My Hairy Ball of Anxious Anxiety
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- In which Hank talks about his anxiety surrounding:
1. Ellen Hardcastle, his new Album
2. Officiating a Wedding
3. VidCon: vidcon2011.com
4. Making a Video for NASA
5. Play a Show with Harry and the Potters! In Missoula! Click Below
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Also, that powerful people are often psychopaths, which you can read about here: www.fastcompany...
Generally people make the case that psychopaths rise high in business because they are smooth, ruthless and deceitful. And that's probably true, but here I am making a rather shoddy case that they are also helped out by the fact that they are not so afraid of letting down their friends, family, co-workers and others, which means that they are willing to take insane risks and take on immense responsibilities.
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I'm in a very stressful place in my life right now, and for some reason, the moment you said, "The people I'm doing stuff for- they care about me, and they're understanding," I teared up. Nice little nugget of compassionate truth to infiltrate my anxiety-related paranoia. If I had a dollar for every time the Green brothers helped to reorient my perspective in a positive way, I'd be a millionaire.
Holy cow, I didn't realize other people had the "didn't go to class all semester & now I have to take the final" dreams. Good to know I'm not alone on that.
LoveEntwined I dreamed something similar to that (luckily only once though) where I had to take a class test in a class that I dropped years ago and that I also didn't like back then so I didn't remember anything which makes the two scenarios very similar
I legitimately, through a sequence of unfortunate events, lived that nightmare once. Walked into the classroom for a normal day of lecture and taking notes, and the prof was passing out Scantrons for the final. Worst school-based anxiety ever. There were repercussions.
I don't think I've ever had an anxiety dream. I have anxiety, but my dreams are usually about weird stuff like giant ants are roaming the planet
That doesn't make you anxious?
Even worse than "didn't show up all semester and now I have to take the final" dreams is "we're at our last band competition of the year and I forget the whole show" dreams.
DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT!!!! I NEVER WANT TO DREAM THAT AGAIN!!
Magic Penguin That sounds horrible. I would rather make up answers on a final, probably fail the class, and retake it the next semester. I would rather do that than suffer the embarrassment of screwing up a performance/competition.
I've had this recurring dream since I was a kid where I'm about to go on stage in front of a lot of people, but I have to play an instrument I've never touched before (usually some sort of string instrument) and I have ~5 minutes to learn the instrument before I go on stage. What's funny about this is that I'm totally comfortable on stage; it's the music part that scares me.
Caroline Birch hi there. it's one in the morning, and i am sick, and that sickness is partially affecting my ability to act like a normal human being. add that to my tiredness, and you get me metaphorically standing before you. another thing you should know about me is that i love critically thinking about literature, or just anything up to interpretation. so i'm going to interpret your dream. i think the playing the instrument part and the unpreparedness has to do with you being anxious about not being prepared for situations. you can't be surprised or told to do things on command; you need time to really know what you're doing before you do it. i'm reading it as you're comfortable with yourself, how you are outwardly, but you are not comfortable with your abilities, with the power you hold as a person. you're not insecure with your looks, or with your personality/ the way you socialize, but with your intelligence, your skill in the field you specialize in, etc. and after writing all that, i hope i have not offended you, and that i have possibly amused you. me tired is what i assume me would be under the influence of a drug. okay, i should sleep and stop replying to people's comments. hope you have a nice day.
nova Lmao that's all totally correct; I hate being unprepared for situations and I've got that lingering anxiety every "gifted" kid has once they reach adulthood that tells me that if Im not automatically the best at everything without practice, I must be a failure.
"which is why he has not eaten his sandwiches yet" I don't know if there's a backstory to this, but hearing it out of context was hilarious.
Ahh, the sweet feeling of watching this 8 hours before the Final Exam...
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Thank you for sharing, Hank! I just woke up from an anxiety dream and am feeling a bit paralyzed, so to help me perk up and move on with my day, I just searched for "vlogbrothers + anxiety"! 'Cause your perspectives never fail to improve my own.
Were all stressed out and anxious about everything but were told that its like showing weakness to express those so we pretend to be in control but life cannot be controlled. I wish society would stop wanting to go against human nature. Thanks for being a real person Hank.
I've never had a school based anxiety dream.
Consider yourself lucky.
Lies I say, Lies!
Same. Never had a dream where I was suddenly naked either. I've had plenty of school-based dreams but they're never about tests or anxious things. I've felt sad or alone or angry but not anxious.
I had one
There are people who do things without constantly worrying about things even though they know there's nothing to worry about but you still worry and then you don't do things? How do I become one of those people?
(Also I actually haven't gone to school all quarter and I have to take four end of year tests and igfjdbdnsjd how will I do that?)
I know it's been 4 years but i hope your exams went well
oh my God this exactly how I look like when I am anxious
good now I know that maybe I'm not an alien
"...do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Recently I've been feeling super stressed out, but there's just something about this quote that when I read and repeat it, I just calm down. I like the fact that it admits anxiety will not completely go away, but that you simply must persevere and all will eventually be well.
I agree with you though, at least in my life anxiety is a very present emotion.
Funny, but I've never had one of those 'didn't go to class all semester and now I have to go take the final' dreams, even though most of the other people in my family seem to have those sorts of dreams. Is a different, recurring dream that I always have whenever I'm stressed and under a lot of pressure though. I call it my 'tornado dream' - it's storming and I'm running around my house trying to get get together the supplies, like bottled water and flashlights, that I would need to go to the basement to take shelter, because I can see a huge tornado just down the road, headed my way. And there's always something I can't find, just as the tornado starts to speed up.
what a intelligent nightmare.
Aww Hank, this is the sweetest video ever from the vlogbrothers ever!!!!
Thank you Hank and John for reminding us to be awesome
Holy Crap!!!! This video almost made me cry! You discribe everything I feel about the major things that are going on in my life, my job, and school. Thank you for this video.
I am hereby sending my best wishes and warmest wishes to John and to you. Feel better John, keep feeling good Hank! ^_^
Get better soon, John!
Hank, it's okay, you're doing great and we all understand your stress. Good luck with everything, and thank you for not letting your anxiety and sanity come in the way of your awesome.
From anxiety to stomach troubles, Nerdfighteria is a family, and we will always be right there with you guys. John, we hope you'll have a quick recovery! Not just because seeing you eat weird sandwiches would be great, but because none of us like the thought of you being in pain or discomfort. The same to you, Hank! You are a dedicated person and your hard work will pay off! DFTBA.
I still have school based anxiety dreams where I haven't been to school all semester long! I didn't know other people have these dreams! Thanks Hank!
Hank you really were anxious throughout this whole video. Man. You're like one of the coolest people that I know in existence right now. The things you and your brother are able to do is life changing man. I know that should add stress but personally I think it should take away stress. You've got a lot on your plate. If one thing doesn't go quite according to plan, I think the people who love you can forgive you for that.
Anxiety brings concern, but often yields excellence. Hank; never cease to be awesome.
@FarSightOfTheMoon You will miss home but that is part of the excitement of college. It is also one of the best way to learn your limits and grow into your own being. Plus it is 2 years away for you. When you turn 30+ you will look back and remember nothing but the great experiance you had. Until I replayed to you i had forgotten that I was home sick a few times. But mostly I remember how much I loved it and I am sure you will too.
DFTBA
The worst feeling in the world is when I'm anxious/stressed. The only thing that makes me feel better is making a plan, knowing how i'm going to approach and hopefully fix the reasons for my stress/anxiety always helps. Also, feel better John!!!!!!
One time while dreaming I wandered from building to building because I had attended so few times I couldn't remember where my biology class met. Really, it seems that eventually I'd have work related dreams but it is always related to math classes or college classes where I either don't remember my schedule or can't find the class... I am ALWAYS SO happy when I realize it was "just a dream." I really hope John gets to feeling better soon!
Aw, don't be stressed Hank. We love you!
Also, feel better John! Poor John. We love you too!
Thank you for releasing all of this awesome out into the world, you are such a great person.
My anxiety dreams are all different but they all have the same basis: I am running from something ,whether it be a murderer or a zombie or a weeping angel or something equally horrific, and I can never get far enough away. They are always chasing me and I can't get away, every decision I make is futile and they're still gaining on me.
Don't run away from the weeping angel just turn around and it will turn to stone.
Hang in there, Hank. The world needs more people like you!
You are awesome for many reasons.
Right now, because I, as a person living with OCD, have these anxious thoughts all the frikkin' time, and watching your video shows that this is a normal human emotion, which lessens the anxiety about my anxiety.
Also, NASA automatically equals awesome.
Every time I hear you talk about playing with Harry and the Potters or someone cool, I think back to that first show in 2007 in that bar and how afterward you were all "Never going to do that again, being a musician and performing just isn't for me."
Good reminder of how much things can change over the course of a couple years. :-)
You've basically explained how I've been feeling almost this whole year...thank you though, it does help have someone else talk about it.
Venting helps. So any time you need people to lend an ear, you know that Nerdfighteria is there to help. I hope that you get through all your stressful events with as little fail as possible. You know we're all there rooting for you!
awww hank I understand. I'm an athlete, so yeah.... scared of loosing, scared of winning, scared of not trying, scared of the pain of trying too hard, and scared of all the parts of my life that are being neglected b/c of the long hours of workouts. Trust me, I understand anxiety. *hug*
I have a lot of anxiety dreams that I don't remember but one of them was especially horrible in which I was socially forced to go through different situations that make me extremely anxious (important note: I have social anxiety) A very simplified list of the all the crap: demonstrate in front of peers something I didn't know how to do, apply in person for a job, find something in my wallet that I seem to have forgotten at at a crucial moment, office place small talk, change in front of people when none of them are changing, try to make plans to meet with someone somewhere that I am unfamiliar with, ask someone I am not close friends with to give me a ride,and find out friends have been avoiding me. ALL OF THIS WAS IN ONE DREAM. wut.
Hey Hank,
I just recently started watching the vlogbrothers channel, and I think you are in fact made out of awesome:)
I really liked that video, and I wanted to tell you I'm sending you positive energy to cope with the stress; you have a point about the psychopaths, but you also know that after the anxiety comes the brilliant nirvana of awesome when you did stuff
Awwww THIS is why I love the vlogbrothers after however many years. They're still funny, informative, friendly, caring and real :D
My scary dreams tend to consist of living in a post-zombie-apocalypse world and trying to protect everyone I love. It's not a pleasant dream.
I also recently dreamed my entire Scout troop was on the Jurassic Park island and all the dinosaurs were free. We were pretty much the only ones on the island, aside from one or two original cast members. Seriously though, raptors are freaking scary and will wake you up in a cold sweat several times because when I fall back asleep I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT DINOSAURS. Randall Munroe, I will never joke about your raptor comics again.
I be even anything you "failed" at you would still manage to turn around into something awesome! And feel better, John.
Hank, I love you more for this video. It's nice to remember how human you are.
Yeah. My friend and I planned to go to Vidcon starting in.. December? Then in March I found out that Vidcon takes place during the single week of the entire summer that I'm out of town. Thanks for reminding me Hank ): But still, don't be stressed out because you are very special and wonderful and the world couldn't be without you.
Watching this video makes me feel...anxious.
BUT...also now motivated to study until the anxious feeling goes away.
Don't worry, Hank! I'm going to Vidcon this year and I just wanted to say: as long as I see you and John, my life will be made. Don't worry, we will all think your unbelievably awesome no matter what happens!
Wow. So relevant to my entire life. Good luck Hank, and feel better John!
You get what you focus on. And what you resist persists.
I had an encredibly detailed dream that my husband died. It seemed to last about a week and was horribly detailed. I went through all the funeral arrangements, the whole nine yards. He actually woke me up because I woke him up sobbing in my sleep. I wake up and he's shaking me and I just latch on to him like a ravenous lamprey, sobbing "I love you! Don't ever die. Never die. Promise me you won't die!"
Worst dream EVER.
As a stay-at-home mom, I totally understand the feeling. Especially the part about people looking at the failures.
I had to re-sit my final year of uni due to anxiety, I got to the point where I had panic attacks at the prospect of getting out of bed, because getting out of bed meant doing work....somehow I managed to get a degree, which is more amazing than you could ever know!!
I totally understand. You just have to have enough confidence in yourself that you won't fail. Because you and John are made of awesome :)
Hank I have total faith in you! You'll do great at all of the stuff you need to do!!! John I don't think you read these comments, but feel better!!!
Awwww, feel better John!
I used to have really bad stomach problems when I was a kid. Constantly throwing up (or you know, my food came out the other way... through diarrhea... Not fun.) and I got really thin because of it and could gain weight for a lot of my life because I had a high metabolism on top of that.
I'm healthy now thank god, but when you're feeling sick, just do what I did! Throw up, drink some water (MILK MAKES IT WORSE!!!!), and go surround with people who care about you!
I usually don't look at your backgrounds due to being so totally engrossed in your videos, but this one i watched twice, and noticed something particularly awesome on your shelf. You have freaking discworld books! I love having my obsession vindicated by one of the kings of nerdfighteria. I can see Monstrous regiment, The truth, and Going postal. You have great tastes.
Thanks, Hank. I have an anxiety disorder that sometimes makes it very difficult for me to leave my apartment to do even run-of-the-mill things like going to the store to buy milk. It does help to be reminded that people as awesome as you get anxious too!
you summed up the emotions of officiating a wedding for sure, I did it a couple months ago...also, like school dreams, the anxiety about it doesn't go away.
Interesting point about sociopaths in positions of power. After hearing about this new book The Psychopath Test and how many leaders actually fit the criteria, what you say seems to make sense about how they get there.
Oh yes, the school dreams. They never stop. Even involving people who you haven't thought about in years and years and in fact forgot you knew. The human brain is weird.
And yeah, anxiety sucks. Been dealing with it on an off a few years. Glad you have supportive people around!
"All the moments of my life where I'm not thinking 'Oh my gosh this is so cool!' I'm thinking 'Oh my God, don't screw up!'"
this^^^^^^
We love you Hank :D You're the best, and we'll always think that you are!
i have to thank you for this, because i am experiencing my own hairy ball of anxiety over my job. let me just say that today was my first day and it did not go well at all, so thank you for making me realize that i'm not the only one. :]
FEEL BETTER JOHN!!!! I know that's not proper punctuation, but I really want you to not be sick because well being sick is terrible. So feel better!
I wasn't feeling anxiety until I watched this video. Thanks Hank.
Hank, we will love your new album. And if anything goes wrong with Vidcon, just try to view it as a learning experience. That isn't necessarily very helpful when you're stressing about impressing a ton of people you don't know, but it is just something that you'll be aware of for future events.
And John, feel better soon! I've been sick pretty much since school got out for the summer. DX
Get better John!
And Hank, do NOT forget to be awesome, and everything will turn out well. :)
FIGHTING!
Exactly my dream type the past two weeks! I'm leaving for a 3-week summer college program during which I won't know anyone. For some reason, reading and listening to you rant about anxiety is quite soothing, and helps me get rid of some of mine. Thanks?
Dear Hank,
I was in a car accident today, and feeling rather anxious about the other person in the accident. After watching this video, I'm feeling quite a bit better. Thank you.
DFTBA,
Regan.
I thought I was the only person who had the take-a-test-even-though-you-haven't-been-to-class-all-semester dream even though I haven't been in school for two years. Thanks for making me feel not so alone, Hank!
I understand Hank. I just had an anxiety dream two nights ago. We can fight the stress together! And I hope John gets better!
this is for the scott pilgrim books on the book shelf. i love staring at them every time i watch a hank video =)
I LOVE THIS IS AWESOME! I mean, like like i know I've missed like three weeks of vlogbrothers while I was a GLI, but I'm happy that I'm catching up feel better john! I'M READING PAPER TOWNS!!!
Hank, you're a really sweet person.
It's brave you're talking about your anxiety. Thanks for sharing this with us. I think a lot of people can relate to your worries that everyone sees mostly the flaws you see. But I mean, that's what dftba is all about, isn't it? That you see more than the flaws in yourself.
Also, what a terrible dream! @_@ I wish you better dreams! Nice ones about fluffy bunnies and chocolate.
It gets better if you can get help. It's hard but you don't want to spend your life just trying to get out of bed. At least I didn't. I went to counseling and was put on anti-anxiety medications, and it really does help.
i think it's great that you spend so much time making vidcon awesome
My dreams mostly consist of what's going on in my head at the moment twisted into a bad scenario. Last night, I dreamed about missing the delivery of my iPhone and finding it on the patio with the package open, taking it inside, and finding out they had delivered me the white one instead. Now, I had to use this thing to switch it to make it black like I previously ordered. So, that was me escalating one thing out of proportion. I haven't really been sleeping well lately.
Feel better soon, John!
Its about time you guys brought up Vidcon. I was waiting for the frequent ranting about it, like last year. =D
I know a thing or two about anxiety. I have a panic disorder that has made me fear more then I should and has left me not being able to leave my house for over 6 months. I can't go for rides around my neighborhood. the thing that usually stresses me even more is disappointing others though.
Oh and I hope John gets to feeling better soon!
Psst Hank! If you haven't, try reading The Psychopath Test. It's a really informative book about a journalist discovering and learning about the Bob Hare checklist (which is, in layman's terms, a psychopath test if you weren't already aware) and cover's the topic you mentioned, psychopaths in high positions or with a great amount of power. Also, thanks for your lovely videos and humor, I greatly enjoy them.
Hank! Advice from my awesome mom, which may or may not help your ill-feelings:
When you feel off, you can do one or more of three thing -- take a walk, take a nap, or take a dump.
Works like a charm. Good luck with everything! You can do it!
I think anxiety is the most common emotion felt in dreams because you remember your dreams very vividly when there's a lot of anxiety, and you forget the ones with less strong emotions. I had a dream last night that I was in a pool full of snakes and I got bit by about 10 of them before I got out.
Hank: pull yourself together, man, get a grip.
John: I can't help feeling that the sandwich task is a massive disincentive to your recovery. Perhaps we should offer a carrot instead of this stick?
once I dreamt my choir forgot the entire show except one song so we sang that on repeat for and hour and then forgot how to stop singing so we kept going until we all died
I never dream. It's great because during those 22 exams I just sat I didn't have any anxiety dreams like you just described but it also kind of sucks because I never have any of those awesome dream stories to tell.
WE ALL LOVE YOU BOTH!!!
I don't have many anxiety dreams. Most of my dreams are sort of like sort-of-not-really-probable event planning, Things like "Moving to X", "Random person(occasionally crush) appears at window and asks if i want to go on adventure", or "traveling with minimal preparation, getting random jobs in various places for accommodation and food"
Hank! I am seriously dealing with a lot of anxiety right now. Well timed video, sir!
get well soon john, sending waves of awsome from Liverpool UK x
Hank, I am hoping to be an events organiser when I have training/have done more events etc. It is scary having to organise an event all by yourself, but you have John to help you. Also , we are all rooting for you and you have the capacity to amaze and delight us. I am not coming to Vidcon this year (mainly because I can't afford it), but I hope that in some years I will be able to and then I will come up to you and shake your hand and say, "Well done, excellent job, DFTBA!!" and it will be good
SO EXCITED FOR VIDCON!
Warms wishes, John! I hope you get better soon.
SO excited for VIDCON!!!!!
I just love the suggested videos. Ah, a stop anxiety song! You should make one of those.
I like the addition of the GLaDOS potato to your bookshelf!! Awesome!!
I think that your 3rd album was AMAZNG, Hank.
We dream about anxiety so much because dreams are used for our brains to practice our responses in a stressful situation. So, whatever we're stressing about is what we're going to dream about (with some repeats, obviously). Found that out on the documentary that came with the Inception bluray. :P
And John, I hope you feel better. *hugs*
AHH, Hank! After watching this video I had the same dream last night, except that I had to fly the plane 3 times and managed to crash into another plane on the runway as well as having to do several dangerous landings in which many people got seriously injured and some, including my mum, were killed.
I woke up twice in the middle of the night with real tears streaming down my face. I'm just glad it wasn't real, but I sure was anxious.
you've done a lot of awesome things so far and that's probably partly because you really care about how they turn out. maybe the anxiety makes you strive to do the best job that you can...
Feel better John! You're awesome!
I recently had this dream that my dad was teaching me to drive stick-shift on a bus and I drove off a cliff.
Also, when I was little, I had this recurring dream that the sea was fire and people came out of vaccum cleaners.
Welcome to a taste of life with an anxiety disorder. For me I have generalized anxiety disorder and I am that anxious all the time. (I also have it to a moderate to severe level)
I'm usually anxious. I hope John feels better so soon!