Schizophrenia Doesn’t Make Me A Monster
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A STUDENT with schizophrenia has set up an organisation to help other pupils with the condition - despite struggling with near-constant horror film-style hallucinations. Cecilia McGough, 23, studies health policy administration at Pennsylvania State University. She experiences a wide variety of hallucinations on a daily basis, including one based on the scary clown from the original movie version of Stephen King’s horror classic ‘It’, and another that resembles the little girl from Japanese thriller The Ring. Determined to use her own battles with the condition to help others, Cecilia founded Students With Schizophrenia, which is aiming to educate and spread awareness about schizophrenia on college campuses globally, as well as offering financial aid, academic and career services along with both mental health and legal support.
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I never thought of people with this condition as monsters
Ganjakittens I wonder who actually does think that?
That's why making this video was a big mistake. The title is making an assumption never brought up in the first place. Also, since when do schizophrenics (I'm one) join clubs and meet in groups? Much less form their own. I never met a schizo who wasn't a complete loner who hibernates in his or her bedroom. She doesn't have a flat affect either. In fact she's on the overexpressive side. She has a steady boyfriend as well? Seems pretty normal if you ask me. I couldn't find a date to save my life in college. Now I spend my twilight years doing, you guessed it...sitting in my room all day.
I was always scared of them lol I met a girl with schizo once and she tried to attack me
coco chanel Hi Coco, wow, hope they put her away.
Cecilia McGough
hi cecilia I am sorry people say you are a monster in the first place or even presumed that, because you are most definitely not ... 😃
She really feels the pain. Thats freaking terrifying.
Incanticle 666 Haha
Cute dog, also I have nightmares where I can feel myself being stabbed or shot. It’s pretty scary how real dreams can be.
@@loxharpyxol4662 That's way different.. You'd wake up if you thought you felt anything in a dream..
Auditory hallucinations are the most terrifying thing you can experience.
Rare case, is it usually like that thought it was more persecutory not random horror movie type of thing.
Her eyes are absolutely beautiful and she's such a lively person.
ellie 321 She has them crazy eyes
Anthony DeLuca ...
She’s adorable
Her smile is incredible too
Bet you wouldn’t let her babysit your kids though
She has a really good TED Talk
Caroline Rose Check her on the channel Special books for Special kids. She has a long interview and goes very into detail
Caroline Rose thats the first thing i thought
Who else has seen her on ted-x and SBSK (special books by special kids)?
Ven Gaw me too! never clicked a video saw fast seeing her here on barcroft!
Me. I thought she looked familiar
I have. She is wonderful !!!!
I did!
Yep. Amazing charisma she doth possess
How can anyone not feel bad for this young woman ? She is so articulate and expresses herself in such a sincere way not to mention the fact that she has the face of an Angel. I hope that something can be done to help her.
Sometimes , we’re scare what people will say... but maybe they are struggling the same thing or know someone who is
Createyourownlegacy I'm scared of what you say, your spelling is terrible
k you should be.
@FuriousFajita a To me the spelling is quite good, only thing is I think "scare" could be changed to "scared" to make it more understandable. And anyways if people don't have perfect spelling it might not their fault, for example if people make spelling mistakes in English maybe their native language is not language or maybe it is difficult for everyone to spell one hundred perfectly one hundred percent of the time/all the time.
Wow. Her eyes are intense.
I have two friends with schizophrenia and they both have “intense” eyes :|
wordgrrl71 I think they meant the color of her eyes
nope. I have the same issue. I have auto immune disease and depression/anxiety and I walk around with a intense stare on my face all the time and people stare non stop.
shes so 80's
Beautiful
Why would anyone call her a monster? People need stop being so heartless and try to have compassion towards those whom suffer mental illness. She didn't ask for this but is blessed that she is able to still succeed through her battles.
Tee
You wouldn't date a man who's schizophrenic
Tee please do date a schizophrenic and share that experience
Shawn John - If I weren't married I would not discriminate against a person simply for having schizophrenia, a reason I would decline dating someone with schizophrenia is if they were a physical/emotional danger to myself or my children.
dating someone with schizophrenia will cause "emotional danger" either to you or your children.
so the answer you offered is "no, i could date them but no"
Thank you for being so nice. I'm a Schizophrenic living in a rather uneventful household! Ive never murdered the pets or poisoned the coffee. Living with me is pretty awesome since I'm so quiet! A well adjusted Schizophrenic person would be a very sweet partner!
Can we all just take a moment to recognize just how down right stunningly beautiful Cecilia is, inside and out???💚💜💙
Yea, seriously
@Richard Schiffman And believe it or not, she manages to just keeps getting more and more beautiful as time goes on. Absolutely love this woman!!!!!!
She is so cute here. I love her 80:s style.
Balls, I've stumbled across the tragic virgin thread.
uh, no we won't -that's not the point or in any way related to what she's trying to say here.
Not how "hot" some creepy guy on the internet thinks she is.
Thank BarcroftTV. This is eye-opening. At my workplace, I met a few patients with schizophrenia and everytime I had to review documents with them, I would be scared to meet them because I just imagined them yelling at figments of their imagination and getting upset with me for no real reason. I was pleasantly relieved the last time I met a middle aged woman who had schizophrenia. She carried on a convo with me for a good amt of time. She was concerned about getting her hair washed and styled since she hadnt washed it in the month or so in the hospital. She was a sweet lady and a joy to be around.
Bluemarvel Jean May I ask where you work? :)
Shy Speaks At a corporate owned skilled nursing and rehab facility in south Florida
What a beautiful strong woman. I hope she has a wonderful and long life😇
Those people who refer to sufferers as monsters, wouldn't cope for 5 minutes with her hallucinations and daily challenges. It must be terrifying! She's such an intelligent and beautiful woman and luckily she's put herself out there to help so many others.
Honestly BLESS this woman. I personally do not have schizophrenia but I do experience frequent visual, auditory and sensory hallucinations as a result of ptsd and for the longest time I felt so ashamed of it and told no one. The few people I did say something too either refused to believe it by saying that it's probably nothing and I'm just blowing things out of proportion or were deeply disturbed and upset by it. I went on feeling like a broken, twisted person because I felt so alone in my experiences but seeing this woman and her efforts makes me feel so much better knowing there are other high functioning people out there who have similar experiences and are not ashamed of it. I hope one day I can also accept myself with my own symptoms
I have a cousin with schizophrenia and he's not a monster either. He's the nicest guy; he just has scary hallucinations that prevent him from working.
God bless. I'm so very glad you are brave enough to take this on!
Rebekah Bridges-Tervydis you arent born brave, you become brave.
This is a horrible condition to the person experiencing it, but it does not make someone a monster. Cecilia you are amazing and very inspirational, thank you for bringing this topic to light !
My mom has schizophrenia and sometimes it makes me cry knowing she can't do certain things.
I have schizophrenia and it's nice to know there are people in my corner. I have had voices since I was four, hallucinations since I was about seven. I really relate to feeling like I have to keep it a secret. I didn't tell my friends in high school after I had been diagnosed (just like her after a suicide attempt) and they all stopped being my friends because of my symptoms they saw. It's so hard at first.
Can we be friends?
Yaqoub Hamoud count me in
💗💗💗 we're your friends
@mintghost - an uncle of mine was profoundly schizophrenic & a very talented poet & guitar player. By any chance, have you ventured into writing poetry?
It’s so true. I don’t understand why everyone immediately assumes I’ll grow up to be a psychopath killer just because of my condition
The people that put that image on Media and movies 🎥 are to be held responsible
I'd always wondered what it was like.
Tim Curry's IT character traumatized me so badly that I'm still afraid of clowns to this day.
I can understand how she feels. When I was younger, I needed meds for an illness that left me hallucinating a man in leather overalls, a black trench coat, a black hat, and a hook for a right hand standing outside my window in the rain. I screamed and ran for my life! I can't imagine seeing that everyday. I'd be terrified.
What a confidant young woman she is really brave about her schizophrenia
I saw the thumbnail and thought it was princess Diana
Aries She does look like Diana!
Sameeee!!!
Me to 😂
Me too
Aries I can see that!
Proud to know a lovely person is standing up, and out! Stopping the stigma of mental illnesses is paramount! Receiving better mental healthcare is a MUST! Forming Awareness is so Positive!
Thanks for the inspiration! Your bravery is wonderful to see!
I've seen her around campus! She's so strong ❤️
Behold, one of the strongest women in the world!
elleret for sure
I had auditory hallucinations while sick recently & it was so disturbing... Just sitting there wide awake hearing voices clear as a bell. I can't imagine feeling that way all the time. I have nothing but respect & empathy for schizophrenics who take their meds & go to therapy consistently. Depression & anxiety are bad enough.
She's princess Diana's twin
Doppelganger
I wonder what that must be like? To be able to hallucinate at will without any warning must be rather terrifying. Schizophrenia is no joke. And there are different types of schizophrenia. Man...she’s very humble and kind. She’s pretty cool. She’s got a good plan for the world and I’m all for that. You go girl.
I love watching videos about people, real people who have real issues and real lives and seeing what challenges they face. I honestly enjoy learning about these people and I enjoy learning what their personalities are like and learning about their issues whether they be physical or psychological it's just something that's always fascinated me.
Thank you Cecilia for teaching me what it means for a person to have schizophrenia. I never thought of them as monsters but someone who has a hard time functioning in society or is unable to. You taught me and I wish you all the best in your organization. I can't imagine what it felt like before especially when you were a young child. Thank you again.
It's good to know that she's coping with her schizophrenia. She's a great inspiration
I've seen her do another documentary....I think she's lovely and has helped educate me about what she experiences and the stigma, thank you so much
The question is can schizophrenic people also hallucinate positive things? Never heard of such a thing, really.
Pretty sure
Actually yes.
My professor had a «pet fox».
As someone who suffers from OCD and once thought she was possessed too. Thank you! You are helping all people who suffer from mental illness.
I have watched her on many programs. She’s fantastic and truly inspirational and brave.
2:50 I wonder how long she stood there
Her story is really inspiring and it touched me. Actually, most of people in my country aren't really aware of what schizophrenia actually is, so they get kind of scared and upset if they hear that a neighbour or someone they know has schizophrenia (especially at some really small villages, old people aren't well educated so if they find our that a neighbour has schizophrenia, they will automatically think that he/she is about to become a serial killer or something). So I am just trying to raise awareness about what this condition really is (as much as I can, even just from my friends). Anyway, sorry for the grammar/vocabulary mistakes, English is not my native language
I'm also studying here in the Philippines having this sickness....I appreciate this and Cecilia is my inspiration in life from now on.......
I am so happy her openly talking about it and getting her voice heard. I know what she is going through because I have some family who have this illness.
I am a Nursing Professor and I teach about cultures, religions and Mental Health. I wanted you to know that I use your SBSK interview video in my class because it helps students understand this mental health challenge in a beautiful way. I encourage my students to follow not only SBSK (which I ADORE! Keep up the amazing work, it's needed!) but Cecilia's journey! Thank you Cecilia for being so brave! You go girl!!!
Thank you for sharing. You’re a sweetheart. Sending you love💕
I first ran across you on SBSK. You are doing very noble work coming forward not letting this condition hold you back. I came here to tell you you have one very beautiful kind soul. With big blue eyes that pierce the soul. I wish I could give you a hug. I'm a random stranger here but I'm super proud of you.
Amazing!! I love this❤️❤️ I was wondering if someone literally anybody could do a short film type video on insomnia because I feel like nobody really regards it and it really is torturous. A lot of people mock it and I’d love it if someone would do this
I've had insomnia for nearly 20 years and it really p's me off when people tell me "go to sleep" like I can snap my fingers and BOOM! magically fall asleep in 5 minutes. It can take a long time for me to fall asleep (sometimes several hours).
Kimba Wiggins I fall asleep at 4-5 in the morning
Wow, such a smart woman. You are awesome . Thank you for sharing your story. You are going to help so many people
I saw her TED talk a while ago; very eye-opening and inspiring. She's an amazing person, very brave, a wonderful beacon of light in this world. What she does, how she managed to turn her situation into a force for good, that is absolutely amazing. And to top it all she's gorgeous.
Her pupils are so big , good video. I’m glad people are becoming more aware of things such as this. Good energy your way beautiful people 🌠👐🏼
I watched her interview with SBSK, I wonder why she constantly looks away from camera. Brave woman.
kriss mg we lack a lot of social skills, keeping eye contact being a common one
@@rudethie5653 I wonder... What type do u have? What do u see... If you want to share... Im curious about this topics
she actually said recently sometimes during interviews her hallucinations can be towards the camera so by looking away she is able to focus on the topic shes presenting rather than the hallucination/distraction
Cecilia you are an amazing, strong, intelligent and beautiful person. You have opened my eyes to the reality of a condition many of us will find it difficult to comprehend.
Thank you for taking the time to explain how you are able to deal with and overcome your very real illness, You are a very powerful inspiration.
You are an inspiration to anyone who has to dill with preconceptions and miss conceptions about any mental problems ( lack of a better way to say it).
I don't have schizophrenia but I have borderline personality disorder and sometimes I can see things and it scares me but I know they're not real, I couldn't imagine my brain making me think it's genuinely real or physical hurting me, she's a very strong, beautiful and inspirational young lady
I’m speechless. You r such a inspiration to so many. You are a hero
I absolutely love her videos. Everything I see her on a thumbnail it’s a must watch for me. She is INCREDIBLE!
She is a brave woman and so strong I am so touched and without knowing her so proud of her!!!!
You’re incredible, thank you for educating us all. I have certainly learned much from Cecelia. ❤️
I think I was you on Ted x. I have a mental Illness, I am bipolar, it started when I was 11yrs old. You are doing a great job, and I love what you are doing!!!
Her Ted Talk is amazing, too. What a wonderful, beautiful human! ♥️
This is so, so very important. There isn't enough conversation and true information about schitzophrenia. I too have have this condition and it's been very hard at times, been in and out of hospital and had several other diagnoses before it became clear I am schitzophrenic. Now I'm on a medication that suits me and I've been doing well for almost 4 years now. My hallucinations started as a pre-teen and first they were pretty harmless, even kinda fascinating at points. I would hear different kind of voices, static hum. I'd see colorful, otherwordly things. Then gradually the things I saw and heard became more frightening, voices started telling me what to do, how to act, "don't take your meds, it's poison" -sort of things. I'd heard screaming in my head. I became paranoid, thought I was watched constantly and I developed sort of and "alternative reality" that was fused with ours, I wrote many diaries full of stuff about this, how there are different beings that survaillance me and if I do something "wrong" against their laws, I get punished. It was like living in a nightmare. Worst thing was this being I called "lady in white". She was dressed in a white lacey wedding dress, had long claws and the most horrible face imaginable, I wish I could draw it. When the medicine started to work I was stunned by the silence, there were no voices, no screaming, no static hum or machines clacking. I actually played music almost non stop for 2-3 months because the silence felt so alien. And I kinda missed the nice voices that comforted me if I was sad. Nowdays I have some voices and other hallucinations, but they are not scary and I manage well with them. I wish courage and strenght to fellow "schizos" out there, don't give up! 💜
I somehow really like her soft kind energy. I can't imagine caring in a negative way about her 'disorder'.
Chris from SBSK already introduced me to this beautiful soul ❤️ amazing human being ❤️
What an amazing brave young woman! I think speaking about mental health issues is so important. For some reason there is a stigma attached to a mental health diagnosis. My daughter has OCD, Anxiety, ADHD, Dyslexia and has had mild depression at times. I have always described her mental health issues to people like this. Your brain is an organ, just like your lungs or heart. Some times there can be a chemical imbalance. That imbalance is where mental health issues come from. Some times people may need medications to help correct or manage that imbalance. Just like if you had asthma you would take an inhaler or even a daily medication to prevent an asthma attack. Or if you had high blood pressure, you might need a medication to help correct that issue.
I just love her. What a smart, savvy, gorgeous lady. THIS is the way to get people to understand and have compassion for people with mental illnesses. It's well past time to illuminate the lives of so many people that seem "different" than other people have; and engender acceptance of these differences as simply a variable of human existence and experience.
omg, hullucinating pennywise
JogBird that's like the real life pennywise
JogBird don't be mean
That would not be fun
JogBird as long as it's Tim Curry
I do not have schizophrenia but from a brain injury I see things in the dark or low light. Dr said my brain is not processing and I hallucinate to make up for the damage. One night the new pennywise was righht over my bed. I screamed so loud!! I have seen my room on fire, spiders. Now in the light I am fine so I sleep now with a night light or my ipad on all night. So I can sympathize with her because these hallucinations are SCARY...
So brave, an inspiration! To let others see what you endure! So well spoken! I understand the disease better now!
My boyfriend has schizophrenia. I have never thought of him as a monster at all even though he thinks he is. He’s the nicest person I have ever met and very understanding. When he first came out to me saying he had schizophrenia, he thought I was gonna leave him. That was not the case. I will not leave him just because he’s different. Don’t ever judge a book by its cover. Just because you have a mental illness it doesn’t make you crazy, it just makes you different. Everyone fights their own battles. Unique is great!
I have schizophrenia this is a really big inspiration to me thank you for showing this video
Wow she is so strong I couldn’t stand hallucinations. Such a brave woman
I meant I could not stand that is I had schizophrenia
If I had it
last year i was in a psychiatric hospital and i was sharing my room with a girl who has schizophrenia, she was so sweet, smiling all the time, telling jokes, being very open about what schizophrenia is and how she lives with it
i think everyone with psychiatric struggles have problems with being rejected by others bc they're "crazy", "toxic", or "monsters"...
we are no who you think we are
such a smart well spoken young lady, awesome
She's so brilliant and amazing
Your eyes are transforming! So BEAUTIFUL!
Love her TED talk...so brave & inspiring...
You deserve happiness keep up the good fight I hope you achieve everything you set out for
U r such a brave person and u r such an inspirational person. Always be happy in ur life and never give up.
Wow she’s absolutely gorgeous! Her hair is goals and her eyes are so intense and intriguing
You are not a monster. You have a condition and I am so proud of you for learning to live with it. I can relate somehow with you, because when I have nightmares I am able to tell myself that what I am seeing is not real so I stop being afraid. May God bless you sweetheart!. You are a very smart young woman!
for some reason she look smart af
Yeah! She is astrophysics. I think that may explain it \o/
Ωροσκόπιο [feérica] She also studies at UPenn so she probably is!
i cant wait for her non-profit to officially launch! im trying to start a support group at my school for students like me who suffer from schizophrenia and her work is helping me so much
I was diagnosed at age 39 with it. I always thought that everyone felt like me. It was hard to come to terms with the reality of ~~ for all those years, my "imaginary followers and talkers" were not real. They lived in my head and now...thank god for meds. It's not scary...it's how people fear being around me that scares me. EDUCATE YOURSELVES. It's something we cannot control. My worst symptom?? I always think I'm going to be pushed down. I never allow anyone to walk behind me. and the constant whispering I hear....it's hell.
This must be horrible. I have came across a couple of people in the past that had it and I put myself in their place and it was not a good feeling. This can happen to anyone. I've read so many stories about it and someone can begin life perfectly normal and then in their late teens or early twenties their own families don't recognize them anymore. Heart breaking.
SBSK and TEDx 😄
anna blue I thought I recognized her from somewhere!
anna blue I don't really watch ted-ed but cool
anna blue I saw her on sbsk
yes
Watched.
Watching this...listening to what she tells us.......should make us count our blessings...She is a wonderful woman and I wish her all the best....
I love how she's open about her personal life
Great video! A dear dear childhood friend of mines brother had schizophrenia and he was such a sweet person,but he as so many do committed suicide at 32. Such a beautiful life wasted because back then there was not a lot of "help" back then. Doctors just add meds and add meds
My brother has this, but she wasn’t born with it. I’ve always been scared of him and felt really bad because he was my brother and I k ew he couldn’t help it, but his is different from hers. Sending prayers and love 💞
She is such a resilient person!
Amazing, thank you for sharing. How do you control it, with medicine or just therapy?
Shes so beautiful. People who have these kinds of conditions are so misunderstood. I'm not victim to any condition if this type, but mine I believe have to do with my personality. The best thing you can do to help someone feel better in these situations is to try your best to be positive as opposed to negative. It can be hard for me sometimes to be positive myself because I know something is wrong with the way I go about interacting with people.
Raising awareness is so important .. what a beautiful and strong women ..
her voice is so calming
Wow, this is amazing, I've experienced hallucinations for years but just thought it was kind of normal. I actually enjoy my out of body flashbacks?
I’m not scared of her, I’m scared for her and what this poor girl has to live with on a daily basis. Can’t imagine how terrifying it must be.
👍😊 she’s inspired me
Imagine seeing Pennywise the clown in every corner or shadow around you. Holy crap. You are not a monster Cecilia. You are an amazing and pretty young women with a mental strength of thousands of men.
Keep fighting.
Respect ! People that overcome relentless odds and pain are my hero’s. Often they emerge stronger, wiser and more resilient than people that live dull and sheltered lives. Find a balance and stay there ! God bless.
What a strong and beautiful woman😊
Wow I couldn’t imagine having to go through this. I’m feel so bad for her.. 😞
It takes a lot of strength courage and will power to live with those things in your peripheral and not look at them try to ignore them and even more so acknowledge that they’re hallucinations.