Crack Addicted Trick-Todd

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  • čas přidán 26. 04. 2020
  • Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait Todd, a crack addict from San Diego on a bender on Skid Row.
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  • @marilynbradley8487
    @marilynbradley8487 Před 4 lety +485

    This man is a people pleaser. He is a magnet for narcissistic people. I think he would be all right if he would take the world off of his shoulders

    • @mobutter2879
      @mobutter2879 Před 4 lety +16

      Marilyn Bradley You’re kidding yourself..he’s the architect of all his wows. He’s the forever martyr..and the payoff is great!

    • @monaedwards8688
      @monaedwards8688 Před 4 lety +10

      Marilyn Bradley he’d be alright if he quit smoking crack

    • @aarons_picks3783
      @aarons_picks3783 Před 4 lety

      👏👏👏

    • @monaedwards8688
      @monaedwards8688 Před 4 lety +4

      Marilyn Bradley a people pleaser? He only pleases himself. AND he’s an asshole.

    • @anissawatren3477
      @anissawatren3477 Před 4 lety +2

      I agree Marilyn!

  • @BIG_DICK_BANKS
    @BIG_DICK_BANKS Před 4 lety +446

    Note to self never take a drink from anyone named "Nice" 😩🤔.

  • @sandylewis8897
    @sandylewis8897 Před 2 lety +11

    Imagine being the unlucky one to hire him as your contractor and have him disappear in the middle of the job....

  • @JustinRothberg
    @JustinRothberg Před 4 lety +225

    Comments are brutal on this one. Why make fun of someone with all these problems. Clearly the dude is troubled. Shame on people for feeling privileged and cracking jokes on someone so troubled.

    • @sleeplessaquarius
      @sleeplessaquarius Před 4 lety +3

      I agree! :(

    • @elizabethcreated9263
      @elizabethcreated9263 Před 3 lety +6

      @ justin, thank you for saying that! It angered me. Poor fella. Hope he sees the light, forgives and loves himself.

    • @strawberriesarelife
      @strawberriesarelife Před 3 lety +4

      @Stephen Murphy agreed
      I like Todd he's funny af

    • @christaylor6833
      @christaylor6833 Před 3 lety +7

      See what u did there “cracking” joke 😂

    • @user-zi1kl4zf4g
      @user-zi1kl4zf4g Před 3 lety +2

      Always some sick people having a go because they arent happy themselves

  • @marysunshine5587
    @marysunshine5587 Před 4 lety +218

    Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Costner hanging out together. 😅

    • @AndreaLKL72
      @AndreaLKL72 Před 4 lety +9

      Yesss Kevin Costner 100%

    • @lcoop5497
      @lcoop5497 Před 4 lety

      😂😂😂

    • @128Dar
      @128Dar Před 4 lety +5

      OMG, he looks just like Kevin Costner!

    • @marysunshine5587
      @marysunshine5587 Před 4 lety

      @@128Dar 👍😎

    • @browniedbaby
      @browniedbaby Před 4 lety +2

      Yesss, I knew someone else in the comments would notice. I couldn't call the name(s) of who he favored.

  • @hashslingingslasher4214
    @hashslingingslasher4214 Před 4 lety +973

    Todd. Go tf home

  • @thequeenofhope4006
    @thequeenofhope4006 Před 4 lety +194

    He really seems like a really decent man and has so much potential. Go home Todd .....How many people are with me? 👇🏾

  • @aprilnicq
    @aprilnicq Před 4 lety +474

    "And then I met Tee Tee" it was over after that 🤣

  • @AU-ru8hk
    @AU-ru8hk Před 4 lety +103

    Todd reminds me of my deceased father. He was always trying to help everyone. My father's way of helping was giving away money, and all that does is attract the blood suckers into your life. Even as a teenager at the time, I saw the end result of all that "Mr. Nice Guy" crap, and I warned him, but he didn't listen. Between his addiction and the women in his life taking all his money, my father soon lost his job, his house, his car, and was on the street. He was homeless the last 7 years of his life. All those people who sucked him dry, disappeared when the well ran dry, never visited him, but I was there regularly. I didn't like to give him money because it would go towards his addiction, but I would buy him food and clothes. I seen him in the worst conditions, skinny, malnourished, parasitic boils under the skin, intestinal track issues from eating bad food (vomiting), dirty- the smell of his homeless would stay on MY clothes for an hour after I'd hug him goodbye. I can still smell it. I remember visiting him one time and seeing someone had cut him all over his face and neck with a knife. You want to talk about rage... I wanted to destroy the world and everyone in it to get that one person who had hurt him. This was my father. He was supposed to protect me, but I couldn't protect him, not only from all these evil people, but worse, from himself.
    I tried to help him tho, get him help. He'd always refuse it. As a young man seeking guidance, I tried to have a "normal" father-son relationship with him too, like my friends had with their fathers. I would take him out to eat, but people would stare. They could smell him a mile away. Even when he was cleaned up, they could tell from his gaunt appearance, there was something not normal about him. I even tried to take him to a baseball game one time, do a father-son thing. I cleaned him up, new clothes, a shave. But his sweat was so pungent, he smelled so bad everyone moved out of the section by the middle of the game. By the time my father finally passed away at 54 from lung cancer, he was a shell of the man he once was.
    When someone you love walks a tragic road like this, commits slow suicide over years, it is burned into your memory and psyche forever. You can't help but be changed by it. At the time, my entire family turned their back on my father, everyone but me. No one would go see him but me. Every time I did, I walked away crying. Now, when I watch stories like this, which remind me of him, all those raw feelings come back to the surface, like he is still suffering. When it comes to my father, I can't cry enough tears, my eyes never run dry. There is a sorrow inside that is without a bottom. He taught me things about people and life, but not in the way you want to learn them. Get help, Todd.

    • @maru_nation
      @maru_nation Před 4 lety +8

      I cried reading this. I was abandoned by my mother as crack took her away. My aunt (dad's older sister) raised me and gave me so much love but i always felt like i wanted to do "family" stuff but never got the chance. My parents were really young when they had me so my dad basically just dropped all responsabilities on my aunt and never paid attention to me. My mom's actually rehabilitated right now but it makes me feel so bad that i actually don't love her nor do i love my dad. I never even been to the movies with them. It's just weird, they're "there" (separated, but both live in my city) but it feels like... nothing.

    • @AU-ru8hk
      @AU-ru8hk Před 4 lety +10

      @@maru_nation - Your Aunt sounds like the angel you needed in your life. I also had an Aunt step into my life during my late teen/early twenties when all this happened with my father. It was my Dad's only sibling, his older sister. I was so broken and distrusting from the bad household I grew up in, I didn't believe people really loved anyone else at all, they only selfishly needed and if you didn't conform, you were thrown away with the garbage. My Aunt and Uncle showed me real, genuine love. I lived under their roof and was protected from the harsh world. The words- I LOVE YOU- would leave my lips so easy when I was with her, not like anyone else in my life before or after. She proved it the hard way, over years. She always had my back, always sought to elevate me, never gas-lighted me, always defended me, and NEVER let me down, never. She was the polar opposite example of my Father, her brother. To me, she is the angel that was in my life, and even to this day, she's been dead years, I still think of her often, remember how she loved me, and her love continues to light my life in my darkest hours.
      I'm in my mid40s, Maru, and I just want to share one more thing more with you, something I've learned over the years. Life will be ugly, fortune will dash your highest hopes and dreams, people will fail you over and over and over again in this world, but one thing I cling to like an anchor in my life- You cannot let the things that happen to you, the bad fortune, the bad people and their selfishness, the world just being cold and unloving, you can't let that be an excuse to co-opt yourself in your own self-destruction, either thru addictions or self-sabotage. I've built a secret fortress of love inside myself over the years, so all these things that happen outside me, will never break me enough to ruin myself. No matter what life throws at me, people betraying me, turning their backs on me, whatever, that is their selfish actions, but I won't allow that evil to penetrate the love I have for myself. Love yourself, Maru, and love that Aunty of yours. When they're gone, they can't tell you, "I love you too, honey", back.

    • @maru_nation
      @maru_nation Před 4 lety +6

      I've never felt so eager to read a response from a stranger!! You are one hell of a man and i relate so much to your story. I type this as tears run down my face because that is exactly how i see my aunt and exactly the way she was/is with me. I randomly cry at the fact that she's 72 years old and i will probably never have someone like her in my life, but it gives me peace knowing that we loved each other like mother and daughter UNCONDITIONALLY and i will forever be grateful for that.
      This was a nice exchange of experiences, i wish there were more people like you.

    • @gamesforfun3680
      @gamesforfun3680 Před 4 lety +5

      It's good too see what you wrote but very sad.

    • @maryfrancesbeckerhaggerty5353
      @maryfrancesbeckerhaggerty5353 Před 3 lety +4

      AU your story has tears running down my face. You are a great human being. Outstanding character. God Blesd you

  • @brittanywhite9442
    @brittanywhite9442 Před 4 lety +572

    On a lighter note...he looks like a math teacher in street clothes :)

    • @jenniferdreves823
      @jenniferdreves823 Před 4 lety +2

      Mark, I would love to work for you!

    • @Jomzi01
      @Jomzi01 Před 4 lety +2

      Brilliant

    • @normanhenderson7300
      @normanhenderson7300 Před 4 lety +2

      Lol. I have seen real math teacher dressed like this. Given the type of field he is in, more than likely he knows something about that subject.

    • @nicksterp2805
      @nicksterp2805 Před 4 lety +3

      Lol. Even his clothes looked to fancy and clean to be a street person

    • @nicksterp2805
      @nicksterp2805 Před 4 lety +2

      @@jenniferdreves823 he has a very charismatic personality

  • @blazefairchild465
    @blazefairchild465 Před 4 lety +170

    I think so many have dual diagnosis. If they treated their mental health issues first with something help the anxiety & or depression, then perhaps the substance abuse would be easier to tackle .This man is so deserves to help himself get better. He is so well spoken he would be a great speaker to help others once he is clean & sober.

    • @lisachristopher9898
      @lisachristopher9898 Před 4 lety +8

      I work at a mental health hospital and you hit the nail on its head

    • @lisachristopher9898
      @lisachristopher9898 Před 4 lety +7

      Treat the mental illness first and the you will be able to treat the substance abuse disorder much better

    • @evska2012
      @evska2012 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes! That's what I thought , it's like they are trying to cure depression and other mental issues with hard drugs, they should have went to therapy first :(

    • @jdahla503
      @jdahla503 Před 2 lety

      @@evska2012 naw they should have taken acid or shrooms. That shit would knock all that shit away. If they have a profound enough experience . Worked for me . Have been clean 39 months because of it. Changed my whole perspective on life

    • @cv6442
      @cv6442 Před 2 lety

      @@jdahla503 it's tough bc even if that worked for you.. acid and shrooms are also hard drugs that shouldn't be played with by people that have profound trauma and mental health issues.
      Congrats on kicking it though!!

  • @fleurcoremans483
    @fleurcoremans483 Před 4 lety +73

    I love how open and honest this man is. And I genuinly believe he s a good person. I would like to know how he is doing now

  • @katierobles1340
    @katierobles1340 Před 4 lety +219

    Just discovered this channel. I love what you guys do! I feel for these people. I was a meth addict and have now been sober for 5 years.

    • @TheIkeisha99
      @TheIkeisha99 Před 4 lety +3

      Congratulations 🤸‍♀️🎊🎉

    • @Calberta
      @Calberta Před 4 lety +4

      Congratulations on 5 years!

    • @MsLinda-nh4fi
      @MsLinda-nh4fi Před 4 lety +1

      Congratulations not an easy feete to accomplish. STAY STRONG N BE ENCOURAGED

    • @brwnskndgirl6948
      @brwnskndgirl6948 Před 4 lety +1

      Congrats keep being clean!

    • @sbslatt8698
      @sbslatt8698 Před 4 lety +2

      He'll yeah girl !!

  • @MissLovelyNay08
    @MissLovelyNay08 Před 4 lety +237

    He is so much like my dad. Mr. Todd, go home to your family. You deserve a so much more than a quick high. You can do this

    • @lindzo4046
      @lindzo4046 Před 4 lety +4

      MissLovelyNay he reminds me of my dad too 😫 so sad

    • @MissLovelyNay08
      @MissLovelyNay08 Před 4 lety +2

      Lindsey Decker I hope your dad gets better.

    • @MissLovelyNay08
      @MissLovelyNay08 Před 4 lety +1

      jame Don’t claim you’re downfall. I know it’s hard, but you will get through it. You will beat it. You are strong. I’m praying for you!

    • @MissLovelyNay08
      @MissLovelyNay08 Před 4 lety +1

      jame Don’t claim you’re downfall. I know it’s hard, but you will get through it. You will beat it. You are strong. I’m praying for you!

    • @bk_8338
      @bk_8338 Před 3 lety

      Consider this: maybe his family’s the problem

  • @haleyoneil9172
    @haleyoneil9172 Před 4 lety +27

    Poor guy his shirt even says "Every little thing will be alright"

  • @millions2nette
    @millions2nette Před 4 lety +56

    Wow! He's been "worked"....That's what happens when you try to "help", certain ppl...No good deed, goes unpunished.

  • @TobeCatholic
    @TobeCatholic Před 3 lety +27

    Why am I tormenting myself with these devastating stories one after the other but I keep watching 😱🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @tomruth9487
      @tomruth9487 Před 3 lety +7

      I know, we're addicted to them.

    • @princessleyla
      @princessleyla Před 2 lety +3

      Me too, I can't stop but it's taking a toll on my mental health status.

    • @gia5701
      @gia5701 Před 2 lety +4

      Same, I feel like when I watch tooo many I find myself feeling drained.. their energy probably rubs off I need some sage 😂

  • @bennysmom6544
    @bennysmom6544 Před 4 lety +304

    “I’m on a good one.” Only another addict can appreciate that line. No pun intended.

    • @shillahable
      @shillahable Před 4 lety +2

      What does it mean?

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 Před 4 lety +21

      Ha! Haaaaaa!
      ...I'm no addict, and I can appreciate that pun!😅

    • @wesleyalan9179
      @wesleyalan9179 Před 4 lety +6

      @@sugmig7204 go somewhere else with your childish jibber jabber trash

    • @jeffh296
      @jeffh296 Před 4 lety +11

      That first hit doubles the craving. So you're actually high BEFORE you physically relapse. Once you start you cannot stop.
      Thus abstinence is the ONLY answer.

    • @mariswood7100
      @mariswood7100 Před 4 lety +6

      Thai Reese on a bender

  • @berryposh7978
    @berryposh7978 Před 4 lety +58

    Todd’s a pleaser and needs to stop and look after his needs and stop trying to fix others and taking on their issues.

  • @mariainesgarcia2767
    @mariainesgarcia2767 Před 4 lety +64

    This guy seems like such a sweetheart, so much potential. It's tough, tough tough-- hope he finds sobriety again!! My heart goes out to him and so many of the others, totally feel for them (any one could be them for sure)

    • @BossQueen
      @BossQueen Před 4 lety +2

      I know I keep crying, I can't watch the whole video

  • @sabrinacabrera3182
    @sabrinacabrera3182 Před 4 lety +63

    Todd reminds me of my dad. Super cool and productive guy when he’s sober, but once he lets his alcohol addiction get the best of him, he’s a different person. Todd’s putting all the good things in his life at risk. Eventually the people in his life are going to get tired of that if nothing changes.

  • @maxinehendricks7121
    @maxinehendricks7121 Před 4 lety +71

    So let me get this straight, after his step dad did that to him, he just forgave him and acted like nothing happened? 😳 i think it left him scared subconsciously

    • @cynthiabaldwin3107
      @cynthiabaldwin3107 Před 4 lety +9

      Naw that type of stuff stays right in the middle of the Brain you just logic it out so you can make room to look past it smh sad thing is his stepdad was drinking so he probably doesn't even remember traumatizing him smh🤦

  • @ajack1312
    @ajack1312 Před 4 lety +158

    The fiends must start rubbing their hands together like Birdman when they see this dude coming at this point lmao

    • @lilcheeks84
      @lilcheeks84 Před 4 lety +2

      😂😂😂

    • @NAT-turners-Revenge
      @NAT-turners-Revenge Před 4 lety +4

      On god 🤣😂... im out here ( not skid row) but los angeles county... i know some shady ppl

    • @ajack1312
      @ajack1312 Před 4 lety +3

      TraRob-EastSide Spent a lot of time out there, my auntie’s family grew up in South Central but made it up to Baldwin Hills in the 90s and that’s where they stay to this day. Movin on up like The Jeffersons haha. Love LA county, laced me with game from a young age

    • @tikofan5882
      @tikofan5882 Před 4 lety +2

      Best comment ever

    • @mariak1785
      @mariak1785 Před 4 lety +2

      💀🤣🤣

  • @marysunshine5587
    @marysunshine5587 Před 4 lety +248

    Advoid TT, Nice,Candy Alicia and Frost in Long Beach.

  • @kathyh4804
    @kathyh4804 Před 4 lety +62

    His poor wife
    I pray he doesn’t bring home diseases to her 😢
    She is a faithful woman to stay with him through all his addictions

    • @thematriarchy2075
      @thematriarchy2075 Před 4 lety +15

      Why poor wife? She might be swinging from the chandelier.. we don't know her and it is a bit annoying to assume she is or feels like a victim.

    • @mschickie007
      @mschickie007 Před 4 lety +6

      She needs to dump him ... sorry

    • @09kenedy
      @09kenedy Před 4 lety +1

      Amor Omnia Vincit lol what woman hurt you?

    • @thematriarchy2075
      @thematriarchy2075 Před 4 lety

      @@09kenedy What? I'm a woman...

    • @09kenedy
      @09kenedy Před 4 lety +1

      Amor Omnia Vincit all because you’re a woman doesn’t mean other women can’t hurt you . 🙄

  • @twochicsadiy2596
    @twochicsadiy2596 Před 4 lety +21

    I’m so sick of Good people getting stuck in addiction, and other harmful situations. I hate drugs so much.....I’m praying for this brother too

  • @AnotherLosttSoul
    @AnotherLosttSoul Před 4 lety +135

    I was drugged with GHB as well its not a joke & it was the scariest experience of my life.. he seems like a good guy just trusts too easy. His memory blows my mind. Nice people alwwaayyysss get taken advantage of which is so unfortunate. Hope the best for him.🙏🏽

    • @KILLEMALLTWICE
      @KILLEMALLTWICE Před 4 lety +4

      When you woke up, were your private parts swollen?

    • @isaiahcastillo898
      @isaiahcastillo898 Před 4 lety +3

      Gas & Diesel no u didnt😂🤦‍♂️😭😭

    • @seawatersoul333
      @seawatersoul333 Před 4 lety +12

      @@isaiahcastillo898 how is that funny?

    • @isaiahcastillo898
      @isaiahcastillo898 Před 4 lety +3

      Seawatersoul who the fuck asks that💀

    • @AnotherLosttSoul
      @AnotherLosttSoul Před 4 lety +4

      TraRob-EastSide don’t have your poor child associated with your buffoonery..

  • @ambertittle4839
    @ambertittle4839 Před 4 lety +46

    The last look in his eyes in the last shot made me feel like he already knew he wasn’t going to see his son but was going to get high with that money

  • @incrediblywhitty
    @incrediblywhitty Před 4 lety +55

    Trick interviews are the best. If the addiction follows him wherever he moves to, then what’s gonna stop him this time? I honestly don’t think he’s ready to change.

  • @yogalyfe
    @yogalyfe Před 4 lety +139

    I hope he realizes he's getting worse and will end up permanently on skid row if he's not careful.

    • @hiphopjewels
      @hiphopjewels Před 4 lety +2

      Yup, that guy who wants the remodeling done has given him a lot of money. If he doesn't have enough money for materials to tide him over until the next payment, he's going to run from the debt, or piss that guy off and ruin his reputation, and end up on skid row for good.

    • @ryansack5198
      @ryansack5198 Před 3 lety +3

      hes still there

    • @yogalyfe
      @yogalyfe Před 3 lety

      @@ryansack5198 damn. I just went to look for the follow-up

    • @geminirising633
      @geminirising633 Před 3 lety +2

      That’s the sad truth 😭

    • @deerheart87
      @deerheart87 Před 2 lety

      He might be already I’m not sure about him tbh

  • @Mia-qt4th
    @Mia-qt4th Před 4 lety +28

    Todd is open and honest about his life and hopefully he's left skid row never to return. I like Todd and wish him sobriety peace & happiness in SanDiego.

  • @randomshortz17
    @randomshortz17 Před 3 lety +12

    Hello Mark, im from Buffalo NY and just discovered your channel. I just celebrated 2 years clean last week. Sometimes i find myself getting complacent. Ive been watching the videos featuring the various drug addicts and it really reminds me what it was like when i was using and snaps me right back into reality. Your doing a great thing. Keep them coming.~patrick from Buffalo

  • @kevinblanchard6652
    @kevinblanchard6652 Před 4 lety +18

    Every one of these people is such a philanthropist. "I got screwed over after being nice." And hanging out with criminals and hookers and drug dealers and smoking crack had nothing to do with it. Okay guy.

  • @stephendoyle3542
    @stephendoyle3542 Před 4 lety +4

    This guy has just a gentle side to him, I can see him getting recovery and making a great sponsor, he has so much to give to his kids, wife and other addicts. God bless to him.

  • @weirdshibainu
    @weirdshibainu Před 4 lety +12

    The most emotional he gets is when he talks about his mother. When he relates the other stories, he does so with a casual dispatch

  • @marysunshine5587
    @marysunshine5587 Před 4 lety +21

    Thanks for sharing your story. Why are there so many adults molesting children, this is a sick world.

  • @tashaturner421
    @tashaturner421 Před 4 lety +7

    He seems like such a sweet man.
    I really hope work takes off for him amd that hes able to regain sobriety.
    Sending him love and well wishes!

  • @normanhenderson7300
    @normanhenderson7300 Před 4 lety +9

    I never usually have much comment about those featured here. Here is a man who is obviously skilled. Drug addiction can cripple potential.

  • @gloshanell
    @gloshanell Před 4 lety +4

    I'm addicted to these videos!!!! I look forward to who's the next interviewer. I LOVE THE STORIES. To listen many lose their way realization this could be anyone at any given circumstances. Keep the videos coming they are an eye-opening. Appreciate the documentaries

  • @vikkicarr3255
    @vikkicarr3255 Před 4 lety +205

    What the hell is this man doing? He doesn’t even fit in with skid row. First of all he’s too damn NICE..... In the streets you must be ruthless he couldn’t even pretend to be mean😂 please get help Sir you really out of your league💯

    • @marysunshine5587
      @marysunshine5587 Před 4 lety +6

      @Griff Benoit I would say the comment is a compliment, also white people have a really hard time on skid, he'd be better off in Santa Monica

    • @RahnieMzbrownie
      @RahnieMzbrownie Před 4 lety +4

      @@marysunshine5587 just a question, why us it harder for "white folks" ?

    • @vikkicarr3255
      @vikkicarr3255 Před 4 lety

      Griff Benoit yeah right😂

    • @marysunshine5587
      @marysunshine5587 Před 4 lety +3

      @@RahnieMzbrownie because its mostly black down there,several people including a cop said its rougher down there more harrassment . I'll post one interview on this channell were one women mentions this...hold on

    • @NAT-turners-Revenge
      @NAT-turners-Revenge Před 4 lety +11

      @@RahnieMzbrownie i'm black in southern california... it is *NOT HARDER* specifically for Whites on skid row 😅
      Everybody down there is getting screwed over! Yes, it is predominately black.... ive seen whites live amongst blacks with ease down there... old, young, male, and female.
      These ppl got they own little clicks, communities, etc... If anything to keep it real... most of the white ppl down there sympathize/relate to blacks easier.
      For them being in skid row is the closest they can get to changing their skin color... in terms of experiences.

  • @nicolleparker200
    @nicolleparker200 Před 4 lety +4

    He is very in tune with himself and honest about his issues. I hope one of the programs stick for a longer stretch he has the means and potential to beat this addiction. He’s blessed he has everything going for himself.

  • @seawatersoul333
    @seawatersoul333 Před 4 lety +82

    I hope he gets clean but he reallly doesnt seem ready ...has to take responsibility and surrender.

    • @bennysmom6544
      @bennysmom6544 Před 4 lety +2

      Seawatersoul I immediately recognized you from AC! Isn’t it crazy how small the internet can be or maybe the demographic of people that watch him and this channel. Anyhow, hello❤️🥰✌🏽

    • @seawatersoul333
      @seawatersoul333 Před 4 lety +7

      @@bennysmom6544 hey there gorgeous!! 😁✌💛 it is crazy eh!! Thanks for saying hi...I actually really appreciate it!! ♡ Theres actually others from the AC channels here too...I think we are addicted to watching the dysfunction lol...no but really...I'm 3 years into my recovery and I do have a soft spot for others in the same situation. Dont get me wrong I can't stand aaron but I don't know ...I tried to reach out to help him last year so I guess I just kept following him. Hope youee staying healthy and safe!! 🤩🤗

    • @seawatersoul333
      @seawatersoul333 Před 4 lety +4

      @@bennysmom6544 Leanne are you In recovery as well ? 🙂

    • @bennysmom6544
      @bennysmom6544 Před 4 lety +9

      Seawatersoul yes! Celebrated a year clean March 1st! Greatest accomplishment other than the birth of my son ❤️

    • @therosarylady
      @therosarylady Před 4 lety +6

      @@bennysmom6544 everyday is a good day to be clean. take care❤️

  • @seanelliott688
    @seanelliott688 Před 4 lety +31

    He seems like a nice guy, but it’s part of his hustle. I’m sure part of it is real but addiction at that level changes people. He wouldn’t come across this way unless it served him somehow. To listen to him say it he’s a victim. He’s got himself into these situations by virtue of his naivety, yet he’s a participant. He’s buying into his own bullshit.

    • @williamswhistlepipes
      @williamswhistlepipes Před 4 lety

      Sean Elliott that’s an interesting take Sean.......I think it’s more or less impossible to tell when addicts are lying

    • @peekaboots01
      @peekaboots01 Před 4 lety +1

      How about whenever their lips are moving.

    • @tomruth9487
      @tomruth9487 Před 3 lety

      SteelMittenz, Time will tell, his actions will speak louder than his words.

  • @Ms.Francis
    @Ms.Francis Před 4 lety +88

    There is a lot of hope for him...I hope he gets back on his feet.

  • @ericla8591
    @ericla8591 Před 4 lety +9

    His poor son 🥺 I feel so bad for him having to see his dad like this and like it breaks my heart he has to take his dad in and he’s trying to goto college become a doctor 😭

  • @kapowitsme7646
    @kapowitsme7646 Před 4 lety +31

    It's ironic he often falls back on saying "when I'm not high I'm different".You are an addict, face facts (on a binge or not) .

  • @jackierosado1777
    @jackierosado1777 Před 4 lety +22

    This sounds like it might be a success story, Todd, YOU GOT THIS 💪

  • @coffeewiththeunknown8302
    @coffeewiththeunknown8302 Před 4 lety +11

    I don’t believe everything an addict says. I really love the work this interviewer does.

    • @KK-mm8ms
      @KK-mm8ms Před 10 měsíci

      Me neither. Master liars and manipulators. They lie so well.

  • @Mesha0630
    @Mesha0630 Před 4 lety +22

    Go home before you ruin the rest of life Todd

  • @kleedasantos3236
    @kleedasantos3236 Před 4 lety +12

    I find it odd how some addicts are able to stay so "together" looking even while on a bender. He seems like such a normal nice man. I pray he's able to get clean, stay clean and live a happy life.

    • @peekaboots01
      @peekaboots01 Před 4 lety

      Nice men don't have sex with street hookers.

  • @sampritchard9480
    @sampritchard9480 Před 4 lety +5

    I feel for this guy.. I hope he gets out and stays out. Bless your heart mark for helping him out with money to get back on track. Your a good guy trying to help these people

  • @Fthawerld
    @Fthawerld Před 2 lety +1

    He is such a kind hearted and gentle soul. He is so intelligent. God bless him. I hope he finds his way out. Keep your head up soldier

  • @ashleyyy1
    @ashleyyy1 Před 4 lety +13

    Congrats on 800k Mark !!🥳

  • @jennyB07
    @jennyB07 Před 4 lety +116

    Am I trippin or does he sound a little like Steve Carrell ??

  • @mercster
    @mercster Před 4 lety +56

    "I do so many good things for everybody else, I get overwhelmed and go to smoke crack in the ghetto and be homeless for three weeks."
    Why am I curious about hearing the other side of the story? Does everyone else see Todd as a benevolent, selfless saint that gets so bogged down helping everybody out that he has to become a degenerate drug addict? I wonder!

    • @quneshiahunter3555
      @quneshiahunter3555 Před 4 lety +6

      Im curious too, I know there is some truth to it, but I think he has learned that he has a different intellect than most of the company he is surrounded with and uses it to his advantage, that may lead him into some trouble

    • @mercster
      @mercster Před 4 lety +13

      @@quneshiahunter3555 Absolutely... I mean he is probably a decent guy sometimes, but I bet he's not the angel he lets on :-) I can sense he is playing the interviewer.

    • @leeannmariew
      @leeannmariew Před 4 lety +4

      His business is, at least, real..

    • @peekaboots01
      @peekaboots01 Před 4 lety +6

      You see through these people. Everyone else is such a gullible bleeding heart.

    • @chilliecheesecake
      @chilliecheesecake Před 3 lety +5

      @@peekaboots01 exactly so. He wouldnt be on fucking skid row of all places if he was a saint. I'm probably gonna catch shit from this but he seems like a consummate sociopath.

  • @hopejohnson6724
    @hopejohnson6724 Před 4 lety +17

    Addiction has no face. I’m a former addict. I appreciate your content in the videos

  • @nomoresecrets3065
    @nomoresecrets3065 Před 4 lety +11

    3 weeks and robbed twice already? Help yourself- Go home dude.

  • @spunkeyproducts
    @spunkeyproducts Před 3 lety +16

    Sounds like this man has adhd. I just recently got diagnosed myself.
    Adhd people tend to be drawn to cocaine and stimulants in general as an inadvertent way to self medicate because they're very similar to adhd meds.
    Maybe if this guy gets help with adhd and a counselor it'll drop his chances of relapsing

  • @Calberta
    @Calberta Před 4 lety +1

    I adore this guy. Man. He's so kind to other people. I am cheering you on Todd you have done it before you can do it again. Do not overwhelm yourself take it slow !!!! My thoughts overwhelm me everyday too. I understand wanting to turn them off! You have a lot to give the world please come back

  • @cdbrown30
    @cdbrown30 Před 4 lety +1

    Btw I found this channel on a subreddit (can’t recall which one) and then I subscribed when it only had about 600,000k subs and that was a little more than a week ago. The growth of it is indescribable!

  • @ashleyyy1
    @ashleyyy1 Před 4 lety +98

    He’s addicted to the thrill of that life. Good luck to him

    • @moni1404
      @moni1404 Před 4 lety +1

      His life (daily choices)Sound impulsive now.

  • @tracieday8661
    @tracieday8661 Před 4 lety +3

    I worked for a commercial HVAC company in the 80's and 90's. I was the secretary and my boss was CEO. He went down the drain slowly from snorting coke in the 80's to smoking crack in the 90's. He lost everything and took the company down with him. He was living in the Indianapolis version of skid row. Happily he made a full recovery and has a small business himself again. This guy hasn't hit the bottom yet. Hopefully he'll live long enough to do so.

  • @AngeliqueW1
    @AngeliqueW1 Před 4 lety +1

    You’re soooo AWESOME for helping this kind lost - grounded soul!🙏🏽
    Interesting and soooo sad that he’s a nice; yet highly functioning addict...so 😢 that he can’t kick the habit for consistently and permanently.

  • @janeneshoots695
    @janeneshoots695 Před 3 lety +3

    Sending prayers for Todd to kick his addiction and start to get on the right path in life.

  • @Discovering_Nicole1
    @Discovering_Nicole1 Před 4 lety +34

    I was the same way! Very productive...then the drug's took ahold of me..& The productivity went to shit.

  • @keyboardwarriorrose
    @keyboardwarriorrose Před 4 lety +43

    Being nice to people just shows them your an easy mark.

  • @sointeresting3938
    @sointeresting3938 Před 4 lety +1

    How is Todd doing? God bless you Mark for helping so many people and giving them an ear and treating them with dignity.

    • @SoftWhiteUnderbelly
      @SoftWhiteUnderbelly  Před 4 lety +2

      I heard Todd never made it back to San Diego as he promised. That crack is a helluva drug.

  • @Krstinedprtz
    @Krstinedprtz Před 3 lety +5

    I get the impression that this person is in major denial about where he is at in his life and his addiction. He speaks a lot about being victimized by the people around him but doesn't really take any responsibility for where he is at or who he is probably hurting. Hopefully he can get some help and get off the streets 🙏

  • @johng69er
    @johng69er Před 4 lety +14

    Time and time again
    This man is reduced to himself as a child again, looking for people to validate him and be trustworthy and kind to him ..even when his willing to pay
    Theres no recourse only a loop which is familiar

  • @edendaniel344
    @edendaniel344 Před 4 lety +35

    Mr Todd, 3 weeks!!! Get out!!! Please!! You have everything now, witch is your sanity!! Man!! Get some help!! You, keeping saying 3 weeks but before you know it can be 3years!! Be strong Mr Todd must get help now!! Mark is angel it’s offering you way out. Take it!! You, may not be luck anymore. You, are a good guy but in very bad place. Stop, this life style and help yourself now!! HELP YUOURSELF! Mark keep been blessed and be safe!!

    • @psychedelicate
      @psychedelicate Před 4 lety

      it's prob already been 3 years. he just havent slept lol honestly though, he's downplaying the time spent. he's probably left for a few nights and then started the time back over.

  • @thequeenofhope4006
    @thequeenofhope4006 Před 4 lety

    Todd please don’t be ashamed that people will see this..... you are an awesome human being with a powerful story. Your story will definitely help more people than you know and if people don’t understand your truths then you really don’t need them anyway! I pray for your healing

  • @sandymorrow7477
    @sandymorrow7477 Před 4 lety +201

    I think he's addicted to "thrills" He needs to sober up and get back to his wife.

    • @mr.anonymous5501
      @mr.anonymous5501 Před 4 lety +21

      Sober up, sure, but get back to his wife? She's probably a large part of what he's escaping!

    • @kathyh4804
      @kathyh4804 Před 4 lety +2

      Exactly

    • @naelyneurkopfen9741
      @naelyneurkopfen9741 Před 4 lety +45

      @@mr.anonymous5501 he's probably escaping the duty to his blind son who has cerebral palsy. Mom's left to cope with it all because he's a spineless ass.

    • @mr.anonymous5501
      @mr.anonymous5501 Před 4 lety +3

      @@naelyneurkopfen9741 That's really going to get him on board 😂

    • @modaciouslav4792
      @modaciouslav4792 Před 4 lety +26

      Mr. Anonymous ur making an assumption about a woman whose husband left her to fend for herself and her very dependent child, while he’s off getting high and screwing whores??!? Wtf is wrong with you?

  • @fin393
    @fin393 Před 4 lety +4

    He reminds me of a friend I had. Smart, always on the edge of being clean, until one day his heart exploded.

  • @therosarylady
    @therosarylady Před 4 lety +13

    You're on a long one bc you know it'll probably be the last one. Next time you might not leave the hospital...you gotta do what you gotta do brother, but you are loved. You're hands have done great work, they will again. Hard working hands. Take care

  • @jmoney31third
    @jmoney31third Před 3 lety

    Damn Mark, im seeing this video rather late but I would love to have this man as a friend! He seems so generous and laid back no matter the circumstance and I adore his honesty and straightforward personality! Todd, I hope you made it home and resumed your life in a healthy and happy fashion! You seem like such a genuine man who sees good in all! Your friends and family are blessed to know you!!

  • @wlkdesigns
    @wlkdesigns Před 4 lety

    So charismatic. I really believe he has a good life ahead of him. Makes it feel like addiction is universal and can hit home anywhere.

  • @bellebelle7868
    @bellebelle7868 Před 4 lety +6

    I really like Todd he still has his morals and doesn’t bother anyone. he doesn’t sound like a drug addict but a love addict- he’s just looking to belong somewhere.

  • @elainequirke3857
    @elainequirke3857 Před 4 lety +17

    I am dying to know where Todd is now. He's had a tough run, I'm not convinced that he just went to sleep with Nice but wish him all the best. Hope he starts making some better choices for his sake and his family

    • @modaciouslav4792
      @modaciouslav4792 Před 4 lety +4

      Elaine Quirke this was just posted today. So he’s probably still in the exact same place

    • @elainequirke3857
      @elainequirke3857 Před 4 lety +3

      @@modaciouslav4792 Possibly, he is. There just seemed to be an urgency at the end of the interview, which I thought could be to get himself sorted out or else it was for a fix. I'm just hoping he got on that freeway after the interview to see his son & is on his way back to the people who care about him.

    • @tallentstravels5727
      @tallentstravels5727 Před 3 lety

      Tough run?? He’s had tons of opportunity. He has no one to blame except himself.

  • @atolliver91
    @atolliver91 Před 4 lety +56

    He gotta break the routine of chasing the drugs...

    • @TylerDurden-oy2hm
      @TylerDurden-oy2hm Před 4 lety +1

      Yup...and leave the women alone lol...nothing but grief and trouble

  • @yolandabrown3038
    @yolandabrown3038 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you Mark for helping Todd get home. 👍🏾

  • @ConcreteRiver
    @ConcreteRiver Před 4 lety +19

    it seems the commenters compassion/empathy works on a sliding scale. Where’s all the love and light, thoughts and prayers, my heart breaks/goes out, I hope he finds peace, platitudes for this man??

    • @jt3512
      @jt3512 Před 4 lety +1

      OK Snoop.

    • @pinkpugginz
      @pinkpugginz Před 4 lety

      Cause he cheating on his wife and having unprotected sex with high risk partners

    • @tinawindham6958
      @tinawindham6958 Před 4 lety

      Who thinks he’s the only one? Oh none of us.

  • @dannyleeds1132
    @dannyleeds1132 Před 4 lety +8

    I hope you find your way :) you deserve a normal life no drugs no violence just to be happy with your family . Be well

  • @nymike06
    @nymike06 Před 2 lety

    I pray Todd finds peace and help for his addiction to drugs. Seems like a nice man, smart and harmless.

  • @jeremyrostran8668
    @jeremyrostran8668 Před 4 lety +1

    Such a beautiful moment when Mark says money is not a issue at all. You need to get home now! And at the end when he says" im gonna be pissed off your not on the freeway in 10min." I've never ever believed in donating for things because I never trusted people handling big amounts of money without dipping into it some how and that just I alone can't make a difference. Im gonna start donating to Mark's gofundme. I know that just me alone can make a difference where its needed the most. If I can make a difference WE can make do a hell of alot more!

  • @emmakahoe5233
    @emmakahoe5233 Před 4 lety +4

    He has a good heart because he can SEE the good in people even though these different people do bad things to themselves AND obviously him.
    Him saying that he subconsciously OVERWHELMS himself is a form of self sabotaging and it creates him going on these binges. I understand that for some people, therapy doesn't work...but maybe, he needs to try and find and go to DIFFERENT therapy places...not every place helps the same.
    Also, him knowing where his money is going... that's a CHOICE, HIS choice. Dude.... I'm just a woman who wishes you strength, health and wellness-Aloha🌺🤙

  • @caseytodd7632
    @caseytodd7632 Před 4 lety +27

    I would absolutely love to see Todd again and again. He needs to have a recurring spot on SWUB.

    • @ashleyelizabeth538
      @ashleyelizabeth538 Před 4 lety +10

      Well, hopefully not. Hopefully he got on the freeway and is home...

  • @lizb1880
    @lizb1880 Před 4 lety +51

    Go home to your wife and sort things out before there's no turning back. There's so much hope for you.

    • @definitelyNY
      @definitelyNY Před 4 lety +1

      Do u seriously think it’s not already too late for him to get back with his wife? Slim chance

    • @clairberkon4834
      @clairberkon4834 Před 3 lety +2

      @@definitelyNY Thats what i was thinking. Hes been sleeping around etc. His Wife may still love him but deserves better

  • @cdbrown30
    @cdbrown30 Před 4 lety +3

    Hope to goodness he figures out how to deal with his crack addiction. Todd seems like a very upstanding citizen and doesn’t need to be on drugs to cope.

  • @mokaluvv8794
    @mokaluvv8794 Před 4 lety +20

    I really hope he’s back in San Diego with his family rn!

    • @tinawindham6958
      @tinawindham6958 Před 4 lety

      He’ll be back in a few weeks! Call the girls...

  • @LF-wh4td
    @LF-wh4td Před 4 lety +6

    I like the trick interviews. Its good to see the other side of things

  • @killplayz1000
    @killplayz1000 Před 3 lety +5

    He's definitely making excuse for his addiction. Saying oh I'm too nice I overwhelmed myself so I used drugs It just doesn't work like that. He needs to be honest with himself

  • @wynonabieneman7985
    @wynonabieneman7985 Před 4 lety +1

    God I hope Todd stays on the road to recovery 🙏 Such a genuine soul. He has been very fortunate to have made it this far, but for his sake and his family and friends I 🙏 he leaves the drug scene in his past!!!

  • @summerx9848
    @summerx9848 Před 4 lety +6

    i hope he is okay...he seems like a nice person...i hope he gets back to work and continue to live an successful life and stop doing crack

  • @charneaharrisrobinson2916
    @charneaharrisrobinson2916 Před 4 lety +57

    Get away from Skidrow while you can. It's not the place for you hun

    • @annn9917
      @annn9917 Před 4 lety +3

      I had to leave all of California..... Do whatever it takes

    • @chineylee1152
      @chineylee1152 Před 4 lety

      What is a skidrow? I'm sorry🤔

    • @charneaharrisrobinson2916
      @charneaharrisrobinson2916 Před 4 lety +2

      A bad place in downtown Los Angeles California where it's mostly not safe! People use drugs, protitute, get murdered sometimes, homelessness,and etc

    • @tinawindham6958
      @tinawindham6958 Před 4 lety +1

      Not on the Hollywood bus tours

    • @briesthoughts2261
      @briesthoughts2261 Před 4 lety +1

      It’s no place for anyone, honestly. No one deserves to be there. No one.

  • @sfwatxyo2162
    @sfwatxyo2162 Před 4 lety +12

    All of this happened in just 3 weeks?! This guy just doesn't learn. He is the definition of a "mark".

  • @niecysmith2761
    @niecysmith2761 Před 4 lety +51

    His breakthrough is near in Jesus name. Amen

    • @alantate25
      @alantate25 Před 3 lety +4

      Stop using Jesus’ name like it’s rubbing a genie in a bottle

    • @DebtBuysFreedumb
      @DebtBuysFreedumb Před 2 lety +1

      I went to school with Jesus said he grew up in Honduras. He wasn't the best person.

  • @JB-pe2yn
    @JB-pe2yn Před 4 lety +7

    I'm truly hoping this gentleman gets on track.

  • @littlemisstwiggy2302
    @littlemisstwiggy2302 Před 4 lety +3

    I hope Todd gets back into recovery and sticks with it. It's so sad what crack does.

  • @artifactsantlersoh
    @artifactsantlersoh Před 2 lety +2

    Dude wants to please literally everyone but his family. You reap what you sow.