My Anxiety.
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- Dealing with my Anxiety. Progress i've made and steps I have taken. First video - • we are not okay.
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this video helped me schedule my first dentist appointment in years, something that’s filled me with dread for so long. thanks for sharing your story, wood.
I believe this has helped me because I've been pushing it off for years too... I'm just going to do it.
I just saw one for the first time in 18 years last year (I was 8 the last time I’d seen one). My wisdom tooth was infected and I felt like I was dying and I am so happy I finally went bc going to dentist is not nearly as scary as I thought it’d be. I have a really sweet dentist though- she’s so awesome! I feel so proud of myself for finally going too.
You all have this! 💖
I hope this is the first of many uneventful dental appointments for you. Be well internet stranger.
I am a therapist and I want you to know, what your doing does help, it’s soo good for people to hear this from their own community especially from someone who is a “normal person” who stresses not giving up or just deciding well I live in my house now that’s it but is doing the work because he understands he is worth it, and wants to tell others they are too. Maybe this sound silly but I’ll say it anyway I’m so proud of you and I’m always cheering for you! Btw I have a tattoo that say “ I didn’t come this far to only come this far” I got years it ago and when you said it was one of your favorite mantras too that legit made my whole day. Sending love 💕
X for doubt
While I think it's good to talk about mental struggles. I don't always feel it's fair to use your audience as a therapy session. People often struggle emotionally and come to TH-cam to escape their own issues not deal with someone else's. So I think it's a delicate line... fans do need to know about mental struggles but not have too many burdens placed upon them. It helps to know that one is not struggling alone, but, I think a balance needs to be sought. Even therapists, need to debrief after sessions... as listening to someone unburden themselves takes a emotional toll.
So I think where possible some content creators should try and be mindful of how they discuss their issues and the potential impact of what they're saying to those who may be overwhelmed, anxious or depressed.
Wishing Wood strength and love. I'd also recommend reading "How to stop worrying and start living" by Dale Carnegie.
All the best.
Don’t be a blind fool.
@@Andyyy982 your are absolutely correct. This guy cares about nothing but growing this channel (yet ANOTHER channel) for his own gain. He’s is a fraud.
@@ts7844 He helped someone go to the dentist what have you done.
Depersonalization had destroyed me after a major attack and the fear of passing out made me develop agoraphobia, so thank you for your transparency Wood. Makes a lot of us feel not so alone.
Without trying to scare anybody, I’ve had DP/DR for over a decade now. Obviously some days are better than others, but I’ve read everything possible and have come to accept this won’t leave infinitely one day. It’s very difficult, because it’s the opposite of what comes naturally, but I think we have to just accept it and not make it bigger or scarier than it is. Still, feeling trippy when you’ve never touched drugs in your life is pretty unbearable at times.
i'm agoraphobic too, solidarity
We all appreciate that you can be open like this. I hope You understand that this helps people.
You are loved.
That's for you and Kim.
I’m only 15 years old and ive never understood anxiety or anything relating to it. After watching this whole video, i think i can better understand and relate to all those affected by this, and i just wanted to say thank you so much for helping educate not only me but all those other people who also learned so much from this video. I genuinely hope you can continue to heal on this amazing journey you’ve been on and still be the best person i know you can be. keep up the amazing work and, again, thank you ❤❤
Man, it's crazy how I thought I was the only one who felt this level of anxiety. I see now I'm far from alone in this.
I didn’t want to comment until I’d watched the whole video.
Whether or not it means anything to you from a stranger, I’m proud of you Wood. Not “just” for the fact that you’ve pushed so hard to get better, but especially for the kindness, strength and self awareness it takes to post a video as personal yet informative as this.
I wish that I’d had a video like this from a person I could relate to when I was struggling a few years back. There were people around talking about their anxiety but I rarely found anyone I could see myself in, and even rarer someone who had your clarity of communication to boot. Seeing people put in this effort to share their experiences and difficulties in the honest and gentle way that you have is always very moving to me.
Thank you, and I wish you and Kim both the best of luck moving forwards and continuing to look after yourselves.
Watching this video makes me so happy, even though the topic is rather dark. But seeing that you're getting better is such a relief to me. And the fact that you decided to canalise your experiences into helping others is so kind hearted of you. That you recorded a 20 minute video for helping a single person on twitter really says a lot about your character ❤️
It is such an important topic, and you handled it so well in this video. You managed to present possible solutions while never presenting any as a silver bullet, and making sure that nobody was made to feel bad about being at the place where they are, or needing certain aids. Thank you for creating this video. You are an inspiration and your work means the world to so many people, including me ❤️
My anxiety makes me feel sick like I’m going to have a heart attack or just run out of breath and has taken me to the ER numerous times, thankfully every time I go they say that everything’s fine all the blood work, heart work and all that comes back normal. Anxiety is a battle that not everyone gets unfortunately but my medication has been keeping me alright lately. Hope you’re doing well Beatemups!
Love you and Kim. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I know it’s going to help a lot of people, myself included. ❤
Thank you so much for making this video. You'll never know exactly how many people it helps, but I can promise it's at least one. I've been dealing with debilitating severe anxiety and depression lately, and I also have a lot of issues with derealization, and hearing someone else talk about this stuff makes me feel so much less alone.
Thank you so much. I needed something like this. Derealization does feel scary, and I get anxious about passing out in scary situations too. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this vid. It's a relief knowing other people can feel that way too! You have no idea how helpful it is to see something like this. 💓
Thank you ❤ the progress you've made is huge and some of what you've said I think will help me reframe driving and when you said safe routes that really hit me. I found myself crying alot through this video.
I'm only 10 minutes in, but I'm already learning a lot dude. Thanks for sharing Wood. I think this is helping me understand Amy's anxiety and depression even better than before, so if I'm the one person you've helped, mission accomplished. But I think this will help a LOT of people. :)
Today I am going to therapy for the first time because I think I have social anxiety, I am very afraid of being in different or unknown situations but I have so many things to tell that I am excited to go and this video helped me a lot to calm down. Thank you Wood :)
Thnx for opening up Wood. ❤ the fact that you guys are going to through all this, and still standing strong, makes me so damn proud. ❤
Dude I completely understand, I have terrible anxiety especially the past couple months, I’m in high school and we have so many emergency lockdowns and shooting threats and I have a panic attack almost every night before bed because I have school in the morning. Finals are coming up to and it’s worth 40 percent of our final grade, so I have to worry about if I’m gonna come back home from school today and about my grades at the same time and it is really really hard.
I actually started watching you bc of your videos about yourself. The first one I watched was about your house flooding and it was solely you and kim that made my hubby and I start watching you and fall in love with the switch.
I really needed this today, and was hoping you would make this. I'm in a dark place.
Wood, fantastic video. Thank you for opening yourself up to the community and being so transparent about what has or hasn't worked in your trying to reign in the anxiety. It's definitely affirming to know that we're not alone as we go through this and that there are options and methods to help ourselves. Love the mantra, going to be adopting that. Keep on doing what you do at your pace, you've got a great community behind you no matter what!
Love you Wood, congratulations on finding a way to manage your stress and anxiety, hope it continues to help you throughout your life! ❤
I don’t know if this will get lost in the sea of comments, but I love you. We love you. I’m so proud of you for still being here and for trying and WANTING to be better. That’s honestly the hardest step is accepting you need to do something and it’s not okay to just exist in what feels like an existential crisis. You’re someone so unique, special, and kind that I’ve really just gotten attached to you as an individual. Being able to exist at the same time with you, Kim, Bob, Skoot and everyone else is something I would never want to trade for the world. Having someone to just go to when I need personal comfort or just to hear that I’m not the only one that isn’t okay… I’m here for the good, the bad, and the ugly. You’re a person. You’re only capable of so much. As long as you put what you feel is important as priority, that’s what matters. I myself am also a by product of a really bad childhood and just growing up in general… you’re one of my comforts. I love you, and I’m happy you’re here.
I sent you a pretty long DM on Twitter (it’d be from CrasherVania, I’m Roland) that if you have time, it is definitely something important I think you should breeze by when you get the chance, obviously if you don’t, I get it, you’re one guy. You just do you.
Read this back and then go and have a word with yourself. This guy does not care about anything but his own gain and he will stoop as low as lying about his mental health struggles to grow yet another channel.
@@ts7844 I don’t know who hurt you, but I’m sorry you feel the need to bring down others.
@@DeschainGames bring down others? This guy actively deceives people into subscribing to various channels by pulling on the heartstrings of people who actually suffer from these conditions.
He is disrespectful, narcissistic, greedy and yet so pathetic.
@@ts7844 He has had this channel for a couple of years now and it makes no money. If the wanted to make money off it he would put it on his main channel.
Mental health needs all the awareness it can get. You could care less about all the people suffering right now but anything that can help is worth it. Read about anxiety and you would see how terrible it is.@@ts7844
A lot of people are against meds. It was a last resort for me but it was definitely one of the best decisions I've ever made. It's not for everyone but I figured it might not hurt to try it.
I am completely with you on that. I really don’t understand why people are against meds (I mean those who don’t have anxiety, depression etc., not if you have that and choose not to). If you have something physically wrong with you, it is seen as okay to take meds, so why not mentally? It is an imbalance in the brain and if meds help that then surely we should be supporting that? I have struggled with anxiety most of my life and know I wouldn’t be here now without them.
I completely agree with your statement for certain medications like SSRIs (Prozac is an SSRI,) blood pressure medication, etc. but there are also certain medications like Benzodiazepines that if you develop a tolerance to them and are on a decent dosage for a long time you have to go through heck and back if you ever want to get off of them. I'm not a doctor but I'm speaking from literal experience. I finished my Benzodiazepine taper six months ago and after a little over a year of slowing weaning off of it and being through absolute torture the entire way just from going off I was finally able to kick it. Also I wasn't using recreationally. I want to make that clear. I was prescribed. The fact that there are literally three substances known to man that just the withdrawals can be fatal is terrifying to me especially considering I was on one of those three substances for a long time and got off of it and lived to tell the tale. Since Benzodiazepines are commonly used for anxiety/panic disorder and are also one of those three substances people's fear of medications can be completely justified to me.
@@Griftall1337 if i get on medication ill make sure to stay away from Benzos
@Lana I wouldn't disagree with your decision there for a split second. I'm happy there is someone that agrees with me though.
I’ve been following this channel for a couple of years, but only now saw this. As I’ve been struggling with bad anxiety for the past month, this comes up at a really good timing. Anxiety is keeping me up at night, there are days I can’t eat because I’m in a constant state of anxiety and restlessness, I feel broken and sometimes I feel like there’s no way to fix myself. I’ve been thinking about therapy but I don’t have the means to, and that’s also adding to the anxiety. I live alone, so when it’s bad, it’s just me and my thoughts and it’s terrifying.
Seeing you talking about your anxiety, someone I see as doing so much better in life than me (obviously this is superficial and stems from my sense of inferiority) still struggling with anxiety, somehow makes me feel like I’m not alone, and I’m not necessarily too broken for this world. It takes a lot of courage, being sensitive people. And all the burdens I have, I feel them deeply. Thank you for this heartfelt video, I hope it helps people like us and we find the road to happiness and stability again. Best of luck 🍀
Hi Wood! I just wanted to say that this video is not only therapeutic for you but really educational of your experience to others. I now that it can be soooo hard to feel better and that treatment (psychological, psychofarmachological and medical) can be really hard given the beliefs and expectations each one of us has. I’m so proud man, you have been doing everything in your power to feel better and not everyone is willing to do that. I hope your journey to recovery and peace is everyday a little bit more smooth.
As a soon to be psychologist I appreciate a lot your story, it gives me insight and in other ways I learn too.
PS: if there is any grammatical errors or context I’m really sorry. Not my first language.
You two are one of the strongest people we have ever seen navigate content-creation careers and personal lives. The fact that you're putting this on display means you're facing it head on, and that's bravery. You two are going to be okay Wood. Been following you for years, and you're an absolute king for sharing this. You will be, in every sense of the word, okay. Take care brother.
Really glad your talking about this wood, it shows how strong you are and we will always love and appreciate you
So proud of you and Kim 🤗🥰 thank you so much for sharing so much about your journeys... the path is long and not easy, but you're both surrounded by people who love you, support you and are cheering for your success!
You got this. You made it this far and you are trying to overcome this. It’s not easy but you are right.. face your fears. You are sitting in front of a camera telling the world about your experience, you are helping a lot of people by doing this.
You are not alone and have a great support system (Kim)
I’m ruling for you!
I always thought that I would be commenting things like "I'm proud of you" or "even if I don't understand I can see how brave you are being" but after watching some of your journey coupled with recent events and finally this video, I think I have been walking down this path without even realizing it. My heart always speeds up whenever I start even thinking about going anywhere and when I do go anywhere on my own I'm anxious the entire time and have had to plan it to the street I'm taking and which side of the house I come back from. Honestly I always felt inconvenienced but I never thought that there might be a problem I'm overlooking. I was always in my "island" and subconsciously setting a routine for myself that if I do anything more or think about doing anything more I just shut it down for one reason or another. Admittedly, I don't think I have reached the level where it has become a problem, but if I continue, I might have reached such a level without realizing and it scares me. Even as I started typing I felt tears streaming down my face without any reason even though I was just cleaning thinking silly things and I believe it is because I understand myself a bit better now and also because I'm very thankful that I watched this video. As a person who doesn't cry much, I never really thought that I could have such strong emotions that I never realized I had because I thought all my strong emotional reactions should be obvious. I started thinking about myself as I watched the video and realized a lot of things most of which were gone in an instant but it felt like something was released. In a moment, I felt happy genuinely and excited for the future genuinely and ambitious genuinely, which sometimes is hard to feel, even though I haven't planned anything but it's because I truly believed now that I can achieve something and that I can genuinely form connection now. Just a small change in my thinking affected me greatly, and I am incredibly thankful to you, Wood. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
My wife was diagnosed with FND, DID and Derealization back in 2020. She would have daily seizures, have alters come out, lose function of her limbs, go blind, etc... She attended 1 year of intensive therapy, we moved, made positive changes in our life. Now, her FND has drastically improved, still has seizures, her DID is gone, has no more alters for the past 5 months, her depression has gotten better. She still have Involuntary Age Regression but even that has made improvements. All in all, what you went through, never be ashamed of. Ask for help, reach out, talk to people/ It will get better
man i wish i could express and articulate just how helpful this video is and how glad and grateful i am that you made this video. And the courage it took you to be this vulnerable and pass on your wisdom. im liking and saving this video. thank you Wood, sincerely
Thanks Wood. My wife struggles with harm OCD and has had anxiety her whole life. She's very similar to Kim... so thank you for sharing. If Kim ever releases a video about her situation, please share it. As it can help a lot of people out there, just like your video is. You are loved Wood
I hope she will for people that have had like her for years.
You brought me to tears! But I am proud of you Wood, I’m happy you found your strength. God Bless
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Wood! I love going to shows, happy to hear you pushed through it! 👏
Wood, I appreciate you being vulnerable and sharing your story here. You’ve had an incredible journey through life, from your upbringing to the big N coming after you. The adversity you’ve faced has given you a lot of character, and I appreciate the heck out that. I’ve been struggling with anxiety myself these last few months, and I’m glad I set aside the time to sit and watch you share this helpful info. I’ll be sure to check out that book you recommended. And I’ve been using box breathing without realizing that was what it’s called! Thanks again 🤗
I needed two weeks to wait till I watched this video. I knew it would make me cry and be very personal video to me. I was right.
I am in a very similar situation to you and Kim. I struggled with anxiety and mental health issues for years. And listening to you, hearing how you, somebody who lives on the other side of the world from me, somebody who I watched for years now, struggles the same way, and managed to get better; this filled me with hope.
When I saw that you went to a game convention some time ago it inspired me to go to one too. If one person I “know” can do it, I can do it too. And I’m scared and excited, but I think it will be great in the end. Or maybe not, mental health recovery is like a roller coaster, it has ups and downs. And that it ok.
I wrote down things you tried that I think might help me. The blood pressure tea is a genius idea. But what helped me the most is that I’m not alone. I hope you the best in the future. We must remember that things can and will be better.
Thanks for sharing this Wood! It's really empowering to have people you look up to going through the same things :) It's a relief and makes me feel less alone in my struggles as I'm sure it does for a lot of people! Thank You ^^
Hey Wood, thanks for sharing this and knowing that you and your spouse both work through these struggles and rightly prioritize mental health, I appreciate you still make time to meet so many fans at different events. Was at TMG last year and the best part was meeting you and other content creators that help me get through my days. Be well and thank you.
You're a good dude, Wood. I'm really glad you've made it to a better place, and I hope it continues for you and for Kim as well. Thanks for sharing this.
I wish you all the best! I have also gone through all of this; it will get better, I promise :)
Greetings from Germany!
Nothing I can write here in the comments can get my thoughts across on how amazing it is that you not only got to a point you can talk about it, but decided to use your platform and experience to try and help others. It can seem like a never ending battle, but I'm glad you came out on the other side. Thank You for this video.
I'm so glad you are making progress on your mental health! I started acupuncture at the beginning of the year and processing all the stuff at the beginning sucked, but I'm in such a better place now. And I credit that with most of my progress with letting the negative from my life go.
Appreciate you sharing dude
Thank you Wood! I've had mental health issues, both anxiety and depression since I was 15 and now diagnosed with OCD and PTSD in addition to anxiety and depression in my 30s. It's hard but when you find those tools that work for you it is a relief to be able to manage your symptoms and understand your mental health. Well done Wood. Recovery is never a straight forward journey but you and Kim will get through this.
Hello, Wood. I'm also having a bad anxiety thing going on. I moved out to another country, completely new experience. A lot of fears and tears. The problem is always in your head and I'm at that point of realising that life is hard, but also nobody teaches us how to deal with every day challenges. It's great to know that you share your experience, to show that nobody is alone. I wish everyone to feel better and continue your life in a healthy way.
Well I hope you continue to get better. Please tell Kim I love her green bear I just got it is so cute and cool. I hope she gets better one day too as I miss her videos.
Excellent video. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing, Wood! I’ve struggled with social anxiety for as long as I can remember. From hiding in my locker in first grade to avoiding movie theatres and long car rides with others, it had a huge impact on my quality of life. It made school extremely difficult for me growing up. High School was the hardest time of my life. I had a couple anxiety attacks that led to me passing out and gave me the same fear as you. For me, it also feels like my throat is swelling up and I can’t breath. I feel like I’m dying just as you said. In the last few years my panic attacks have been very few and far between! It takes time but it does get better. I can’t thank you enough for sharing your experiences in detail because it really helps everyone going through it not feel alone. I was tearing up several times through the video because I have felt those same feelings. I’m so proud of you and we all love you and Kim ❤
Oh my gosh I have never felt so seen. I love the way you describe what’s been helpful for you; we have the same brand of anxiety so I can already see how your methods can help me
Oh and btw this is the first video of yours I’ve ever seen. I came here from your podcast that PointCrow was on recently 😊
Not even ten minutes in, but the mention of the amygdala and critical thinking actually made me think about my own anxiety. I was just thinking before I watched this that COVID has given me a weird sense of agoraphobia, but breaking it down, I'm actually just scared to go out and have back just... stop working. Like you with the passing out, it's happened before, where I was recovering and didn't take my recovery too seriously and instead of something taking 10 minutes to walk to, it ended up taking me like 20 almost 30 minutes to walk to because I was in so much pain. This actually helps a lot, and something I'll bring up with my councillor when I have my next app. Anxiety is a piece of work isn't it? Thank you Wood for everything you do. From a fellow Aussie to an Aussie. Thank you.
Edit: Also, I'm with Kim. I've had anxiety my whole life, while I've only been clinically diagnosed for 10 years, I don't remember a time without it. Depression is another story, I've had it longer but I remember when I didn't have it, but that was when I was a kid.
Thank you so much for this Wood. So relatable and humanizing.
Hey man, just wanted to say that I really get you. And I think it's cool that you made this video. Because you have the platform and people need to hear this something.
Wish you the best and thanks for the fun you bring to people. It really helps.
Thank you for being so open wood talking about anxiety this video helped me again thank you you don’t know how much I needed this video
Seen the whole video, and man bro!! Be proud of you self!! Becuse you have come a long way!! And me and the whole comminity is freaking proud of you man!!
You are in my eyes atleast a legend and a champ!! Hope you feel even better soon!! Hugs and love from me!
I don't know if you'll see this Wood.. but I resonate so much. I'm on a similar journey right now.. and recently found you when I dove down the hole of how gaming can help mental health as I'm starting my recovery from anorexia, cptsd, anxiety, depression and just a lot more..
I was just given a switch yesterday after binging your videos for 3 months and wishing for one to help me cope.. and just every video I feel closer to you and Kim.
Thank you for your vulnerability. I'm sending you two so much love and strength. 💞🫶🏼🎮🐺⚔️
Riding bike helps so much with my anxiety. It gets me out there in the world, it’s exercise, and you literally can’t not smile while biking. Pennsylvania has great biking! ❤
Hey wood im dealing with the same thing right now i really feel what you say here thank you for sharing its extrem hard to talk about this - it really helps me also to hear you talk about it thanks for that!
Thank you for this video. Ignore the haters because it’s clear there is so much more love being sent your way. Opening up like this is so helpful to encourage others to reach out for help themselves and work to get better.
I really needed this, dealing with a lot of the same feelings and haven't been able to get them to stop.. scheduled an appointment with a physician here in town for next week. Takes a lot to be this open and I feel like it was a good move. Thank you for sharing Wood, thanks for being you and being real.
I am happy that you are comfortable to share this with us viewers.
If you ever need to take a break in the future cuz of it then that is fine because we can wait for you to return no matter how long you go on a break for.
Watching this on a Tuesday. Hope your therapy session was calming today
I'm sorry to hear about your anxiety, Wood. I sure hope u and Kim can get threw your anxiety. There were times I had an anxiety attack, I just looked up things about anxiety in the Bible, prayed, and listened to Christian music, and that calmed me down. And having someone to talk to is another way of anxiety relief. Well, at least, that's what worked for me... anyway, I wish u guys the best of luck.
Respect, this video has helped me more than you can imagine.✊
You are an amazing person wood the fact you made this video just speaks volumes on the progress you've made i suffer from anxiety myself and it can really mess up your whole day and take time away from you that youll never get back but just knowing that you have the support around you wether it be kim your family or even the amazing fanbase youve created you cant put a price on that but more importantly things like this does take time and taking it one day at a time is crucial and knowing your not the problem and its just the chemical imbalances in our brains that make us feel this way but you arent alone i wish you all the best for the future and looking forward to seeing what amazing content you make in the future ❤
I never thought I would hear someone so perfectly explain the exact type of anxiety I’ve been going through. Right down to the fear of passing out, I legitimately thought that was just me, and while I hate that anyone else has to go through that it is comforting to know that I’m not just batshit. Thank you for taking the time to make this Wood.
This was very moving. Wish you the best.
This video helped me. I have not had the level of anxiety you described, but I did/do have a level of anxiety that made it hard to leave the house. Shockingly, even though I’m introverted and liked working from home, going back into the office has been good for me. I would get so anxious going to events and fun stuff. I would be good once I got to the event and was distracted, but the time leading up to leaving and driving there was pretty brutal for a while. It made me hyper fixate on my anxiety too, like the spiral you described. I think your comment about just facing your fears really helps to but get swallowed by the anxiety.
Wood you have no clue how much I respect you for sharing your journey with us. You have helped so many (including me) and even though you don’t know me, I’m just another one of your many followers, I feel very honored that you have allowed me to get to know you through your videos and streams. I wish you, Kim and your furry babies all the best in what’s to come.
Man when you started talking about how you would look for safe places that you could pass out on if need be or exits to places, I was just like that for a very long time and when I didn’t see the safe place I was looking for my anxiety would triple and that would sometimes cause me to faint and have a seizure. For a long time I thought there was something physically wrong with me, I had so many tests done, then one day I broke down crying in my doctors office and he was like oh you have anxiety lol he was still no help unfortunately but at least he pointed me in the right direction. I love that you do videos where you just talk about what’s on your mind. Keep doing you dude and all the love from Canada
I hope Kim gets better and and you continue to.
Loved the video, and would love to see more videos like this on this channel
Thank u so much wood recently I have been going to art therapy talking about how your anxiety is similar to mine. I have had anxiety attacks since 2018 and in the last two years I have been so scared to go outside thinking that I'm going faint like I was at the cinema last week I felt my heart was about to stop and I got dizzy then feeling like I will forget to breathe then I start forgetting things like my wallet and keys but since this video I feel relaxed now knowing that I'm not the only one thank u wood ❤
Hey, wood, thanks so much for making this video. I struggle with severe anxiety, and I have for basically my whole life, to the point where I've just naturally come to a state of derealization most of the time if I'm not in my one safe space (my room). I've seen a lot of things and heard a lot of people talk about coping, and living with anxiety, but idk, for some reason listening about how bad it is/was for you resonated with me in a specific kinda way that nobody I've heard talk about this has.
Listening to your explanation of wgat happens, as someone who consistently knows what it feels like instead of through the eyes of someone who's studied what it feels like, hearing about yhur struggles with coping mechanisms not working well for you, the spiral that eventually leads into a panic attack or passing out, it was a little weird but it... Felt good. It gave me a bit of peace of mind. I'm definitely going to keep you in mind when I'm in public from now on, thank yhu, Wood :]
I love the videos when you open up because I definitely go through very similar experiences, I agree the box breathing is a life SAVER. It's the best thing I've found out there I couldn't recommend it more. Thank you again for sharing your feelings and thoughts through your anxiety because it really does help people. it helps me for sure.
Thanks Wood
After everything i've heard from you and your anxiety over the years, with the culmination of it in 2020 (right?) i'd say you are on the journey of spiritually awakening. A lot of people went through this process during this time. Basically we meet conscious or unconscious realizations that don't fit the world view we're fed, pushing these (initially feelings) away rather than grab hold of them makes their absence manifest into anxiety. An aching feeling of something being wrong, an insight locked away in a box deep inside. Chemical imbalance is bs in my book. Outside of great insights refurnishing our heads, there's legitimate reasons for feeling crap in this world, this along with being highly sensitive and empathic adds A LOT to it. You literally bear others emotions, in times of great crisis no less. But there's ways around it. Meditation as you mentioned being one very key player 🙏
(edit: with this said THANK you for sharing all of this, really! ❤)
❤ I watch pretty much all your channels and the nontendo podcasts. But rarely comment. This helped me alot. Just keep doing what you doing and live each day to the max 😊
Thank you so much! I don't comment much on TH-cam. When I first heard your Grocery store attack in the other video, it clicked that I have had the same experience before and never knew what it was.
I just want to say I’m so proud of you and Kim for how far you’ve come!!! This made me very emotional as I’m going through something similar. Just wondering if you’re still doing well with just the propranolol as a rescue med or if you ever ended up taking an SSRI like Prozac or Zoloft? This is so inspiring and I’m so proud of you!
You're strong, dude! Keep it up. Nothing wrong with having that medication near you either, it's alright.
I suffer from anxiety as well, I will definitely try what you did
Ive struggled with health anxiety since a few years now. I used to have panick attacks, feeling like I was going to die each time and therapy has helped a lot. It’s okay to take medications when you need it to fight all of those horrible feelings. Someday you’ll be able to beat them on your own. Im so glad you are getting better Wood!
There’s so many things I wanna say but I’m just gonna leave it at, a lot of us completely and fully understand what you’re saying, we love that you’re sharing it and we support you!
You’re just so blessed that it makes you anxious and that’s understandable 💫💪✊🏆
You are on your way Wood, there is no going back. You can start to see it for what it really is. Take a deep breath, release, let go and smile. 😊
wow. I suffer from anxiety issue very similar to you. I have never talked to anyone about it or read anything about it. This is the closest I’ve gotten to getting that deeper understanding and peace about it. It makes me feel less alone about it when you open up about a situation that I am currently struggling with.
So proud of you Wood and Kim for all you’ve been through and for helping others through your experiences, we love you!
Thank you so much for this video. ❤
I have a lot of respect for you for describing what you are going through. You are a true person and you inspire me as someone who struggles with my own anxieties. My wife and I have been watching your content for at least two years now and you basically feel like a family member to us! Thank you for opening up and sharing what has been helping you!
I am so sorry you have been going through of this 😢❤ I hope you are doing a bit better now x
Wow! I can't tell you how much you sharing your struggle has touched me. I can see a lot of my experiences in your story. Thank you so much for putting this video out. We are all going through something and it is very comforting knowing that I'm not the only one. Keep it up!
1st thing 1st my guy, We love you. The little victory's are still victory's. Keep going.
Hope your anxiety gets better
Thank you for sharing this. I've got such massive admiration for you - especially for taking the time to bring this to light.
None of what you're describing is stupid, it's awesome ! I am so happy to hear that you are finding things that work for you. (~ 29 min in)
I have had anxiety as long as i can remember and i have my first dr apt to discuss medications. Thankfully its not extremely serious but its so so so exhausting and on the bad days its debilitating and i just cant seem to get out of my cycles of it. I just really appreciate you sharing so much, it makes a difference!
This was very helpful. Thank you for being so open about your experiences. Just you working through and with your anxiety has made me hopeful. It does feel like some times I'll never be able to work through my anxiety, but even small things are huge steps and I gotta remember that ♥️
Man, I wish I could just like, copy/paste and give you whatever I have that prevents me from being anxious. As far as I know, I've experienced major anxiety only once that I remember. But until we develop Matrix level of tech... best I can say, do what ya gotta do my dude to stay healthy and happy.
Hang in there, Wood!