Hi Joe, here's one to add to the Ren list. "Children of the Moon " is much slept on, but the song and video is really up your street, Starts with a pastiche of a 20's silent horror movie that evolves into the Rocky Horror Picture Show almost.. It's a fun one to lighten the mood..
Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece! Its one of my favorite and not a lot of reactors play it! But you sir, are a kindred spirit and recognize greatness when you see/hear it! Ren manages to describe ,so poetically , what long term insomnia feels like! I suffered from it for many years and then it went away, no rhyme or reason! But Ren knows how to capture experiences with his wordplay and he's an expert craftsman! Im loving your channel❤❤❤
Thank you, Joee! I'm an old man who's so grateful in my lifetime to discover Ren's artistry, and until it happened, I didn't even know that my spirit needed it. 🙏
❤Ren has such a gift of speaking out loud the thoughts we keep hidden or maybe don’t even know how to express…I know that’s why I connect so profoundly with him. I truly appreciate your love/support for him……I have a feeling that he’s helping you as well ❤
That was real. Beyond the music, I'm referring to your words and reaction. Joe E Sparks you're a flame. 🔥A strong Human well tempered like a Sword. We appreciate your open honesty.
Ren's spoken word songs--this, Depression, and Meaning--are ones I listen to a lot. They can hit so many ways depending on my own mood--it can be resigned, angry, and hopeless by turns. The spaces between words in his cadence only enhance it, as does the knowledge of his health journey. He can definitely get inside you and make you feel all the feelz.
Not me being awake for iver 24 hours at this point watching this.. Ahhh good old untreated adhd. I take this whole song as the hyperactive child forced to put all those thoughts and feelings inside so we don’t bother the people around us by constantly chattering and moving around.
My husband and I are both autistic, and so much of what REN writes hits home for us. We consider ourselves neurospicy………. Maybe you’re a bit spicy too 😊😊😊😁😁😁
This song and another titled Depression.... Nail what it is to go through these things... Although they are sometimes hard to listen to, it's powerful to have someone put it into words so eloquently. This is the power of Ren... Suddenly we are connecting with the feelings we've been told and medicated to numb out....and we are connecting with others that also understand and connect through this vulnerability... What he's doing is so powerful... It's painful but also it's an awakening... I'm here for it and grateful for you being so open too ❤
I’m coming down off a 4 month insomnia wave. Enjoying the sleep again until the wave returns. I love this song and can definitely relate. Sometimes I make lists in my head of all kinds of random things when trying to sleep. It’s out of my control and I can’t turn it off. Other times my head feels empty and I just lay there waiting while listening to the noises of the night. Sending restful wishes out to everyone here. ❤
Let me add my thanks for reacting to this song. This gem hit me hard not because of my mild insomnia, but because of the pain and vulnerability that Ren conveys. It almost broke me to hear him say Ren your always going to suffer Ren. His ability to make us feel so deeply is a testament to his genius. Thanks again.
YES I relate to this very much.. 🙃🤯🥴😴🙄😬 Alot of people don't understand but Ren certainly does.. I've had it all my life as far back as I can remember.. 4hrs is probably max for me not very often.. People think I'm crazy think it's a choice.. 😳
Thank you for reacting to this! I've been requesting people to react to this and you're the first!! A lot of people hasn't react to this song of Ren's. Leave it to Joe E!!! Let's go! Thank you.
Might be worth finding an ADHD screening questionnaire online. What you describe is so familiar, racing thoughts at night, questions endlessly leading to other questions, difficulty shutting down or letting things go. I really recommend reading up on it and see whether it fits. Getting diagnosed late in my 40s was such a gift! You might not need a formal diagnosis or medication, many don't -- but it was such a relief to finally have a framework for understanding WHY my brain was so good at some things (especially things that require creative focus), while being so, so bad at others (being disorganized, missing appointments or deadlines, starting - or finishing - anything boring...)
Ty Serendipitish👊🏽💯 I really appreciate everyone opening up about this. So uvare like the 3rd or 4th person who said they got diagnosed in ya 40s...is it a common thing ppl find out around that age?
For people of our generation, yeah, late diagnosis is common. When I was a kid, they thought ADD (now ADHD) was a thing only little boys suffered from, and that it was mainly about physical hyperactivity, and that boys outgrew it. Girls, and minorities, and boys that weren't loud/disruptive/fidgety were seldom diagnosed with it, in part because they may have been socialized differently in what type of external behaviour was allowed, and in part because doctors did not yet recognize the inattentive type of ADHD, where all that hyperactivity is turned inwards as daydreaming, storytelling/worldbuilding, intuitive learning where you get the right answer but can't explain the steps to get there.... And it turns out that, diagnosed as a kid or not, you don't outgrow the way your brain is wired. You just get better at masking it so other people get less annoyed with you. This leads to a lot of people seeking help for depression or anxiety later in life, and discovering ADHD is the underlying cause. If you're lucky, you stumble upon some healthy adult strategies for managing your ADHD. If not, you spend a lot of years being confused about why other people seem to be able to just DO stuff that is always hard for you; there can be a lot of shame over dropping the ball on certain things when you know you're so capable in other ways. Thats my experience anyway; it can manifest differently for different folks. But if any of this sounds familiar, do a little more research; even if it doesn't end up applying to you, understanding ADHD better might help someone else in your life. ❤🖤❤
Yay I'm the first like & comment! Love your insights into your reactions! Much love from the UK! 🫂I suffer with insomnia too, it's a long day most days!
@@joeesparks7 I have friends and family tell me to 'just empty your mind and think of nothing'... for me, the quieter the night, the more still it becomes... the more questions I have about everything. I'm an artist myself, not music, but painting, poetry, photography...making and creating to stop my mind from going off in a million different directions. I find a lot of people in the artistic fields tend to be wired differently! I know I am, as I have so many questions about things other people wouldn't think twice about! But I try not to let the darkness of insomnia invade and dig deep into my psyche... as hard as that is most times... I still lay down on my bed at night and tell myself 'tonight you will sleep!' I guess some people are lucky, some not so much. But I still try to stay positive and bury the anxiety and insecurities deep down within myself! Sorry for the waffle! 🤘😁
@@AmarnaJenniferWhitehouseI too have to tell myself "I'm going to sleep" from time to time...it's like if I don't at least take that stance or mondframe into the night, I won't have a chance to get sleep. So I wud tell myself that a lot. Like I said, things have gotten better fir me but occasionally out of nowhere, I'll go thru a cpl rough weeks ... stay strong Amarna!❤
Ren is Truly one in a Million! Musically and Lyrically, he's on his Own Level! Then, add his performance abilities, and different Genres... yeah... it's my opinion he is!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤yes this!! I absolutely relate to you and your story!! I just got diagnosed with ADHD at 41 so that’s all that happens when I lay in my bed at night I can hear my ears ringing over the sound of silence so my silence is actually louder than the noise in a way. I have to at least have a fan on or I can’t sleep at all!!! (Says a girl at 1:02am😂🎉🎉🎉) no meds have worked better than the ole Mary J🤭. J/S ❤*DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS?!?!?!***☠️🤣🫶🏼
I love listening to a song I didn't like (WHAAAT?!? SACRILEGE!) for a second time and absolutely falling in love with it... Like what was wrong wasn't the song, but the timing in me: I wasn't ready for it but now I am ❤
Dude.. don’t I know.. some nights I ended up crying, being so frustrated that my brain would just not shut off… it took me a looong time, but I trained my brain to think of nothing (real nothing, imagine white noise) and it changed my life, I can’t tell you how that improved everything.. hope other people can get there too.. thank you for another great reaction!!!
He really does connect everyone through his music. This song is one of my favorites, it does capture many struggles perfectly. It puts words to all these things that we all struggle with that we can't voice. I think that those dark places are so lonely that we feel that nobody can relate or understand. But we do understand even when we can't fully relate to what everyone is going through individually. We all struggle with something at some point in our lives. We all wrestle with self doubt and pain. We're all getting through this together 🖤
When you do the Jenny and Screech video, make sure you do the FULL video (It's actually a trilogy) and shows off Ren's skills on so many levels. Musician, storyteller, actor, creator...
For most of my life i couldn't sleep. Its just been the past year that i could. I got put on some sleeping pills that actually work for me. They are the first ones that did. I often ask myself questions in my head and then answer them. I think people's brains just work differently than one another.
Totally relate to this song❤. I’m disabled and live in constant pain as well as multiple other physical and mental illnesses. No matter what time I lay down on my left side, my body will wake me up exactly 3 hrs later due to the nightmares and the escalation in the pain. It’s been this way since 2015. Finding REN’s music has impacted my life in a positive way. I love watching you react to his music. It’s like I get to relive my initial reaction all over again through watching you. Lastly, I love reading the comments because it makes me feel not so alone. Wishing you and everyone in the community good health and positivity ❤❤❤❤
One of the things about Ren's music, that appeals to so many people. No matter the subject he is speaking on. He writes through the eyes of human experience. Something we ALL have in common.
How'd I miss one?? Ren Gives the Gift of UNDERSTANDING of facets of any and all Afflictions & Desperation to be Normal. ? What is Normal? Great Reaction ❤
Highly recommend pulling up the lyrics in the description of rens videos and setting them in a separate window during it - it’s hard for me to track words sometimes (auditory processing disorder) and I notice most of the time the autogenerated captions just can’t keep up with his vocabulary of words or speed. I love this song so much.
Depression and insomnia the last 2 track on the demo vol, 2 hurts my chest and brings tears to my eyes, when normally a don't feel nothing so a can't stop listening to them
This song really resonates with me, I have horrific insomnia. I have had 14 hours sleep in the last 8 days. I went from last Saturday to Wednesday with not a minute of sleep! I’m 90 mins away from finishing night shift and I am dead but I won’t get more than 2 hours sleep today. 🖤
This one hit my heart so hard the first time... I have horrible insomnia due to pain and I take meds to even get the 4 to to 5 hours I get now. It is miserable. Great reaction Joe!
Dude, you keep diving deep into the catalog! Love it! You completely defined it; as said in Hi Ren, "My music is really connected." There's just something that resonates with almost everyone who hears it. Whether it's musically, vocally or rap, it hits every time. Thanks!
Hey Joe E. Insomnia is hard can relate also my friend. It plays on your mind for sure. How to shut off those thoughts at night, it’s hard to go through. General Anxiety is my curse that brings this on. But thankfully it’s getting better with time and mental health professionals. Kudos and Respect REN for sure ✌🏻❤️
I don’t know how he does it either. I just relate to sooooooo much of his music. I have heard this song but didn’t realize how much I love it until now. Thank you. Great reaction as always😊❤🔥
You're not alone Joe E. My mind plays every single scenario before making a decision. My mind sometimes plays scenarios that i hope never come to fruition. My other side is like what the hell is wrong with you? Where do you come up with these things. ?😂 And im an empath too
I always look forward to watching you. You just make me smile. You are a kind, creative, and gentle soul. I understand the empath journey and it’s difficulties and I appreciate you. I’ve had insomnia for over 20 years since my son has had issues so similar to Ren. It’s awful and life changing. People don’t understand just how much it affects your work, thinking, demeanor/personality every day.
Mr Joee sparks we need an interview with u and Sam and also ren but just u and Sam chatting about videography would be sick. Look I know that it's nothing to do with this reaction but my mind is like I think then I say and this just sprung to mind please try make this happen it would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I’ve had insomnia for the past 18yrs I regularly go days without any sleep at all and average around 2/3hrs on the good days but still don’t fall asleep til like 4/5am so yeah this hits different
Rens word play musical expression is as pleasing to the ear as it is insightful for the Mind and Nourishing for the soul! Fact! Enjoyable stuff as per usual oh and if you haven't seen it yet Joe E? i'd recommend "Power". I think you'll appreciate the simplicty perfectly executed nature of the vid plus you get to see Sam driving through the backstreets of Brighton while Ren performs beside him.
I'm one of those who can't shut down my brain. My brain, who spin me around and around all the time. Even though I have an answer to why it doesn't make it easier. I have Asperger's and ADD. 🤓🇸🇪
I took the "fucking nothing and everything" differently, ohhh the beauty of art! I took the nothing to mean nothing of substance or nothing tangible, that it doesn't stop, it never stops, there is never "nothing" or never a void but the contents of everything amounts to nothing. A trillion racing flying thoughts that mean nothing when all scrambled and discombobulated, never one coherent single subject thought because everything is too fast and too random and too vast to ever amount to something. Everything and nothing.
Hey dude. Your reaction called to me and the way you explained the noise in your head is something I have only very recently realised in myself as being ADHD. May be worth a look inwards and a bit of a research for yourself. It may help explain a lot. Especially being the creative you are and the empathy you portray...it ties in. You are killing it on your channel dude! Love your honesty🤘😜🤘
I tried to explain to my wife how ill stay awake in bed sometimes on my phone just soking up the quiet from the outside and nothing else in that moment matters. Other nights have those thoughts that play on repeat. Few songs ever hit so relatable than this one.
Yes. My brain does that too, questions absolutely everything, it’s just a constant cascade of questions, branching out like a spiders web trying to formulate connections to other knowledge. It’s a double edged sword, learning leads to knowing, leads to understanding, leads to compartmentalisation with other information, very useful for many things in life. But trying to slow it down or stop it and just relax is extremely hard…..
I'm an artist and writer. I know full well how the creative process disrupts my sleep. I'm also autistic. If I'm trying to sleep, but I have an idea for a poem or a sculpture, I consider it time well spent, getting out of bed again and again to write down my ideas. Some of my most productive time is thanks to insomnia. To me, there are three stages of going to sleep. The first stage is normal consciousness, thinking about what's happened today, the usual stuff. The second stage is thinking about some random, irrelevant idea. Picturing a marble on a plate. Remembering that time I went swimming and chased turtles. The third stage is when I realize I'm about to dream. All those thoughts that were keeping me awake are nothing.
Bro i have had sleep apnea since i was a kid. It wasnt as bad when i was young but as an adult its virtual ruin3d me. It made all my teeth rot out. It made my ability to work through out the day and then react with my wife and son so hard because im always so tired. It had a part at ruining my marriage and neglecting my house my pets my family. Insomnia and apnea is something that i wouldnt wish upon a soul
Great reaction as usual and there's not even a video this time.😁I know exactly where he's coming from with this. Over here in the UK there's a comedy panel show called QI . I have this playing episode after episode every night stopping my brain from constantly worrying. Just like Twenty one Pilots - Car Radio. 😁 Also this is another amazing track from Ren.
Speaking as someone with ADHD like it very much appears you have, my friend. The best two that I've found to help me focus my mind on my creations are ATF (Alaskan Thunder F*ck), and 99 Problems. (Sativas. If you know, you know.) As for being able to sleep, might I recommend Skywalker OG? As a fellow creator, a writer, my brain is always spinning. To the point that even sleep doesn't shut it off and I have vivid muse-dreams. I understand so deeply the struggles with derealization and a rather tenuous hold on reality when you haven't been able to sleep enough as well as having a mind that couldn't be paid to shut down, until it leaves you in the mental paralysis of indecision. There are some days it truly feels like being on the tea cup ride at Disney world that someone has hooked a jet engine up to.
@joeESparks Man this song fits me to a T insomniac here I can't shut my brain off questions rattling in my head with zero answers why this what that, why me why not me, etc etc why can't i get these questions to be quiet? why is it when I go to bed and try to sleep there is a voice that won't shut up and its constant questions or not questions but I could have done this or I could have done that differently, I feel this song it speaks volumes to me. thinking about nothing and yet everything and not being able to sleep.
Nah, I grew up listening to NY rap in the 80s and early 90s(nas, wu tang, biggie etc)...adopted the slang b4 I was even out of high-school. So now I get that question a lot🤷🏾 imo the Midwest and Chicago don't have a local accent or slang...they usually pick from east, west, or south as far as slang and dialects. So I just happen to be one with the sound of the east🤷🏾 couldn't imagine myself sounding west "whas hananing cuh?" or south "aye shanty, already" smh nah lol. I cool with "what's poppin, B?" 😂😂😂😂
If you write down the things on your mind that are keeping you up, it might help you get it out of your head? Knowing that it's on paper, so you don't have to think about it, because you can't change it at the moment an maybe it will help you to sleep?
I'm mid 40s myself...I do actually know the secret😉😉💪🏽 but I speak loke I'm old and wasted to throw folks off lol...Thanks for watching Jose...hope to see u in the comments again👊🏽💯
Like my other comment been telling other reactors to react to this song and it hits hard... there's another verson that is not so much reverb or echo, it's more quiet and you can hear more of his pain in his voice.
As im sure you noticed in this one, the subs on a lot of Rens vids are just auto generated and half of them are nonsense :( If you see that its best to stop paying attention to the subs and just listen. I hope Ren or someone one day puts proper subs on all his songs!
Can I ask when you are going to react to more unknown artists and how you will be taking suggestions?, Reacting to Ren/Falling in reverse etc is cool but i would be lying if I didn’t say it’s getting predictable as every reaction channel is “going down the Ren rabbit hole” I guess it’s a grey area as following the trends will help the channel grow, but at the same time there are so many mind blowing videos you as a Videographer could be covering and adding value to, have you thought about taking suggestions from various non trending artists yet? Either way I’m enjoying the content 👍🏻
On the community tab I take suggestions...I love suggestions when the music video is pleasing to the eye😂😂😂 but yes, it's a balance between this rabbit hole and trying new. I'll be putting a post up asking for suggestions again here soon...will u post ur suggestions on it for me?
Yh I figured that to be the case as Ren/Sam Tomkins both have so much great music, unfortunately I’m on phone so can’t find the community tab lol would you mind adding Miyagi & Andy Panda - YAMAKASI (Official Video) to that list, if you haven’t come across that video yet as I think you will enjoy it as it has elements of one takes and epic visuals
okay so the racing thoughts and overthinking you were talking about is quite symptomatic of ADHD. And I don't want to be a backseat psychologist here but there is a reason for it and there are a lot of people who feel that way but it's rarely talked about because as people with ADHD we're so conditioned to trying to be like everyone else that barely anyone dares to talk about these experiences.
Backseat, hilarious...nah man u just sharing ur experiences, and I appreciate it🙏🏽 yeah, I just got so old that I really don't mind talking about any "differences" I may have 😂😂😂 thanks u
Sounds like you might have ADHD. Personally my mind is usually a blank canvas that allows me to be in the moment observing everything without concious thought. It is SO PEACEFUL in my head.
Hey man. I love you and love your reactions. You have to pick your pauses cleverly. A three minutes pause after 30 seconds is kinda a bit much. Give people a minute or so to get the vibe.
Respectfully, I'm on the opposite side here. It's about the reactor's knowledge and experiences and how that relates to what they're hearing/seeing. So I'd prefer more pauses myself. That said... Joe, if you want to go with the flow more, I can watch that too, I guess. Just not as interesting to me.
Hyperfixation maybe? 2 Videographers i know have hyperfixation and one is so bad he technically has the 'tism, you describing the plaque was how he described the table we were chatting at. Not a professional but 3 "visionaries" of filming isn't a coincidence right? (not that i really know you, either)
Dont forget to ever so softly tap that 👍🏽! Also, am i the only one who really appreciated Rens perspective on Insomnia?
Ren always hits the nail on the head with his poetry of emotions. Def relate to this piece.
@@AmarnaJenniferWhitehouseagreed💯
This song and Depression both explain my feelings exactly.
I relate to this song so much.
Sorry I may have hit the thumbs up a bit too hard - will try to be careful next time. Keep doing what you do Joe
Ren poetically puts into words things everyone has experienced but can’t express. Instant relatability. Genius!
This song is one of my absolute favorite songs!
Humble, Heretic, and Penitence, and Love Music parts 1-3 🤗🔥🎶🎵🎶🎵
Hi Joe, here's one to add to the Ren list. "Children of the Moon " is much slept on, but the song and video is really up your street, Starts with a pastiche of a 20's silent horror movie that evolves into the Rocky Horror Picture Show almost.. It's a fun one to lighten the mood..
Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece! Its one of my favorite and not a lot of reactors play it! But you sir, are a kindred spirit and recognize greatness when you see/hear it! Ren manages to describe ,so poetically , what long term insomnia feels like! I suffered from it for many years and then it went away, no rhyme or reason! But Ren knows how to capture experiences with his wordplay and he's an expert craftsman! Im loving your channel❤❤❤
I love this song because it goes from a spoken word poem into a song seamlessly and almost without notice because of seamless transition.
Thank you, Joee! I'm an old man who's so grateful in my lifetime to discover Ren's artistry, and until it happened, I didn't even know that my spirit needed it. 🙏
❤Ren has such a gift of speaking out loud the thoughts we keep hidden or maybe don’t even know how to express…I know that’s why I connect so profoundly with him. I truly appreciate your love/support for him……I have a feeling that he’s helping you as well ❤
That was real. Beyond the music, I'm referring to your words and reaction. Joe E Sparks you're a flame. 🔥A strong Human well tempered like a Sword. We appreciate your open honesty.
Thank u...it's tough to be open a
Bout these things👊🏽💯
Ren's spoken word songs--this, Depression, and Meaning--are ones I listen to a lot. They can hit so many ways depending on my own mood--it can be resigned, angry, and hopeless by turns. The spaces between words in his cadence only enhance it, as does the knowledge of his health journey.
He can definitely get inside you and make you feel all the feelz.
Not me being awake for iver 24 hours at this point watching this..
Ahhh good old untreated adhd. I take this whole song as the hyperactive child forced to put all those thoughts and feelings inside so we don’t bother the people around us by constantly chattering and moving around.
5:38 I have a similar struggle with my mind refusing to shut off
We going to get thru it, ya hear me👊🏽💯
My husband and I are both autistic, and so much of what REN writes hits home for us. We consider ourselves neurospicy………. Maybe you’re a bit spicy too 😊😊😊😁😁😁
❤ love your reactions. I respect Ren and his journey so much. Big respect to you.
Thank u Frances
Came for your Ren reactions but watching a lot more cause I enjoy your reactions
Thanks DJ👊🏽💯 means a lot!
This song and another titled Depression.... Nail what it is to go through these things...
Although they are sometimes hard to listen to, it's powerful to have someone put it into words so eloquently.
This is the power of Ren... Suddenly we are connecting with the feelings we've been told and medicated to numb out....and we are connecting with others that also understand and connect through this vulnerability...
What he's doing is so powerful... It's painful but also it's an awakening... I'm here for it and grateful for you being so open too ❤
Thanks for this one Joe! Loved the reaction, and appreciate your time. Much love and have a great day!
I’m coming down off a 4 month insomnia wave. Enjoying the sleep again until the wave returns. I love this song and can definitely relate. Sometimes I make lists in my head of all kinds of random things when trying to sleep. It’s out of my control and I can’t turn it off. Other times my head feels empty and I just lay there waiting while listening to the noises of the night. Sending restful wishes out to everyone here. ❤
Let me add my thanks for reacting to this song. This gem hit me hard not because of my mild insomnia, but because of the pain and vulnerability that Ren conveys. It almost broke me to hear him say Ren your always going to suffer Ren. His ability to make us feel so deeply is a testament to his genius. Thanks again.
That is a tear jerker line for sure💕
YES I relate to this very much.. 🙃🤯🥴😴🙄😬 Alot of people don't understand but Ren certainly does.. I've had it all my life as far back as I can remember.. 4hrs is probably max for me not very often.. People think I'm crazy think it's a choice.. 😳
Like why would I choose not to sleep this often ya know🤷🏾
@@joeesparks7 Exactly.... Saying that I am a little crazy cos I don't F**kin sleep 😜😂
Thank you for reacting to this! I've been requesting people to react to this and you're the first!! A lot of people hasn't react to this song of Ren's. Leave it to Joe E!!! Let's go! Thank you.
Ocean by Ren and Eden Nash is dope. Different than a lot of other songs .
Thanks Tom👊🏽 I think that's on my list too😂😂😂
Might be worth finding an ADHD screening questionnaire online. What you describe is so familiar, racing thoughts at night, questions endlessly leading to other questions, difficulty shutting down or letting things go. I really recommend reading up on it and see whether it fits.
Getting diagnosed late in my 40s was such a gift! You might not need a formal diagnosis or medication, many don't -- but it was such a relief to finally have a framework for understanding WHY my brain was so good at some things (especially things that require creative focus), while being so, so bad at others (being disorganized, missing appointments or deadlines, starting - or finishing - anything boring...)
Ty Serendipitish👊🏽💯 I really appreciate everyone opening up about this. So uvare like the 3rd or 4th person who said they got diagnosed in ya 40s...is it a common thing ppl find out around that age?
For people of our generation, yeah, late diagnosis is common. When I was a kid, they thought ADD (now ADHD) was a thing only little boys suffered from, and that it was mainly about physical hyperactivity, and that boys outgrew it. Girls, and minorities, and boys that weren't loud/disruptive/fidgety were seldom diagnosed with it, in part because they may have been socialized differently in what type of external behaviour was allowed, and in part because doctors did not yet recognize the inattentive type of ADHD, where all that hyperactivity is turned inwards as daydreaming, storytelling/worldbuilding, intuitive learning where you get the right answer but can't explain the steps to get there....
And it turns out that, diagnosed as a kid or not, you don't outgrow the way your brain is wired. You just get better at masking it so other people get less annoyed with you. This leads to a lot of people seeking help for depression or anxiety later in life, and discovering ADHD is the underlying cause. If you're lucky, you stumble upon some healthy adult strategies for managing your ADHD. If not, you spend a lot of years being confused about why other people seem to be able to just DO stuff that is always hard for you; there can be a lot of shame over dropping the ball on certain things when you know you're so capable in other ways.
Thats my experience anyway; it can manifest differently for different folks. But if any of this sounds familiar, do a little more research; even if it doesn't end up applying to you, understanding ADHD better might help someone else in your life. ❤🖤❤
Yay I'm the first like & comment! Love your insights into your reactions! Much love from the UK! 🫂I suffer with insomnia too, it's a long day most days!
1st!!!! 😂 Thanks for the love! I wish we didn't deal with Insomnia....🍻 here is to trying to sleep!
@@joeesparks7 I have friends and family tell me to 'just empty your mind and think of nothing'... for me, the quieter the night, the more still it becomes... the more questions I have about everything. I'm an artist myself, not music, but painting, poetry, photography...making and creating to stop my mind from going off in a million different directions. I find a lot of people in the artistic fields tend to be wired differently! I know I am, as I have so many questions about things other people wouldn't think twice about! But I try not to let the darkness of insomnia invade and dig deep into my psyche... as hard as that is most times... I still lay down on my bed at night and tell myself 'tonight you will sleep!' I guess some people are lucky, some not so much. But I still try to stay positive and bury the anxiety and insecurities deep down within myself! Sorry for the waffle! 🤘😁
@@AmarnaJenniferWhitehouseI too have to tell myself "I'm going to sleep" from time to time...it's like if I don't at least take that stance or mondframe into the night, I won't have a chance to get sleep. So I wud tell myself that a lot. Like I said, things have gotten better fir me but occasionally out of nowhere, I'll go thru a cpl rough weeks ... stay strong Amarna!❤
Ren is Truly one in a Million! Musically and Lyrically, he's on his Own Level!
Then, add his performance abilities, and different Genres... yeah... it's my opinion he is!!!
I think you'd enjoy what went wrong parts 1 and 2!
Do “Penitence” by him featuring Molly Mckinna
❤❤❤❤❤❤yes this!! I absolutely relate to you and your story!! I just got diagnosed with ADHD at 41 so that’s all that happens when I lay in my bed at night I can hear my ears ringing over the sound of silence so my silence is actually louder than the noise in a way. I have to at least have a fan on or I can’t sleep at all!!! (Says a girl at 1:02am😂🎉🎉🎉) no meds have worked better than the ole Mary J🤭. J/S ❤*DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS?!?!?!***☠️🤣🫶🏼
I love listening to a song I didn't like (WHAAAT?!? SACRILEGE!) for a second time and absolutely falling in love with it... Like what was wrong wasn't the song, but the timing in me: I wasn't ready for it but now I am ❤
Yes this one is relatable on many levels. I'm always over analyzing everything I see to so you're not alone!
Dude.. don’t I know.. some nights I ended up crying, being so frustrated that my brain would just not shut off… it took me a looong time, but I trained my brain to think of nothing (real nothing, imagine white noise) and it changed my life, I can’t tell you how that improved everything.. hope other people can get there too.. thank you for another great reaction!!!
Love your journey down the Ren rabbit hole! As you’re discovering, it’s all just greatness down there. Ren is special.
when we have difficulty expressing ourselves...we have Ren to help us. It is his power.
He really does connect everyone through his music. This song is one of my favorites, it does capture many struggles perfectly. It puts words to all these things that we all struggle with that we can't voice. I think that those dark places are so lonely that we feel that nobody can relate or understand. But we do understand even when we can't fully relate to what everyone is going through individually. We all struggle with something at some point in our lives. We all wrestle with self doubt and pain. We're all getting through this together 🖤
When you do the Jenny and Screech video, make sure you do the FULL video (It's actually a trilogy) and shows off Ren's skills on so many levels. Musician, storyteller, actor, creator...
On BP channel we reacted to the trilogy
For most of my life i couldn't sleep. Its just been the past year that i could. I got put on some sleeping pills that actually work for me. They are the first ones that did.
I often ask myself questions in my head and then answer them. I think people's brains just work differently than one another.
Totally relate to this song❤. I’m disabled and live in constant pain as well as multiple other physical and mental illnesses. No matter what time I lay down on my left side, my body will wake me up exactly 3 hrs later due to the nightmares and the escalation in the pain. It’s been this way since 2015. Finding REN’s music has impacted my life in a positive way. I love watching you react to his music. It’s like I get to relive my initial reaction all over again through watching you. Lastly, I love reading the comments because it makes me feel not so alone. Wishing you and everyone in the community good health and positivity ❤❤❤❤
This is an appropriate song for me today. ❤
One of the things about Ren's music, that appeals to so many people.
No matter the subject he is speaking on.
He writes through the eyes of human experience.
Something we ALL have in common.
This video is a great example of "Sometimes less is more".
Arrested Development is my favorite of all time Todd aka "Speech" makes my soul happy
How'd I miss one?? Ren Gives the Gift of UNDERSTANDING of facets of any and all Afflictions & Desperation to be Normal. ? What is Normal?
Great Reaction ❤
Highly recommend pulling up the lyrics in the description of rens videos and setting them in a separate window during it - it’s hard for me to track words sometimes (auditory processing disorder) and I notice most of the time the autogenerated captions just can’t keep up with his vocabulary of words or speed. I love this song so much.
One short song from his Freckled Angels album is ‘Meaning’. Also deep, insightful, relatable spoken word….
Depression and insomnia the last 2 track on the demo vol, 2 hurts my chest and brings tears to my eyes, when normally a don't feel nothing so a can't stop listening to them
This song really resonates with me, I have horrific insomnia. I have had 14 hours sleep in the last 8 days. I went from last Saturday to Wednesday with not a minute of sleep! I’m 90 mins away from finishing night shift and I am dead but I won’t get more than 2 hours sleep today. 🖤
This one hit my heart so hard the first time... I have horrible insomnia due to pain and I take meds to even get the 4 to to 5 hours I get now. It is miserable. Great reaction Joe!
Ohhh….this is a good one. Let’s get it JoeE!
joe I love this song ❤of ren
Hey Nadine!!!!!! 👋🏽
hey joe how are you today
Dude, you keep diving deep into the catalog! Love it! You completely defined it; as said in Hi Ren, "My music is really connected." There's just something that resonates with almost everyone who hears it. Whether it's musically, vocally or rap, it hits every time. Thanks!
Rens rabbit hole has a lot of gems, this one is something to be aware of. Something I know and understand now...insomnia. Great sharing...Peace😌☝️🖼☝️🎇
Hey Joe E.
Insomnia is hard can relate also my friend.
It plays on your mind for sure.
How to shut off those thoughts at night, it’s hard to go through.
General Anxiety is my curse that brings this on. But thankfully it’s getting better with time and mental health professionals.
Kudos and Respect REN for sure
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Thanks for sharing Stephanie...seems a lot of us are battling
I don’t know how he does it either. I just relate to sooooooo much of his music. I have heard this song but didn’t realize how much I love it until now. Thank you. Great reaction as always😊❤🔥
Always enjoy your reactions 💜
You're not alone Joe E.
My mind plays every single scenario before making a decision. My mind sometimes plays scenarios that i hope never come to fruition. My other side is like what the hell is wrong with you? Where do you come up with these things. ?😂
And im an empath too
We got this👊🏽💯
So relate bud.. Whether you think of something or nothing .. Sleep is hard
I always look forward to watching you. You just make me smile. You are a kind, creative, and gentle soul. I understand the empath journey and it’s difficulties and I appreciate you. I’ve had insomnia for over 20 years since my son has had issues so similar to Ren. It’s awful and life changing. People don’t understand just how much it affects your work, thinking, demeanor/personality every day.
Mr Joee sparks we need an interview with u and Sam and also ren but just u and Sam chatting about videography would be sick. Look I know that it's nothing to do with this reaction but my mind is like I think then I say and this just sprung to mind please try make this happen it would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ren taps straight into our brain stems.
I’ve had insomnia for the past 18yrs I regularly go days without any sleep at all and average around 2/3hrs on the good days but still don’t fall asleep til like 4/5am so yeah this hits different
Rens word play musical expression is as pleasing to the ear as it is insightful for the Mind and Nourishing for the soul! Fact! Enjoyable stuff as per usual oh and if you haven't seen it yet Joe E? i'd recommend "Power". I think you'll appreciate the simplicty perfectly executed nature of the vid plus you get to see Sam driving through the backstreets of Brighton while Ren performs beside him.
I'm one of those who can't shut down my brain. My brain, who spin me around and around all the time. Even though I have an answer to why it doesn't make it easier. I have Asperger's and ADD.
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Welcome to Ren when he was low. It’s worth watching. Crutch. patience. Dear God. Depression.
One of the song that i love 2
Should watch Ren meaning of life. From freckled angels. Or trick the fox is when he first wrote. Very short poem that is so well spoken
I took the "fucking nothing and everything" differently, ohhh the beauty of art! I took the nothing to mean nothing of substance or nothing tangible, that it doesn't stop, it never stops, there is never "nothing" or never a void but the contents of everything amounts to nothing. A trillion racing flying thoughts that mean nothing when all scrambled and discombobulated, never one coherent single subject thought because everything is too fast and too random and too vast to ever amount to something. Everything and nothing.
Another great song and reaction ❤👍🇬🇧
Thank You Joe E 💙💎🕊️
Hey dude. Your reaction called to me and the way you explained the noise in your head is something I have only very recently realised in myself as being ADHD.
May be worth a look inwards and a bit of a research for yourself. It may help explain a lot. Especially being the creative you are and the empathy you portray...it ties in.
You are killing it on your channel dude! Love your honesty🤘😜🤘
I tried to explain to my wife how ill stay awake in bed sometimes on my phone just soking up the quiet from the outside and nothing else in that moment matters. Other nights have those thoughts that play on repeat. Few songs ever hit so relatable than this one.
Yes. My brain does that too, questions absolutely everything, it’s just a constant cascade of questions, branching out like a spiders web trying to formulate connections to other knowledge.
It’s a double edged sword, learning leads to knowing, leads to understanding, leads to compartmentalisation with other information, very useful for many things in life. But trying to slow it down or stop it and just relax is extremely hard…..
No really how'd I miss all these? I'm here now LOL
Loving your channel bro, came from Ps channel but your personality is so fun.🤘
Thank u🙏🏽 P is the man
Love your views, man. Great stuff, Joe 👊🏻
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I'm an artist and writer. I know full well how the creative process disrupts my sleep. I'm also autistic. If I'm trying to sleep, but I have an idea for a poem or a sculpture, I consider it time well spent, getting out of bed again and again to write down my ideas. Some of my most productive time is thanks to insomnia.
To me, there are three stages of going to sleep.
The first stage is normal consciousness, thinking about what's happened today, the usual stuff.
The second stage is thinking about some random, irrelevant idea. Picturing a marble on a plate. Remembering that time I went swimming and chased turtles.
The third stage is when I realize I'm about to dream. All those thoughts that were keeping me awake are nothing.
Great tune, another solid react 👍
What's with the reverb?
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Right on JoeE! ✌️
Bro i have had sleep apnea since i was a kid. It wasnt as bad when i was young but as an adult its virtual ruin3d me. It made all my teeth rot out. It made my ability to work through out the day and then react with my wife and son so hard because
im always so tired. It had a part at ruining my marriage and neglecting my house my pets my family. Insomnia and apnea is something that i wouldnt wish upon a soul
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AWESOME 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Great reaction as usual and there's not even a video this time.😁I know exactly where he's coming from with this. Over here in the UK there's a comedy panel show called QI . I have this playing episode after episode every night stopping my brain from constantly worrying. Just like Twenty one Pilots - Car Radio. 😁 Also this is another amazing track from Ren.
Speaking as someone with ADHD like it very much appears you have, my friend. The best two that I've found to help me focus my mind on my creations are ATF (Alaskan Thunder F*ck), and 99 Problems. (Sativas. If you know, you know.) As for being able to sleep, might I recommend Skywalker OG? As a fellow creator, a writer, my brain is always spinning. To the point that even sleep doesn't shut it off and I have vivid muse-dreams. I understand so deeply the struggles with derealization and a rather tenuous hold on reality when you haven't been able to sleep enough as well as having a mind that couldn't be paid to shut down, until it leaves you in the mental paralysis of indecision. There are some days it truly feels like being on the tea cup ride at Disney world that someone has hooked a jet engine up to.
Great reaction Joe, but ditch the subtitles please as these are mostly wrong. Have a look at Depression by Ren at some point.
@joeESparks Man this song fits me to a T insomniac here I can't shut my brain off questions rattling in my head with zero answers why this what that, why me why not me, etc etc why can't i get these questions to be quiet? why is it when I go to bed and try to sleep there is a voice that won't shut up and its constant questions or not questions but I could have done this or I could have done that differently, I feel this song it speaks volumes to me. thinking about nothing and yet everything and not being able to sleep.
Oh god do I relate. Wish we came with on/off switches
You have to do his song Depression next
You from upstate ny originally???? I swear youse is from here!!!!❤
Nah, I grew up listening to NY rap in the 80s and early 90s(nas, wu tang, biggie etc)...adopted the slang b4 I was even out of high-school. So now I get that question a lot🤷🏾 imo the Midwest and Chicago don't have a local accent or slang...they usually pick from east, west, or south as far as slang and dialects. So I just happen to be one with the sound of the east🤷🏾 couldn't imagine myself sounding west "whas hananing cuh?" or south "aye shanty, already" smh nah lol. I cool with "what's poppin, B?" 😂😂😂😂
If you write down the things on your mind that are keeping you up, it might help you get it out of your head? Knowing that it's on paper, so you don't have to think about it, because you can't change it at the moment an maybe it will help you to sleep?
Man you talk as if you are 70 years old, I am 41 years young, if you want to know the secret hit me up, Keep up these fire reactions!
I'm mid 40s myself...I do actually know the secret😉😉💪🏽 but I speak loke I'm old and wasted to throw folks off lol...Thanks for watching Jose...hope to see u in the comments again👊🏽💯
Like my other comment been telling other reactors to react to this song and it hits hard... there's another verson that is not so much reverb or echo, it's more quiet and you can hear more of his pain in his voice.
sounds like you are like me and fall on the autism scale someplace. Can't stop the mind from spinning on items. and multiple thoughts all the time.
Darn straight snarf
As im sure you noticed in this one, the subs on a lot of Rens vids are just auto generated and half of them are nonsense :( If you see that its best to stop paying attention to the subs and just listen. I hope Ren or someone one day puts proper subs on all his songs!
Can I ask when you are going to react to more unknown artists and how you will be taking suggestions?, Reacting to Ren/Falling in reverse etc is cool but i would be lying if I didn’t say it’s getting predictable as every reaction channel is “going down the Ren rabbit hole”
I guess it’s a grey area as following the trends will help the channel grow, but at the same time there are so many mind blowing videos you as a Videographer could be covering and adding value to, have you thought about taking suggestions from various non trending artists yet?
Either way I’m enjoying the content 👍🏻
On the community tab I take suggestions...I love suggestions when the music video is pleasing to the eye😂😂😂 but yes, it's a balance between this rabbit hole and trying new. I'll be putting a post up asking for suggestions again here soon...will u post ur suggestions on it for me?
Yh I figured that to be the case as Ren/Sam Tomkins both have so much great music, unfortunately I’m on phone so can’t find the community tab lol would you mind adding Miyagi & Andy Panda - YAMAKASI (Official Video) to that list, if you haven’t come across that video yet as I think you will enjoy it as it has elements of one takes and epic visuals
okay so the racing thoughts and overthinking you were talking about is quite symptomatic of ADHD. And I don't want to be a backseat psychologist here but there is a reason for it and there are a lot of people who feel that way but it's rarely talked about because as people with ADHD we're so conditioned to trying to be like everyone else that barely anyone dares to talk about these experiences.
Backseat, hilarious...nah man u just sharing ur experiences, and I appreciate it🙏🏽 yeah, I just got so old that I really don't mind talking about any "differences" I may have 😂😂😂 thanks u
Sounds like you might have ADHD.
Personally my mind is usually a blank canvas that allows me to be in the moment observing everything without concious thought. It is SO PEACEFUL in my head.
Hey man. I love you and love your reactions. You have to pick your pauses cleverly. A three minutes pause after 30 seconds is kinda a bit much. Give people a minute or so to get the vibe.
Respectfully, I'm on the opposite side here. It's about the reactor's knowledge and experiences and how that relates to what they're hearing/seeing. So I'd prefer more pauses myself.
That said... Joe, if you want to go with the flow more, I can watch that too, I guess. Just not as interesting to me.
Hyperfixation maybe? 2 Videographers i know have hyperfixation and one is so bad he technically has the 'tism, you describing the plaque was how he described the table we were chatting at. Not a professional but 3 "visionaries" of filming isn't a coincidence right? (not that i really know you, either)