What do you watch on YouTube when you are having a tough mental health day?

[The Catboy]

When my mental health is on a downward swing, my wife and I spend time watching Fundy, Let’s Game it Out, and Hermitcraft. They all help motivate me and my creativity.

 

[SylverReZ]

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

 

[anjanimal]

I watch music videos

 

[DragonMals]

Same damn things over and I've again. I'm a guy that no mater what video or video game I've played, I'll always have another reaosn to laugh at them. Even if I ain't feeling right, which is rare.

 

[Hanafuda]

Mostly classic car videos. One channel in particular "Rare Classic Cars & Automotive History" is excellent for featuring the best of the 50's-70's American car industry. And I also like the reviews on "Curious Cars" for the guy's attitude and bitching about the Florida weather.

 

[WalterSlovotsky]

To be honest, I don't watch anything on days like that.

Sometimes it helps when you really don't have anyone to talk to. At least it does, for me.

Sucks that it usually happens late at night or early in the morning when there isn't anyone to reach out to.

 

[nWo]

Well you know, mental health really is a big issue and it is there, I dare to say that even more than the previous generation.

I had many many troubles in the past when I was a teenager, some of them still exist today. It is very hard to live with them, but it is possible. I had a very rough childhood and first teenager years, I could have become an addict or an alcoholic easily, hands down I was in the worst places you could imagine. But I keep looking forward. This is just a quick resume but of course it took some years, many suffering nights and a lot more of hard experiences but in the end, the peace prevaled. Today I am a teacher, I have a son, a daughter and I have been married for 17 years. Of course every now and then, the brain does play tricks and I have some tough nights every now and then, but keep in mind this:

You can control it. You can take control of your life, even if you feel so deep down in madness. I did it, and so can you. I am willing to talk to anybody who has issues, and help in any way I can. Because it IS difficult, because almost nobody understand what do you feel, and mostly because when you are having a tough mental health, nothing seems to have sense at all. So please, remember, there is always something good in the way, no matter how grim or dark the moment is, there is always hope, there is always something that will bring a smile to your face. Just don't give up, never give up. Keep going, no matter the circumstances.

Now, regarding the things in youtube, well, I am a wrestling fan, a horror fan, and of course a videogame fan. So I always end up watching somethig related. Go see some matches, go see some Dorkly bits, go see some ghosts / UFOs footage. But, alas, don't watch TOO MUCH content on the internet, keep it dynamic, between games, youtube / every video platform, PC, your studies or work, a little walk here and there, and most importantly, be close to the people you love (be it just one or many) That way you will feel complete.

 

[baku-chan]

A nice travel or photography video, or a good roasting of an absolutely terrible anime or of absolutely terrible anime tropes will usually do it for me! That or a good remix of a favorite piece of video game music, or maybe even a hardware tutorial or unboxing video, sometimes. It doesn’t take much to take my mind away from the crapiness of the world, as temporary of a respite as it usually is.

 

[Xdqwerty]

angry videogame nerd videos (i just had to chose)

 

[AncientBoi]

news events, war updates, realtime war vids, paranormal vids, police case vids, humorous vids, crash vids, doorbell vids and gaming vids

Spoiler

And then RedTube

 

[Axido]

Recently, it's mostly pop-ups telling me to disable my adblock add-on. Then I take a walk outside or focus on the projects I still have going on... which most of the times makes me feel better.

You could say Youtube recently increased my mental health by keeping me away from it. Would you let that sink in.
Btw, now it's half past 1 AM over here and after waking up to a nightly flash of creativity (accompanied by some old people pain) I almost forgot to go back to bed and opened Youtube. Since they still seem to hate me for valuing my privacy, I might as well go to bed again. Thanks, Youtube, for ensuring I get enough sleep.

 

[boot3]

Smosh

So glad Anthony is back and that they're doing their old style of videos again.

 

[M7L7NK7]

I avoided it for so long but it got me

 

[ZER-O]

open your back log shows from your drive or from a free streaming site and Binge it and turn your phone to silent untill you are done, youtube is so year 2000

 

[Fumigator]

Had a Daughter pass away, she was under 2. that was 8 years ago... So ,,, Willie Nelson- Angle flying to close to the ground.

 

[ciaomao]

mvg, macho nacho or metaljesus are always worth to watch

 

[Stoner_Spacely]

Something educational or paranormal investigations videos (I like to debunk every type of "evidence" inside my head)

 

[Dondonuts]

Listen to Nujabes

 

[a_username_that_isnt_cool]

memes