Therapist Plays Anxiety Visual Novel Video Game, Adventures with Anxiety

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  • Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024

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  • @doublezeta2209
    @doublezeta2209 3 года назад +701

    One thing I've noticed in this game is how *extremely* hostile the human is with their anxiety despite her being nice to the people around her. I personally used to be much, much quicker to be hard on myself than with others, and the solution in Chapter 3 being to apologize really resonated with me, as forgiving myself is something I still have trouble with.
    It took time, but I can say I've tamed my anxiety. I prefer to call my anxious ally "My Cautiousness"; It sounds more positive, if a little silly.

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +120

      That's a really good point that I hadn't thought of. Thanks for pointing that out!
      We are usually nicer to other people and have a hard time being as nice to ourselves. I wonder if being so harsh to the anxiety was done on purpose, to show that?
      But I like how you framed that, as Cautionsness. If it works, it doesn't matter if it's silly. We could all use some silliness, after all!

    • @Entropy_arts
      @Entropy_arts 3 года назад +8

      Can you tell me more?

    • @boingooingo3317
      @boingooingo3317 3 года назад +11

      This is great! I really liked how the situation was presented, especially in how you have the option to try and tame your anxiety instead of getting rid of it entirely- as well as not trying to fix it all but fixing just a bit more. I at first couldn't see anxiety as anything but an enemy, but seeing anxiety presented as a living entity and well-intentioned really helped make a point.

    • @DaKingKayden
      @DaKingKayden 2 года назад +3

      @@CounselorPlays well, to be fair we've been around ourselves since forever and we know every little thing about us so it makes sense we'd hate ourselves, still I've came to terms with my anxiety snake monster thingy :/

    • @realdragon
      @realdragon 8 месяцев назад

      If my anxiety was in form of wolf or any other animal honestly I wouldn't even care I owuld pet and hug them each time they appear. It would actually be sick if anxiety were animals

  • @LaifaCanyonLurker
    @LaifaCanyonLurker 2 года назад +203

    “I need something calmer.”
    *OPENS UP TWITTER*

    • @yay29823
      @yay29823 2 года назад +43

      a horrible decision really

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Год назад +7

      She said "calmer," not "completely calm and tranquil like a serene lake with peaceful waters, near which the birds sing contentedly."
      She *could* just be in such a state, that Twitter's calmer to her by comparison.

    • @realdragon
      @realdragon 8 месяцев назад

      At this point it's her fault

  • @xsonz2
    @xsonz2 3 года назад +700

    Me and my art friends ending up making our on "fearsonas" for our debilitating anxiety. It was honestly very rewarding

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +178

      Sometimes giving it a name can help create distance between us and these things. I can totally see that helping.

    • @2012petvet
      @2012petvet 3 года назад +31

      Honestly, I Feel Like I Should Do The Same. I Do Dabble In Art And Stories When I Can Find The Inspiration, Maybe Something More Personal Would Be A Nice Change Of Pace. Maybe Not Just My Own Anxieties, But Other Characters I've Given Life To Previously. My Friends Love My Characters And My Art In General, Maybe Sharing Some Fearsonas Would Open Us Up Some More And Maybe Even Their Other Friends Too. We Talk A Lot About Disorders And Feelings In General, But Some People Still Aren't Quite Ready To Be So Upfront About Such Things. Maybe Giving It A Cute Face (And Like Our Counselor Said, A Name) Would Make It Easier To Talk About Overall. That Said, I'm Deciding To Add 'Draw Some Fearsonas' To My To-Do List.

    • @bellacutie25
      @bellacutie25 3 года назад +7

      Cool! Imma do this.

    • @lanternz1066
      @lanternz1066 3 года назад +27

      My fearsona is just a dark blue deer ghost with tear marks running down from its eye,deers are prey to animals such as wolfs,Foxes,etc.I kinda see myself as the deer running away from my problems(representing the predators that hunt the deer),I have a hard time controlling my emotions and it’s kinda like fight or flight but without the option to fight.the deers name is gouchu by the way.

    • @bellacutie25
      @bellacutie25 3 года назад +9

      @@lanternz1066 Oh cool gotta make mine still. I like the prey animal idea. My anxiety doesn't usually cause a fight response. I usually do flight so a prey animal would be cool.

  • @Wolfstrapp
    @Wolfstrapp 3 года назад +333

    I love how hunter's anxiety, is a big elephant. Because she tries to suppress it, it grows to a size big as that. Nice play with the depiction.

    • @TheAllcreatorLiveArchives
      @TheAllcreatorLiveArchives 2 года назад +60

      And that when it appears it causes static and is upset. As if it is a ghost. Now it only haunts her as apposed to helping her. This is akin to alcoholics constantly living in the past, feeling like they are empty and longing for others to validate them. You need to. Be able to validate yourself, otherwise it doesn't matter how many friends you have, you will still feel worthless. Alcohol doesn't help fix anything, neither does smoking/vaping. These things may seem like small ways to socialize and not be alone or feel better, but you're only hanging out with people just as damaged as you are, and when you are surrounded by people who need validation it can be hard to be heard or to hear yourself. This game does a very good job of pointing that out. Hunter can no longer tell what she does to other people, how she hurts people, becuase she doesn't want to. She justifies her actions by thinking she can be the one to give validation to people and help them cope with there anxiety, because she no longer feels a need for validation herself. She gets validation from other people, the more people she can invite to parties, the more validation she can sponge off of them.

    • @miracler
      @miracler Год назад +26

      I saw another comment say that the elephant was a reference to the idiom "Elephant in the room." Her anxiety is literally an elephant in the room she refuses to acknowledge/tries to suppress

  • @unapologeeky
    @unapologeeky 3 года назад +264

    This game is so good! This is literally how it feels to have anxiety.

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +45

      It's really accurate. Not quite sure how I feel about that.

  • @zyaphyr
    @zyaphyr 3 года назад +95

    I've always struggled with really irrational or extremely dramatic based-off-of-tiny-stuff obsessive and anxious thinking and, I've always found it kind of funny that I don't want to even go to therapy in fear of actually getting diagnosed with *anything* . At the same time I'm scared that NOT getting help or diagnosed or simply getting support could be the end of me... Ironic!

    • @Human00002
      @Human00002 2 года назад +11

      Idk if this happens to someone else but when i see things sometimes i get anxious of dying. For example seeing a lightbulb and thinking is going to fall on me, hit my head and i'll die

  • @TinySwanGrandAdventures
    @TinySwanGrandAdventures Год назад +15

    I've never felt so called out and understood by a video game. It's scarily good at showing how the internal struggles play out.

  • @icefiredragon94
    @icefiredragon94 3 года назад +97

    I love how this game is educational AND good with darker humor since it's pretty real. I'm so glad you played this game.

  • @shadowstar3739
    @shadowstar3739 3 года назад +35

    This game was so adorable and sweet. I've been struggling with really bad anxiety since high school. My second year of college is about to begin and it's hard to get up each day because I'm afraid of what I'll face when I leave my room and talk to my loved ones, check my school email, etc. Living with bad anxiety feels like you're being stalked by a predator that isn't there, but part of you thinks it IS there.
    My family is aware of this and we're considering finding a counselor for me. Until then, knowing that many other people go through similar experiences and survive, and some of the things said in this game helps me a little bit!

  • @MothOnWall
    @MothOnWall 3 года назад +41

    I unfortunately am diagnosed with autism, so my anxiety is a lot harder to deal with. I'm also going through grief. It's much harder for me. Especially nowadays with social media outrage, constant bad news, four years of divisiveness followed by a pandemic where I barely managed to see my dying mother one last time while she was in a coma from cancer.

  • @assainwolf5704
    @assainwolf5704 2 года назад +19

    My anxiety is more of a random fear. my anxiety would probably take the form of a bunny. Sometimes I randomly get scared of absolutely nothing and run to my room.

  • @greisly8114
    @greisly8114 3 года назад +18

    the games really takes in smallest tap you choose. In the end, it reminds you of the first choice you have of being unproductive and called you a parasite of humankind.
    Mine is "AAAAA 15 YEARS" because i choose the option, "you are alone while eating, again?" which is, "According to /a study/, being lonely could cut off 15 years of human's life span." That study in fact, exist, and is the first pop outs in google if you google, "lonely cut life span."

  • @arandomhashbrown3756
    @arandomhashbrown3756 3 года назад +79

    This channel only has 30 subs? Wow, it totally deserves more. I'm subbed know

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +10

      I really appreciate the support!

    • @KALEN_UTTP
      @KALEN_UTTP 2 года назад

      You mean 12k?

    • @largeboi4678
      @largeboi4678 2 года назад +2

      Wow! 14 k in 6 months is pretty good!

    • @red__guy
      @red__guy 2 года назад +3

      Omg you had 30 sub back then?!
      I guess the many of Omori fanbase wanted a therapist to play it.

  • @Jixxyyy
    @Jixxyyy 3 года назад +16

    As someone who has documented anxiety disorder and lives in an outpatient mental facility, I see a lot of myself in both the wolf and the human at the same time. I also find your insights to be enlightening and I'll take some of what was said and apply it to myself so u can hopefully get on the road to recovery

  • @coollemonshark5601
    @coollemonshark5601 2 года назад +6

    I've played this myself when I checked the description first, and OH MY GOD. I cried so much by this. The anxiety felt so relatable to what was happening with mine.

  • @bookbook9495
    @bookbook9495 3 года назад +92

    Hey, have you considered trying out Omori? Great psychological horror with plenty of metaphor!

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +46

      It's like you read my mind! I actually have it on my to-play list! I'm just waiting for my new computer to arrive before I play/record it. My current computer is slowly dying (giving me a blue screen when I do certain things). Are there other suggestions about games I should play?

    • @bookbook9495
      @bookbook9495 3 года назад +11

      @@CounselorPlays there is one, I’m just looking for the title. Something to do with lillies? I’ll find it soon, but have you checked out Until Dawn? SO many mental disorders. Just
      So many

    • @bookbook9495
      @bookbook9495 3 года назад +13

      Found it! “Dreaming Mary” was what I was thinking of. It’s got neat metaphors and allegory. Note taking will make the game infinitely easier

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +6

      @@bookbook9495 Haha! I've totally played Until Dawn. I think it's one of the few games I've gotten a platinum trophy on (for PS4). You're totally right, so much mental health stuff in there. Right now I'm sticking to PC games, and I don't think the rest of the games by that developer are on PC, sadly. But I'm loving these suggestions!

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +5

      @@bookbook9495 Oh, I've never heard of this one. I'll look it up now. Thanks!

  • @2012petvet
    @2012petvet 3 года назад +8

    Mm, I Had A Feeling That 'Come Here!' Was Gonna Be A Little Too Forward For Them, Even If It Was All Good Natured. She Was Already Really Stressed From Overthinking About It And Probably Just Felt Pressured (And Definitely Overwhelmed) Once They Were Accepted. Also, I've Seen Multiple Personifications Of Anxiety And Other Disorders Or Feelings, Some Similar To This And Some Radically Different, But I Still Find It Adorable No Matters How Many Times I See It. It Makes It Easier For People Who Don't Have Such Issues To Understand What It's Like To Have It And It Makes Talking About Such Topics Easier For Those Who Do Have It. As Someone Who Suffers With Both Depression And Anxiety (I Have A Therapist And Am On Meds, Don't Worry.) I Approve Of Games Of This Nature And Highly Encourage Many More Like Them. Mental Illness And Feelings In General Are Not Something That Should Be Shunned. They Should Be Talked About As Anything Else Should, Sometimes Even Moreso If Such Feelings Are Concerning At The Time. Don't Be Afraid To Talk About Your Feelings And Definitely Don't Be Afraid To Ask For Help If It's Needed. There Are People Who Care And Really Will Help You Get Better, If You Look For Them.

  • @Ari_.3.3.
    @Ari_.3.3. 2 года назад +3

    Ever Do Somthing And Then Later That Day You Just Constantly Think Of How That Could've Gone Differently

  • @Senator.Tien.Strong
    @Senator.Tien.Strong 3 года назад +25

    You need more subs! Your underrated!

    • @CounselorPlays
      @CounselorPlays  3 года назад +6

      Thank you for the support! Are there any other games that you think you'd like to see on here?

  • @sugarcigarette7585
    @sugarcigarette7585 3 года назад +9

    I actually play the last chapter when ever i get sad and it helps me

  • @Kiwilover177
    @Kiwilover177 10 месяцев назад +1

    The music on the third chapter really fits the theme

  • @kaylenvee8150
    @kaylenvee8150 3 месяца назад

    The hostility towards the anxiety definitely fits and makes more sense when you remember that the protagonist is a college student. I definitely resonate with this, because as a college student, you're already stressed with college, assignments, schedules and all that, that the moment your anxiety tries to creep in, it makes sense that you'd IMMEDIATELY try to stomp it out, because you just don't want one more stresser on top of everything else.

  • @paulbecket7399
    @paulbecket7399 3 года назад +3

    I love this aplication of a video game as a method to raise awareness about anxiety...now they should do one about depression

  • @jellystemphantom5916
    @jellystemphantom5916 2 года назад +2

    My anxiety is like- when I feel sad my anxiety says I’m selfish for only thinking abt myself- and then it thinks I’m even more selfish for thinking that- and then I think that I just trick myself into believing stuff abt myself that aren’t even true to feel more acceptable to the public- and then I feel extra selfish- and then it becomes a full fledged argument w/ myself-

  • @masterxisde6495
    @masterxisde6495 2 года назад +7

    I love when those profissional play games who have the same idea of the real work

  • @lookatyomoma0094
    @lookatyomoma0094 2 года назад +3

    You should play Shut in its a indie horror like game about depression!

  • @lantern2972
    @lantern2972 2 года назад +1

    its weird and awsome how this game literally tells you the worst fear you have by numbers, i literally cried

  • @pickledlobstermeep
    @pickledlobstermeep Год назад +1

    "thats so narsisistic" and "what if they hate us"
    this hit wayyyy to deep for me when i played this 😭✋

  • @Phoenix-ys3mm
    @Phoenix-ys3mm 2 года назад +5

    I want to make a "fearsona" but
    1: I don't have anxiety
    2: It would be basically this with a different personality

    • @yay29823
      @yay29823 2 года назад

      Everyone has anxiety

    • @Phoenix-ys3mm
      @Phoenix-ys3mm 2 года назад +1

      @@yay29823 true, but on different scales. Mine is small

    • @YourFriendlyShapeShifterFriend
      @YourFriendlyShapeShifterFriend Год назад

      So,a butterfly Or bee?
      I mean they calm and kinda only freak out when you really scare em
      And bee have a way to fight back
      Sorry,dont mind me

  • @chickennuggetman2593
    @chickennuggetman2593 2 года назад +8

    man, frisk really fell off after undertale

  • @playknightboy
    @playknightboy 3 года назад +3

    Love your videos and your voice, you have such a calm way to explain and tell your ideas. You have a new sub!!

  • @jenezeltorres3957
    @jenezeltorres3957 Год назад +2

    My fearsome is spider because of tinyness

  • @joshuanapier4632
    @joshuanapier4632 2 года назад +1

    Since people are talking about their anxiety, I'll talk about mine. I have anxiety on multiple things, but the most prevalent fears are "being a burden to others" and "I'm doing everything wrong".
    Since I typed out an essay about these, I put it in the replies.
    TL:DR; My anxiety on these things was really bad, but now don't have these fears normally, and can even use them for good.

    • @joshuanapier4632
      @joshuanapier4632 2 года назад

      The first one, "being a burden", used to only make me feel bad, and made me never reach out for help unless I REALLY needed it. This includes simple things like going to a nurse.
      The second one, "I'm doing everything wrong", got to the point where I told myself it was paranoia. There were times where I legitimately felt like I was "cursed". My brain functioned off of Murphy's Law. If I wasn't the most informed on something, then I *will* mess it up.
      Combine the two and get, *"I will always mess up and be a burden to everyone"*.
      I don't remember what happened, I know I found this game and Celeste, and realized all my major fears were from anxiety. I think instead of trying to "cope" with it by trying to shut myself up and not think about those things, I decided to try and understand them.
      I am not a burden when asking for help, because it's usually that persons job to help me. And if not, it's their decision to listen to me. And I'm not "cursed", I just don't have initiative to do things when I don't understand because I fear failure.
      Nowadays, while under pressure, I can use "being a burden" as a way to counteract panic attacks, because if I don't then I'd be a burden to my boss. And I've now my brain has been conditionalized to think of everything that *could* go wrong. It's a double edged sword; I'm less likely to make errors, but I still have less initiative to do something, especially without external confirmation.
      Edit: shorten this a little and fixed a typo

  • @Cuprite1024
    @Cuprite1024 3 года назад +2

    I can definitely confirm, this is accurate. Lol.
    I like this game (Well, "Interactive story"). It gets the point across really well. :)

  • @logangraham2956
    @logangraham2956 2 года назад +2

    18:38 ;being smart might not be as good as it sounds.
    though i can not really related to any 3 of these specific anxieties presented in the story, i very much enjoyed it anyways.
    also the conversion at the end about accepting thee flaws though kind of reminds me of 'kintsugi',
    though it's less apparent then cracks on pottery :)

  • @redpie907
    @redpie907 Год назад +2

    My anxiety is extremely not healthy 😅 it took 10 years from me and keep doing it not gooood 😅 so as a 27 years old person I need to change

  • @theodoregeorgiou4565
    @theodoregeorgiou4565 3 года назад +5

    Great video! Loved the game and its stance on it, satirical from one, but real on the other. It looks funny but at the same time shows you the reality of how anxiety works.
    which in itself is accurate, since we drive comedy from bad situations.
    We are truly bizarre beings xD

  • @marshall7439
    @marshall7439 3 года назад +1

    Your channel is amazing ! I really like how you talk about stuff during your videos, it's really interesting to listen to you ^^

  • @The_plantwubbox
    @The_plantwubbox 10 месяцев назад +2

    That game is created by NICKY CASE!

  • @blueartist4329
    @blueartist4329 3 года назад +3

    Cool vid, about anxiety!

  • @prayingmantis2412
    @prayingmantis2412 2 года назад +2

    I like the premise of the story and how the tell you to tackle anxiety a wise man once told me "the best way to deal with the beast within is to not fight it and accept it as a part of you and to talk to it to address your fear so you can grow as a person and to see your flaw to become better". It how I try to deal with my anxiety to just talk to it and help build a better life

  • @Zahra66790
    @Zahra66790 Год назад +1

    I just play this game and it's literally my thoughts and i found it little funny

  • @matthewpriepke2358
    @matthewpriepke2358 3 года назад +2

    OMG IM NOT ALONE I SAID "PEWP" INSTEAD OF POOP WHEN I WAS LIKE 6! I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE HOLY CRAP IVE LITTLELY NEVER HERD ANOTHER SOUL SAY THAT TILL TODAY

  • @yappingdogs
    @yappingdogs 2 года назад +3

    i find adventures with anxiety a cute game- if you get the good ending

  • @20l_shift6
    @20l_shift6 2 года назад +1

    And THIS is called a "fearsona"

  • @Solarsplash64
    @Solarsplash64 Месяц назад +1

    Guys drink Coke when having anxiety (DON’T ACTUALLY PLEASE)

  • @samstalgia
    @samstalgia 2 года назад +1

    I've played this and its so much fun.

  • @hoshi4076
    @hoshi4076 2 года назад

    My anxiety feels more like. If I wear anything weird or that I feel like I'm not fashionable as other people my anxiety levels go through the roof thankfully I've done some positive thinking so that I don't care what people think because this is me, this is my style, I am a boss so I should act like it

  • @Imafurrynowlol
    @Imafurrynowlol Год назад

    New found channel, new found advice spot

  • @namelesschannel4103
    @namelesschannel4103 Год назад +1

    26:12
    Awnnn ❤
    Oh. 💀

  • @Copperkid444
    @Copperkid444 2 года назад +1

    Anxiety is good for the soul

  • @Watchwatch1
    @Watchwatch1 2 года назад +2

    I have anxiety like this ;-;

  • @shardinhand1243
    @shardinhand1243 Год назад

    super wholesome game

  • @sunny-ql9ll
    @sunny-ql9ll 3 года назад +5

    This game is so relatable

  • @ciroz5023
    @ciroz5023 Год назад

    Tutorial how to have a reason to jump off a cliff with a kratos meme: 1.have anxiety 2.have depression 3.dont try anything to get cured for 3 years like an idiot 4.become the quite kid in class 5.what the heck am ı doing with my life 6.this was a bad idea 7.think you can survive if you fall from 7. Floor

  • @AmaroqStarwind
    @AmaroqStarwind 7 месяцев назад

    18:02 Can't Google it. You rocket punched your phone into the ground.

  • @cartoonmaster2401
    @cartoonmaster2401 3 года назад +6

    Me: WOW JEEBUS THIS GAME IS TERRIFYING!!!! O_O
    Also Me: I wonder if it's free to play and I can play it on my Android... XD

  • @taabi.6818
    @taabi.6818 3 года назад

    play minute of islands
    its a really good game with a nice story and visuals

  • @Nub-lols
    @Nub-lols 9 месяцев назад

    9:34 lost in space reference?👀

  • @alexandramilos392
    @alexandramilos392 3 года назад +2

    43:04

  • @camillelin4278
    @camillelin4278 Год назад

    I love this game

  • @СергейТолпекин-е7р
    @СергейТолпекин-е7р 5 месяцев назад

    Вам стоит сыграть в Endling

  • @bellacutie25
    @bellacutie25 3 года назад

    This is so cute!

  • @ChinkizFunTV
    @ChinkizFunTV 3 года назад

    Part 2pls

  • @JuanGarcia-dz4ei
    @JuanGarcia-dz4ei 2 года назад

    Unloved of being hated due to drunken behavior and attitude

  • @personman2346
    @personman2346 3 года назад +1

    Id be more accepting of anxiety if it was a guard dog lmao

  • @riskyfy4457
    @riskyfy4457 2 года назад

    My fear is fursonas on internet