If You’re An Artist Who’s Overwhelmed With Worry - Watch This
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My disembodied mentor is back to help me push my boulder atop an endless hill!
This is all SO relateable. “Do it your f***ing self.”
I live in the US and I had a health issue and on-off pain ALL through July 2021-October 2022; doctors did absolutely nothing to help me and refused to send me to a specialist. I had to teach and literally heal myself.
Took doctors more than 2 years to finally diagnose me with what I believed I had (July 2023) and I solved it my own damn self a year ago, lol.
More power to you!
what was it
@@yt-sh Interstitial Cystitis.
A highly under-explored women’s health issue.
@@RebeccaJoArt woah it says chronic painful condition.. but kudos to you for figuring it out
@@yt-sh Thank you! ☺️
This is EXACTLY what i needed to hear! I’m also dealing with a messed up thyroid and chronic pain (upper back and wrists rather than lower back) and yesss taking matters into my own hands when doctors just think i’m being whiney, studying health and anatomy, and getting rid of my victim mentality have completely changed my life! I may not be healed but i’m healing and improving ✨
I took antidepressants for 5 years. My boyfriend and I tought the pills make my feel brain fog and sleep issues. I explain my hypothesis to my doctor and he offer me to get higher doses. I refuse and ask a psychologist about stopping or trying something else. He finally listen to her expertise, which has the exact same points I told him earlier. Since I stopped the pills, no more brain fog. I'm able to slowly regain the ability to think clearly and I begin to have fun again create stories as an illustrator and storyteller. I still have sleep issue, discover hypothyroid problems and I have difficulty managing my emotions. But I work on it. I prefer to be moody than unable to write. I do a steady 4 hours of drawing per week instead of almost none since this Spring. I wish I could do better, but i'm grateful to have at least that.
After learning about antidepressants and how they were discovered, how they are used, what is the actual NNH/NNT. I will never believe a psychiatrist ever again on the topic of depression. It is way too much of a trial and error, and I don't trust doctors anymore.
❤️❤️
Something to try from someone who had a similar problem I cut sugar from my diet weirdly enough except honey as a sweetener (nothing artificial) and I found my moodyness and thyroid issues disappeared after about two months and I slept better
The problem with doctors is they think whatever book was given to them is the end all for knowledge. Their egos get so attached to the knowledge they've learned to the point where they stop seeking more.
I am currently fixing my back issues, too! So this is so relatable.
Becoming my own doctor/therapist was the best decision I ever made.
This is a level of maturity and wisdom that I hope to have one day, why? so I can pass it down to others just like you have. God knows i've been through some shit my whole life. I work in Human Resources, so helping people comes natural to me. Thank you Adam!
This is what winning sounds like
I have been dealing with pain in my feet since I was 10 and now I just turned 27. I walked on my toes until I was 8. Nobody really took it seriously. When I was 14 I got specially made soles for my shoes, but nobody made me understand what the issue was. I could barely walk to school for a period. My heels and ancles felt constantly inflamed and as if I had an infection in all my muscles and bones. Then for a few years it eased a bit until about two years ago. I saw around 4 experts who all said completely different things. One thought I needed surgery in my calves, another said I didnt. another literally said "you have high arches, but I honestly don't quite know what exactly is causing this." Then I was sent to someone else who said I was hypermobile and that that combines with high arches could be causing wrong footing, walking and spiral from there. The past few years I have had big struggles with falling asleep and low energy from constantly being in pain. It has brought me to tears several times. I cannot run because I trip over my feet all the time. And eventually I gave up on soles and experts. Sometimes I wondered if I was just going crazy or imagining things. That, as you said, is what really struck me down.
I have tried to do my own research, but there is just so much information and cuases for things that it is confusing. However I recently bought a pair of barefoot shoes. They are minimalist shoes. No arches that forces the arch in any position, no soles to ease heelstrike. This forces you to walk as if barefoot by striking with the front of your feet first. They are also widest by the toes, so the toes can freely move as if barefoot. I always struggeles to find shoes that didn't painfully squeese. I think it is a bit early to tell. But what i have already noticed is less pain in my heel and ancles. Walking on hard ground is probably not the best since they are so thin, but I walk on patch of grass and uneven ground wherever I find it. I haven't been experiencing that much pain at night either. So far so good! They have done more for me so far than any expert custom made soles have ever done.
As someone who has numerous chronic health issues, this hit home so much. I think im one of a lucky handful who has doctors who listen to what I say, and they tolerate when I self treat as well. It only goes so far when one of the issues is being a type 1 diabetic.
Thank you for all of the wisdom; I'm glad I discovered your channel.❤
I honestly haven't drawn anything of substance in years because of chronic pain and depression, and poverty sapping every ounce of joy from my life. Honestly I do just wanna die most days. I don't know if it'll ever get better. Probably not, since my mental and physical health is so bad, and my family and most friends have disowned me. But I am still here.
I feel terrible these past months. I feel like I'll never see success no matter how hard I try. I feel like I'm just doomed to fail. If life throws me more of this bullshit, I think I'll just go insane.
Hey Adam, thank you for this.
I finally broke into the industry 5 years ago as a graphics designer. It was my first job, and honestly, the imposter syndrome never really went away. Sadly, this year the company started to hit hard times, and they let 20 people go, myself included. The thing is, I was always the cleanup and finishing guy, so despite 5 years of work, I don't have anything I can call my own. I feel lost, and honestly scared. But this talk has helped. I am trying to look at this as an opportunity, I have worked in a post house for 5 years, but I never wanted to be a graphics designer, I wanted to work on VR video games. I'm deciding to use this time between work to learn everything I can about game design and VR. But I still get scared that this is all for nothing, and I'm going to fail.
I guess that's just life, I'm trying really hard, I just hope that it turns into something. Love ya Adam!
Most never even give themselves the opportunity to fail due to fear. You got this!
man thats hard to hear , i hope shit turns around for you.
Thanks for another video.
I felt a lack of coherence again when you talked about "do it yourself", about doing your own research and taking care of yourself, because in the last few years you have been labeling people who had their own reasons - just like you - to lose trust to people who were educated to help, who swore an oath to help and "above all, do no harm." These people's reasons were as important as yours, but then these people were worse, not worthy of sympathy, called idiots. Only because life has experienced them in such a way that it has created a lack of trust in certain institutions and people, or because from their experience - not opinions - they are able to take mature responsibility for their own health better than others. Better than a child who needs a family who will take responsibility for his life. Moreover, today, in the light of new events, it turned out that these were very good decisions on the part of these assertive people.
In this conversation you seem to understand that not everything is right for everyone. You recommend finding your own way and "if it hurts, stop"
Over the last few years, you seemed to not be as empathetic towards certain things. Has it never occurred to you that people who make decisions that you don't like or accept may be at the stage you are proud of today, or even further?
I don't like this selective morality. This undermines trust.
the full emotional breakdown I had when you said "I'm still here." thank you. I really needed to hear this.
i swear i'd love a video on just "how to sit properly at your desk while drawing", learning from your experience would be so much help
Well, my last video covers a lot of that - it’s no so much about how you sit - it’s about how mobile you are
I feel you Adam.
Overcoming my own chronic pain from the past decade was out of this world. Yet. Healing and recovery is possible.
Getting to the root cause of why I suffered physically was challenging especially when the so-called doctors/professionals/experts are not able to help.
The good news is… It’s possible. It’s a loooooong road yet worth the growth.
I literally had one doctor dismissed my desire because it was necessary and all the bullsh⚡️t. Red tape, bureaucracy, ignorance, denial, and gaslighting.
Becoming my own solution/doctor/coach/therapist/cheerleader was by far the best thing that ever happened when I felt helpless. Feeling the pain, learning the anatomy of my body/nervous system, the whole nine yards. Releasing stuck energy from its cellular memory through body movement.
Sending prayers of healing to you and everyone going through chronic pain. Because. Our mind, body, and soul can definitely heal. ❤
There's a 3 month wait for oral surgeons in my state, and I have an exposed nerve on a wisdom tooth I'm dealing with until then... I've learned I can cry about it every day, or I can still cry but I'm not going to let it stop me. I'm now meditating and practicing being grateful for when I'm not in pain and for the things I have. I haven't missed a day of drawing, and I've hit other goals despite the constant pain. I found a bunch of other ways to deal with it that my dentist nor the oral surgery told me about so I can manage it better.
It's absolutely insane how fast we are to settle on something that impacts our lives so much. I love your videos and hope you don't get too down about the ai ragers.
This is when you are at your best, my friend, passionately spreading the fire you just found lying around into other people's souls. Glad to see you are still blazing.
I had similar situation but the issue was my index finger joint and extensor tendons of fingers were in pain when I was drawing. It lasted quite long and at some point I got so low mentally that I was even wondering if I'll need to abandon my artistic career or learn to draw with my other arm (I'm left handed). I spent lots of money on doctors and physiotherapists. I tried everything I could find on the internet. Self massages, stretches, different medicines, contrast bath therapy, readjusting my habits. I've even read some research papers on tendon strength. Eventually with tons of effort on my part and by working smart the pain gradually went away. Right now it doesn't feel like big thing but back then I remember I was totally desperate.
Thank you Adam. This is exactly what my head and heart needed to hear today.
My pain is mentally driven, a feeling of unworthiness and feeling tolerated not appreciated at my current Tattoo studio.
This talk has given me that drive and push to do what is right for me and my family. Thank you!
Its videos like this why I love listening to you as a teacher, honestly this has done more for me than years of therapy, just someone else being real with me..... No sugar coating or gaslighting just person to person experience with critical thinking and a clear head
Adam your channel is free therapy. bless you
I swear, it's called patient because you have to show so much god damn patience some times.
Finally getting an MRI myself after practically begging my doctor and being told she didn't see it necessary. I had an episode at work where I got dizzy, and was dizzy for 24 hours, after getting an appointment with a ear, nose, throat doctor. He said "Have you had an MRI? NO?? That's the first thing you should've gotten!" So, we'll see if my brain has exploded or not in a couple weeks lol!
Since your last video about health, I am doing glute and core exercises/activation, and the twinges in my lumbar spine are getting more infrequent. My mother was diagnosed with hypothyroidism recently, also, so I'm going to get that looked at. Though, a part of me suspects I was just being lazy, with my lack of focus over the last two years, but it might be something more.
I wish you're recovering Adam, as I said in another video, I'm having L4L5 disk herniation at my 36's. I feel you bro, take care
Thank you for this video Adam. I've been so tired and feeling awful about the way to share art and feeling like it's going into the void. I put all my heart into it and how it feels like it isn't seen by other artists or individuals. But I'm not going to give up. I can't see myself doing anything else but being an artist. Thank you for speaking out and not telling us to give up. To keep going. To keep pushing and do it yourself. Thank you for the support, I really needed to hear this 💜
Thanks for the video. I had the exact same experience with doctors just telling me that tests are unnecessary. They continually just prescribed me pain killers and directed me to the door.
you fulfill the emotional necessities i seek outside of myself, and i know thats not always a good thing. i want to work on being able to achieve a sense of love and care and attention for myself. i know it is ok to lean on others, but sometimes "others" will not be present. you continually teach me to be kind and gentle with myself. thank you always for sharing your stories.
I'm not always sure about how to feel when all of Adam's titles apply to me. I'll just work on something while listening to it..
Hi Adam, yesterday I got my first art client, currently I'm drawing a character headshot for them as I listen to your voice.
thanks for all the positivity and experience you have been sharing throught the years, your talks give me confidence and let me relax, not worry as much about doing the perfect line on the first try and keep me giving me the safety feeling to push on through to finish art pieces.
I hope your recovery goes well, I hope it doesnt hurt and wish you lots of good luck.
Thanks you, from the bottom of my heart and cheers from Argentina.
You’re very welcome :)
As a person in my early 20s with a knee overuse probably resulting from a very old injury, I thank you for speaking about this. No doctor could help me so I decided to help myself and have gotten from not being able to kneel to being able to do sports again. Hearing you speak about it is moving, because I have been in that same place myself. And please, do keep making this long form of videos, they are the best thing to put on while painting. I wish you health, cheers.
your videos are never stressing me out, not even the court ones. It's probably because of the way your talking, your way of thinking, honestly, i dont know why but no matter the topic, i just enjoy listening to your videos. You calm my mind and i'm eternally thankfull for every single video you create.
I am 30 yo Autistic, have ADD, have to fight off depressive tendencies every few weeks, am hypermobile ( joint problems ),Obese since I was a teenager .Trying to launch my art career for 5years now . Other(regular job ) employment is difficult for me because of the reasons before. So yeah not easy 😕
You definitely have added challenges that others can easily take for granted
The best approach is to educate yourself best you can and be a passionate advocate for your own health needs - protect and nurture yourself every way possible
The stronger you are the more your body and mind join the fight with you (rather than against you)
Thanks for this,, it's relieving to know that I'm not the only one with this experience. I've neglected seeking care for a large portion of my life because I had never been taken seriously, so I just stopped trying. Pain episodes have taken 1/4th of my lifetimes days where I've been unable to work (though I would still try, but without much results), it's also difficult to tell what truly is "alarming" pain, I've been told much of it is "just normal". At this point I'm a master at ignoring it.
I've recently started to take babysteps into seeking care for my problems since I noticed that I've become so worn out that doing many normal things is just "exhausting". I still need to grow some better guts to get anywhere in seeking for care, cause apparently I look like "a perfectly healthy young individual" since I look like I'm 10 years younger & in good shape (I work out and pay attention to what I eat, because otherwise everything would be unbearable.)
What a wonderful person you are. You’re awesome dude. Really enjoy listening to your vids while I’m getting things done around the house. Your voice and cadence are easy and effortless to listen to, and you’re messages are just straight up good for the soul. Humanity needs more people like you, like us that listen to, agree with, and benefit from you.
Remember AI is really stupid or really smart... but they can't do anything truly random or completely wonky in a good way. Also remember photoshop's ai is super watered down to where it's just digital collage with stock photos ( for the most part? ). Be the random and be the wonky. BE THE DAMN ARTIST.
Some stuff happened regarding my relationship with art yrs ago. I still haven't gotten over the AHHH I feel when I draw and paint haha. I think I'm just a bundle worried about money and taking care of my old parents. I spent a couple semesters at my dream school (apprenticeship) but couldn't afford the price increase and was already stretched thin commuting. It hurt leaving and I can't seem to relax and enjoy. I feel a bit gross at myself for having felt any relief at the whole AI situation. For a bit I felt like "ahh, doom came anyway". Right now I'm not sure what I'm doing with myself. Just focusing on at least being baseline okay. Trying to sculpt a more than healthy body, doing phys therapy for my folks, nurturing my relationships, and uhhhhhh maaaaaaaaaybe going back to the university I left? Man that debt will be killer. Maybe I should just go community or something.
Omg three videos in a row, damn man you’re like my big older brother or myself in seven years. I fucked up my back at 15 snowboarding I should probably be paralyzed. Doctors told me I’d never ride again. I did and rollerbladed for the next 25 years and continued to thrash my body. I understand the chronic pain and not wanting to exist. Keep your head up my friend. I subbed to your channel with the first video cause it was encouraging but I’m blown away by how badly I needed to hear your story.
Thank you for sharing this. I feel like a owe you a smoke or a drink and a handshake 🤝 Digging yourself out of this mental hole is extremely tough when it feels like no one understands. I know you do but I wish you didn’t. I’m sure you’ll understand what I mean by that statement
Adam I feel like I can relate to you because I've had back pain for 5 years since I was 17 and doctors have done nothing to help, the pain is constant and terrible but not nearly as bad as the death of my dog who died in July. She was the only good thing in my life and nothing will be able to replace her but I keep going because I am the only one who will remember her. I've been a long time watcher of your channel and you've helped me a lot. Keep up the good fight!
Dogs are the best, especially when you’re down. I hope you find the right furry friend again, some day. 💚
I have had the same issue with health and medicine for almost 8 years now for chronic neck and back pain. I had so many "professionals" who just didn't listen and actively blocked care (like you mentioned) that would have helped me. It took 6 years to get a friggin x-ray to confirm the issue I already knew was there and the NP in that office had confirmed through a visual test. I ended up being out of work for 2 years because of this pain. I was sent to a chiripractor when that was the last personal I should have seen with my spinal issues. I'm very much disgusted with the state of medicine and doctors. I have figured out most of my ongoing problems by myself. It takes time and so much research, but I don't care. I know my body and I trust myself to have my best interest in mind.
I hope you start to feel better. I know the exact hardship you talked about.
Adam I can't thank you enough, I am literally smiling holding my sketchbook as I have been drawing and listening and taking notes of the way you think, I relate a lot and working on taking matters into my own hands, you're such a precious soul and a great artist, thank you.
thank you love
There's a lot of truth to this... you have to take ownership of your situation, and work to improve it. You can't rely on other people to fix it for you.
The timing of this video is impeccable... (wow I also have hypothyroidism and I totally forgot that I should make an appointment this month). I think you are the only proper adult in my life who I can listen to tbh. I don't comment often since I'm not good at articulating my thoughts, but I do watch almost all of your videos and I truly appreciate your insight, stories and advice... Like music to my ears. I'm very glad to hear that you are recovering after all these years of shitty doctors and chronic pain. Thank you for your tenacity and kindness..
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Each summer becomes some kind of mental hell for me, I don't know why. I've been struggling these past few weeks especially because of anxiety and bad depressing reactions... The most prevalent issue is getting a proper job, the thought of which gives me existential dread. I know I want to work in an art related field, but I live in a place that has no offers for such a position (and I can't afford to move cities). The thought of doing any other job makes me want to vomit. I'm so paralyzed with fear of not getting an art job and getting stuck (and, well, not gaining needed experience). I also feel ashamed because other people my age and younger do get opportunities but I don't. I feel like a total failure and a piece of human trash.
On top of that I'm still dependent and can't separate from a very unsupportive and toxic family member. I have no friends or other contacts that could bring some relief. My mind is like a swamp that gets flooded with darkest thoughts. I do visit a therapist but the progress is so slow and to be honest it's been only getting worse... I can't think of any solutions and all I have is fear and uncertainty. Sadly these are things that can not be fixed just by myself. I wish they were.
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I know for sure that I don't want to exit life, but, to be honest, it feels like I have no other options. Sometimes I feel so mad at my past self for choosing to do art in the first place and being so fixated on it to the point of not living life. I got nothing from it. But I can't stop for some reason.
I’m going through something sooo similar, up to and including the bad doctor… Currently laying in bed after my 3rd deep tissue massage in 3 months. The lady I go to has truly been fixing my life! Wishing you success, friend.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't simply trust the doctor's word. You'd think people at their position would have the personality to help others, but too often that's just not the case.
I'm super happy that you're healing Adam, maybe in some alternate universe I can meet you in person and tell you just how much you've helped me 😅
I really noticed when you said that artists are more sensitive than average people. I think this needs to be emphasized. We need to develop a bit more strength. I see other people breeze through problems that would totally discourage a sensitive person and they don't seem to care much.
Thank you for sticking around Adam, and yea, I want to learn, I want to do it myself when others can't. Things have been pretty up and down on my end, but I think I wanna draw. Thank you, for everything
I've recently had to realise what physical pain can take away from you.
It's nothing as serious as most other injuries or pains but by gripping too tightly I've maneuvered myself into carpal syndrome.
I'm hoping to get it fixed soon but I've been living like this for years now. It has completely taken away my joy of drawing.
About 5-10 minutes in I feel the first few fingers going numb and a hovering pain in my palm.
So, guys.. be conscious of your grip and posture.
This video sounds like my situation except with dealing with the label of being autistic, I never knew why when I was younger why I hated it, but It wasn't until recently that I understood the negative connotations with that label. Family and people don't expect anything of you and use you for government money, being told by "professionals" that you basically need a caretaker because you've been deemed incompetent to manage your own finances. Drama, emotional abuse, gas lighting, and then being hauled off to mental institutions in police cars for not being able to take it anymore and finally exploding. The experience of talking to mental health "doctors" where your words go in one ear and out the other, no real help is offered other then to put you on sleeping and psychosis pills for no reason, and then stuck locked in a room for 10 days before your sent back to the problem, and then people trying to talk me into becoming some fucking pill popper. Just NOBODY seeming to give a damn about listening to me and helping me the way I KNOW I need it, I know what that feels like all too well.
I also came to the conclusion months ago that I could rely on no one but myself to fix my problem, when I woke up today with a terrible internal chest pain and numb knees that lasted for damn near the whole week I knew immediately what needed to be done, time to stop using the restaurant places as a form of coping, put myself on a diet, and hit up the gym everyday until I loose weight, and that's exactly what I did today. An hour and 30 minutes on the treadmill got my legs sore as shit but the numbness in my right knee is gone, I feel somewhat healthier and I plan to do it again tomorrow. I didn't even bother telling my family about the chest pain because I knew it wasn't going to do anything other then lead to me wasting a whole day at the emergency, nothing would've been done other then my blood pressure being taken, I probably would've been given some pills to lower my hypertension, (pills that you can't get anywhere else) and I would've been sent on my way probably still in pain and dealing with the knee numbness. Im also trying to put together a plan to get out of my mentally stressful environment, i'm not gonna ask for advice or any help because I did in the past and all it lead to was drama that only escalated my stress and horrid eating habits.
Thanks for sharing Adam. As a young person who fights with a chronic disease for 7 years this video helped.
I have been making art for over 20 years , sacrificed everything in my life including family, relationship, friendship worked on some of the most popular titles, yet i am just as stressed as 20 years ago, overthinking the judgement and social media made me really depressed and overwhelmed.
Industry just used me as a tool and tossed me around....
I Just wanna get away and become free again. I don't have the money to do that..
thank you so much, adam. i'm 16, someone younger than your usual demographic, but i've been listening to your content for 2 years now whenever I draw. i hope you know how much of an inspiration you have been to me :)!!
It means a lot to me that you enjoy reading my own personal comments on your videos. I feel like a better person now. Your feminine way of thinking and speaking makes me much more assured of my own masculinity.
Keep up the good work!
KEEP MOVING FORWARD, FELLOW STRUGGLERS
i had a double discectomy at 20 and as someone who has also spent decades with sciatica I feel for you brother. It very much makes the fact that I too am still here all the more amazing. It is incredibly painful and constant. It makes the absence of pain feel like bliss. I found myself chasing simply the absence of pain which is a mindblowing experience. When pain is the default your worldview can take dramatic turns. Thank you for sharing with us.
This really just comes at the right time!!! I can't believe that this is a coincidence but now after currently dealing with family issues and artblock, I feel like your words were a true blessing! I'll also start to educate myself and listen to myself more! This was truly magical to watch, thank you for this so much!! 🙏
This came at the moment I needed it the most, thank you Adam
Adam, I believe you need to create a video about COPPA and how it is affecting people’s creativity and art right now. Maybe you should create a video on how you feel about COPPA
I’ll have to look into that
Thank you for this, arrived at the perfect time Adam, much love
Did my stretching while listening :) thank you for this grounding talk
|It really hurt me to hear that you have been passing through all that pain.... I wish you the best Adam, you are one of my heroes, thanks for always being right by my "side" when I felt lost the most.
Thank you for this
Cheers to everyone healing rn ❤
Pain is a great teacher. That shiny knight on his proud white steed - it doesn't exist, sadly.
So, while you gotta take matters in your own hands, i also learned that it's so very important to not fight that battle alone. Build a support-network of different professionals that you trust and that works togerher, as well - it's so valuable. You never know what you don't know and you're not alone in your journey.
Thanks for your video Adam!
Squat university is also good.
Thank you for allways saying the right words Adam, your words warm my heart a lot ✨️💕
Love to spend my weekend listening to your very uplifting and relatable talks. The magic, to me, is that they are specific but also incredibly universal, so you can apply them to so many situations you're going through. Feeling helpless is such a vulnerable state and you surely help people to gather the last tiny bits of their shattered hope and strength together to get back up and try again, just to find oneself coming out of it even stronger. Wish I had found your channel earlier, because you provide all the energy I would've needed a few years ago. But still, even now, you're part of the healing process and listening to you sometimes makes me realise it is not all done yet. Thank you :)
The self learning thing really applied to me when it comes to art. My art school was a huge let down. I dont expect being taken by the hand, but I was confronted with people actively working against my artistic goals. Telling me what I aspire is impossible in my country or that it's generic or corporate. It took me 2 semesters to get out of that hole and start self teaching with a strict routine and really finding my people and going to live-drawing, having the right practice etc. My professors learned to tolerate it but it still is a love-hate relationship. Business wise too. I learned to make money and handle business all by myself.
I needed to hear this. I'm at a really low point, and it's so hard. How lucky am I to come across this video. Thank you
Something of toppic here: Anny chance that the world is getting an artbook from you one day. Even if shipping would cost me more than the whole book, I would freaking buy it! Your art is so out of this world, I love it.
And thanks for the nice talk again. Your voice is acsactly the right thing for me, while I´m working. -^^- (Sorry for the bad spelling. My correction programm went of somehow. And spelling was never my strongest part, not in German and not in English XD)
really appreciate this video, ive been ignoring my body for a minute bc i fell out of routine
fantastic story!
oh damn that is so relateble, I hope it will get better for you
I'm also going through a hard moment in my life, few weeks ago I had a moment when I thought it will be the end for me, started feeling dizzy, nauseous, heart was racing, felt like my brain is not getting enough oxygen, it wasn't getting better, more than a week and still the same. I was going from doctor to doctor, waiting for another one to discover what it is and stop it was the worst, I was suffering so much. physiotherapy helped, now it only gets worse when I sit for too long/have bad posture.
The worst moment was when I saw neurologist. That bitch, seriously. Had two scans before, brain scan and spine scan. On spine scan they noticed possible tumor but to confirm they advised to do neck scan. I went to her because you need a permit from a doctor to get MRI scan. I've seen her before, I took two previous permits from her, but I had to BEG her for them because she insisted I'm ok and I only need mental doctor help because of my anxiety (I'm anxious because something is not right and I have issues with daily life because of that! I can't work!). Because of her I would be unaware I probably have a tumor on my spine!!! So I saw her again, this time to ask for neck scan permit, I'm so close to discovering what's happening. And she said "oh tumor? no, that's not a job for neurologist, go see laryngologist to get the permit". I'm sorry what?? I need MRI scan ASAP and to get another doc I need to wait... because of that idiot I need to wait a month for MRI scan, could be way less if I got that permit when I saw her and didn't need to wait for another doctor.
I hate it here, that they don't want to help you, what the hell?? I can write a review about her on her site and sure I will do
damn wall of text, had to do this because yeah I damn well know what you went through... I wish you all the best
❤😊 No words, just love.
Thanks, Adam. So glad to hear you're getting better, and that to thanks to your own wisdom. This is powerful
Thank you Adam for making great insightful videos! Your talks are by far some of my favorite things to listen to.
thanks for the talk Adam. love the part about listening to your body.
Neuroplasticity might interest you. It is the brain's capability in its greatest magnitude to keep you healthy; however, only if the brain itself is healthy. Being authentic and honest about one's opinion in a world filled with autonomous minds and ruled by false acceptance takes a massive amount of courage. I hope you continue being so.
Feeding oneself with knowledge provided innately within us is the best gift one could ever give to oneself. Only those who haven't fully explored their capabilities are precisely the ones who are at risk of not fully maximizing their potential, because only then can we be inevitable for life. Knowledge is power. I have always believed that.
What an absolute king
I can relate to your experience because a year or so ago I was feeling terrible back pain and my Doctors were useless, but I grew tired of it and I learned about my hips, my back, my glutes, my harmstrings and the pain was GONE
Of course It wasnt nearly as serious as your situation, but I am still proud about it
Thank you for this video ❤
Thank you Adam, I really needed this. And I'm sorry to hear you're still in pain. I hope your hard work will pay off and you'll be free from pain soon!
Not anymore! I’m doing great now, but thank you regardless :)
I wanted to say Thank You! To me, your opinion and advice, and even just the talks definitely matter.
I've been watching your videos for a While (the previous and the recent), and Its difficult to express how inspirational, relaxing, and stress-free they......You're are amazing sir, Thank you.
❤thank you
I love - Land of balance -
23:30 strong stomach muscles mean less work for my lower back muscles. Glutes? I had to laugh. It reminded me of “The Foundation” episode where Brother Day’s pride glowed after he fought off assassins.
I’ll have to check that out, sounds very funny :)
Unfortunately I have to agree about not trusting doctors too much. Let me tell you a story.
I got sick as a child. It started with headaches and stomachaches getting worse and worse occuring without any visible reason. My parents drove me to a doctor who clearly had no idea what's the cause and simply told me to go home and take painkillers. My dad suspected I may have appendicitis because he had the same problem in the past and recognized the symptoms so we ignored that doctor and visited another one. The second doctor took a look at me, touched my belly and in literally a minute or two decided it's indeed advanced appendicitis and I need to go to hospital right away. If we listened to the first doctor, I wouldn't get to the hospital in time, my appendix would burst in a day or two and I'd likely die or have to go through a much more dangerous surgery. I was saved by my dad's experience and the fact the other doctor was more competent.
Many years later my girlfriend had similar issues. I asked her to see a doctor and told her what the cause may be. Again, her doctor decided it's nothing dangerous and didn't recognize the problem despite her suggesting it may be appendicitis. "I don't think it's the case, but we'll do that USG if you really want to" - was the reply. USG proved that we were right and a surgery was necessary quick. Everything went well and she's safe now.
The moral of this story - some doctors are idiots and not trusting their expertise blindly can save your life (or at least make you go through much less pain).
Cats always come when you start talking. They probably think that you talk to them if they see nobody but you in a room.
Hey God has you man
Adam - that was an awesome episode. I must admit that I have turned away a bit when all this AI talk went on. But this video, advice and shared experience 👏👏👏🤘
Hello, fellow 18-30 year olds. Wanna talk about a nice experience you had recently? I had Kraft mac and cheese (or three) and it was good.
Immeasurable joy right there :)
Hi Adam,
You might not see this comment of mine. But if you do, please help me feel a little more motivated in life. I'm at this one in my life where i want to give up on art. Art has been my whole life. If it wasn't for art, my mental health would traumatically go down hill. But now, due to the lack of support and the lack of work opportunity in my country, i see no hope in pursuing art. My anxiety and depression is very bad, the only things I'm grateful for are my family and my dream if being an artist. Now my family is putting blame on me for not doing something serious in my life. I feel stuck and seeing people my age is moving forward faster than me definitely doesn't help. Please tell me what i could do with my art if there are lack of opportunities in my country.
This is not the first time I've heard artist struggle with several body pain
Thank you for this video Adam, learning to fix the problem yourself, that is the kind of philosophy I want to live by when I encounter an obsticle, there is so much resources and teachers and people READY to help you overcome your own difficulties, I learned more about myself through healthygamerGG trying to fit myself in a neurotypical work space, family values when I got diagnosed with a lot of ADHD, I've been stuck in a job I hate just because family would only validate me if I had some way to make a living even though I didn't have the chance to find my path when I was young, struggling at school so much ( again, because of ADHD ) and always feeling like the black sheep, the failure. But now Finally I'm taking steps, I'm educating myself with art, your mentorship, practicing this passion even with AI out there I do not give a shit, I learn about self employed business regarding illustration and digital painting mainly with Kelsey Rodriguez for example, and when you actually feel despite what others myself you stay true to yourself, to your vision, it feels... right, and this video tells me I'm going the right way, I even fixed my back posture thanks to your recent video explaining the anatomy around the base of the spinal column and pelvis before I could get truly injured and my glutes are doing GREAT :D
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Thank you Adam Duff. You've inspired me to draw hentai despite how others might think. 🎉
29:53 are you binging on food because you’re triggered by issues you keep denying?
Eating habit changes are a very common sign that something’s not right in your life - either over or under eating or eating garbage or being obsessively healthy
24:00 what was the name of the yt butt exociter name?
Found it she is Dr Kristie Ennis
I got dyslexia which makes it a pain to find something when it is only spoken but I did it💥!🎉
Advocating for yourself in medical spaces is VERY important, but i don't /fully/ agree with the "do it yourself" mentality. It sounds too close to the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" way of thinking.There's situations where you CAN'T deal with it alone, and theres no shame in that.
I'm saying this from a place of concern, because I've had older relatives put themselves in dangerous medical situations because they didn't trust doctors and got their hands on medical misinformation from places like facebook. Nowadays its frighteningly easy to get led astray by false info. Please advocate for yourself SAFELY.
I’m seconds from suicide constantly
Nothing to do with AI for me
I feel this. I know it might not mean much. I also know how exactly it feels for someone to say this over the internet 😂 but you’re worth more than you think you are friend. Keep your head up!
Sorry, but this is a horrible advice! Not everyone can learn to do things all by themself, no less heal their body or mind.. I struggle with this everyday, trying to learn it all myself because noone can show me.. and I am failing, miserably. You make it sound like it just read some books and try some stuff, thats not how it is..
I hear your pain and can very much empathize with you. If someone told me to read a book I’d slap them - you need to educate yourself and listen to your body - it’s often frustrating, painful and exhausting - this gives you a great advantage for helping yourself and others to overcome your struggles and advise others on the help you need
You are perfectly valid for feeling that way. There is no shame in finding help from others who are trained to do so.
I really needed this video.. Thank you..🥺🫂