@@shrekshronk3469 they did two drug awareness video, one was them with makeup if they were addicted to specific drug th-cam.com/video/U47PEdOhDbo/w-d-xo.html and the other one they hired actors so portay how their lives would be if they were addicted to drugs th-cam.com/video/lQ0_h4X4Z74/w-d-xo.html
@@Ernestodonayread5053 but did the people who were targeted in that video actually use to struggle with addiction, or was it just to show what their lives would look like if they did? That’s what I’m confused about 🤔
in the drug awareness video theres a moment where noah says "this is not my home, this is not where i choose to be, this is not how i choose to live my life" and it just hit me so hard at the time
Well with a lot of people, "Everything's fine" or "Everything is going to be fine" is fillowed by "Stop overreacting, its not a big pig deal" sadly. A lot of people don't take others seriously, and it's sad.
The shayne comment to Olivia with her phobia shows that there are men in this world that are like actually adults and know how to act around women and anybody.
Shayne, as we know him through videos, is just a walking green flag❤ I adore him. Smosh, as a company seems to really just care. They all seem to have a genuine love and appreciation for one another and lift each other up openly. I love that.
I've worked at substance abuse clinics and the drug awareness video always hits cause people don't wake up and just decide to become addicts. And the belief that it can't happen to you because you are well off, have a good family, amazing friends isn't true. It can happen to anyone. Can't tell you how many people just like that came through our doors.
i really appreciate that they reacted with compassion and concern. i feel like a lot of anti-drug campaigns villainize addiction, so having the cast hug their "alternate selves" and talk to them out of character, and share worry for them as people made it very effective.
if you feel like doing another one, i hope you can include the stream where keith thanks noah for being so active in caring for him while he was undergoing treatment. that shit had me weeping
As silly as Smosh can get, I love it when they take things seriously. They gain the maturity needed and handle the topics they're covering with complete knowledge of what they're sharing.
Watching this video made me realize how important Smosh is to me. I can't remember when I started crying, but when i did, it hit me that these people have helped me even though I haven't watched them for very long. Anytime I needed to cheer up, I would watch a smosh video. Seeing them cry made me cry harder.
Smosh is a comedy channel and everyone is really talented when it comes to being funny, but I think people often overlook the fact that one of the biggest takeaways from the channel is that it shows us the power of friendship. If you're struggling with anything, drug addiction, mental illness, whatever... just know that you are NOT alone. There is always someone there that will help however they can. Don't give up. Reach out. Take the leap. You won't regret it.
I remember watching the drug awareness video for the first time and just breaking down in tears while watching it. I struggled a lot with addiction and I know how difficult addiction is to get out of. I'm just glad there's other things out there that actually take into consideration how terrible drugs truly are and show them in a brutally honest way, no sugarcoating or nothing.
I LOVED this. I think Shayne's graduation video was within like the first 5 videos I had ever seen of Smosh's (since the early days, I mean, I didn't like Smosh back then).
@@seasorablue I’m glad he gets to talk more with Amanda on the podcast, they have a lot of really validating things to say about life and are pretty vulnerable.
what really got me when i saw the smoh podcast with ian and anthony is: They really fell out and stopped talking to each other, which means for about 7 years neither of them had a best friend, and had to deal with probably depression every day while still dealing with youtube and managing entire brands with not a single shoulder to lean on really because who is gonna understand their pains more than each other.
I didn't watch Anthony's channel much during that time but you could definitely tell that Ian was at his lowest after Anthony left and dealing with Defy by himself, since Anthony came back Ian has been happier than ever with a whole new energy
part of addiction is genetics, people are predisposed to have more addictive tendencies or not. My moms side of the family has that very hard. My mom was addicted to PhenFen, my aunts were both addicted to meth, and my uncle is an alcoholic. I remember the only time I've gotten drunk I drank until I blacked out and woke up not even at my house. That video I've avoided because it's such a close to home subject.
During the drug awareness video, I wanted to hug all of them; and this is coming from someone who hates physical touch. I just felt bad and even teared up myself
I didn’t want to be sobbing at 9am today… as a recovering drug addict this makes me just feel awful for everything I put the people I love through during that time I’ve always felt bad. But fuck. Seeing it as a different person damn.
Lost my mom to cancer and she was pretty young. Her death for me was the hardest to deal with. It's been 15 years since i lost both my parents less than 6 months apart and I still struggle with it to this day. As for Damien, he is a beautiful human being as far as I can tell. He seems very intelligent, kind, caring and thoughtful and he should treat himself as well as he does everyone else. I honestly think hes very handsome and kind of looks like Sebastian Stan a little 🤷🏻♀️ similar features. I struggle with my body image as well but I'm a 40 year old mom. Drugs are a hard topic for me, my dad was an addict and an alcoholic, my sister is an addict currently and I hope she is ok. I unfortunately needed to make good choices for my family and cut her (my only sibling who had the closest and most beautiful relationship with till my 30s), I lost my oldest nephew (who I raised) at 25 years old to drugs. I myself struggle a lot with physical, mental and emotional issues. I've had a pretty recent existential crisis where I had a breakdown over feeling like I don't belong here. Like I was meant to be born somewhere else or a different time. I still struggle with that today. I struggle with insomnia, feeling like i'm never enough, never do enough or what I do isn't good enough. I don't have many friends because its hard for me to find people who understand me. I get through it by keeping myself constantly busy. We can all get through our troubles together and just be there, be caring, excepting, understanding regardless of whether you understand what each other are going through just be there. I'm still working on me. Smosh is definitely better with both the OGs!! You are all doing a great job in front of and behind the scenes.
The scenes where they're facing their themselves as addicts hit hard for me. My parents were both alcoholic so I made a personal choice to not follow down that same path. I saw what it did to my brother and sister and I couldn't bare for them to see me like that.
those drug videos make me wanna quit weed cause yeah it helps me but im way too dependent on it and if i quit it opens up job opportunities too, think imma do it fr
Good luck! Don’t be afraid to reach out for assistance. Your body will fight you on it, and when you feel emotionally exhausted fighting back will be impossible. Wishing you power from across the world!
"Just like hug them, given them love; you don't know what people are going through." As a former addict. I cannot overstate how right Keith is in saying this.
Damien & I both suffer from body dysphoria. It's something a lot of people think only girls/women can have, but in my case not speaking for Damien the LGBTQA+ community puts a ton of pressure on the way you look to fit in. It's something I deal with everyday.
As a gay man, I sometimes feel like I wish I had a brother like Shayne in my life who was caring and understanding. He is one of the nicest persons I have ever seen!
Maybe there were already some emotions related to that - a relative or a friend who's struggling or struggled with that, or just generally, it's a pretty traumatic topic for many people
Well the issue is she mentions she's seen people just like that working at a pharmacy, so it might hit a little bit more close. Also, it probably is more different off camera than on camera.
No because the drug awareness videos were actually heart wrenching. Like I think I actually cried when I first watched them
I cried watching them too
I don’t understand that video
@@shrekshronk3469 they did two drug awareness video, one was them with makeup if they were addicted to specific drug th-cam.com/video/U47PEdOhDbo/w-d-xo.html and the other one they hired actors so portay how their lives would be if they were addicted to drugs th-cam.com/video/lQ0_h4X4Z74/w-d-xo.html
Same
@@Ernestodonayread5053 but did the people who were targeted in that video actually use to struggle with addiction, or was it just to show what their lives would look like if they did? That’s what I’m confused about 🤔
in the drug awareness video theres a moment where noah says "this is not my home, this is not where i choose to be, this is not how i choose to live my life" and it just hit me so hard at the time
That exact part is on this vídeo 😅
What hits me is the reply, "I forgot that's what I used to sound like".
The Shayne graduation video is probably my favorite video ever
I’ll go back and watch it every once in a while
Reallll
1:37 hit a little harder after hearing Olivia has developmental trauma. The last "Okay" sounded defensive, like she was going to be talked down to
Well with a lot of people, "Everything's fine" or "Everything is going to be fine" is fillowed by "Stop overreacting, its not a big pig deal" sadly. A lot of people don't take others seriously, and it's sad.
Wait where'd she say that she had developmental trauma?
@@jnicole510 id like to know as well
@@jnicole510she mentioned it in one of the stand up TNTLs, she was physically and mentally underdeveloped in her formative years
That was definitely the okay of someone who didn’t believe what was just said but, hopefully, knows they mean it.
Shayne comforting Olivia is so sweet 😭
The shayne comment to Olivia with her phobia shows that there are men in this world that are like actually adults and know how to act around women and anybody.
He's so incredibly empathetic and emotionally intelligent it sometimes catches me off guard ❤
Shayne, as we know him through videos, is just a walking green flag❤
I adore him.
Smosh, as a company seems to really just care. They all seem to have a genuine love and appreciation for one another and lift each other up openly. I love that.
What was her phobia?
@@ChiZillaaa butterflies
Of course there are men in the world like this lmao what
1:39 I love Shayne being so supportive
I've worked at substance abuse clinics and the drug awareness video always hits cause people don't wake up and just decide to become addicts. And the belief that it can't happen to you because you are well off, have a good family, amazing friends isn't true. It can happen to anyone. Can't tell you how many people just like that came through our doors.
i really appreciate that they reacted with compassion and concern. i feel like a lot of anti-drug campaigns villainize addiction, so having the cast hug their "alternate selves" and talk to them out of character, and share worry for them as people made it very effective.
Did I cry my eyes out for 11 minutes and 20 seconds? Yes..yes I did
Sorry 😅
same
didnt think i was gonna do but same
if you feel like doing another one, i hope you can include the stream where keith thanks noah for being so active in caring for him while he was undergoing treatment. that shit had me weeping
Is that on youtube?
yess it was the stream of them trying soft foods@@Shokunin_Spirit
I need to watch streams more I didn’t know about that and now I’m like sobbing
As silly as Smosh can get, I love it when they take things seriously. They gain the maturity needed and handle the topics they're covering with complete knowledge of what they're sharing.
It’s funny how a piano instantly makes things sad even sadder than they might have been in the moment
the drug awareness one actually affected me and the way i see the people i love who have been through something like that.
Watching this video made me realize how important Smosh is to me. I can't remember when I started crying, but when i did, it hit me that these people have helped me even though I haven't watched them for very long. Anytime I needed to cheer up, I would watch a smosh video. Seeing them cry made me cry harder.
omg same I have some really bad mental health issues but smosh can always cheer me, smosh can cheer me up better than my own family
Smosh is a comedy channel and everyone is really talented when it comes to being funny, but I think people often overlook the fact that one of the biggest takeaways from the channel is that it shows us the power of friendship. If you're struggling with anything, drug addiction, mental illness, whatever... just know that you are NOT alone. There is always someone there that will help however they can. Don't give up. Reach out. Take the leap. You won't regret it.
the drug awareness one hit hard because its when keith was like family and stuff and when courtney started crying I literally broke down it was so sad
The drug awareness video literally broke me, I've seen too many good people get lost down that path so it hits very close to home
had no idea they did a drug awareness video i love smosh 🥺
They did two 😊
@@Ernestodonayread5053 i watched them immediately after seeing this and bawled. 😭 courtney and keiths reactions had me broken
I remember watching the drug awareness video for the first time and just breaking down in tears while watching it. I struggled a lot with addiction and I know how difficult addiction is to get out of. I'm just glad there's other things out there that actually take into consideration how terrible drugs truly are and show them in a brutally honest way, no sugarcoating or nothing.
Thought I could handle this since I've watched them all but I'm crying again
This video lowkey made me tear up, they’re always there for each other and their friendships are so wholesome 😭✋🏻
I LOVED this. I think Shayne's graduation video was within like the first 5 videos I had ever seen of Smosh's (since the early days, I mean, I didn't like Smosh back then).
i remember listening to the last podcast with sarah and crying on my way
Shayne is a good person
he is!!! tbh, im someone that is generally cautious and afraid of men, but he's the type of guy that i would feel comfortable around.
@@seasorablue I’m glad he gets to talk more with Amanda on the podcast, they have a lot of really validating things to say about life and are pretty vulnerable.
Shayne is the man I try to be, honest, helpful and sincere.
oh i know this one's gonna hurt
what really got me when i saw the smoh podcast with ian and anthony is:
They really fell out and stopped talking to each other, which means for about 7 years neither of them had a best friend, and had to deal with probably depression every day while still dealing with youtube and managing entire brands with not a single shoulder to lean on really because who is gonna understand their pains more than each other.
I didn't watch Anthony's channel much during that time but you could definitely tell that Ian was at his lowest after Anthony left and dealing with Defy by himself, since Anthony came back Ian has been happier than ever with a whole new energy
part of addiction is genetics, people are predisposed to have more addictive tendencies or not. My moms side of the family has that very hard. My mom was addicted to PhenFen, my aunts were both addicted to meth, and my uncle is an alcoholic. I remember the only time I've gotten drunk I drank until I blacked out and woke up not even at my house. That video I've avoided because it's such a close to home subject.
i completely blocked the drug awareness video out of my memory oh my god
9:35 not me crying instantly as if ian was saying this to me
I’m optimistic that the Elks videos actually helped some viewers and prevented some people from ending up in bad situations.
During the drug awareness video, I wanted to hug all of them; and this is coming from someone who hates physical touch. I just felt bad and even teared up myself
The McDonald's McChicken ad I got in the middle of the video gave this some much needed levity....
This is why I love Smosh.
Shayne comforting Olivia shows how great he is.
Me remembering Shayne has a psych(?) degree and doing a 10/10 job of supporting Olivia :,)
I didn’t want to be sobbing at 9am today… as a recovering drug addict this makes me just feel awful for everything I put the people I love through during that time I’ve always felt bad. But fuck. Seeing it as a different person damn.
This is a part of Smosh that I’ve never seen before but it’s makes me love them even more
that butterfly video always gets me 💜
should not have watched this while I'm pms-ing -- i was already emotional :(
me too😢❤
i’m in tears
Mission accomplish 😂
Lost my mom to cancer and she was pretty young. Her death for me was the hardest to deal with. It's been 15 years since i lost both my parents less than 6 months apart and I still struggle with it to this day. As for Damien, he is a beautiful human being as far as I can tell. He seems very intelligent, kind, caring and thoughtful and he should treat himself as well as he does everyone else. I honestly think hes very handsome and kind of looks like Sebastian Stan a little 🤷🏻♀️ similar features. I struggle with my body image as well but I'm a 40 year old mom. Drugs are a hard topic for me, my dad was an addict and an alcoholic, my sister is an addict currently and I hope she is ok. I unfortunately needed to make good choices for my family and cut her (my only sibling who had the closest and most beautiful relationship with till my 30s), I lost my oldest nephew (who I raised) at 25 years old to drugs. I myself struggle a lot with physical, mental and emotional issues. I've had a pretty recent existential crisis where I had a breakdown over feeling like I don't belong here. Like I was meant to be born somewhere else or a different time. I still struggle with that today. I struggle with insomnia, feeling like i'm never enough, never do enough or what I do isn't good enough. I don't have many friends because its hard for me to find people who understand me. I get through it by keeping myself constantly busy. We can all get through our troubles together and just be there, be caring, excepting, understanding regardless of whether you understand what each other are going through just be there. I'm still working on me. Smosh is definitely better with both the OGs!! You are all doing a great job in front of and behind the scenes.
The scenes where they're facing their themselves as addicts hit hard for me. My parents were both alcoholic so I made a personal choice to not follow down that same path. I saw what it did to my brother and sister and I couldn't bare for them to see me like that.
Sarah leaving hurt the most. Imo.
yeah sarah christ is going to be missed. but she has murders to solve
I never got to see her firsthand.
And I regret that I didn’t discover the channel until right after that.
I don’t even go here and I’m sobbing dude
those drug videos make me wanna quit weed cause yeah it helps me but im way too dependent on it and if i quit it opens up job opportunities too, think imma do it fr
How’s it going now?
hope you're reducing your weed, you can do this!
Good luck! Don’t be afraid to reach out for assistance. Your body will fight you on it, and when you feel emotionally exhausted fighting back will be impossible. Wishing you power from across the world!
Good for you bro
You got this man!
i needed a good cry thank you
You are welcome 😊
This made me cry like a baby
The music was cheating! 😭
1:38 this is why I love Shayne
man...brutal...
Okay, just break my heart random TH-cam comp...that's fine.
Mission accomplish 😅
That first clip of keith speaking of cancer is great, but i just wish the others weren't blankly staring out at the camera
"Just like hug them, given them love; you don't know what people are going through."
As a former addict. I cannot overstate how right Keith is in saying this.
I’m not sobbing at 10:41 pm you are
starting off with Anthony leaving is FOUL.
Shayne makes bread.... or he's made it at least once I THINk *post wedding post lmao
whats the video with keith talking to the guy in the hospital bed and he says 'are you me?'
i found it its 'Elks Drug Awareness: Facing Addiction (Squad Vlogs)'
1:43 why is shayne topp the only man, no, PERSON i have ever seen being this mature on the internet ever
He is somehow childish(in a good way ofc) and mature at the same time gotta love shanye for dat
Shayne really would make a great therapist
Why did you complie this. I'm crying.....
Literally to make You cry 😭
Damien & I both suffer from body dysphoria. It's something a lot of people think only girls/women can have, but in my case not speaking for Damien the LGBTQA+ community puts a ton of pressure on the way you look to fit in. It's something I deal with everyday.
0:13 So that was a f*** lie
0:12 ... so that was lie
lmao
Lisa thanking Sarah belongs. Glad it made it in here.
im unstable
Im getting ready for work and I actually had to stop watching midway cuz I am starting to tear up and I can't have that happening right now lol
3:40 what video was this?
they did a drug awareness campaign! you should find it if you search up Elks Drug Awareness: Facing Addiction (Squad Vlogs)
It’s called “Elks drug awareness: Facing addiction (squad vlogs)”
I always thought he was lying when he said he had cancer and it was an inside joke but I just found out they weren’t lying 😅
I'm not crying 😢 you are.....
what video is 1:38 from?
"Olivia faces her fear"
I'd just like to point out most drug use is not about morals. Drugs steal your life, your hope, your connections but it's not a moral failing. ❤
shut up, im not crying your crying
the drug awareness videos are still haunting
As a gay man, I sometimes feel like I wish I had a brother like Shayne in my life who was caring and understanding. He is one of the nicest persons I have ever seen!
Can someone tell me what the clip with Keith in the hospital room is from?
It's one of the drug awareness videos they did a couple years ago
Ok, there are times I need the levity of an advertisement during a video…
Wish I could turn paid TH-cam off at times…
5:29 What vid is this? And what's going on?
They put make up on them to make them look like how they would look if they were addicted to some kind of drug
@@Ernestodonayread5053 aww also ty
It's called the Elks drug 😢 it's very sad
Where can i watch the video about drug awareness?
Probably on Smosh
Search Smosh ELKS Drug Awareness, they did two of them
what video is clipped at 3:36
Drug awareness video
Newer fan here what’s 3:39 from
Its their drug awareness video
3:46
8:04
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out of the entire smosh crew Ian has not cried making him the manlyist person at smosh.
The drug video was very sad, but am I the only one who thinks Courtney overreacted to what she looked like? She kind just looked a little sick
Maybe there were already some emotions related to that - a relative or a friend who's struggling or struggled with that, or just generally, it's a pretty traumatic topic for many people
A little? If someone looked like that I would tell them to go home immediately and seek medical help.
That is not overreacting imo
Well the issue is she mentions she's seen people just like that working at a pharmacy, so it might hit a little bit more close. Also, it probably is more different off camera than on camera.
Were they drug addicts at some point, they seem very emotional in that video. Or is it just a drug awareness video
Why did I watch this?? I’m fully sobbing and I’m only halfway through 😭