Brittney Smaila - Dating Mental Illness

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  • Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
  • Brittney Smaila came in 2nd place with a score of 53.6 on November 10th at the Vancouver Poetry Slam. This is Brittney's poem Dating Mental Illness

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  • @Mrsgrrface
    @Mrsgrrface 9 лет назад +284

    1:26 "...that you haven't grown tired of me in the meantime? Because I have gotten tired of me in the meantime."
    THIS.

    • @rogansullivan
      @rogansullivan 7 лет назад

      Nadia Veliz I listen to this poem all the time. I actually used that line in a speech. with credit of course.

  • @alyssaarena7419
    @alyssaarena7419 9 лет назад +36

    "I said I wasnt a jealous person so why am I so fucking jealous?!"

  • @KerriB
    @KerriB 8 лет назад +88

    This inspired me to write something :)
    To the next guy who is up to the challenge of dating me: I am clingy. You will have to constantly reassure me you like me. I may burst into tears when you tell me you love me because my mind won't let me believe it. I will hide my scarred wrists under baggy sweatshirts and wear jeans to the beach because my mind will tell me I'm too fat for shorts. And I may turn away from you while crying. Please believe me when I say it isn't you. I'm just so used to dealing with this on my own. I may push you away so you won't be an innocent bystander when the ticking time bomb that is my life finally explodes.
    Edit: thank you for all the likes ❤ I really appreciate it!

    • @patman6248
      @patman6248 6 лет назад +1

      Kerri B makes sense to me BC I live that shit daily

  • @Piika98
    @Piika98 9 лет назад +48

    As someone with BPD, ADHD and depression, this means so much to me. Brittney put my unstable relationships into words. Thanks for uploading this.

  • @horsecrazy2266
    @horsecrazy2266 8 лет назад +17

    This needs to be taped on signs, everywhere

  • @laughwizard5
    @laughwizard5 9 лет назад +40

    This poem is so important.

  • @Em-oj5wu
    @Em-oj5wu 7 лет назад +20

    I literally cried during this. I never noticed it was actually a problem other people had but I have to ask my bf almost everyday if he still loves me or even likes me and I apologize after cause I feel bad. I don't text him cause I feel like I bother him. He reassures me all the time that I never bother him. We've been going out for about 2 months and its a serious relationship but I don't think I should tell him that I sometimes suffer with anxiety and depression and stuff. I get too paranoid and I never thought it was bad. I just thought it was a little thing like my OCD. I have so many problems! Why can't I just be normal? I want to tell him about it. I want him to reassure me that my presence is needed in this world that I'm worth while. That I matter. Things have been pretty rough this last week. I want to tell my bf that "I'm sorry that you're dating me" but he might take it the wrong way. idk. He doesn't even know that I tried to kill myself once. He doesn't even know. Sometimes I feel like I should tell him but I dont want him to ask questions or think I'm suicidal or something. idk what I'm even thinking anymore.

    • @Em-oj5wu
      @Em-oj5wu 7 лет назад

      We broke up. But I got my best friend to reassures me that I'm needed and without me he's lost. He really is my life. Without him and my other best friends, I'm nothing. They're whats keeping me here rn

  • @claired.8621
    @claired.8621 9 лет назад +25

    THANK YOU!!! I finally feel like I'm not alone. You've put into words what I couldn't. Thank you. thank you thank you

  • @catherinetaylor6142
    @catherinetaylor6142 8 лет назад +6

    Thank you, I needed to hear that desperately, it helps to know someone else has been through it too.

  • @quitefoster
    @quitefoster 8 лет назад +6

    So relevant to me right now! Makes me understand it a little better.

  • @kaliaenticknap4228
    @kaliaenticknap4228 9 лет назад +4

    This is Absolutely relatable in every single way. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  • @zinzinplanet1
    @zinzinplanet1 9 лет назад +5

    Hits home so hard..

  • @towhatdegree
    @towhatdegree 7 лет назад +5

    I relate to this so much.

  • @criesinspanish1263
    @criesinspanish1263 7 лет назад

    This so amazing. I suffer from mental illness and this is my entire relationship and just this is very great. Thank you for sharing 💕

  • @moonfelines
    @moonfelines 7 лет назад +2

    This is literally the most relatable thing I've ever heard. What the fuck. You put it into words. Couldn't have said it better myself

  • @moiradavis8364
    @moiradavis8364 6 лет назад +5

    My boyfriend and I both struggle with mental illness and we're so perfect for each other, but my gosh I'm so scared. I'm so so scared.

  • @bellapie2926
    @bellapie2926 7 лет назад +1

    i can relate way too much

  • @ajsdhjfsdlbsdljbf
    @ajsdhjfsdlbsdljbf 9 лет назад

    yesss

  • @kaitcutie
    @kaitcutie 9 лет назад +1

    so so relatable..

  • @lilredhead17
    @lilredhead17 7 лет назад +3

    This hit me so hard... I've been dating my boyfriend for a few months now and now we're in this huge fight because... I don't know. He got to close I think

  • @tiedyedowl8367
    @tiedyedowl8367 7 лет назад

    Exactly.

  • @charlottemcneill5308
    @charlottemcneill5308 8 лет назад

    Why are people clicking? Great poem by the way.

    • @mayaeveileb8512
      @mayaeveileb8512 8 лет назад +5

      Insemo videos They're snapping, it's a poetry thing. It means that they liked the line.

    • @charlottemcneill5308
      @charlottemcneill5308 8 лет назад

      +Maya Eveileb ooooohhhh okay thank you. :)

  • @Redheadrachelm
    @Redheadrachelm 7 лет назад +1

    👏👏👏

  • @lisahind8858
    @lisahind8858 8 лет назад

    Too real !!!

  • @hazellax706
    @hazellax706 8 лет назад

    Spot on

  • @agarside1000
    @agarside1000 9 лет назад +1

    I understand

  • @skysodergren2002
    @skysodergren2002 8 лет назад +1

    can someone write the lyrics? or does someone have them? id like to read them when i listen to them.

  • @alshimaaseekha8155
    @alshimaaseekha8155 5 лет назад

    Oh, that hurts

  • @ultratalia
    @ultratalia 8 лет назад

    wow I can relate

  • @honestpancake7226
    @honestpancake7226 6 лет назад

    i feel validated

  • @sophiebobb4010
    @sophiebobb4010 6 лет назад

    That...that...that is the most relatable thing...oh my gods Phoebe if you are out there I am sorry that you're dating me

  • @florianophrys3990
    @florianophrys3990 6 лет назад +1

    THIS IS THE BIGGEST BORDERLINE FEELING EVER AND IT'S LIKE I JUST GOT PUNCHED IN THE GUT. God... This is just me...

  • @arjumandbano121
    @arjumandbano121 6 лет назад

    I have a crush on someone with depression and they have disappeared off all social media and I miss them and I love them but they don't know that it's been 5 days since they haven't texted back and I'm really sad

    • @brittanyminick8371
      @brittanyminick8371 6 лет назад

      Arjumand Bano Chughtai
      Give it some time dear. Depression is a horrible illness and it can take weeks sometimes even months to feel able to reach out to anyone. Just don’t give up on them.

  • @LeviBessette
    @LeviBessette 7 лет назад

    told my story

  • @myakadolph2674
    @myakadolph2674 7 лет назад

    the importance..

  • @LookingDownx
    @LookingDownx 7 лет назад

    i dated someone with depression and once he got "better" he left me. I'm actually bipolar,have anxiety, and depression

  • @inhaledexhaled5460
    @inhaledexhaled5460 8 лет назад

    Relevant except when she gives off the impression that your partner has no idea of the definition of depression. My ex was more depressed than I except I am this type of depressed/paranoid person. Where as he just seemed more like he'd given up on life and stopped caring at all.

  • @jasong8085
    @jasong8085 7 лет назад +4

    this sums up dating me, beautifully tragic

  • @gwenrees7594
    @gwenrees7594 8 лет назад

    ...

  • @irisarellano5179
    @irisarellano5179 7 лет назад +1

    This is exactly what my boyfriend was like. He killed himself.

    • @lh2o748
      @lh2o748 7 лет назад

      Iris Arellano I'm sorry Iris, be strong 🌸

    • @nicoledruchen8982
      @nicoledruchen8982 6 лет назад

      Sending you loads of love still 💗