@@MrSandChess when I am happy its for a reason. With pretty much every positive emotion there is a cause. I am never sometimes just happy. It is often that I am inexplicably sad or empty. My baseline emotions is just low.
@@MrSandChess For myself I do kind of question being happy for no reason actually. If it happens, my attitude is "-Well this is nice, and I'll take it, but it doesn't really count as real happiness. It's just a fluke of my brain chemistry".
Having someone else deal with the same crisis, and come to the same conclusion feels pretty nice. Almost like having someone else bearing the same pain, even across the world, makes you feel less alone.
I feel someone having the same crisis as me makes me feel like that crisis in a sense is less special and thus I am less special as an individual, the term individual gets flipped on its head due to my lowest experience already have been experienced by someone else. Maybe that's due to my own personal mindset, I like your perspective better :)
Good thing, im always one step off a bridge for this feeling to be gone. But i will never be brave enough to take it. But i still think about it every day.
@@thesaddestdude3575how come you're that sad? are you by any chance just catastrophizing your situation? Have you taken any scientific steps or at least research to alleviate your sorrow or do you need external motivation? Do you really THINK about it everyday?
Having a symbol of hope to strive for can help. My depression: 98% contentment (100% would be Fatal) I would be a vegetable. 99.99999 % Normal appearance (Husk/Shell) 0.0000000000000000001% positive emotion (A bit of hope) 100% will power (not suicidal) Different shades of grey
I wouldn't really call myself sad, I feel like I have a positive mindset in most things and I feel content with the ups and downs of life, but overall I feel an underlying melancholy sort of sadness throughout my life. It's this feeling like the end of a really good book where the resolution was happy but you yourself are sad that it's over, at least that's how I would describe it. Anyway I really enjoy these types of contemplative philosophy videos, especially yours.
Being sad for no reason, struggling to do the simplest of tasks despite having a life in which most people would be thriving, is uniquely isolating. I am constantly surrounded by people who have less than me, who struggle more than me, and who succeed more. On the other side I am surrounded by people who struggle less than me, want less, and are more content than I am. The constant voice I hear in my mind telling me I’m pathetic for struggling when my problems are so small makes it so hard to share my feelings, my failures, and my successes with those close to me, and equally hard to feel happy for them in their successes. I have internalized the idea that if I struggle more I’ll be able to justify it. The fact that others experience this is cold comfort.
I wrote a poem a while back about the same feeling: A deep sadness strikes at midnight. There seems to be no apparent reason for it. How does one get through it? How does one know what it is? I ask myself if it's that reason or this. Is it the sudden realisation of a lost parent? Is it the poem I just read? Is it the lover who doesn't love me like they used to? Or is it the friend that drifted away? I tell myself to let it be. Let it make me. Let it be me. Let sadness be sadness. I tell myself I will endure this night like every other. I tell myself I will be ready next time when a deep sadness strikes at midnight.
Really nice! I will take this a reminder that it’s ok to let an emotional be fully expressed so long that it doesn’t entangle you into a pattern of negative thoughts/actions.
I always thought the 'grey sadness' is not about what is happening but about what is not happening. The last drop of unsatisfaction in an already overflowing glass.
Every Sisyphus 55 video gives me a new look inside of myself and feel better. It's a little bit of self closure that I need. It's good to know I'm not alone in thinking these things.
He described my depression with 99% accuracy as good as words can imply. Nothing lasts, no real joy is felt, numb dull sense of indifference, a shell/husk.
@@Tethloach1 Exactly man. His "So you've got a crush" video actually pulled me out of limerence and made me see I was falling for a girl that wasn't half as good as I thought she was. Saved me from a lot of heartache... This was like a week ago.
I've had seasonal "sadness attacks" since at least 11 y. o. These came for no aparent reason, although they almost always came during summer. The feeling was awful. It was an utter despair, like a deep feeling of emptiness that makes you rethink your whole life. But there was no objective reason for them. Now that I'm an adult I have very real reasons to feel sad and depressed, so I've been on heavy antidepressant medication since I was 23, and the "sadness attacks" don't really come anymore, but I always fear that if I ever stop taking the medication for a relatively long period of time they will eventually come back. Anyway, that's my story. I'll just put it out there in case anyone has had the same experience, so that they know they're not alone.
I've had the same sadness attacks since I was around 10 as well, and I still get them every fall at the age of 21. Reading someone else going through the same thing feels a bit soothing, knowing I'm not the only one. Thank you for this.
Hi, I can relate. I feel apathy most times, but lately I feel so hopeless that it’s agonizing and I feel like dying would be better. Which sounds insane, like I don’t want to die, but I am suffering mentally. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Seeing a lot of "woah how did he know I'm also sad at this very instant" and I'm a bit concerned. Surface level "don't be sad" aside, I think this is one of the few illusions that should be broken. Not everyone currently watching this video is sad. Nor were *you* always sad. Your brain might automatically start recollecting all the sad moments in your life the nanosecond you read the video's title which gave you a negative rush. Which is fine, that happens to anyone, but I hope people are at least a little bit more aware of it. Don't chase the sadness away, you'll get same results as chasing a butterfly. Just stay conscious of it, treat yourself if needed, don't be afraid to talk to close ones about it (or write it down in some journal, or express yourself in art if that's your thing) If you're watching this video you probably have a lot of time on your hands (or at least you could cut down on TH-cam a little) and take some time to reflect upon yourself. Learn by little what makes you tick, what makes you happy and sad. You don't have to meticulously research yourself to optimize your happiness (sort of cynical approach), it's enough just for you to know that you're familiarizing yourself with yourself. I hate how generic this may sound but "do what's best for you". Cry for a bit, scribble some moody picture, sing, sleep, eat a little snack, jog, box or whatever. Maybe you'll find something that works really well in these down times, good times won't wait forever to come.
There's a lot of really horrible stuff happening all over the world right now. I honestly believe this many people are sad. There's so much to be sad about. I turn on the news and I'm just sick to my stomach.
@@DarthYall Tell me about it... I live in Russia and every channel is either braindead comedy or braindead warmongering/war justification and shit ton of propaganda. I'll be honest, I got it going better than a lot of other Russians. The horrible things happening to all victims of this fill me with anxiety every day (and I mean all victims - dead ukranians, dead russians, life-broken ukranians, jailed russian opposition, propaganda-manipulated people on both sides which sadly includes my family) But I still manage to find good reasons to pick myself up and push on. Possible gf, possible relocation job/internship, some russian friends who aren't brainwashed like my parents, my current teacher job, hobbies, etc. It's true the world is horrible and the future is scary, but don't let that bring you down. You're a part of this world, you're the one who can affect the future. Things don't *have* to keep being miserable just because they *are* right now. Sorry in advance if this seemed like a big selfish vent. I just wanted to give a genuine example of keeping hope for the best in spite the worst.
Did you just pull this out of my mind? This video resonated too hard. I’m currently spiralling to a new low of emptiness and hopelessness, and thank you for bringing such comfort.
I'm proud of you for waking up I'm proud of you for brushing your hair I'm proud of you for blinking I'm proud of you for breathing I'm proud of you for making your bed I'm proud of you for eating I'm proud of you for trying to eat I'm proud of you for drinking water I'm proud of you for being here I'm proud of you for smiling I'm proud of you for continuing even when things get difficult I'm proud of you for standing up I'm proud of you sitting down I'm proud of you for going to school I'm proud of you for being alive I'm proud of you for simply trying I'm so proud of you Not my words, just passing this around!
i love winter of all the seasons , it's quiet , Cold and mostly without so much color ( unlike autumn ) . As you see people with their friends having a good time in the warm comfort of their house , you alone shoveling the snow .
I find comfort in this lonely feeling, because I'm used to it now and also because it keeps me grounded. even if I feel "too self-aware" sometimes. it's melancholic really. nothing matters, but I don't want it to. and life goes on like that.
It must be clear to you by now that your work reaches so many people that can relate to what you say, but are unable to put their thoughts into words. You are a very special person.
whenever I feel sad for no apparent reason I know it's just many small reasons and I go to my comfort place, the roof of a shop along the busy boulevard and watch the cars and people go by , while listening to music. In those moments nothing matters , my problems don't matter and my sadness doesn't matter , the lyrics matter , the beat matters and the beautiful view matters. It reminds me why I love living in a city , you can feel the piece and quiet even on the busiest street.
I used to feel sad heavy like there’s a burden on my heart , clueless ,hidden grief in my heart Until I found true love 💖💖and my heart felt like a garden a heaven The love of my Allah Allah Who listens to me day and night I literally only in my heart without saying any thing make a supplication and the next moment my supplication is answered by my Love ,my Allah I talk to Allah throughout the day and when I talk to Him I tell Him my problems and I tell him how I am feeling what I’m thinking And than all of a sudden my heart feels relieved as if all my problems are solved I have been heard by my Allah And after talking to him I see my problems getting solved miraculously I am now complete the closer I get to Him the happier I get each day My life is so beautiful now It used to be dark before as if days are just passing and like it’s only about time until suddenly my life ends (obviously I did not wanted to die)but clueless about the direction in which I am going I had this darkness inside of me like I had been stabbing my heart. Although I had no pain in my life My family’s rich i had highest grades and my teachers loved me Also I was famous among my classmates for my smartness Everything was according to this “world’s point of view “ going perfect for me but deep in my heart I was broken clueless heavy heart even if I was feeling happy my heart was still heavy and dark Only now after finding my purpose I am truly happy because I found true love The love of Allah Who created me There is no one worthy of worship accept Allah
I feel this exact way man, that line of “I struggle to remember when I was last happy” hits hard. It’s the same with relaxation, i can’t remember when I was totally free of worry and just enjoyed life as there was always something to do, a task or deadline. Maybe that’s why we cherish childhood so much…
I used to feel sad heavy like there’s a burden on my heart , clueless ,hidden grief in my heart Until I found true love 💖💖and my heart felt like a garden a heaven The love of my Allah Allah Who listens to me day and night I literally only in my heart without saying any thing make a supplication and the next moment my supplication is answered by my Love ,my Allah I talk to Allah throughout the day and when I talk to Him I tell Him my problems and I tell him how I am feeling what I’m thinking And than all of a sudden my heart feels relieved as if all my problems are solved I have been heard by my Allah And after talking to him I see my problems getting solved miraculously I am now complete the closer I get to Him the happier I get each day My life is so beautiful now It used to be dark before as if days are just passing and like it’s only about time until suddenly my life ends (obviously I did not wanted to die)but clueless about the direction in which I am going I had this darkness inside of me like I had been stabbing my heart. Although I had no pain in my life My family’s rich i had highest grades and my teachers loved me Also I was famous among my classmates for my smartness Everything was according to this “world’s point of view “ going perfect for me but deep in my heart I was broken clueless heavy heart even if I was feeling happy my heart was still heavy and dark Only now after finding my purpose I am truly happy because I found true love The love of Allah Who created me There is no one worthy of worship accept Allah
Inside Out is one of my favorite movies simply because it has the same messaging woven in at the end. It always makes me bawl my eyes out. We need sadness just as much as every other emotion, lest we turn our happiness into eternal mundane contentment, as you said. Thank you Sisyphus
I once read a quote that went something along the lines of: "Sometimes, when a person dies, no one misses them, no one mourns for them. When that happens, the grief is passed on to someone else to experience, and that's why you're sad for no reason sometimes." Next time when someone asks me why I'm sad and there isn't a reason, I'm just going to say "I was chosen to mourn someone's passing."
Real talk: a lot of short period thoughts like this come down to sensory overload, your body feels some level of mild discomfort, but can't find it because it's the system itself causing it, so it can lean all existential. I have had mood swings like this my whole life, still do, but I've found like 90% of these now days I can link to overloading. If you add up a lot of those, it's pretty easy to see how you get to a depressive episode. Also, if you notice mood swings like this happen following exciting events, there's a really great chance that's the event. You got really excited by something cool happening, and your nervous system went with it, and then demanded a rest period after. It really helps me to imagine a sine curve and think about the slightly larger pattern. Plus cry if you can, it's probably the most efficient release for this, or close to it.
every single time I feel something i can't put into words, this man manages to make a video talking about exactly that. Saw someone say it gives you closure and I totally agree
Being sad for no reason is like rain without clouds, it's really sensitive and cruel like" why do I cry for no reason?" " why do I hold back my tears ?" "why am I even sad ?" "why nothing makes me happy even my favorite things " "what's wrong with me" that's so exhausted 💔
I swear to God like a month or two after I already figure out these ideas for myself, sisyphus always uploads a video about the exact topic. It's uncanny, but it's kinda worked itself into the way that I cement ideas in my head. I feel like I decide to make that change in my life and in general I'm getting used to the new way of understanding things, then Sisyphus uploads and just reaffirms everything to me in a beautifully written video, it's kinda become a part of my process ig
One of the hard lessons of life is that real maturity and self-realization mostly happen through feeling the depths of pain and despair. It’s a tempering of the soul. The more we can embrace the difficulties of life, the more we can open our heart to the pain, the more full and meaningful life becomes.
In Turkish poetry we have a word for this gray sadness, Melal. Old poetry masters once said" we are strangers to this generation that don't know what is melal".
Sounds like me through my 20's. It was just bouts of sadness that soon manifested into something bigger and dangerous in my 30's. I felt sad for no reason most of the time and it was driving me to become hands free with my life. I had to take drastic measures before I'd do something really stupid. After a year of therapy and focusing on medication I feel like myself again, like I haven't been this content or happy since high school. Once all the pieces were working together (therapy, meds) it felt like I came out of an emotional coma. I'm laughing and joking again , I'm drawing/painting again and the world looks a little less bleak. I just want to say its possible to be happy again but I have to stay vigilant about my happiness because my sadness is still stronger and can engulf me if I don't keep it outside in the cold where it belongs.
Im 14 and have been feeling like i black out every few minutes and developed a shit habit of hating myself. I hate me for hating myself. I hate me for hurting myself. I hate that i can't just fucking get over it and i know that its just a dumb emo phase(im 14 let me remind you so yeah probably just a phase). I hate emo kids and now im almost like one. My life could not be going better but i hate that i cant just let myself enjoy it. Idk what im doing and i hate the fact that i can't save myself from puberty. I kinda lost grip on my sanity and dont remember how i got it. Idk why i wrote this either but it took too long for me to just delete.
@Ninja Sheeps you'll see plenty of change through your teen years, you can start changing your hateful mindset step by step and before you realize it you'll be out of that hell of a mindset, you could also try doing stuff that is risky and going out with people get out of the comfort zone because that's where growth happens
This helped. I know life has its ups and down, but when you’re in your low it’s hard to see it. I just see nothing ahead of me. But being made aware of my emotions helps me come back to the middle
Thank you for this video. A couple weeks ago, I was feeling the same exact thing. Now I feel a lot better and have gotten much happier. And the fact that I wasn’t alone in feeling like that just gives me so much closure. I don’t know like a bit of comfort, maybe? Whatever it is, thank you. I feel as though that whenever I am sad again, I’ll be able to watch this video and not feel alone. I don’t know why I spent this much time writing this comment. Maybe no one will see it. But getting to let out all of the things I’ve been holding inside is so refreshing. Thank you.
i think iv ben struggling with this for a while now. i think about life and whats good and bad in it, i think of good memories and nostalgia and the good times. i think of those who make me happy and thoughts that make me want to cry for days. and i try to work on it and struggle to feel happy sometimes. i think about it and i have no reason to be sad or empty but i do. i think about how there is nothing too bad in my life to be sad about but there isnt much to be happy about either. sometimes its hard to express my though and who to is almost nobody. this video speaks to me so much
That my depressive episodes is the cost of me "buying" the happier periods I just can't vibe with. My episodes last for months and the happy periods for what seem like merely hours, often in a daze where I can forget myself and completely focus on something external like a game or a movie. If this 98/2 split between depression and satisfaction is the homeostasis of my life then I have to accept that with resignation. But I will probably cut my life span short and check out early, don't see myself going on like this for another ~70 years.
I've always loved this chanel for the accuracy of it's topics as well as the well thought out and articulated thoughts and concepts he seamlessly manages to share with us through these surprisingly frequent videos. It just feels so genuine and inclusive that more often than not it feels relatable and makes me realize that I'm not alone with these thoughts and issues. I really appreciate these videos more and more with every new one that comes out :)
I always feel sad when a project is over. All the burdens, the stress, the anxiety, and my sheer's will to continue this till the end, etc. All the emotion came biting back when the project is over.
the true enemy is boredom and the feeling of beeing useless. sadness is a part of the journey, is the feeling that gives happiness a meaning with a life full of happiness i dont think someone would be able to truly grasp what a lucky man he was. sadness is necessary, sometimes just thinking about it makes me feel happy about feeling sad. i love the fact that we can feel such emotions
The insights you provide in your channel are helping me a lot through a confusing, difficult time in my life. It's strange just how well sincronized your posts are with what im feeling. Thank you so much!
4:28, This sums it up so well. It's a little dangerous going to a psychologist or psychiatrist because you really start overthinking all of these things.
That moment when you just feel empty or useless for a moment without any rhyme or reasons ,after you have a good times with your loved ones. And you just stare to nothingness and got that feeling of ending this. Though I've been there (erratically but recently got worse during lockdown until now 🤦🏻♀️) , I still got that string of sanity to not enact that end that I've been wanting too. Not yet..lols
that is exactly how i feel, but after spending some time with a girl, we had great laughs, a very great time, now that it is over i feel empty. Sadly she is out of my reach, she is also working, which is a problem because i am a student with a shit load of free time, anyway all emotions will pass.
@@raulrus9026 Similar situation here, a girl I really like and we always have a great time and usually that buzz lasts but lately I feel sad as soon as I'm on my own, or even when I'm with her because I'll never be able to date her. I've already confessed my feelings and she does find me attractive too but has not and doesn't want to date anyone
@@raulrus9026 I do but I share some with her. I like to perform at open mics with her but im trying to focus on my other hobbies and friends so I dont rely entirely on her to be happy. I still play in my band and go to video game tournaments and do other things that I enjoy to keep my mind off her
thank you so much, genuinely. lately, I've been so down in the dumps and I don't understand it. it feels like my enthusiasm has taken a nose dive for no reason and since then I've been trying to figure it out in my head. but now that I've seen this video, I feel better just knowing what I have to do.
It's really comforting & joy-inducing to read all these comments about all of these people who felt this same thing as me on the same video speaking about the aforementioned feeling. It feels like the universe recognized each & every one of us if for at least just one moment.
Beautiful, poignant, and bittersweet. An important message over an immaculate vibe. I don’t know how you do it, but I thank you for sharing this with us.
I’ve struggled a lot with trying to define and find the root cause(s) of serious depression I’ve felt in the last year. This way of looking at it has been the only perspective that’s really helped - helped me cope, helped me be comfortable with it, and helped me trust that it will actually be ok, helped me realize that I’m not somehow failing as a human for being this way. You put it more beautifully in this video than I’ve ever heard it before. This is the best video I’ve watched on TH-cam in a while!!
He really released this video on a day I was having these exact feelings. I went on a walk outside to refresh myself and connect back to reality, it helped a lot.
For a long time I was bothered because I couldn't remember the last time I was truly happy. Now I don't really care, I'm focusing on bettering myself and hoping happiness comes along the way, if it doesn't at least I tried ya know?
Thank you, Sisyphus for this video. Today I was feeling sad without any particular reason. And after watching your video I can tell that this resonates with me a lot
I recently have felt overly depressed and anxious for seemingly no reason. I have been really struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and have felt this emptiness eating away at me. Good grades don’t make me feel any better nor does success anymore. I just feel so lost, and like I’ll never not feel this way.
i often feel this way, but noticed it only happened during evenings. so atleast for me, its my serotonin levels that can fuck up all logical thought and make me feel sad for no reason and ive talked about it with others and they all share the same experience.
This is the first time im commenting. For some reason, the first second i heard his voice and the music. My eyes were filled with tears. I was trying to let out my sadness by crying , but nothing came out. it surprised me that i was actually crying in a long time. Honestly this was the first time my tears came running down so fast. id like to say thx, for helping me let out my tears.
Get out of my head, it's spooky. Also, thanks for reminding me that being sad sometimes is basically a part of being human so I guess I'm doing alright 👍
I think this comes from the fact that their are millions of things to do, learn, experience, explore, feel, in a single day. But when you lay in your bad at the end of that day you feel as tho you’ve done nothing. And the day is lost forever.
I really miss her, she was one of the most influential people I have ever met. I hope to meet her again soon, just so I can tell her how big of an impact she had on me as a person, as a man. I just want one more opportunity to say thank you, because I lacked the strength to say it before.
I love this. The question “what feelings are you unwilling to feel?” Is so important. Inside out is a Disney film that reflects how important feeling our feeling out full range of emotions is. This video is a brilliant philosophical, academic take on the topic of sadness. Really good stuff.
i love feeling sad. idk everytime i catch myself having a nice time or not being utterly miserable i get this unnerving, sick feeling. i hope i can move past that habit but idk. thanks anyways for everything
If you grew up in a chaotic environment or constantly had a dysregulated nervous system, that internal state can become your center point where you return to, even if the situation no longer calls for that
I find myself feeling alone even in an ocean of people. I know I am cared for but I find it almost unbelievable. A stubbornness takes over, I know all my reasons for happiness but on the odd day I’ll almost erase it all and sink into myself. Being purposely alone. Thank you for your videos, you allow me to further articulate how and why I feel the way I do. Then take that education and help those around me. I’m glad you exist
As someone with Major Depressive Disorder, this still applies too. There’s always a reason but just so buried down hence why therapy helps a lot in uncovering all of those things buried down. There’s always a reason.
This video did make me realize I am sad all the time but it just seems I've run out of reasons to be sad or cry, I feel like a bag of wasted emotions and issues being dragged against the ground instead of finding a new way to looks at things I've accepted the fact of being dragged down all the time.
I'd like you to make more content on the epidemic of seemingly meaningless sadness with no cause. I see a lot of people around me afflicted with it and I think it shows a great void of meaning in our generation. When I read older literature I don't find anything like the sadness of our generation, so it makes me wonder what the cause of this is and what to do about it. Also check out faust if you havent yet
There was never a video which i could relate so much... this feeling in ones stomach. Its really hard to decribe yet so painfull, but also not a real pain at all.
Something I struggle with is having sympathy for people who feel bad for no reason if a friend tells me that they’re depressed and they don’t give me a good reason I just makes me upset
I think it might caused simply by a complete lack of happiness, a flat neutral and because most of the time you are too busy to think or have something to think about (when you're not actively sad) that discovering the lack of happiness is like walking out from somewhere hot and feeling cold even though it may not be. I think it's this absence that upsets us that sends us further into sadness
Hey Ben, I watched a lot of your videos as of these past month I lost my dad and I've felt these feelings of sorrow. And a lost sense of confusion sure it may be grief but there's still that lost of direction. Thank you for making your videos there's that sense of understanding and reassurance that I get from these videos
i miss days when i got happy for no fuckin reason
literally childhood
I gotta make sure my children get to enjoy that as long as possible
Yeah, being bipolar is awesome, I hate it.
You have that?
Now it's the opposite, sad for no reason 😭😭
This man's ability to read our collective minds is uncanny
Maybe he watches our lives like the Truman show and gives advice accordingly.
I'm mentally at my lowest rn, but I guess its january and so are many such is modern life. still his videos are a godsent to get me out of my own head
real
I want things to end honestly, i want to sleep and not wake up.
its actually terrifying ive been feeling like this for days
Being sad for no reason is almost impressive, given the insane amount of things there is to feel sad about.
Yet we don’t question being happy for no reason when there is an insane amount of things to feel happy about. Weird
@@MrSandChess when I am happy its for a reason. With pretty much every positive emotion there is a cause. I am never sometimes just happy.
It is often that I am inexplicably sad or empty.
My baseline emotions is just low.
@@MrSandChess For myself I do kind of question being happy for no reason actually. If it happens, my attitude is "-Well this is nice, and I'll take it, but it doesn't really count as real happiness. It's just a fluke of my brain chemistry".
i wanted to like your comment but the lines are at 444
@@THEESNFLWR I'd say go for it. It's not like it's '69', '404', '420' or '666'.
Having someone else deal with the same crisis, and come to the same conclusion feels pretty nice. Almost like having someone else bearing the same pain, even across the world, makes you feel less alone.
I feel someone having the same crisis as me makes me feel like that crisis in a sense is less special and thus I am less special as an individual, the term individual gets flipped on its head due to my lowest experience already have been experienced by someone else. Maybe that's due to my own personal mindset, I like your perspective better :)
Good thing, im always one step off a bridge for this feeling to be gone. But i will never be brave enough to take it. But i still think about it every day.
@@thesaddestdude3575how come you're that sad? are you by any chance just catastrophizing your situation? Have you taken any scientific steps or at least research to alleviate your sorrow or do you need external motivation? Do you really THINK about it everyday?
You've done the brave thing those times @@thesaddestdude3575.
Facing life rather than escaping it is brave.
You are brave.
Better days will come.
Having a symbol of hope to strive for can help.
My depression:
98% contentment (100% would be Fatal) I would be a vegetable.
99.99999 % Normal appearance (Husk/Shell)
0.0000000000000000001% positive emotion (A bit of hope)
100% will power (not suicidal)
Different shades of grey
I wouldn't really call myself sad, I feel like I have a positive mindset in most things and I feel content with the ups and downs of life, but overall I feel an underlying melancholy sort of sadness throughout my life.
It's this feeling like the end of a really good book where the resolution was happy but you yourself are sad that it's over, at least that's how I would describe it.
Anyway I really enjoy these types of contemplative philosophy videos, especially yours.
That’s a perfect way to explain my situation right now, I hope you can get better!
Sending good vibes and support your way
Oh my god, you get it
I have never had an original thought lmao
I have never been able to encapsulate this feeling, thank you for untangling this confusion for me.
@@tatesuh3651 hey man that’s a pretty original thought
Being sad for no reason, struggling to do the simplest of tasks despite having a life in which most people would be thriving, is uniquely isolating. I am constantly surrounded by people who have less than me, who struggle more than me, and who succeed more. On the other side I am surrounded by people who struggle less than me, want less, and are more content than I am. The constant voice I hear in my mind telling me I’m pathetic for struggling when my problems are so small makes it so hard to share my feelings, my failures, and my successes with those close to me, and equally hard to feel happy for them in their successes. I have internalized the idea that if I struggle more I’ll be able to justify it. The fact that others experience this is cold comfort.
I relate to this a lot. You are not alone. I don't really know how to deal with this just yet
Two things I love about Sisyphus 55
- how he makes complex topics easy to understand
- how soothing his voice is :)
Real.
3. How he knows what I'm going through
your forgot the background music
yep, though after a while the chromatic aberration makes my head hurt
I wrote a poem a while back about the same feeling:
A deep sadness strikes at midnight.
There seems to be no apparent reason for it.
How does one get through it?
How does one know what it is?
I ask myself if it's that reason or this.
Is it the sudden realisation of a lost parent?
Is it the poem I just read?
Is it the lover who doesn't love me like they used to?
Or is it the friend that drifted away?
I tell myself to let it be.
Let it make me.
Let it be me.
Let sadness be sadness.
I tell myself I will endure this night like every other.
I tell myself I will be ready next time when
a deep sadness strikes at midnight.
😂😂
It's good
Nice free verse; people are only laughing and ignoring because they can’t and won’t understand the full scope of poetry and it’s structure
I like it
Really nice! I will take this a reminder that it’s ok to let an emotional be fully expressed so long that it doesn’t entangle you into a pattern of negative thoughts/actions.
I always thought the 'grey sadness' is not about what is happening but about what is not happening. The last drop of unsatisfaction in an already overflowing glass.
Every Sisyphus 55 video gives me a new look inside of myself and feel better. It's a little bit of self closure that I need. It's good to know I'm not alone in thinking these things.
He described my depression with 99% accuracy as good as words can imply.
Nothing lasts, no real joy is felt, numb dull sense of indifference, a shell/husk.
@@Tethloach1 Exactly man. His "So you've got a crush" video actually pulled me out of limerence and made me see I was falling for a girl that wasn't half as good as I thought she was. Saved me from a lot of heartache... This was like a week ago.
@@Tethloach1 if you deliberately experience pain, you'll by default be more happy.
@@Tethloach1 you are SO SO COMPLEX AND GOOD allways remeber that ❤❤❤
You are an insoirationn❤❤!!
"do we refuse to see the beauty and purpose in a song because it ends?" 3:05
I've had seasonal "sadness attacks" since at least 11 y. o. These came for no aparent reason, although they almost always came during summer. The feeling was awful. It was an utter despair, like a deep feeling of emptiness that makes you rethink your whole life. But there was no objective reason for them.
Now that I'm an adult I have very real reasons to feel sad and depressed, so I've been on heavy antidepressant medication since I was 23, and the "sadness attacks" don't really come anymore, but I always fear that if I ever stop taking the medication for a relatively long period of time they will eventually come back.
Anyway, that's my story. I'll just put it out there in case anyone has had the same experience, so that they know they're not alone.
I've had the same sadness attacks since I was around 10 as well, and I still get them every fall at the age of 21. Reading someone else going through the same thing feels a bit soothing, knowing I'm not the only one. Thank you for this.
I too have felt seasonal sadness attacks..in the winter especially! Monsoon is the best time of the year for me
@@shana_denn seasonal depression exists
@@epic5545 well I'm not too sure if that is what it is yk, wouldn't want to self diagnose myself lol. But yeah, possibly 👀
Hi, I can relate. I feel apathy most times, but lately I feel so hopeless that it’s agonizing and I feel like dying would be better. Which sounds insane, like I don’t want to die, but I am suffering mentally. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Seeing a lot of "woah how did he know I'm also sad at this very instant" and I'm a bit concerned. Surface level "don't be sad" aside, I think this is one of the few illusions that should be broken.
Not everyone currently watching this video is sad. Nor were *you* always sad. Your brain might automatically start recollecting all the sad moments in your life the nanosecond you read the video's title which gave you a negative rush. Which is fine, that happens to anyone, but I hope people are at least a little bit more aware of it.
Don't chase the sadness away, you'll get same results as chasing a butterfly. Just stay conscious of it, treat yourself if needed, don't be afraid to talk to close ones about it (or write it down in some journal, or express yourself in art if that's your thing)
If you're watching this video you probably have a lot of time on your hands (or at least you could cut down on TH-cam a little) and take some time to reflect upon yourself. Learn by little what makes you tick, what makes you happy and sad. You don't have to meticulously research yourself to optimize your happiness (sort of cynical approach), it's enough just for you to know that you're familiarizing yourself with yourself.
I hate how generic this may sound but "do what's best for you". Cry for a bit, scribble some moody picture, sing, sleep, eat a little snack, jog, box or whatever. Maybe you'll find something that works really well in these down times, good times won't wait forever to come.
this also answers a call for community and wanting to relate
Thanks for this comment 🍃
Bro thank-you so much, this comment is perfect
There's a lot of really horrible stuff happening all over the world right now. I honestly believe this many people are sad. There's so much to be sad about. I turn on the news and I'm just sick to my stomach.
@@DarthYall Tell me about it... I live in Russia and every channel is either braindead comedy or braindead warmongering/war justification and shit ton of propaganda.
I'll be honest, I got it going better than a lot of other Russians. The horrible things happening to all victims of this fill me with anxiety every day (and I mean all victims - dead ukranians, dead russians, life-broken ukranians, jailed russian opposition, propaganda-manipulated people on both sides which sadly includes my family) But I still manage to find good reasons to pick myself up and push on. Possible gf, possible relocation job/internship, some russian friends who aren't brainwashed like my parents, my current teacher job, hobbies, etc.
It's true the world is horrible and the future is scary, but don't let that bring you down. You're a part of this world, you're the one who can affect the future. Things don't *have* to keep being miserable just because they *are* right now.
Sorry in advance if this seemed like a big selfish vent. I just wanted to give a genuine example of keeping hope for the best in spite the worst.
why did this came when i just started to cry
everything's gonna be fine ❤
The TH-cam overlords heard your cries
he is an empath
You are weak. Go to the jim.
stay strong ❤️
Man thank you for this. I was having this feeling of sadness but it just came out of no where. This came in just the right time.
Did you just pull this out of my mind?
This video resonated too hard. I’m currently spiralling to a new low of emptiness and hopelessness, and thank you for bringing such comfort.
I'm proud of you for waking up
I'm proud of you for brushing your hair
I'm proud of you for blinking
I'm proud of you for breathing
I'm proud of you for making your bed
I'm proud of you for eating
I'm proud of you for trying to eat
I'm proud of you for drinking water
I'm proud of you for being here
I'm proud of you for smiling
I'm proud of you for continuing even when things get difficult
I'm proud of you for standing up
I'm proud of you sitting down
I'm proud of you for going to school
I'm proud of you for being alive
I'm proud of you for simply trying
I'm so proud of you
Not my words, just passing this around!
thank you. you have no idea how much i needed to read this.
@@Some-Bird-Bish aw I’m proud of everything you do! Drink more water and be comfortable okay? Reach out again if you need help-
i don't wanna try but i must. it's like the phrase "i have no mouth but i must scream". i have no will but i must continue.
i love winter of all the seasons , it's quiet , Cold and mostly without so much color ( unlike autumn ) . As you see people with their friends having a good time in the warm comfort of their house , you alone shoveling the snow .
I find comfort in this lonely feeling, because I'm used to it now and also because it keeps me grounded. even if I feel "too self-aware" sometimes. it's melancholic really. nothing matters, but I don't want it to. and life goes on like that.
the timing couldn't be more precise honestly,i really resonate with the question "what feeling am i unwilling to feel?" food for thought
thank you
It must be clear to you by now that your work reaches so many people that can relate to what you say, but are unable to put their thoughts into words. You are a very special person.
0:32 that’s a good way of putting sadness. For me it feels like a sinking hole in my chest.
whenever I feel sad for no apparent reason I know it's just many small reasons and I go to my comfort place, the roof of a shop along the busy boulevard and watch the cars and people go by , while listening to music. In those moments nothing matters , my problems don't matter and my sadness doesn't matter , the lyrics matter , the beat matters and the beautiful view matters. It reminds me why I love living in a city , you can feel the piece and quiet even on the busiest street.
I used to feel sad heavy like there’s a burden on my heart , clueless ,hidden grief in my heart
Until I found true love
💖💖and my heart felt like a garden a heaven
The love of my Allah
Allah Who listens to me day and night
I literally only in my heart without saying any thing make a supplication and the next moment my supplication is answered by my Love ,my Allah
I talk to Allah throughout the day and when I talk to Him I tell Him my problems and I tell him how I am feeling what I’m thinking
And than all of a sudden my heart feels relieved as if all my problems are solved I have been heard by my Allah
And after talking to him I see my problems getting solved miraculously
I am now complete the closer I get to Him the happier I get each day
My life is so beautiful now
It used to be dark before as if days are just passing and like it’s only about time until suddenly my life ends (obviously I did not wanted to die)but clueless about the direction in which I am going I had this darkness inside of me like I had been stabbing my heart.
Although I had no pain in my life
My family’s rich i had highest grades and my teachers loved me
Also I was famous among my classmates for my smartness
Everything was according to this “world’s point of view “ going perfect for me but deep in my heart I was broken clueless heavy heart even if I was feeling happy my heart was still heavy and dark
Only now after finding my purpose I am truly happy because I found true love
The love of Allah Who created me
There is no one worthy of worship accept Allah
I feel this exact way man, that line of “I struggle to remember when I was last happy” hits hard.
It’s the same with relaxation, i can’t remember when I was totally free of worry and just enjoyed life as there was always something to do, a task or deadline.
Maybe that’s why we cherish childhood so much…
I used to feel sad heavy like there’s a burden on my heart , clueless ,hidden grief in my heart
Until I found true love
💖💖and my heart felt like a garden a heaven
The love of my Allah
Allah Who listens to me day and night
I literally only in my heart without saying any thing make a supplication and the next moment my supplication is answered by my Love ,my Allah
I talk to Allah throughout the day and when I talk to Him I tell Him my problems and I tell him how I am feeling what I’m thinking
And than all of a sudden my heart feels relieved as if all my problems are solved I have been heard by my Allah
And after talking to him I see my problems getting solved miraculously
I am now complete the closer I get to Him the happier I get each day
My life is so beautiful now
It used to be dark before as if days are just passing and like it’s only about time until suddenly my life ends (obviously I did not wanted to die)but clueless about the direction in which I am going I had this darkness inside of me like I had been stabbing my heart.
Although I had no pain in my life
My family’s rich i had highest grades and my teachers loved me
Also I was famous among my classmates for my smartness
Everything was according to this “world’s point of view “ going perfect for me but deep in my heart I was broken clueless heavy heart even if I was feeling happy my heart was still heavy and dark
Only now after finding my purpose I am truly happy because I found true love
The love of Allah Who created me
There is no one worthy of worship accept Allah
this hits so hard, it's like you splashed my messy feeling into a video. its nice seeing that im not alone
Inside Out is one of my favorite movies simply because it has the same messaging woven in at the end. It always makes me bawl my eyes out. We need sadness just as much as every other emotion, lest we turn our happiness into eternal mundane contentment, as you said. Thank you Sisyphus
I once read a quote that went something along the lines of:
"Sometimes, when a person dies, no one misses them, no one mourns for them. When that happens, the grief is passed on to someone else to experience, and that's why you're sad for no reason sometimes."
Next time when someone asks me why I'm sad and there isn't a reason, I'm just going to say "I was chosen to mourn someone's passing."
Real talk: a lot of short period thoughts like this come down to sensory overload, your body feels some level of mild discomfort, but can't find it because it's the system itself causing it, so it can lean all existential. I have had mood swings like this my whole life, still do, but I've found like 90% of these now days I can link to overloading. If you add up a lot of those, it's pretty easy to see how you get to a depressive episode.
Also, if you notice mood swings like this happen following exciting events, there's a really great chance that's the event. You got really excited by something cool happening, and your nervous system went with it, and then demanded a rest period after. It really helps me to imagine a sine curve and think about the slightly larger pattern. Plus cry if you can, it's probably the most efficient release for this, or close to it.
Holy shit this is scarily accurate.
every single time I feel something i can't put into words, this man manages to make a video talking about exactly that. Saw someone say it gives you closure and I totally agree
Being sad for no reason is like rain without clouds, it's really sensitive and cruel like" why do I cry for no reason?" " why do I hold back my tears ?" "why am I even sad ?" "why nothing makes me happy even my favorite things " "what's wrong with me" that's so exhausted 💔
I swear to God like a month or two after I already figure out these ideas for myself, sisyphus always uploads a video about the exact topic. It's uncanny, but it's kinda worked itself into the way that I cement ideas in my head. I feel like I decide to make that change in my life and in general I'm getting used to the new way of understanding things, then Sisyphus uploads and just reaffirms everything to me in a beautifully written video, it's kinda become a part of my process ig
One of the hard lessons of life is that real maturity and self-realization mostly happen through feeling the depths of pain and despair. It’s a tempering of the soul. The more we can embrace the difficulties of life, the more we can open our heart to the pain, the more full and meaningful life becomes.
In Turkish poetry we have a word for this gray sadness, Melal. Old poetry masters once said" we are strangers to this generation that don't know what is melal".
I do miss those times when i used to feel sad for no reason , when you get a reason its just 10 more times painful
Sounds like me through my 20's. It was just bouts of sadness that soon manifested into something bigger and dangerous in my 30's. I felt sad for no reason most of the time and it was driving me to become hands free with my life. I had to take drastic measures before I'd do something really stupid. After a year of therapy and focusing on medication I feel like myself again, like I haven't been this content or happy since high school. Once all the pieces were working together (therapy, meds) it felt like I came out of an emotional coma. I'm laughing and joking again , I'm drawing/painting again and the world looks a little less bleak. I just want to say its possible to be happy again but I have to stay vigilant about my happiness because my sadness is still stronger and can engulf me if I don't keep it outside in the cold where it belongs.
you're so cool for this, i admire you and your journey and story
@@mighul Thank you ♥️
Im 14 and have been feeling like i black out every few minutes and developed a shit habit of hating myself. I hate me for hating myself. I hate me for hurting myself. I hate that i can't just fucking get over it and i know that its just a dumb emo phase(im 14 let me remind you so yeah probably just a phase). I hate emo kids and now im almost like one. My life could not be going better but i hate that i cant just let myself enjoy it. Idk what im doing and i hate the fact that i can't save myself from puberty. I kinda lost grip on my sanity and dont remember how i got it. Idk why i wrote this either but it took too long for me to just delete.
@Ninja Sheeps you'll see plenty of change through your teen years, you can start changing your hateful mindset step by step and before you realize it you'll be out of that hell of a mindset, you could also try doing stuff that is risky and going out with people get out of the comfort zone because that's where growth happens
This helped. I know life has its ups and down, but when you’re in your low it’s hard to see it. I just see nothing ahead of me. But being made aware of my emotions helps me come back to the middle
Thank you for this video. A couple weeks ago, I was feeling the same exact thing. Now I feel a lot better and have gotten much happier. And the fact that I wasn’t alone in feeling like that just gives me so much closure. I don’t know like a bit of comfort, maybe? Whatever it is, thank you. I feel as though that whenever I am sad again, I’ll be able to watch this video and not feel alone. I don’t know why I spent this much time writing this comment. Maybe no one will see it. But getting to let out all of the things I’ve been holding inside is so refreshing. Thank you.
i think iv ben struggling with this for a while now. i think about life and whats good and bad in it, i think of good memories and nostalgia and the good times. i think of those who make me happy and thoughts that make me want to cry for days. and i try to work on it and struggle to feel happy sometimes. i think about it and i have no reason to be sad or empty but i do. i think about how there is nothing too bad in my life to be sad about but there isnt much to be happy about either. sometimes its hard to express my though and who to is almost nobody. this video speaks to me so much
We all feel sad from time to time. What matters most is that we have one another through difficult times in our lives.
I can’t understand how your videos pop up right when it directly relates to my situation
"Sadness (depression) is rage turned inward" - Tony Sopranos once experienced
rage at what if I may ask?
@@owenmanning6044
1. His mom
2. His sister
3. Tony Blundetto
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@@sean721888 Blun - i cant even say his name
That my depressive episodes is the cost of me "buying" the happier periods I just can't vibe with. My episodes last for months and the happy periods for what seem like merely hours, often in a daze where I can forget myself and completely focus on something external like a game or a movie.
If this 98/2 split between depression and satisfaction is the homeostasis of my life then I have to accept that with resignation. But I will probably cut my life span short and check out early, don't see myself going on like this for another ~70 years.
I've always loved this chanel for the accuracy of it's topics as well as the well thought out and articulated thoughts and concepts he seamlessly manages to share with us through these surprisingly frequent videos. It just feels so genuine and inclusive that more often than not it feels relatable and makes me realize that I'm not alone with these thoughts and issues.
I really appreciate these videos more and more with every new one that comes out :)
I always feel sad when a project is over. All the burdens, the stress, the anxiety, and my sheer's will to continue this till the end, etc. All the emotion came biting back when the project is over.
Always love a Sisyphus upload
the true enemy is boredom and the feeling of beeing useless. sadness is a part of the journey, is the feeling that gives happiness a meaning with a life full of happiness i dont think someone would be able to truly grasp what a lucky man he was. sadness is necessary, sometimes just thinking about it makes me feel happy about feeling sad.
i love the fact that we can feel such emotions
The insights you provide in your channel are helping me a lot through a confusing, difficult time in my life. It's strange just how well sincronized your posts are with what im feeling. Thank you so much!
4:28, This sums it up so well. It's a little dangerous going to a psychologist or psychiatrist because you really start overthinking all of these things.
That moment when you just feel empty or useless for a moment without any rhyme or reasons ,after you have a good times with your loved ones.
And you just stare to nothingness and got that feeling of ending this.
Though I've been there (erratically but recently got worse during lockdown until now 🤦🏻♀️) , I still got that string of sanity to not enact that end that I've been wanting too. Not yet..lols
that is exactly how i feel, but after spending some time with a girl, we had great laughs, a very great time, now that it is over i feel empty. Sadly she is out of my reach, she is also working, which is a problem because i am a student with a shit load of free time, anyway all emotions will pass.
@@raulrus9026 Similar situation here, a girl I really like and we always have a great time and usually that buzz lasts but lately I feel sad as soon as I'm on my own, or even when I'm with her because I'll never be able to date her. I've already confessed my feelings and she does find me attractive too but has not and doesn't want to date anyone
@@lewisbirkett4428 that's sound pretty hard to deal with, hope u ok Man. Do you have hobbies or passions , those could help
@@raulrus9026 I do but I share some with her. I like to perform at open mics with her but im trying to focus on my other hobbies and friends so I dont rely entirely on her to be happy. I still play in my band and go to video game tournaments and do other things that I enjoy to keep my mind off her
omg. I thought I was weird for feeling this.
Thanks Sisyphus for reminding me that like all things, our emotions are temporary. Hope everyone find meaning in their sadness.
this turned what i am feeling into words - and it kinda lifted something at the back of my mind.
thank you.
thank you so much, genuinely.
lately, I've been so down in the dumps and I don't understand it. it feels like my enthusiasm has taken a nose dive for no reason and since then I've been trying to figure it out in my head. but now that I've seen this video, I feel better just knowing what I have to do.
This video is so beautiful and poetic. I was just feeling that grey sadness and here is the explanation and nourishment I needed.
It's really comforting & joy-inducing to read all these comments about all of these people who felt this same thing as me on the same video speaking about the aforementioned feeling.
It feels like the universe recognized each & every one of us if for at least just one moment.
Beautiful, poignant, and bittersweet. An important message over an immaculate vibe. I don’t know how you do it, but I thank you for sharing this with us.
Thanks! i love your vids there very thoughtful, and they help me learn about myself.
This is sooooo accurate! I have that feeling like once a month and I can‘t explain where it‘s coming from
Life has a meaning. May I invite you to Islam
thank you. i always make sure to let myself feel sad, but i can never really understand why i do. now i know, thank you.
It's incredible how these videos always come at the perfect time
Your writing and delivery are world-class. Thank you for sharing your perspectives with us
I know the feels, I feel ... Van gogh
I’ve struggled a lot with trying to define and find the root cause(s) of serious depression I’ve felt in the last year. This way of looking at it has been the only perspective that’s really helped - helped me cope, helped me be comfortable with it, and helped me trust that it will actually be ok, helped me realize that I’m not somehow failing as a human for being this way. You put it more beautifully in this video than I’ve ever heard it before. This is the best video I’ve watched on TH-cam in a while!!
Me too!!! It looks like ir Will never pass but it pass and gets better!!!! There allways hope❤❤❤❤❤❤ WE GOT THISSSS
your timing is scarily accurate,,
He really released this video on a day I was having these exact feelings. I went on a walk outside to refresh myself and connect back to reality, it helped a lot.
For a long time I was bothered because I couldn't remember the last time I was truly happy. Now I don't really care, I'm focusing on bettering myself and hoping happiness comes along the way, if it doesn't at least I tried ya know?
Thank you, Sisyphus for this video. Today I was feeling sad without any particular reason. And after watching your video I can tell that this resonates with me a lot
I don't have words to express gratitude for this video. You are saving lives. ♥️
"boring contentment" I think being content consistently is a great spiritual achievement, and not boring....
I recently have felt overly depressed and anxious for seemingly no reason. I have been really struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and have felt this emptiness eating away at me. Good grades don’t make me feel any better nor does success anymore. I just feel so lost, and like I’ll never not feel this way.
insane how well times this is :(
i often feel this way, but noticed it only happened during evenings. so atleast for me, its my serotonin levels that can fuck up all logical thought and make me feel sad for no reason and ive talked about it with others and they all share the same experience.
It's seems like every time you release a video it seems relevant to whatever crisis I'm dealing with at the time
I love how there is always someone who understands you.
This is the first time im commenting. For some reason, the first second i heard his voice and the music. My eyes were filled with tears. I was trying to let out my sadness by crying , but nothing came out. it surprised me that i was actually crying in a long time. Honestly this was the first time my tears came running down so fast. id like to say thx, for helping me let out my tears.
❤❤❤❤ Its shitty feeling sad but knowing that this Will pass helps a lot!!!!
THIS WILÇ GET BETTER❤❤❤ EVEN WHEN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL NEVER BE IT ALLWAYS GETS BETTER❤❤❤❤ I PASSED TROUGHR THIS AND GETS BETTER❤❤❤
We feel trapped in the law, our jobs, expectations, social norms, mutual "friendships", our economic and educational status, etc.
Get out of my head, it's spooky. Also, thanks for reminding me that being sad sometimes is basically a part of being human so I guess I'm doing alright 👍
no sadness is irrational, let yourself feel and joys can bloom come spring
I never thought I had seasonal depression until this winter, thank you for this.
i love how this basically is a "relax the fuk down and just be sad"
really relieving to know there's nothing wrong
the timing of this video is actually kinda scary 😂😭
I think this comes from the fact that their are millions of things to do, learn, experience, explore, feel, in a single day. But when you lay in your bad at the end of that day you feel as tho you’ve done nothing. And the day is lost forever.
I really miss her, she was one of the most influential people I have ever met. I hope to meet her again soon, just so I can tell her how big of an impact she had on me as a person, as a man. I just want one more opportunity to say thank you, because I lacked the strength to say it before.
I love this. The question “what feelings are you unwilling to feel?” Is so important. Inside out is a Disney film that reflects how important feeling our feeling out full range of emotions is. This video is a brilliant philosophical, academic take on the topic of sadness. Really good stuff.
i love feeling sad. idk everytime i catch myself having a nice time or not being utterly miserable i get this unnerving, sick feeling. i hope i can move past that habit but idk. thanks anyways for everything
If you grew up in a chaotic environment or constantly had a dysregulated nervous system, that internal state can become your center point where you return to, even if the situation no longer calls for that
I find myself feeling alone even in an ocean of people. I know I am cared for but I find it almost unbelievable. A stubbornness takes over, I know all my reasons for happiness but on the odd day I’ll almost erase it all and sink into myself. Being purposely alone.
Thank you for your videos, you allow me to further articulate how and why I feel the way I do. Then take that education and help those around me.
I’m glad you exist
Unless you have a disorder there's always a reason, even if you don't know it or understand it yet.
As someone with Major Depressive Disorder, this still applies too. There’s always a reason but just so buried down hence why therapy helps a lot in uncovering all of those things buried down. There’s always a reason.
This video did make me realize I am sad all the time but it just seems I've run out of reasons to be sad or cry, I feel like a bag of wasted emotions and issues being dragged against the ground instead of finding a new way to looks at things I've accepted the fact of being dragged down all the time.
Growing up, the goth subculture taught me sadness is just another emotion, is not negative, and can be beautiful.
There is a lot of truth to those words, the easiest experience to point at is crying to music at 3am
It's good to feel sad society just tells you it's wrong and then they make the sadness worse because
I'd like you to make more content on the epidemic of seemingly meaningless sadness with no cause. I see a lot of people around me afflicted with it and I think it shows a great void of meaning in our generation. When I read older literature I don't find anything like the sadness of our generation, so it makes me wonder what the cause of this is and what to do about it.
Also check out faust if you havent yet
It's not a perfect solution, but finding a cat to hug and cuddle in these sad times does help some
Who are you bro, can we hang out
There was never a video which i could relate so much... this feeling in ones stomach. Its really hard to decribe yet so painfull, but also not a real pain at all.
Maybe life isn't a giant dopamine drip like the orchestrated efforts of social media and pay to win video games. Maybe we are just here.
Something I struggle with is having sympathy for people who feel bad for no reason if a friend tells me that they’re depressed and they don’t give me a good reason I just makes me upset
First, gmorning yall :)
Edit: nvm, not quite😔
I’ve been having a few spouts of just sudden sadness recently. This video helped a bit.
I think it might caused simply by a complete lack of happiness, a flat neutral and because most of the time you are too busy to think or have something to think about (when you're not actively sad) that discovering the lack of happiness is like walking out from somewhere hot and feeling cold even though it may not be. I think it's this absence that upsets us that sends us further into sadness
Hey Ben, I watched a lot of your videos as of these past month I lost my dad and I've felt these feelings of sorrow. And a lost sense of confusion sure it may be grief but there's still that lost of direction. Thank you for making your videos there's that sense of understanding and reassurance that I get from these videos