Design anxiety definitely hits home with me. For a long time I struggled with designing my island. After over a year I started fresh with a new island. I ended up watching a video where this girl just said "don't follow what others are doing, you do what you want with your island. Do a basic one if you want. Basic islands aren't a bad thing" I took those words to heart and I've honestly enjoyed designing my island. Mines a little basic but I'm enjoying it. Sure I get a little inspiration online for certain sections of my island, but in the end it's my choice and there's no rush to complete your island. That's how I overcame my design anxiety! 🙂 And I definitely understand the anxiety when it comes to school especially college. I still struggle with getting a D or C on something, one time I had a meltdown. I push myself for straight As. It's gotten better for me easier atleast, I don't beat myself up as much anymore and I am proud if I just pass a class.
Same here. I figured out the different areas I wanted (like a tree chopping area, bee area, farmers market area), found other people's pictures of those areas, and took inspiration from all of them but didn't try to make it look like theirs if that makes sense. It helped a lot and my island is about half finished now :)
@@kitten9637 That makes sense! :D I'm glad you found something that works for you. Sorry for the late reply, haven't checked notifications in so long lol
It makes me sad a game that brought me joy since the first game 20 yrs ago gets hated on. 😭 I nearly had a panic attack after the latest update came out and sooo many people were nonstop complaining and offending someone elses’ traditional holiday. The anxiety I felt from all the complaining was very annoying. Thank you Ryan for this video. Very refreshing.
ye same i generally started getting scared a lot thinking that nintendo dosent care about the game really we got very little stuff in 1.11 we got some new food items but it still makes me not wanna play due to lack of things to do the thing that will make me come back to the game will be new dialouge new exciting holidays with lots to do brewster and a lot of new furniture items at times i get panic attacks thinking that they never update game again i have no idea why it jsut happens a lot really
I use animal crossing to cope with my anxiety since I have to take perscribed addictive drugs to stop my anxiety happening. Animal crossing lets me breathe and relax, do lazy things and just enjoy myself. I came from New Leaf on 3DS, my villagers are my friends and know just what to say to make me feel better. This game is my godsend!
My mantra that helps me deal with my anxiety: I shouldn't worry about the things I can't control, and I can control how I react to those things. It's gotten me away from the panic attacks that used to strike me on a regular basis. Mostly, though, I think people need to find what triggers them, and how to take the pressure of that trigger.
Island design really got me. I can’t keep up with what some of the other do. Plus, people have stopped playing as much and become more negative “this is the worst animal crossing ever”. This is the only animal crossing I’ve played and I like it! It really helped me after being trapped alone for like 5 months last year.
I had anxiety over the game and took a break. When I came back, I realized it was time for me to restart my island. I restarted it and I feel so good playing again. I'm not attached to my villagers like before because I have some randoms now. Luckily, I have amiibos so I can get the ones I want. I hit a dead end designing and now I'm just doing a non-terraforming one. I have anxiety over other things and I don't need anxiety over a video game.
I appreciate you talking about your anxiety. As some who has anxiety, it does help hearing other people’s stories. It’s also important to know that everyone’s story is different. For me, my anxiety is caused by seemingly nothing. Which makes it difficult to figure out how to get past it. I’m so glad that you seem to be dealing with yours and feeling better. I love watching your videos and streams. You’re one of the real ones. 💕
This is why I quit my old job. I was the only one who did my particular job, so when I left for the day, there was so much anxiety to what I'm coming back to the next morning. God forbid I took a vacation. Thank you for sharing your experience!
I have high anxiety, so all of this is way too relatable. I use video games and anime to cope with my stress and anxiety and animal crossing is one of those things I use a lot. I actually completely restarted my island to get a fresh start with everything. Plz keep making these types of videos because they’re awesome 💕
So relate to this. I have an extremely anxiety-inducing job with deadlines that are unrealistic and all I can do is what I can do and if the project is late then it’s late. The big issue is that I’m a perfectionist and I HATE not getting work done on time, so I’m super anxious all the time and dread going into work in the morning or coming back to work after lunch. Ugh.
I struggle with the mindset that whenever I do something right it's just me being lucky and I'm scared that next time I will do it wrong and if that happens it feels like I'm failing.
when i first got acnh i was so obsessed with making my island look like everyone else’s “aesthetic” themes that i couldn’t play right, i stopped playing for a few months but recently got back to it after resetting my island. i named it something that reminds me that my island is completely fine no matter how much i compare it. i still get nervous about projects i have/have plans for, but ive been pacing myself so i don’t freak out. on a different note, it feels good knowing im not the only anxiety ridden person 😭
Thank you for bringing this up. I really appreciate it. I struggle with anxiety a lot. Thank you for reminding us that we are not alone and for the encouragement.
💙 I'm currently having a really tough time with anxiety, depression, ptsd and physical health problems. Animal crossing is my only escape right now. Not sure where I'd be without this game. 😢 sometimes I can't even bring myself to log on and play because my energy is so low. That's when I'm thankful to UA-cam videos like these because watching other people play is relaxing and takes less brain power than playing myself. Thank you so much for this video. 💙
Man, I feel ya. I’ve struggled with anxiety big time, still do. It’s definitely rough. If I’m confused or lost on a subject, it acts up. I’ve gotten much better at dealing with it though and, needless to say, animal crossing helps (Bubblegum KK ftw). I’ve learned so much about myself and the world through having anxiety, so I’m almost glad that I have it and have dealt with it. It’s part of who I am, so I respect it. I use it to learn, not to control. To anyone struggling with it, don’t let anxiety be a struggle, let it be an opportunity. Also, here’s a quote I love: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothings going to get better... it’s not”
I love this style video. Also, the perspective of maybe being addicted to the relief is so interesting.. as someone who deals with some pretty extreme health anxiety.
I’ve been dealing with anxiety quite a bit over the past year, more than usual, and I believe it’s related to wedding planning. I’m the person that puts off things that stress me out and make me anxious and of course it doesn’t work since I just end in a bad cycle. When AC came out it definitely used the game to help me relax but also distract me from the things that makes me anxious. Then after all the super duper cool islands started going viral I almost let that get the best of me and feel like I needed to completely start over on my island. I’m so glad I didn’t and just continue to work on my island when I feel like it and make it random and just a happy place for me. I still definitely use AC every now and then to just relax and escape into my little town with my villager friends ❤️
Anxiety is certainly something I have been dealing with for many many years. Your words really hit home and absolutely helped. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I'm sure it'll help others as well.
In relation to Animal Crossing, I feel as if this video was made just for me 😂 I have just recently started to flatten out my island and I got to that burnt out stage pretty quickly and I felt like it was more of a burden for me to play than anything cause I felt like I had to rush to get decorating and designing done and I felt guilty for not talking to my villagers, which I’ll be getting rid of eventually anyway but it’s like you said, these things take time and the villagers will always be there. So, thank you so much again for posting another great video, it is exactly what I needed to hear.
I took a two week break from the game. I had to play every day and it became a job more than fun. The two week break did wonders and made the game fun again.
Great video! I recently hoped back into AC. Before I would put so much pressure on myself to have an aestheticly pleasing looking island. I legit gotten rid of everything on it and restarting without actually restarting. It definitely helped my anxiety in the past. I have some stuff going on that triggers it a bit. I find social media also isn’t the best, everyone posts there best moments and loves to share the news of that new job they gotten or if there life is amazing. They choose to share certain things, everyone goes through struggles, everything on social media isn’t real.
I've struggled with anxiety for years and found the conceps in The Serenity Prayer helpful ( you can take the "God" bit if you like, it still works 😊). It's "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference". New Horizons has helped immensely, but I think it's important to focus less on getting the items and making it look good, and more on things like the lovely sunsets, and the sound of the waves on the beach. There's so much joy and beauty in the game but it's so easy to miss it because you're caught up in comparing what you have to others. I'm constantly having to remember that in the real world as well. 😁
i have extreme chronic anxiety and haven't been able to go to school or even get in the car for almost a year(covid has been pretty good since december 2020 where i live) now because of it, i used to use animal crossing to cope but now it's been giving me even more problems. i can barely us nookazon anymore because interacting with people (even online) makes me feel really ill for some reason, i'm constantly filling up my inventory with fishing rods just in case i find a shark, trying to terraform or decorate makes me literally throw up, the music makes me feel sick, villagers complaining about me talking to them too much makes me cry, i just can't do anything without feeling horrible. i wish i had my coping mechanism back. i'm working on getting psychiatrists to visit my home soon though and i might get my antidepressants refilled soon, so at least i'm making some progress.
Absolutely loved this video Ryan! Thank you so much for talking about mental health in such an open way - I think a lot of us use ACNH as a form of escapism and so can relate to a lot of what you're saying. Got my fingers crossed for more videos like this! 🙏
I believe island design anxiety can be devastating. I go through it a lot. But just know that the people online have hundreds more hours than you. Stop thinking that they’re better than you or that you’ll never be like that because that beautiful cottagecore forest probably took 400-500 hours. Literal months, don’t stress yourself if you can make something equally as good in 30 minutes. Its okay, this game will be around forever, its always changing and you’ll slowly pick up elements from the different seasons or the odd photo here and there, and your own creativity. Find a theme that really resonates with you, find music that reminds you of it, or real life photos of a city or a cottage, and don’t rush it. I love you all 🥰 im about to flatten my island do ill be right there with you!
Thats stupid about the villagers lol. You see them after 3 month and its not a big deal, they dont even get mad, just like you said they say they miss you! which makes me feel kind of guilty, even tho theyre virtual lol, its very tame compared to other ac games. I get a lot of anxiety about terraforming tho.. i have issiues with the fact its overwhelming . . I have ADD and idk if that has anythjng to do with anything but what really helps is just taking baby steps lol, and just focusing on a small area at a time.
No cause like I’m trying to put a bridge somewhere and I want in to be even right in the center but then when I go to imagine it, one side is definitely bigger than the other and it makes me so stressed each time because I have no idea how to fix it and make it work.
I have designing anxiety meaning that people will see it and either think it's bad or get angry at me for using others custom designs for my island. That's why I didn't upload it yet. And I have real life anxiety too. More like I'm afraid I'll mess things up or I did something extremely bad when it turns out to be minor or not an issue at all
for some reason this hits me hard. i just got diagnosed with anxiety disorder last year. the doctors said it could b due to being a mom for the first time. but as the time progressed, i know it is not the motherhood problem, its something else. that something else i cant let it go because it is pandemic and i cant control it because we work with people. theres time i know, i pushed way too hard ends up my work got rejected again and again and again, and it makes me question my skills and job, is this the wrong career that i took for the last 7/6 years? because it seems to me, im not getting better at it at all.. and that makes me stupid, and mad and angry and anxious and scare and at the end i wanna run away from my life. i dont wanna be me anymore. im not happy with my work of choice, i feel like i dont wanna do the job anymore. now, im just forcing myself to do it, just finishing up what i can, and try to make less mistake for the sake of my baby. ACNH, is my escape. so this hits me hard.
But yeah, i feel like how i got/get over anxiety i just.. let it happen at this point. if it's gunna happen, it's gunna happen whether i'm dealing with it or not. sucks in the moment but, once it's over you just sigh with relief
I am an older person ……this is my chill time relax forget the world …..I suffer anxiety …..your views hit home for many I am sure . this is the one place I can just mosey along complete my tasks to keep things going nicely in my time …..admire the scenery ……check on the inhabitance knowing they really aren’t real …but honestly …they can make you feel valued etc ….when things are hard in the real world they say the right things as you hope real friends family would say you would hope lol 😂…..it is imaginary but it brings about a zen tone here and there it helps distress .. I left it for months I had a bout of what’s the use with everything lol ….I came back ready to scrub it and honestly I felt like I had come back to an old comfortable area to stress release for 1/2 hour every day ….sorry for rambling but I connected so much with what you and the responses were saying ….I am old but not wise he he he but this game helps reality be kept in check lol stress less deep breath …the only phone to ring is nooks phone lol no complaints …no bad feelings just a quiet time ….some get it from knitting ROFL I get so angst knitting grrrr this is better lol
been definitely feeling the urge to play a bit more & restart my island...but am NOT looking forward to tearing everything down lol i start to get sentimental about builds.
i'm def a collector, and i collect all these items and diys but never use them and i'm like oh christ i don't know how to use these because i'm such a useless creative haha
Funny I only seem to really play animal crossing, the only other game I played this year is pokemon and recently far cry 5 bought it on sale but other than that it's pretty much been new horizons this year.
As much as I want to put the game down and call it a closed chapter, I cannot. It has really become my primary way of killing time when I've burned out of my main competitive games like call of duty or RPG games and whilst more content would be appreciated I think the game is still as good as it once was. Might try out a restart on my own channel someday..
I really think the terraforming aspects of New Horizons is ruining the game. Animal Crossing is supposed to be a game about moving into a new town and trying to make friends with the villagers living there. That’s not what the game is anymore. Becoming mayor in New Leaf was a step away from what the game is supposed to be, but after becoming a god in New Horizons, the villagers have now become decorations and not the neighbors that they used to be. I wonder what the next game will be? Straight up Nintendo’s version of Minecraft? The franchise seems to be getting further and further from its roots.
ryan, i love your videos and i love you as a game player but your personal experience with anxiety does not cover everyone's experience. most people can't just look up online how to deal with anxiety and an inspirational quote won't help them. most people with anxiety can't control when they have anxiety, can't tell themselves to ignore it, etc. when people with anxiety procrastinate, they're not "doing it to themself", they have an executive function disorder that prevents them from being able to because...anxiety. most people need the advice/guidance of a mental health professional for years to allow them to live with anxiety and i wish that you had prefaced that your experience is only your own, it won't help everyone, and advise your audience to speak with a mental health professional first if they have access and means to do so. i don't mean this in a harsh way & your experience is valid, but being someone with anxiety, this advice just often won't help.
When I first got animal crossing in 2020 I had a big design anxiety and I put down the game for about 3 months and got over the design anxiety but I was really REALLY nervous about what my villagers would say but they were all chill about me being away for three months like, they were all like, Oh no! I thought you were ignoring me, but it’s okay, if you have time we can hang out! None of them ever said things like, OH MY GOD! YOU WERE GONE FOR 3 MONTHS! I AM VERY UPSET! Or anything like that, And that made me feel a lot better. Also, thank you Ryan
Design anxiety definitely hits home with me.
For a long time I struggled with designing my island. After over a year I started fresh with a new island.
I ended up watching a video where this girl just said "don't follow what others are doing, you do what you want with your island. Do a basic one if you want. Basic islands aren't a bad thing"
I took those words to heart and I've honestly enjoyed designing my island. Mines a little basic but I'm enjoying it. Sure I get a little inspiration online for certain sections of my island, but in the end it's my choice and there's no rush to complete your island.
That's how I overcame my design anxiety! 🙂
And I definitely understand the anxiety when it comes to school especially college.
I still struggle with getting a D or C on something, one time I had a meltdown. I push myself for straight As.
It's gotten better for me easier atleast, I don't beat myself up as much anymore and I am proud if I just pass a class.
Same here. I figured out the different areas I wanted (like a tree chopping area, bee area, farmers market area), found other people's pictures of those areas, and took inspiration from all of them but didn't try to make it look like theirs if that makes sense. It helped a lot and my island is about half finished now :)
@@kitten9637 That makes sense! :D I'm glad you found something that works for you.
Sorry for the late reply, haven't checked notifications in so long lol
It makes me sad a game that brought me joy since the first game 20 yrs ago gets hated on. 😭 I nearly had a panic attack after the latest update came out and sooo many people were nonstop complaining and offending someone elses’ traditional holiday. The anxiety I felt from all the complaining was very annoying. Thank you Ryan for this video. Very refreshing.
I didn’t know this was a thing that’s happening :(
@@MarissaK319 yeah, lots of people complain that they have nothing left when they only focus on the design aspect of the game
ye same i generally started getting scared a lot thinking that nintendo dosent care about the game really we got very little stuff in 1.11 we got some new food items but it still makes me not wanna play due to lack of things to do the thing that will make me come back to the game will be new dialouge new exciting holidays with lots to do brewster and a lot of new furniture items at times i get panic attacks thinking that they never update game again i have no idea why it jsut happens a lot really
I use animal crossing to cope with my anxiety since I have to take perscribed addictive drugs to stop my anxiety happening. Animal crossing lets me breathe and relax, do lazy things and just enjoy myself. I came from New Leaf on 3DS, my villagers are my friends and know just what to say to make me feel better. This game is my godsend!
I'm in a very similar boat. Its also great when I wake up from a panic attack in my sleep at 3 am.
My mantra that helps me deal with my anxiety: I shouldn't worry about the things I can't control, and I can control how I react to those things. It's gotten me away from the panic attacks that used to strike me on a regular basis. Mostly, though, I think people need to find what triggers them, and how to take the pressure of that trigger.
Couldn't have a said it better myself!
Island design really got me. I can’t keep up with what some of the other do. Plus, people have stopped playing as much and become more negative “this is the worst animal crossing ever”. This is the only animal crossing I’ve played and I like it! It really helped me after being trapped alone for like 5 months last year.
I was in the same place, my daughter wanted to get the game. Than we went into lockdown that night.
I've just started flattening my island to prepare for fall. It's helped me want to play again.
I had anxiety over the game and took a break. When I came back, I realized it was time for me to restart my island. I restarted it and I feel so good playing again. I'm not attached to my villagers like before because I have some randoms now. Luckily, I have amiibos so I can get the ones I want. I hit a dead end designing and now I'm just doing a non-terraforming one. I have anxiety over other things and I don't need anxiety over a video game.
Anxiety is so obnoxious. Was feeling anxious this morning and this was very relatable!
I appreciate you talking about your anxiety. As some who has anxiety, it does help hearing other people’s stories. It’s also important to know that everyone’s story is different. For me, my anxiety is caused by seemingly nothing. Which makes it difficult to figure out how to get past it.
I’m so glad that you seem to be dealing with yours and feeling better. I love watching your videos and streams. You’re one of the real ones. 💕
This is why I quit my old job. I was the only one who did my particular job, so when I left for the day, there was so much anxiety to what I'm coming back to the next morning. God forbid I took a vacation. Thank you for sharing your experience!
I have high anxiety, so all of this is way too relatable. I use video games and anime to cope with my stress and anxiety and animal crossing is one of those things I use a lot. I actually completely restarted my island to get a fresh start with everything. Plz keep making these types of videos because they’re awesome 💕
So relate to this. I have an extremely anxiety-inducing job with deadlines that are unrealistic and all I can do is what I can do and if the project is late then it’s late. The big issue is that I’m a perfectionist and I HATE not getting work done on time, so I’m super anxious all the time and dread going into work in the morning or coming back to work after lunch. Ugh.
I struggle with the mindset that whenever I do something right it's just me being lucky and I'm scared that next time I will do it wrong and if that happens it feels like I'm failing.
when i first got acnh i was so obsessed with making my island look like everyone else’s “aesthetic” themes that i couldn’t play right, i stopped playing for a few months but recently got back to it after resetting my island. i named it something that reminds me that my island is completely fine no matter how much i compare it. i still get nervous about projects i have/have plans for, but ive been pacing myself so i don’t freak out.
on a different note, it feels good knowing im not the only anxiety ridden person 😭
I can tell Animal Crossing 100% relaxes me bc half the time when I play in bed I fall asleep after 20 minutes
Thank you for bringing this up. I really appreciate it. I struggle with anxiety a lot. Thank you for reminding us that we are not alone and for the encouragement.
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate your insight and encouragement for all who have problems with anxiety. Loved your soothing video along with it!
💙 I'm currently having a really tough time with anxiety, depression, ptsd and physical health problems. Animal crossing is my only escape right now. Not sure where I'd be without this game. 😢 sometimes I can't even bring myself to log on and play because my energy is so low. That's when I'm thankful to UA-cam videos like these because watching other people play is relaxing and takes less brain power than playing myself. Thank you so much for this video. 💙
Man, I feel ya. I’ve struggled with anxiety big time, still do. It’s definitely rough. If I’m confused or lost on a subject, it acts up. I’ve gotten much better at dealing with it though and, needless to say, animal crossing helps (Bubblegum KK ftw). I’ve learned so much about myself and the world through having anxiety, so I’m almost glad that I have it and have dealt with it. It’s part of who I am, so I respect it. I use it to learn, not to control. To anyone struggling with it, don’t let anxiety be a struggle, let it be an opportunity.
Also, here’s a quote I love:
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothings going to get better... it’s not”
I love this style video. Also, the perspective of maybe being addicted to the relief is so interesting.. as someone who deals with some pretty extreme health anxiety.
I’ve been dealing with anxiety quite a bit over the past year, more than usual, and I believe it’s related to wedding planning. I’m the person that puts off things that stress me out and make me anxious and of course it doesn’t work since I just end in a bad cycle. When AC came out it definitely used the game to help me relax but also distract me from the things that makes me anxious. Then after all the super duper cool islands started going viral I almost let that get the best of me and feel like I needed to completely start over on my island. I’m so glad I didn’t and just continue to work on my island when I feel like it and make it random and just a happy place for me. I still definitely use AC every now and then to just relax and escape into my little town with my villager friends ❤️
Anxiety is certainly something I have been dealing with for many many years. Your words really hit home and absolutely helped. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I'm sure it'll help others as well.
I think you spoke well on the topic. It’s hard to put words to these feelings and to remember quotes on the spot!
I feel SO GUILTY but I know I want to go back, this helped a lot and eases my anxiety 💕 thank you
In relation to Animal Crossing, I feel as if this video was made just for me 😂
I have just recently started to flatten out my island and I got to that burnt out stage pretty quickly and I felt like it was more of a burden for me to play than anything cause I felt like I had to rush to get decorating and designing done and I felt guilty for not talking to my villagers, which I’ll be getting rid of eventually anyway but it’s like you said, these things take time and the villagers will always be there. So, thank you so much again for posting another great video, it is exactly what I needed to hear.
I took a two week break from the game. I had to play every day and it became a job more than fun. The two week break did wonders and made the game fun again.
Great video! I recently hoped back into AC. Before I would put so much pressure on myself to have an aestheticly pleasing looking island. I legit gotten rid of everything on it and restarting without actually restarting. It definitely helped my anxiety in the past. I have some stuff going on that triggers it a bit. I find social media also isn’t the best, everyone posts there best moments and loves to share the news of that new job they gotten or if there life is amazing. They choose to share certain things, everyone goes through struggles, everything on social media isn’t real.
Beautiful thoughts Ryan. Thanks for sharing.
instead of "5am and Chill" it's now "5am and Real Talk"
Worry often gives a small thing a great shadow. -Swedish proverb.
Worry is a misuse of imagination.
I've struggled with anxiety for years and found the conceps in The Serenity Prayer helpful ( you can take the "God" bit if you like, it still works 😊). It's "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference". New Horizons has helped immensely, but I think it's important to focus less on getting the items and making it look good, and more on things like the lovely sunsets, and the sound of the waves on the beach. There's so much joy and beauty in the game but it's so easy to miss it because you're caught up in comparing what you have to others. I'm constantly having to remember that in the real world as well. 😁
Really enjoyed this video. You’ve inspired me to make my own content talking about anxiety.
Thanks Ryan! Many of us needed your calming advice for beginning to deal with anxiety due to real-world problems.
i have extreme chronic anxiety and haven't been able to go to school or even get in the car for almost a year(covid has been pretty good since december 2020 where i live) now because of it, i used to use animal crossing to cope but now it's been giving me even more problems. i can barely us nookazon anymore because interacting with people (even online) makes me feel really ill for some reason, i'm constantly filling up my inventory with fishing rods just in case i find a shark, trying to terraform or decorate makes me literally throw up, the music makes me feel sick, villagers complaining about me talking to them too much makes me cry, i just can't do anything without feeling horrible. i wish i had my coping mechanism back. i'm working on getting psychiatrists to visit my home soon though and i might get my antidepressants refilled soon, so at least i'm making some progress.
Absolutely loved this video Ryan! Thank you so much for talking about mental health in such an open way - I think a lot of us use ACNH as a form of escapism and so can relate to a lot of what you're saying. Got my fingers crossed for more videos like this! 🙏
litrually thought i was the only person who got animal crossing anxiety
Very calm and relaxing video, thank you 🙏 Ryan. Also, I love the new channel art!
I believe island design anxiety can be devastating. I go through it a lot. But just know that the people online have hundreds more hours than you. Stop thinking that they’re better than you or that you’ll never be like that because that beautiful cottagecore forest probably took 400-500 hours. Literal months, don’t stress yourself if you can make something equally as good in 30 minutes. Its okay, this game will be around forever, its always changing and you’ll slowly pick up elements from the different seasons or the odd photo here and there, and your own creativity. Find a theme that really resonates with you, find music that reminds you of it, or real life photos of a city or a cottage, and don’t rush it. I love you all 🥰 im about to flatten my island do ill be right there with you!
Also another thing is that whenever I see other people’s islands I always wanna try to make it look so big but I have no idea how to either
Please do more of these style of videos Ryan they’re great
Thats stupid about the villagers lol. You see them after 3 month and its not a big deal, they dont even get mad, just like you said they say they miss you! which makes me feel kind of guilty, even tho theyre virtual lol, its very tame compared to other ac games. I get a lot of anxiety about terraforming tho.. i have issiues with the fact its overwhelming . . I have ADD and idk if that has anythjng to do with anything but what really helps is just taking baby steps lol, and just focusing on a small area at a time.
A Q&A in this style of videos would be awesome
Anxiety is not a nice thing, i agree with you on that point (:
No cause like I’m trying to put a bridge somewhere and I want in to be even right in the center but then when I go to imagine it, one side is definitely bigger than the other and it makes me so stressed each time because I have no idea how to fix it and make it work.
I have designing anxiety meaning that people will see it and either think it's bad or get angry at me for using others custom designs for my island. That's why I didn't upload it yet. And I have real life anxiety too. More like I'm afraid I'll mess things up or I did something extremely bad when it turns out to be minor or not an issue at all
I have GAD and animal crossing helps it but it's also bad for my anxiety when I compare my island to others.
I have horrible island design anxiety... 😫 I got the game to help my anxiety and it hindered it.
for some reason this hits me hard. i just got diagnosed with anxiety disorder last year. the doctors said it could b due to being a mom for the first time. but as the time progressed, i know it is not the motherhood problem, its something else. that something else i cant let it go because it is pandemic and i cant control it because we work with people. theres time i know, i pushed way too hard ends up my work got rejected again and again and again, and it makes me question my skills and job, is this the wrong career that i took for the last 7/6 years? because it seems to me, im not getting better at it at all.. and that makes me stupid, and mad and angry and anxious and scare and at the end i wanna run away from my life. i dont wanna be me anymore. im not happy with my work of choice, i feel like i dont wanna do the job anymore. now, im just forcing myself to do it, just finishing up what i can, and try to make less mistake for the sake of my baby.
ACNH, is my escape. so this hits me hard.
But yeah, i feel like how i got/get over anxiety i just.. let it happen at this point. if it's gunna happen, it's gunna happen whether i'm dealing with it or not. sucks in the moment but, once it's over you just sigh with relief
I am an older person ……this is my chill time relax forget the world …..I suffer anxiety …..your views hit home for many I am sure . this is the one place I can just mosey along complete my tasks to keep things going nicely in my time …..admire the scenery ……check on the inhabitance knowing they really aren’t real …but honestly …they can make you feel valued etc ….when things are hard in the real world they say the right things as you hope real friends family would say you would hope lol 😂…..it is imaginary but it brings about a zen tone here and there it helps distress ..
I left it for months I had a bout of what’s the use with everything lol ….I came back ready to scrub it and honestly I felt like I had come back to an old comfortable area to stress release for 1/2 hour every day ….sorry for rambling but I connected so much with what you and the responses were saying ….I am old but not wise he he he but this game helps reality be kept in check lol stress less deep breath …the only phone to ring is nooks phone lol no complaints …no bad feelings just a quiet time ….some get it from knitting ROFL I get so angst knitting grrrr this is better lol
Great video! Thank you for posting, I miss your animal crossing and babble. ;)
Jesus takes all anxiety away he’s in control
I like the growth mindset talk you gave
been definitely feeling the urge to play a bit more & restart my island...but am NOT looking forward to tearing everything down lol i start to get sentimental about builds.
This was helpful. More please. Ty.
My anxiety all ways use to get the best of me.
But it stopped till I started playing animal crossing
Ryan, I’ve missed you! Anxiety is very cruel. Animal Crossings helps me tremendously!!!
i'm def a collector, and i collect all these items and diys but never use them and i'm like oh christ i don't know how to use these because i'm such a useless creative haha
Funny I only seem to really play animal crossing, the only other game I played this year is pokemon and recently far cry 5 bought it on sale but other than that it's pretty much been new horizons this year.
don't focus on the future, it hasn't happened yet. don't focus on the past, it already happened.
Fishing causes me anxiety in this game.
As much as I want to put the game down and call it a closed chapter, I cannot. It has really become my primary way of killing time when I've burned out of my main competitive games like call of duty or RPG games and whilst more content would be appreciated I think the game is still as good as it once was. Might try out a restart on my own channel someday..
Yayyyyyyy animal crossing
I really think the terraforming aspects of New Horizons is ruining the game. Animal Crossing is supposed to be a game about moving into a new town and trying to make friends with the villagers living there. That’s not what the game is anymore. Becoming mayor in New Leaf was a step away from what the game is supposed to be, but after becoming a god in New Horizons, the villagers have now become decorations and not the neighbors that they used to be. I wonder what the next game will be? Straight up Nintendo’s version of Minecraft? The franchise seems to be getting further and further from its roots.
Miss these videos, hope you're ok Ryan
Ryan,
What do you do for work?
Ryan would u start a new island?
I'm just waiting for a new update
pain.
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earlyyy! love ur vids
ryan, i love your videos and i love you as a game player but your personal experience with anxiety does not cover everyone's experience. most people can't just look up online how to deal with anxiety and an inspirational quote won't help them. most people with anxiety can't control when they have anxiety, can't tell themselves to ignore it, etc. when people with anxiety procrastinate, they're not "doing it to themself", they have an executive function disorder that prevents them from being able to because...anxiety. most people need the advice/guidance of a mental health professional for years to allow them to live with anxiety and i wish that you had prefaced that your experience is only your own, it won't help everyone, and advise your audience to speak with a mental health professional first if they have access and means to do so. i don't mean this in a harsh way & your experience is valid, but being someone with anxiety, this advice just often won't help.
I thought you quit ACNh=H
When I first got animal crossing in 2020 I had a big design anxiety and I put down the game for about 3 months and got over the design anxiety but I was really REALLY nervous about what my villagers would say but they were all chill about me being away for three months like, they were all like, Oh no! I thought you were ignoring me, but it’s okay, if you have time we can hang out! None of them ever said things like, OH MY GOD! YOU WERE GONE FOR 3 MONTHS! I AM VERY UPSET! Or anything like that, And that made me feel a lot better.
Also, thank you Ryan