Your genuine and thoughtful nature is what draws me (and I'm sure others) to your channel. The raw-ness I find refreshing and relatable. I came across your channel just a few weeks ago and your videos deeply effect me. My heart breaks for you, and all of us who suffer and struggle. Feeling stuck (I think) is the worst. Can't stay where you are, but don't know how to proceed. The sheer anxiety of knowing you should be doing something, but what? Or if you know what, how? Particularly, how am "I" going to do it? That's how I feel. This channel is the only one I feel comfortable commenting on, I'm working on getting over my online social anxiety. I want to be part of a community so I can connect with people I relate to. The parasocial stuff is definitely worth thinking/being aware of. I was tempted to bombard Dana with a load of questions/my thoughts and experiences, but you have to think from her perspective, I know I'd get overwhelmed. It takes me alot of time/mental energy to write a message, and then afterwards worry how it's been received. Congrats on 10K! That's a great achievement! Ps. I'm glad to hear (winter's?) chair situation will be resolved, I hope that airline faces consequences
Thank you!!! Like I say in the video, I know I totally don’t reply to many of your comments, but I always read them and recognise your username/profile pic and am like ah yes!! It’s you! I really can’t put into words how much specifically your support and comments make it feel so worth it to put the effort into videos 😭💕💕
Omg yes! Spyfall was crazy! I just watched a clip (admittedly I don't remember the episode names well), and omg my heart rate! I also enjoyed the other two episodes a lot! I suppose I'm not good at actors because they always look and act like different people, so “same actor” is not a useful feature of reality for me to track (probably related to my near face-blindness), but that would make it only more interesting for me to learn whether you can tease out any cross-references between shows based on the actors! If you want to make your Doctor Who episode reviews into a video series, I'd love to watch them!
It’s so weird to me that with like, people I actually know in real life or just random actors that are sort of ‘publicly known’ I won’t have a clue who they are and have total face blindness, but if it’s someone who’s been in Doctor Who or Ashes to Ashes i recognise them immediately 😂 I’ve also put waaaaaay too much effort into learning episode names when it’s entirely pointless and 99% of people don’t know episode names anyway! You have made me think that rewatching all the way from Eccleston and filming reactions would be super fun though 👀
@@DanaAndersen Cool! Yeah, I have [whatever the opposite is of faceblindness] for people I have a crush on. Find them in a crowd of thousands? No problem at all! I suppose I haven't had crushes on actors! xD The numerous Susan Twist reappearances were also lost on me because she looked unrecognizably different to me every time… (Are maybe the beauty standards more relaxed among British vs. American actors? Conventionally “beautiful” people all look roughly the same which makes them extra hard to tell apart. Fast and Furious even has three actors who look virtually the same to me. But I remember fairly few examples of Doctor Who episodes where there were two characters in one episode that I couldn't tell apart.) I used to be a big fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and used to be deeply embedded in the charity, news, and convention scenes in the fandom. That gave me a lot of performance anxiety around learning all the names and numbers of the episodes. (Long forgotten at this point, sadly…) The show was my biggest special interest for years, and yet the mapping from number to name and back was never really satisfying to memorize. But trying to sleuth out everything I could about the production process to predict the timing and themes of future episodes was very addictive! Well, if you know the episode name, I can google it, watch a clip, and then I know, so it allows for efficient communication. Well, Gridlock is also a really obvious title; I didn't have to google that one except to double-check. Oh, yes, reaction videos would be amazing too! (Don't get demonetized.) I'd love to watch that!
I definitely enjoy her more on rewatches than I did originally! I think having so many characters in one makes her kind of difficult to like initially, at least for me, but watching her when I’m more used to her is much more fun!
I watch your channel because it's really validating to hear someone else put into words things that I have struggled to express and have felt like I've been the only person experiencing for a long time. As for my username, it's very old and does not accurately describe me at all! It's from when I was a teenager 😅 My actual name is Liam.
Congrates on 10k subs. Re: 31.35. I will have a 99 please. I could hear the chimes of an Ice Cream van and couldn't help myself. Can't believe I will be turning 50 in just over 3 months from now.
Thank you! Given the type of celebrities I like, I do have to say I think 50 just might be the ‘new’ 20/30/40 😂 Gillian Anderson definitely has only gotten better since hitting the 50 mark!
@@DanaAndersen I had a crush on Gillian Anderson as a 19 year old when the X-Files first came out. I thought she or rather Dana Scully was really hot but then I have always had a thing for red heads.
@@daviniarobbins9298 I saw this meme "A rainbow shirt at Walmart won't make your child gay, but Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully will" and really felt that truly 😂
Congratulations on 10k!! So awesome! Your channel has helped me on my autism journey. Relating and realizing that others are out there experiencing similar things.
i almost cried because im so excited for you. and your humility was so real and authentic when describing what you thought the outcome would be re: wheelchair and Q&A. great work and thank you for being a piece of my story (in the sense that i watch your content regularly and it has been a positive experience)
Thank you so much for watching and having me be part of your story! I love love love that you’re a part of mine, it really means so much to me that you’re here and I’m so so happy to have been any sort of positive experience omg 😭😭
@@DanaAndersen awe! i am getting to the end of your video now and i thought i would share a little tid bit about myself :) i am currently coloring a little hedge hog - coloring is a daily activity as is going to get my favourite drink at 5 am which is a steeped tea with soymilk and sugar from tim hortons. its also the only reason i leave the house most of the time. reply if and when you want
@Krista-388 Oooh, I had a colouring phase, I really should get back into it! Do you use pencils or felts? I thinnnk we might have recently had a Tim Hortons open near where I am, I’ve not tried it but I got really into Dutch Bros while I was in the US!
@@DanaAndersen I use markers..gimme all the markers! i dont even use the full range of colors lol i like buying them even if i dont use them hahah. oh wow! i think i had heard they opened 1 or more in the US. but it seems odd to me , i just wonder why now? what triggered that series of events? (im not asking you lol unlless of course you know the answer) ive been considering joining a patreon, yours is one that i think would be good to join. hope its not creepy to say that lol
I am so sorry for the purple prose in my question. I kinda just speak this way instinctively. You're reading is fine, I'm the one who talks/writes weird My bestie is really enamored with manchester pride. There's a chance our autistic asses will one year get in gear and be there. If so our path's might cross and I'll say hi. If not well, Ce la vie (or however that's spelt) Fun fact. My screen name is a Princess Bride reference. It's how Wesley introduces himself in his duel with Inigo. I don't particularly answer to it and it's really weird hearing a youtuber say it out loud I hope Winter gets their new chair soon and I hope you aren't seriously hurt by your attempts to learn to rollerskate for the new chair reveal video.
Ohhh you call ya pets random names too, I have so many random names I say, think it confuses people sometimes 🤣. Also your gofundme link is wrong, ya have linked ya go fund me management page, hope it gets fully funded soon so winter can have a bad ass chair ^^. Random fact about me, I flew a plain at 13, my mum got me one of those "experance" days, was scary af 😬 but fun.
Ahah yesss I confuse people all the time but he’s just the stinky man idk what else to say 😂 Thank you for letting me know! I fixed the link a lil while ago (I think😅), but we’re funded enough to definitely be able to get them a chair, so as lovely as it’d be to get fully funded and give them a full choice, they are definitely going to be able to get a safe chair, so that’s just amazing and I’m so glad! Oh wow! Even just being in a plane its plenty scary enough for me, it must have been pretty cool though!
@@DanaAndersen Yes defo good they at least will have a safe chair :>, and yeah was very scary but really cool, was a intro lesson, so all I did was a bit of steering hehe ☺
i didn't even know Alice Cooper was a weird transphobe...bummer...i saw him 2 times and it was an amazing and theatrical show...i guess now i can't even listen to him anymore...blecch...Van Morrison & Eric Clapton are anti-vax, Michael Jackson turned into a creep...damnit!!!
Thank you so much for answering my question that helped a lot! Especially being kind to yourself :) You have so much wisdom for your age and your videos are very insightful and articulate. chiz1611
Your genuine and thoughtful nature is what draws me (and I'm sure others) to your channel. The raw-ness I find refreshing and relatable. I came across your channel just a few weeks ago and your videos deeply effect me. My heart breaks for you, and all of us who suffer and struggle.
Feeling stuck (I think) is the worst. Can't stay where you are, but don't know how to proceed. The sheer anxiety of knowing you should be doing something, but what? Or if you know what, how? Particularly, how am "I" going to do it? That's how I feel.
This channel is the only one I feel comfortable commenting on, I'm working on getting over my online social anxiety. I want to be part of a community so I can connect with people I relate to.
The parasocial stuff is definitely worth thinking/being aware of. I was tempted to bombard Dana with a load of questions/my thoughts and experiences, but you have to think from her perspective, I know I'd get overwhelmed. It takes me alot of time/mental energy to write a message, and then afterwards worry how it's been received.
Congrats on 10K! That's a great achievement!
Ps. I'm glad to hear (winter's?) chair situation will be resolved, I hope that airline faces consequences
I actually grew up in the 80s, autistic the entire time and no one knew it. It wasn't as romantic as you'd think.
You rock Dana! Congratulations. This channel is an asset and your opinions are valuable and respected. I've learned a lot from you.
Congrats on 10k doll! And I would call us friends 😊
Congratulations! You're one of my favorite channels on youtube and I'm so happy you've had such a following 😊
Thank you!!! Like I say in the video, I know I totally don’t reply to many of your comments, but I always read them and recognise your username/profile pic and am like ah yes!! It’s you! I really can’t put into words how much specifically your support and comments make it feel so worth it to put the effort into videos 😭💕💕
I haven't watched Doctor Who for a long time, but the episode that has stuck with me is The Girl in the Fireplace
Omg yes! Spyfall was crazy! I just watched a clip (admittedly I don't remember the episode names well), and omg my heart rate! I also enjoyed the other two episodes a lot! I suppose I'm not good at actors because they always look and act like different people, so “same actor” is not a useful feature of reality for me to track (probably related to my near face-blindness), but that would make it only more interesting for me to learn whether you can tease out any cross-references between shows based on the actors! If you want to make your Doctor Who episode reviews into a video series, I'd love to watch them!
It’s so weird to me that with like, people I actually know in real life or just random actors that are sort of ‘publicly known’ I won’t have a clue who they are and have total face blindness, but if it’s someone who’s been in Doctor Who or Ashes to Ashes i recognise them immediately 😂
I’ve also put waaaaaay too much effort into learning episode names when it’s entirely pointless and 99% of people don’t know episode names anyway!
You have made me think that rewatching all the way from Eccleston and filming reactions would be super fun though 👀
@@DanaAndersen Cool! Yeah, I have [whatever the opposite is of faceblindness] for people I have a crush on. Find them in a crowd of thousands? No problem at all! I suppose I haven't had crushes on actors! xD The numerous Susan Twist reappearances were also lost on me because she looked unrecognizably different to me every time… (Are maybe the beauty standards more relaxed among British vs. American actors? Conventionally “beautiful” people all look roughly the same which makes them extra hard to tell apart. Fast and Furious even has three actors who look virtually the same to me. But I remember fairly few examples of Doctor Who episodes where there were two characters in one episode that I couldn't tell apart.)
I used to be a big fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and used to be deeply embedded in the charity, news, and convention scenes in the fandom. That gave me a lot of performance anxiety around learning all the names and numbers of the episodes. (Long forgotten at this point, sadly…) The show was my biggest special interest for years, and yet the mapping from number to name and back was never really satisfying to memorize. But trying to sleuth out everything I could about the production process to predict the timing and themes of future episodes was very addictive!
Well, if you know the episode name, I can google it, watch a clip, and then I know, so it allows for efficient communication. Well, Gridlock is also a really obvious title; I didn't have to google that one except to double-check.
Oh, yes, reaction videos would be amazing too! (Don't get demonetized.) I'd love to watch that!
10,000 well deserved! Congratulations :)
26:00 Souffle girl. I felt this too! Maybe I should re-watch her episodes too.
I definitely enjoy her more on rewatches than I did originally! I think having so many characters in one makes her kind of difficult to like initially, at least for me, but watching her when I’m more used to her is much more fun!
Your channel is more… social-educational in more of a “hang out and let’s figure stuff out” way than other channels, sometimes. Is a familiar voice. 🙂
I watch your channel because it's really validating to hear someone else put into words things that I have struggled to express and have felt like I've been the only person experiencing for a long time.
As for my username, it's very old and does not accurately describe me at all! It's from when I was a teenager 😅 My actual name is Liam.
Congrats Dana!
Congrates on 10k subs.
Re: 31.35. I will have a 99 please. I could hear the chimes of an Ice Cream van and couldn't help myself.
Can't believe I will be turning 50 in just over 3 months from now.
Thank you! Given the type of celebrities I like, I do have to say I think 50 just might be the ‘new’ 20/30/40 😂 Gillian Anderson definitely has only gotten better since hitting the 50 mark!
@@DanaAndersen I had a crush on Gillian Anderson as a 19 year old when the X-Files first came out. I thought she or rather Dana Scully was really hot but then I have always had a thing for red heads.
@@daviniarobbins9298 I saw this meme "A rainbow shirt at Walmart won't make your child gay, but Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully will" and really felt that truly 😂
Congratulations on 10k!! So awesome! Your channel has helped me on my autism journey. Relating and realizing that others are out there experiencing similar things.
Congratulations Dana!!
Congrats
Congratulations 🎉
Congrats on the milestone! 🥳
congrats
i almost cried because im so excited for you. and your humility was so real and authentic when describing what you thought the outcome would be re: wheelchair and Q&A. great work and thank you for being a piece of my story (in the sense that i watch your content regularly and it has been a positive experience)
Thank you so much for watching and having me be part of your story! I love love love that you’re a part of mine, it really means so much to me that you’re here and I’m so so happy to have been any sort of positive experience omg 😭😭
@@DanaAndersen awe! i am getting to the end of your video now and i thought i would share a little tid bit about myself :) i am currently coloring a little hedge hog - coloring is a daily activity as is going to get my favourite drink at 5 am which is a steeped tea with soymilk and sugar from tim hortons. its also the only reason i leave the house most of the time. reply if and when you want
@Krista-388 Oooh, I had a colouring phase, I really should get back into it! Do you use pencils or felts?
I thinnnk we might have recently had a Tim Hortons open near where I am, I’ve not tried it but I got really into Dutch Bros while I was in the US!
@@DanaAndersen I use markers..gimme all the markers! i dont even use the full range of colors lol i like buying them even if i dont use them hahah. oh wow! i think i had heard they opened 1 or more in the US. but it seems odd to me , i just wonder why now? what triggered that series of events? (im not asking you lol unlless of course you know the answer) ive been considering joining a patreon, yours is one that i think would be good to join. hope its not creepy to say that lol
@@Krista-388
There's a bunch of Tim Hortons in the US. Been here quite a while I think.
I am so sorry for the purple prose in my question. I kinda just speak this way instinctively. You're reading is fine, I'm the one who talks/writes weird
My bestie is really enamored with manchester pride. There's a chance our autistic asses will one year get in gear and be there. If so our path's might cross and I'll say hi. If not well, Ce la vie (or however that's spelt)
Fun fact. My screen name is a Princess Bride reference. It's how Wesley introduces himself in his duel with Inigo. I don't particularly answer to it and it's really weird hearing a youtuber say it out loud
I hope Winter gets their new chair soon and I hope you aren't seriously hurt by your attempts to learn to rollerskate for the new chair reveal video.
Congratulations, however, I don't have any questions to ask you at this moment
You’ve talked about how you would be awkward on lives, but I wonder if you would enjoy them anyway as a way to be involved in the community more.
Congratulations 🎊 Dana on your milestone!🥳
Ohhh you call ya pets random names too, I have so many random names I say, think it confuses people sometimes 🤣. Also your gofundme link is wrong, ya have linked ya go fund me management page, hope it gets fully funded soon so winter can have a bad ass chair ^^. Random fact about me, I flew a plain at 13, my mum got me one of those "experance" days, was scary af 😬 but fun.
Ahah yesss I confuse people all the time but he’s just the stinky man idk what else to say 😂
Thank you for letting me know! I fixed the link a lil while ago (I think😅), but we’re funded enough to definitely be able to get them a chair, so as lovely as it’d be to get fully funded and give them a full choice, they are definitely going to be able to get a safe chair, so that’s just amazing and I’m so glad!
Oh wow! Even just being in a plane its plenty scary enough for me, it must have been pretty cool though!
@@DanaAndersen Yes defo good they at least will have a safe chair :>, and yeah was very scary but really cool, was a intro lesson, so all I did was a bit of steering hehe ☺
Have you always had tattoos? How did I never notice them….
Ahah I mean, not ALWAYS, but I’ve had them the whole time time I’ve been making videos!
i didn't even know Alice Cooper was a weird transphobe...bummer...i saw him 2 times and it was an amazing and theatrical show...i guess now i can't even listen to him anymore...blecch...Van Morrison & Eric Clapton are anti-vax, Michael Jackson turned into a creep...damnit!!!
Thank you so much for answering my question that helped a lot! Especially being kind to yourself :) You have so much wisdom for your age and your videos are very insightful and articulate. chiz1611
So excited for you dana! If we lived closer id def love to meet you 🥰 (scottishaudhdgirlie)