If any veterans need help filing for disability, check out heros serving heros and McKeown law. They can represent you when filing for disability with the VA. Even if you have filed in the past, they will resubmit for you. I hope the first caller has 100% but if not should definitely reach out to them. Lyle, thank you for giving this guy a voice and a space to speak, much love homie.

@Saucymeme

2 ай бұрын

THIS COMMENT NEEDS TO BE PINNED.

@woodchuck003

2 ай бұрын

Really good advice however this guy is either lying or suffering from a mental episode currently. If he is having a mental episode I do hope he finds the help he needs.

@MogMan763

2 ай бұрын

Sigam mle

@randomtinypotatocried

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@woodchuck003Honestly the more I listened to him, the more I'm in the camp he's in a mental episode. There's something with the monotone calm voice that reminds me of some of the mental patients I've dealt with in EMS

@lonebridger

2 ай бұрын

@@woodchuck003 stop fronting that I’m not doing well and that I’m a liar. You don’t know me at all but you’re highly confident in labeling my mental state and my service “if I served”. I was more nervous talking about it online because of how much energy it takes to stay on topic in conversation I was a bit shaky that I’d be talking forever or that I was boring. Please be more mindful to what I experienced, that’s what the military treated me as a faker and a liar for 7 years with 100k in debt on the street. There’s almost a decade of medical records and treatment I’ve had to endure to speak straight I had to relearn to speak in the first year after being in a mental ward. I’m lucky as hell to even be as self aware and mindful of what my life could have turned into all things considered.

i saw a tiktok the other day of a schizophrenic guy with a service dog- it was trained to greet people when they arrived. But if the guy said "greet" and the dog didnt respond he'd be able to tell that "oh I'm seeing a hallucination right now" so it helped him differentiate

@Whispered.Spells

Ай бұрын

I've also heard that a good trick for visual hallucinations can be to hold up your phone camera at what you are seeing(maybe take a pic too) to check if it is real.

@fluffyalpacas6375

Ай бұрын

@@Whispered.Spellssometimes if you rely on it too often you start to hallucinate it through the phone as well 🥲

@yoyosdodo

27 күн бұрын

Haha😂 my cat treats me like I'm disabled because I fall everywhere. She meows at me so I won't hit her

“Be the squeaky wheel” - Wise words from John. Be well John.

I knew, when I heard the first person talking about mental illness, social security, and rent/mortgages being sky high, that they were a Washingtonian. I'm about to start the dreaded process of trying to get on disability for my chronic pain and mental illnesses. To the first caller, I am not a vet, but everything else that you talked about, I totally relate. I also have a partner. I feel badly about not being able to work, while my wife who is twice my age(but VERY healthy and doesn't look her age[which doesn't matter], works two part time jobs to support us. And we can't get married before I figure out things with social security because I could lose my health insurance. I understand feeling a sense of shame and guilt for not being able to provide for your family. If you ever see this, I hope that things are looking up for you. At least the sun is finally starting to make an appearance, and that definitely helps. Sending you a warm hug 🫂 Blessed be to you and yours 🖤🖤

this spreads so much awareness around mental health issues

John is a fucking strong man. great talk geck much luv

My brother-in-law is diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. I wish that he could function as well as the first caller. We would have to have him arrested and put into the prison/institution system in order to get him any type of long-term care which is ridiculous. It gives me hope that someone who is schizophrenic can live a decent life and I'm happy that caller is doing well.

@jeanmember

2 ай бұрын

That’s not even long-term care you just made him someone else’s problem

@jakobrevolinski5776

2 ай бұрын

Wrong​@@jeanmember

@raerae9212

2 ай бұрын

@@jeanmember That's both true and not true. His condition really does require someone who's qualified to care for him and monitor him 24-7. He won't eat, won't take his medication, and has attempted suicide several times. He's already been committed before but since he's an adult he can only be held for a limited amount of time. At this point, it's either death or being convicted and institutionalized where someone can at least attempt to help him 🤷🏼‍♀️ It's really not that simple. And his problems are beyond his capacity, and our family's abilities, to help him through.

@zombiejelly4111

2 ай бұрын

@@jakobrevolinski5776not wrong

@user-zo6om9go1p

2 ай бұрын

@@jeanmember False, people with serious mental issues such as schizofrenia cannot and i mean CANNOT be cared for by anyone exept a mental proffesional, "making him someone elses problem" is giving him the support he needs, trying to care for a person like that yourself could not only worsen there current conditions, but give them new ones, or worse, affect yourself. Ive had to do the same thing as raerae here.

It sounds like the first caller might be on SSI, which really sucks. The resource limits ($2000 for an individual and $3000 for a married couple) haven’t been updated since 1989. It absolutely keeps people in poverty and discourages working. It’s good that it exists for people that need it, but it needs way more government funding and a complete overhaul imo Edit to add: John sounds super cool. I hope he gets all the good things he deserves!

@woodchuck003

2 ай бұрын

If we have money to US citizens how would we be able to fund foreign wars?

@ClaytonBigsby01

2 ай бұрын

Are you kidding me SSI doesn't need government funding it's already funded by the fucking taxpayers what it needs is politicians to quit robbing the piggy bank

@kimisjepoedel

2 ай бұрын

Straight on point​@@woodchuck003

@Elric24

2 ай бұрын

$2000 for an individual isn't terrible saying as most career level jobs still pay that. All that's to say, pay needs to increase across the board everywhere because the economy is in shambles.

@connorissexy4209

2 ай бұрын

@@woodchuck003 exactly! think about the weapon manufacturing industry for God's sake!

My lungs are fucked from the burn pits. Had to get out at 28 and essentially cannot do sht I wanted to.

@tf5pZ9H5vcAdBp

2 ай бұрын

There are people in your situation getting paid. I hope you are too.

@valkeriejones3818

2 ай бұрын

What are "the burn pits"?

@kenny1515gamer

2 ай бұрын

@@valkeriejones3818 massive pits where any and all waste was destroyed during occupation of the Middle East, chubbyemu has a good video on what they did to soldiers, check it out

@Backdraft47

2 ай бұрын

​@@valkeriejones3818pits where you burn everything imaginable, releasing fumes with possible chemicals leading to cancer and other medical problems.

@peterpartridge3612

2 ай бұрын

They had burn pits in Iraq where they burned everything including batteries, trash, toxic chemicals etc… obviously this isn’t good to breathe in and they had these pits burning 24/7

John, thanks for your service. I can relate to you even though I'm not former or currently military. I love Eraserhead too. I think stuff like that can really help to understand and tame the noise even if it sounds crazy. Keep on keeping on brother.

Way back in the 70s I had a brother n law ..Pat...and to my young self the guy was really impressive!! Not just submariner...he was on nuclear ships....the Right Stuff!! When he didnt reinlist we thought it was to be home more with her and their baby. But soon things started going south. Hed take a new job.....master it!! Sold Life Ins. Was so good he was winning them Vacation bonuses!! But!! Then hed quit !! Start again....wash ,rinse,repeat. Each time he got a little more erratic until he was diagnosed full blown schizophrenia..... Heres the thing. Before they seal you in a tube with 85 other dudes And nuclear weapons...they reall look you over....completely!! It always made me wonder...was his illness just deep seated...or did that time Do something to him. Now...heres another guy ...

I loved listening to John, what a strong man! that's the people i'd fight for, too.

From what I've heard from John he is an amazing and loving guy. It really saddens me to know there are people being rejected from living a normal life by being rejected from the workforce despite how great people they really are. I was diagnosed back in the day paranoid schizophrenic and those pills nearly ruined me. I miraculously completely healed out of it with lots of mental work, and inner peace seeking and finding my own happiness. I really hope those pills don't anchor John down too much because they can be very debilitating on the body. They are pretty much poisonous to the nervous system if misused. I would dare to say these antipsychotics are unproven poisons altogether but that's just my opinion since I used them and only healed after throwing it out and treating my mind the proper way: Laugh, smile, love, sunbathing, meditation, proper sleep, high doses of Vitamin C and Niacin (B2). God bless Abram Hofer for that. His treatment really does work. I'm completely healed and feel so much better. I was a wreck back in the day. I was hearing shit in my head that "didn't belong to me", feared everything, had chronic anxiety all day and felt like a ghost. I hope this helps somebody.

John was such a great caller. So much wholesome stuff on this channel

Very very good conversation with John, Lyle. I really enjoyed the vibe of that interaction. 😊

@StaySlept666

2 ай бұрын

he can survive but not thrive

I was on Subs as well. The Navy doesn’t really help with anything mental health related. If your out John please get the help you can.

John's the goat. Get it homie.

my heart goes out to Carlos once a cheater always a cheater

John isn't wrong with the rental market and landlords. Where I live it use to be one of the cheapest and now it's spiking to prices you would expect from a big city (the government where I am refuses to put rent control in place). It's such an unsustainable system at this point

@iiMEiii

2 ай бұрын

I got a property in Australia and I live in a small section of it and rent out the rest and got a bunch of money from my parent's. It's actually crazy how expensive everything is getting and I'm a landlord. To put it perspective I got it during covid and used to pay 700 a week and get 700 a week in rent and insurance is $1400 a year. Now after 2-3 years it's rented for 850 week and I pay 1050 a week while insurance is now 3600 a year and electricity is 50% more expensive and food is 30% more. I saved up for so long managed to get something and now I got less money at the end of the week than when I worked part time.

John sounds like such a sweet guy I feel so bad. I can't believe we treat out veterans like that its just sad. He's right though he just needs to bug them till they help him lmao.

“The future never comes, it’s always the present” Thanks for that, Geck. I’m always stressing about the future but I think that might have brought me back down to Earth! 😅

Lyle asks some genuinely great questions

Tip for people in the US: Most areas have libraries within walking distance, and/or community/career centers for your city/county, and they have printers and fax machines you can use for various needs usually for free or cheap. Most should still have computers for those who can't afford computers to use for free.

@yoyosdodo

27 күн бұрын

You want a scizzofrenic in a library with machines 😂😂 be reading printing bug poop

Protein is only expensive if it's the marketable aspect of a product or if you eat loads of meat. Beans, lentils, chickpeas, so cheap and healthy, FULL of protein.

This has been a great episode. John is my age and he seems so much wiser and I'm proud of him for being such a good person despite the hard times he has had. Best of luck to the husband, I'm sure he is better for those kids than his wife, and he is going to need a lot of patience to pull his plan off.

You gotta be the squeaky wheel 😂😂😂😂😂💀lol dead for eternity.

God bless you Gecko

I hope your small and loyal audience keeps you afloat

You are seriously underrated

I LOVE John, sending my loce to you brotha i hope things are nice, send love to u and ur wife ❤

1st caller probably already knows about it, but he needs to check out John's Beachcombing Museum in Forks, WA. Not sure if its still open but saw a cool documentary on it and sounds right up his alley.

@fluffyalpacas6375

2 ай бұрын

Wife here- I didn’t know about it but now we have to go 😂 I’m sure he’ll enjoy it. Our favorite place so far has been Marsh’s Free Museum in Long Beach

God bless this man ❤

I’m literally entering the navy and I clicked so fast😭😂

@TheGrooviestRudy

2 ай бұрын

When do you ship out?

@SeymourButs-gz9ij

2 ай бұрын

What's your mos?

@liljoe8952

2 ай бұрын

Ik I can’t decide if I want to or not and then i saw this

@Saucymeme

2 ай бұрын

@@liljoe8952 really cannot blame you for rethinking your position

@Mandas999

2 ай бұрын

Depends on what job you get in there

I disagree about the fart in the jar thing I think it’s totally possible if you got a pretty heavy fart concentration and trapped it in a jar like the residual bacteria would build up and potentially ferment the gas

Service too John, for all Americans I’d like to say that you for your service

Dealing with the VA is hard, if you can use a sponsor like the DAV, for example. 🌟

why do i recognize these buildings in the background what

How do I call in to the show?! Try to watch on twitch but it’s confusing 😭

First caller, my mother had schizophrenia and would have to work cash jobs (Server in her case) to get a little extra grocery money and keep her SSI check. They’re really hard to find but if you can get one it’ll at least feel like you’re getting to your goals faster even if it’s baby steps.

Nice just in time for work 😢

Till this day i have zero clue on why people actually join the military 😂

@oongieboongie

2 ай бұрын

Boredom

@oceandizzle7

2 ай бұрын

They recruit the kids at high school for a reason mate 😂😅

@purplenurp5590

2 ай бұрын

No other options

@kotasake

2 ай бұрын

@@oongieboongie illogical

@kotasake

2 ай бұрын

@@oceandizzle7 it should be illegal

Ah that’s so weird, my sister just told me to watch Eraser Head.

"She's a very good liar." I doubt it. That poor man. Run, dude, and learn from it.

42:35 I think the best plan of action would be to pay a friend to go in his place to get evidence that she is cheating so to avoid any chance that he has an emotional breakdown and harms himself or others and the friend can show him the evidence that he will then use in court for the divorce.

@adamkrush4269

2 ай бұрын

Private investigator is also an option maybe.

@donthekidd7505

2 ай бұрын

@@adamkrush4269 yes, for anonymity I agree, but if you are one that can't afford it a friend would work as well. They are looked over easily when acting normal.

"She's a good mom. A terrible wife but a great mom." Nope.. nope... fucking nope. Good moms don't cheat and break up the house.

With out being able to see the person on the line, he sounds and talks in a manner like a man in his late 40s or early 50s. Hard thing to swallow but it is what it is.

Do you *See* a therapist omg 💀💀💀

I watched Inland Empire with a schizophrenic guy, he had his head down and he was smiling and talking/whispering to himself behind his long hair. He was more entertaining than the movie but schizophrenics love Lynch. Wonder why ;)

What’s wrong with Facebook dating?

This guy with his wife cheating on him at a concert in the future should get a GoPro and get a forehead mount for it and then edit the footage for the lawyer. Just put following name tags above both of their heads my wife and the guy.

He asks such bad questions

Millions of illegals using a limited housing supply and he says “must be some malignant monopoly raising prices.” I want to educate you all. Not only are landlords looking to charge as much money as possible as it is but when you allow millions of illegals into the population they also take what limited housing is available and that drives prices up insanely fast. Remember prices didn’t go absolutely crazy until Biden opened the border and ended the remain in Mexico policy for asylum seekers.

@lonebridger

2 ай бұрын

My statement stands. Vanguard and Blackrock still play Wall Street with single family homes nationwide with little to no intervention or regulation because every political party/function is funded by them. I’m really well informed about what’s happening in the American housing economy. I really don’t think I’ll take advice from someone who listens to Nimona soundtracks and thinks illegal immigration is applicable to anything in the first half of the video.

@SonoranPunk

2 ай бұрын

@@lonebridgerblack rock and vanguard are also a huge part of this multifaceted issue.

I'm not saying he should work or do anything at all... if he is struggling and needs the social security and wants to live that way it's perfectly okay... but Social Security is not the the one causing him to live in a box. They aren't the ones who decide what he can and can't do. They are just responding to what he is demonstrating. He could tell them "hey, I'm feeling better and can handle more", "I want to do this better job". He could show them by how well he handles whatever job he's "allowed" to have. And of course they are going to start paying him less because he is stepping into being more independent and not in need of their help. And I totally don't blame him for not doing that. I've been doing something similar for years. Everyone should be unconditionally supported and free do to as much of as little as they want. I would only encourage him to do what makes him happy. I'm just saying he is free to take those actions and to not be defined by his diagnosis. Social security will stop treating him like he's disabled as soon as ~he~ does. I don't know how hard that must feel to do with schizophrenia. I did have my own mental health crisis, though, and all my symptoms went away the more I chose to believe in the healthy version of myself and act that way. I'm willing to bet schizophrenia gets better the more you live your authentic life. Every day happiness, little by little, will heal and integrate those scattered pieces of psyche, and bring them home. Edit: I kept listening and it sounds like he's doing his thing.

@user-bk2iz4yt7j

Ай бұрын

🤦‍♂️

@fluffyalpacas6375

Ай бұрын

You don’t just stop being disabled because you stop acting like you are that only works if you’re faking it. Disability compensation is made to only give the bare minimum and will be taken away if you make more than what they give you a month, so those that rely on those payments for when they have to go months or years without work at a time are tethered to not working just to maintain health insurance, food assistance, and rent.

Did I understand that right? He's on disability, but wants to work. But because he will only get 1700 from 2000 paycheck, he won't work? 🤔

@lonebridger

2 ай бұрын

Sorry I’m bad at numbers but I didn’t really specify about taxes and working in America with a disability but it gets worse the more money I make from employment. What I’m saying is if I made more than about 2 grand I’d lose SSI (because of VA rating I lost SSDI immediately) and I’d have 1700 before taxes and some employers pay at like super low rates (Walmart) legally to make sure social security payments aren’t effected or break even. I have problems with public environments I’m sure you could imagine with so much bustle and voices without earplugs in a grocery store or public transit wouldn’t be a kind career path in my shoes.

@dorcasmalorcas

2 ай бұрын

@@lonebridger hey thanks for the reply, I suspected that might be the case! It makes sense. It doesn't make sense to work in McDonald's and lose all the benefits. I found your conversation fascinating. I love that you have used your voice professionally and agree that audio books would be cool (you can set yourself up on audible... But that might be complicated for US taxes, I dunno). You are clearly very intelligent. It's a loss to the economy that you aren't facilitated to work at such a young age, but working in a capital society isn't the only way to stay fulfilled and useful as a human. I'm sorry for the struggles you had in the navy, it sounds like young men are inticed in to be heros. Keep telling your story, would you write a book?

@lonebridger

2 ай бұрын

@@dorcasmalorcas writing a book is something other servicemen and women have expressed would be a great avenue for me; however idk if it’s my paranoia or deep seeded fear from hazings that prevents me of putting my experiences down on paper. For instance my last assigned therapist asked for a life synapse as a start. She cried for 10 minutes. A VA therapist sobbed hearing what kind of life I was served and how far I pushed past what it could’ve done to my self-awareness. That’s something that made me really introspective because you gotta have some tough grit to hear the traumas of war and I didn’t notice how painful it was.

@dorcasmalorcas

2 ай бұрын

@@lonebridger I think the paranoia and fear you describe are very common human feelings. I have two friends who are each writing books about their life stories, but they have been writing for years and still won't let anyone see. In this era where there's so much cancellation culture, it can be even more intimidating. So I think it's very understandable. However evoking emotions in others is not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps that lady cried, not just for you, but because of something in her past she was able to let out. Crying while watching a movie can be a great release. There are many wonderful books about fictional and real topics that are profoundly sad. It could be read by someone with no military background, so they can get an insight. It could be read by people who can identify with the experiences. Your story isn't all sad, it sounds like you have really come through the fog, and your wife sounds like a gem. You could also write under a pen name, which is what I would do if I ever write a book about my life!

not sure if service related, a lot of males develop schizophrenia in this age group. hard to say

@fluffyalpacas6375

24 күн бұрын

@@beaudittberner6983 service related means anything caused directly by or aggravated by service 😁 because he was diagnosed within 6 months of discharge (by civvy doctors) and entered prodromal due to medical mistreatment while still serving it is deemed service related.

The government taxes chickens now you should cut grass under the table for cash

are they gangstalking him into poverty and ruin too?

@raak4070

Ай бұрын

Thats fucked dude. What hes describing is a well known issue with our system not a delusion like gangstalking obviously is.

You can get employment from food delivery apps, if you can drive and afford a car then you can make money every day as much as you want to work and you can self-motivate yourself.

Lyle contact me

2nd dude is married to a narcissist lol

This guy is often really emotionally immature/insensitive

@penguinjam9000

Ай бұрын

It clearly works for a lot of people cos they keep calling.

Dont take his dating advice, i advice

this guy is abusive

The first caller is lying. So when you join the military you go through what is called MEPS. There you were given a medical examination and they look at the previous 10 years of your medical history. For example when I went to MEPS I was refused due to having a traumatic brain injury as a child. Hitting your head on a submarine too many times is not going to lead to brain damage. Especially when it sounds like this guy has only served for 4 years, if he served at all. I also find his claims that he received harassment from people who are so old they're possibly dead. People in the military have careers from around 20 to 40 years until they are told to retire. It's very unlikely that his higher ups from 2016 are now so old they are dead. Also when you're hiring somebody and you run the background check on their social security you don't get a magical alert from the Social Security department saying that someone can't work. If this guy truly is a veteran then he is obviously suffering an episode right now and I truly hope he finds the help he needs.

@lonebridger

2 ай бұрын

This is John; MEPS isn’t as perfect as it thinks it is everywhere. They allowed me in with an apricot sized hole of fluid in my femur bone. It wasn’t discovered until I was 24 well after I was medically discharged. Surgeon said I most likely was born with it. Medical Malpractice has been rampant in the branches for a decade if not more. And speaking from experience command master chiefs are old man, I can’t imagine the command master chief that grilled me personally as “a malingering pos” with a “easy out” is still ticking and if they are it’s likely they are disabled too so what’s the point in holding anger to them. That’s why I brought it up finding peace in it ✌️

@woodchuck003

2 ай бұрын

@@lonebridger That sounds horrible but I don't see how that is a valid criticism of MEPS, well the medical examination is a tad more than an annual physical it doesn't do a full body MRI, and depending on how bad your cyst was you may have still gotten medical approval, The caller also said he joined in 2015, so unless you have master chief in there 70's and 80's I would doubt they died of old age.

@user-iz4tg4fz8b

2 ай бұрын

Schizophrenia many times, same with bipolar disorder, develops past (even during) the teenage years. Often symptoms can start occurring in the early 20s. Anyone under 35-ish is suspectible if they got the brain chemistry for that.

@RexRondo

Ай бұрын

Schizophrenia often seems to come on out of nowhere, usually when someone is a young adult. There were probably zero symptoms or red flags when he joined, and I'm sure the clowns at MEPS wouldn't have been able to see it anyway. The social security thing is very real too, dunno why you think he's lying about that.

@raak4070

Ай бұрын

Many disorders like being bipolar or schizophrenic dont present until your mid 20s. You arent a doctor you should be careful with the information you spread.

Ok yeah this Navy guy… A little TOO Mellow almost. Get the vibe dude could just decide too and wipe out a double digit percentage of small town population..

First dude just sounds like hes making excuses to be a lazy freeloader

@MortalCoil666

2 ай бұрын

Alright bud, feel better now?

@user-iz4tg4fz8b

2 ай бұрын

You just click on the video and comment bullshit?

@lonebridger

2 ай бұрын

So lemme press; do you have a healthy mind yet refuse to use it, or have a damaged mind and can’t follow how schizophrenia is disabling day by day? Lazy freeloader is a pretty bad generalization of having to take the Navy to court a near decade after medical discharge and them being held responsible for both falsifying documents and aggravating a disability thus are paying compensation through the VA permanently mind you. I didn’t force pills down my mouth and gaslight myself did I? I didn’t write down “condition not disabling” on my separation papers and designation code so filing for benefits would be infinitely more difficult did I? No that was my superiors mistake and cover-up; so the government sees money as a way of fixing those mistakes and transgressions. I personally see it as hush money and a way to keep a thumb on my back but I guess to room temp iq commenters like you it’s a lazy way to live; more power to you. Just try to have some sort of humility and mindfulness in practice next time before you step on people you don’t understand👌 -John