.
I remember my mother crying when this happened. The woman he killed was her landlord and the first friend she made when she moved to LA about forty years ago 😟
Oh my gosh I’m so sorry for her! So sad
Omg.. this is devastating. I'm so sorry to your mom and that you had to see her in pain over this
Bullshit lol
@@MisterDevos not everyone is a capper, it has as much capacity for truth as it does a lie.
I feel more sad for her poor cat, getting dismembered. I hate that ppl usually never mention animal victims who r utterly helpless n innocent.
After Johnny's motorcycle accident, when he was at the acting class and began speaking in a British sounding accent makes me think of Foreign Accent Syndrome. It's a real thing, very rare, and sufferers find themselves suddenly speaking in an accent completely unlike their own. It's theorized to be the result of a brain injury. If only Johnny had gone to have an MRI, like his parents had urged.
A lady I knew spoke with an Irish accent after a stroke. Not Irish, never been to Ireland..she was Australian. I also knew of a very elderly Italian woman who woke up from a stroke speaking only Spanish, for reasons no one in the family could understand. When family were doing research for a family tree they discovered that she had been born in Argentina, but her parents had returned to live in Italy when she was 2 or 3 years old.
This is why we need to make it easier to place people like this under temporary conservatorship. It's so clear as his behaviors worsen and his crimes escalate that he does not have the mental capacity to make decisions for himself until his condition is diagnosed and stabilized.
There was a study that was done that found prison populations have three times higher rates of frontal lobe dysfunction than the general population, which would indicate brain dysfunction plays a big role in criminality. Forcing treatment instead of punishing through prison can help a good portion of criminals reform. The ones who can not reform and are dangerous due to severe brain disfunction or mental illness that doesn't respond to treatment should be put in some sort of permanent asylum where they can continue to try new treatments and be given some human dignity instead of being treated like a criminal who committed crimes by choice, while protecting society from them.
True, I was thinking of this too.
he stopped doing the accent once someone asked him why he was doing it.
A relative of mine had a serious head injury, after he came out of a coma, he spoke with an English accent for a short period, he wasn't even aware of it & everyone was surprised by it since he was never around anyone with an English accent. He has become agoraphobic ever since the injury & doesn't like to stray too far from his home. Sad to see the change especially considering that he used to be an extremely outgoing, social & popular young man, animated, full of life, funny, talkative & entertaining, a dare devil who loved an audience--after the injury, he had a problem with understanding personal space or proper, censored conversation when around others which made people feel extremely uncomfortable, some individuals even threatened him physical harm & this has led unfortunately, to his isolating himself from the world, he's become quiet & reclusive & has anxiety attacks whenever he leaves his home. Brain injuries can definitely turn a person into someone entirely different.
So glad I found your page. You are really good at storytelling! Thank you I’ve been looking for a page like this
This is so sad. I’m an esthetician in Burbank and Johnny was my client while he was filming SOS. Many working actors tint their eyelashes while they are filming so they can look more natural. He came in once a month for about a year and half. He was always on time, friendly, calm and engaging to speak with. He was very excited about his daughter being born. He was always a delight to be around in my spa. We talked about all kinds of things.
He loved animals. At the time, I recently rescued 2 put bulls and we probably talked about the dogs more than anything else because he was always interested in how they were doing in their rehabilitation and training. I remember our conversations like it were yesterday.
I am so sorry to all involved in this mysterious tragedy. Absolutely heartbreaking.
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@@Aabdul-RehmanN Just because nothing interesting happens to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen to others. I’ve met many celebrities being in the service industry and working in park city, some are even regulars. It’s pretty common for service industry workers, It’s not that crazy or unbelievable lol.
@King Charles ✔ It’s someone who does skincare and similar beauty treatments and work in a spa or sometimes plastic surgeons offices/medical spas so things like facials, waxing microdermabrasion, permanent makeup, lash/brow tinting etc.
thank you so much for sharing your story about Johnny. I feel so sad about how everything happened for him and the others involved.
Thank u for a respectable piece on my cousin Johnny. Many of us believe it was the head injury from his accident that change his personality and demeanor.
Of course it was the head injury, it’s very evident that’s when the change started! The Drs failed him! I’m so sorry for your loss!
@@smokymtnlady3856 Thank u, I wish I would have gotten to know him better.
My door would have always been open to him.
It is a truely tragic story. I hope the world will remember him as the person he really was. He sounds wonderful before the accident. I am sorry for the pain and loss you must have endured as a family.
Unfortunately T.B.I are over looked by dr. My brother had one from a car wreck. Its no joke.
@@yuvanbaldwinew9282 Indeed
I believe whole heartedly there was a head injury involved in his change of behavior. By best friend and I were walking through L.A. a few years ago, I ducked under the bar of some scaffolding, but because of the bill on his hat, didn't see how low it was and hit himself in the forehead pretty good. From that very moment, his mood changed. He no longer wanted to do ANYTHING, and as a normally outgoing, extrovert, he became a hermit. Entered a deep depression that took 2 years for him to get out of. And it was literally like a switch flipped, it was that sudden. And that was just from a tap to the front of the head that he was able to walk off. So I can imagine a much more severe and more permanent result being possible from more severe head trauma. Such a sad story all around.
His head might hit in the crash that way, that he lost from his brains the empathy part, while the violent part just became some how stronger with him wanting to out from no reason make violent acts.
@Ellie A eventually. It took 2 years and the help of therapy. It was crazy because he felt the immediate change too, and we would have multiple conversations about how he was cognizant of his drastic change, but was somehow powerless to change it. The self awareness actually deepened his depression because he wanted nothing more than to change back to how he was before, but couldn't figure out how, until he was finally able to due to whatever brain trauma healing, and the therapy. It was crazy to witness from a 2nd hand perspective, and I would have been super skeptical of its legitimacy had I not been there myself.
Absolutely this is TBI behavior !! He probably got more damage confronting those 2 guys also. It's not something doctors can easily see and tell you , yep 💯 you got traumatic brain injury, here's your treatment. No, it's a huge gray area with no real cure. Just like anything to do with spine damage/deterioration, nerve damage, chronic debilitating pain and autoimmune disease. we are in the dark ages for that kind of medical treatment!!
@@Emcee3Two was he ever officially diagnosed with any head injury? In this case I think the warning signs were far too many, like the accent change to british
Makes you wonder if it’s possible to hit your friend in the head a certain way he’ll return to normalcy
Thank you Mr. Ballen for the endless entertainment! You work hard for us and we appreciate you!
Can we talk about how much of a legend dan is saving the painter
He was an actual hero though i'm sure most would act the same given the poor painters situation
Dan is Chad's older brother, lol.
Can you just leave a comment without being such a follower and saying " can we talk about how much " ??
Can we talk about how much of a loser w no life that you are just trying to get " likes " that you have to copy others that do this??? Can we ??
Why so whiny?
And his wife
What a crazy story. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about this. I was a huge fan of SoA and Half Sack was always a likable character. It’s sad that he never accepted the treatment that he obviously needed.
Same. He was one of my favorite characters on SoA
Yes
My sister currently has a brain injury from a car accident a few months ago. It really changed her personality and she’s still trying to figure out how to live again. It’s really scary and I can totally see how a brain injury could cause this.
I experienced a TBI from a horrible accident. I had my seatbelt on; and, the airbag deployed. But, my seat came unbolted from the floorboard. I broke my ocular bones, nose, and 4 places on the top of my skull and forehead. It took years & competent counselors; and, I am able to be me again. 🎉
Get her the very best treatment you can as soon as possible. It makes a huge difference. One thing to look into is sometimes areas that have to do with hormones get damaged so if that's the case correct treatment can start turning things around fast. I hope she is resting her brain a lot.
🎉@@Stacey0909ohhh you have been through the war's, I hope you are coping & the OP story is so hard to hear, let alone be actually involved with.
I am just a random person, but I too have been through similar event's & just wanted to wish you well🎉
Keep on keeping on! Xx
They should have autopsied him and studied his brain to see if they could find any physical damage from the accident that might explain his behavior.
This has a slow build up, and a wild ending that happens suddenly without much warning.
Here before this is famous
Another great video MrBallen!!!
I think it's sad I know you can't force treatment, but I think I would at some point
Insane story. Never knew.
I'm 100% addicted to the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format! And the best part: my bf is too, so usually when we do something together we also listen to u together. Lots of love from Slovakia.💗
I've been binging this channel since the 4th of July. I am now terrified of:
Forests
Caves
Cave Diving
Scuba Diving
Being on a boat
Being on a plane
Being alone after a party
Being alone at home
Antique shopping
Skiing
Traveling
My own friends
Myself
... AND I LOVE IT!
Same I’ve been binge watching all of his vids for hours they’re so entertaining
Or even going downstairs at night… lol
Samw
Which video had antique shopping in it?
Antique shopping 😂. Don't know why I'm laughing, I've had several weird experiences of 'old' items.
I'm sure it started with a head injury, and rolled into what it ended up being. Terribly sad, what an awful spiral to experience.
Johnny Lewis had several head injuries. That’s why he couldn’t stand light and the erratic behavior. Certain people thought he was abusing drugs, but he wasn’t. Even Kurt Sutter allegedly said about Johnny’s death “sad, but not surprised” . The autopsy showed no drugs. I’m sorry Cathy loss her life. I’m sorry Johnny lost his life. This was such a sad story.
I shouldn’t have read the comments 😢
If there was an autopsy wouldn't it have shown whether there were any head injuries?
@@shoutatthesky Not after he fell to his death and smashed his head.
He's a pile...that lady seemed to help everybody, and this ass took her life.
@@kch7051 Keyboard warrior diagnosis...check....
Am I the only one who NEVER finds the secret !! You’re too captivating! Best story teller
Same! Im always so busy listening I never see it. I heard a rumor "the secret" was going away? I hope its not.
Nope lol I've never found it once even when someone points it out i can't find it
Definitely not the only one lol I never see it either.
You're not alone...I can never find it either 😄
I never see it even if ppl give the answer 😂
Since watching UA-cam I've stumbled across a story about him once. Until I heard the full story here I hadn't any idea how sad this young actors life had turned. He was a good-looking man and a good actor and I think the system failed him because I truly believe that he sustained an injury to the head from his motorcycle accident & he was misdiagnosised. My heart goes out to his family, his friends & all who loved him. And if it weren't for MrBallen posting this video I would have continued to believe that Johnny had just lost his marbles and would have been left with the wrong impression of him. Thank you MrBallen for having the sense of mind to feel this story needed to be told. You are still saving our country from the bad things even if those bad things are bad impressions. Keep up the fantastic job you're doing.
Me too.... what do you know
Bro I don’t think anyone could speak their appreciation for mr.b and what he does more better than you just did
Thank you for expressing how I feel better than I ever could have @Tanya Ferguson
Thank you for all your awesome comments on what I posted about this latest video. And I'm really glad that there are others out there who feel the same way I do and aren't hating on me about either my grammar, or punctuation or just for speaking the truth. I've seen all of the videos MrBallen has posted pn UA-cam that he posted here and he has never deviated from the format he uses when making his videos. In days like these, we need to hear the truth and we need to be able to find a way to find our way back to our own Humanity even if it is through the telling of the darker side of Humanity, and MrBallen is leading the way as our "Top".
"until I heard the full story" 🤣🤣🤣
My goodness! So sad he didn't get diagnosed. He just gradually spun out of control. Great story telling as always.
I love how MrBallen gives credit to the source unlike other creators.
Who are other creators that didn't give credits to the source? Also other creators took Mr.Ballen narrative, simply translate it to their own languages without gave credit to Mr.Ballen
@@KimAhrina11 "other creators took Mr.Ballen narrative, simply translate it to their own languages without gave credit to Mr.Ballen"
^ That was Odin's point haha
@@zacharyshort384 I mean other local creators with millions subs & mostly their audience are people from their own countries. Odin's point most likely English speaking creators
@@KimAhrina11
I'm confused.
OP's point was that other content creators don't give credit to their sources. You then gave examples yourself of other content creators not giving credit to their sources (geography is irrelevant).
@@zacharyshort384 i mention their own languages which like can tell that my point to those locals content creators. Geography is still relevant
I adored him in Sons of Anarchy. His character was an angel amongst wolves, and to hear this was reflective of his personality in real life before the accident makes this even more heartbreaking. RIP to him and his landlord.
I loved him too! Was so surprised to find this out about him 😢
And her cat! 😢
I think he did suffer psychological issues and imagine working n that show delving deep into a character with an unstable mentality I wonder if that caused him to lose touch a bit
@@J86_918 he also had a brain injury that no one did anything about
@@X3AmySarah yup unfortunately we were still in the “grow the hell up” era rather than helping people 😪
Definitely a TBI. My husband suffered one when he was 26 years old. Took him 10 years to recover and he now has a degree and has very little damage left. He is one of the lucky ones.
bless you for being such a good wife/person. i really needed a good story to balance out the vile stuff in these videos.
that's good to hear
My son had a traumatic brain injury, nearly died, was saved by emergency brain surgery to relieve previously undetected bleeding. His personality has changed in that he is more relaxed, tolerant of others, almost difficult to irritate. It is so odd. Odd but good!
I am as well. I am so thankful for my doctors.
@@robinholland1574 that's great news! Stay safe and be blessed.
That’s so sad a few killers has been known to have a personality change from a head injury
Soon as I heard his entire demeanor changed, TBI popped into mind. It’s no joke, traumatic brain injury can be hell.
My husband is a neurologist. He has completely ruined football, motorcycles, and boxing for me. I used to love it, but hearing him talk about the effects that even minor brain injuries can cause, I can't stand to watch any more.
@@andydeadpool8923 I’ve had 10 concussions 😔
@@javariusjavarlamariuslamar3759 I'm truly sorry to hear that. I've had a couple myself (caught a punch to the face that knocked me out cold, fell down the stairs and slammed my head hard enough that I was bleeding out of both ears two weeks later -- really rung my bell.)
After that slam into the drywall, I find i sleep a hell of a lot more, and my memory isn't nearly as sharp. Husband said it was like my CPU got a little slower.
Parents end up having to supervise their kids forever after that
I'm 40 now, but when I was 14 I was in a very bad car wreck. I went face first into the dash and it was an old truck with a metal dash board that didn't expect my face to well and didn't budge much at all LoL. I was the passenger obviously being 14 and we hit a dirt embankment at 70 so it was a complete and sudden stop and I had no seat belt on.
I ended up passing away three times but was brought back each time again obviously because, well I hope I don't need to explain that part!! The list of broken bones and all the reconstructive surgery's I had over the next many years was all of them! That's what it seemed like any way LoL. The list was long but one of the major ones was a TBI. You have heard of that karate chop move when you upercut someone in the nose you can kill them from the nasal bone going up and stabbing the front of their brain ya? That is basically what that stupid ford truck did to me in a spectacular way. Plus all the brain swelling and the impact bouncing what little brain I had around like a ping pong ball, you could say my dome got jumped in to the TBI family like a gang member back in the day! The first year I don't remember much but after that I would get head aches that were crippling and I would have the craziest outbursts of rage and I would remember being almost like a separate person thinking why am I so mad but would not be able to stop. Physically could not stop hitting whatever triggered me at that moment. The worst was a few times just would black out from being so mad and would come to standing out in the street or someplace I had never been and had no idea were I was at or how I got there. Years and years later I still have a bit of a temper but I can control myself now and I'm lucky that something like this never took place because being on the side of what Jonny was seeing and feeling I can say that it's not something you ever want to see or go through. Terrible that he didn't get the help he needed instead of the ever so easy take these drugs and call me in the morning that doctors always prescribed then. Horrible ending on this one.
Man, what a tragic story. His initial doctors really failed him. That's just horrible.
I absolutely agree!
Schizophrenia isn't going to show up on an MRI...
@@jerryboics9550 correct but it also could of been due to a head injury from the motorcycle accident, just his brain being screwed from acting all those years, it could of been a number of things. The fact that he was in a motorcycle accident and they didn't do a MRI on him is stupid as shit. Do a CAT and MRI to be safe, you're supposed to be making sure your patients are okay and healthy, take all the precautions just in case.
@@GamerMarine89 Facts. Plus he certainly had the money to get all these tests done, no problem. So the fact that the doctor(s) didn’t do them, they failed him. So sad.
All that possibly could have been prevented. ❤️💜💚
THE SO CALLED DOCTORS DIDN'T EVEN TRY, I HATE THEM. KNOW WHAT THEY CALL THE LAST GRAD FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL...DOCTOR!
This is so sad! I also received a TBI from a motorcycle accident. I was different after waking up from my 23 day coma. I had to relearn everything. I wish I had the chance to talk with Johnny. Our brains are amazingly complex, but simply injured. The chemistry gets off after trauma or any repeated negative thought, or anything that can alter the bio chemical pathways. The good news is with a lot of sweat, tears, and support it is very possible to "rewire" the brain again. This story reminds me of how fortunate I am to have the support I have. I would write down this comment hundreds of times a day. "i can choose to control my response to other people". I would write (tactile), speak (auditory), hear it hundreds of times a day and it eventually rewired my brain using the different neuro pathways! Thoughts, feelings, actions, habits, character, destiny! It all starts with thoughts and we can choose to control our own thoughts and thus our own feelings, actions, habits, character, destiny. I am now a 13 year Critical care Rn that thanks God daily for my 2nd chance at life. Have no doubt this big guy is crying. Thank you MrBallen for bringing these truths to light. Prayers for everyone involved!
Thanks for sharing. Believe it or not your input on 'brain rewiring' is actually pivotal right now. Gives me much to think about. Literally, I suppose. (Bad joke, i know lol) Great to hear that in at least your case things didn't end as bad as they could've. God be with you, friend!
KEY POINTS for me...."any repeated negative thought"..."with a lot of sweat, tears and support"..."i can choose to control my response to other people"..."that thanks God daily"....your comment really spoke to me:)...THANK YOU
What you're talking about is cognitive behavioral therapy. We have thoughts and emotions and actions which all influence each other. If I do something nice for someone (action) I will feel happy (emotion) and think "I did a good thing" (thought). I suffered emotional trauma and suffered from c-PTSD. Cognitive behavioral therapy has really helped me rewire my brain. It made me aware of how much negative self talk was going on in my head and just how damaging that is. My therapists also used exposure therapy and in my case that helped my PTSD and anxiety too. I'm so sad that Johnny wasn't given the proper care. His symptoms were severe and the doctor that just prescribed medication and sent him on his way did the bare minimum.
Thanks you beautiful amazing human being. Keep sharing your story!
Amazing! So glad you’re doing so well
Man. How'd I never hear about this. Loved SOA and strange crimes but never heard this story! Great one!!! Love how animated your style of telling the story is, it's everything ❤
RIP Cathy Davis. Seemed like a lovely lady.
and her cat rip
I keep thinking why do I know here name as soon as youtuber mentioned it. Definitely didn't realize she was murdered.
I hate seeing these messages at the top it’s a spoiler for the video!
@@Dan-ny1wx I apologise that the death of a human being spoilt things for you.
@@Dan-ny1wx Tip. Watch full video then view comments.
When you mentioned him speaking with a British accent made me think about a lady I met in a butcher shop I worked at. She was in an accident & got a head injury. After the injury she spoke with a Australian accent. She told me she had foreign accent syndrome. It usually follows a head injury.
I’m from WV and worked in a butcher shop too!
While true, this isn't exactly the same thing. This was a singular episode apparently, where FAS is - from all the cases I've heard and read about - permanent.
I live in England and most people have British accents here.
@@cyclingseagull lol i heard about that, its so severe that even after years some people start developing the accent
@@BigBodyBiggolo We must all have head injuries to talk like this.
I agree with those who think his personality change came from a head injury. Some years ago, I guy in our church fell off a ladder and hit his head. His personality completely changed: random outbursts, anger, and / or crying. He even chased after the pastor with a metal pipe once, the police were called, and the pastor filed a restraining order against him.
A boy I went to school with suffered a head injury in auto accident. He went from being a pleasant guy to blithering idiot. I don't believe he became violent but nothing he said made any sense. He would say bizarre things like once he told my cousin that he was going down to the pond to r#pe a turtle. His mother finally placed him in an institution because she couldn't keep him home and he'd wonder about getting into trouble due to weird things he'd say.
the fact that the personality change came right after the accident is what makes it sound like a brain injury. It would be a big coincidence if a mental illness came on at the exact same time.
Agree. We had a neighbor before who’s head was hit with a bat in a brutal fight with his wife. the poor guy was not the same after. He didn’t have any violent outbursts, but there are time when he is just, passive… and when he talks, he won’t even finish the sentence sometimes and doesn’t even seem to notice he stopped. Head injuries should never be taken lightly.
I'm curious if having a scan from before the accident to compare against would have revealed anything.
Sounds like the person at your church had damage to his frontal lobe, which is in charge of things like emotional regulation and impulse control. This is also the part of the brain that’s impaired and/or differently abled in people who have ADHD.
I wonder if people like him would be helped from drugs/medications FOR ADHD 🤔 Saying this because I have ADHD that wasn’t diagnosed until last year, when the memory/focus impairments actually had disastrous effects on my new job. After getting on Adderall, I was surprised to find how much less emotionally reactive I am. Situations that used to make me angry are now a mild annoyance, and things that made me cry and feel like dy!ng are now a bit of a bummer. My doctor explained the emotional dysregulation that can be part of ADHD, and I had no idea. Meds like Add3rall are designed to stimulate the frontal lobe specifically, along with increasing dopamine (as ADHD generally involves very low dopamine, which is responsible for the motivation difficulties and the absurdly high rates of drug add!ction).
Now, I have several extended family members who also have ADHD, which is highly heritable - HOWEVER, I was also literally dropped on my head as a baby lmao. From 6 ft up, onto concrete, smack onto the front of my head. So, I’ve always wondered if that’s part of mine.
Just some thoughts! Either way, this main story and the man at your church are very sad situations 😔
I knew the actor from Raise Your Voice. That 2004 movie with Hilary Duff. I had heard about his condition years ago it’s so sad.
The sensitivity to light is a major sign of a concussion. Learning from the NFL the affects of CTE, this could very well be due to the head injury. The brain must be given the proper amount of time to completely heal, in order to recover from the trauma; and between him getting in the fight after the accident and pounding his head on the wall in lock up, I would not be surprised if his behavior was CTE related.
Agree ❤️
Clear case of CTE. Most likely explanation.
So.. can a severe head injury heal? Or is it permanent?
@@aenesthesia I believe it depends on the severity of the head injury. From what I've learned about most concussions, there is recovery if the right amount of time is allowed to do so. Recently, in the NFL, policy has been implemented that if any player takes a blow to the head or shows any signs of a possible concussion, they are immediately given a battery of tests, that include things like memory and coordination tests, as well as sensitivity to light. Until the player can pass all tests, they are not allowed to play, practice, and are discouraged from being in the vicinity of any type of activity that can cause them to be jostled or receive any possible blows to the head. When you have a concussion, it is very easy to keep getting them if the brain is not fully healed. What used to be called getting your bell rung and allowed coaches to send a player right back into the game, can now take weeks before the player is allowed to return to the field.
Doctors and scientists found that the continuous damage to the brain before it is allowed to heal completely leads to long term affects that can bring on depression, paranoia and violent behavior. There have been several stories like Junior Seau who have suddenly had personality changes that often ended tragically.
He was schizophrenic.. Sometimes it doesn't show until later in life, but some of the signs were there before his accident.. Quiting sons of anarchy, moving around from place to place, not being able to stay in an intimate emotional relationship.. The bang on the head didn't help, but he wasn't mentally well before..
Ballen's story telling is hands down the best of the best💯
It's like a drug to me
They're the best, real glad I came across this channel
YESSS!
Been binge watching these 😭
@@sandipbiswas766 one is like a Japanese airplane Story and the other was a island Story, I think. I now wonder where my Original Comment to you went. Please ck out on his Playlist "Before they were famous!" TALK ABOUT A TWIST LOL
How can that doctor """not suspect""" a head injury when he checked literally every box for one on the frontal lobe???
Also: how can be that someone is deemed so unhinged to be placed in a psych ward, but be judged enough aware to be able to refuse medical checkup? (Not even procedure: that is another thing). Genuine question, idk how America Health sistem works in terms of coercitive care.
There was a time in the usa when people could "get rid of" family members by having them locked up in "insane asylums". I'd have to research it more, but from casual observation it seems that history has been behind legislation that makes it very difficult to force care on someone against their will, even if they really need it. The exception being if a person is an immediate threat to themselves, in which case they can only be held for 24-48 hours depending on the county.
The US 'Healthcare' system is worthless as a second world country. EVERYTHING about it sucks.
@@MelissaKopcho ~ you’re pretty much spot on
@@yuwannakno1269 agreed. Last time I used the health care system (with insurance!!) I got a $350 bill for a FLU TEST.
You delivered that horrific story very well.
The lack of pain response makes me lean towards head injury.
Really? Cause I was leaning hard into erectile dysfunction. Pardon the pun.
agree...just due to a hospital not picking up on it, they make errors ....and his emotional state before the crash and after the fight from the apt guys
Demonic possession, perhaps?
@@rachellemarie9291 meets the criteria, scary thought but.....
@@rachellemarie9291 honestly, after hearing this story, I would not try to correct someone if they thought that was the case. This guy can do and withstand things that seem beyond human
Mr.Ballen I've heard a story of a child who one day basically turned evil and no one could figure it out. But one Dr. did it was a tumor in his brain that put pressure on his brain causing this erratic and violent behavior. Also it's believed that those who were deemed possessed and had exorcisms might have also had similar brain tumors.
I saw a UA-cam documentary on the brain and violent behavior. There was a similar story.
😂......😈
Humans are so predictable
I've always wondered if some "possessed" people instead had things like; schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar, adhd, or symptoms like mania, or psychosis from definitive physical/psych conditions.
I know a guy a few years back who had a very clear, undiagnosed brain injury. Genuinely the nicest guy, and stayed extremely sweet. But after the injury he had so much anger, and became fearless in a way that was extremely frightening.
80% of his personality stayed the same. But that brain injury- diagnosed or not, changed him
I have a tbi. I lost my filter and its scary how unafraid I can be of things.
I know a lady whose husband got a tbi after a vehicle accident. His personality changed to the point where she couldn't be married to him anymore, it was like he was a stranger. He couldn't be bothered with their young children anymore and the kids were now scared of him. He ended up cheating on her before she could leave him, which wasn't something that had been an issue in their marriage before. She feels more relieved than sad/hurt, because she said he's so unlike the man he used to be, that it's literally like he IS a completely different person. She said he's permanently angry, rude and even his voice sounds different. He's a recreational drug user now and has a girlfriend much younger than him. The ex-wife tries to encourage the kids to see him, and vice versa, but the kids don't want to see him and he doesn’t want to see them.
Maybe he just doesn't like y'all... 😂
Im always so enthralled with your stories, no way I can spot the "secret" I've always been into true crime, and mysteries, but NO one can tell a story quite like you!
Same
I so agree. Maya if he wasn't so cute we could notice the background. Just sayin
Agreed, well said. :)
wtf do you want to spot the secret for anyway? What are you 12?
I can't ever find the secret either
He should have been looked at right after that accident. That is so sad.
Ye
@Nicholas Ramey True and unfortunately he chose wrong.
@Nicholas Ramey Technically after he started acting erratically and began to show signs of being a danger to himself and others it wasn't his choice anymore. I mean how did his parents think it was a good idea to just let him live on his own?
@Nicholas Ramey Judging the situation using common sense not him condemning him. Obviously he wasn’t himself after that accident he made a terrible judgment call. That is a reality proven by how it all ended. So chill.
@@dlr_rosa254 See I was thinking on that too. Personally I would have intervened and had him checked somehow.
He legit said that he didn't like violence in the show he was working in which is why he left. It's sad what happened to him.
I Love all of Mr. Ballens stories, except the one about the circus elephant, I couldn't finish it, it made me cry and I had heartbreaking nightmares about this...but he's a great storyteller, as half Irish person, I really REALLY appreciate it!!!
The doctor that just gave him pills and sent him on his way failed him miserably.
@Dave Hope I think he was referring to the fact his brain injury may have been caused by the motorcycle accident not a neurosis
@Dave Hope he gave him sych meds. He went in thinking it might have been a head injury. He definitely needs to lose his license
@Dave Hope Not that. He means the Doctor seems to not even see the head injury as a possibility and so... Failed big time... Just like you did right here
Normal pills
@Dave Hope It absolutely does not work for people who have mental illnesses that separate their perceptions from reality. People with delusions and hallucinations need some level of regular supervision and care.
It's sad that a pacifist actor to end his life exactly the way he never wanted to be. I believe the turning point was that motorcycle accident which changed his personality. I see there were at least 3 or more chances where he could of recovered, but the key people that could've helped him made the wrong conclusions, his dad was the only one with the right idea.
I agree with you 100%. It was obvious that he needed help, and it should have been done, but since he was an adult, his refusal must have been what made it difficult for his family to help him.
Whoa...omg
Oh man, this is tragic. Head injuries are no joke.
The fact that his toxicology report came back clean is nuts. When Ballen was describing how the lawn chair and the door slams didn't faze him, I was completely convinced it was PCP.