Qtea831 ok but let people with mental illness make jokes about themselves, which i’m guessing OP was doing 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ at no point were they diagnosing someone else 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Griffin naps through his existential dread, Travis cries through his existential dread, and Justin disassociates through his existential dread. To be fair, they're all valid coping mechanisms. Edit: the public consensus seems to be that Travis' is actually the best technique and the Justins and Griffins are in fact not having a great time. In hindsight, calling them all valid coping mechanisms may be a reflection of my own Griffin-Justin hybrid coping style...
Because I grew up in a Christian home, and people would tell me that heaven was real and shit ya know? But then I would be like... "Wait... There are a bunch of different religions. And they all think THEY are right. So how do we know WE'RE right???" and that made me doubt the existence of God, and also heaven, which led me to the thought of "If heaven isn't real... *What happens when we die*" I tried not to think about it, but at night, when I had nothing to distract me from my existential crisis, I would think about it and think about it, wondering what the fuck would happen when we die. And I came to the conclusion that it would just be blackness. An eternity of endless dark. And that upset me. I still have the same horrific thoughts, but as I've gotten older (I'm 22 now) I figure "Hey, we're all gonna die NO MATTER WHAT so what is even the point of worrying about it, eh?" I still kinda worry about it though...
If it helps, humanity is so disgustingly close to unlocking some form of limitless lifespan (or at least, close to extending our lifespans another X years, in which time we'll extend it another X years, and so on until we do have indefinite life) that young folks today and even people probably in their thirties have a good shot at seeing the end of the inevitability of death. It sounds fantastical and overblown, but then so did landing on the moon until we did it.
This is a wonderful clip. When I think of this show, I always think of this and one other piece of wisdom: *When you nut in space, it push you backwards*
If you haven't listened through their D&D podcast yet, The Adventure Zone is as good, but different, than their advice show (it's a story-based role playing show - you probably know about it anyway though), but it also includes their dad. I too use the McElroys to distract myself from decay and death!
It's kind of a mystery to me! He clearly understands what existential dread feels like. So does he just bury it with humor? Or is he just that extreme in not taking himself seriously, that he can just roll with it?
I like where your mind is. I think Griffin just approaches life like a younger person typically does. He allows wonder, but he enjoys expressing his anger as well (coolgames inc rants about TGIF, and FB, and x-gens. lol) I dont get it either. But he's fascinating.
Victor Sagastume I think part of it is that he knows other people who feel that dread and has probably talked about it with them, but kind of lives in the moment and doesn't dwell on it himself.
I've found that I'm very similar to him. I understand existential dread and am sort of weirdly comforted by it. I process my emotions really strongly and quickly, kind of get everything out there and deal with them and then revert back to general cheerfulness. In certain ways I do imagine it's a natural disposition, but also I find there is something ok about how nothing can last. Mistakes don't last, bad relationships don't last, it's all going to be nothing so enjoy things while you can. Puts things in perspective, I think ¯\_ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ_/¯
I have a similar disposition, and it mostly stems from having gone through that stuff fairly early in my life, and now I've come out on the other side and have had to learn to feel completely fine with the idea of one day dying. It's not that I'm suppressing the feeling, it's that it just doesn't bother me too much anymore so I don't think about it. I also think taking psychedelics has helped with truly cementing that sense of being at peace with things into my mind. And it's not like you completely disappear from this world; your atoms turn into other forms of life, mushrooms, plants, animals, and maybe even another human one day, and your thoughts and ideas are carried on in part by your children, your friends and their kids, and other people you've affected throughout your life. It's not all that bad. Honestly, once you reach this point, people's dread over things like death does become quite bizarre and funny and I can really relate to Griffin's attitude towards it. I know it's a very real issue to a lot of people since I've gone through it myself, but I can't help but think it's a bit silly to make such a huge melodramatic deal out of it.
I mean, we've all woken up at noon drenched in cold sweat with the immediate realization that we are going to die, and/or going to watch all of our friends and family perish. Here's Tom with the weather!
It's nice that they're willing to talk about this kind of stuff, being open about what they feel and possibly even a bit vulnerable, especially to a large audience. They're probably some of the loveliest, most genuine people I watch and they're a representation of all that's good in the world, I think.
Not to be dramatic, but that Griffin goof is something I've been experiencing since I was 12. Like the screaming agony of *OH GOD IT'S ALL GONNA STOP ONE DAY* is something I've experienced many many times.
"until people just accept that you are the sort of guy who is moved by particularly strong episodes of Family Matters." ....that sounds like my ideal person. Someone who understands crying because the sky is just So PRETTY. XD
Man, Justin saying "You're joking but do you know how many times mid episode that will happen" made me really happy because I will literally be in the middle of something and fucking existential dread will ram me like a fucking truck. I hear all the time that I'm not alone in how I think, but I never organically hear ANYONE EVER ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY EXPERIENCE IT. I need to actually HEAR about them experiencing it to make me feel any better. So this part of the episode was really cathartic for me.
"do you know how many times I've just had that exact mini-episode" HSKSKAKAKSM ME TOO JUSTIN This is why I have a tv in my room if I'm left alone with my thoughts too long I just get the "oH GOD ITS ALL JUST GONNA STOP ONE DAY" thing
Fab4Sunrises same. I searched for many many hours to find this bit again for that exact reason. But I can't complain about relistening to mbmbam. Worth every minute.
I was listening to this while multitasking but as soon as Griffin started going “IT’S ALL GONNA STOP ONE DAY” ALL of my brain started focusing on the boys
This was a very real episode for me XD I'm at Justin's level rn but all I want is to be at Travis' level where I can freely say how I'm feeling know how I'm feeling and be with someone who can help understand and is used to it
You'll get there. I know it's shitty to believe, but existential dread really is just dumb chemicals in the brain being fucked up. It took a while, but with proper meds and moving out I finally stopped thinking about oblivion literally every single night. It's more of a brief twinge now and I go "Nah, I have more important things to think about. Like the next episode of TAZ"
I used to be at Justin's level a couple of years ago but now whenever those thoughts crop up, I usually focus on other stuff because I got alot of things to do other than dread the end of my existence lol. I wish I'm at Travis's level of commuicating emotion though.
oh my god. i was like "hey theyre giving a weirdly high ratio of actual advice to goofs, this has gotta be an old episode" & then griffin goes "i'm 26" and as someone who is now older than 26, wow, what a baby
I went through a legit existential crisis for like a month, and honestly hearing Griffin’s crisis episode in my head was super helpful for realizing how silly the thoughts really sound 😂
my god i have that exact experience where something's out of the ordinary and i know i'm likely feeling something but i have no idea what. great to know other people experience that too, holy shit
all jokes aside, jokes is outside now, what Justin is describing sounds like Alexithymia ! i think its something developed like anxiety... love these sweet boys ;-;
Fairy Tiel [slides in 9 months late to add on] I'm not familiar with alexithymia developed later in life, but it is often something people are born with, where you genuinely cannot notice or identify your emotions. For example you might know it's a bad feeling, but not if its anger, sadness, jealousy, disappointment, loneliness etc. It's often a feature of Autism / Asperger's, and generally people with Alexithymia learn to name their emotions based on secondary characteristics like physical sensations or logical assumptions. o/
Ashke S. [slides in over a year later to add on] Alexithymia can develop later in life. It’s seen in people with PTSD and other mental health issues that effect both memory and mood. Although it’s pretty rare.
@@timesiick [slides in 10 months later to add on] I hope they're alright too but as someone with alexithymia, in my experience it's honestly not that bad to deal with, just different. There are many different strategies for figuring out emotions (I personally pretend I'm a character in a book or some such and extrapolate what I'm feeling to my actions and the adverbs used to describe them) but like... if things aren't good, I can usually tell that they're Not Good and work to fix it. It's only putting words to it and realising that I'm Feeling Emotions at all that bring trouble. Your concern is valid and it's lovely to see, but odds are? We're okay.
“No matter how complicated your life may be, life will move on with or without you” I’ve known this life lesson since childhood but it obviously hits really different in adulthood, and in a not a good way
god im like a mix of all the brothers on this im full of death thoughts i cant express my feelings properly and get short with people and i cry about ANYTHING regardless of good/bad n happy/sad
i can relate to all of them so well especially justin but these kind of thoughts just dont affect me any more? i think my meds make me feel more like "hey that's bad but it doesn't matter because good things happen too" and its a lot less anxiety inducing
That's exactly it for me! I don't really get what I'm feeling till I talk about it and mess up! Thank you so much Justin for putting into words what the heck I've been trying to. I'm also very on board with where Griffin is as well. It's very nonchalant for me. while I've had the moment genuinely about twice. now it's never happened again.
🤷🏼♂️ My dad was 26 when he married my mom, who was 27 (they have the exact same birthday, just one year apart lol). And then they had their first kid - my older sister - when they were 29 & 30 respectively, and then me at 33 & 34. Seems normal, even preferable to me. I mean yeah, 26 & 27 is a BIT young to get hitched imo. But if you KNOW, then you know. And if you know, then fuck it why put it off? You know? No? Oh... However, having said that...I do think that people shouldn't have children until they're at LEAST 30 years old. Your 20s should be the last hurrah of youth, where you enjoy the freedom & (relative) lack of responsibility that comes with it. Then your 30s is where you finally settle down and settle into an actual "life" so to speak and set down a solid foundation that will support the rest of your life.
I relate to Griffin here in that I've never really had existential dread bother me... But I also kinda feel like Griffin's not a human at all and some kind of otherworldy ideal-disposition creature?
On an episode of the movie crush podcast, Griffin revealed that he struggles with existential dread fairly often. He also -- on the Wonderful! podcast -- talked about starting therapy and writing in a journal and how that has changed the way he thinks about a lot of things. So although his disposition seems optimally unaffected in this video, it somewhat unsurprisingly turns out it's a bit more complicated.
Ahhhh, thank you for telling me so! New to these parts, and I always appreciate learning about the vulnerabilities of people I've quickly come to respect.
Agreed! Obviously, I love the stuff the McElroys put into the universe, and listen to most of their podcasts. Part of the reason I think so many people love them is that they are 'real' people, if also super funny and talented. I think the way Griffin's perspective on mental health has changed over time is extremely helpful and relatable too.
This is my favorite mbmbam bit. I relisten to it whenever I feel existential and it really helps resolve the dread. Just goofs and goofs and goofs with these McElBoys
"That could be a good thing to do during a wedding ceremony". Well...I mean...yeah! "Come sickness or health, until death do you part, OH GOD IT'S ALL JUST GONNA STOP ONE DAY NO NO NO NOOOOOOOO, what the Lord has joined let no man pull asunder, amen."
I come back to to listen to this every once in a while when I'm having my own existential feelings bc it kinda makes me feel better. I've always been terrified of death and somehow that compelled me to start viewing it almost humorously in certain contexts, and hearing some of my favorite funny men talk about it and laugh about it in a way that reminds me that I'm not alone in this is very nice. Also I crack up everytime I hear griffin say "I'm gonna go see the lego movie after this! that's gonna wash the taste of this episode RIGHT out of my mouth!"
Oh god, Justin, you're my soul buddy, you dont know it, but we have a pretty solid bond despite not knowing each-other. I just feel such a strong kinship with people like me who vaguely understand situations, but do not know exactly what is the reality of the situation, he is my soul buddy.
I trully do not comprehend being unaware or unable to describe my feelings I am so hyperaware of my whole internal world so much but on the flip side I am very unaware of my external surroundings lol
I’ve never heard anyone besides me and now Justin McElroy having the thing where we try to say what we’re feeling and then we realize after it comes out of our mouth “wait no that’s wrong let me try again, it’s a different feeling.” It’s cool to hear there’s at least two of us. Wish I knew how to not be this way though, obviously.
its a valid way of figuring them out! that's why people go to therapists, if you have a safe space to work thru your feelings by talking to someone please do
I was just watching Annihilation with my dad and had this exact panic attack. I was cold all over. But all I could hear in my head was Griffin doing this bit 😂😂😂
Maybe trying writing stuff down in a journal or notebook. Sometimes it feels good to get thoughts down on paper, and it helps to put some things into focus. Plus some people have a hard time talking to people in general, so trying to talk it out with someone does not always work. Plus at least when it's written down, people can read what you're trying to say while avoiding the problem of the person not being able to explain what they're feeling due to them stumbling over words or drawing a blank or just being at a loss for words due to stress, anxiety or whatever. It's just a thought that I think might be helpful if it's a problem that tends to happen a lot. As for having trouble expressing or explaining emotions on the spot or in the heat of the moment, I have no idea.
I have never related to the brothers more than in this bit and that makes me kinda sad but also it’s nice to not be alone in what you feel and how you feel
I had a problem where I'd think about death, but like, I'd get frustrated that it hasn't happened yet and that I'm supposed to pretend everything I do has meaning until I can't do things because of being dead and then I'd get so overwhelmed that I'd just go to bed
god i don't ever get short with people but when i do, if i ever get annoyed to the extreme, it's when i'm hungry. all the bad feelings are hunger centered
im glad im a blessed dingdong who finds, like, the feeling of death calmin''. god, not in an edgy way, but the fact that it all ends one day is like... helpful nihilism. like. "yeah, i fucked the test up, but dude, we all die. so like. whatevs. im gonna draw some shit."
I came to terms with the whole were gonna die thing at like 12, now depression,social anxiety,self image problems and the inability to tell other people how i feel have moved into my head and they dont pay rent and they wake me up in the middle of the night to tell me how bad i am and when i try to kick them out they kick me in the shins.
Ah yes the three cornerstones of human emotion: cabinet, sandwich and existential dread
If you ain't experienced cabinet; you ain't experienced life.
what about nap?
You forgot about jumping feet first into sad town
My mom had such repressed cabinet rage that she had all the cabinet doors removed.
@@ES-yx6fr Wait...WHAT?
no joke, the second griffin started joking about existential dread, it almost set me off too
i know right griffins joking is my legitimate thoughts 24/7
Sophie W it absolutely set me off
Sophie W Yeah, it's pretty much a constant background process running in my brain. I silence it with toy robots.
that's a funny way to spell 'alcohol, medication and internally screaming' but some people have english as a second language so w/e
hot brain stove, don't touch!
And here we have three separate symptoms of depression.
oh my god you're so right
Hungry tired and bored
okay but let's not diagnose someone
Qtea831 okay but they didn't.
Qtea831 ok but let people with mental illness make jokes about themselves, which i’m guessing OP was doing 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ at no point were they diagnosing someone else 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
when the video title is about Griffin having a crisis and he doesn't speak until about 3 minutes in, you know it's going to be great.
"I WANT PLEASURE!" Oh there he is, I was worried.
Carson Ogden He's talking at 33 seconds?
I nearly spit out my drink it was very good
i cant believe griffin mcelroy takes depression naps
communist viktor I can’t believe I relate to a 30 something year ood
Cosmic Blast do you think people in their 30s don’t get depressed or that they don’t take naps?
Joy Woffindin I just didn’t expect me, a 15 year old, to relate to a thirty year old, it’s wild
@@feelthejoy 30 years olds as far as I, a highschool freshman 15 year old, is concerned. Not real.
You're either in you're twenty or you're 90.
I can
Griffin naps through his existential dread, Travis cries through his existential dread, and Justin disassociates through his existential dread.
To be fair, they're all valid coping mechanisms.
Edit: the public consensus seems to be that Travis' is actually the best technique and the Justins and Griffins are in fact not having a great time. In hindsight, calling them all valid coping mechanisms may be a reflection of my own Griffin-Justin hybrid coping style...
tag urself and how u deal with existential dread i’m justin
I'm Travis
Justin but I so so wish I was travis
I'm Griffin, and it's not a good thing. Cause one of my dreads is one day I won't wake up from my comfort nap.
i'm Travis, Justin and Griffin, in that order
"How you feeling?"
"I dunno."
Me too.
I swear nothing stops existential dread in its tracks like hearing this in your head every time it starts. XD
Okay let's be real though the McElroy brothers are like 50% of my will to live at any given moment
Lee Webster big mood
I appreciate them
I used to think about death a lot when I was a kid. 8, 9 years old, I would lay awake in bed and it would frighten me so much I would cry.
Gloria Baquera you're not alone.
Gloria Baquera y tho
Because I grew up in a Christian home, and people would tell me that heaven was real and shit ya know? But then I would be like... "Wait... There are a bunch of different religions. And they all think THEY are right. So how do we know WE'RE right???" and that made me doubt the existence of God, and also heaven, which led me to the thought of "If heaven isn't real... *What happens when we die*" I tried not to think about it, but at night, when I had nothing to distract me from my existential crisis, I would think about it and think about it, wondering what the fuck would happen when we die. And I came to the conclusion that it would just be blackness. An eternity of endless dark. And that upset me. I still have the same horrific thoughts, but as I've gotten older (I'm 22 now) I figure "Hey, we're all gonna die NO MATTER WHAT so what is even the point of worrying about it, eh?"
I still kinda worry about it though...
If it helps, humanity is so disgustingly close to unlocking some form of limitless lifespan (or at least, close to extending our lifespans another X years, in which time we'll extend it another X years, and so on until we do have indefinite life) that young folks today and even people probably in their thirties have a good shot at seeing the end of the inevitability of death. It sounds fantastical and overblown, but then so did landing on the moon until we did it.
Me too! I was convinced that I would be murdered, wheeee.
This is a wonderful clip. When I think of this show, I always think of this and one other piece of wisdom:
*When you nut in space, it push you backwards*
I was thinking: Pack your bags and move away.
Or putting a little bit of jelly on something.
"that's what your 30's are like" dudes i've been thinking about death since i was 10
Pineapple Time I’ve been thinking about death since I was 6, get on my level!
i’ve been thinkin about death since 5 or 7 :]
It’s funny because I’m broken
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT DEATH SINCE I WAS IN THE WOMB! GET ON MY LEVELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Pineapple Time old parents? That is like a thing of people with old parents ( im one of them)
tbh justin is right i've used mbmbam as a distraction from death thoughts before
Ditto my friend.
Me too. I listen to mbmbam as a way to cope with anxiety too.
That's what I've been doing for 5 weeks now! I'm halfway through, not sure what the plan is after though
If you haven't listened through their D&D podcast yet, The Adventure Zone is as good, but different, than their advice show (it's a story-based role playing show - you probably know about it anyway though), but it also includes their dad. I too use the McElroys to distract myself from decay and death!
Hey that makes six of us in this thread.
I'd give anything to have Griffin's disposition. Truly, truly jealous.
It's kind of a mystery to me! He clearly understands what existential dread feels like. So does he just bury it with humor? Or is he just that extreme in not taking himself seriously, that he can just roll with it?
I like where your mind is. I think Griffin just approaches life like a younger person typically does. He allows wonder, but he enjoys expressing his anger as well (coolgames inc rants about TGIF, and FB, and x-gens. lol) I dont get it either. But he's fascinating.
Victor Sagastume I think part of it is that he knows other people who feel that dread and has probably talked about it with them, but kind of lives in the moment and doesn't dwell on it himself.
I've found that I'm very similar to him. I understand existential dread and am sort of weirdly comforted by it. I process my emotions really strongly and quickly, kind of get everything out there and deal with them and then revert back to general cheerfulness. In certain ways I do imagine it's a natural disposition, but also I find there is something ok about how nothing can last. Mistakes don't last, bad relationships don't last, it's all going to be nothing so enjoy things while you can. Puts things in perspective, I think ¯\_ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ_/¯
I have a similar disposition, and it mostly stems from having gone through that stuff fairly early in my life, and now I've come out on the other side and have had to learn to feel completely fine with the idea of one day dying. It's not that I'm suppressing the feeling, it's that it just doesn't bother me too much anymore so I don't think about it. I also think taking psychedelics has helped with truly cementing that sense of being at peace with things into my mind.
And it's not like you completely disappear from this world; your atoms turn into other forms of life, mushrooms, plants, animals, and maybe even another human one day, and your thoughts and ideas are carried on in part by your children, your friends and their kids, and other people you've affected throughout your life. It's not all that bad.
Honestly, once you reach this point, people's dread over things like death does become quite bizarre and funny and I can really relate to Griffin's attitude towards it. I know it's a very real issue to a lot of people since I've gone through it myself, but I can't help but think it's a bit silly to make such a huge melodramatic deal out of it.
*_iTs aLl gOnNa sToP oNe dAy_*
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
No way. Im gonna get a cool cyborg body and live forever.
Thanks to denial, I'm immortal!
Denial works.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I mean, we've all woken up at noon drenched in cold sweat with the immediate realization that we are going to die, and/or going to watch all of our friends and family perish. Here's Tom with the weather!
Nice Bill Hicks ref. :)
I still listen to this video regularly. It represents so much of what I love about the McElroy brothers.
It's nice that they're willing to talk about this kind of stuff, being open about what they feel and possibly even a bit vulnerable, especially to a large audience.
They're probably some of the loveliest, most genuine people I watch and they're a representation of all that's good in the world, I think.
OH MY GOD HDHDHD WHEN GRIFFIN REALLY STARTED IN ON IT
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT
JDHHDHDHDD
I used to be at Justin's level...but now I've realized I'm where Griffin's at.
Holly Noel that's awesome!
Maximilian - thank you :3
This is the most relatable episode to date.
This is where the Hunger was born
theWeaverofTales he just needed a sandwich
@@psyducktective just a dose of vitamin sandwich
Thank you, i was looking for this comment
Not to be dramatic, but that Griffin goof is something I've been experiencing since I was 12. Like the screaming agony of *OH GOD IT'S ALL GONNA STOP ONE DAY* is something I've experienced many many times.
as soon as griffin starts gasping the others start saying "go take a nap, griffin!!"
"until people just accept that you are the sort of guy who is moved by particularly strong episodes of Family Matters."
....that sounds like my ideal person. Someone who understands crying because the sky is just So PRETTY. XD
Man, Justin saying "You're joking but do you know how many times mid episode that will happen" made me really happy because I will literally be in the middle of something and fucking existential dread will ram me like a fucking truck. I hear all the time that I'm not alone in how I think, but I never organically hear ANYONE EVER ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY EXPERIENCE IT. I need to actually HEAR about them experiencing it to make me feel any better. So this part of the episode was really cathartic for me.
“three former baptists” i have never related to anything so fully
"do you know how many times I've just had that exact mini-episode" HSKSKAKAKSM ME TOO JUSTIN
This is why I have a tv in my room if I'm left alone with my thoughts too long I just get the "oH GOD ITS ALL JUST GONNA STOP ONE DAY" thing
i've struggled with existential dread since i was like 7 and this bit actually makes me feel a lot better
Fab4Sunrises same. I searched for many many hours to find this bit again for that exact reason. But I can't complain about relistening to mbmbam. Worth every minute.
Don't let it set in
Lovemachine it's setting in!
Lovemachine SBFC?
DONT LET IT SETTLE MY DUDE
No its fine just do combo
xxXJolloRulz69Xxx if you do the x x x, and the y y y - you WILL be suck
Guess we know where John came from
Oh wow you're right
holy shit dude
Somehow I don’t understand this comment and now I can’t stop thinking about it
Ok I finally figured out it
Justin may be one of the most relatable humans on the planet
i need to go take a depression nap now
I frequently have to take depression naps. Like one after the other, back to back.
Don't overdo it, brozinsky
griffin is lucky as fuck....i remember having existential dread at 6 or 7 years old and it's only gotten worse now that I'm in my 20s
I just want to say I appreciate that you spelled it "modren," just the way Justin says it.
a true showcase of travis and justin being the older brothers
This is one of my favorite goofs. Also sets me off, but I'm still laughing, strange feeling.
I was listening to this while multitasking but as soon as Griffin started going “IT’S ALL GONNA STOP ONE DAY” ALL of my brain started focusing on the boys
I love when the boys slide in actual good advice between the goofs... [:)
This was a very real episode for me XD I'm at Justin's level rn but all I want is to be at Travis' level where I can freely say how I'm feeling know how I'm feeling and be with someone who can help understand and is used to it
Also bless these precious boys XD
You'll get there. I know it's shitty to believe, but existential dread really is just dumb chemicals in the brain being fucked up. It took a while, but with proper meds and moving out I finally stopped thinking about oblivion literally every single night. It's more of a brief twinge now and I go "Nah, I have more important things to think about. Like the next episode of TAZ"
Alcaste that was me this summer except for the eleventh hour and stolen century arcs somehow made me more existential, it was worth it though
I used to be at Justin's level a couple of years ago but now whenever those thoughts crop up, I usually focus on other stuff because I got alot of things to do other than dread the end of my existence lol. I wish I'm at Travis's level of commuicating emotion though.
DeKuTree you used XD, prob gonna be a few years
oh my god. i was like "hey theyre giving a weirdly high ratio of actual advice to goofs, this has gotta be an old episode" & then griffin goes "i'm 26" and as someone who is now older than 26, wow, what a baby
I feel ya there
thank you justin for being real for a goddamn second
As a former Baptist, yeah, as soon as this segment came on I knew it'd be a little too relatable.
I went through a legit existential crisis for like a month, and honestly hearing Griffin’s crisis episode in my head was super helpful for realizing how silly the thoughts really sound 😂
theyre like the three stages of being stressed;
crying too much
not knowing why
and realizing it probably doesnt matter anyway
I finished episode 70 today and OH GOD I HOPE I NEVER CATCH UP *AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR A NEW EPISODE WITH MY TERRIBLE THOUGHTS*
what's up, you cool babies?
Jer Dobias I'm not cool but I am a baby.
@@loganplourde886 me too
existential dread is the worst
It's every moment of my life
Griff takes a nap and he does what happens in the Sims 4, where every night no matter what you feel you wake up feeling Fine.
"No, because I'm an adult."
I'm 10 years younger than my brothers and I have to say this to their shenanigans all the time.
my god i have that exact experience where something's out of the ordinary and i know i'm likely feeling something but i have no idea what. great to know other people experience that too, holy shit
not to be hetero but like griffin's laugh is the cutest thing i've ever heard in my whole fucking life
lucskywalks Omg
It makes me feel gayer for sure
all jokes aside, jokes is outside now, what Justin is describing sounds like Alexithymia ! i think its something developed like anxiety... love these sweet boys ;-;
Fairy Tiel [slides in 9 months late to add on] I'm not familiar with alexithymia developed later in life, but it is often something people are born with, where you genuinely cannot notice or identify your emotions. For example you might know it's a bad feeling, but not if its anger, sadness, jealousy, disappointment, loneliness etc. It's often a feature of Autism / Asperger's, and generally people with Alexithymia learn to name their emotions based on secondary characteristics like physical sensations or logical assumptions. o/
Ashke S. [slides in over a year later to add on] Alexithymia can develop later in life. It’s seen in people with PTSD and other mental health issues that effect both memory and mood. Although it’s pretty rare.
graypetcoyle [slaps this on 7 months later] i hope all 3 of you are okay
@@timesiick [slides in 10 months later to add on] I hope they're alright too but as someone with alexithymia, in my experience it's honestly not that bad to deal with, just different. There are many different strategies for figuring out emotions (I personally pretend I'm a character in a book or some such and extrapolate what I'm feeling to my actions and the adverbs used to describe them) but like... if things aren't good, I can usually tell that they're Not Good and work to fix it. It's only putting words to it and realising that I'm Feeling Emotions at all that bring trouble. Your concern is valid and it's lovely to see, but odds are? We're okay.
“No matter how complicated your life may be, life will move on with or without you”
I’ve known this life lesson since childhood but it obviously hits really different in adulthood, and in a not a good way
god im like a mix of all the brothers on this im full of death thoughts i cant express my feelings properly and get short with people and i cry about ANYTHING regardless of good/bad n happy/sad
daniel snaniel same
7:20
Justing just had a "but doctor, I'm Pagliacci" moment
see i no longer fear the idea of BEING dead, but BECOMING dead is terrifying, especially with the high probability that i will see it coming
To day I learned that even though I'm actually a 20 something year old girl, and not a 30 something year old man, I am Travis McElroy
i can relate to all of them so well especially justin but these kind of thoughts just dont affect me any more? i think my meds make me feel more like "hey that's bad but it doesn't matter because good things happen too" and its a lot less anxiety inducing
That's exactly it for me! I don't really get what I'm feeling till I talk about it and mess up! Thank you so much Justin for putting into words what the heck I've been trying to.
I'm also very on board with where Griffin is as well. It's very nonchalant for me. while I've had the moment genuinely about twice. now it's never happened again.
Why did they do this to him
how is it that griffin was married at 26 thats still a baby age
🤷🏼♂️ My dad was 26 when he married my mom, who was 27 (they have the exact same birthday, just one year apart lol). And then they had their first kid - my older sister - when they were 29 & 30 respectively, and then me at 33 & 34. Seems normal, even preferable to me.
I mean yeah, 26 & 27 is a BIT young to get hitched imo. But if you KNOW, then you know. And if you know, then fuck it why put it off? You know? No? Oh...
However, having said that...I do think that people shouldn't have children until they're at LEAST 30 years old. Your 20s should be the last hurrah of youth, where you enjoy the freedom & (relative) lack of responsibility that comes with it. Then your 30s is where you finally settle down and settle into an actual "life" so to speak and set down a solid foundation that will support the rest of your life.
I was 18 when I got married.
I relate to Griffin here in that I've never really had existential dread bother me... But I also kinda feel like Griffin's not a human at all and some kind of otherworldy ideal-disposition creature?
On an episode of the movie crush podcast, Griffin revealed that he struggles with existential dread fairly often. He also -- on the Wonderful! podcast -- talked about starting therapy and writing in a journal and how that has changed the way he thinks about a lot of things. So although his disposition seems optimally unaffected in this video, it somewhat unsurprisingly turns out it's a bit more complicated.
Ahhhh, thank you for telling me so! New to these parts, and I always appreciate learning about the vulnerabilities of people I've quickly come to respect.
Agreed! Obviously, I love the stuff the McElroys put into the universe, and listen to most of their podcasts. Part of the reason I think so many people love them is that they are 'real' people, if also super funny and talented. I think the way Griffin's perspective on mental health has changed over time is extremely helpful and relatable too.
“WE’RE THE ONES tO DISTRACT YOU FROM DEATH. WHO’s to distract US....” ooowwww
"and thats what ur 30s are like!" thats what im like now please help
Ah yes, also known as the reason I'm on anti-depressants.
This is my favorite mbmbam bit. I relisten to it whenever I feel existential and it really helps resolve the dread. Just goofs and goofs and goofs with these McElBoys
"That could be a good thing to do during a wedding ceremony". Well...I mean...yeah! "Come sickness or health, until death do you part, OH GOD IT'S ALL JUST GONNA STOP ONE DAY NO NO NO NOOOOOOOO, what the Lord has joined let no man pull asunder, amen."
Third And Youngest Sibling culture is unending existential dread (I know as I am part of this culture)
Wow this is like something straight out of the Good Place
I am so glad that Justin also has a problem with closing cabinet doors. I am so bad at remembering to close them
ok ok but the stuff they're saying at the start is legitimate advice
I come back to to listen to this every once in a while when I'm having my own existential feelings bc it kinda makes me feel better. I've always been terrified of death and somehow that compelled me to start viewing it almost humorously in certain contexts, and hearing some of my favorite funny men talk about it and laugh about it in a way that reminds me that I'm not alone in this is very nice.
Also I crack up everytime I hear griffin say "I'm gonna go see the lego movie after this! that's gonna wash the taste of this episode RIGHT out of my mouth!"
Ouch... I didn't think I'd have to face myself during MBMBAM clip
Oh god, Justin, you're my soul buddy, you dont know it, but we have a pretty solid bond despite not knowing each-other.
I just feel such a strong kinship with people like me who vaguely understand situations, but do not know exactly what is the reality of the situation, he is my soul buddy.
Okay not gonna lie i had to pause after this bit and cry for a bit bc it fr reminded me of my existential dread lolol
I trully do not comprehend being unaware or unable to describe my feelings
I am so hyperaware of my whole internal world so much but on the flip side I am very unaware of my external surroundings lol
I’ve never heard anyone besides me and now Justin McElroy having the thing where we try to say what we’re feeling and then we realize after it comes out of our mouth “wait no that’s wrong let me try again, it’s a different feeling.” It’s cool to hear there’s at least two of us. Wish I knew how to not be this way though, obviously.
its a valid way of figuring them out! that's why people go to therapists, if you have a safe space to work thru your feelings by talking to someone please do
justin is so relatable
Ive been having that shit since i was 14. I'm laughing but I'm crying. These are some good brothers.
I was not expecting that sudden shift in tone
I was just watching Annihilation with my dad and had this exact panic attack. I was cold all over.
But all I could hear in my head was Griffin doing this bit 😂😂😂
Charlotte Davison that is the power of this bit
Maybe trying writing stuff down in a journal or notebook. Sometimes it feels good to get thoughts down on paper, and it helps to put some things into focus. Plus some people have a hard time talking to people in general, so trying to talk it out with someone does not always work. Plus at least when it's written down, people can read what you're trying to say while avoiding the problem of the person not being able to explain what they're feeling due to them stumbling over words or drawing a blank or just being at a loss for words due to stress, anxiety or whatever. It's just a thought that I think might be helpful if it's a problem that tends to happen a lot. As for having trouble expressing or explaining emotions on the spot or in the heat of the moment, I have no idea.
every time I listen to this bit without fail I habe an existential crisis thank u mcelroys
I have never related to the brothers more than in this bit and that makes me kinda sad but also it’s nice to not be alone in what you feel and how you feel
Should be "modren era." ;)
fixed!
this explains to me why Justin goes quiet quite often during taz
when i start havin the death thoughts i come here to read the comments and feel a lil less alone and i think that's kinda cool
I had a problem where I'd think about death, but like, I'd get frustrated that it hasn't happened yet and that I'm supposed to pretend everything I do has meaning until I can't do things because of being dead and then I'd get so overwhelmed that I'd just go to bed
Someday, I will be a Travis. Someday.
god i don't ever get short with people but when i do, if i ever get annoyed to the extreme, it's when i'm hungry. all the bad feelings are hunger centered
im glad im a blessed dingdong who finds, like, the feeling of death calmin''. god, not in an edgy way, but the fact that it all ends one day is like... helpful nihilism. like.
"yeah, i fucked the test up, but dude, we all die. so like. whatevs. im gonna draw some shit."
I just got hella stressed because I got three emails at the same time, my life is a mess
Man, I should NOT have watched this right before bed.
“Maybe you should think about death” juSTIN NO-
I came to terms with the whole were gonna die thing at like 12, now depression,social anxiety,self image problems and the inability to tell other people how i feel have moved into my head and they dont pay rent and they wake me up in the middle of the night to tell me how bad i am and when i try to kick them out they kick me in the shins.
Griffin is just a simple soft boy ❤️
Griffin and Justin were mean about it but Travis was giving some good advice about expressing emotions
I think about this stuff so much Im not phased by any of this conversation
this is such a quality discussion though
Justin mcelroy is my spirit animal. Like who is this guy that is me?