Aaron I couldn’t possibly articulate my feelings about this in a way that would do it justice but please know that this was so beautiful and so important for so many of us to hear. Good luck as you continue on this journey of recovery and self acceptance and thank you for sharing this with us.
this is not the video i was expecting but i was not disappointed. this was so beautiful. you are so amazing, Aaron. i love this, and i love you. thank you. 💜💜💜💜💜
I'm literally 0:41 seconds into the video and I can already tell this is going to be another one of my favorite videos because of the honesty and visuals- especially when paired with your voice. Edit- I finished the video just now and I appreciate this more than I have words for.
that hit a nerve. esp. the part about replacing the desire to be liked by fulfilling body standards with the desire to be liked for productivity. I never thought about it this way. Thank you.
You are definitely not alone. I feel all of this. The blocks are real. I am really grateful for this video and the effort you give yourself and your openness to share that experience. Congrats on 3 years man. ❤ Much love.
I was emotional from the very beginning, but as soon as the Undertale music kicked in I stopped breathing. I love you so much, Aaron, and I really hope you get to a place where you don't have to TRY to love yourself anymore, where it just comes naturally. You are such a wonderful person, and I am very glad that I started watching you.
So, the thing about me is that I struggle and the way you worded things resonated with me. And I am filled with nothing but love and affection for you. Honestly, the world would be a much better place if there was more sweet beans like you. I love you so much. 😭💖
Wow Aaron. Thank you so much! I love this video and really needed it this week! Thank you for your awesome content! I look forward to every video! Also I love the fact that this was disguised as a T update.
I freakin love you man, this video is so important for people to hear and made me just feel so... like I’ll get there. Like I’ll make it to a place where I’m happy. Thank you so much.
@@jennieC_ May i ask hard questions: The being loved because of and coolness of being trans will be there for 1st weeks mouths years. = high on drugs/lies) Then the regretting comes in? Realization of truth? Being trans - a lie, which no soul stays believing in? List all the famous “male” pop singers and actors, politics: All are FTMs. List all the famous “female” pop singers and actors, politics: All are MTFs. What is the real reason, general public was made to believe such lie (trans lie)?
The way you described how when you lost someone you made room for others in your life really resonated with me. I needed that. Thank you for your vulnerability, kindness and authenticity Aaron.
Perfectionism is ROUGH. Thank you for risking. For being vulnerable and honest. Being the best human you can is a fluid concept. It's part of being a person (and I still struggle with that too). Like if I'm sick or tired, how I communicate will be different than if I'm in a stellar mood. And that's okay. It NEEDS to be. I cant just wait until I'm perfect, to have interactions with humanity. And that's terrifying (what if I fuck up? Society doesn't handle mistakes very well right now) but also liberating (I get to try!). Anyways. Thanks Aaron, for getting me to think. And for what it's worth I dont think youre rad because all your pieces are together. It's because you are honest about what it's like when they aren't. And how it feels to be stuck. Because you are real (as you can be) and not veneer.
Thank you for this! Thankyou for sharing and this video made me cry. I have a hard time with self love and worry constantly if people like me, am I pleasing them etc. Your video touched my heart and I love you!
i want to say that I saw this video a few months ago and it *hit so hard.* So gut wrenchingly hard. I remember The line "nobody wants to admit they hate themself" legitimately made me feel like I had been punched. I had agreed with so much stuff you had just said and comparing other things in my life where those emotions came out and then just just hit me in the face w/ a fucking book and knocked me to the floor and said "this is the reason. This is the tie together of everything in your life that's fucking you up." I think this video specifically is a big reason I'm doing better than I was a few months ago.
Just....thank you. I love that you're unafraid to talk about the anxieties and insecurities that make so many of us uncomfortable, and that you are so open and kind and warm with your audience. There's also a very artistic feel to your videos...this one felt like a poem in lots of way. So yeah. Thank you for being a bright light
This is such a BEAUTIFUL and IMPORTANT video. There's so much I could comment on (and thank you for) throughout but just in the last few lines, you summed up everything I wanted to say perfectly. The last 'this is my voice'... it's usually like, 'hey, sup, listen to how deep my voice has gotten' and there's nothing wrong with that but that last one was like, 'hey, listen up, this is MY voice and I'm going to use it to show you who I am because let me tell you, I'm more than you've ever made me to be. I deserve to be here, take up my space and I'm gonna use it for good.'. And that's really just your entire friggin' channel for me. You are so important and so loved and I'm so glad that you have worked to this place where you can share WHO YOU ARE. So much love for you and this entire community you have built
Needed this for sure...Parents just told me the whole "we can't support your decision" and the lovely "we feel like failures as parents" bs after telling me for several years that "nothing will change we love you no matter what and support you blah blah blah." Its hard cutting them out of my life after trying to be patient, and giving them information about being trans, and giving them space, but sometimes you just have to cut your losses and move on. Thank you for this video
Thank you so much Aaron. 💙 I needed this. It really hit home. There's so much I wish I could say but this video was so heartfelt and personal. I feel like I'm speechless. But all I can do is say thank you for everything. You're one of the most uplifting and inspiring person I've seen. But you're real you put raw emotion into your videos and you share that vulnerability. So many of us struggle with our own insecurities and doubts. This is a message that resonated with me. I can't imagine what it's like with an eating disorder. I have other things that are somewhat lumped into the same category. But the recovery is difficult. But worth it. Something I've struggled the most with has been self love. Because of so many contributing factors. And I'm beginning to learn how to love myself, just like you. I want to take this journey with you. Thank you again. Much love and support!
I love this so much. I was raised with many people in my life who assigned my value based off the favors/jobs I did for them. If I didn’t do it all, I was called selfish, thoughtless, and terrible. It really crippled me into my teenage years. I’m better now than I was, but this past month has been beyond challenging with someone rehashing all those feelings because I won’t put my life on hold so they can do whatever they want without fulfilling their responsibilities. Thank you for making this video. You expressed so many emotions I have too but couldn’t articulate. I didn’t even know I needed this video, but I sure did. Thank you ❤️
was this the best "3 years on t" video or was it the best video ever? such a great reflexion! that is your voice and you use it in such a way that makes so many people feel so much better, whether it being for the 6 minutes of the video or because you're litteraly an inspiration... you are a brilliant inspiration/youtuber.
I started fricking tearing up at the end. Damn! I’ve been dealing with a bunch of mini panics doing normal things. Most of them have to do with what other people think about me. I started about a month or so ago trying to be nicer to myself and comfort myself. I’m still working through trying to feel deserving of that kindness. Ever since I moved out with the help of my previously abusive mother and father. I mostly only talk to people when I work at a garden 2 hours a day. I sometimes get angry at myself when this cute guy (I’m an enby btw) tries to talk to me every time he sees me and since I only talk 2 hours tops in a day. I can’t form words very well and they come out as fragmented sentences at first. I don’t know why I’m writing this. I just really connected to your video. I’m rebuilding my support system from scratch and working to become independent financially just to cut out my previous abuser. I dropped out of college because of the stress/my disability. Seeing your video just makes me feel like I’ll be able to find people that I love and people who love me as much back for me and not the fake person I used to pretend I was to curry favor. Thank you. Also, your body is similar to my body. I think it’s beautiful so it helps see that my body is pretty good as well. I hope that’s not mean to say. I just don’t see people with my body type who are talking about self-love and not about trying to change that. Thanks and have a nice day.
Wow. Aaron, thank you for this. I hope that this was as healing for you to film as it was enlightening to watch. I feel like I could have written parts of this myself. So many of us are out here going through the same/similar experiences. Here's hoping we can all grow together. Peace to you, & may the world treat you extra kindly.
This inspired me to keep a journal again. With my ADHD I find it hard to remember to write or let out my feelings but it's nice to get things out that I feel like I can't tell people. Ive not been well mentally for a while so thank you for reminding me that sometimes you have to make a little effort when it comes to loving yourself and caring for yourself
You are truly amazing and inspiring! I honestly don't know what else to say without writing an essay but I can relate to this so much. The 2 things that are the hardest is 1) asking for help and 2) recovering. 💙
Usually when people make these kinds of videos, they narrate the video with a poem. And although poetry is beautiful and I am a poet myself, it’s refreshing to listen to you just simply talk directly.
I think this is one of the only RUclips videos I have watched, and then straight away, watched again. Absolutely fantastic video for style and content. I relate a lot to the self-loathing and pressure that you put yourself under. I have these issues too. I tend to blame myself a lot too. Recently I have been trying to be a lot kinder to myself, to break these habits I have practised for so long. I'm glad that you are too. Whilst watching this video I was skin picking, then saw you doing it! Your muscle dance thing at the end really made me laugh!
I really feel like this is your best video ever. Both production-wise, but also when it comes to message that you deliver with it. I admire your honesty in saying those things. It means a lot and I can relate. I am sure a lot of other people can, too.
This is so beautiful and after years of supporting you I think I can speak for everyone who follows you to see you in your element of growth and and contemplation and this lovely intellectual and emotional space.
Aaron I didn’t want to cry today!!! 😭 this video is very powerful and I love you for making it and for trying to take care of yourself. You deserve to be happy! I’m glad that I’ve been able to watch you transition and grow as a person and just become this amazing person. Keep it up! 🙂❤️
I am like actually fucking sobbing right now because this is it. This is me. The imagines of your body in all the angles we try to avoid. The close ups that we hate to edit. The insecurities we try to hide. I don't think I've ever felt more represented. And I'm getting that feeling of why don't I see myself more? Of course I hate myself when everywhere I look there's no one like me. I love this video more than anything. This is the best piece of art I think I've ever seen. It truly moved me and I love you for this. Thank you so much for making this. I've wanted to make something similar but you so perfectly put everything into words and visuals and I just can't even believe how much it made me FEEL. Never stop doing you.
Thank you so, so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I put so much thought into this, and to see that others see it and recognize it and see what I’m saying - it means a lot to me ❤️ Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment this
@@AaronAnsuini I've watched it three times already. I've been getting back into filmmaking and self care recently and I have those I look up to but you are special because you represent so much of me that I don't get to see else where and I'm so thankful for your content, Aaron. The world needs more people like you.
These are all things I desperately needed to hear. Thank you, Aaron. As someone who struggles with a lot of similar issues and challenges, your vulnerability and resilience is inspiring. To know that you are not alone is an empowering feeling. I am grateful for you, your content, and your labor. ❤️
I honestly did cry. This is beautiful. As a trans man in the beginning of his transition who has been through an eating disorder, your message hits right at home. Thank you for the vulnerability you showed in this video. I have not started T, not gotten top, but this is the first day of me actively trying to love myself. Thank you Aaron for sharing this.
This is such a powerful video. Aaron, you are such a beautiful human. You have a beautiful soul and a beautiful heart and a beautiful body. When you look into the camera your eyes are captivating; everything about this is amazing. From the technical skill of this video to the content of it to you as a human being, I could sing your praises forever. Xxx
I really needed to hear this.... Crying right now and I don't cry easy. I really appreciate you being open and posting such great content. Your videos have been seriously helping me for so long and I love how heartfelt you are! Just want you to know I really really appreciate everything💜
For never having watched your videos before... this is the best one I could have jumped into. Congratulations on moving forward and taking steps to love yourself. Its hard... Its SO hard sometimes... But you can do it. Thank you for posting this. I needed this.
Thank you Aaron for being so open about all of your experiences. I am 5 months on T and while I am excited for the future, I am also terrified. My gender dysphoria is tangled up with my body dysmorphia and that's really challenging to navigate so some days its seems impossible that I'll truly be happy with the way I look no matter far along I am in my transition. Thank you for reminding me that recovery and self acceptance is an ongoing thing. Love you
Beautiful video Aaron. I have the same written in the stars notebook. Perhaps I'll start using it to practice self love since it will remind me of this video. Thank you, I love you! 💜
I'm not crying, you are. Thank you for putting out such a beautiful and inspiring video, I could not have seen this video at a better time. I LOVE YOU!
Wow. What an Exquisite video. It was so moving and touching and real. Your authenticity and willingness to make this video is incredible and thank you so much for doing so. I think this is one of my favorite videos of yours definitely a favorite.
Was going through a period of this throughout my life, and it still surfaces up now and then, just not as often it used to. Thank you Aaron for making this video. We love you bro
This is beautiful. I don't think I've ever related to a video so much in my life. Although I'm not transgender, I am genderqueer, and nobody in my family seems to want to accept it. I changed my name last October, and they don't even try to use it. I suffered with severe anorexia for a while, and was put into a mental health unit to help treat it. I was there for 2 years. I almost died twice from starvation and dehydration, and developed other mental illnesses along the way. You, as a person, are an inspiration! You're proof that things can get better if you try, and that things won't be perfect, but that isn't a reason to give up. Thank you for uploading this
this video touched me so much, I made me have a very good cry. thank you for this ♡ I've been on my journey to love myself for a bit and it's so healing to hear from the journey of others. much love and take care!
I don't know if I can put into words how much I love and appreciate this video. It's so hard to love myself, as a non skinny person, as a nonbinary trans man, as a mentally ill person, as a person, full stop. Most days I have to try my best in order to not hate myself so much that I hurt myself and it's really difficult to focus on self love when you're trying to survive. Because your efforts all go towards *that* and so little energy is left and you need a lot for self love imo. But this video made me realize: it's important. I don't know but maybe self loathing is the root to that whole barely surviving thing. So if I start working on self love it can only help me on all levels. I hope that made sense, ultimately I just wanted to say thank you for this video because it made me reflect and I think I needed it. This was well thought, well shot and extremely helpful for me and I hope for yourself too. Thank you, Aaron.
Thank you, Aaron, for being vulnerable and sharing your story, and the words of care and encouragement. I feel that many needed to hear this today, myself included. Best of luck in your journey of self love, and thank you for reminding me to be persistent with mine
This video touched me Aaron. I often struggle with feeling like if I say one wrong thing or don’t communicate my feelings in a absolutely clear way or say nothing that may not make sense to others I’ll be pushed away, laughed at or physically hurt. I have a lot of feelings of shame around taking up space especially as someone with bad anxiety and a non-binary person. I find it to hard to be proud or want to take up space because I myself feel I’ll be seen as attention seeking, sensitive, weak etc. BUT thank you for this video, from the bottom of my heart. It’s a solid visual and auditory reminder that healing takes time, but also that thinking I’m less valuable isn’t true💓💓💓💓
Who else would love to see a documentary made by Aaron? 🙋♂️ Your video skills are just amazing, it captured emotion so well, had a great message, and it was all put together nicely! Thank you for making this, Aaron and happy 3 years on T! ❤
I didn't wanna comment, because it'll be comment 421, however. I love you, and I'm so fluffing blessed to know of you, and to watch your videos, content, and transition. You're amazing, here's to loving ourselves, truly.
i'm so proud of you, aaron. thank you for sharing. as someone currently struggling with these issues, it means a lot that you shared this with us. you aren't alone. none of us are. thank you. we love you.
AAROOOOON I'm absolutely hecking bawling my eyes out. This hits hard for me in a lot of ways which I won't be able to articulate right now so I'm not going to try. Just gosh darn do I love you, relate with you, am thankful for you. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Aaron thank you so much for making this video. It resonates a lot with me. Watching it helped me get out of bed and brush my teeth and get dressed which had taken a few hours already. I hope that doesn’t sound trivial; it means so much. Sending you love and support!
Feel you!!!!! Youre a gorgeous human being and everything youve done to this day is beyond amazing and makes me feel so happy for you! Think about your 15 year old self and how far youve come!
This was something I didn't know I needed to hear, and it was especially nice hearing it from you because I see parts of myself in you and even if I dislike them about myself, I would never think badly of you for.
whenever ppl on yt talk about their body they either hide it because it's not perfect or they show it but only after they get the abs. what you did here is incredibly brave and inspiring. this is the only video about self-love and body issues that didn't make me feel uncomfortable or worthless because it's real. this is what road to loving yourself looks like. thank you
You are wonderful 🙏💞 Thank you! One of your videos popped up in my suggested. You are so wise, open, and kind. Thank you for sharing your experience with me 🥰
Oh man Aaron, this video is wonderful. You've summed up something that happens to so many of us in recovery in such a beautiful way, I feel I had an epiphany while watching this. Thank u for letting us into your brain and heart, for being so vulnerable, we'd realise just how many people like us there are if we only had the courage to talk about these feelings. Watching u grow and recover has been incredible you've come such a long way, sending u so much love 💗💗💗
You are such a positive inspiration in my life and are the one of the few who helped me truly find myself. Thank you Aaron for using your voice to help others. Much Love!
this is definitely the best transition/voice comparison video ive ever watched, I think it was the first one to make me cry (good tears). thank you for being you and sharing this with us
oof this made me so emotional. wonderful video. going on the journey from hating yourself to accepting yourself to loving yourself is hard, i can relate to having an eating disorder and also being trans... it's a Thing; but we all are proud of you for making this active choice. you have a million reasons to love yourself and i wish you all the strength in the world, aaron
I don't know why it took me this long to watch this video, but it's so amazing Aaron! I love you and am so happy you could come forward and make this video. You are incredible.
I am so proud of you for opening yourself up like this and letting yourself be vulnerable. I hope you can one day see yourself the way your followers, friends and family see you, as a wonderful person that deserves everything good in the world. And I wish you a happy journey to self love and acceptance💕
This is an absolutely beautiful video and brought legit tears to my eyes. I feel like I've been experiencing similar feelings, and this video has motivated me to put more effort into loving myself. Thank you for being you Aaron 💙
Your words are just... so... idk how to explain but you say things well and you do things well and somehow you always seem to post videos like this when I need them most. Thank you for everything you do, I hope this new mindset leads you to love and care about yourself as much as us sprouts love and care about you
I... need to watch this. Regularly. I need to remember this video exists when I want to just give up because wow. It's so powerful to me, it hit everything.
Aaron I just want to say thank you. I’ve really been hating myself lately and I need to stop. Peace be with you my good friend. (ALSO HIS THEME AT THE END KILLED ME THANKS)
There are paragraphs upon paragraphs I could comment of inspiration, but I'll leave it simply as, I love you ❤
I'm gonna heckin' cry. This video is so sweet.
Aaron I couldn’t possibly articulate my feelings about this in a way that would do it justice but please know that this was so beautiful and so important for so many of us to hear. Good luck as you continue on this journey of recovery and self acceptance and thank you for sharing this with us.
this is not the video i was expecting but i was not disappointed. this was so beautiful. you are so amazing, Aaron. i love this, and i love you. thank you. 💜💜💜💜💜
I'm literally 0:41 seconds into the video and I can already tell this is going to be another one of my favorite videos because of the honesty and visuals- especially when paired with your voice.
Edit- I finished the video just now and I appreciate this more than I have words for.
I'm not even gonna pretend I'm not crying. I'm totally crying. You're amazing & I love you 💜
that hit a nerve. esp. the part about replacing the desire to be liked by fulfilling body standards with the desire to be liked for productivity. I never thought about it this way. Thank you.
You are definitely not alone.
I feel all of this. The blocks are real. I am really grateful for this video and the effort you give yourself and your openness to share that experience.
Congrats on 3 years man. ❤
Much love.
I was emotional from the very beginning, but as soon as the Undertale music kicked in I stopped breathing. I love you so much, Aaron, and I really hope you get to a place where you don't have to TRY to love yourself anymore, where it just comes naturally. You are such a wonderful person, and I am very glad that I started watching you.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I needed this. Thank you.
Sneaky, sneaky! I love this! Your voice is amazing, and so helpful for so many. I hope it'll now be helpful for you. :)
So, the thing about me is that I struggle and the way you worded things resonated with me. And I am filled with nothing but love and affection for you. Honestly, the world would be a much better place if there was more sweet beans like you. I love you so much. 😭💖
Oh heck here's those feels. This def got me emotional but in a good way thank you for making this Aaron
Wow Aaron. Thank you so much! I love this video and really needed it this week! Thank you for your awesome content! I look forward to every video! Also I love the fact that this was disguised as a T update.
I freakin love you man, this video is so important for people to hear and made me just feel so... like I’ll get there. Like I’ll make it to a place where I’m happy. Thank you so much.
Amazing video, bud. Heckin' good photography too, that's some top tier film work! :D
Ooh, refreshed and getting ads!
Aaah thank you so much Leigh!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!
Thank you for letting us hear your voice. ❤
Also you made me cry a little, bye
Aaron.. I love you.
Different circumstances, but it's like you're reading my mind. Trying not to cry in public. 😭
Ditto
@@jennieC_ May i ask hard questions: The being loved because of and coolness of being trans will be there for 1st weeks mouths years. = high on drugs/lies)
Then the regretting comes in? Realization of truth? Being trans - a lie, which no soul stays believing in?
List all the famous “male” pop singers and actors, politics:
All are FTMs.
List all the famous “female” pop singers and actors, politics:
All are MTFs.
What is the real reason, general public was made to believe such lie (trans lie)?
The way you described how when you lost someone you made room for others in your life really resonated with me. I needed that. Thank you for your vulnerability, kindness and authenticity Aaron.
Perfectionism is ROUGH.
Thank you for risking. For being vulnerable and honest. Being the best human you can is a fluid concept. It's part of being a person (and I still struggle with that too). Like if I'm sick or tired, how I communicate will be different than if I'm in a stellar mood. And that's okay. It NEEDS to be. I cant just wait until I'm perfect, to have interactions with humanity. And that's terrifying (what if I fuck up? Society doesn't handle mistakes very well right now) but also liberating (I get to try!).
Anyways. Thanks Aaron, for getting me to think. And for what it's worth I dont think youre rad because all your pieces are together. It's because you are honest about what it's like when they aren't. And how it feels to be stuck. Because you are real (as you can be) and not veneer.
I just got a 5 minute ad of a school tailored for children with learning difficulties and I watched it all for you
Thank you for this! Thankyou for sharing and this video made me cry. I have a hard time with self love and worry constantly if people like me, am I pleasing them etc. Your video touched my heart and I love you!
i want to say that I saw this video a few months ago and it *hit so hard.* So gut wrenchingly hard. I remember The line "nobody wants to admit they hate themself" legitimately made me feel like I had been punched. I had agreed with so much stuff you had just said and comparing other things in my life where those emotions came out and then just just hit me in the face w/ a fucking book and knocked me to the floor and said "this is the reason. This is the tie together of everything in your life that's fucking you up."
I think this video specifically is a big reason I'm doing better than I was a few months ago.
...Someone is chopping onions in here,,,
Aaron you are amazing
Just....thank you. I love that you're unafraid to talk about the anxieties and insecurities that make so many of us uncomfortable, and that you are so open and kind and warm with your audience. There's also a very artistic feel to your videos...this one felt like a poem in lots of way. So yeah. Thank you for being a bright light
The sudden Undertale soundtrack was so unexpected and gave me absolute chills. A perfect backing track. Thank you.
This is such a BEAUTIFUL and IMPORTANT video. There's so much I could comment on (and thank you for) throughout but just in the last few lines, you summed up everything I wanted to say perfectly. The last 'this is my voice'... it's usually like, 'hey, sup, listen to how deep my voice has gotten' and there's nothing wrong with that but that last one was like, 'hey, listen up, this is MY voice and I'm going to use it to show you who I am because let me tell you, I'm more than you've ever made me to be. I deserve to be here, take up my space and I'm gonna use it for good.'. And that's really just your entire friggin' channel for me. You are so important and so loved and I'm so glad that you have worked to this place where you can share WHO YOU ARE. So much love for you and this entire community you have built
Needed this for sure...Parents just told me the whole "we can't support your decision" and the lovely "we feel like failures as parents" bs after telling me for several years that "nothing will change we love you no matter what and support you blah blah blah." Its hard cutting them out of my life after trying to be patient, and giving them information about being trans, and giving them space, but sometimes you just have to cut your losses and move on. Thank you for this video
I swear Aaron just dug into my journal and read it to the internet. I’m really grateful for this video, and also thank you for the CW.
Thank you so much Aaron. 💙 I needed this. It really hit home. There's so much I wish I could say but this video was so heartfelt and personal. I feel like I'm speechless. But all I can do is say thank you for everything. You're one of the most uplifting and inspiring person I've seen. But you're real you put raw emotion into your videos and you share that vulnerability. So many of us struggle with our own insecurities and doubts. This is a message that resonated with me. I can't imagine what it's like with an eating disorder. I have other things that are somewhat lumped into the same category. But the recovery is difficult. But worth it. Something I've struggled the most with has been self love. Because of so many contributing factors. And I'm beginning to learn how to love myself, just like you. I want to take this journey with you. Thank you again. Much love and support!
I love this so much. I was raised with many people in my life who assigned my value based off the favors/jobs I did for them. If I didn’t do it all, I was called selfish, thoughtless, and terrible. It really crippled me into my teenage years. I’m better now than I was, but this past month has been beyond challenging with someone rehashing all those feelings because I won’t put my life on hold so they can do whatever they want without fulfilling their responsibilities. Thank you for making this video. You expressed so many emotions I have too but couldn’t articulate. I didn’t even know I needed this video, but I sure did. Thank you ❤️
Congratulations on your 3 year mark! I can really resonate with this and I'm at a loss for words in gratitude and appreciation for sharing this.
This was a heavy hitter. Thank you so much for being vulnerable and sharing. Ifs far more relatable than you'll ever know.
was this the best "3 years on t" video or was it the best video ever? such a great reflexion!
that is your voice and you use it in such a way that makes so many people feel so much better, whether it being for the 6 minutes of the video or because you're litteraly an inspiration... you are a brilliant inspiration/youtuber.
I started fricking tearing up at the end. Damn! I’ve been dealing with a bunch of mini panics doing normal things. Most of them have to do with what other people think about me. I started about a month or so ago trying to be nicer to myself and comfort myself. I’m still working through trying to feel deserving of that kindness. Ever since I moved out with the help of my previously abusive mother and father. I mostly only talk to people when I work at a garden 2 hours a day. I sometimes get angry at myself when this cute guy (I’m an enby btw) tries to talk to me every time he sees me and since I only talk 2 hours tops in a day. I can’t form words very well and they come out as fragmented sentences at first. I don’t know why I’m writing this. I just really connected to your video. I’m rebuilding my support system from scratch and working to become independent financially just to cut out my previous abuser. I dropped out of college because of the stress/my disability. Seeing your video just makes me feel like I’ll be able to find people that I love and people who love me as much back for me and not the fake person I used to pretend I was to curry favor. Thank you.
Also, your body is similar to my body. I think it’s beautiful so it helps see that my body is pretty good as well. I hope that’s not mean to say. I just don’t see people with my body type who are talking about self-love and not about trying to change that.
Thanks and have a nice day.
Wow. Aaron, thank you for this. I hope that this was as healing for you to film as it was enlightening to watch. I feel like I could have written parts of this myself. So many of us are out here going through the same/similar experiences. Here's hoping we can all grow together. Peace to you, & may the world treat you extra kindly.
What a stunning video, absolutely beautiful and so inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Aaron!
This inspired me to keep a journal again. With my ADHD I find it hard to remember to write or let out my feelings but it's nice to get things out that I feel like I can't tell people. Ive not been well mentally for a while so thank you for reminding me that sometimes you have to make a little effort when it comes to loving yourself and caring for yourself
the undertale music really put that final oomph into making the video emotional. i have no words
You are truly amazing and inspiring! I honestly don't know what else to say without writing an essay but I can relate to this so much. The 2 things that are the hardest is 1) asking for help and 2) recovering. 💙
Dammit Aaron! Im on public transit all misty eyed. You freakin' got me, man. I love you, and turns out I also need to love me.
actually crying 😭
also wow I LOVE the way you put this video together:D
AH the video @6:14 cheered me up so much! Thank you for the video overall!
I giggled in tears. I love his vibe haha
Usually when people make these kinds of videos, they narrate the video with a poem. And although poetry is beautiful and I am a poet myself, it’s refreshing to listen to you just simply talk directly.
Wow, Aaron - the editing and the camerawork in this are stunning!! And of course your words. This is beautiful :')
I think this is one of the only RUclips videos I have watched, and then straight away, watched again. Absolutely fantastic video for style and content. I relate a lot to the self-loathing and pressure that you put yourself under. I have these issues too. I tend to blame myself a lot too. Recently I have been trying to be a lot kinder to myself, to break these habits I have practised for so long. I'm glad that you are too. Whilst watching this video I was skin picking, then saw you doing it! Your muscle dance thing at the end really made me laugh!
I really feel like this is your best video ever. Both production-wise, but also when it comes to message that you deliver with it. I admire your honesty in saying those things. It means a lot and I can relate. I am sure a lot of other people can, too.
This is so beautiful and after years of supporting you I think I can speak for everyone who follows you to see you in your element of growth and and contemplation and this lovely intellectual and emotional space.
Aaron I didn’t want to cry today!!! 😭 this video is very powerful and I love you for making it and for trying to take care of yourself. You deserve to be happy! I’m glad that I’ve been able to watch you transition and grow as a person and just become this amazing person. Keep it up! 🙂❤️
I completely forgot what the title of this video was right up until the end because you really pulled me in, so clever!!! Awesome video Aaron ❤️
I am like actually fucking sobbing right now because this is it. This is me. The imagines of your body in all the angles we try to avoid. The close ups that we hate to edit. The insecurities we try to hide. I don't think I've ever felt more represented. And I'm getting that feeling of why don't I see myself more? Of course I hate myself when everywhere I look there's no one like me.
I love this video more than anything. This is the best piece of art I think I've ever seen. It truly moved me and I love you for this. Thank you so much for making this. I've wanted to make something similar but you so perfectly put everything into words and visuals and I just can't even believe how much it made me FEEL.
Never stop doing you.
Also the flip of "this is my voice" to " this is my voice" i love that play on words..
Thank you so, so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I put so much thought into this, and to see that others see it and recognize it and see what I’m saying - it means a lot to me ❤️
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment this
@@AaronAnsuini I've watched it three times already. I've been getting back into filmmaking and self care recently and I have those I look up to but you are special because you represent so much of me that I don't get to see else where and I'm so thankful for your content, Aaron. The world needs more people like you.
Fantastic video Aaron, watched it twice already and I'm sure I'll return to it in the future too!
These are all things I desperately needed to hear. Thank you, Aaron. As someone who struggles with a lot of similar issues and challenges, your vulnerability and resilience is inspiring. To know that you are not alone is an empowering feeling. I am grateful for you, your content, and your labor. ❤️
I honestly did cry. This is beautiful. As a trans man in the beginning of his transition who has been through an eating disorder, your message hits right at home. Thank you for the vulnerability you showed in this video. I have not started T, not gotten top, but this is the first day of me actively trying to love myself. Thank you Aaron for sharing this.
This is such a powerful video. Aaron, you are such a beautiful human. You have a beautiful soul and a beautiful heart and a beautiful body. When you look into the camera your eyes are captivating; everything about this is amazing. From the technical skill of this video to the content of it to you as a human being, I could sing your praises forever. Xxx
I really needed to hear this.... Crying right now and I don't cry easy. I really appreciate you being open and posting such great content. Your videos have been seriously helping me for so long and I love how heartfelt you are! Just want you to know I really really appreciate everything💜
For never having watched your videos before... this is the best one I could have jumped into. Congratulations on moving forward and taking steps to love yourself. Its hard... Its SO hard sometimes... But you can do it. Thank you for posting this. I needed this.
Thank you Aaron for being so open about all of your experiences. I am 5 months on T and while I am excited for the future, I am also terrified. My gender dysphoria is tangled up with my body dysmorphia and that's really challenging to navigate so some days its seems impossible that I'll truly be happy with the way I look no matter far along I am in my transition. Thank you for reminding me that recovery and self acceptance is an ongoing thing. Love you
Beautiful video Aaron. I have the same written in the stars notebook. Perhaps I'll start using it to practice self love since it will remind me of this video. Thank you, I love you! 💜
I'm not crying, you are. Thank you for putting out such a beautiful and inspiring video, I could not have seen this video at a better time. I LOVE YOU!
Your voice is truly one of my favourite things to listen to. And this was beautiful. Thank you, Aaron.
Wow. What an Exquisite video. It was so moving and touching and real. Your authenticity and willingness to make this video is incredible and thank you so much for doing so. I think this is one of my favorite videos of yours definitely a favorite.
Was going through a period of this throughout my life, and it still surfaces up now and then, just not as often it used to. Thank you Aaron for making this video. We love you bro
This is beautiful. I don't think I've ever related to a video so much in my life. Although I'm not transgender, I am genderqueer, and nobody in my family seems to want to accept it. I changed my name last October, and they don't even try to use it. I suffered with severe anorexia for a while, and was put into a mental health unit to help treat it. I was there for 2 years. I almost died twice from starvation and dehydration, and developed other mental illnesses along the way. You, as a person, are an inspiration! You're proof that things can get better if you try, and that things won't be perfect, but that isn't a reason to give up. Thank you for uploading this
Wow. Certainly not what I expected, but better, much better. I wish for the best for you always
this video touched me so much, I made me have a very good cry. thank you for this ♡ I've been on my journey to love myself for a bit and it's so healing to hear from the journey of others. much love and take care!
I have completely fallen in love with this video, the shots are more than beautiful and really compliment the message 😊
I don't know if I can put into words how much I love and appreciate this video. It's so hard to love myself, as a non skinny person, as a nonbinary trans man, as a mentally ill person, as a person, full stop. Most days I have to try my best in order to not hate myself so much that I hurt myself and it's really difficult to focus on self love when you're trying to survive. Because your efforts all go towards *that* and so little energy is left and you need a lot for self love imo. But this video made me realize: it's important. I don't know but maybe self loathing is the root to that whole barely surviving thing. So if I start working on self love it can only help me on all levels.
I hope that made sense, ultimately I just wanted to say thank you for this video because it made me reflect and I think I needed it. This was well thought, well shot and extremely helpful for me and I hope for yourself too. Thank you, Aaron.
Damn Aaron. This is so beautiful. It’s timely too, because I recently starting binding again and letting myself breathe.
Thank you, Aaron, for being vulnerable and sharing your story, and the words of care and encouragement. I feel that many needed to hear this today, myself included. Best of luck in your journey of self love, and thank you for reminding me to be persistent with mine
This video touched me Aaron. I often struggle with feeling like if I say one wrong thing or don’t communicate my feelings in a absolutely clear way or say nothing that may not make sense to others I’ll be pushed away, laughed at or physically hurt. I have a lot of feelings of shame around taking up space especially as someone with bad anxiety and a non-binary person. I find it to hard to be proud or want to take up space because I myself feel I’ll be seen as attention seeking, sensitive, weak etc. BUT thank you for this video, from the bottom of my heart. It’s a solid visual and auditory reminder that healing takes time, but also that thinking I’m less valuable isn’t true💓💓💓💓
Who else would love to see a documentary made by Aaron? 🙋♂️
Your video skills are just amazing, it captured emotion so well, had a great message, and it was all put together nicely!
Thank you for making this, Aaron and happy 3 years on T! ❤
I didn't wanna comment, because it'll be comment 421, however. I love you, and I'm so fluffing blessed to know of you, and to watch your videos, content, and transition. You're amazing, here's to loving ourselves, truly.
i'm so proud of you, aaron. thank you for sharing. as someone currently struggling with these issues, it means a lot that you shared this with us. you aren't alone. none of us are. thank you. we love you.
AAROOOOON I'm absolutely hecking bawling my eyes out. This hits hard for me in a lot of ways which I won't be able to articulate right now so I'm not going to try. Just gosh darn do I love you, relate with you, am thankful for you. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Aaron thank you so much for making this video. It resonates a lot with me. Watching it helped me get out of bed and brush my teeth and get dressed which had taken a few hours already. I hope that doesn’t sound trivial; it means so much. Sending you love and support!
Feel you!!!!! Youre a gorgeous human being and everything youve done to this day is beyond amazing and makes me feel so happy for you! Think about your 15 year old self and how far youve come!
This was something I didn't know I needed to hear, and it was especially nice hearing it from you because I see parts of myself in you and even if I dislike them about myself, I would never think badly of you for.
whenever ppl on yt talk about their body they either hide it because it's not perfect or they show it but only after they get the abs. what you did here is incredibly brave and inspiring. this is the only video about self-love and body issues that didn't make me feel uncomfortable or worthless because it's real. this is what road to loving yourself looks like. thank you
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You are wonderful 🙏💞 Thank you! One of your videos popped up in my suggested. You are so wise, open, and kind. Thank you for sharing your experience with me 🥰
This wasn’t what I was expecting, but it was definitely what I needed to hear. Thank you for sharing Aaron ❤️
Oh man Aaron, this video is wonderful. You've summed up something that happens to so many of us in recovery in such a beautiful way, I feel I had an epiphany while watching this. Thank u for letting us into your brain and heart, for being so vulnerable, we'd realise just how many people like us there are if we only had the courage to talk about these feelings. Watching u grow and recover has been incredible you've come such a long way, sending u so much love 💗💗💗
You are such a positive inspiration in my life and are the one of the few who helped me truly find myself. Thank you Aaron for using your voice to help others. Much Love!
This is fucking amazing, Aaron. I really needed this. You are such a burst of happiness in all of our lives. (By the way, I love your fountain pen!)
Aaron how u gonna go and make the exact video I needed to see at this point in my life and then make me watch it with my own two eyes?? 😭💕💕💕
💕💕💕 you are amazing, Aaron. I didn’t know how much I needed this until I saw it. Thank you.
I love everything you do, always so gentle and reassuring. And this video is amazing. Thank you, Aaron.
I’m not crying! 😭😭
You are!
I absolutely love it ❤️
this is definitely the best transition/voice comparison video ive ever watched, I think it was the first one to make me cry (good tears). thank you for being you and sharing this with us
oof this made me so emotional. wonderful video. going on the journey from hating yourself to accepting yourself to loving yourself is hard, i can relate to having an eating disorder and also being trans... it's a Thing; but we all are proud of you for making this active choice. you have a million reasons to love yourself and i wish you all the strength in the world, aaron
I don't know why it took me this long to watch this video, but it's so amazing Aaron! I love you and am so happy you could come forward and make this video. You are incredible.
This is the best, the most honest and the most artistic X years on T video I've ever seen!
I am so proud of you for opening yourself up like this and letting yourself be vulnerable. I hope you can one day see yourself the way your followers, friends and family see you, as a wonderful person that deserves everything good in the world. And I wish you a happy journey to self love and acceptance💕
thank you for this ♥ I'm so grateful that you share your struggles and insights with us.
Your videos are honestly some of the most wholesome and helpful things I have in my life. Thank you.
This is an absolutely beautiful video and brought legit tears to my eyes. I feel like I've been experiencing similar feelings, and this video has motivated me to put more effort into loving myself. Thank you for being you Aaron 💙
Your words are just... so... idk how to explain but you say things well and you do things well and somehow you always seem to post videos like this when I need them most. Thank you for everything you do, I hope this new mindset leads you to love and care about yourself as much as us sprouts love and care about you
Aaron, you are so worthy of love just being you. I struggle with this too, so I can’t thank you enough for posting this. 💚
I... need to watch this. Regularly. I need to remember this video exists when I want to just give up because wow. It's so powerful to me, it hit everything.
Aaron I just want to say thank you. I’ve really been hating myself lately and I need to stop. Peace be with you my good friend. (ALSO HIS THEME AT THE END KILLED ME THANKS)