Wil Wheaton on Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Chronic Depression, and Recovery
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2015
- This is a video from Wil Wheaton, (@wilw) an actor, writer, and king of the internet. Wil is best known for his work on Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Big Bang Theory. Wil talks about his struggles with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
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I suffered severe depression years ago. I got diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my husband recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the
same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the
morning after. So no hangovers. No
depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now
have a more calm mind
How do i reach out to him? Is he on Instagram
I broke down crying watching this
Edit 1 year later: I now know the same freedom, peace, and joy for life Wil is talking about in this video. If you're struggling, seek help and take your life back, you got this 🙏✌️❤
@@talksick508 phenibut
@@talksick508 it’s just as addictive as benzos if misused, but it has a much better safety profile than benzos. I only take it twice a week to not become dependent on it but when I do take it I get a lot more social, my anxiety is almost completely gone for a good 8-10 hours, plus it can have some recreational benefits too. Just be safe with it
@@talksick508 do as much research as possible before diving into it
@@talksick508 oh for sure I understand.. there are a lot of supplements that you can take on the days you don’t take phenibut, I’m not sure which ones are best but they should essentially help avoid a tolerance build and balance your gaba levels, that way if you regulate the phenibut usage with the supplements you won’t have to worry about dependency at all
Dear Hunter, I am so happy you and many others have found their happy ending.
Currently, I am in what can only described as, trying to break free of a self imposed reclusive stage. I sleep in until 4 or 5PM to avoid the world and people in it.
I make appointments, both professional and personal, but then fail to turn up.
I KNOW I have issues but I refuse to blame others anymore because I AM responsible for my life.
GOOD NEWS I do have friends who have supported me and are wonderful. I go out and have interests like keeping a journal. But, unsurprisingly, it's on and off.
REALLY GOOD NEWS I'm 1 year, 9 months and 11 days sober having beaten drug addiction and alcoholism.
Depression can't be easy explained. Not even by the person(s) who have it because everyone is different and therefore the result will be.
BUT it isn't something that HAS to blight or limit you. I like to see the negatives in our lives as a solution and opportunity to become stronger?
So, to everyone reading this YOU ARE IMPORTANT and YOU ARE LOVED. I BELIEVE IN YOU.
Much peace and love to everyone here,
David
Bro, you have no idea how much hope this gives me. Wow
We're so glad to hear that!
Same😭
Same! My depression and anxiety are out the charts.
Hope is very important when you are having the worse thoughts
@@estrellaazulmelissa 😭😭
"I'm learning how to human again."
This is how I feel
Relatable
@@melk.3485 facts bro
I just accept it. Don’t try to fight it
If you have never had anxiety or depression this description is absolutely how you feel when the meds kick in. ❤️🙏
I really like the phrase "Living life WITH depression instead of Living life THROUGH depression" - Thanks Wil.
He has had a rough time: his fam, his career & his person-hood were disrespected by a “professional” in his biz, and who knows if if his emotional/dispositional challenges would have presented otherwise: sometimes those just plain come up and out. If he’s having some success with treatment as it is, let him have that. Different things work at different times for different folks with different degrees of efficacy. Don’t get me wrong: I believe mushrooms and other things can be remarkably effective. I wouldn’t disrespect them or their use. I hope lots of fair research gets done on them (bro, there is already research: I know ! I’m saying do more !). For many many years, psychologists & psychiatrists gave out a lot of benzodiazepines, and it’s only in the last 6 years or so that they-the public AND the professionals-have really witnessed and started to understand and take seriously how those popular anti-anxiety meds really change a person’s headspace and thinking, and how coming off of them is unlike other drug cessation. Anyhow: I agree with you about mushrooms being beneficial, I’m just saying let’s all let Wil get better and manage as best he can with whatever is helping him at this time. I appreciate that he’s talking publicly about his difficulties. Awareness is good, & normalizing conversations about this kind of thing is good too.
I may sound envious and that is probably accurate. Will is lucky he has his notoriety, financial, and emotional resources available to him and I am truly happy he found the help he needed. My experiences with mental health professionals have been very different. The system I live in is overwhelming and they are not invested in deep cognitive therapy. They give you pills administered by an RN in 15-minute appointments every 3 months, and you are assigned a therapist that gets paid enough to listen to you talk for 50 minutes, then they move on to the next person. And there is a high turnover rate in that profession so chances are you will have to start all over again digging through the trauma that brought you to therapy, all over again to bring them up to speed in your case, just to have someone to listen to you talk. It's been fifteen years since I was able to hold a job for more than a few months and I have been in therapy and medicated for most of that time with little improvement. My wife moved out and my children have grown up and moved out into their own worlds. If I was to go missing today, maybe 3 people would notice I was gone in a month's time. I know it's cliche, but it is easier to cry in a BMW with your wife than it is to cry alone on your bicycle. Will is correct, I am not alone, there are millions of mentally ill people living with the help of state financial assistance just getting from one day to the next. Sorry for being an Eeyore but that's my reality and again I am honestly happy Will found the help that works for him. And I am aware from what Robin Williams taught us that notoriety, financial, and emotional resources aren't always guaranteed keys to finding your happy place. But we have to admit that money creates options and access to a different level of professional help.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I wish you the best.
Yup! My wife finally found a med that " helps" and now they want her off of it. It may cause memory problems when older so she needs to live in hell now.
Yeah
I've been going through the same thing, everyone I go to always seems like they would prefer to be somewhere else and the worst part is that these sessions are expensive and most people don't have the money to pay for it. I just manage to save up to go every so often but now I think it's best I safe my money. The only thing I found to make living with GAD a lot less shitty is microdosing cannabis edibles daily.
YES!! We've been going through this for years. Especially when you're receiving government aid, you get therapists that are fresh out of college. Once they get a 'real' job, they leave and you start over. Or therapists that can't get work any other way, etc. I've been following the story of Jeremy Renner, who was run over by his snow plow last winter, and how fast he's healing. Would he be doing so well if he wasn't a rich person?
Thank you for sharing this. It's like a weight being lifted off my chest to know that I'm not alone in this. God bless anyone else who's suffering
We are not alone
Me to
We’re not God haves a plan for us he didn’t give us anxiety or depression
Getting to Step One: Admitting you have a problem is the hardest step. Most people with anxiety and depression have no idea what "normal" is supposed to be. Wil Wheaton performs a huge service here by talking about it and by leaving encouraging words for others. Thank you.
Having health insurance.
This makes me feel like I'm not alone in this
Really glad to hear this helped.
I admire Wil's courage. All types of mental illness are still heavily stigmatised, despite the fact that they are very common. We have a long way to go, but Wil is doing his part!
Exactly!
Your description of the moment you realised your anxiety meds were kicking in is beautiful. I had a similar thing, I have GAD too, the day I woke up without a knot of fear in my belly was among the greatest moments of my life. Up there with my wedding day and the birth of my Son. I had lived with that knot of fear and anxiety for almost 20 years, just thinking it was normal, being free of it felt like I was floating (a difficult feeling to attain when you weigh 250 ish lbs lol)
How are you doing now? I have morning anxiety and wake up feeling fear and sadness and pain.. that has been going on for a year now. I know the knot of fear you talk about, but I feel it in my chest. Started treatment today.
@@priscilapenzo2434 Good on you for seeking treatment *high 5* you won't regret it, it might seem scary but it's the best thing you can do.
my medication keeps the senseless mental doomscrolling away, stops my brain from forcing me to sit through endless slide-shows of all my humiliations and social faux pas. now when i feel anxious, I know it's because I'm actually worried about something, not just fretting for the sake of it.
I've been on my meds (Sertraline) for about 7-8 yrs now and there's not a day goes by that I'm not thankful for them.
@@priscilapenzo2434how is your treatment going? Is it worth it? I'm starting a psychologist but already thinking about the future if I ever need meds.
@@Mttijn I got back to feeling myself again. Can't explain how happy and relieved I am. Even though life gets difficult sometimes, things that used to trigger me are not so triggering any more. I am getting my confidence back and gaining the courage to do new things I could have never done a year ago. It's a slow process but I am full of hope now. I still have to work some things through with my therapist, but meds are making it a lot easier
@@priscilapenzo2434 Good to hear! Sometimes we forget that there are so much more people having these issues. We are not alone. Good luck in the future and much love!
Being in a loud room, that's exactly how I've thought of describing it,
Every time i need to explain my diagnosis to someone, i send them this video. Every time I think someone needs to seek help, I send them this video. And every time I do, I watch it myself and am touched all over again. Thank you Wil for your bravery and perseverance, we all love you!
Had anxiety my whole life and I can fully understand what he means by his head was so loud and once the medication kicks in it all goes quiet. And it's wonderful. It is almost like having a storm in your head and then it passes and the sun comes out.
You have no idea how much this means to me...
I was already a huge fan of you, what with your getting to be the shameless gaming nerd I've always wanted to be, and being paid for it no less...
...but to find out that you've trod the same sort of dim-lit paths I've too often gotten lost in, climbed the same jagged cliffs as I've been unable to conquer... and you've emerged from these struggles, perhaps not into crystalline morning-light, but at least a brighter day than before...
You, sir, give me hope.
you said what I was thinking literally
Thanks so much Will. I too have GAD and my reactions were not preportionate to what was happening. Still true today. I'm hoping a med will help me out, I have tried a few. Thanks again
Tis my mortal enemy he made stupid media about poods
Ive been having a serious problem with my anxiety today, and I was unable to sleep because of it. So I'm watching Star Trek TNG because I can't sleep and it's am episode mostly focused on Wesley, so I was just curious about what this guy is up to these days so I search for Wil on UA-cam and this is the video it gave me at the top of the list. What he described is exactly me and I spent a good portion of the day falling apart and feeling lost in an ever shrinking bubble of insanity. It's like the universe set this up for me, because watching this video gave me a little bit of hope that maybe I'm not fucked forever. This is an old video but 5 years later it manages to find me exactly when I needed it. Pretty fuckin' rad.
After 3 years ...
Is there any hope to get out of that
I have tried therapy and meds without much luck several times in the past. I signed up for a counselor but because I live in North Dakota in a small to midsize town there is a great lack of therapist. The only one that I found is in Bismarck about 90 minutes away. So I'm going to do Zoom calls for my sessions. My finally isn't until October 2023! It was 6 months from the day I made the appointment. Send positive thoughts my way please, hoping for a better outcome from previous attempts. Thank you Will for being willing to talk so openly about your life's journey.
How are you today sir ?
When my happier days come, I can see colors more brighter. The way he explains GAD is dead on
So glad you found this helpful!
It’s because of this my spouse broke down, cried and finally got on medication. They are so much better for it. Life is more manageable for them.
So glad to hear this was helpful to you and your spouse!
medication is the worst mistake im 10 years on anti depressants and i can nevre get off them, even if i try taper off slowly its no chance the meds change ur brain completely and ull never be normal again. ull feel good first 5 years and then rest of ur life numb emotionless and worse off than u ever were. medication is the worst thing anyone can do
@@drEAmzZzza I was prescribed medication and after a horrible experience I had to stop... i feel once you start you can't stop
@@drEAmzZzza but then again there must have been a need for medication in the first place?
It can come back in around 5 years after though oxygen therapy will help
I have generalized anxiety disorder and ADHD. Hearing your story helps so many of us realize we are not alone. Thank you so much for sharing your story.
Same here , do you have any solutions?
Same here, I used Adderall for years and it took my anxiety away.
Same it's absolutely overwhelming at times. I feel exhausted alot. It's the ruminating and anxiety that is the worst for me. Obsessing over an argument at work or school can start me in a downward spiral
“I’m learning how to human”.
WOW. This was really helpful. Thanks.
We're so glad you found this helpful!
You can literally see where the memories and trauma are taking him back to those dark feelings and he flat out snaps out of it in the moment. Beautiful work my friend. What an awesome spokesperson for the path to feeling better.
😊
Wow. It's like he's describing my life. Great to hear this. More people should be honest and open about this x
6 years later and i agree. I started lexapro about a week and a half ago, and im already feeling really good. I cant wait to see how im gonna feel when the medication really starts to work a few weeks from now!
@@howdyimdan i cant even breathe 90 percent of the time because of my anxiety induced panic attacks i get almost every single day. Ive tried talking to therapists it feels good for an hour or two after my session then it all comes back. Had a session yesterday afternoon by 9 at night i was right back to worrying so much about EVERYTHING i couldnt sleep, im pacing around, face red, heart literally feels like its exploding my whole chest up, uncontrollable emotions. I really want to do something about this now. I want to try medication. I cant go on living like this. I dont know how to go about it though.
And to add... Wil Wheaton is a perfect exampe of the fact that depression, self esteem issues, and anxiety can affect ANYONE! So if you ever think these things cannot affect someone who (like Wheaton) has a good body, looks classically attractive as a man and was practically angellic as a kid, is succesful or famous, intelligent, and seems to be more popular thank you, THINK AGAIN! What you might think of a person is not always what that person thinks of themselves, and what you think of yourself is therefor not always what others think of you.
Bless you, I have Type 2 Bipolar Disorder; a mood disorder where I don't have manic episodes but I suffer from crippling depression that is difficult to treat. It is something I do not talk about because people are so very judgmental when they hear "bipolar". Being medicated and in therapy was a huge step forward. Thank you for coming forward.
I have G.A.D and before medication, my life was always hellish. Everything was terrifying and really stressful. I hardly ever went anywhere, and every job I have had, my illness caused me to quit. I can't work anymore but my life isn't as stressful as before and with counselling from some very good people, I now live a semblance of a life and am grateful for every day.
I’ve struggled with so many symptoms of gad and mental Illness for the last 24 years. I’m finally seeing a psychiatrist next week after years of cycling through various prescribed medications. I’m both optimistic and pessimistic, because I really hope I can start living instead of just existing, but I also know that if this fails, I won’t be here much longer.
It's gonna work, don't worry. You're here for a reason, keep it up❤
Me here for 19 years
GAD & depression rule my life, but I'm working on it (and have been for ~15 years).
This meant a lot. Thank you so much Wil!
Are you taking medications? I can't take medication
@Matthew Johnson how are you 7 years later?
@@theoriginalskinsey better I think. Got an ASD diagnosis to go with the others, and my life makes SO much more sense. Still tough, but at least I have more understanding of what’s going on. Made it easier to be kinder to myself.
@@MatthewJohnsonA Good to hear!!!
I needed this.. currently battling awaiting my first psychiatrist appointment today.. so many worries of not getting the right meds, or never coming out of this.. but once I’m better I will do my part to be an advocate for others.
Hope you are doing better! I was at that exact same point 6 months ago. You are/were not alone
@@inmypaperboat definitely happy to report I am doing so much better.. I have a great psychiatrist, and a cool therapist.. I’m learning more and more about why I feel the way I do.. I’m sure it is triggered around my hormones which sucks cuz I can’t really control that.. but knowing is empowering and it helps tame the demons
@@breeziebae7911 It really helped me to understand that so much of the bad I was feeling was my hormones. When you get that feeling like it’s all terrible,etc,then go..oh,yea,my periods coming….it no longer feels like the world is ending and nobody loves you…..menopause helps,too,but,can have a rough start,yet the same understanding applies…good luck!
Seriously, +Wil Wheaton it is because of your openness about your anxiety and your path with treatment has been the motivating factor that's kept me trying to get help. I've finally found the right therapist and am on a medication now. My moment of realization was when listening to someone I realized I was actually hearing what they were saying. I was out of the loud room. Thank you. Infinity times thank you. I knew I could get better because of you.
SenoritaSevilla the loud room is great
I also broke down crying when he said I started to cry when I feel I'm like a human now I can feel this beauty.
I feel exhausted from this chronic worrying, I need real help, I don't know what to do anymore... I wanna live like other people around me. please help me :(
Hey. How r u doing now? Did u get help?
Depression here, mildly so, and it sucks. There's nothing quite like a wave of hopelessness and despair crashing over you randomly to really stop you in your tracks and potentially ruin your day. I really feel for the people that can't manage to get out of bed for days and the ones that feel actual physical pain.
How are you now
"There are people who want to help you," is probably one of the hardest things for someone in deep depression to believe. It's true. People who haven't even met you yet want to help you. That's a nice thought.
first few years are nice then higher dosages hit, to get the same calmness and side effects increase, also its an indefinite loop of medicine, first they say 2 years, but its unbelievably hard to stop these medications even after tapering due to excessive withdrawal symptoms, if u agree to stay on it lifetime, try to stay at the beginning dosage forver, dont increase it with increased symptoms, use it a clutch, not the escape route, coz higher dosage will cause insomnia, that's the worst thing for any mental illness, get 7 8 hrs sleep everyday, if u aren't getting 6 hrs sleep either way, then ofcourse take help of SSRI
I appreciate this so much. I've lived with GAD and Depression since I was very young. I'm now fifty and so grateful for the help I began to receive nearly twenty years ago now.
It's not shameful to have a mental illness. It's just something that some people have.
The important thing is getting the help you need. Part of this is finding doctors you trust.
It's worth investing the time and energy to find the right doctor because it can mean the difference between the beginning of a new life or an endless stream of ineffective medications with bad side effects.
They need to be good listeners.
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, women tend to be the best at this.
I've had a similar experience, but it started in my early teen years. Explosive, blinding reactions to the smallest, inconsequential things. I started talking to a therapist because my anger was getting out of my control. I later realized the anger was full on panic attacks that were getting worse, as I was getting older.
The part about being in a loud room, is an accurate analogy. I didn't understand where I was, until I started talking to a therapist, and until I started medications. Then, suddenly, I realized that my life could be very different, and dare I say, ok.
Can that anger turn into violence and if so what does that fall under?
Can relate to so much of this. Have panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, & PTSD. Been in and out of treatment for 28yrs. Still currently on meds for help.
I was 35 with an ex, a new wife, 4 kids to support and the absolute inability to deal with conflict with my wife and ex. The Bully in my head (anxiety and depression) had been kicking my ass for about 20 years to the point where in terms of conflicts with others, I would get dropped in the first round. A super smart doctor took the time to listen to me one day and put me on meds and after about a month, I began to feel a lot better. I slowly began to change the terms with which I navigated the ex and wife (now an ex) and they didn't like it. My only real cost to being on meds was some pretty serious weight gain. I'll be 59 in about a month and will be having a bypass operation soon. I retired from a super stressful occupation three years ago, have a great lady in my life, the kids are all grown and I greatly appreciate all that I have and God. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Have a nice day from Southern California.
What medication because I have to get better
@@rochwilliams4626 It was paroxetine, also known as Paxil. It was a very effective drug...but like I say, it does come with some side effects. There's no need to let the Bully in your head get the best of you. I discovered as long as I was battling him, just about everyone outside my head could push me around...but that changed. God Bless.
I have great respect for will as an actor and writer. Now I have respect for him as a person. Anxiety is awful. I think of dying all the time. Wil's last words touched my heart. We are not alone in our suffering.
I live with ADHD and bipolar disorder everyday. This video inspires me to keep trying to get better. I wasn't diagnosed until I was in my early forties. Life began to improve once I started getting treated.
David Smith All the best
How are you now
its not only about learning, its about chemical imbalances due to trauma or overwork, overstress for a very long time - the brain changed. so *first* medication, then therapy! good therapy, with a pro and trust.
i love wil, i still watch tng and im sorry this happend to him! 💞
5:12… I started crying when you said that I am not alone. Many times it feels like such a lonely road. Many people don’t understand how incredibly difficult it is to navigate with an unseen illness. I recently weaned off my meds and have been struggling with finding balance, wondering if I’m going to need to go back to the medication. This video helped me find some solace. Thank you.
Wil, my dude, you look pretty young for a man in your 40's. I won't be hitting my 40's for another several years as a 1990's kid, but I'm going to keep on enduring through my own depression and anxiety so our youth can understand that not everyone grows old very fast.
Keep taking good care of yourself, I'm here with you all the way.
SSRI's saved me! I strated taking ssri 25 days ago, I've struggled with really severe anxiety/panic attacks/depression/ocd and I tried everything (sport-diet-meditation) it helped at the beginning then it became worse, I started taking meds and it feels like a miracle! I love how I can now feel steady,calm and happy again ! I really didn't know if I am gonna feel alive again!
Mine is paxil (paroxetine) 20mg, I will never regret it !
I am glad you have found a way to let that beautiful person that has been struggling inside out for us to meet. Good luck on your journey!
What you think about prozac
Paxil ruined my life.Took it for a year and it did work for my anxiety but it completely killed my sex life,gained 50 lbs and I was a zombie.
@@windyacresway i stopped it a year ago and still feel like a zombie , its called anhedonia and it sucks
@@hafeez8240 it's the same
I recommend maois and tca instead of ssri and antipsychotics they suck and leave you blunted
Wil, I am so very sorry. I have my issues as well. Every time I turn on the computer these days, I read of endless suicides. I am glad you got help. Hope you are better today.
Read autobiography of a yogi by paramhansa yogananda, It will help.
Anxiety and depression often go hand in hand. Glad you found a medication that genuinely helps. Practising mindfulness can also help with the anxiety ny keeping you in the moment.
I'm crying. So beautifully said. I was just diagnosed a week ago and I hope I feel this way soon. I can't ever remember a time where I wasn't worrying about something.
Did you over come it?? I’m going through it rn
@@MzDaUgly I want to know too. I got diagnosed with GAD about three weeks ago and it's so hard.
@@jennyr1625 it gets better with time! I’m feeling better than I was over the last 3 weeks. You have to let it be. Know your anxiety symptoms and know when your hearts racing or feel like you can’t catch enough air it’s just panic attacks you will not die! Believe me I was having panic attacks 2-4 times a day until I learned to let it be and cope with it. I wish you the best through all of it if you need any help don’t hesitate to message me! Bc I know how it is I’m not 100% fully recovered but going through the recovery process
@@MzDaUgly I hope you’re feeling better and better. Did you take any medication for this? Hugs
@@MzDaUglyhow r u doing now?
This really touches home. I have chronic atypical depression and social anxiety disorder, and it messed up my teenage to adult years so badly that I failed Uni, on my first attempt. I almost failed art school, 7-8 years later. It's not gone AWAY... but years of medication and cognitive psychotherapy gave me an arsenal of means to manage it so that, just as Wil Wheaton says here, "I live WITH my depression, not THROUGH it". And the operative word here is LIVE... not exist, on autopilot basic survival mode, fleeing from things, making up excuses. LIVE. If you're battling with this stuff - PLEASE get help. You're not alone. You're worth helping, and worth living - this world wouldn't be the same without you.
I had a similar wake-up call many years ago. I broke down to a point where those around me just took me aside and said, 'we think you need to see someone.' And I did. I was l lucky enough to be successful with my first therapist, she was wonderful.
I was diagnosed with cyclothymia, which is a mild form of bipolar disorder in which I can experience high highs and low lows. When she told me this it was as if my eyes had been opened, I could look back over so many moments of my life where I had been really upset, or really happy and hyper-manic, and understand why I was that way and recognize for the first time that it wasn't my fault. For so long I'd been carrying around so much guilt for feeling the way I did about certain things, or especially balk at comments from someone asking if it was 'that time of the month' when I was experiencing a particularly bad mood-swing. Surely the way I was feeling was entirely unnatural and it was my fault every time I got especially upset about something? Or cried for no particular reason?
I think that's what a lot of what mental health should be about too, recognizing that it's not your fault for feeling the way you do. It's hard to be honest with those around you about your own mental health, to this day I haven't told my Mother about my diagnosis or about a lot of what I went through. So I just wanted to say Wil, very brave of you. I wish you luck on your future endeavors.
I wonder how people sticks 20 years with GAD, I got for two months and i am tired of it, Thanks for giving me hope
We live with it because , because think it is normal, we have to shown it is not the norm. We stubbornly may not want seek help because we don’t want bee seen as with a mental illness and losing our autonomy. We will wait until we can’t stand the situation have a reckoning, a mental breakdown or people intervene on our behalf. If you can get help early on, get it. But once one gets the help they need, we say, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?
Living in a noisy room perfectly describes that feeling!
I wasn't diagnosed as having anxiety and depression until about 20 years ago in my early 40s. This last year I had to be checked into a mental health facility because I reached a tipping point of being constantly overwhelmed, even with meds, and I made an attempt to harm myself. When I came out the other side, I felt reborn! It was the worst vacation I ever had, but it was the most revitalized I had ever been after one. 😆 Saved👏My👏Life!!👏
#MentalHealthTreatment
#NoShame 💚 ;
Your not weak, if you show weakness! Your are strong!
I can attest to what you have said Wil. After I started my medication, effects were felt quick swiftly, but it was 6 months for me before I came up to my parents, they were having a conversation about some new song they were writing, and I had, for the first time in my life ever, had felt normal, things felt "normal". I don't know how to better put it, this was almost two years ago, 31 at the time of this comment. It's a difficult journey indeed, but we are all here for each other.
I've been dealing with, or not as the case may be, my depression for nearly 30 years. Recently I've been describing it as existing, not living. This worries me, because I want to live life. I'm 50, now, and have so many people who depend upon me and really have so many great things going for me, that I feel guilty for feeling depressed.
Thank you so much for sharing this Wil!
It's really interesting that this happened at an airport. Stress is a common trigger for anxiety or depression. Travel triggers it in me. It's horrible. Glad he got help.
Stress and Anxiety are incredibly treatable, you don't have to suffer through it, you can break free.
to know that someone I look up to so much went through this is inspiring to hear his story and makes me respect him more
This just gave me hope when I needed it the most. Thank you, Will!
Almost brought me to tears listening to this.
Thank you Wil! That really means a lot.
This video is such a healing balm for my recovery. Thanks so much. 💕
Thank you for sharing your story Will
Thanks for sharing this, Wil. As someone who doesn't have to deal with clinical depression, I find it difficult to conceive how hard it must be to wake up every day battling something like this.
I'm glad you've gotten the help that you need and I commend you for having the courage to talk openly and publicly about something as intensely private as this. I think you will help a lot of people with this video. GOOD ON YOU!
Always loved Wil, always will! A lovely man with a kind heart and a keen mind.
Thanks! I went to the doctor today and talked about my chronic anxiety..he said it is more normal than you think. Happy I saw this video. I'm looking forward to getting help with anxiety after 20years!
thank you wil. so much of this is what i have to go through everyday. hearing you talk about the walk when you had a break through is amazing. i had that moment a couple months ago and it was incredible. thank you.
What great words, Thanks Will
Amazing how you articulated this so well.
Thank you for being open and sharing, and for explaining the experience so well.
thank you so much. this message is giving a lot of strength and hope
This is exactly what I was going through during high school and college. That was long enough ago, when mental health issues were not as openly discussed and understood. I appreciate your honesty and bravery in putting this out. It's been a rough journey, but I can say there is help, and there is hope.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Crying while listening to him, cause that’s exactly what i feel in my daily life, want to live my life, I don’t want to just exist.
Glad to hear your feeling better Will. I feel your pain and joy
Will, thanks for sharing so honestly. Have a greater respect for you.
Thank you ***** for being so candid. #respect
Thank you, Wil ❤
Amazing. I love how open he is, and the last minute was so uplifting. Thanks man.
The part at the end your are not alone and you are okay made me tear up , praying for better days.
Thank you, l have suffered from this for my whole life!
Thank you so much for this Wil. I have been suffering some of the worst depression of my life since I lost my job. I needed to hear this. It's hard to realize you aren't alone when going though this.
I greatly appreciate you sharing your experience. Thanks, Wil Wheaton!
I live the fight with anxiety and depression everyday too, It led to me being alone to bring up my three children single handedly, it's truly not easy with an invisible illness no matter if you have support or not but it's great to hear from other people struggling and getting through this fight. I really helps to be reminded we're not alone in this even when we feel we are. Thanks for the video it will give so many others like us a nice boost in their day to watch this :)
Thanks to Will for sharing this. I can relate in so many ways!
Loved him so much in Stand by Me. Such a fantastic actor.
Thank you for your honesty, it is appreciated.
Wow! Simply wow. Very encouraging to see him do this and share this part of himself so bravely. Awesome.
This video just gave me hope like anything. I watched it about 5 years ago on release and it helped but forgot the most part & never had the chance to watch it while I was going through "my room of loudness" that I tried living with.
Watching this felt like I already attended 5 sessions with a therapist... Thank you Wil Wheaton.
Never heard a better description of this disease. Thank you Wil
Thank you for helping me not feel so alone. For a breath of relief. A reminder of hope.
Thank you for Sharing Wil! I still feel like I'm just surviving, but I continue to fight to feel like I'm Living! God Bless
Thank you. Your words touched me very deeply. I'm still in *that noisy room* but I see some hope now. Thank you.
Such a wonderful man, I have so much respect for him. We have more in common that I initially thought!
And I thought I couldn't love him any more than I already did ❤
Thank you. We needed this.
Thank you for sharing Wil. God bless and keep you well.
My own mental illness is similar and I can relate to how much it helps to have support and to know you're not alone. I hope this helps other people.
Thank you, Wil. Your openness about your struggles over the years, in your blogs and books, have really helped me to realize that's not alone and that I can say "I'm not okay, and it doesn't have to be like this." It's been hard, still is, but I'm still moving forward, and I thank you for your part in that.
thank you Will, great words for me who´s struggling with anxiety and depression for years... Live long and prosper!!!
My gosh, I identify with so much of this. I finally got help too but I wished I had sooner. Glad you're doing well, Wil. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you Project UROK and Wil. A beautiful message, and an uplifting reminder that this isn't something we have to face alone.
When he realized it was a beautiful day. 😭😭 It made me sad that he'd missed so many beautiful days but now he can see and feel them. I know exactly how that is. Two things that helped me (after meds) was watching the video about black dog depression. I would screenshot what the black dog was doing to me that day. I wasn't aware of doing anything with that information, just identifying and acknowledging it. The other was keto. It completely transformed my mind. I no longer take meds, I feel every single day. Sad, happy, angry, I feel it all and it's wonderful! Hope this helps someone. 🤗