this reminds me of a quote: " Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own." This relates to much more than poetry and it is a relieving feeling to know i'm not alone
I'm listening to this while I'm ironing and I really had to grasp for air to breath because I was so overwhelmed with emotion. The sentiment just got me right in the gut. Thank you Ze Frank
Wow! Seeing that the comments are from like six years ago makes me feel kind of alone! But kind of a nice alone. Like when you're alone in a cathedral, abandoned movie theatre, or a giant cave. You're in a place that while forgotten, is special and beautiful and which many people have enjoyed. It's kind of sweet.
I emailed you years ago about this. You made me feel so much better before my amputation. Talking to you was like talking to Tom hanks it was so amazing I told all my friends.
About 3 months ago, my anxiety was too much. I had a mental breakdown. One of my good friends linked me to your chillout song. I listened to it when I was anxious, taking the few minutes to relax and gather my thoughts. Today I chose to rewatch your funny anglerfish video, not knowing you were the one who wrote the chillout song. Several videos later and here I am. Thank you for all that you do. You quite possibly saved my life with that song three months ago. Thank you.
I just want to thank you Ze for making the Chillout song. I am one of the many who still listens to that song whenever I have anxiety. It's helped me get through so much over the years. I even showed my best friend and whenever I'm freaking out, he just says "hey, you're okay, you'll be fine, just breath," and I feel better :)
Every few years I find myself in a place where I really need the Chill Out Song. I needed it today, and spent some time here with Ze, after. Thank you, Mr. Frank, sincerely.
It is wonderful to find someone who thinks like you do. But more importantly, I think a lot of people need to realize that different people think in different ways. For those of us who may not think like a great lot of folks, this seems obvious. Just being in a place where people know that people think in different ways is comforting. For that reason, this video warms my heart.
You... make me feel.. I don't even know what the word is. Is there a word for this? Human, connected, inspired, alive, creative. You are so fantastic. I listened to the chillout song, and then I listened to the voicemails... So much love for everyone.
Those thoughts, that make me feel lonely, and insane and alien, may actually be the very thoughts which connect me to the rest of you. This thought, is one of the most moving and most relieving thoughts I may ever hear, like a bucket of cool water dumped over my face on a hot summer day. It gives me such hope. Thank you Ze for voicing the thought i needed to hear.
I just heard the chillout song in the TED talk uploaded to youtube. The talk was fascinating, but when the You're OK song played and I started crying. In the middle of my living room on a sunny afternoon with my cat on my lap and nothing too terrible going on in my life I cried and cried. Life is always overwhelming, and that song is always relevant. I'm really glad you made it. So glad I made a youtube account just to tell you that. So... keep bringing people together.
I have only recently heard the chillout song, and even though it wasn't meant specifically for me, thank you for it. Going through a stressful time in my life right now and it feels like the best hug I have ever gotten. THANK YOU.
I found out about you from various youtubers, and now, when I watch one of your videos, I feel as if my world is getting stronger from you. Thank you! -you produce tears of joy on my face
Wow, I needed this so much today- the idea, like you said, that maybe the thoughts that make us feel alone are thoughts that actually everyone feels but just doesn't share. Loved the chillout song.
"The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours" - Alan Bennet
I wish I had been fortunate enough to listen to your videos prior to your return. I love you delivery. It is mesmerizing and keeps me glued to your message.
Hey Ze, that chillout song had me sobbing. I've struggled with an anxiety disorder my whole life, and lately I've been under a particularly huge load of stress. So the song really got to me.
Ze, when I discovered the show a year or two after it was completed, I watched every episode in the span of a couple days because of the distinct feeling that we thought so similarly (albeit your thinking was far more sophisticated and advanced plus all the experience you brought to the table). You took these abstract feelings I had/have (still very relevant) and put them into words that perfectly captured them and made sense to me. And here we are again. Relief is exactly the right word.
The chillout song came at a time when I was still dealing (and will always deal with, to some extent) PTSD. When I have anxious thoughts I just run a couple of lines of the song through my head like a meditation. :) This was yet another great episode. Also, I don't often care much for poetry but I always love me some Walt Whitman.
I wish I could say I think like you Ze but you are on a whole new level than me. Also the Chillout song is pure bliss I listen to it every time I need to unwind and get out of my own head, which is frequent
Just this morning in the shower I was thinking about how it's comforting to me sometimes to start typing a question into Google that I think is really random/strange, only to have autofill finish it (in the wording I was going to type or slightly different) after the first few words. Then I watched this video a few hours later. Connections like that are so awesome.
I literally can't be alone without doing something. Sitting, like.. not watching TV.. not smoking a bowl, not a cigarette, Facebook. video games, read a book, Skype someone, learn something... I can't do it though.. it's getting to the point that i'm alone all the time and like.. I feel like i'm going to cry. All the time. That lump in the back of your throat, the slight panting breaths and all of that shit; I feel it all the time. I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm sure I require extensive therapy, given the circumstances in my life. I don't think anyone really reads this shit, I mean I do sometimes, when I watch videos that I find interesting. I want to learn things, everything... and I'm sad that other people don't feel the same. I either feel smarter than everyone around me, and like no one could possibly fathom what goes on in my mind and the things I have to say. Other times I watch videos like this and I feel ridiculously inferior. I'm only 20, but I mean.. I don't really consider that a point. I feel like saying that is an excuse to fuck around and not know things. Oh, you're getting baked with your buddies? Cool. Good for you. I'm learning about how goddamn magnificent Cuttlefish are, and how a certain type of parrot in like a specific area of somewhere on the world, not really sure, the parrots fucking give their babies names, and they understand that is their identifying, like, chirp, and they go around introducing themselves with that peep... and I don't even know what the point of this was. I'm watching these and the contemplative part of me is very sad, realizing how much insight I have to give, the craving to talk to other people. But there's no one around to listen, not people who can understand. No one gives a shit what you have to say if you have big boobs or pretty eyes. And if they do, you're probably not smart enough to even listen.. idk. People revolve their life around sex and it pisses me off and makes me want to fucking flip tables and break shit, react, do something at least... I'm not sure... Sigh. I'm not sure if i'm ok. I want to know how to be able to handle not being heard.
It's a 6 year old comment on an 8 year old video, you might not be here anymore or this account might not even be used anymore but fuck it. When I see messages like this I always try to reach out. You might think to yourself, "oh what does this person, a random stranger on the internet, care?" But I do. I know that pain you've felt and possibly are still feeling. I've known, and lost, loved ones to that pain. I do not wish it upon anyone. So, here I am, asking. How are you? Are you still alone? Are you still alive? I hope things got better since you posted this comment and if it hasn't, do you need someone to talk to? Sometimes a random stranger is easier to talk to than the people you know or are close to you.
I write my comments below because I am you. To a tee. You are wandering through life without a purpose. Find a purpose to live for. You are consumed with yourself. Pride makes a lonely compatriot. Find the positives in others, cease thinking on the negatives. A well rounded person can make just about anyone’s day brighter because they can carry on a meaningful conversation. I focused on myself for so long. Not realizing that’s not how we are supposed to live. Turn those inward lessons learned, facts gained, understandings understood outward and sacrifice yourself on the alter of others. That’s purpose. That will eliminate much. Loneliness. But everyone needs to unwind at sometime.
Of the seven episodes of your new show two of them, this one and Special Effects, are in my favorites. I've been addictively on RUclips for about a year and a half. I have a total of 13 videos in my favorites, two of which are your's. You're doing something great for me Ze. I'm not sure what it is. Glad you're back. Please don't leave.
"That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. Literature or our Internet? What a relief.
Nice Perdido Street Station on the shelf. One of my favorite books, partially because it's great, and partially because I discovered it by randomly grabbing a book in a bookstore in New Orleans, just so that I could buy something.
You have a gift that you make seem really easy. It's a gift that I've been trying to cultivate for a long long time. Your gift is the the ability to take what could be a boring story and make it fascinating and interesting, poignant and personal. Your ability to take these thing threads of connection and weave them into a narrative that catches my attention by it's tiger tail is inspiring. In short, I'm envious. And please don't stop. Your work is valuable, wonderful and rare.
I wasn't 'around' when Zefrank first began doing what he's doing but I'd heard about him through the vlogbrothers, phillyd, etc. Because I'd heard he was so good I donated a bit of money to the kickstarter and I'm seriously glad I did. I'm loving the vlogs, Zefrank.
i was trying to think of something meaningful to put but everybody else seems to have done that for me. I'd ust like to say i think your are the most thought provoking youtuber that i know of and one of the only peoples videos that i feel is worth favouring incase i want to watch it again in times when i'm feeling down. Keep up the amazing work
This video reminds me of when I was having a really bad day for no apparent reason which for some reason made me feel worse. My mom took me out to get my haircut, and my hairdresser was extremely nice and engaging, and just sitting in that chair chatting with him completely fixed everything. It amazes me to think about it now, because he probably had no idea how awful I was feeling, and his interactions with me probably had very little significance to him, but it had lots of significance for me.
Ze, thank you so much for this video. I often have thoughts that make me feel lonely and unlikeable. This video has made me feel much better about it. So thanks. I'm new to watching you, zefrank, but with all the other fantastic youtubers who recommend you and who look up to you, I thought I'd check your channel out. I'm glad I did.
Love you Ze. You make watching youtube worthwhile again. In fact you made youtube worthwhile in the first place for me. You inspired the Vlogbrothers and SxePhil, my fav vloggers. You totally belong in the Internet Hall of Fame. I love how your videos combine ridiculous silly randomness with thought provoking, heart warming, life affirming gooey goodness. If you come to Vancouver, I will totally make you sweet things like pies and brownies. You always make my day better. Thank you for being you.
Wow. I feel like this video is very relevant to how I'm feeling right now. I needed to hear this. That woman's voicemail is exactly how I feel. Thank you so much, Ze
Dear Ze, You have opened my eyes to a new reality. I have always wanted to help people, but after watching your videos and your TED talk I see that this is what is for me. I am proud to say I want to be like you, and I'll be lucky if I'm even close, and I'm sure I am not the only one who feels this way. Thank you, Josh
I found about about ze from true facts videos and over time I found the videos like this some have made me cry and feel alienated and some have made me feel like I’m actually a part of humanity who shares experiences with other, I just want to say thanks to ze Frank for being able to help open new thoughts and ideas for people and putting things a way that I actually surprisingly understand better than if anyone else had said it
I started crying. I heard what she said about the grocery store, and have a nice day. and even though it wasn't ment for me, this "have a nice day" was really needed here, In my comfy chair. I'm really glad I found out about you, Ze.
I went to the doctor yesterday and for the first time in my life discussed my feelings of intense anxiety and periods of really low mood. Today I spent all day worrying about my girlfriend as she is going through some heavy stuff right now. Through the light hearted recommendation of Hank Green I ended up here and heard what I really needed to hear. Thank you.
This video helps to remind me how similar most people are to each other. Perhaps if we all could see the numerous strangers we encounter every day as not completely dissimilar from ourselves, we wouldn't generalize as much or experience as many inter-personal conflicts. An ideal yes, but a worthy one.
I find your videos to be very true. I always feel misunderstood and alone because I find it difficult to trust people and express my emotions and I tend to over think everything, but your videos make me feel better about myself, and be happy with who I am. Thank you.
This was a really good one, Ze. Thanks for making space for us to feel connected. From these comments it looks like a lot of people desperately need it. I know I do.
Thank you so much for this. I struggle both with depression and anxiety. I had to quite my medication cold turkey because it was causing complete memory loss and I was doing fine but then yesterday everything seemed to go wrong at school and I have felt awful today and didn't even want to get out of bed. I am so thankful for the chill out song. THANK YOU!
Dear everyone here, Zefrank is a special guy, with incredibly powerful and thought-provoking ideas and does the kindest things for strangers over the internet but half of what makes this so great is his audience. The youtube comments section is too often home to hate, here everyone is nice :-) So thanks guys. Lots of love, TonTon
I post periodically on a Facebook page for people recovering from abusive relationships, mainly with narcissistic partners. It's a closed group, so I feel somewhat safe being open about my thoughts and feelings. I am continually surprised when I share various insights that are popping up now that Mr. Wrong is gone, some of which are embarassing or not very flattering to myself, or when I confess to doing some stupid shit in reaction to "withdrawing" from 11 years of mistreatment and I get more than a couple hundred comments and something like 500 "likes" or "loves" or sometimes those tearful emojis. That Facebook page has been my refuge because, unless you've lived under the same roof with a true narcissist or had to interact with one in an ongoing relationship (could be a parent, a sibling, a partner, a boss), you really aren't going to understand the different ways in which they mess you up - and the traumatic process of recovery you go through once you're free of them. It's actually a little depressing to see how MANY people comment that I've just described THEIR life, or their relationship, because my experience was so painful, I hate to think of so many people going through the same suffering. In fact, it's kind of alarming. Who knew there were so many narcissists in the world? (Mine was especially hard to detect, a "covert-altruistic" variety... teaches Bible classes, goes off on religious pilgrimages, completed training to be a monk, constantly does nice things for people -- cheated on me with his ex wife, lost his job and then sold his plasma to get money to buy pot and smoked 4-5 times a day and ended our evenings by sitting in a rocking chair like a zombie with the stupid TV on for 5 or more hours, lied to me even when there was no real purpose, rowed me out into the middle of a lake in the winter when the daytime temps were in the 20s to demand that I marry him -- and so on.) While it IS validating to read comments to the effect that other people have gone through similar experiences ("Whew, so I'm not crazy after all."), it's also depressing enough that I try not to go to that page more than a couple of times a week. I'm glad that apparently many people DO find comfort in knowing others are struggling with the same thoughts and feelings.
i am really quite glad you are making videos again, ze. you are quite wonderful. i think i may start making videos as well of just thoughts. sometimes it's hard to decipher whether someone else would even be interested in what's going on in your head, but i guess i'd never know if i never put them out there.
Thank you Ze Frank. I think the gossamer threads that we launch forth out of ourselves only happen when we are brave and reach out into something we don't control or understand. I think you are very brave.
I feel that is true for my thoughts on specific people and larger abstract concepts, but I find it comforting to know that other people think like me about other things such as ideas about how the world should work and what can be done to make it a reality.
I'm kind of a new viewer (got here thanks to Wheezy Waiter, didn't see the original 'show'), and I just wanted you to know how every video you make is so inspiring and moving, every time I see a new video of yours in my sub box I get so excited. You really are great, and keep up the amazing work you do :D
This was only made 11 years ago but it feels so emblematic of early internet optimism, even after the rise of myspace and facebook. It’s much harder to find deep community these days when these kind of introspective thoughts are broadcast to millions on tiktok and completely decontextualized from the person to a degree that was unimaginable in the 2000s. It’s a bittersweet feeling.
I love all your projects, Ze, and I hope to one day be a part of one. The Chillout song is still one of my favorites. I play it whenever the panic of existence sets in and I feel like I'm spinning off the planet. It grounds me.
Today i, through a long contrived series of events lost my job. theres about 6 months till "the plan" kicks in and i go to college so it kinda all hit me like a brick to the face. I managed to find that chillout song and no lie...i feel better. i just wanted to say thank you.
Well I seem to have come in late to the party. This video right here 💖 Thank you for always being vulnerable and sharing your occasional awkwardness. It IS nicer when you realize, we are all the same. But differently.
I actually talked aloud to myself yesterday so I would feel less alone. I said what was bothering me, and tried to give myself advice. It surprisingly helped a lot!
This is definitely bringing me to the conclusion that you have tried acid and you have so many thoughts to share and explain with us. Deep man, can't even see myself.
@zefrank1 Your statement that the inner thoughts we think will divide us actually unite us is breathtakingly simple yet so true. When I read the video title and remembered what my comment had been I was taken aback by the idea that it was in some way directed at me. It's so easy to forget our similarities as people, and we need more people like yourself with the ability to so clearly vocalize and convey that unity. This video really meant a lot to me. Keep doing what you do Ze; great minds thin
i have four siblings, but only one of them thinks like me, and she's the only person i've ever met who does. and it's nice, because i'm the only person who thinks like her, too. so we think out loud to each other. and after nineteen years of being sisters, i never stop being surprised at how much we get each other. it's the best feeling.
On my worst days of social anxiety when every word just out of earshot is about me, this is my reality. Where I can find the only explanation for the constant "just made it"s in my life, the improbable saves, to be design. When I'm always being watched, in every room. When the people who like me are either just doing their job, or just pitying me. Doesn't matter that it's all improbable as hell, it's just how it feels.
that is why when I read books or poetry or watch a RUclips video or listen to music. It is reassuring that we are not alone, and that someone else feels the same way.
I have a folder of saved RUclips videos that inspire me. Stuff I watch when I'm feeling down for whatever reason. Since so many of your videos fall under that category I'm gonna' have to give your channel it's own special space. Separate from the others. Thanks.
Ever since I saw The Truman Show, when I see things that are out-of-the-ordinary in my day, I think this! Like Truman, sitting at the stop sign, watching the people pass by him again and again.
this reminds me of a quote: " Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own." This relates to much more than poetry and it is a relieving feeling to know i'm not alone
*"Sophisticated Banjo, well said."* certainly is a sentence that has never been uttered before.
Oh, hey, Philipp
I'm listening to this while I'm ironing and I really had to grasp for air to breath because I was so overwhelmed with emotion. The sentiment just got me right in the gut. Thank you Ze Frank
Wow! Seeing that the comments are from like six years ago makes me feel kind of alone! But kind of a nice alone. Like when you're alone in a cathedral, abandoned movie theatre, or a giant cave. You're in a place that while forgotten, is special and beautiful and which many people have enjoyed. It's kind of sweet.
I emailed you years ago about this. You made me feel so much better before my amputation. Talking to you was like talking to Tom hanks it was so amazing I told all my friends.
I'm astonished Ze's videos don't have more views. I hope more of "a show" will be made
About 3 months ago, my anxiety was too much. I had a mental breakdown. One of my good friends linked me to your chillout song. I listened to it when I was anxious, taking the few minutes to relax and gather my thoughts. Today I chose to rewatch your funny anglerfish video, not knowing you were the one who wrote the chillout song. Several videos later and here I am. Thank you for all that you do. You quite possibly saved my life with that song three months ago. Thank you.
did you guys notice that stefan drew the whole bird thing upside down and backwards? just sayin... the dude is crazy talented.
I just want to thank you Ze for making the Chillout song. I am one of the many who still listens to that song whenever I have anxiety. It's helped me get through so much over the years. I even showed my best friend and whenever I'm freaking out, he just says "hey, you're okay, you'll be fine, just breath," and I feel better :)
His eyes open hella wide bruh
Every few years I find myself in a place where I really need the Chill Out Song. I needed it today, and spent some time here with Ze, after. Thank you, Mr. Frank, sincerely.
"its a relief to know somebody who thinks like me" is something I come back to often. Thanks ze.
It is wonderful to find someone who thinks like you do. But more importantly, I think a lot of people need to realize that different people think in different ways. For those of us who may not think like a great lot of folks, this seems obvious. Just being in a place where people know that people think in different ways is comforting. For that reason, this video warms my heart.
You are an inspiration. Thank you, Ze.
You... make me feel.. I don't even know what the word is. Is there a word for this? Human, connected, inspired, alive, creative. You are so fantastic. I listened to the chillout song, and then I listened to the voicemails... So much love for everyone.
Those thoughts, that make me feel lonely, and insane and alien, may actually be the very thoughts which connect me to the rest of you. This thought, is one of the most moving and most relieving thoughts I may ever hear, like a bucket of cool water dumped over my face on a hot summer day. It gives me such hope. Thank you Ze for voicing the thought i needed to hear.
I just heard the chillout song in the TED talk uploaded to youtube. The talk was fascinating, but when the You're OK song played and I started crying. In the middle of my living room on a sunny afternoon with my cat on my lap and nothing too terrible going on in my life I cried and cried.
Life is always overwhelming, and that song is always relevant. I'm really glad you made it. So glad I made a youtube account just to tell you that. So... keep bringing people together.
I have only recently heard the chillout song, and even though it wasn't meant specifically for me, thank you for it. Going through a stressful time in my life right now and it feels like the best hug I have ever gotten. THANK YOU.
I found out about you from various youtubers, and now, when I watch one of your videos, I feel as if my world is getting stronger from you. Thank you!
-you produce tears of joy on my face
The chill out song helped me. I been struggle for years but this song helped me get away from it all for a moment. I could finally breath.
Wow, I needed this so much today- the idea, like you said, that maybe the thoughts that make us feel alone are thoughts that actually everyone feels but just doesn't share. Loved the chillout song.
"The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours" - Alan Bennet
I just don't understand how these videos do not have millions of views. They are so genius and spot on.
I wish I had been fortunate enough to listen to your videos prior to your return. I love you delivery. It is mesmerizing and keeps me glued to your message.
Hey Ze, that chillout song had me sobbing. I've struggled with an anxiety disorder my whole life, and lately I've been under a particularly huge load of stress. So the song really got to me.
The Chillout song made me cry. Thank you Ze, that was exactly what I needed to hear.
Ze, when I discovered the show a year or two after it was completed, I watched every episode in the span of a couple days because of the distinct feeling that we thought so similarly (albeit your thinking was far more sophisticated and advanced plus all the experience you brought to the table). You took these abstract feelings I had/have (still very relevant) and put them into words that perfectly captured them and made sense to me. And here we are again. Relief is exactly the right word.
The chillout song came at a time when I was still dealing (and will always deal with, to some extent) PTSD. When I have anxious thoughts I just run a couple of lines of the song through my head like a meditation. :)
This was yet another great episode. Also, I don't often care much for poetry but I always love me some Walt Whitman.
God I loved the drawing and the pain pack. Just the whole video in general. All the projects you do, Ze, are beyond epic.
Honestly I cant get enough of your videos. I look forward to them each day and when one appears I get excited but when it ends it makes me sad ):
I wish I could say I think like you Ze but you are on a whole new level than me. Also the Chillout song is pure bliss I listen to it every time I need to unwind and get out of my own head, which is frequent
Just this morning in the shower I was thinking about how it's comforting to me sometimes to start typing a question into Google that I think is really random/strange, only to have autofill finish it (in the wording I was going to type or slightly different) after the first few words. Then I watched this video a few hours later. Connections like that are so awesome.
I literally can't be alone without doing something. Sitting, like.. not watching TV.. not smoking a bowl, not a cigarette, Facebook. video games, read a book, Skype someone, learn something...
I can't do it though.. it's getting to the point that i'm alone all the time and like.. I feel like i'm going to cry. All the time. That lump in the back of your throat, the slight panting breaths and all of that shit; I feel it all the time. I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm sure I require extensive therapy, given the circumstances in my life. I don't think anyone really reads this shit, I mean I do sometimes, when I watch videos that I find interesting. I want to learn things, everything... and I'm sad that other people don't feel the same. I either feel smarter than everyone around me, and like no one could possibly fathom what goes on in my mind and the things I have to say.
Other times I watch videos like this and I feel ridiculously inferior. I'm only 20, but I mean.. I don't really consider that a point. I feel like saying that is an excuse to fuck around and not know things. Oh, you're getting baked with your buddies? Cool. Good for you. I'm learning about how goddamn magnificent Cuttlefish are, and how a certain type of parrot in like a specific area of somewhere on the world, not really sure, the parrots fucking give their babies names, and they understand that is their identifying, like, chirp, and they go around introducing themselves with that peep... and I don't even know what the point of this was.
I'm watching these and the contemplative part of me is very sad, realizing how much insight I have to give, the craving to talk to other people. But there's no one around to listen, not people who can understand. No one gives a shit what you have to say if you have big boobs or pretty eyes. And if they do, you're probably not smart enough to even listen.. idk. People revolve their life around sex and it pisses me off and makes me want to fucking flip tables and break shit, react, do something at least... I'm not sure...
Sigh. I'm not sure if i'm ok.
I want to know how to be able to handle not being heard.
I hear what you're saying. ADHD might be an issue? Either way, everything is temporary. Sending you a vertical hug ( )
Thanks.
It's a 6 year old comment on an 8 year old video, you might not be here anymore or this account might not even be used anymore but fuck it.
When I see messages like this I always try to reach out. You might think to yourself, "oh what does this person, a random stranger on the internet, care?" But I do.
I know that pain you've felt and possibly are still feeling. I've known, and lost, loved ones to that pain. I do not wish it upon anyone.
So, here I am, asking. How are you? Are you still alone? Are you still alive? I hope things got better since you posted this comment and if it hasn't, do you need someone to talk to? Sometimes a random stranger is easier to talk to than the people you know or are close to you.
As sonny said a 6 year old comment on an 8 year old vid and I still feel a compulsion to reach out. I hope ur doing okay
I write my comments below because I am you. To a tee.
You are wandering through life without a purpose. Find a purpose to live for.
You are consumed with yourself. Pride makes a lonely compatriot. Find the positives in others, cease thinking on the negatives. A well rounded person can make just about anyone’s day brighter because they can carry on a meaningful conversation.
I focused on myself for so long. Not realizing that’s not how we are supposed to live. Turn those inward lessons learned, facts gained, understandings understood outward and sacrifice yourself on the alter of others. That’s purpose. That will eliminate much. Loneliness.
But everyone needs to unwind at sometime.
Of the seven episodes of your new show two of them, this one and Special Effects, are in my favorites. I've been addictively on RUclips for about a year and a half. I have a total of 13 videos in my favorites, two of which are your's. You're doing something great for me Ze. I'm not sure what it is.
Glad you're back.
Please don't leave.
Every time I watch one of his videos like this my mind literally blows into a million pieces.
"That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong." - F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Literature or our Internet? What a relief.
Nice Perdido Street Station on the shelf. One of my favorite books, partially because it's great, and partially because I discovered it by randomly grabbing a book in a bookstore in New Orleans, just so that I could buy something.
You have a gift that you make seem really easy. It's a gift that I've been trying to cultivate for a long long time. Your gift is the the ability to take what could be a boring story and make it fascinating and interesting, poignant and personal. Your ability to take these thing threads of connection and weave them into a narrative that catches my attention by it's tiger tail is inspiring.
In short, I'm envious. And please don't stop. Your work is valuable, wonderful and rare.
I wasn't 'around' when Zefrank first began doing what he's doing but I'd heard about him through the vlogbrothers, phillyd, etc. Because I'd heard he was so good I donated a bit of money to the kickstarter and I'm seriously glad I did. I'm loving the vlogs, Zefrank.
i was trying to think of something meaningful to put but everybody else seems to have done that for me. I'd ust like to say i think your are the most thought provoking youtuber that i know of and one of the only peoples videos that i feel is worth favouring incase i want to watch it again in times when i'm feeling down. Keep up the amazing work
I just listened to the chill out song for the first time and I feel like I've been just cleansed. All my worries have faded, thanks:)
This video reminds me of when I was having a really bad day for no apparent reason which for some reason made me feel worse. My mom took me out to get my haircut, and my hairdresser was extremely nice and engaging, and just sitting in that chair chatting with him completely fixed everything. It amazes me to think about it now, because he probably had no idea how awful I was feeling, and his interactions with me probably had very little significance to him, but it had lots of significance for me.
Ze, thank you so much for this video.
I often have thoughts that make me feel lonely and unlikeable. This video has made me feel much better about it. So thanks.
I'm new to watching you, zefrank, but with all the other fantastic youtubers who recommend you and who look up to you, I thought I'd check your channel out. I'm glad I did.
Love you Ze. You make watching youtube worthwhile again. In fact you made youtube worthwhile in the first place for me. You inspired the Vlogbrothers and SxePhil, my fav vloggers. You totally belong in the Internet Hall of Fame. I love how your videos combine ridiculous silly randomness with thought provoking, heart warming, life affirming gooey goodness. If you come to Vancouver, I will totally make you sweet things like pies and brownies. You always make my day better. Thank you for being you.
Wow. I feel like this video is very relevant to how I'm feeling right now. I needed to hear this. That woman's voicemail is exactly how I feel. Thank you so much, Ze
Dear Ze,
You have opened my eyes to a new reality. I have always wanted to help people, but after watching your videos and your TED talk I see that this is what is for me. I am proud to say I want to be like you, and I'll be lucky if I'm even close, and I'm sure I am not the only one who feels this way.
Thank you,
Josh
It's a relief to have someone who thinks for me.
I found about about ze from true facts videos and over time I found the videos like this some have made me cry and feel alienated and some have made me feel like I’m actually a part of humanity who shares experiences with other, I just want to say thanks to ze Frank for being able to help open new thoughts and ideas for people and putting things a way that I actually surprisingly understand better than if anyone else had said it
Hey Ze, that chillout song found me at pretty much the perfect time. Just want to say thanks, and that it's gotten me through some dark times.
I started crying.
I heard what she said about the grocery store, and have a nice day.
and even though it wasn't ment for me, this "have a nice day" was really needed here, In my comfy chair.
I'm really glad I found out about you, Ze.
I went to the doctor yesterday and for the first time in my life discussed my feelings of intense anxiety and periods of really low mood. Today I spent all day worrying about my girlfriend as she is going through some heavy stuff right now. Through the light hearted recommendation of Hank Green I ended up here and heard what I really needed to hear.
Thank you.
It's not even whether or not you think like me. I'm just happy to see someone that thinks.
Thank you Ze, I have been feeling extreamly down and lonely and this just made me feel better:) thank you.
All of this. So glad to see you making videos again, Ze. Such an inspiration to us small-timers!
I like how rhythmic and poetic your speech is in these videos, it's somewhat mesmerizing
Ze, you're really something else. Thank you for rebooting your show, it means a lot to me.
This video helps to remind me how similar most people are to each other. Perhaps if we all could see the numerous strangers we encounter every day as not completely dissimilar from ourselves, we wouldn't generalize as much or experience as many inter-personal conflicts. An ideal yes, but a worthy one.
I find your videos to be very true. I always feel misunderstood and alone because I find it difficult to trust people and express my emotions and I tend to over think everything, but your videos make me feel better about myself, and be happy with who I am. Thank you.
Finally, I've been waiting for my weekly dose of day. You are a verbal genius and you stretch my mind. keep up the good work.
This was a really good one, Ze. Thanks for making space for us to feel connected. From these comments it looks like a lot of people desperately need it. I know I do.
'And now they're exchanging poetry!'
Brilliant, i love these videos:')
Thank you so much for this. I struggle both with depression and anxiety. I had to quite my medication cold turkey because it was causing complete memory loss and I was doing fine but then yesterday everything seemed to go wrong at school and I have felt awful today and didn't even want to get out of bed. I am so thankful for the chill out song. THANK YOU!
Your videos make me feel clean and happy on the inside.
How does this man have such an interesting life? wow
I'm so glad you came back to youtube. Your videos are so incredibly fantastic.
This whole thing...its really special. Thanks for being here, Ze.
Ze, it's nice to know there's somebody out there who thinks kind of like me in some ways and kind of differently in others. That's cool.
The Chillout song is exactly what I needed right now. Thanks.
Dear everyone here,
Zefrank is a special guy, with incredibly powerful and thought-provoking ideas and does the kindest things for strangers over the internet but half of what makes this so great is his audience. The youtube comments section is too often home to hate, here everyone is nice :-) So thanks guys.
Lots of love,
TonTon
I post periodically on a Facebook page for people recovering from abusive relationships, mainly with narcissistic partners. It's a closed group, so I feel somewhat safe being open about my thoughts and feelings. I am continually surprised when I share various insights that are popping up now that Mr. Wrong is gone, some of which are embarassing or not very flattering to myself, or when I confess to doing some stupid shit in reaction to "withdrawing" from 11 years of mistreatment and I get more than a couple hundred comments and something like 500 "likes" or "loves" or sometimes those tearful emojis.
That Facebook page has been my refuge because, unless you've lived under the same roof with a true narcissist or had to interact with one in an ongoing relationship (could be a parent, a sibling, a partner, a boss), you really aren't going to understand the different ways in which they mess you up - and the traumatic process of recovery you go through once you're free of them.
It's actually a little depressing to see how MANY people comment that I've just described THEIR life, or their relationship, because my experience was so painful, I hate to think of so many people going through the same suffering. In fact, it's kind of alarming.
Who knew there were so many narcissists in the world? (Mine was especially hard to detect, a "covert-altruistic" variety... teaches Bible classes, goes off on religious pilgrimages, completed training to be a monk, constantly does nice things for people -- cheated on me with his ex wife, lost his job and then sold his plasma to get money to buy pot and smoked 4-5 times a day and ended our evenings by sitting in a rocking chair like a zombie with the stupid TV on for 5 or more hours, lied to me even when there was no real purpose, rowed me out into the middle of a lake in the winter when the daytime temps were in the 20s to demand that I marry him -- and so on.)
While it IS validating to read comments to the effect that other people have gone through similar experiences ("Whew, so I'm not crazy after all."), it's also depressing enough that I try not to go to that page more than a couple of times a week.
I'm glad that apparently many people DO find comfort in knowing others are struggling with the same thoughts and feelings.
I love you, you have been a calming presence in my life for years upon years.
i am really quite glad you are making videos again, ze. you are quite wonderful. i think i may start making videos as well of just thoughts. sometimes it's hard to decipher whether someone else would even be interested in what's going on in your head, but i guess i'd never know if i never put them out there.
I'm so glad that my friend sugggested this channel, and she was right, I did loved this.
Thank you Ze Frank. I think the gossamer threads that we launch forth out of ourselves only happen when we are brave and reach out into something we don't control or understand. I think you are very brave.
Please never stop making videos ever again. You're just too brilliant.
Gosh, Ze, I feel like it takes away the specialness when I favorite ALL your videos. But I can't really help it.
I feel that is true for my thoughts on specific people and larger abstract concepts, but I find it comforting to know that other people think like me about other things such as ideas about how the world should work and what can be done to make it a reality.
I'm kind of a new viewer (got here thanks to Wheezy Waiter, didn't see the original 'show'), and I just wanted you to know how every video you make is so inspiring and moving, every time I see a new video of yours in my sub box I get so excited. You really are great, and keep up the amazing work you do :D
I love that song, even though it was before my time and before I knew who you were. Thanks for being an inspiration to an entire generation!
Thank you so much for that song, Ze. It may be the only thing that will get me through this stress-filled week of IB tests.
This was only made 11 years ago but it feels so emblematic of early internet optimism, even after the rise of myspace and facebook. It’s much harder to find deep community these days when these kind of introspective thoughts are broadcast to millions on tiktok and completely decontextualized from the person to a degree that was unimaginable in the 2000s. It’s a bittersweet feeling.
I love all your projects, Ze, and I hope to one day be a part of one.
The Chillout song is still one of my favorites. I play it whenever the panic of existence sets in and I feel like I'm spinning off the planet. It grounds me.
Today i, through a long contrived series of events lost my job. theres about 6 months till "the plan" kicks in and i go to college so it kinda all hit me like a brick to the face.
I managed to find that chillout song and no lie...i feel better.
i just wanted to say thank you.
I've been a fan of Stefan's daily monsters for years, and I'm so happy you two are collaborating! :-)
I listen to the Chillout song regularly. It always makes me feel just a little better.
Well I seem to have come in late to the party. This video right here 💖 Thank you for always being vulnerable and sharing your occasional awkwardness. It IS nicer when you realize, we are all the same. But differently.
The Chillout Song helped me sooo much. You have no idea.
I actually talked aloud to myself yesterday so I would feel less alone. I said what was bothering me, and tried to give myself advice. It surprisingly helped a lot!
This is definitely bringing me to the conclusion that you have tried acid and you have so many thoughts to share and explain with us. Deep man, can't even see myself.
@zefrank1
Your statement that the inner thoughts we think will divide us actually unite us is breathtakingly simple yet so true. When I read the video title and remembered what my comment had been I was taken aback by the idea that it was in some way directed at me. It's so easy to forget our similarities as people, and we need more people like yourself with the ability to so clearly vocalize and convey that unity. This video really meant a lot to me. Keep doing what you do Ze; great minds thin
This is truelly a trip, and that illusion drawing was fawking hilarious, made my day thanks zed
ZeFrank makes me feel calm for a moment in the chaos that is life.
i have four siblings, but only one of them thinks like me, and she's the only person i've ever met who does. and it's nice, because i'm the only person who thinks like her, too. so we think out loud to each other. and after nineteen years of being sisters, i never stop being surprised at how much we get each other. it's the best feeling.
On my worst days of social anxiety when every word just out of earshot is about me, this is my reality. Where I can find the only explanation for the constant "just made it"s in my life, the improbable saves, to be design. When I'm always being watched, in every room. When the people who like me are either just doing their job, or just pitying me. Doesn't matter that it's all improbable as hell, it's just how it feels.
Amazing quality, Frank; your ability to be profound and entertaining profounds me
Ze, I just wanted you to know that I have watched both of your ted talk multiple time and still laugh. I hope to one day be as funny as you.
that is why when I read books or poetry or watch a RUclips video or listen to music. It is reassuring that we are not alone, and that someone else feels the same way.
I have a folder of saved RUclips videos that inspire me. Stuff I watch when I'm feeling down for whatever reason. Since so many of your videos fall under that category I'm gonna' have to give your channel it's own special space. Separate from the others. Thanks.
Ever since I saw The Truman Show, when I see things that are out-of-the-ordinary in my day, I think this! Like Truman, sitting at the stop sign, watching the people pass by him again and again.
Thanks Ze, I really needed this message today. Feeling relieved.