I actually just saw these guys opening for Dayseeker & Silent Planet about 3 weeks ago. They were amazing, the vibe in the room was very deep. No hecklers or rude people, everyone was giving their undivided attention. Anyway this one was really personal for me; I internalize everything, especially the worst, because I know that people have their own shit to deal with and quite frankly don't want to hear mine. But anyway I just so happened to stumble across you guys when I saw the reaction video for Not Without My Ghosts. it's a good thing you all are doing, for the scene and the mental health community. Thank you so much
Same my guy, the energy during the show I saw was awesome. The venue was playing random music over the loud speakers between sets and we all sang along. I was not expecting a crowd of 100+ people to sing Life is a Highway but I’m glad I was one of them 😂
Absolutely love this band!!! I came across this band at an Our Last Night concert (highly recommend you check them out too)! I met them both and they are awesome group of guys!!!
I'm so glad you picked this up. I think I suggested it to you or another channel a few weeks ago. You might also like zero 936 adrenaline. "All my life I've down in adrenaline, now my blood moves slow like a sedative, I wake up past noon and they've settled in, Lord please help me up, I don't want to lay down...."
This is one of my favorite songs atm i can 100% relate and the way she explains the meaning in the song is amazing! I need me a sweet girl like her haha!
I'm so glad you take the time to react to this special song! It has taken such a unique place in my heart, it's been one of the most relatable and heartbreaking song i've ever experienced. It was my go-to song while I was recovering from my latest breakup. Thanks for the reaction and all your thoughts, made my day ! ❤🩹🙂
Sleep token -Bloodsport Breathtooth - i have a problem Allan Rayman - good enough Ben Howard - keep your head up Nat lefkoff - damn I would really love you to review any of these. Music has kept me alive. After a failed suicide attempt May 3rd 2021. I was kept in the hospital for 8 months. Have had 26 hours of surgery. And was in a coma for 4 weeks. I love my life. Today I started a band and these songs have helped me keep my head up.
Absolutely relatable! It feels like trying to stop a train barehanded, it's just physically impossible. When small things happen like being flaked or ignored by someone, my head starts to rumble all kinds of toxic thoughts at me like "it's all your fault" or "you're an outstander that deserves to die". I know it's not true, but my mind just stays persistent. I can definitely "stay positive" and adapt different behavior, but there's no foundation to keep it strong so it'll always fail in the end when something small happens. You can't logic your way out of depression like some people believe. Your logic is already distorted, so the voices will find their ways to catch up.
From lu2910: @mountaindewaddicted6101 The metaphor of stopping a train barehanded is extremely accurate with how fighting depression and other mental illnesses can feel. It can feel like an uphill battle where if you stop fighting for even a second, everything comes crumbling down around you. I'm so sorry that the methods you've tried have ultimately failed you, it must feel so defeating to combat these thoughts again and again only to have them break you down in the end. I heavily relate to how you said that your logic with depression is distorted. When I have my depression episodes, any positive thought I try to combat the negative ones with are quickly deflated by another negative thought. One thing I learned when doing ACT therapy was that idea of two wolves. One is positive thoughts and one is negative. If we fight the negative wolf, the attention gives it power. Therefore, we must focus not on just fighting negative thoughts, but putting energy and effort into our positive thoughts. One personal process that has helped me when I feel as if the battle is me vs. me is to realize that the version of myself I am fighting does not have the tools that I have. My depression only has itself, but I have my family, my friends, God, and faith. Instead of trying to desperately fight it on my own, I take the thought captive and let it run its course and then leave. Depression is an illness that wants to leave you incapacitated, but if we keep our minds full of gratitude and utilize our support systems, we cannot be held down. I found that having external validation from my family and friends helps me tear down the false truths about my identity that my anxiety and depression try to throw at me. I also have found that Biblical scripture calls us to cast our fears onto the Lord and remind us of how loved we are and how strong the Lord is in our weakness. Logic cannot overcome our negative spirals, but the truth can set us free. Your identity and the very essence of who you are is what will carry you through this storm. You are loved, forgiven, and deserve to live. These are not logical arguments, but the truth. When the voices get loud, speak truths to yourself, speak "I am loved, I am forgiven, I deserve to live" and bask in the truth. This battle is not an easy one, but it is one that will end in your victory. When the thoughts creep in, I know that you have the strength to take them captive and you can fight through this. I am so proud of you for how far you have come. I believe in you and love you my friend, keep fighting onwards <3
From reem182: @mountaindewaddicted6101 You're so right about depression feeling impossible to "logic out of". I've often struggled with that idea in my own depression when I've tried to tell myself I was just being illogical and should essentially just "think better." And like you said, the hardest part to try and overcome is the lack of a strong foundation that will keep it all from flooding away into negativity and hopelessness. It's really difficult to keep any semblance of positivity when even small thoughts tend to derail our mental health. And it's obvious that you want to remain hopeful, but easier said than done, right? So what is there left to do? For me, in just about everything I have struggled through, I needed to have a foundation that would keep me grounded. Depression and anxiety do a great job of taking away everything else, but if you have a firm foundation in something, nothing can take that away because it is a fundamental part of who you are. For me personally, faith is the biggest thing that's kept me pushing through my darkest moments, because when everyone else seems to fail me, I need to know that I am still not alone. I don't know where you're at in this season of your life, but I want to offer you a possible starting block for a foundation of hope. No matter what you're going through and regardless of how you're feeling right now, I want you to know that you are loved more than you can imagine and you deserve to be here. I am so thankful that you are alive and that you are choosing to be vulnerable and honest; your courage inspires me and I'm sure many others. You are worth so much more than your depression tells you. And no matter where life takes you, you are loved eternally as exactly the person you are. Those voices that you mentioned; it's such a great way to put it, because it really does feel like you are drowning in a sea of hopeless whispers that will only go away if you leave. But I promise you that there is hope and life and peace beyond that drowning. It's really, really hard to silence those voices, and for me I had to learn that I simply couldn't fight them alone anymore. I want to tell you that you do not have to fight alone, and you were made to experience joy and freedom beyond these struggles. But no matter what, cling to the truth that says you are loved and there is hope in the promise of a new future where the voices aren't so loud anymore. Thank you for sharing, friend.
From sangasugarbog: @mountaindewaddicted6101 I appreciate you reaching out, that is not an easy thing to do. When things seem to go downhill, it is so easy to ask, "Is this my fault?" Or rely on ourselves as first to blame. We are all human, and unfortunately, this is such a common reaction. You are *not* alone. You are such a bright soul my friend, and I know that you will persevere through this. I know that this must be an overwhelming feeling. Not having a foundation is hard for us to walk out and stay strong through anything that happens, but you are loved more than you will ever know. Keep striving and pushing. You *will* win this :slightly_smiling_face:
“Stuck in a circle waiting to die, I won’t find a way out looking inside” I’ve always interpreted this lyric to mean you won’t get out of this “circle” by looking back within the “circle” or bubble of our own negative thoughts and habits we have that lead us to depression. Instead open our mind and hearts and look outside of our mental bubble ❤️🤘
My problem is i feel nothing, good or bad. i’m so detached from existance that i often find myself questioning if i even exist at all. I’ve been slightly anhedonic for my entire life but now it’s full-blown and everything has lost meaning and is pointless. Even food has lost all taste
From ThriceTheThird: @Skugganx Hello, I'm sorry that you are experiencing this numbness and lack of interest, or desire in life. I can relate to this in my own ways. We are all different and experience things differently, and for different reasons sometimes experience the same things. So it's hard to say why, and for what reasons any one person is going through a thing. It can even feel impossible to explain why something your own self is experiencing is happening sometimes. So although I might not have specific answers. I do belief in everyone's ability to eventually find relief to the experiences they are having, that they would like to see changed. I believe that opening up and expressing what you are going through can be a huge part of trying to figure it out. So I am glad you are doing so here, and if you would ever like to share more please feel free. I think the more context you can apply to your situation, even just for your own self, can sometimes help in figuring things out a bit, but it can also give us more to share with peers, or professionals to further their understanding when trying to reach out for help. Have you seen any health professionals about how you are feeling? I don't think this state and feeling is something anyone deserves to have permanently looming over them. Which is why it might be good to try to find a health professional with experience, to try to guide you in feeling better. You deserve to feel more connected to your existence, and find things that are of interest to you. Although I do think, that if done intentionally, being in the place between good and bad can actually be a positive. Being content and finding balance in-between the good and the bad I think can actually be really hard to achieve for some people. But to be in that space because of detachment and lack of interest. This might cause it to feel like less of a positive because there has been no need to find balance. You are just kind of stuck in that place without a desire to be there. I can relate to being stuck in that place. I was even forced to pretend like that place shouldn't exist. I was told to pick a feeling on a daily basis in a group setting, in-patient. When I was feeling nothing, they wouldn't allow the group to move on unless I picked an emotion from the list in front of me. It was terrible to be told that what I was feeling wasn't a feeling. Which is why I believe that numbness and lack of feeling in itself is a feeling. That you should know that you are not alone, that you are allowed to feel how you are feeling, and that there is another side to that feeling that can be found in time. I hope that you can find answers in time to what it is you are going through and that your day today is going a bit better then the last. <3
You should review the song "If you dont like the story write your own" by Witt Lowry. Such an amazing song to help empower yourself to make changes for the better in life!
I think you would enjoy listening to a band called Citizen soldier. They, more than any band make music about depression, and mental struggles. And the stigma the world have against it. Trying to be the voice of all those who are lost to the silence. Putting words to what most are not saying. And reading the comments below the songs, its easy to see how many people are all alone, and need someone else to bring these feelings to light. Will link the names of some of there more known ones. Citizen Soldier - Would Anyone Care (Official Lyric Video) Citizen Soldier - Weight of the World (Official Lyric Video) Citizen Soldier - Always December (Official Lyric Video) Citizen Soldier - I'm Not Okay (Official Lyric Video) Citizen Soldier - Pretend My Pain Away (Official Lyric Video) Citizen Soldier - Who I Am (Official Lyric Video) Citizen Soldier - Let Me Let Go (Official Lyric Video)
After the slipknot journey i recommend listening to a few Linkin Park songs. A few great ones are Breaking The Habit, Leave Out All The Rest, Given Up, Easier To Run.
Hello as always my favorite and best therapist. So for my 9th sobriety birthday on June 28th can u please react to Fear Factory and the song is Fear Campaign. Please please and if u do thanks u so much. I love u guys and the positivity u bring to the world.
Citizen Soldier - Reason To Live i was wondering if you could do a reaction please they have the best message i think i have ever heard and you mite be able to reate as well
This band is great for mental health issues. I listen to them to help my mental health along with beartooth and bring me the horizon.
Facts. I listen to all 3 every day. They all help. Shoutout to you
Try out citizen soldier! The man’s mental health related songs!
Absolutely in love with your reactions !! RCD , Dayseeker are amazing!
Love this song
I actually just saw these guys opening for Dayseeker & Silent Planet about 3 weeks ago. They were amazing, the vibe in the room was very deep. No hecklers or rude people, everyone was giving their undivided attention. Anyway this one was really personal for me; I internalize everything, especially the worst, because I know that people have their own shit to deal with and quite frankly don't want to hear mine. But anyway I just so happened to stumble across you guys when I saw the reaction video for Not Without My Ghosts. it's a good thing you all are doing, for the scene and the mental health community. Thank you so much
Same my guy, the energy during the show I saw was awesome. The venue was playing random music over the loud speakers between sets and we all sang along. I was not expecting a crowd of 100+ people to sing Life is a Highway but I’m glad I was one of them 😂
Love this band
Absolutely love this band!!! I came across this band at an Our Last Night concert (highly recommend you check them out too)! I met them both and they are awesome group of guys!!!
I'm so glad you picked this up. I think I suggested it to you or another channel a few weeks ago.
You might also like zero 936 adrenaline. "All my life I've down in adrenaline, now my blood moves slow like a sedative, I wake up past noon and they've settled in, Lord please help me up, I don't want to lay down...."
Whispers of Your Death by Counterparts
Sometimes Your The Hammer Sometimes Your The Nail is a good one on being lonely and being a better person.
This is one of my favorite songs atm i can 100% relate and the way she explains the meaning in the song is amazing! I need me a sweet girl like her haha!
I'm so glad you take the time to react to this special song!
It has taken such a unique place in my heart, it's been one of the most relatable and heartbreaking song i've ever experienced. It was my go-to song while I was recovering from my latest breakup.
Thanks for the reaction and all your thoughts, made my day !
❤🩹🙂
need more rain city drive, like medicate me ft rory from dayseeker
You just got a subscriber for life!, Absolutely love what your doing!
Heard this song a hundred times and now just learned the name
Sleep token -Bloodsport
Breathtooth - i have a problem
Allan Rayman - good enough
Ben Howard - keep your head up
Nat lefkoff - damn
I would really love you to review any of these. Music has kept me alive. After a failed suicide attempt May 3rd 2021. I was kept in the hospital for 8 months. Have had 26 hours of surgery. And was in a coma for 4 weeks. I love my life. Today I started a band and these songs have helped me keep my head up.
The lead singer Matt was a contestant on The Voice and he is still one of my favorite singers from the show. He wound up 3rd but he should have won.
Absolutely relatable! It feels like trying to stop a train barehanded, it's just physically impossible. When small things happen like being flaked or ignored by someone, my head starts to rumble all kinds of toxic thoughts at me like "it's all your fault" or "you're an outstander that deserves to die". I know it's not true, but my mind just stays persistent. I can definitely "stay positive" and adapt different behavior, but there's no foundation to keep it strong so it'll always fail in the end when something small happens. You can't logic your way out of depression like some people believe. Your logic is already distorted, so the voices will find their ways to catch up.
From lu2910: @mountaindewaddicted6101 The metaphor of stopping a train barehanded is extremely accurate with how fighting depression and other mental illnesses can feel. It can feel like an uphill battle where if you stop fighting for even a second, everything comes crumbling down around you. I'm so sorry that the methods you've tried have ultimately failed you, it must feel so defeating to combat these thoughts again and again only to have them break you down in the end.
I heavily relate to how you said that your logic with depression is distorted. When I have my depression episodes, any positive thought I try to combat the negative ones with are quickly deflated by another negative thought. One thing I learned when doing ACT therapy was that idea of two wolves. One is positive thoughts and one is negative. If we fight the negative wolf, the attention gives it power. Therefore, we must focus not on just fighting negative thoughts, but putting energy and effort into our positive thoughts.
One personal process that has helped me when I feel as if the battle is me vs. me is to realize that the version of myself I am fighting does not have the tools that I have. My depression only has itself, but I have my family, my friends, God, and faith. Instead of trying to desperately fight it on my own, I take the thought captive and let it run its course and then leave. Depression is an illness that wants to leave you incapacitated, but if we keep our minds full of gratitude and utilize our support systems, we cannot be held down.
I found that having external validation from my family and friends helps me tear down the false truths about my identity that my anxiety and depression try to throw at me. I also have found that Biblical scripture calls us to cast our fears onto the Lord and remind us of how loved we are and how strong the Lord is in our weakness.
Logic cannot overcome our negative spirals, but the truth can set us free. Your identity and the very essence of who you are is what will carry you through this storm. You are loved, forgiven, and deserve to live. These are not logical arguments, but the truth. When the voices get loud, speak truths to yourself, speak "I am loved, I am forgiven, I deserve to live" and bask in the truth.
This battle is not an easy one, but it is one that will end in your victory. When the thoughts creep in, I know that you have the strength to take them captive and you can fight through this. I am so proud of you for how far you have come. I believe in you and love you my friend, keep fighting onwards <3
From reem182: @mountaindewaddicted6101 You're so right about depression feeling impossible to "logic out of". I've often struggled with that idea in my own depression when I've tried to tell myself I was just being illogical and should essentially just "think better." And like you said, the hardest part to try and overcome is the lack of a strong foundation that will keep it all from flooding away into negativity and hopelessness.
It's really difficult to keep any semblance of positivity when even small thoughts tend to derail our mental health. And it's obvious that you want to remain hopeful, but easier said than done, right? So what is there left to do?
For me, in just about everything I have struggled through, I needed to have a foundation that would keep me grounded. Depression and anxiety do a great job of taking away everything else, but if you have a firm foundation in something, nothing can take that away because it is a fundamental part of who you are. For me personally, faith is the biggest thing that's kept me pushing through my darkest moments, because when everyone else seems to fail me, I need to know that I am still not alone.
I don't know where you're at in this season of your life, but I want to offer you a possible starting block for a foundation of hope. No matter what you're going through and regardless of how you're feeling right now, I want you to know that you are loved more than you can imagine and you deserve to be here. I am so thankful that you are alive and that you are choosing to be vulnerable and honest; your courage inspires me and I'm sure many others. You are worth so much more than your depression tells you. And no matter where life takes you, you are loved eternally as exactly the person you are. Those voices that you mentioned; it's such a great way to put it, because it really does feel like you are drowning in a sea of hopeless whispers that will only go away if you leave. But I promise you that there is hope and life and peace beyond that drowning.
It's really, really hard to silence those voices, and for me I had to learn that I simply couldn't fight them alone anymore. I want to tell you that you do not have to fight alone, and you were made to experience joy and freedom beyond these struggles. But no matter what, cling to the truth that says you are loved and there is hope in the promise of a new future where the voices aren't so loud anymore. Thank you for sharing, friend.
From sangasugarbog: @mountaindewaddicted6101 I appreciate you reaching out, that is not an easy thing to do. When things seem to go downhill, it is so easy to ask, "Is this my fault?" Or rely on ourselves as first to blame. We are all human, and unfortunately, this is such a common reaction. You are *not* alone.
You are such a bright soul my friend, and I know that you will persevere through this. I know that this must be an overwhelming feeling. Not having a foundation is hard for us to walk out and stay strong through anything that happens, but you are loved more than you will ever know.
Keep striving and pushing. You *will* win this :slightly_smiling_face:
You need to react to their song "Frozen"
YES!!!
“Stuck in a circle waiting to die, I won’t find a way out looking inside”
I’ve always interpreted this lyric to mean you won’t get out of this “circle” by looking back within the “circle” or bubble of our own negative thoughts and habits we have that lead us to depression. Instead open our mind and hearts and look outside of our mental bubble ❤️🤘
You should check out "Waiting on you"
This song is amazing and so is your reaction! When is your next NF reaction? The last one was like a month ago 😅
I hate that I relate to this song so much. Spent years listening to the voice in my head.
My problem is i feel nothing, good or bad. i’m so detached from existance that i often find myself questioning if i even exist at all. I’ve been slightly anhedonic for my entire life but now it’s full-blown and everything has lost meaning and is pointless. Even food has lost all taste
From ThriceTheThird: @Skugganx Hello, I'm sorry that you are experiencing this numbness and lack of interest, or desire in life. I can relate to this in my own ways. We are all different and experience things differently, and for different reasons sometimes experience the same things. So it's hard to say why, and for what reasons any one person is going through a thing. It can even feel impossible to explain why something your own self is experiencing is happening sometimes. So although I might not have specific answers. I do belief in everyone's ability to eventually find relief to the experiences they are having, that they would like to see changed. I believe that opening up and expressing what you are going through can be a huge part of trying to figure it out. So I am glad you are doing so here, and if you would ever like to share more please feel free. I think the more context you can apply to your situation, even just for your own self, can sometimes help in figuring things out a bit, but it can also give us more to share with peers, or professionals to further their understanding when trying to reach out for help.
Have you seen any health professionals about how you are feeling? I don't think this state and feeling is something anyone deserves to have permanently looming over them. Which is why it might be good to try to find a health professional with experience, to try to guide you in feeling better. You deserve to feel more connected to your existence, and find things that are of interest to you. Although I do think, that if done intentionally, being in the place between good and bad can actually be a positive. Being content and finding balance in-between the good and the bad I think can actually be really hard to achieve for some people. But to be in that space because of detachment and lack of interest. This might cause it to feel like less of a positive because there has been no need to find balance. You are just kind of stuck in that place without a desire to be there. I can relate to being stuck in that place. I was even forced to pretend like that place shouldn't exist. I was told to pick a feeling on a daily basis in a group setting, in-patient. When I was feeling nothing, they wouldn't allow the group to move on unless I picked an emotion from the list in front of me. It was terrible to be told that what I was feeling wasn't a feeling. Which is why I believe that numbness and lack of feeling in itself is a feeling. That you should know that you are not alone, that you are allowed to feel how you are feeling, and that there is another side to that feeling that can be found in time. I hope that you can find answers in time to what it is you are going through and that your day today is going a bit better then the last. <3
Love this!! Can you do a reaction to Prayers by Rain city Drive? Same album as talk to a friend
So good!
You should review the song "If you dont like the story write your own" by Witt Lowry. Such an amazing song to help empower yourself to make changes for the better in life!
I think you would enjoy listening to a band called Citizen soldier.
They, more than any band make music about depression, and mental struggles. And the stigma the world have against it. Trying to be the voice of all those who are lost to the silence.
Putting words to what most are not saying. And reading the comments below the songs, its easy to see how many people are all alone, and need someone else to bring these feelings to light.
Will link the names of some of there more known ones.
Citizen Soldier - Would Anyone Care (Official Lyric Video)
Citizen Soldier - Weight of the World (Official Lyric Video)
Citizen Soldier - Always December (Official Lyric Video)
Citizen Soldier - I'm Not Okay (Official Lyric Video)
Citizen Soldier - Pretend My Pain Away (Official Lyric Video)
Citizen Soldier - Who I Am (Official Lyric Video)
Citizen Soldier - Let Me Let Go (Official Lyric Video)
After the slipknot journey i recommend listening to a few Linkin Park songs. A few great ones are Breaking The Habit, Leave Out All The Rest, Given Up, Easier To Run.
Do "Neverbloom" next!
You should absolutely do some plot in you reactions, landons writing is unparalleled
You should listen and react to boywithuke, I think it would be a great therapist reaction
Hello as always my favorite and best therapist. So for my 9th sobriety birthday on June 28th can u please react to Fear Factory and the song is Fear Campaign. Please please and if u do thanks u so much. I love u guys and the positivity u bring to the world.
This is a number metal band but listen to 5 of a kind by 40 below summer
Him and I had a awkward conversation during one of their shows when I was at the stage lol
They were called “slaves” before they changed their name.
@HeartSupport .... I'm still waiting for you to show (Gemini Syndrome - Remember We Die) it's helped me out before from offing myself
You NEED to listen to intro III by NF, make sure you listen to mansion right before though
🍏 Please reaction.. Drive Anomali feat Nadira wantary. thank you🫐
Citizen Soldier - Reason To Live i was wondering if you could do a reaction please they have the best message i think i have ever heard and you mite be able to reate as well
Mindfield by Crucifix
Blue October please
Justin, swith to being a therapist.
Can you please do the lyric video to the song pieces by daughtry please
Just like you by nf
Day 3 requesting 1x1 by Bring Me The Horizon
Also, great vid! Keep up the good work, it helps me a lot
Please react to: Alestorm - Drink. Pirate Metal from Scotland
30 Under 13 by Better Lovers
Great video concept but you need to tighten it up a bit in editing. I think this would have been better as 15min.
Maybe it's the recovering addict in me, but I thought the five lines he was referring to were lines of cocaine
Great reaction 😊
Could you react to Houdini, newest song came out a couple of days ago from Eminem?
Please react to Space Dye Vest by Dream Theater.
react to top 10 statues that cried blood from bring me the horizon
day8 of asking you to react to Intro 3 and outro by NF 🙏🙏please
please stop changing cams ( best viedeos besite of this good video) and do more NF
I'm gonna genre hop. Something Comforting by Porter Robinson