Adventures With Anxiety! - A Game Where You Have Anxiety 24/7 & A Wolf Talks To You ( Both Endings )
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- Adventures With Anxiety! is a game about living with anxiety and doing things like living, and going to parties. At some point a rad wolf is there.
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"I need something calmer, less anxiety-producing."
"What's new on Twitter?"
Ah yes, Twitter - calm and less anxiety-producing app.
I thought it was going to say Tumblr, but twitter is pretty bad as well
I think Twitter's actually worse than Facebook.
They're ALL ABOUT clout on there. At least Facebook is usually a little more personal.
@@eclipciadarkmoon4105 Facebook being more personal is my personal reason why I tend to not really use it as much, like I'm okay shouting in the void of twitter since I don't have much followers there and hardly anybody will see my tweets(and I know to steer away from Twitter's negativity) meanwhile in FB any post I do can be seen by people that personally know me whether it be classmates or friends or family
Indeed, there is something to be said about real life contacts vs. strangers.
But I tend to be more comfortable around people I know, and I moreso worry about making a bad impression on new people.
@@eclipciadarkmoon4105 for me its the exact opposite, the more people know me the less comfortable i usually get (if ive seen them more times than one) family is another story XD (i am confortable around family)
I love how this anxiety isn't actually a bad person/wolf, they're just incredibly clueless and incompetent at their job.
You aren't wrong. He even says he sucks at his job
Yeah, fear is an important emotion after all. It's there to protect us from dangerous situations, but sometimes our brain gets confused and starts to think that even the most harmless things could be dangerous...that's when healthy fear turns into anxiety.
I WANT THAT WOLF
Hey! Just like my own anxiety! :D (
that's how fear really is though, it helps you keep safe but if we didn't even know what to expect in the first place, we're just gonna curl up and hide from anything at all times because we didn't really know what is around us anyway.
There should be a sequel of this game called “an adventure with depression”, or “an adventure with phobias”.
Peril with Phobias would be a good one!
@@madddmooney I hope it allows fanmade levels too!
or “An adventure with adhd”!
If they make a sequel, it should be about maybe Al (the person who has a crush on Hong)
An adventure with ASD.
I like the message they had with everyone’s anxiety is different down to personal situation. And the statement that Hunter literally can’t talk about the elephant in the room.
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nice
Lesson of the story: Drink cannot make your anxiety animal disappear, it just makes you drunk and stupid.
pffft, the correct term is _fearsona._
How uncivilized.
Or rather, ignoring your anxieties and trying to hide from them will only make things worse in the long run, and make them bigger. You must instead listen to them, understand them, and tackle them head-on.
True
@@wildfire9280 fearsona 5
But it gives you the deafness to ignore it for a time
Hunter's anxiety is represented by an elephant. I just realized while taking a pee, Hunter's anxiety is the elephant in the room they haven’t addressed! It’s super clever.
you absolutely _had_ to specify you figured this out _while_ you were pissing
@@indescribable_pain8146 yes
There's shower thoughts , and now..
*Pissing thoughts*
@@justascreamingcat2964 its just a different kind of shower
@@thefirstone1565 golden
Anxiety: "Being alone is bad!"
Also anxiety: "Don't interact with others!"
This is 100% relatable
It issss
guess i have anxiety
Yep
That's me
Same, but mine is more like ''You fucking dumbass why did you do that?'' even tho i didn't do anything bad.
The person who made this game is known for making funny/depressing games like this. And am glad they did not disappoint.
I hope he does a play though on those as well.
They have more? Manly should play it and share it to more people.
god i love nickys stuff i don’t think there’s a single game of theirs i don’t absolutely adore
the problem is that a lot of other games they made aren't really proper games and more like little interactive lessons about various topics
Nicky also made those meme "the game" games on Newgrounds from forever ago.
At chapter 3 where it says "ONE ENDING IS VERY, VERY BAD." actually got my anxiety working real bad when I played. I was so scared that the protagonist would die horribly.
I got the good end luckliy, and now that I see the only difference was if the protag broke her leg or not... not her becoming a pile of meat or something. That was a true relief.
This game's creator is a genius.
I haven't watched the video, is that really all that happens when you jump?
I was freaking the fuck out over nothing?
@@fluffybum204 well yeah, that's all the jump does. I think it's quite ironic
I think that was what the creator wanted
@@ut6559 She doesn't jump, though. She trips and falls directly down, through awnings.
youre telling me that the protag couldve fallen off a 6-story building and only ended up with a broken leg?
woah.
“A game where you have anxiety 24/7”
Ah, real life simulator.
Ah, yes.
Lol yel
Yep
Another Red Riding Hood game?
Sign me up!
Good point
Hunter made such a big deal about how she was able to kill her anxiety. But in the end, ignoring and stifling the problem only made it grow to an unmanageable level. She didn't tranquilize her anxiety, she made it worse.
Yeah this Is why one shouldn't try to ignore their problems, you have to comfront them. It's not easy, it can even be very painful but you are better off facing them.
Screw my fearsona. I like my home-made brew. Not so much six story buildings, though.
@@TheRokugoki For normal daily issues, yes. But sometimes trauma needs a much more intense treatment. Like home brew. XD
@@cleoharper1842 *intense, real, real, very real, laughter*
Literally the elephant in the room
The animations are so good, they add so much to the humor that keeps the game lighthearted but also address serious topics. That's a tough balance.
Ok but the design for the wolf is cute as heck.
He's a handsome boy
I like wolf cause he good boy and want to help and be better to protect human
Tfw no cute animate wolf hoodie to protect me from myself.
@@Graknorke let wolf protect tou
@@Graknorke wolf is good boy but is trying his best to help so good boy
YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP
I think the portrayal of anxiety is perfectly done. I think it’d be way too easy to jump into the whole “Anxiety bad, look how bad my life is” theme, but it portrays anxiety as it is, just a sincere, sometimes overpowering, misunderstanding with your thoughts. And I’m glad that it doesn’t portray all negative emotions as bad, they’re there for a reason after all.
Overall: Awesome game. We need more like this.
Heck the dev went a step further by portraying somebody who thinks all negative emotions are bad as being the most troubled character
YES.
Isn't it kind of romanticising a serious problem? Portraying this as a cute thing that's good and likeable. It kinda made me feel worse.
@@Stick_and_stone Well, that really depends on how you look at it. I personally don't think the game is romanticising anxiety, however, I can agree that it is a bit oversimplified. But you can't really fit everything into a simple interactive story that still has to get the message across. Especially something *this* complicated
@@gonepoofed I think it's the exact opposite of oversimplified. It's really well shown, especially with the fourth wall break. A typical interactive game will just keep the player restricted to the logic of the game which won't be much help in the real world. But in this game, the game is honest, and even bittersweet. It challenges popular sayings like "Make peace with your emotions" and shows how easily it falls apart or how easily it can be twisted into mean something completely opposite of what was intended. It shows that it's possible to change what your current reality is, but it's not easy. It'll take years. Which might sound very discouraging to many people with anxiety or other mental illnesses. But the game says it anyways, even it might hurt, but it's still true.
Not gonna lie, I did tear up a bit when the wolf was like "You've never said thank you to me before!" Lol i wasn't expecting to get emotional watchin this
I cried like a baby
Same, that was so cute ;-;
Really impressed that if you made a bad decision that took you down the "bad ending" it doesn't punish you for it, almost as if saying sometimes we make bad decisions but we can still get back up from it. Really nice message behind this game, I think if I had been having a bad anxiety day this would have helped
Fun fact: The creator actually calls these animals representing anxiety “Fearsonas”
Great. Am I a "feary" now? Is this how it works? I just like the anxiety animal concept, but I'm not a "feary" I swear!
@@knifemeathead "am i a feary"
fuck thats a good one.
@@knifemeathead I wish you could give those Reddit comment award things to TH-cam comments for stuff like this
@@knifemeathead
Okay you deserve a medal there. Good pun.
Fearsona 5: out now!
I like how she said she should look at something more calm, and then proceeds to open twitter
Twitter, a daily source of anxiety covered up with funny cat gifs
That’s a girl?
@@inkfernado9114 yea. Did you not know?
@@slobonmygurt8354 nah, not really, I didn’t assume that they were a dude I just didn’t know they were a girl
@@inkfernado9114 that's fair
Another thing: If you finish the game and then play it again from the first level, you get dialogue talking about the player and the fact that they are replaying the game, and they also say that they are now just acting the part. Just some interesting details!
Wait really, I never even thought to replay it when beat this gem
yeah, even one of the dialogue option is like "he is now going to pick this option, and this option, AND IS GOING FOR THE OTHER ENDING"
@@el_mr6439 thats really doenst help with my anxiety x-x
HAHAHAHAH THE DIALGOUE OPTIONS OMG, this game is a masterpiece
It actually depends on what route you took. (They're going to make us jump off the roof again)
Is no one gonna bring up that the party girl's anxiety manifests itself as a big elephant? I was shookt
It cute when it petted her with its trunk worried aww
I loved that detail about the cute redhead - it shows that anxiety isn't something you can readily see just by looking at someone. They could appear as if they have everything together and their life is great, but on the inside their pain is huge. I'm an outwardly happy-go-lucky person so most people are shocked when they hear I have anxiety and depression.
My favorite part is that when his/her/their anxiety animal is shown, their red hair changed to black.
Just like the hoodie on the protagonist and the bow on the crush, they always have their anxiety with them. And not just that; it's constantly on their head! (Or you could say, on their mind.)
Takes the "living in my head rent-free" phrase to a whole new level.
Her anxiety is the elephant in the room.
She's ignoring the Elephant in the room, which is here anxiety.
Since the game is mostly monochrome I thought it might be meaningful that her hair was red, and sure enough, the game delivered! Incredible touch. My heart sank when I saw it turn into the elephant. I had no idea this developer existed but I loved the simple brilliance present in this game and I'm definitely going to be supporting them.
As a person with anxiety, *this is accurate as I see my anxiety as a literal persona-*
I wish I could see my anxiety like that too.😢
@@lilpainteroftales4386 really all you have to do is give it a form, any you like and a personality-
With my anxiety I would be too nervous to think of a form because I would be thinking about whether or not I should ask or do something, but then think about the negative outcomes if I do or do not do something.
Ouch same
mine looks the same as my childhood imaginary friend
A little detail that makes this even better: Hunter is still wearing her anxiety. At the end, her red hair turns black and Gramm is shown resting his trunk on her. Looking back at previous cutscenes, Hunter has red hair in them as well meaning her claims about her own anxiety are false.
Timestamp?
Hunter is not adressing the elephant in the room
@@axelfirekirby badum tss
@@axelfirekirby *laugh track plays in the background* woooo! :D
@@axelfirekirby Pun dun tss
Its so impressive how quickly this game makes you change your perspective on anxiety, from the wolf trying to prevent Hong from going out and being social, to trying to keep Hong from using alcohol as a coping method, and to trying to get him to not jump off a roof. It’s also really cool how at the end the girl is convinced by her anxiety that Hong is just being nice, when we really had better intentions. It’s just really cool to think about in my opinion
This game is a masterpiece. Just wish they added how when you have social anxiety, that it keeps reminding you of past mistakes you've made when you end up in a similar situation. or how being surrounded by people makes you think everyone is watching you and talking about you even though you tell yourself it's not true
Just an example: *you made someone feel awkward around you before* +someone talks to you+ social anxiety: "oh no, remember what happened that time, better not be weird or else"
anxiety: "oh no, you look different. everyone is staring at you. oh no, you better hurry up so we can escape. oh, we are taking too long; FASTER, FASTER YOU IDIOT!"
sorry about this, just some thoughts. overall great game idea
They do it lightly by mentioning how she rolled up in a ball and cried but not knowing it was her.
Don't need my social anxiety to remind me of what I've done when people do it for me
I think social anxiety was lumped in with fear of being a bad person.
@@inoli3164 ya it does sound like they did that now that I'm looking back at it
this whole game feels like a personal attack
Ikr
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And I'm Letting It Attack Me
"This whole game *is* a personal attack!" Wolf, probably
and that is a good thing - take it as a push to learn and handle yourself!
That scene where the girl has a crush on the human is really good, it tells us that we tend to overthink things no one will even care about, we don't have to worry about the incredibly little, trivial things because in the end, we are humans, incredibly imperfect humans and we should accept that.
Fun fact: during the making of this comment I googled the words I used, made several drafts just so I don't sound wrong, so this comment is writhing with hypocrisy. Ironic
"Ah, hipocrisy: humanity's greatest virtue" - Michael; GTA V
Still, is well written. Good job man.
@@DPCP-h9u thanks
Well, your not alone with commenting anxiety.
xD i felt that
Also those feeling that someone gonna call out the fact that your comment was "edited". So you gotta make sure your comment was hella correct....without any important reason.
Anyone else notice how anxiety is represented with red, and the girl at the end gains a red bow when her anxiety takes over? Also, the two at the party with Hunter, their lips are red. Hunter’s text is all red as well. It’s subtle, but once you notice it it’s hard to ignore.
The fact that the wolf/anxiety looks like it's on crack makes all the more accurate.
HUMAN I JUST SNORTED A SUITCASE FULL OF COKE
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO TO PARTIES, HUMAN! AAAAAAAAAAA
@@woofer341 frapfox? more like crapfo-
@@happo538 oh god, why? Hahaha
Fapfox crapfox, this is why I changed my name lmao
This was actually a really great take. Some people’s anxiety is born from trauma, like mine. Anxious invasive thoughts and actions (don’t go out, you’re irritating them, ect) are like the adopted shelter dog that had a really shitty previous owner and reacts the only way they know how, since it’s what they did to survive.
A lot of my nastier invasive anxious thoughts were because my mom is very judgmental and abrasive and screams a lot at me and the rest of my family. But my anxiety is still in survivor mode even though things are a bit better now, so it still begs me to not go out, to not waste money, to just stay safe in bed and sleep. Things are different, but the shelter dog is still in survivor mode.
I’ll never get be able to get rid if my anxiety forever. Not even medication can stop it, because pills aren’t magic. But I’m slowly working on calming that fearsona down with baby steps. Like the wolf said, it’ll take a long time, but like the human said, small steps are important. I’m not better, but I’m doing way better than I was years ago when things were really bad.
Thanks for playing this.
I feel bad for you man I got mine through not sleeping [THANKS 8 YEAR OLD ME]
I got mine through I have no fuggin idea
got mine from horror games
I got my Anxiety From Fake Friends + Always Being Judged and Laughed at School or Online :') also I feel bad for u, I hope ur doing great rn
Yeah, my fam gives me extremely intense social anxiety, they would actually criticize me for every small mistake i made in front of all 13 other family members. I even reflected those negative emotion onto other member when they became vulnerable as a revenge and trying to fit in by joining the bandwagon. After when i actually try to talk and sympathize with them and use my own experience to tell them the horrible feelings i had when they do the samething to me. I connect with them better and actually help them see the negativity of the family situations. It took a long time to finally change their general behaviour and a lot of courage to ignore my anxiety (I try to do so by listening to it, write it down to organize it and do research to points out which part is irrational and makes no sense and which part is valid)
They are some who's still in the gutter in my family but I'm proud to say that I've gained enough allies to be ok with myself and are capable of ignoring most social attacks through seeing them not as a person who has something against me but has something against themselves.
this game made me emotional. maybe, too often, i have pushed away my anxiety?? next time i feel it nagging, i’ll try and rationalize with it.
I was expecting this game to kind of over-simplify anxiety but nah, it did the subject justice. Love it, man.
The way I snorted when the human said “need to go somewhere less anxiety-producing... what about twitter?”
Ah yes, where you constantly look for others commenting against you.
Without anxiety, twitter is a social platform where you can share your experiences. A place where you can find people to help yourself.
I was like "don't say twitter don't say twitter don't say twitt- WHY TWITTER"
Same, lol
I was legit thinking "I don't think that's where you wanna go if you want _less_ anxiety, speaking from personal experience here"
@@temkin9298 TH-cam comments are my version of Twitter then
"hey, no swearin' on youtube" best line ever
Hey, no _______ on youtube bro >:
Can we just appreciate the beauty of ending animation when wolf is playing on guitar?
Yeah
Absolutely, that’s beautiful
Very nice apology from anxiety, a good apology is always admitting that you were wrong, weak, lack or lacking in something, and taking the perspective of the other person or multiple people and understanding how they were affected by your actions and promising each other or yourself to be better and improve from it in the future.
"Don't touch it! They're a weeaboo!"
I came out tonight to have a fun time and I honestly am feeling so attacked right now
Honestly yeah...
Oh, so you’re a weeb? Name every anime.
@@theopinionatedpissstainer4075 lol
but dude there are probably thousands of animes
i donno fur shur tho
@@theopinionatedpissstainer4075
Posting a comment here.
If you reply ill fucking do it
As someone who has worked their way out of deep anxiety this... This is beautifully accurate. It actually made me cry.
And as the wolf said. You can't get rid of anxiety, what you need to do is be there for it and show it that you are strong enough to make "it" feel safe.
K
Anxiety gang 😔✊
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nice
I’m a person battling with overwhelming anxiety and when the person says “You’re NOT in control of me.” Really opened my eyes on my anxiety
woah woah this getting a little personal now 😭 not the “fear of being a terrible person” and “fear of being unloved”
bruh this was my exact reaction when I first played the game lmaoo
the game really attacked me when it showed "fear of being unloved" was the one I picked most :,000
you could tell how tempted manly was to choose the option to punch the host
I love how accurate this game is. For example, not everything that triggers anxiety is necessarily bad or wrong. Sometimes, it can be a simple statement that sends you spiraling into a panic attack.
I remember playing this before I was diagnosed with Anxiety and it fucked me up the whole day. Now I really know why.
Me too.
It really is just such a weird feeling, dealing with something that you're not 100% aware of.. I dunno if you felt like this but in a way, getting a diagnosis felt like a weight off my chest for me? It was like "oh thank god, that explains a lot, and I can also now relate my experiences to other people." Is that a common feeling at all?
(Also I love the pfp, I miss Maya so much constantly)
Wait a minute is that persona, oh my bad I forgot atlus said persona 1 and 2 don't exist
Haha i felt the same way in act one of doki doki literature club, when Sayori was talking about her depression. I didn't know that people don't normally feel that way until then. Haha, it kinda messed me up for the rest of the day as well.
Sorry, just had to vent. Have a nice day/night!
@@justasillyclown1353 Y'all really need to come up with new jokes.
I hate that I did _not_ know the full "there are two wolves" thing and genuinely thought they were about to say "one is gay, the other is gay"
Trade your anxiety wolf for two gay wolves instead 👍
@@Lufia4 something went wrong help, now I have two gay wolves and an anxiety wolf
@@a-bird-lover are the two gay wolves interested in a polyamorous relationship? If so let them invite the anxiety wolf into their reletionship. Otherwise just let the two be good influenses on the anxiety wolf. Gayness and cuddles should have a calming effect on the anxiety wolf. It can get a little crowdy and messy, but it should still improve your headspace quite a bit.
@@Lufia4 but what if my anxiety wolf is the gay wolf
Wait you guys have two wolves?
I have 14 werewolves
There’s a line in this that really truly hit my soul
“That’s a bit narcissistic.”
Manly: What can go wrong?
Meanwhile, a scream can be heard in the background.
Well then
I shit you not, this game hit so close to home, I watched this video for a second time. It just feels good to see someone winning at this anxiety shit... Even if it's just a fictional character.
5:45
I died when she said Twitter is calmer and less anxiety producing🤣
"Don't touch it, they're a weeabo."
I took some fear of being unloved damage from that...
Still very good advice
Try being a furry it’s fear of being unloved but it’s dot
@@screm1471 there's also the matter of sociopaths deciding that you don't deserve to live because your interests are different from theirs.
@@screm1471 i feel you
good
My head is like a hundred of these guys all with differing objectives trying to get into the control room piloted by a sole sane one.
This is how I feel with my social anxiety
Schizophrenia lmao
Meanwhile apathy
Yo why you got the wolves head
...why that makes so much sense
This game genuinely feels so accurate to anxiety
As somebody who has it, this feels like an incredibly accurate depiction
It’s not just being absolutely horrified of everything
It’s an internalized feeling that can manifest into a creature that feels like it’s hovering over us
Like a wolf stalking a rabbit
There’s always a feeling of worry but it’s never directly there
Until something major happens
Then it attacks
I ended up rambling oops
Okay, two years later, but just wanted to say: Nah, you are good. Nothing to apologize for.
No need to apologise also good rambling
as a Russian I approve of the "if the Russians can do it you cannot"... I wouldn't even do some of those things lmao
if Russians can live than you cannot lol
@@wafflepan8633 like Russians are alive
@@GutsVod
Undead still counts as alive.
... right?
@@thislopop2700 Russians aren't alive in the sense that they weren't born or created.
They exist and cannot die.
@@thislopop2700 even in death we are alive. And even in life we are dead. Basically a vacation after a lifetime of work.
I have anxiety and this is literally what it feels like every time I try to make a decision. I'm in grade 10 and I still struggle to ask for help. I've deleted hundreds of comments I was going to make. I give up on things because I'm worried someone's gonna scream at me. I only cope with it through internet anonymity because barely anybody knows me online and just know me generally.
Not to be weird or anything, but I'd totally be here if you need to talk! Message me somewhere and I'll be there as soon as I am able! I hope you're feeling better, as it's been two months now, but if you ever need a stranger to yell at for a bit then apologize to, I got you covered. ❤
@@CrossbredManiac
The problem with that is: (first-hand experience)
Getting someone to listen to you is only a part of a solution. Then you have to figure out the... concept of communication. What do you say to people? And how do you stay in contact without being too pushy?
Also, being in two very distinct time zones didn't exactly help :(
I'm a total wimp and removed a Roblox decal from my inventory in fear of getting banned.
Even if you feel anxious to reach out, just know that I care. I struggle with anxiety myself, so I completely understand not feeling in control of your emotions sometimes. Trust me, you will find solutions that work in many situations (like recognizing intrusive patterns/thoughts or saying “that’s just how it feels to be anxious” or whatever works for you)! I believe in you and have a wonderful day, you amazing and unique human being 🤗❤️😊
Feel good
Oh boy! A game where Frisk has crippling anxiety
undertale 2
Headcannon Frisk be like:
what glitchtale should have been:
that's what I thought of when I saw the face lmao
"The only thing to fear is fear itself"
Damn that sounds familiar but i cant put my finger on it
-The only thing they fear is you-
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933 I think, as part of a program to recover from the 1929 Great Depression. (People's fear of an economic crisis made them hoard money instead of investing or spending it. Which, of course, made the economic crisis worse. Captalism doesn't work if capital isn't circulating.)
Also the Pandemic dev intro to some Army men video games open with roosevelts famous line i believe. Remember it from the RTS game
**insert obvious doom reference**
*or insert Oingo Boingo reference here*
If I had a nickle for every game that Manly played that was grayscale with the exception of red, had a wolf in it as an antagonising main character, and had 2 endings just in the last couple of weeks, I would have 2 nickles. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Remove the wolf requirement and you'd have at least 3.
remove everything other than it being a game and boom you can buy a planet
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YOU KNOW WHTA THAT MEANS!!!!!!
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nice
@Lucas Kelsey theres another reference here
Genuinely props to the dev. This was handldd amazingly.
2 things i learnt today
1. albatross have a wingspan of 3.3 metres
2. there might be something wrong with me
if you’re wondering why I edited this is because I made a few grammar mistakes because I am the stupid
can we talk about this game in the replies here
Why do I see u everywhere?
@@hfogg im among everything
look in the comments, i am among us
Are you by any chance Norwegian?
I'm not one for bad endings but I actually like "bad ending" in this game. Like it just doesn't say, "game over you got the bad ending, try again scrub." the story continues and makes the lesson/message more impactful.
Literally being attacked by a videogame rn..
"God I'm so narcissistic"...
Augh!!! My heart..
The best combo is anxiety and depression. You don't have any motivation to do anything but your anxiety constantly makes you nervous because you think you have something important to do
As someone with both, I can confirm 🤣
Add palpitations on top of that. FUN FUN FUN~
@Mute-Static Yeppp~
@@annabelcaye yo this is no playground shit
@@epapuelvalve3250 Excuse me?
You know, I just realized... you commented on how you thought things would go more wrong in the 'bad' ending. Any I'm pretty sure you were intended to, it literally told you things were going to go really really wrong...
And you're playing as her Anxiety. Like, it's a clever little narrative trick to put you in anxieties head space.
Frisk going through with his Anxiety problems in Under Tale Academy. Undyne be helping Frisk using parties as "excuses". And then, there's Flowey and "her" Anxiety problems.
"okay, we're broken, let's fix it" or "okay, we're broken, let's accept it" is one of the most profound choices that I probably should have made in my 36 years on the planet. What's interesting to me is that both are OK unless you have some deep down issues that really need to be addressed. I feel that i went with the "accept it" route in my own life.
I stopped the video at the beginin and played it myself before comin back. When i got to that part, i actually had to sit and think about it for a bit. Dealin with my own anxiety i feel like I sorta accepted it, but the next choice is the one that got me. "Accept as in....Give up?" that effed me up even more.
OBJECTION!
I think it depends where you are in your journey. If you are in a really, really bad way... accepting your brokenness is the first step to fixing it. That's just my opinion:)
@@hayejones245 wholeheartedly agree.
@@hayejones245 You can't fix what ain't broken. Your anxiety is part of you and always will be part of you. But you can manage it better.
Frisk and Toby Fox don’t look like what I remember.
Neither Undyne, the alcoholic party goer, Temmy, the Elephant, Alphys, the girl with a red bow or BurgerPants, the hyper-active anxiety cat.
@@lazypulsar7246 Well in the game Undyne and Alphys were kinda dating so that logic wouldnt really work sorry.
@@ni__wolf143 Maybe the real Undyne was us all along
@@wildfire9280 The main character doesnt really seem like an Undyne and has that -_- look like Frisk does, (Nice spirals btw, they look familiar... almost like a deseased family member, but i cant quite put my finger on it)
lol
My fearsona is probably a Hare. Because:
1. My room is my burrow where I block out all the light and hide
2. My fight instinct is like a swift but strong kick/hit/whack like a hare
3. My flight instinct is literally just running away and hiding in my “burrow” aka my room
4. I have a lot of energy, which I barely end up using
5. I sleep like a hare
6. My mind and thoughts are mostly fast-paced, like a hare.
This has to be the scariest game ever.
cute anxiety wolf.
This was great. I appreciate that they didn't go for the heavy-handed "Oh no you chose wrong so he died!" especially since this game is aimed to help people with anxiety.
If they went with the above method, it would both be insulting for treating us like children and counterproductive to the people it is intended for.
Very well done.
i feel so sad when i see gramm in the credits, it's like he wants to speak to hunter, not to reprimand her or to scare her, but to confort her because he can see her self-destructive lifestyle but she just can´t bear to confront him.
and that makes gramm look so defeated and sad.
and that makes me sad too because i like elephants.
sorry for my english in case i wrote it wrong.
Man, I wish I can talk to my anxiety instead of just bottling it up, setting it aside, pushing it away, until the very last second when it all suddenly blows up on me and I break down.
The title of this game has the same energy as "Watch Me Stream My Mental Breakdown"
Thanks I didn't know this was an actual game...
R/cursedcomments
@@joshgale5977 are u from the hit website/app regdit?
@@duckduckington8024 yeah why you ask
@@joshgale5977 because you used the r/cursed comments
My anxiety wolf is mostly scared about being harmed. I've already accepted and come to terms with the fact I may be alone for my life, and I think I'm a good, rather moral person, but I don't trust strangers. I have an innate, probably irrational dislike of strangers. I remember my mum bringing over a date and he cooked for us, and I only started eating until I saw him eating it too, so I knew it wasn't *poisoned*
The second time he came over I had some anxiety attack, I moved most of my bedroom furniture to barricade my door, and spent the whole night sitting on my bed with my pocket knife out. Haven't had anything as bad as that, but I've gotten close
Mine is being harmed and unloved. Not a very good mix :/
"this is less of a game and more of an interactive story. Hope you like reading, sucka" -Game
"Oh so like Triple A games" -Manly
Protect them from themselves
"Get off of twitter!"
Right answer.
Seriously, twitter is nothing but bad
As someone who deals with major anxiety disorder for years now this game helped more than therapy its so well made :-: too real
Pro Tip: Don't google your symptoms if you have anxiety, you'll thank me later
I’m gonna do it
googled something that was happening to my legs and google just said i was suffering nerve damage
i did it and i got something actualy makeing sense
But who else will convince me I have brain cancer because I have headaches sometime?😂
I still haven't forgiven google for making me think I have bipolar disorder for 2 weeks
That's the most blunt title I've ever seen. Can't wait for "Escapades With Depression" and "Tango With Autism!"
I NEED TANGO WITH AUTISM
@@cynthiabrogan9215 in the title screen youll hear tyler1's screams
@@cynthiabrogan9215 SAME LIKE SERIOUSLY PEOPLE THINK I'M DENSE BUT I ALSO THINK THEY'RE DENSE BECAUSE WE FOCUS ON DIFFERENT THINGS AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-
TANGO WITH AUTISM I NEED IT I NEED IT
@@Ang3lic-P You play as a man made out of puzzle pieces and you try to ruin your human host's life by making him feel the symptoms of autism (hypersensitivity to light and sound, hyperfixation on certain topics, not making eye contact, etc)
Genuinely speaking
Thank you
Watching this has just- reminded me of me and my boyfriend it just- I guess it just made me realise I was projecting my own worries to him. I really just wanted to support him and be his knight in shining armor or well- gaurd dog but in a way while its nice to support others, you just end up hurting the both of you. Being a yes man may as well be the same as the wolf who always says no. Its not always something you live for, but its definitely something you live with and learn how to live with.
Him and I, I guess had a long time cuddling after this and talking and I guess I just wanted to say, thank you. We’re not perfect we’re young sure, but so long as I can help others in a way that isn harmful to none I’ll be thanking all. Its just a game but its a good one and- yeah- im just rambling at this point lmao
It actually sucks that I can't function like a normal human being because of my social anxiety
As someone who went and had a breakdown a few weeks ago at work and everyone saw it, I get it. I really, really do. The worst thing it that because anxiety is so all-consuming, it also becomes so much harder to recognise a momemt when you're feeling happy too because just thinking about it can make you feel anxiety over the next time you might start feeling anxiety.
The best thing to do, I find, is to try and think of any little moment of happiness or success you've experienced in the past, no matter how far back. Just pick something simple like, I dunno, that time you received a random compliment, or maybe you thought of something cool and creative once, or you enjoyed some nice food, or you randomly came across a good song-- and then just remember that a moment like that can happen to you again at practically any time. It doesn't necessarily prevent breakdowns, but it can help you to work your way down from one and encourage you to keep going afterwards, mostly because it frames the world as more than just a constant series of disasters waiting to happen.
@@conspiracypanda1200 thank you for this comment. really.
first of all, I really hope you're okay now. Dealing with a breakdown is so mentally exhausting and I can't imagine how much worse it felt when having to go through that hell in public. It honestly sucks when instead of focusing on yourself, you're more focused on how others are viewing you at that moment. Its stupid and sucks fucking ass.
I've never knew something so simple could be the resolution/helping hand to a breakdown. I don't think this ever crossed my mind as something that could work me down from one. Despite the shitty moments in my life, there's definitely some good and cherishable ones that I never wish to forget until the end of time. I love eating good food with my friends. I love going to book shops and enjoying time with myself. I love when someone notices my haircut or compliments my outfit. This was so simple yet so effective, thank you for your comment. Anxiety is seriously one hell of a bitch, but I constantly remind myself that the bad feelings will pass, it always does.
I hope you're having a nice day or night, wherever you are! Again thanks, your words were really an eye opener for me
Same here.
Despite all the heart touching moments i lost it when they were destroying the health bar tbh
ManlyBadassHero, thank you for posting this. I have worked with people with anxiety disorders and have one myself. If there is ONE thing I'd want people to understand about anxiety and how to begin the recovery journey in regards to anxiety, this game encapsulates it perfectly. "I'm a battered shelter dog," hits the nail on the head perfectly. A lot of anxiety emerges as a result of trauma, so this is a great framing of the issue and I like how the game starts framing the next steps around anxiety have to occur. Not to mention the dialogue with the individual and their issue, where they've been "fighting" with their emotions instead of doing that retraining (and framing how recovery looks). And I like that in there is that "Well, if we can't do this on our own, let's seek professional help."
This is a solid way to cover this topic and I would have never come across it if you hadn't of played it. Again, thank you.
I do want to add one caveat: All feelings are valid does not mean that the feelings connect to something real outside of our bodies. Specifically what providers mean is that you're feeling what you're feeling. It doesn't matter if your fear is rational or irrational, you are feeling it *no matter what anyone else says*, and to some extent that feeling creates a reality that must be contended with. EG, engaging in CBT, mindful breathing, and self-check ins/dialogue to manage the anxiety and to begin engaging intentionally with that anxiety.
Never in my life have I ever felt called out by a cartoon wolf. Oh well.
28:34 did they just lock the door?
LOL, bee-yatch deserved it for deliberately inducing someone into alcohol and coercing them self-destructive behavior
I just wanted to say: Thank you for making this video and to Nicky Case for making the game. This video helped me realize I had anxiety on the first place and set me on the road to come to terms with it before it gets bad. (Though it may take a while before I reach the end.) I’ve done in one hour what can take years to accomplish. Like the comments said, this game should be a prescription in goddamn therapy.
(Also, this gave me ideas for my fantasy stories. I love writing human-spirit dynamics, and any inspiration for me is a huge win!)
If anyone needs it, a good way to stop anxiety before it gets out of control is to treat it like a worried friend. Be gentle with it, and tell it everything is going to be ok! I find it works wonders!
Me who has social anxiety
Haha you can’t talk to people *it’s forbidden*
*y e s*
Hi
I really, really love the way this is defined. It's not pure evil. it's a mixed thing, y'know? My OCD has made me probably a bit more clean than average people. However, I need to be able to function properly in the same room as people who cough or sneeze.
legit the fear that someone you're meeting with is secretly a serial killer is something i get scared of so damn often
Don't worry, im not a serial killer, im a cereal killer
for me it has been allways hearing any sort of ringing alarm at 1AM and jumping to the conclusion off
*OH GOD ITS A NUCLEAR ALARM WE ARE ABOUT TO GET NUKED WE ARE GONA FUCKING DIE*
any thought you have past 11PM is just nuts at that point
oh crap its 11PM rn
@@maxifire32 EVEN WORSE!
I instead fear that I'm the killer lmao
to overcome anxiety is a hard thing, but as a first step you have to picture it, what do you interpret it as? at first it may be big and scary but you can picture it as another human, all it's doing is protecting you but it can go too far, you have to take deep breaths, pat their head and say 'i'll take it from here'
the ending is actually wholsome, i kinda like it. To anyone who thinks they dont deserve love, you deserve it. No matter your sexuality or race, you matter. You are amazing and unique! Well, thats all I can say now, have a wonderful day!
Well, a little bit more of Anxiety won’t hurt at this point.
Indeed.
But, wait! What if more of Anxiety will make you across the border and you CAN'T come back!? HUMAN, YOU MUST NOT BE TRICKED----
BORK BORK BORK BORK AAAAAA BAD FEELINGS MORE DANGER AAAAAAAAAAAA
primed for 500 "they made a game about my life" comments
Prepared aswell
This unironically made me cry
I think my wolf and I needa sit and talk over a cup of coffee brb
I remember them! They made the "the game" series and some really good interactive stories! (And a horse puzzle game.) It's nice to know that they're still around and making games.
"Anxiety"
I was unaware of my own. Always thought that its something else and it goes with a different name not starting in the letter of A. People seem to throw this word a lot, and it somewhat made me uncaring of its true meaning or definition. Gladly, this watching experience has helped me understand a part of myself better. I hope you too as well.
edit: I am from South East Asia, and my primary tongue is not English.
What is the different name, might I ask?
I feel you
@@darksparkyshark430 I guess it starts with D
Like in Depression
I also feel this way..I never have been diagnosed because I guess I just never saw it, but seeing things like this makes me so sure I have anxiety! The three fears especially..fear of being a bad person, fear of harm, and fear of being unloved. These are my biggest fears and what I freak out over and beat myself up over..but it’s not real in a way. It’s just my mind overreacting in a way that scares me and itself whilst it’s scared of something else. We all have our shelter dogs, some bigger and more present than others.
Anxiety isn't always a bad thing, kids. Sometimes it's the truth.
Like, don't drink a lot.
And dont jump off a 6 floor building.
I came for horror games, but this was surprising heartwarming
I just realized lol, you play as an anti-emotional support dog. Emotional Sabotage Doggo.
As someone who struggles with extreme anxiety and a horrible eating disorder, I loved this. It was very touching and I resonated with it very hard!! The creator did good work, and I’m very impressed ❤️
anxiety be like "i don't have friends i hate myself" and then "EVERYONE HATES ME I SHOULD LEAVE THEM ALONE"