@@111ohno yeah it's the same way where it's not that we aren't smart or don't understand things, but have trouble getting the important info into our brain.
Purplesocks yeah absolutely that whole stigma about only boys having autism sucks, I once had someone zip my coat up for me after I told them I was autistic lmao
@@vicespewpew I think it qualifies as a word. A word is just an explanation or expression for a feeling, or object, or being. It’s an expression of wonder and realization. Even though the word comes from there, every word has an origin; a story to its name. I’m glad you said where it came from though, I might have to look for it
@@megaparsec7910 i actually debated that first tidbit of my reply precisely for this reason haha! in its base sense, yes, it is a word - i suppose what i wanted to avoid was people falling under the impression it's an expression already settled into common speech and available in a dictionary, for example. there's no denying the malleability of language, though, and i definitely recommend checking the whole thing out! it's a very well thought-out endeavour, and sheds an interesting light into this "what makes a word a word" discussion.
Learn something new everyday. Thought agoraphobia meant the fear of open spaces and large crowds, which I strongly have, and I hugely relate to the sky thing because the sky is so big and falling into it would be nightmarish, but apparently, scientifically it's more than it's intended roots.
in most cases the patient with agoraphobia avoids certain places because of extreme anxiety and panic, most with agoraphobia also believe that their home or a place where they may be secluded is the safest place for them.
I've watched this video so many times, it's one of my favorite pieces of art. The narration is so good, and combining it with Claire acting anxious and cooped up. It makes me feel like he loves his dog so much but his fear of going out means she goes out less too which is bad for her. It sucks when you feel like your own mental health is impacting the people you love, but you both want to be there for eachother. Really powerful, and just real.
Agreed, but I think it’s also important to mention that it’s not just his dog who is being negatively affected by his mental health issues, it isn’t good for him either, and limits the things he’s capable of doing regardless of what he wants to do. I know a lot of people with mental health issues prefer getting better for the people they love rather than themselves, but loving and caring about yourself is also incredibly important.
“hi claire.” i don’t get out to see anybody. at all. i still have that foundational intense desire for human connection. “that’s not for you! that’s not for you!” claire is my best friend. i talk to her the most, i hang out with her the most, on small walks. i definitely give her the most belly rubs out of anybody in my life. i think i was born with agoraphobia, ‘cause i remember, as a toddler, looking up at the sky, worrying about gravity not working, and me just getting sucked up. and when i look up, all these feelings immediately rush up i-in - - the feeling of being unstable, the feeling of intense dizziness, the feeling of lightheadedness... i was walking down the main street in my neighborhood - - this woman was talking on the phone, and she said “steven i can’t really do the seventeenth, can we do the nineteenth?” this small detail of this person’s life just reminded me how she has her own unique, like, life experie - - her own... she has her own life. and of course, instead of capitalizing on this moment of existential wonder by going home to write some dense essay with a lot of big words in it about how insane - - so many people exist in the world, and i just have my own little small experience; instead of doing that, i, of course - - i had a panic attack. i’ve been diagnosed with clinical depression, general anxiety disorder, panic attack disorder, adhd... i’m forgetting one. oh, and agoraphobic disorder. “going to the dog park! going to the dog park! we’re going to the dog park! me and claire bear! always and forever! going to the dog park!”
@@Sandvichman. it's called a transcribtion, lyrics are only in relation to musical texts, please tell your friends, i don't want this to replace a perfectly good word
people really do say things like this but when they meet someone with that voice either they get disgusted or just fuck him off cuz they don't accept thosee ppl. Ppl just like to be edgy but they are not so they watch edgy things and they thing that that edgines cross over to them through just watching it so they start liking things like that and say something stupid like you said and if you have chance to meet someone like that you wouldn't try anything to help him or her cuz u will be there just to listen to them being pathetic. Sorry if this offended you.
this art style definetly has childish thing in it. And just like childs this art style hows us how the feeling and the meanings inside of the video is pure and raw. Coming straight from the heart. The animation's theme and the art style just completing each other like puzzles
its astounding. It feels so natural, I didnt have to acclimate to it the way I do with some other nontraditional art styles, It felt as though its always been apart of me.
@Flower 34 same here, I can remember every little detail of the things I did at a friend's house 3 years ago, but I can't remember anything for my history test
when he said he was afraid gravity would just switch off....i kinda froze for a second. i really thought i was the only person who had that fear as a toddler because those i told just thought i was being my imaginative self or just being weird.
when i was a toddler i didnt like to look at the night sky cause i felt like the moon and the star where just gonna crush earth, my parents told my that i would never happen because... and then they explained. but i still had that fear
I had those feelings in primary school, whenever I looked up at the sky without anything else in view ie trees, buildings, people ect, I’d feel like I’d just start falling towards the sky and the only way to stop that from happening was to look back at the ground. Sometimes I still feel like that could happen but normally I just feel uneasy seeing nothing but an empty blue
I had the same fear dawg, I was really afraid of those shiny waxed gym floors bc I felt like I’d get sucked into the mirror reality and just start flying into the celing 😭
as someone with rapidly worsening agoraphobia this video just struck me deep within my soul. i dont think ive ever sobbed so fucking hard at something external like this in my life. there's just something so... raw about it. it resonates within me in a way i can't explain.
Danny DeVito no I think it’s more about u just got insight into his life and why he sounds so sad. And then it almost seems like his little joys in life are still underlined with all his depression anxieties lsbk of confidence I’m assuming
Yeah.. I agree. First off, Claire is a sweet pupper (I'm sorry) and is cute, but she also can be aggressive like taking shoes and chewing them up, gnawing on table legs. Also, she is trying to keep a bottle of water to herself, and when our guy tries to take it from her, she bites him. Idk if Claire is supposed to represent a person with agoraphobia, or the agoraphobia itself. Maybe both at times. This water bottle moment could represent that mental illnesses are damaging and difficult when it comes to social situations and relationships. They can take away things that you need like friends and family, important connections. Also, I would like to compare Claire to the burden of agoraphobia because she's a pet, and our dude's only friend. His whole life seems to revolve around her. His everyday hobbies are affected by Claire, taking her on walks and going to the dog park, belly rubs. Now, these are moments that could display Claire as a metaphor for a person who has agoraphobia. Claire is shown to be in a cage sticking her head out and laying there waiting for something, and she is trapped. At 1:33 the dog park is shown, displaying people talking, laughing, and having fun, and then Claire is shown backed up against a fence, growling at someone or multiple someones. Her tail is between her legs, like she's cornered and afraid of something, even though all the other dogs are having fun. A little while after that, there is a close up of her name tag, and her leash, and she tugs away from it like she is trying to get out of it. Well that was long but it was fun to breifly dissect the video hehe. I'm sure there could be more, or there's no metaphors or meaning and I'm just going all theory mode. Loll
it's overwhelming to think about how insignificant we are in this world, how everything is happening at the same time and we can't control it. the only thing we can control is our own life. our tiny little insignificant life. Just by seeing a busy street, overwhelms me sometimes and freaks me out a little.
but in a way I feel like it’s also liberating. imagine if our every action was extremely significant to the fabric of the universe? terrifying, much more terrifying than being insignificant
i never knew any other person was afraid of the sky and gravity not working when they were growing up..i always thought that was just my dumb irrational fear
This clears up some stuff. I'm afraid of the sky too! When ever I go stargazing, I do it with my brother. I hold his hand because he's like an anchor. I cant float in to the void, and then the stars are beautiful.
I was scared of this at night but in the day the blue shielded me, but every time I had a balloon or kite I would be scared I would let go and it would put out the sun or fuck it up somehow or cast a big shadow
I've been struggling with intense anxiety basically almost constantly as far as I can remember back. I always forced myself to just do things 'normally' and wait for the anxiety to pass. It never really does unless I am home. Almost constantly being on the brink of a panic attack and trying your best to supress it is so incredibly mentally and physically draining. I knew there was something "wrong" with me but in spite of going to numerous therapists and even a mental hospital throughout the years I never really got diagnosed with anything so I just had to continue trying to be 'normal'. Recently broke down completely again. I wasn't able to eat anything or even leave my bed for several days because I felt so drained. I decided therapy was overdue for me again even though it's been less than a year since I was in the mental hospital. Today I got diagnosed with agoraphobia and I remembered watching this video years ago and not really thinking much abt it so I decided to watch it again and god it really does hit so very close to home Idk where to go from here tbh. I am barely able to function enough to fullfil my basic needs. Haven't gone to school in weeks and my mom is threatening me to kick me out if I don't go to school again soon. I can't though, idk how many more days of running on energy I never had in the first place and pretending everything is fine I got in me before I just can't go on at all anymore. At my age I should have moved out already but this constant dread and anxiety that gets caused by any place, any situation my brain deems uncomfortable/unsafe/whatev has really been slowly killing me and preventing me from living a 'normal' life. I honestly don't know where I'm going with this comment anymore lol Ig I just feel so lost in life and relate to this video a lot haha
I really appreciate this comment and your story. I can empathize parts of it, for example I got kicked out of my parents' house because I'm trans. I'm also pretty mentally ill though mine is more manageable than yours. I've been reading and am about to finish The Body Keeps the Score, and it has been so helpful to me in understanding that so much of the mental illness I have comes from trauma. Don't want to overstep my bounds here by providing a recommendation. It's just an awesome book and figured if there's a chance it could help you it's worth commenting about.
Where do you live? What options do you have available? It might be possible to move out into assisted living. Might be better without your mother making you feel ashamed. Could be a scary thought though. I refused to do that about 10 years ago out of fear even though my psychiatrist recommended it. Big mistake to stay with my parents. But I don't know your situation. You might feel better when you can accept that you aren't lazy. But it's hard when the whole world says the opposite. Getting official diagnoses can be a big help in getting assistance. I had agoraphobia with panic attacks to the point that it wasn't triggered by anything I could avoid. The sun going down was enough. So it became less of an attack but a constant state. But it's all over for years now. No panic attacks anymore even in stressful situations. It can change believe me. For me it was just one horrible symptom of many that I had throughout my life. Only now after 10 years of on off therapy have I begun looking at the cause of it all. Maybe there is a cause for you too. Maybe there isn't. But you could still live according to your own needs. I may not have panic attacks anymore but I'm far from healthy. I stopped working and live with other disabled people in assisted living currently. But I will move out at some point. Even if your issues never got better, which I highly doubt, you can still live. But making it to that life needs your active engagement. Wish you all the best
Hey man (I'm not an English native so sorry for the grammar mistakes), I started university one year ago and I've been feeling bad without understanding why since the second semester, and for the last two months, I just stopped studying. After therapy, I understood that the problem could be university, so I left it and I'm going to start a volunteering experience in Holland. The experience is about working for 4-5 hours for 5 days and they give you room and board. It's an opportunity to start again and understand who you really are. If you don't enjoy staying with people you can work on a farm. Like you, I'm still drained but I think that this is a good choice so I'm going through with it. I recommend two websites woofing and workaway. Leaving your environment can change your perspective. Good luck my friend.
@@sponky475 I can relate in the sense that most of mental illness comes from trauma, though I've still not found anyone like me. Very little things can I relate to due to my illness. But I might check this book out as well. Hope you're living your best life, and with manageable enough mental health. Btw, I'm trans as well 😉
I remember waking up every morning in elementary school and running straight to the window to check the sky. I had to make sure there were no grey clouds because if there were, that meant a tornado could come and destroy everything. Hypochondria and anxiety still rule my whole world. Dizziness and light headedness are the scariest parts. This video resonates deeply.
wetsockks don’t you want your favorite creators to become more known, or to at least get more people to see this amazing channel. I mean I only know of this channel because of my friend showing me cat city a few days ago and I wanted to see more of their content
This is very special. Thank you for this unique piece of art. I have agoraphobia, but now it's kinda mild compared to what I was feeling in childhood. Funny enough I was in love with astronomy since then, but this feeling.. I was so scared to look even at space pictures, not saying about actual night sky, and I was born in distant village and I say you what, that sky there is crazy, just all totally filled with bright stars. I remember walking home at night and saying to myself "don't look up" all the time but when I looked up accidentally from time to time my heart was pounding from fear as equal as my love to that beautiful sky. Here you go, a little story :D Your art has awakened the poet in me.)) Edit: typo!
hi i know it sounds rly weird but reading your story made me feel extremely emotional for some reason and now I'm crying. I hope the best for your life ☁
It seems like the guy’s situation is preventing Claire from living to her fullest (the brick walls behind her, the cage, etc), and how much pets do for us mentally but we might not be able to reciprocate. But at the same time, the guy still takes her out to walks and he’s very joyful at the end. I think that shows that not only is Clare helping him out a lot, but that he’s trying to grow and change so he can care for Claire more.
your animations make we want to throw away all my electronics, move into the middle of the desert and live a nomadic life free of technology and distractions
Hey, im 2 years late but id like to say that you don’t have to do that. I think you should try to find what you can do in physical reality, like a hobby or an enjoyable part time job, something that wont give you the time to be distracted. I personally do art, but i also tried gardening and it was great. It wont be like the extreme lifestyle of living in the desert, but you’ll get to be closer to nature and take care of something without giving up a lot of things Edit: I hope you feel better compared to 2 years ago, if not, it’s okay, you still have plenty of time, i love you.
Agoraphobia _noun_ Extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.
i don't know if anybody will read this but this video really gets to me on an emotional level because i feel these exact emotions at times i also have agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder and depression this video gives me some hope that things will be okay thank you vewn and todd and claire
i don't think that part was meant to say that his dog is going to live forever, I think it was a cute little mindless song to sing while taking his dog to a doggy park. The sad part is he has agoraphobia.
this style of art reminds me of childhood drawings, which has a uniqueness about it that is so hard to replicate, but watching this video gives me tiny little snippets of uninportant moments i'd forgotten as a child. the scene in 1:04 reminds me so much of a 'things to do on a rainy day' book, where on the very last pages was a long winding domino track made to look like an overpass. it had no words, just a sequence of a toy car running down the track.
i have agoraphobia and it isn’t as bad as it used to be. at its peak i was like this. the way you draw the sky and the sun. the sun beating down on you and seeming to swell. the sky threatening to swallow you up, the ground threatening to let go and let you fall into space. hearing conversations and having sudden realizations of the wide ness of the world and how even that is dwarfed by eternity. your art style especially in this video embodies the agoraphobic experience. i love how you focused on the ground and walls, trying to keep the sky out of sight, trying to make your world smaller. the fisheye sort of effect when you can’t find ‘you’ inside your body and get lost in a larger world. it’s a lonely way to feel and i’m lucky that mine is more manageable now.
That is most poetic , beautiful, relatable thing I’ve never seen. I developed feelings for your animation, I want to be friend with this person, talking about him, about me, about depression, agoraphobia, anxiety, with him, forever...
I struggle to explain the way this video impacted me, but it's really profound. This is a very special animated short, I think it comforts me in some sort of way. Not even talking about the quality of the animation and drawing, which is just insane. Please keep going, you are a gift to this platform
I mean pets aren't always going to help with depression. At one point I had like over 10 pets, every time I was feeling depressed my parents would get me a new one trying to fix whatever was wrong with me. Two dogs, a cat, five birds, two hamsters, two mice, and a fish. None of them have filled the void. My youngest dog is the one that's probably helped the most, he has a support dog card thing and I'm allowed to take him to therapy sessions. My therapist says I look a lot happier when I'm with my dog, but I still feel empty.
My best friend has agoraphobia. Once we were driving, and he decided he needed to get some groceries. So we got into the parking lot. and he parked the furthest away he could from the store. He couldn't leave his car, and we couldn't go into the store because his agoraphobia just hit him like a ton of bricks.
This video made me realize and learn a thing or two about me and people with Agoraphobia. The fact that I literally stopped going to school all together because I feel like I'm not safe outside. Not because I'll be unsafe with being hit by a car, getting kidnapped, or just being struck by lightning, it's because I'm scared that I'll be helpless, vulnerable, and might be stuck with people I won't get along with. I'm still scared of going to school today.
Really grateful that this work of art exists. I found it 2 years ago and still keep coming back to it. It just puts the feelings that I can never fully describe in a video and words and makes me feel a bit less alone in this world Truly incredible
I found this channel when I was at my worst mental state. I have agoraphobia and I remember looking up the word on TH-cam to see if there was anyone else out there like me. I found this video and I related to it so much. Still do, even though I wish I didn’t haha. Watching this calms me down because it shows me that there’s other people out there like me. Thank you for this.
but actually i think this actualy very "kool" and is like legit a beautiful piece tht deserves a lot of praise and i think u should b extremely proud of urself
I love this video a lot. I come back to it so so often. It just reminds me of my dog. She’s a service animal for me but she’s also my best friend. She’s always there for me and she takes good care of me. I resonate with this video a lot
This always brings a tear to my eye, it's so raw, honest and emotional. It's just so simple but so relatable. You can tell he isn't doing well even if he doesn't ever state it directly.
“Instead of doing that, i of course had a panic attack” i dont think ill ever relate to words said in a such a specific tone like that ever again in my life. Really felt that one!
this video is so weirdly relaxing, and super real feeling, like his personality is so well developed, and you can get such a good sense of who he is just from this 2 minute interaction, and i absolutely adore this form of story telling, a look into someone's life from their perspective, and this art style is so weirdly warm feeling
there's something really beautiful about the imperfectness of this animation that makes it feel so much more special. the shots of the highway, the sun and claire's uneven cage especially.
I honestly got scare in the star when the dog "tried to bite me" and then every other time that showed a dog I got discomfort thinking the same would happen
I used to have this fear that what I perceived wasn’t real and that I was actually somewhere completely different. Like instead of walking to class in school I was actually walking through a field somewhere thinking I was at school.
I just remembered this video exists and came back to it. No matter how many times I watch it, it's just one of these things that really hit the right spot inside my soul lol
just got diagnosed with agoraphobia last week after struggling for 4 years, glad to know im not alone at least. and really happy to have found this gem of a video again ❤
I’m in the middle of binge watching your videos rn but I just want to say thank you for sparking some creative drive in me. Watching your videos is inspiring me to create art not solely for myself but for the world to start having conversations about ideas and topics that are sometimes overlooked. Thank you for your time and talent to portray these concepts into these beautiful videos💗💗💗
The way they draw everything makes me think of the feeling of gravity-lessness, agoraphobia. Objects around you stretching across your view overwhelmingly, the way everything fits onto your line of sight and the perspective makes you feel so not grounded
I don’t like to go anywhere and I am afraid to go into stores and any time I have gone out to eat I have my boyfriend that I have been with for over six years order for me because I don’t like to talk to people, it’s rather odd, I am very thankful that he is understanding of me and my anxiety issues or whatever you want to call it. I was just curious if anyone else with this issue also has issues making phone calls? I for some reason have such a terrible time working up the courage to make a call but then when I finally do (if I do) it usually goes fine it’s just very hard to get myself to do it, for example if I were making a doctor appointment, or calling a store to see when they open or close or if they have something in particular that I want to buy. I just can’t bring myself to make phone calls and I don’t know why. I also won’t answer phone calls I haven’t spoken to my biological father on quite some time because I just won’t answer the phone but I do text him, it makes me feel bad :(
this is one of my favorite videos on this entire platform . every once in a while i find myself finding it and re-watching it . its so amazing and i dont know why
There's no other channel I can look in the comments and feel comforted knowing I'm not alone with these feelings. That there are people who feel the way I do and struggle like me.
It makes me so happy that even though its so unpleasant to go outside you still do so that you can spend time with your dog. You should be proud of youself! : )
This is precious and wholesome to me. Thanks dude for taking the time to connect with me. And so many others. Being a human is hard sometimes... dont we all just wanna be a dog once in awhile.. keep being cool
this brings me comfort to the point of concern. i love this voice acting so much and the background noise, and the concept. i relate to this a lot too, considering i have a few of the disorders listed here idk it's just so comforting even if it makes me cry for no reason just hearing this guy talk and see his dog.
Coming back to this for..the third time I believe, and it's very lovely still, of course. :3 The second time I came back here, I was so thankful that I was able to find it again through the history of my favorites. Since I was and am still a bit unfamiliar with the term "agoraphobia", though now, less, I had a tough time remembering where to find this great video again, haha. The part to me about everyone having their own life and experiences is calming for some reason. It's nice to think how.. seriously, everyone has their own experiences and difficulties. Not nice that there are difficulties, but just, when you go through them yourself, knowing others can relate, makes it feel less hard. Makes me feel more grounded again. I mean, speaking of the feeling of being grounded, the whole video helps me to feel that! In the best way I mean, ya know. Amazing job to everyone that made this.
I really do love this animation. I watch it all the times and it actually helped me figure out that I have agoraphobic disorder. So it always feels great to connect to a character who struggles with these things. Thank you. Thank you for making this.
ive grown up with severe agoraphobia, i still have it, just not as bad as it used to be via exposure therapy. even then theres still those moments where i sink back into how it was and wont leave my house for months. i very much relate to this animation, as ive had my pet cat with me for a lot of it (still do). her name is moe and idk what ill do without her. dealing with agoraphobia, especially when it gets to the point where you dont leave your house in months or years (once i self isolated for 2 years before covid because it was that bad, and to this day i refuse to go to family gatherings or gatherings in general) and before that itd be chains of months until id finally leave the house (only to shut back down again because it would give me a big panic attack), its really difficult to figure out and deal with and understand why youre like this. but now its a lot better for me in comparison (still not "normal"), and i was pretty much helpless, which goes to show that you can overcome things like this if you just have patience with yourself and know what helps you. that being said my heart fully goes out to people who are struggling with it, and even if its not severe its still a struggle and its still difficult so dont think its not worthy of being treated or taken care of. im not sure if agoraphobia fully goes away, but sometimes it is more tolerable, sometimes worse. just dont give up on your progress and soon youll be more comfy going forward than you were the day before :)
“Instead of doing that,
of course I had a panic attack”
thats the saddest thing ive ever heard
This is a big mood
Is it bad that it made me laugh so much 💀
That’s really sad :(
Sounds like something I would think
I like how Claire walks she doesn't step on any cracks.
TOC
I think she won the ‘don’t step on any sidewalk cracks’ game
*_Is that a run-on sentence I see?_*
Posting the same video until I get -10 subscribers R u my English teacher lol
She's been conditioned >.>
Lyrics
Going to the dog park
Going to the dog park
Going to the dog park
Me and claire bear
Always and forever
Going to the dogg park
thenk
yoo
Bless you.
GOING TO THE DOG PARK!!!!!!!!!!
:)
Can we just appreciate the calm, yet realistic voice acting? Like, damn
It was so impressive 0_0
I swear, it seemed like he wasn't even acting
Was it not from a video
@@moistbeans790 I"m not sure, maybe it wasn't voice acting but I think it is not from any other video either
I think it was from an interview
and clinical depression.
*_we're goin' to the dog park_*
Blackapple yay
💖 *me and claire forever* 💖
Actually the last one was agoraphobic disorder
Night vale's dog park
Dante Inugami *do not enter the dog park. The dog park is forbidden*
I was looking for your comment lol
“ADHD....I’m forgetting one” if that ain’t an ADHD experience idk what is lmao
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Purplesocks yeah or people treating people with autism like children
@@111ohno yeah it's the same way where it's not that we aren't smart or don't understand things, but have trouble getting the important info into our brain.
Purplesocks yeah absolutely that whole stigma about only boys having autism sucks, I once had someone zip my coat up for me after I told them I was autistic lmao
Yeah
sonder - "the realisation that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own".
Woah..... I didn’t even know they had a word for that... thank you
@@johnfakester5527 We don't, it's from a project called The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, by John Koenig.
@@vicespewpew I think it qualifies as a word. A word is just an explanation or expression for a feeling, or object, or being. It’s an expression of wonder and realization. Even though the word comes from there, every word has an origin; a story to its name. I’m glad you said where it came from though, I might have to look for it
@@vicespewpew would you happen to know when the books coming out?
@@megaparsec7910 i actually debated that first tidbit of my reply precisely for this reason haha! in its base sense, yes, it is a word - i suppose what i wanted to avoid was people falling under the impression it's an expression already settled into common speech and available in a dictionary, for example. there's no denying the malleability of language, though, and i definitely recommend checking the whole thing out! it's a very well thought-out endeavour, and sheds an interesting light into this "what makes a word a word" discussion.
this sounds like an audio from the midnight gospel
in the best way possible
Ikr
exactly what i was thinking
it might just be...
i know its amazing
we need more midnight gospels in this world
GOIN TO THE DOG PARK!
ME AND CLAIRE BEAR FOREVEERRRR
Just thinking the same thing. Favorite part of the video, easily.
You really got the point of the video
Made me cry for some reason. Great video.
That line made my whole day
honestly the cutest thing ever
agoraphobia- fear of places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness, or embarrassment.
Learn something new everyday. Thought agoraphobia meant the fear of open spaces and large crowds, which I strongly have, and I hugely relate to the sky thing because the sky is so big and falling into it would be nightmarish, but apparently, scientifically it's more than it's intended roots.
I was about to google this
in most cases the patient with agoraphobia avoids certain places because of extreme anxiety and panic, most with agoraphobia also believe that their home or a place where they may be secluded is the safest place for them.
@@jeremiahtablet That's one of the symptoms of agoraphobia. So you're on the right track.
Thanks google
I've watched this video so many times, it's one of my favorite pieces of art. The narration is so good, and combining it with Claire acting anxious and cooped up. It makes me feel like he loves his dog so much but his fear of going out means she goes out less too which is bad for her. It sucks when you feel like your own mental health is impacting the people you love, but you both want to be there for eachother. Really powerful, and just real.
yeah...
couldn't put it any better
Me with my dog right now 💔 I just can't be around literally anyone who I don't know rn even if it's the store or just a walk. LUV THIS COMMENT
Honestly I though he was the dog
Agreed, but I think it’s also important to mention that it’s not just his dog who is being negatively affected by his mental health issues, it isn’t good for him either, and limits the things he’s capable of doing regardless of what he wants to do. I know a lot of people with mental health issues prefer getting better for the people they love rather than themselves, but loving and caring about yourself is also incredibly important.
“hi claire.”
i don’t get out to see anybody. at all. i still have that foundational intense desire for human connection.
“that’s not for you! that’s not for you!”
claire is my best friend. i talk to her the most, i hang out with her the most, on small walks. i definitely give her the most belly rubs out of anybody in my life.
i think i was born with agoraphobia, ‘cause i remember, as a toddler, looking up at the sky, worrying about gravity not working, and me just getting sucked up. and when i look up, all these feelings immediately rush up i-in - - the feeling of being unstable, the feeling of intense dizziness, the feeling of lightheadedness...
i was walking down the main street in my neighborhood - - this woman was talking on the phone, and she said “steven i can’t really do the seventeenth, can we do the nineteenth?”
this small detail of this person’s life just reminded me how she has her own unique, like, life experie - - her own... she has her own life. and of course, instead of capitalizing on this moment of existential wonder by going home to write some dense essay with a lot of big words in it about how insane - - so many people exist in the world, and i just have my own little small experience; instead of doing that, i, of course - - i had a panic attack.
i’ve been diagnosed with clinical depression, general anxiety disorder, panic attack disorder, adhd... i’m forgetting one. oh, and agoraphobic disorder.
“going to the dog park! going to the dog park! we’re going to the dog park! me and claire bear! always and forever! going to the dog park!”
Thank you
i did not know i needed lyrics for this video but here they are, thancc
Thank you.
@@Sandvichman. it's called a transcribtion, lyrics are only in relation to musical texts, please tell your friends, i don't want this to replace a perfectly good word
@@jonasbrm
i just found the use of the word lyrics to be a little more funny
I'm in love with his voice
me too
I really love it to.. It's relaxing and sexy.. That scratchy-ness haha idk❤
I want to fuck his voice
Edit: no homo
people really do say things like this but when they meet someone with that voice either they get disgusted or just fuck him off cuz they don't accept thosee ppl. Ppl just like to be edgy but they are not so they watch edgy things and they thing that that edgines cross over to them through just watching it so they start liking things like that and say something stupid like you said and if you have chance to meet someone like that you wouldn't try anything to help him or her cuz u will be there just to listen to them being pathetic. Sorry if this offended you.
Same
I didn't realize Claire was the dog until the end and thought the dog had agoraphobia
That literally means you cant relate to this
@@hippieholly2485 LOL
@@hippieholly2485 i have agoraphofia and was very confused,i guess it just means that you didnt pay that muvh attention
Hippie Holly No, you’re just being a gatekeeper
Hippie Holly why are you literally rude
When he said "She has her own life"
I really felt it.
Sonder is the term for that
this art style definetly has childish thing in it. And just like childs this art style hows us how the feeling and the meanings inside of the video is pure and raw. Coming straight from the heart. The animation's theme and the art style just completing each other like puzzles
its astounding. It feels so natural, I didnt have to acclimate to it the way I do with some other nontraditional art styles, It felt as though its always been apart of me.
Yeah lol it suggests a hopeless state of mind
This art style is so fresh to the eye
Jacob Cordova first
@@spookyboi6219 no
@goons :(
It looks like it was made in the 90s, i like it
I like her style
The colours, music and ambient sounds
Every frame is a piece of art
"adhd and... i'm forgetting one"
thats a real mood
@Flower 34 same here, I can remember every little detail of the things I did at a friend's house 3 years ago, but I can't remember anything for my history test
*i feel called out*
big mood 👁👄👁
when he said he was afraid gravity would just switch off....i kinda froze for a second. i really thought i was the only person who had that fear as a toddler because those i told just thought i was being my imaginative self or just being weird.
when i was a toddler i didnt like to look at the night sky cause i felt like the moon and the star where just gonna crush earth, my parents told my that i would never happen because... and then they explained.
but i still had that fear
I had those feelings in primary school, whenever I looked up at the sky without anything else in view ie trees, buildings, people ect, I’d feel like I’d just start falling towards the sky and the only way to stop that from happening was to look back at the ground.
Sometimes I still feel like that could happen but normally I just feel uneasy seeing nothing but an empty blue
I'm not alone anymore
I had the same fear dawg, I was really afraid of those shiny waxed gym floors bc I felt like I’d get sucked into the mirror reality and just start flying into the celing 😭
as someone with rapidly worsening agoraphobia this video just struck me deep within my soul. i dont think ive ever sobbed so fucking hard at something external like this in my life. there's just something so... raw about it. it resonates within me in a way i can't explain.
i just looked at pearl from steven universe and cried
I would fuck a femboy RAW, oh that doesn't really fit in this situation doesn't it
i hope you're doing better, and i understand what you mean
I don't know why, but the part where he was singing made me cry.
I know man... it's some sort of innocence thing I think? idk, he just sounds so happy );
F
Danny DeVito no I think it’s more about u just got insight into his life and why he sounds so sad. And then it almost seems like his little joys in life are still underlined with all his depression anxieties lsbk of confidence I’m assuming
What makes me cry is that he's going to lose Claire someday even though it seems she's the only thing bringing him joy in life..
@@theironartmanufactur1745 same when he said me and claire forever it just hit me that claire would die one day and I started crying
I feel like Claire is actually a symbolism for the illness itself.
Helen Geng Excuse me?
or the dog is symbolising clare
I think claire symbolizes a dog
Claire has her own small fenced in area of the house. Agoraphobics have a difficult time moving out of the region that they are most comfortable with.
Yeah.. I agree. First off, Claire is a sweet pupper (I'm sorry) and is cute, but she also can be aggressive like taking shoes and chewing them up, gnawing on table legs. Also, she is trying to keep a bottle of water to herself, and when our guy tries to take it from her, she bites him. Idk if Claire is supposed to represent a person with agoraphobia, or the agoraphobia itself. Maybe both at times. This water bottle moment could represent that mental illnesses are damaging and difficult when it comes to social situations and relationships. They can take away things that you need like friends and family, important connections. Also, I would like to compare Claire to the burden of agoraphobia because she's a pet, and our dude's only friend. His whole life seems to revolve around her. His everyday hobbies are affected by Claire, taking her on walks and going to the dog park, belly rubs.
Now, these are moments that could display Claire as a metaphor for a person who has agoraphobia. Claire is shown to be in a cage sticking her head out and laying there waiting for something, and she is trapped. At 1:33 the dog park is shown, displaying people talking, laughing, and having fun, and then Claire is shown backed up against a fence, growling at someone or multiple someones. Her tail is between her legs, like she's cornered and afraid of something, even though all the other dogs are having fun. A little while after that, there is a close up of her name tag, and her leash, and she tugs away from it like she is trying to get out of it.
Well that was long but it was fun to breifly dissect the video hehe. I'm sure there could be more, or there's no metaphors or meaning and I'm just going all theory mode. Loll
0:12 “not for you. That’s not for u” OML HIS VOICE IS SO CUTE😍😭
it's overwhelming to think about how insignificant we are in this world, how everything is happening at the same time and we can't control it. the only thing we can control is our own life. our tiny little insignificant life. Just by seeing a busy street, overwhelms me sometimes and freaks me out a little.
Reading this comment made my breathing irregular
but in a way I feel like it’s also liberating. imagine if our every action was extremely significant to the fabric of the universe? terrifying, much more terrifying than being insignificant
i never knew any other person was afraid of the sky and gravity not working when they were growing up..i always thought that was just my dumb irrational fear
yah it's just the endless void of the universe up there,, nothing to protect you but gravity!!!!!!!
This clears up some stuff. I'm afraid of the sky too! When ever I go stargazing, I do it with my brother. I hold his hand because he's like an anchor. I cant float in to the void, and then the stars are beautiful.
I had that a lot just laying down on my trampoline. I couldn't look up.
same! its been a fear of mine for a long time
I was scared of this at night but in the day the blue shielded me, but every time I had a balloon or kite I would be scared I would let go and it would put out the sun or fuck it up somehow or cast a big shadow
In portuguese, agora means now. When I saw the name of the video, i really thought it was about the fear of the present
I was thinking the same
Well in a way that's true
Its *is* about that.
Agora significa "fora" em grego.
Agora means "outside" in greek.
agorafobia eh meio isso mesmo
I've been struggling with intense anxiety basically almost constantly as far as I can remember back. I always forced myself to just do things 'normally' and wait for the anxiety to pass. It never really does unless I am home. Almost constantly being on the brink of a panic attack and trying your best to supress it is so incredibly mentally and physically draining. I knew there was something "wrong" with me but in spite of going to numerous therapists and even a mental hospital throughout the years I never really got diagnosed with anything so I just had to continue trying to be 'normal'. Recently broke down completely again. I wasn't able to eat anything or even leave my bed for several days because I felt so drained. I decided therapy was overdue for me again even though it's been less than a year since I was in the mental hospital. Today I got diagnosed with agoraphobia and I remembered watching this video years ago and not really thinking much abt it so I decided to watch it again and god it really does hit so very close to home
Idk where to go from here tbh. I am barely able to function enough to fullfil my basic needs. Haven't gone to school in weeks and my mom is threatening me to kick me out if I don't go to school again soon. I can't though, idk how many more days of running on energy I never had in the first place and pretending everything is fine I got in me before I just can't go on at all anymore. At my age I should have moved out already but this constant dread and anxiety that gets caused by any place, any situation my brain deems uncomfortable/unsafe/whatev has really been slowly killing me and preventing me from living a 'normal' life.
I honestly don't know where I'm going with this comment anymore lol
Ig I just feel so lost in life and relate to this video a lot haha
I hope you are well
I really appreciate this comment and your story. I can empathize parts of it, for example I got kicked out of my parents' house because I'm trans. I'm also pretty mentally ill though mine is more manageable than yours. I've been reading and am about to finish The Body Keeps the Score, and it has been so helpful to me in understanding that so much of the mental illness I have comes from trauma. Don't want to overstep my bounds here by providing a recommendation. It's just an awesome book and figured if there's a chance it could help you it's worth commenting about.
Where do you live? What options do you have available? It might be possible to move out into assisted living. Might be better without your mother making you feel ashamed. Could be a scary thought though. I refused to do that about 10 years ago out of fear even though my psychiatrist recommended it. Big mistake to stay with my parents. But I don't know your situation. You might feel better when you can accept that you aren't lazy. But it's hard when the whole world says the opposite. Getting official diagnoses can be a big help in getting assistance. I had agoraphobia with panic attacks to the point that it wasn't triggered by anything I could avoid. The sun going down was enough. So it became less of an attack but a constant state. But it's all over for years now. No panic attacks anymore even in stressful situations. It can change believe me. For me it was just one horrible symptom of many that I had throughout my life. Only now after 10 years of on off therapy have I begun looking at the cause of it all. Maybe there is a cause for you too. Maybe there isn't. But you could still live according to your own needs. I may not have panic attacks anymore but I'm far from healthy. I stopped working and live with other disabled people in assisted living currently. But I will move out at some point. Even if your issues never got better, which I highly doubt, you can still live. But making it to that life needs your active engagement. Wish you all the best
Hey man (I'm not an English native so sorry for the grammar mistakes), I started university one year ago and I've been feeling bad without understanding why since the second semester, and for the last two months, I just stopped studying. After therapy, I understood that the problem could be university, so I left it and I'm going to start a volunteering experience in Holland. The experience is about working for 4-5 hours for 5 days and they give you room and board. It's an opportunity to start again and understand who you really are. If you don't enjoy staying with people you can work on a farm. Like you, I'm still drained but I think that this is a good choice so I'm going through with it. I recommend two websites woofing and workaway.
Leaving your environment can change your perspective. Good luck my friend.
@@sponky475 I can relate in the sense that most of mental illness comes from trauma, though I've still not found anyone like me. Very little things can I relate to due to my illness. But I might check this book out as well. Hope you're living your best life, and with manageable enough mental health. Btw, I'm trans as well 😉
I remember waking up every morning in elementary school and running straight to the window to check the sky. I had to make sure there were no grey clouds because if there were, that meant a tornado could come and destroy everything. Hypochondria and anxiety still rule my whole world. Dizziness and light headedness are the scariest parts. This video resonates deeply.
This channel will explode in popularity not too far from now
Nvm I just saw it's already popular in Vimeo, I guess youtube algorithm won't allow
juanker52 In a way, I hope not. It may take away the homey warm feeling from it.
wetsockks don’t you want your favorite creators to become more known, or to at least get more people to see this amazing channel. I mean I only know of this channel because of my friend showing me cat city a few days ago and I wanted to see more of their content
@@rejecttiger haha yes, me too
well it's been a year, how that prediction go?
This is very special. Thank you for this unique piece of art.
I have agoraphobia, but now it's kinda mild compared to what I was feeling in childhood. Funny enough I was in love with astronomy since then, but this feeling.. I was so scared to look even at space pictures, not saying about actual night sky, and I was born in distant village and I say you what, that sky there is crazy, just all totally filled with bright stars.
I remember walking home at night and saying to myself "don't look up" all the time but when I looked up accidentally from time to time my heart was pounding from fear as equal as my love to that beautiful sky.
Here you go, a little story :D
Your art has awakened the poet in me.))
Edit: typo!
NASTIX aka Rukia your story is kind of beautiful
I love it when people tell small stories about themselves and it turns out to be so poetic
hi i know it sounds rly weird but reading your story made me feel extremely emotional for some reason and now I'm crying. I hope the best for your life ☁
Interesting
Anastasia Tyshkevich no u don’t
I like pausing the videos sometimes and look at the pictures! It’s very inspirational
As someone who has Clinical Agoraphobia along with depression anxiety disorder and adhd it’s very accurate
It seems like the guy’s situation is preventing Claire from living to her fullest (the brick walls behind her, the cage, etc), and how much pets do for us mentally but we might not be able to reciprocate.
But at the same time, the guy still takes her out to walks and he’s very joyful at the end. I think that shows that not only is Clare helping him out a lot, but that he’s trying to grow and change so he can care for Claire more.
your animations make we want to throw away all my electronics, move into the middle of the desert and live a nomadic life free of technology and distractions
you know I feel many people who make this statement aren't truly aware of what sacrifices you make to live a life style like that.
watch black mirror.
is that a bad thing or a good thing?
@@alexgonzales7406 It is a bit of an odd compliment for an animation...
Hey, im 2 years late but id like to say that you don’t have to do that. I think you should try to find what you can do in physical reality, like a hobby or an enjoyable part time job, something that wont give you the time to be distracted. I personally do art, but i also tried gardening and it was great. It wont be like the extreme lifestyle of living in the desert, but you’ll get to be closer to nature and take care of something without giving up a lot of things
Edit: I hope you feel better compared to 2 years ago, if not, it’s okay, you still have plenty of time, i love you.
Agoraphobia
_noun_
Extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.
Thx
Oh so that’s what one of my fears are called, I thought Agoraphobia was for spiders for some reason
@@heyboilaxer5911 I think that’s called arachnophobia
i don't know if anybody will read this but this video really gets to me on an emotional level because i feel these exact emotions at times i also have agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder and depression this video gives me some hope that things will be okay thank you vewn and todd and claire
breaks my heart when he says always and forever, 'cause dogs don't live that long
when say that
@@Oscarisacc 1:59
i don't think that part was meant to say that his dog is going to live forever, I think it was a cute little mindless song to sing while taking his dog to a doggy park. The sad part is he has agoraphobia.
Can still be best friends forever even after death
this style of art reminds me of childhood drawings, which has a uniqueness about it that is so hard to replicate, but watching this video gives me tiny little snippets of uninportant moments i'd forgotten as a child. the scene in 1:04 reminds me so much of a 'things to do on a rainy day' book, where on the very last pages was a long winding domino track made to look like an overpass. it had no words, just a sequence of a toy car running down the track.
i can really relate to the narrator and in a way its comforting
I can relate to the dog.
Me too friend me too
i have agoraphobia and it isn’t as bad as it used to be. at its peak i was like this. the way you draw the sky and the sun. the sun beating down on you and seeming to swell. the sky threatening to swallow you up, the ground threatening to let go and let you fall into space. hearing conversations and having sudden realizations of the wide ness of the world and how even that is dwarfed by eternity. your art style especially in this video embodies the agoraphobic experience. i love how you focused on the ground and walls, trying to keep the sky out of sight, trying to make your world smaller. the fisheye sort of effect when you can’t find ‘you’ inside your body and get lost in a larger world. it’s a lonely way to feel and i’m lucky that mine is more manageable now.
This gives a really weird and nostalgic feeling that makes me sad and reminds me about really weird vivid memories from when I was like 2-8
That is most poetic , beautiful, relatable thing I’ve never seen. I developed feelings for your animation, I want to be friend with this person, talking about him, about me, about depression, agoraphobia, anxiety, with him, forever...
I felt the same too im glad im not the only one
And sonder
the animator is a woman, the narrator a man.
I struggle to explain the way this video impacted me, but it's really profound. This is a very special animated short, I think it comforts me in some sort of way. Not even talking about the quality of the animation and drawing, which is just insane. Please keep going, you are a gift to this platform
I showed this to my mother, explaining that a dog will cure my depression ( wish me luck y'all)
How did it go?
Yeah how
I mean pets aren't always going to help with depression. At one point I had like over 10 pets, every time I was feeling depressed my parents would get me a new one trying to fix whatever was wrong with me. Two dogs, a cat, five birds, two hamsters, two mice, and a fish. None of them have filled the void.
My youngest dog is the one that's probably helped the most, he has a support dog card thing and I'm allowed to take him to therapy sessions. My therapist says I look a lot happier when I'm with my dog, but I still feel empty.
did u get an animal
No pet will ever cure your depression they can make your life slightly more enjoyable but pets cant cure you
going to the dog park
going to the dog park
going to the dog park
me n claire bear
always and forever
going to the dog park
🥺🥺🥺
This feels like a documentary
Jesus Christ you have some of the most charming animations I have ever seen. I just sat here watching all of them and I want to watch them again.
My best friend has agoraphobia. Once we were driving, and he decided he needed to get some groceries. So we got into the parking lot. and he parked the furthest away he could from the store. He couldn't leave his car, and we couldn't go into the store because his agoraphobia just hit him like a ton of bricks.
Your friend is cringe
This video made me realize and learn a thing or two about me and people with Agoraphobia. The fact that I literally stopped going to school all together because I feel like I'm not safe outside. Not because I'll be unsafe with being hit by a car, getting kidnapped, or just being struck by lightning, it's because I'm scared that I'll be helpless, vulnerable, and might be stuck with people I won't get along with. I'm still scared of going to school today.
It was so beautiful and I could really relate to the agoraphobia. I could feel the warmth of Claire she’s a good girl.
I'm afraid of dogs and she scared the hell outta me at 0:29
_why the hell did i cry at the end ?_
Don't cry, we're going to the dog park
why is this in cursive purposely lmao
Really grateful that this work of art exists. I found it 2 years ago and still keep coming back to it. It just puts the feelings that I can never fully describe in a video and words and makes me feel a bit less alone in this world
Truly incredible
I found this channel when I was at my worst mental state. I have agoraphobia and I remember looking up the word on TH-cam to see if there was anyone else out there like me. I found this video and I related to it so much. Still do, even though I wish I didn’t haha. Watching this calms me down because it shows me that there’s other people out there like me. Thank you for this.
kool
but actually i think this actualy very "kool" and is like legit a beautiful piece tht deserves a lot of praise and i think u should b extremely proud of urself
Didn't u comment this on another vid or ig it's someone else
Jonni Phillips aid
swag
Instead of doing that of course I had a panic attack is too real.
If this man made a podcast/audiobook about his entire life, I’d listen to it all.
I love this video a lot. I come back to it so so often. It just reminds me of my dog. She’s a service animal for me but she’s also my best friend. She’s always there for me and she takes good care of me. I resonate with this video a lot
is he ok? does he need a friend?
yepisuredolikecats it would be SO cool if he could meet some wonderful internet friends.
No he has Claire duh
yepisuredolikecats he has a thing where socializing makes him uncomfortable .
He has claire
yepisuredolikecats people like us don’t need friends. We can find more comfort alone
This always brings a tear to my eye, it's so raw, honest and emotional. It's just so simple but so relatable. You can tell he isn't doing well even if he doesn't ever state it directly.
“Instead of doing that, i of course had a panic attack” i dont think ill ever relate to words said in a such a specific tone like that ever again in my life. Really felt that one!
this video is so weirdly relaxing, and super real feeling, like his personality is so well developed, and you can get such a good sense of who he is just from this 2 minute interaction, and i absolutely adore this form of story telling, a look into someone's life from their perspective, and this art style is so weirdly warm feeling
there's something really beautiful about the imperfectness of this animation that makes it feel so much more special. the shots of the highway, the sun and claire's uneven cage especially.
Theres sth so unique about all of your videos...they arent the yt content we deserve...but its definitely the one we need
It somehow took me a full 2 minutes to realize that the dog wasn’t the one narrating and that Claire wasn’t the human it was the dog
I honestly got scare in the star when the dog "tried to bite me" and then every other time that showed a dog I got discomfort thinking the same would happen
Oh god that was actually frightening, my name is Clare and when I heard him say “Hi Claire” I actually freaked out
"Instead of doing that of course I had a panic attack."
I could not relate more
I used to have this fear that what I perceived wasn’t real and that I was actually somewhere completely different. Like instead of walking to class in school I was actually walking through a field somewhere thinking I was at school.
I just remembered this video exists and came back to it. No matter how many times I watch it, it's just one of these things that really hit the right spot inside my soul lol
wow I was thinking that your works are way popular... well, they definitely should be!
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Literally the most aesthetic video I've ever seen
this stuff makes me cry
just got diagnosed with agoraphobia last week after struggling for 4 years, glad to know im not alone at least. and really happy to have found this gem of a video again ❤
I haven't left my apartment in 4 months
❤
“Hi Clair” they way it was said relaxed me
when he said “me and Claire bear” it made me smile for some reason.
this is the single most relatable animation ive ever seen, out of all the hundreds ive watched
This was one of the most beautiful pieces of any artform I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing
This art style is like coming up for air after spending a night underwater
this video provides me with a couple of minutes of peace every time i listen to it
I’m in the middle of binge watching your videos rn but I just want to say thank you for sparking some creative drive in me. Watching your videos is inspiring me to create art not solely for myself but for the world to start having conversations about ideas and topics that are sometimes overlooked. Thank you for your time and talent to portray these concepts into these beautiful videos💗💗💗
The way they draw everything makes me think of the feeling of gravity-lessness, agoraphobia. Objects around you stretching across your view overwhelmingly, the way everything fits onto your line of sight and the perspective makes you feel so not grounded
I just keep watching this over and over
why is this actually wholesome, its just a life documentary about a dog owner and i absolutely love it
I don’t like to go anywhere and I am afraid to go into stores and any time I have gone out to eat I have my boyfriend that I have been with for over six years order for me because I don’t like to talk to people, it’s rather odd, I am very thankful that he is understanding of me and my anxiety issues or whatever you want to call it. I was just curious if anyone else with this issue also has issues making phone calls? I for some reason have such a terrible time working up the courage to make a call but then when I finally do (if I do) it usually goes fine it’s just very hard to get myself to do it, for example if I were making a doctor appointment, or calling a store to see when they open or close or if they have something in particular that I want to buy. I just can’t bring myself to make phone calls and I don’t know why. I also won’t answer phone calls I haven’t spoken to my biological father on quite some time because I just won’t answer the phone but I do text him, it makes me feel bad :(
"This is Claire, I defenetly give her the most belly rubs out of anyone I know" Beautiful
the rawness of his voice and his story is captivating this art style really did the feeling of this narration justice
I like how you can kinda hear a sort of strain in the guy's voice when he's singing
I play this video when I feel anxious or sad.
His voice is so relaxing :)
I do the same. It's comforting
thank you for this video.
this is one of my favorite videos on this entire platform . every once in a while i find myself finding it and re-watching it . its so amazing and i dont know why
There's no other channel I can look in the comments and feel comforted knowing I'm not alone with these feelings. That there are people who feel the way I do and struggle like me.
It makes me so happy that even though its so unpleasant to go outside you still do so that you can spend time with your dog. You should be proud of youself! : )
This is precious and wholesome to me. Thanks dude for taking the time to connect with me. And so many others. Being a human is hard sometimes... dont we all just wanna be a dog once in awhile.. keep being cool
this brings me comfort to the point of concern.
i love this voice acting so much and the background noise, and the concept. i relate to this a lot too, considering i have a few of the disorders listed here idk it's just so comforting even if it makes me cry for no reason just hearing this guy talk and see his dog.
this short film really calm me a lot, thank you
"She has a life"
Coming back to this for..the third time I believe, and it's very lovely still, of course. :3 The second time I came back here, I was so thankful that I was able to find it again through the history of my favorites. Since I was and am still a bit unfamiliar with the term "agoraphobia", though now, less, I had a tough time remembering where to find this great video again, haha.
The part to me about everyone having their own life and experiences is calming for some reason. It's nice to think how.. seriously, everyone has their own experiences and difficulties. Not nice that there are difficulties, but just, when you go through them yourself, knowing others can relate, makes it feel less hard. Makes me feel more grounded again.
I mean, speaking of the feeling of being grounded, the whole video helps me to feel that! In the best way I mean, ya know.
Amazing job to everyone that made this.
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I really do love this animation. I watch it all the times and it actually helped me figure out that I have agoraphobic disorder. So it always feels great to connect to a character who struggles with these things. Thank you. Thank you for making this.
ive grown up with severe agoraphobia, i still have it, just not as bad as it used to be via exposure therapy. even then theres still those moments where i sink back into how it was and wont leave my house for months. i very much relate to this animation, as ive had my pet cat with me for a lot of it (still do). her name is moe and idk what ill do without her. dealing with agoraphobia, especially when it gets to the point where you dont leave your house in months or years (once i self isolated for 2 years before covid because it was that bad, and to this day i refuse to go to family gatherings or gatherings in general) and before that itd be chains of months until id finally leave the house (only to shut back down again because it would give me a big panic attack), its really difficult to figure out and deal with and understand why youre like this.
but now its a lot better for me in comparison (still not "normal"), and i was pretty much helpless, which goes to show that you can overcome things like this if you just have patience with yourself and know what helps you. that being said my heart fully goes out to people who are struggling with it, and even if its not severe its still a struggle and its still difficult so dont think its not worthy of being treated or taken care of.
im not sure if agoraphobia fully goes away, but sometimes it is more tolerable, sometimes worse. just dont give up on your progress and soon youll be more comfy going forward than you were the day before :)
I’ve watched this for so many times but now i literally crying. I don’t know why but agh it hits so hard