1) i'm totally fine don't worry 2) subscribe or youtube will put me in an abandoned ski resort with jack nicholson and "shining" me 3) go donate to ziora, links at the top of the description. forgot to do the outro but as always take care of yourself and others be kind to yourself and others and remember that you are loved, as always it has been a pleasure
You didn't say "let's crack straight into it", "Woow that was craaazy...", "stay tuned for ..." and there was little to no royalty free EDM/zoom ins with bass. All and all 0.6/10000 you're funny af no cap
In an alternative reality; Keemstar reports philip defranko was removed from his underground bunker of douchey garden ridge furniture for operating the biggest crack cocaine manufacturing opp since the cia in the 1980s. His new moniker, "lets just crack into it"
Thanks for calling Ro! Sorry my computer was bugging out at the end, I know how it sounded but I promise I wasn't trying to block you. In all seriousness, what you're doing with the commentary format is very thoughtful and you always get some lovely shots to boot. Keep up the great work!
I feel like there's an idiom from a culture in another dimension. this whole situation can be celebrated by this phrase used in times like this. Here it goes: "Groograh" :)
Rose thank you for this. I now have beaten depression instantly, and will now walk into my therapist’s office and personally piss all on his walls to prove that I’m now doing better. My life has been immeasurably changed and I will never feel sad again, I am Tom Cruise in that gay little Oprah interview. Live long and prosper.
Ro, as a severely, demented person with a luandry list of diagnosis, i respect how you can be so light hearted about being crazy, without the mockery that usually offends so many when the moment arises
I see this comment gaining some traction, yall guys big fans of mental health? Anybody want to chime in about being gangstalked by the workers at the electrical company?
TW for self harm and stuff: So I’m in hairdresserschool (cosmetology school? Idk how to say it in English lol) but anyways, my school gave me this case with all the supplies, scissors and combs etc But there were also a bunch of spare razor blades for my razors. I’m usually very afraid of my own thoughts, if that makes sense; I was afraid I would sneak them home and try to hurt myself, in either a temporary or permanent way. So after being conflicted about if I should tell the teacher that I was uncomfortable or not, I decided to do it. I didn’t even have to explain it, she immediately understood me, which was nice, and told me her daughter went through that as well but is okay now. She keeps the spare blades in her office, and whenever I need a new one, she helps me put it in the razor. So yeah moral of the story I guess is, sometimes people are nice and understanding, so don’t be afraid to reach out if you need help:) Sorry for the long-ass text lol
ro, as someone who also attended a grief retreat at age nine to help me cope with the loss of my father i would LOVE to hear more about the crafts they made you make. my personal favorite was a prayer candle wrapped in neon orange paper and blue polka dotted ribbons (my proudest creation to date)
LOL when i tell people about the strange crafts we made in therapy for my dead dad people are like what the fuck i still have the piece of concrete with rocks on it and a prayer candle
i HATE being overly dramatic in youtube comments, but there was something about how u approached this that made it so simultaneously easy but raw to meet u in a onesided conversation. ive been in the worst depression of my life for about a yr, and ive never had anyone talk to me about being suicidal and seeking therapy the way u did! thank u ro, glad ur well.
Yesss I rarely comment, mostly a silent viewer but I literally made a tweet bc Ro's content has been such a joy to watch/listen to, I genuinely had to share. I understand the deep depression, especially rn. I truly hope u r doing ok, and that things get so much better for u❤
Another option for stopping spirals is organizing. After I graduated HS, I spent a year vegetating because every option I had available for my future was unsavory. At the same time, I was consumed by fear and anger about the world. I got so angry that I found other people who were angry in the same way, and we fought against the injustices that made us want to give up before. Rallies, teach-ins, flyers, meetings. We made a little version of the world we want to live in and still work to expand it. And suddenly, we can envision a world without capitalism and exploitation and bigotry and war, and things start looking up. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I thought you meant organizing like getting a personal planner at first lmao. I feel like this is an excuse, bit it's so hard to find anyone with a similar worldview in my area, let alone to take action with. I'm greatly lacking in social skills and human interaction has always been an anxiety trigger. That being said, I like the sound of this little world you're building, and would love to be a part of it somehow.
This video brought me back to my late teens and early 20s when I suffered from GAD, Depression, and SAD too. I had periods of feverish energy and talking to others like this to have them confused and finally understand how it felt in my brain. I got a therapist .. It was ok. I studied most of the solution/outcome based tasks in College and would trick myself into thinking I knew best and this “mind game” to confidence and happiness wouldn’t help me. But you will make it, it gets better. Oh and my Dad died when I was 7 too. We should be friends lol
i was in the midst of an ed, anxiety, and depression spiral when i realized that you posted again and decided to watch. thank you so much for making me laugh, smile, and feel not so crazy and alone:)) you’re amazing and i love your content
i was going through this exact same combination of things, im so grateful to her too!! and i hope that you can come out of that spiral, i know how insanely hard and debilitating it all is. it fucking sucks. i don't know if its like this for u (and idk which ed u have) but for me my ed is the strongest when other things get bad, so please remember that we have to eat because we have to live, especially because ro said so and she's kind of the boss around here i think
@@gleseamv aw thank you!!! i hope you can stay out of the spiral and stay happy and healthy as well!! my ed usually gets worse when everything else is bad too, it’s rlly comforting to hear that someone has the same experiences as me:)) ro is the boss and if she says to eat then we shall eat and love our bodies😌😌 ps. im always rooting for you and your happiness💛
distracting myself is what's gotten me through many many nights that may have led to full blown anxiety breakdowns over death etc... i always feel bad for needing my phone with me all the time but if i don't have it i'm constantly worried i'll start spiralling and won't have anything to help me stop :C anyway great video as always thank u for sharing your thoughts and ideas, it's always incredible to listen to someone else experiencing similar issues and their stance and methods for dealing with it :3
Just be careful. I used my phone and UA-cam as an escape outlet and it gets addicting really quick. Which leads to feeling even worse when you're not on it. But I still use it whenever I feel the spiral come, just try to limit myself.
Lmaooo I do the same thing. I'll usually take anything even mildly entertaining just to distract myself bc honestly that's the only thing keeping me going lol
Hey, I do the same, i have found it depressingly easy to get addicted to though. But if the battery dies, mindfulness meditation is another epic tool/idea/game I came across that helps distract me from whatever sht is going on inside me or outside me. Peace ✌
I tried to end my own life a couple days ago. Thank you Rose and fellow viewers for telling me on stream that you're glad I didn't die. Honestly, so am I. I don't want to die. I just want to feel better. I am trying to get better and I got referred to DBT by my therapist. I feel really seen by this video and that stream was such a fun vibe, everyone was super positive even if the air fryer talk was kind of annoying after a while. Love your content Rose and I wish the best for you, myself, and everyone watching this video. Life is hard and wouldn't always be worth it if not for the fact that you just can't predict what will happen in the future. You can feel better even if everything is stacked against you and you deserve to because you have value no matter who you are. If you think you have no value, the reason you feel that way is because you're in pain, not because you really have no value. Thanks again Rose!
as someone with ocd, hearing what you said about not engaging with all thoughts really hit home. also great video as usual! i love how you mix humor with genuine good commentary and advice.
I deal with OCD and a therapist described it one time to me as; picture you are in a room with an ugly ass piece of furniture. you hate the furniture, its not what you would have picked out, it takes up too much space, and its heavy as hell. so you proceed to push and push and push all your strength up against this piece of furniture...you spend all day, all of your energy focused on pushing this piece of furniture out, and in reality its not budging, you are just so much more aware of how much you hate it. I hope this made sense because it did at the time when I heard it. There are going to be intrusive thoughts we have that make us very uncomfortable and upset, but trying to shove them out all day just makes us think about them more. a tip that I've learned is when I have an intrusive thought (often mine will be violent) as soon as it happens I try to imagine the exact opposite of the situation (non violent, such as giving myself or another person a hug), rather than obsessing over the fact that I had the thought in the first place (trying to shove out that heavy piece of furniture). this tip does take practice. I hope this was some comfort, I wish you all luck in navigating the beast that is OCD. just remember, you are NOT your thoughts💞
Online school is so draining. Zoom made me feel like I was talking to a screen for two years. On top of my obnoxious family, I've been stuck in my bed room reading power points and taking a million quizzes per class. I've been going on walks for 30 minutes a day, reading books, and trying to make more art. This might sound dramatic, but these were the main things keeping me sane.
thank you for this. i’ve had a hard time recently because i feel guilty for distracting myself. i feel like by trying to escape my thoughts in the moment, i’m being a coward running from my problems. i guess some running is okay sometimes…
Distraction can be healthy - I know from experience that those thoughts are usually distorted bullshit anyway, so distract yourself from the spiral until your brain chemistry allows you to look at them a bit clearer. The guilt you are feeling is just you catastrophising.
I truly feel like I've discovered your content at the perfect time in my life and I could not be more grateful. genuinely glad to know that you're doing well. also tip 10 got me sobbing like a baby but hey, for the first time in a while i wasn't crying bc i was overthinking or feeling crappy or some other negative reason lol
fun story from an Auntie that's currently lying in bed, drinking Arbor Mist thru a bendy straw... in the 90s, Marlboro came up with an incentive to get higher sales, Marlboro bucks. Thanks to my Dad 2-4 pack a day habit, we got- a blow up bed 2 sets each of campfire mugs, tin cups, ceramic bowls 2 sleeping bags, insulated numerous ash trays, of course camp radio, swiss army knives, binoculars, toaster We were saving for a pool table when the gov figured the whole thing was a bad idea. Don't knock it until you can use your addiction to purchase camping gear. Ah, the 90s.
Was having an awful day and your funny words convinced me to reach out to a loved one. We chatted over the phone a little and it made me feel better. Thanks!
honestly this video came to me at the perfect time. i also dropped out of college during the pandemic and moved like 1000 miles away from my family and its so weird and stressful dealing with the ramifications of that. theres like a weird hopelessness that i have with everything in life like im already so old and ive got nothing figured out at all which is so dumb to think because im barely 21. hearing that someone else made that decision just reassures me that maybe everything is going to be ok
Genuinely thankful for this. Thank you for managing to be funny and lighthearted without downplaying just how shit life can be these days. It's hard to do that and I needed to hear it.
i can never hope to be this clever or say this many good words in a row. i don’t even know what this video was about, ro just sounds so goddamn cool saying words
Let’s hear it for pandemic PTSD yaaaayyyy. Srsly I needed this. I’m a nurse on break from another 12 hour shift. I have limited time for adequate sleep and meals, but I always have time for a new Ro video.
The song at the end is amazing! “You reach out, I’ll reach back…it’s simple economics.” Is unbearably beautiful. Simple and profound. Ro, the way you use words is a marvel.
thank you thank you thank you. it feels good to just hear someone else describe these feelings. thank you for your vulnerability so i can feel better about mine.
thanks for talking about depression the way it is, I have a lot of trouble with that and most the people in my life have a history of not taking it seriously. Ive given friends my knives without telling em why before just like u suggested lmao. Your videos are the highlights of my day, and ur musics incredible.
Depression is serious and not your fault. You haven't fail in any way, you're not less worthy of anything and you don't have to look on the bright side. It's courageous of you to mention your struggles with self-harm and even more so to ask your friends for help.
Ro, I fucking love your brain. I'm so sorry it's full of mental bullshit like mine. Either way, I'm so glad you are here and I'm so glad your amazing voice is being heard. I'm smoking this cigarette for you.
god im sobbing rewatching this video. this is art . i cant believe you made this. the song towards the end. the point-blank plea for the viewers to not kill themselves. i will never forget this.
you have such a way with atmosphere that makes your words and message very poignant and it feels like catharsis for me sometimes. there really is an element of art and thought put in your videos 🥺 thank you for sharing what you have
did not expect to need to hear tip 10 as much as I did when I sat down with a poorly made white russian after another long, hard day's work of ignoring the people who care about me but I here I am, just a few minutes post-cry (of the defeated, silent variety, as opposed to sobbing loudly, because I don't have the luxury of sound-proof walls and my mom is sleeping), slightly drunk and probably incoherent, but I just felt like I had to thank you for making such a beautiful video. I don't often leave youtube comments, perhaps because I like to think of myself as some sort of recluse or sheltered genius, above such asinine things, when really I'm a socially anxious teenager with a high milligram SSRI prescription that isn't helping and very few avenues through which I engage in meaningful conversation. but reaching out is so much more beneficial than not, even if it's only on the internet. maybe shouting into the void like this isn't productive and I should be doing something else with my time, but the sun's already long gone, and productivity in this capitalist hellhole is overrated anyways, and i don't know what the fuck i'm talking about anymore, but you speak to my soul, and I genuinely thank you for this video. I think I really needed it.
as an anxious neurodivergent mindfuck who spirals like every few weeks for really long thank you so much i am so much enlightened now i am truly gleaming with potential. truly one of the neuros are diverged of all time.
Wiping away the sarcasm, all of these tips are actually super helpful lol. I struggled with tip 10 exactly one week ago, but I’m so thankful I survived through that day and beyond it. What lifted the most weight off of me was sitting down all the people important to me one at a time and telling them precisely what happened. I realized that there is absolutely no way for anyone to figure out how bad it is in your head unless you tell them directly. That day was really scary, and the aftershocks have also been scary, but I am stopping and resting and getting help. To anyone else out there struggling with tip 10: there are ALWAYS other options. And when shit gets bad just surviving each day is the ultimate success. so good job :>
I'll be rewatching this for sure, that was a lot of tips to take on, and I thought I was an old hand at this. Thanks for keeping me it light and conversational without holding back. I know that is not an easy tone to strike, but you did it very well!
Thank you. This video was not what i expected, it was so much more. It was exactly what I needed and more so wanted to hear - the jokes, the serious advice, the sincerity, the reality of emotion… i am in a bad place. A very bad place. But i am right there at the end of the tunnel and I know that there is sonething on the other side for me, thank you for being one of the many pieces of reality in my life that built together to shine light down that tunnel. You’re right… permanent solution, temporary problem. I don’t know why hearing you say it so plainly just broke me but in the exact perfect way, in the precise way I needed to be broken. I didn’t realize I had been taking it seriously, it’s always been a passing thought- but hearing you say “dont end your life, just dont” was the silly little simple sentence I so desperately needed to be told. I dont know you. I just subscribed yesterday after watching this. I watched it again with my partner whose just lost his mother and grandmother and is also struggling greatly. We cried together at the end. You are an amazing artist, you are hilarious, you are so smart and well spoken and I am blessed to have randomly come across your video. I won’t say anything that puts too much weight on that last part, but know that with this video you have made a very big difference in my little life. Life is beautiful, you somehow reminded me… again, thank you.
I have to distract myself so much right now, I can't even usually just watch a UA-cam video on my phone without also doing something else on my phone but I actually watched this whole video without engaging in another app. Your videos are really captivating clearly!
i have the same exact worry about my therapist “judging me”, and i feel you on the constant intrusive thoughts :( i appreciate your words, i feel very understood. sending love and care
as someone who's been severely depressed and wrestles (bare minimum) monthly with suicidal ideations/thoughts/urges, something abt the way you approached it did hit harder. it was more effective than the guilting that most people do. thank you
Hi The UK here! We have NO free Therapy! As someone with multiple MH probs I’ve Never Even Had Therapy! Probably Why I’m Still on multiple MH meds! Hint - meds R cheaper than therapy! Sending Loads Love n Support From UK!💜💜
Your writing and delivery are super good. I've been finding a few "pre-fame" channels with top tier content lately. I wish you a quick growth to 1 mil subs! It feels like you're made for this type of entertainment.
I was going to leave a long comment about how this video moved me etc etc but in the end it doesn't matter, this video has everything great job and with every video you always manage to go beyond my expectations. I liked how the third part was expressed in a song because these tend to have a kind of vurnerability to it but this video has all of it sprinkled while watching. I also really liked that part about connecting with people and how hard it is and even tho to the audience it may seem like "oh they appear in video's together so they are friends" it's really not like that, and I like how you remind people that this is all fake even if it has some reality to it. Most important tho thank you for not joking abt tip 10 I really appreciate it. And thank you for mentioning that the next video will be sponsored I think it's an underrated part and I know you can do whatever you want but thanks for giving a heads up it's really nice of you I think.
Your skits and jokes are always so well thought and interesting, they never fail to entertain me and make me laugh genuinely. Thank you for making videos in spite of everything, they are wonderful :)
hello, i keep coming back to this video for the song near the end. somehow its one of those few things that help me unwind when i keep feelings bottled up for too long. thank u ro
Got an ad for a mental health webinar in the middle of this and bc I wasn’t looking at the screen it didn’t even occur to me that it wasn’t a part of the video
To you are like a street light, helpful and illuminating but allow us to go our own direction. I really enjoy your work, and see a lot of value you give to your audience. Number ten is important, you said the I formation better than I can.
I just went to twitter to confess my undying love for your content. I seriously wanna thank u, your lighter videos have really brightened my days & made me laugh so much. I really mean it when I say u r "relatable " esp just the way u present ur thoughts & the dark humor, I'm just not quite as hilarious w the delivery lol. I really enjoy that u can talk about seemingly meaningless things, and also post seriously important stuff like this video- the *range* 🤩😎 anyway, hope u dont thinkim a weirdo I just genuinely felt like I needed to put some ppl on to ur channel. 🤗
although this was uploaded a few days ago, i'm just now getting the time to watch it and it came at quite the time for me. i had somewhat of a breakdown today in front of my friends (i say in front of but it was over text). i've just been so stressed and anxious and lonely lately and i'm so so tired. i've been having a lot of negative thoughts about myself and about how my friends might think of me and i think i needed this video. especially the point that not all thoughts are worth thinking about it.
Hey there, just wanted to say I love your videos, came across you sorta randomly a few months ago through the algorithm (I’m old - idk 30). I’ve been considering therapy for a long time. Fairly functional “adult” that has had that “I can deal with it” mentality, and this really actively got me seeking out a therapist. You do great work and the variety of topics is so impressive. Congrats on the sponsor, and thank you for making what you’ve made.
i really needed this video tonight, and i took ur advice. ive had a rough week so i put ur video on to listen to while i painted dnd mini figs. thank u, yet another absolutely wonderful video
This is so timely, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Ro. My chronic pain has gotten so much worse these past few months and it’s made mental health an immense struggle to say the least. I needed this
Same, I'm in a constant state of wondering if it's my chronic pain or my shitty mental health that's actually the cause of my problems. Probably it's just both, and both exacerbate the other
I love your work, Ro! The content you make has just been feeding my soul fr fr idk how else to describe it. Your blend of tones with humor and poignant takes is top tier. And your music slaps 🔥
This has become my favourite video of yours. The way you manage to joke about such heavy stuff with so much class really shows the care that went into this. I really love this sort of stuff that makes me laugh so much but also think about my own mental health and mental problems at the exact same time.
it hasn't been very good for me mentally recently, thank you for making me smile with this video. I wish I could talk to people, but whenever I feel bad, it seems to me like all the people around me are so much better than me and I am worthless, so I just don't communicate with anyone I know closely in real life, but I talked to some random person online about silly stuff like films/shows and it felt really nice indeed. Also creating stuff does help! I expressed all my sadness with writing a couple of sad fanfictions, although they weren't about my issues in particular, and it felt cathartic, also they got some likes and nice comments, so that boosted my mood too. You gave good tips and I loved how you managed to balance funny and serious stuff, this video is amazing ❤️
Thank you Ro, I felt horrible before watching this video and I read the title so I clicked on it and I still feel horrible but not as bad so thank you and for that I subscribe
there’s just no words for how impactful this video has been for me. I will definitely be coming back watching this again and again… and again. I’ve never so violently gone from laughing to crying to laughing lololol tysm ❤️❤️❤️
thank you, ro. the way you continue to handle such intense and heavy topics with care and nuance is beyond comforting. amidst all of the absolute dogshit life is throwing around rn, your words in tip 10 hit home. as someone who does live with nearly daily suicidal thoughts and ideation, receiving a reminder of how worth it life can be that doesn't sound contrived or over-used is so refreshing and welcomed. sendin so much love in this weird, difficult time
As someone who very easily spirals, especially when something triggers me, this video is really nice. The only thing that's helped me personally is distracting myself and talking to friends, because I just...don't have the resources to do much else, and I do recommend both. I tend to struggle with finding a distraction in the first place, but more often than not, I'll curl up with a show I like and play a video game at the same time. Lately, I've been working on making a show tracker that I can flip through to find something to watch if need be. Keeps my hands and my brain from chasing thoughts that I mentally can't handle thinking about. It's been hard, especially lately, to keep myself calm, but I've been managing. Somehow...I've been managing. Long-form videos like yours are nice to put on as well.
to echo what rose said, PLEASE do everything you can to keep yourself alive. i’ve been there before and every day i wake up i’m so glad i didn’t end things. i won’t say my life i perfect now but i’m in a much better place and i know y’all can be too
ro this was such a good video and as someone constantly in hand to hand combat with my own brain this truly genuinely helped!!! u approach things in such a thoughtful but fun way i hope u know ur making really great stuff and im so glad ur doing good right now, take care of yourself bud
Ro I am starting a new job tomorrow and get horrible awful terrible anxiety around jobs and big changes like this for years. really needed his right now
Thank you so much I've been having such a bad day today that i didn't get out of bed (it is night) and now im recovering by drinking water and i appreciate you bc it feels slightly better to know that other ppl i consider cool creative cats do the same sometimes. I beat myself up a LOT and it just doesn't help.
This video is the perfect level of chaos and sarcasm. I am currently going through the diagnostic process for autism and ADHD and I have never been so terrified and anxious in my life. I am worried about being misunderstood and misdiagnosed because of the outdated practices and mindsets the professional field has regarding neurodiversity. Being able to laugh about therapy makes it easier to deal with. Thank you, Rose.
1) i'm totally fine don't worry
2) subscribe or youtube will put me in an abandoned ski resort with jack nicholson and "shining" me
3) go donate to ziora, links at the top of the description.
forgot to do the outro but as always take care of yourself and others be kind to yourself and others and remember that you are loved, as always it has been a pleasure
" _Come play with us Ro_ "
You didn't say "let's crack straight into it", "Woow that was craaazy...", "stay tuned for ..." and there was little to no royalty free EDM/zoom ins with bass. All and all 0.6/10000 you're funny af no cap
In an alternative reality;
Keemstar reports philip defranko was removed from his underground bunker of douchey garden ridge furniture for operating the biggest crack cocaine manufacturing opp since the cia in the 1980s. His new moniker, "lets just crack into it"
Thank you so much for all your amazing work, Rose.🌹
Thanks for everything 💖
Thanks for calling Ro! Sorry my computer was bugging out at the end, I know how it sounded but I promise I wasn't trying to block you.
In all seriousness, what you're doing with the commentary format is very thoughtful and you always get some lovely shots to boot. Keep up the great work!
thank you sweet dear bud and apple of my eye, i feel as though the emerald that is our friendship is being buffered as we speak
@@roramdin i cherish you both from afar
or what you express on youtube as you
I feel like there's an idiom from a culture in another dimension. this whole situation can be celebrated by this phrase used in times like this. Here it goes: "Groograh" :)
JOEL IS IN THIS VIDEO?????????????????????????
“Not all of your thoughts are worth thinking about” is genuinely great advice.
Thank you for giving us entirely confused Nick, this was the greatest gift
This truly is so good ohmygod Nick has no clue what’s going on
Rose thank you for this. I now have beaten depression instantly, and will now walk into my therapist’s office and personally piss all on his walls to prove that I’m now doing better. My life has been immeasurably changed and I will never feel sad again, I am Tom Cruise in that gay little Oprah interview. Live long and prosper.
of course i like to think that i gave people a mental illness cheat code here
Ro, as a severely, demented person with a luandry list of diagnosis, i respect how you can be so light hearted about being crazy, without the mockery that usually offends so many when the moment arises
I see this comment gaining some traction, yall guys big fans of mental health? Anybody want to chime in about being gangstalked by the workers at the electrical company?
@@1-eye-willy what
Yes!! I second that! Lol
@@1-eye-willy My gangstalkers (when delusional) are all FBI, CIA, NSA, those types. Sometimes it's just a generalized 'the feds'
Relatable af
TW for self harm and stuff:
So I’m in hairdresserschool (cosmetology school? Idk how to say it in English lol) but anyways, my school gave me this case with all the supplies, scissors and combs etc
But there were also a bunch of spare razor blades for my razors. I’m usually very afraid of my own thoughts, if that makes sense; I was afraid I would sneak them home and try to hurt myself, in either a temporary or permanent way.
So after being conflicted about if I should tell the teacher that I was uncomfortable or not, I decided to do it.
I didn’t even have to explain it, she immediately understood me, which was nice, and told me her daughter went through that as well but is okay now.
She keeps the spare blades in her office, and whenever I need a new one, she helps me put it in the razor.
So yeah moral of the story I guess is, sometimes people are nice and understanding, so don’t be afraid to reach out if you need help:)
Sorry for the long-ass text lol
Weak sniveling ensues
That was Both a Beautiful & Helpful story to tell! Thank U So much! Sending lots Love & Support from the UK!💖💖🌸🌸
ro, as someone who also attended a grief retreat at age nine to help me cope with the loss of my father i would LOVE to hear more about the crafts they made you make. my personal favorite was a prayer candle wrapped in neon orange paper and blue polka dotted ribbons (my proudest creation to date)
LOL when i tell people about the strange crafts we made in therapy for my dead dad people are like what the fuck i still have the piece of concrete with rocks on it and a prayer candle
"moving to england for free therapy" and "get more sunlight" are my favorites
unfortunately these 2 are mutually exclusive
i HATE being overly dramatic in youtube comments, but there was something about how u approached this that made it so simultaneously easy but raw to meet u in a onesided conversation. ive been in the worst depression of my life for about a yr, and ive never had anyone talk to me about being suicidal and seeking therapy the way u did! thank u ro, glad ur well.
Yesss I rarely comment, mostly a silent viewer but I literally made a tweet bc Ro's content has been such a joy to watch/listen to, I genuinely had to share. I understand the deep depression, especially rn. I truly hope u r doing ok, and that things get so much better for u❤
Are you doing ok? It’s been a couple months since the comment…I hope things are better. ❤️sending love from a stranger’s heart.
@@OtterMunchy not to be dramatic but im actually in tears, thank u for ur kind heart. im doing better and better every day. thank u ❤️🥹
@@ThighHighSenpai sending love vibes your way from texas 💌💕
@@hayleyb467 very sweet, Hayley from Texas! Welcome to the “Stranger Love Club” ...that sound a lil sus...maybe we should vote on a name..
Another option for stopping spirals is organizing. After I graduated HS, I spent a year vegetating because every option I had available for my future was unsavory. At the same time, I was consumed by fear and anger about the world. I got so angry that I found other people who were angry in the same way, and we fought against the injustices that made us want to give up before. Rallies, teach-ins, flyers, meetings. We made a little version of the world we want to live in and still work to expand it. And suddenly, we can envision a world without capitalism and exploitation and bigotry and war, and things start looking up. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I thought you meant organizing like getting a personal planner at first lmao.
I feel like this is an excuse, bit it's so hard to find anyone with a similar worldview in my area, let alone to take action with. I'm greatly lacking in social skills and human interaction has always been an anxiety trigger.
That being said, I like the sound of this little world you're building, and would love to be a part of it somehow.
relatable
That is so cool!!!!!! Rn I’m personally in that place of anger and discouragement about the world. I want to take your advice. Thank you for sharing
This video brought me back to my late teens and early 20s when I suffered from GAD, Depression, and SAD too. I had periods of feverish energy and talking to others like this to have them confused and finally understand how it felt in my brain. I got a therapist .. It was ok. I studied most of the solution/outcome based tasks in College and would trick myself into thinking I knew best and this “mind game” to confidence and happiness wouldn’t help me.
But you will make it, it gets better. Oh and my Dad died when I was 7 too. We should be friends lol
woahhhh twinsies
i was in the midst of an ed, anxiety, and depression spiral when i realized that you posted again and decided to watch. thank you so much for making me laugh, smile, and feel not so crazy and alone:)) you’re amazing and i love your content
i was going through this exact same combination of things, im so grateful to her too!! and i hope that you can come out of that spiral, i know how insanely hard and debilitating it all is. it fucking sucks. i don't know if its like this for u (and idk which ed u have) but for me my ed is the strongest when other things get bad, so please remember that we have to eat because we have to live, especially because ro said so and she's kind of the boss around here i think
@@gleseamv aw thank you!!! i hope you can stay out of the spiral and stay happy and healthy as well!! my ed usually gets worse when everything else is bad too, it’s rlly comforting to hear that someone has the same experiences as me:)) ro is the boss and if she says to eat then we shall eat and love our bodies😌😌
ps. im always rooting for you and your happiness💛
@@randy6041 thank you so much!! you are very Kind and you deserve happiness forever
distracting myself is what's gotten me through many many nights that may have led to full blown anxiety breakdowns over death etc... i always feel bad for needing my phone with me all the time but if i don't have it i'm constantly worried i'll start spiralling and won't have anything to help me stop :C anyway great video as always thank u for sharing your thoughts and ideas, it's always incredible to listen to someone else experiencing similar issues and their stance and methods for dealing with it :3
Just be careful. I used my phone and UA-cam as an escape outlet and it gets addicting really quick. Which leads to feeling even worse when you're not on it. But I still use it whenever I feel the spiral come, just try to limit myself.
i do the same thing
@@chiripaxa it's alright, i know my limits and i've been coping like this for years unfortunately ghdfjkshg
Lmaooo I do the same thing. I'll usually take anything even mildly entertaining just to distract myself bc honestly that's the only thing keeping me going lol
Hey, I do the same, i have found it depressingly easy to get addicted to though.
But if the battery dies, mindfulness meditation is another epic tool/idea/game I came across that helps distract me from whatever sht is going on inside me or outside me. Peace ✌
I tried to end my own life a couple days ago. Thank you Rose and fellow viewers for telling me on stream that you're glad I didn't die. Honestly, so am I. I don't want to die. I just want to feel better. I am trying to get better and I got referred to DBT by my therapist. I feel really seen by this video and that stream was such a fun vibe, everyone was super positive even if the air fryer talk was kind of annoying after a while. Love your content Rose and I wish the best for you, myself, and everyone watching this video. Life is hard and wouldn't always be worth it if not for the fact that you just can't predict what will happen in the future. You can feel better even if everything is stacked against you and you deserve to because you have value no matter who you are. If you think you have no value, the reason you feel that way is because you're in pain, not because you really have no value. Thanks again Rose!
❤❤❤ I'm so glad you lived, too!
as someone with ocd, hearing what you said about not engaging with all thoughts really hit home. also great video as usual! i love how you mix humor with genuine good commentary and advice.
i have ocd too and recently had a very horrible episode of intrusive thoughts. peace and love to you and also to ms. rose
I deal with OCD and a therapist described it one time to me as;
picture you are in a room with an ugly ass piece of furniture. you hate the furniture, its not what you would have picked out, it takes up too much space, and its heavy as hell. so you proceed to push and push and push all your strength up against this piece of furniture...you spend all day, all of your energy focused on pushing this piece of furniture out, and in reality its not budging, you are just so much more aware of how much you hate it. I hope this made sense because it did at the time when I heard it. There are going to be intrusive thoughts we have that make us very uncomfortable and upset, but trying to shove them out all day just makes us think about them more. a tip that I've learned is when I have an intrusive thought (often mine will be violent) as soon as it happens I try to imagine the exact opposite of the situation (non violent, such as giving myself or another person a hug), rather than obsessing over the fact that I had the thought in the first place (trying to shove out that heavy piece of furniture). this tip does take practice. I hope this was some comfort, I wish you all luck in navigating the beast that is OCD. just remember, you are NOT your thoughts💞
@@leonpierce2347 thanks for sharing, leon. makes a lot of sense ♡
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Online school is so draining.
Zoom made me feel like I was talking to a screen for two years.
On top of my obnoxious family, I've been stuck in my bed room reading power points and taking a million quizzes per class.
I've been going on walks for 30 minutes a day, reading books, and trying to make more art.
This might sound dramatic, but these were the main things keeping me sane.
YOOOOO literally not even five minutes ago i was thinking “i hope we get a ro ramdin video soon!”
the gods have chosen me as their favorite.
me asking right before i got this notification “universe make me strong enough to feel good” shows me this
Rose, you're incredible
thank you for this.
i’ve had a hard time recently because i feel guilty for distracting myself. i feel like by trying to escape my thoughts in the moment, i’m being a coward running from my problems. i guess some running is okay sometimes…
Distraction can be healthy - I know from experience that those thoughts are usually distorted bullshit anyway, so distract yourself from the spiral until your brain chemistry allows you to look at them a bit clearer. The guilt you are feeling is just you catastrophising.
I truly feel like I've discovered your content at the perfect time in my life and I could not be more grateful. genuinely glad to know that you're doing well. also tip 10 got me sobbing like a baby but hey, for the first time in a while i wasn't crying bc i was overthinking or feeling crappy or some other negative reason lol
Ro ur the only creator I can genuinely watch without having to put the video on 1.75 speed, and I just wanted to say, thank u for that.
Ro fires off sarcastic quips at 1.75 speed by default haha
fun story from an Auntie that's currently lying in bed, drinking Arbor Mist thru a bendy straw...
in the 90s, Marlboro came up with an incentive to get higher sales, Marlboro bucks.
Thanks to my Dad 2-4 pack a day habit, we got- a blow up bed
2 sets each of campfire mugs, tin cups, ceramic bowls
2 sleeping bags, insulated
numerous ash trays, of course
camp radio, swiss army knives, binoculars, toaster
We were saving for a pool table when the gov figured the whole thing was a bad idea. Don't knock it until you can use your addiction to purchase camping gear. Ah, the 90s.
sorry u never got the pool table
@@roj6895 hahaa me too
I'm doodling my DND oc, drinking tea and ignoring my cramps... Perfect set up to watch another art piece Ro yeeeee
Ayeee DND. That's one of the ways I've been getting through isolation.
Was having an awful day and your funny words convinced me to reach out to a loved one. We chatted over the phone a little and it made me feel better. Thanks!
honestly this video came to me at the perfect time. i also dropped out of college during the pandemic and moved like 1000 miles away from my family and its so weird and stressful dealing with the ramifications of that. theres like a weird hopelessness that i have with everything in life like im already so old and ive got nothing figured out at all which is so dumb to think because im barely 21. hearing that someone else made that decision just reassures me that maybe everything is going to be ok
Genuinely thankful for this. Thank you for managing to be funny and lighthearted without downplaying just how shit life can be these days. It's hard to do that and I needed to hear it.
i can never hope to be this clever or say this many good words in a row. i don’t even know what this video was about, ro just sounds so goddamn cool saying words
Let’s hear it for pandemic PTSD yaaaayyyy. Srsly I needed this. I’m a nurse on break from another 12 hour shift. I have limited time for adequate sleep and meals, but I always have time for a new Ro video.
The song at the end is amazing! “You reach out, I’ll reach back…it’s simple economics.” Is unbearably beautiful. Simple and profound. Ro, the way you use words is a marvel.
thank you thank you thank you. it feels good to just hear someone else describe these feelings. thank you for your vulnerability so i can feel better about mine.
thanks for talking about depression the way it is, I have a lot of trouble with that and most the people in my life have a history of not taking it seriously. Ive given friends my knives without telling em why before just like u suggested lmao. Your videos are the highlights of my day, and ur musics incredible.
Depression is serious and not your fault. You haven't fail in any way, you're not less worthy of anything and you don't have to look on the bright side. It's courageous of you to mention your struggles with self-harm and even more so to ask your friends for help.
Ro, I fucking love your brain. I'm so sorry it's full of mental bullshit like mine. Either way, I'm so glad you are here and I'm so glad your amazing voice is being heard. I'm smoking this cigarette for you.
god im sobbing rewatching this video. this is art . i cant believe you made this. the song towards the end. the point-blank plea for the viewers to not kill themselves. i will never forget this.
the conversation between you and nick was genuinely one of the funniest things i've seen in a while.. just kept scrolling back to rewatch
you have such a way with atmosphere that makes your words and message very poignant and it feels like catharsis for me sometimes. there really is an element of art and thought put in your videos 🥺 thank you for sharing what you have
did not expect to need to hear tip 10 as much as I did when I sat down with a poorly made white russian after another long, hard day's work of ignoring the people who care about me but I here I am, just a few minutes post-cry (of the defeated, silent variety, as opposed to sobbing loudly, because I don't have the luxury of sound-proof walls and my mom is sleeping), slightly drunk and probably incoherent, but I just felt like I had to thank you for making such a beautiful video. I don't often leave youtube comments, perhaps because I like to think of myself as some sort of recluse or sheltered genius, above such asinine things, when really I'm a socially anxious teenager with a high milligram SSRI prescription that isn't helping and very few avenues through which I engage in meaningful conversation. but reaching out is so much more beneficial than not, even if it's only on the internet. maybe shouting into the void like this isn't productive and I should be doing something else with my time, but the sun's already long gone, and productivity in this capitalist hellhole is overrated anyways, and i don't know what the fuck i'm talking about anymore, but you speak to my soul, and I genuinely thank you for this video. I think I really needed it.
as an anxious neurodivergent mindfuck who spirals like every few weeks for really long thank you so much i am so much enlightened now i am truly gleaming with potential. truly one of the neuros are diverged of all time.
Wiping away the sarcasm, all of these tips are actually super helpful lol. I struggled with tip 10 exactly one week ago, but I’m so thankful I survived through that day and beyond it. What lifted the most weight off of me was sitting down all the people important to me one at a time and telling them precisely what happened. I realized that there is absolutely no way for anyone to figure out how bad it is in your head unless you tell them directly. That day was really scary, and the aftershocks have also been scary, but I am stopping and resting and getting help. To anyone else out there struggling with tip 10: there are ALWAYS other options. And when shit gets bad just surviving each day is the ultimate success. so good job :>
im proud of u lj!
I'll be rewatching this for sure, that was a lot of tips to take on, and I thought I was an old hand at this. Thanks for keeping me it light and conversational without holding back. I know that is not an easy tone to strike, but you did it very well!
ro you're so fucking funny thank you for making me laugh and not gaslighting me into thinking i should be happy. means a lot
Thank you. This video was not what i expected, it was so much more. It was exactly what I needed and more so wanted to hear - the jokes, the serious advice, the sincerity, the reality of emotion… i am in a bad place. A very bad place. But i am right there at the end of the tunnel and I know that there is sonething on the other side for me, thank you for being one of the many pieces of reality in my life that built together to shine light down that tunnel. You’re right… permanent solution, temporary problem. I don’t know why hearing you say it so plainly just broke me but in the exact perfect way, in the precise way I needed to be broken. I didn’t realize I had been taking it seriously, it’s always been a passing thought- but hearing you say “dont end your life, just dont” was the silly little simple sentence I so desperately needed to be told.
I dont know you. I just subscribed yesterday after watching this. I watched it again with my partner whose just lost his mother and grandmother and is also struggling greatly. We cried together at the end.
You are an amazing artist, you are hilarious, you are so smart and well spoken and I am blessed to have randomly come across your video. I won’t say anything that puts too much weight on that last part, but know that with this video you have made a very big difference in my little life.
Life is beautiful, you somehow reminded me… again, thank you.
this video goes crazy a year later in the middle of the night vaping in the bathtub and crowding out the voices with a fun little coloring book (app)
I have to distract myself so much right now, I can't even usually just watch a UA-cam video on my phone without also doing something else on my phone but I actually watched this whole video without engaging in another app. Your videos are really captivating clearly!
brought a smile to my face thanks rose
i have the same exact worry about my therapist “judging me”, and i feel you on the constant intrusive thoughts :(
i appreciate your words, i feel very understood. sending love and care
all comfy and ready with snacks for another Ro vid, lets go
as someone who's been severely depressed and wrestles (bare minimum) monthly with suicidal ideations/thoughts/urges, something abt the way you approached it did hit harder. it was more effective than the guilting that most people do. thank you
Hi The UK here! We have NO free Therapy! As someone with multiple MH probs I’ve Never Even Had Therapy! Probably Why I’m Still on multiple MH meds! Hint - meds R cheaper than therapy! Sending Loads Love n Support From UK!💜💜
Almost same those 6 sessions were so sooooooo useless
I have a scheduled event tonight! Seeing a doctor because my bp is so high I think I had a heart attack :) thanks for the tips Ro!
good luck! :)
Your writing and delivery are super good. I've been finding a few "pre-fame" channels with top tier content lately. I wish you a quick growth to 1 mil subs! It feels like you're made for this type of entertainment.
This video coming out when I'm having a bit of a spiral... Bless you Ro
Omg I've just been bingeing your content. Just discovered you today and I am so happy to see your videos.
I remember that feeling when I discovered their content, it was like I struck gold. It's magical, enjoy!
I was going to leave a long comment about how this video moved me etc etc but in the end it doesn't matter, this video has everything great job and with every video you always manage to go beyond my expectations. I liked how the third part was expressed in a song because these tend to have a kind of vurnerability to it but this video has all of it sprinkled while watching.
I also really liked that part about connecting with people and how hard it is and even tho to the audience it may seem like "oh they appear in video's together so they are friends" it's really not like that, and I like how you remind people that this is all fake even if it has some reality to it.
Most important tho thank you for not joking abt tip 10 I really appreciate it.
And thank you for mentioning that the next video will be sponsored I think it's an underrated part and I know you can do whatever you want but thanks for giving a heads up it's really nice of you I think.
Your skits and jokes are always so well thought and interesting, they never fail to entertain me and make me laugh genuinely. Thank you for making videos in spite of everything, they are wonderful :)
hello, i keep coming back to this video for the song near the end. somehow its one of those few things that help me unwind when i keep feelings bottled up for too long. thank u ro
What sparks joy in my life : seeing people happy after going through a fucking hard time.
It proves that things do get better and it's encouraging.
thank you Ro this actually helped me way more than the generic advice does
the " i scam children" came out of left field lmaooo
Got an ad for a mental health webinar in the middle of this and bc I wasn’t looking at the screen it didn’t even occur to me that it wasn’t a part of the video
To you are like a street light, helpful and illuminating but allow us to go our own direction. I really enjoy your work, and see a lot of value you give to your audience.
Number ten is important, you said the I formation better than I can.
I just went to twitter to confess my undying love for your content. I seriously wanna thank u, your lighter videos have really brightened my days & made me laugh so much. I really mean it when I say u r "relatable " esp just the way u present ur thoughts & the dark humor, I'm just not quite as hilarious w the delivery lol. I really enjoy that u can talk about seemingly meaningless things, and also post seriously important stuff like this video- the *range* 🤩😎 anyway, hope u dont thinkim a weirdo I just genuinely felt like I needed to put some ppl on to ur channel. 🤗
please, this was so incredibly funny and helpful. i'm so glad i watched this. thank you ro.
although this was uploaded a few days ago, i'm just now getting the time to watch it and it came at quite the time for me. i had somewhat of a breakdown today in front of my friends (i say in front of but it was over text). i've just been so stressed and anxious and lonely lately and i'm so so tired. i've been having a lot of negative thoughts about myself and about how my friends might think of me and i think i needed this video. especially the point that not all thoughts are worth thinking about it.
Hey there, just wanted to say I love your videos, came across you sorta randomly a few months ago through the algorithm (I’m old - idk 30). I’ve been considering therapy for a long time. Fairly functional “adult” that has had that “I can deal with it” mentality, and this really actively got me seeking out a therapist. You do great work and the variety of topics is so impressive. Congrats on the sponsor, and thank you for making what you’ve made.
Unironically thank you for this video from stranger to stranger it feels a little less lonely
Ro I just got broke up with outta nowhere and this just made me actually laugh through the despair so tyvm love u xx
i really needed this video tonight, and i took ur advice. ive had a rough week so i put ur video on to listen to while i painted dnd mini figs. thank u, yet another absolutely wonderful video
This is so timely, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Ro. My chronic pain has gotten so much worse these past few months and it’s made mental health an immense struggle to say the least. I needed this
Same buddy, let's not die together lol
Same, I'm in a constant state of wondering if it's my chronic pain or my shitty mental health that's actually the cause of my problems. Probably it's just both, and both exacerbate the other
I love your work, Ro! The content you make has just been feeding my soul fr fr idk how else to describe it. Your blend of tones with humor and poignant takes is top tier.
And your music slaps 🔥
You make me laugh so hard that my body tries to strangle itself as it doesn’t recognize the foreign invader of joy
This has become my favourite video of yours. The way you manage to joke about such heavy stuff with so much class really shows the care that went into this.
I really love this sort of stuff that makes me laugh so much but also think about my own mental health and mental problems at the exact same time.
it hasn't been very good for me mentally recently, thank you for making me smile with this video.
I wish I could talk to people, but whenever I feel bad, it seems to me like all the people around me are so much better than me and I am worthless, so I just don't communicate with anyone I know closely in real life, but I talked to some random person online about silly stuff like films/shows and it felt really nice indeed.
Also creating stuff does help! I expressed all my sadness with writing a couple of sad fanfictions, although they weren't about my issues in particular, and it felt cathartic, also they got some likes and nice comments, so that boosted my mood too.
You gave good tips and I loved how you managed to balance funny and serious stuff, this video is amazing ❤️
I’m glad you’re okay. I’m sure a lot of people relate to a lot of this. Myself included. Your videos are wonderful.
Ro and nick’s dynamic is soooooo good. Would be great if they did a pod together
I love seeing a video of someone not playing into what the algorithm may love but making something that's right for them
Thank you Ro, I felt horrible before watching this video and I read the title so I clicked on it and I still feel horrible but not as bad so thank you and for that I subscribe
My mental health has been in the trash today. Thank you for your content and your time, it really helps 💕
loved the james gandolfini name drop. you’re so knowledgeable and hilarious, one of my favorite youtubers :-)
I was really glad to see that all of the advice in the suicide prevention section was all really good, actually!
You are awesome made me laugh so hard my hernia might kill me now but worth it! You are a clever genius love your take on life.
every aspect of this video was genius. immaculate work yet again
hearing someone ask me not to end my life was new for me. thank you ❤️
there’s just no words for how impactful this video has been for me. I will definitely be coming back watching this again and again… and again. I’ve never so violently gone from laughing to crying to laughing lololol tysm ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you, Rose.
Start started watching and oh my god thank you. I've been sleeping for 15-18 hours a day for months, deeply depressed. Thanks for seeing me here
The ending to this video is why I watch every upload Rose
you have to be the funniest creator i've found in a while LOL subscribed!
thank you, ro. the way you continue to handle such intense and heavy topics with care and nuance is beyond comforting. amidst all of the absolute dogshit life is throwing around rn, your words in tip 10 hit home. as someone who does live with nearly daily suicidal thoughts and ideation, receiving a reminder of how worth it life can be that doesn't sound contrived or over-used is so refreshing and welcomed. sendin so much love in this weird, difficult time
Ro your vids get better with every single one, I swear. Great work as always.
Rewatching this amid a minor mental breakdown & it is actually as advertised- Genuinely thanks Ro
As someone who very easily spirals, especially when something triggers me, this video is really nice. The only thing that's helped me personally is distracting myself and talking to friends, because I just...don't have the resources to do much else, and I do recommend both. I tend to struggle with finding a distraction in the first place, but more often than not, I'll curl up with a show I like and play a video game at the same time. Lately, I've been working on making a show tracker that I can flip through to find something to watch if need be. Keeps my hands and my brain from chasing thoughts that I mentally can't handle thinking about. It's been hard, especially lately, to keep myself calm, but I've been managing. Somehow...I've been managing. Long-form videos like yours are nice to put on as well.
to echo what rose said, PLEASE do everything you can to keep yourself alive. i’ve been there before and every day i wake up i’m so
glad i didn’t end things. i won’t say my life i perfect now but i’m in a much better place and i know y’all can be too
You look beautiful with and without makeup!
ro this was such a good video and as someone constantly in hand to hand combat with my own brain this truly genuinely helped!!! u approach things in such a thoughtful but fun way i hope u know ur making really great stuff and im so glad ur doing good right now, take care of yourself bud
Ro I am starting a new job tomorrow and get horrible awful terrible anxiety around jobs and big changes like this for years. really needed his right now
hell yeah a wonderful way to start a birthday :) love ya stuff ro, awesome as always
Happy birthday
Thank you so much I've been having such a bad day today that i didn't get out of bed (it is night) and now im recovering by drinking water and i appreciate you bc it feels slightly better to know that other ppl i consider cool creative cats do the same sometimes. I beat myself up a LOT and it just doesn't help.
This video is the perfect level of chaos and sarcasm. I am currently going through the diagnostic process for autism and ADHD and I have never been so terrified and anxious in my life. I am worried about being misunderstood and misdiagnosed because of the outdated practices and mindsets the professional field has regarding neurodiversity. Being able to laugh about therapy makes it easier to deal with. Thank you, Rose.
All my faves collab, wtf. I love it. I have cluster Bs and C personality disorders, plus the usual ED, GAD, SAD, APD etc. This is great.