Rob's Experience Supporting Lauren Through Hospitalization

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I supported my husband with schizophrenia during his hospitalization while I was pregnant with our twins, and we made it and he is awesome dad!

THIS is what love looks like.

"I did not feel like I did support her enough", man, you are amazing. Please, it means so much if a person is just there.

I’m an EMT and this is really helpful insight. I’m passionate about mental health and hope to be a positive presence for patients. Thanks for posting this, I’m sure it was really hard.

“This wasn’t her, this was her illness.” This is a man who listens and understands the difference between a fight and an emergency. I hope the male officer and psych nurses learn from the experience 😞 Blackmailing Lauren into taking meds in exchange for loving support is unconscionable...it’s evil. I’m relieved that you witnessed it firsthand and were an assertive and attentive advocate for her.

I love the bit about "she runs ultra marathons... But I got a bike!" I appreciate the lighthearted tone when possible for such a hard and traumatizing subject.

Supporting a loved one is incredibly difficult. There's not a lot of support for YOU. A lot of people give up, so there needs to be more resources for caregivers. Most people in this situation desperately want to help, but don't know what to do (or do the absolutely wrong things out of ignorance). Thanks for discussing this Rob.

Its barbaric how hospitals handle psychiatric situations, so unprepared, glad you brought that to light

I'd be interested in seeing Rob and Lauren interview a psych nurse to discuss their experience and hear the hospital perspective on why certain things happen the way they do, justified or not.

As a nursing student, I hope I always remember this video and remember to have compassion.

She’s lucky to have someone so supportive in her life💖

He loves her so much. hearing about him chasing her. He never gives up 😭🥰

Schizophrenics need love too. Thanks to all of you who support those of us with these illnesses.

As an ED nurse I completely understand your frustration. Your comments about cynicism and jadedness are correct. I've noticed these changes in my attitude since I've been in the department for over two years. Unfortunately the volume of patients, the acuity, the constant fear of assault, and the scrutiny all add up over time. I'm not going to even attempt to justify these attitudes because I know they're wrong. I simply have to deal with them, change departments, or leave the industry. I don't know what the solution is, I'm told I'm suited to the environment, but most of the senior floor staff have these traits.

I started dating my best friend recently and he had told me before that he had psychosis for a period of time before we met. His last episode was over a year before we met. We just went through our first experience of another psychosis episode on a camping trip and I had no idea what to do or how to be supportive because of how much he rejected everyone and how scared and confused he was. Watching this video gave me so much emotional validation because it was almost exactly the escalation you described and i know now that there were limited things I could’ve done even though i wish i couldve done more and been able to help him. i never left his side for a moment even if he was running away from me, this channel is a huge help in empowering me to continue to support him through the experiences you guys are open about and it is so appreciated! thank you!

Lauren is so lucky to have a very loving and supportive husband!

Rob: 'This hospital was really old, i think it opened like 50 years ago' Me: laughs in England

I highly urge U Tube not to demonize this channel or any channel that discusses mental illness. We the public need to hear these compelling stories of what people with mental illness and schizophrenia go through. Knowledge is power and these videos are good enough for a Netflex series. Thank you both for being so open and honest. It's crazy how other u tubers who simply put on makeup or show pictures of their cute puppies will get paid by u tube and or commercials, but these people get victimized because they talk about their real suffering and mental illness. I hope this changes.

I'm a 20 year old woman with a Bipolar 1 and schizoaffective disorder diagnosis. Watching this is really hard because while I've been stable for 3 and a half years now, my parents had to go through this for four months while I got through a manic episode. I wish the best for your family, watching your channel has given me so much hope. I know not to ever stop taking my meds, because honestly I believe I would act just like Lauren in this scenario. My biggest fear is going back to the hospital. In terms of my career, I want to help others with severe thought and mood disorders but I know I would probably have a panic attack stepping into a psych ward again, so I've opted to become a biostatistician. I track my sleep and food meticulously and I know I need to exercise more. I'm very scared of having children because I never want to be in a scenario where my meds fail and I end up being neglectful or abusive in any way to them. But watching Lauren have a family, a loving family with a supportive husband and also having children gives me so much hope.