Her take is just like saying "If you're sad, try to just not be sad". When I was in my worst depression I couldn't even do the things I like to do, that includes my hobbies.

Love this idea that a hobby makes you immune. Loosing interest in your hobbies can often be a sign too so this idea is double tone deaf

she sounded like she was going to cry when she said "how can you be sad when you've never made a rug?!?". Sounds like toxic positivity or projection or bad coping or something. She needs to handle her mental health before giving out bad advice edit: denial. the word I was looking for is denial.

She sounds like she’s in the middle of something awful emotionally. The “pretend I don’t have depression” stage is dangerous when you snap out of it. What she needs is a community who will care for her but she has alienated every last person in her life. It’s cyclical and heartbreaking to watch.

"You dont need money for a hobby" that blew my mind. Like im an illustrator and can make art out of anything, even dirt, if i have the creativity to do so. But i will not deny the fact that even something like paper and pencils can be expensive depending on the households income. Like if it was the case of it being cheap and easy, there would be no families in the world, worried about school supplies. I grew up an only child with a single mother, and i would get in trouble for drawing on lined paper, or use to much printer paper, because our living expenses were souly put our survival first. Paper and pencils were a luxury if they werent crayola. Even then i had to make sure my set of pencils lasted as long as they could. And now as an illustrator, my "hobby" is one of the main expenses besides rent bills and food. And i buy a sketchbook every 3 to 6 months. Most of my art money goes to pencil lead refills. Saying a hobby doesnt take money is extremely tone deaf Like my one and only "free" hobby is singing because i have vocal cords. But i still need to pay for wifi so i have something to sing too. And thats just my own voice box, thats not even thinking about buying an instrument or renting one

She's talking as if depressed people with suicidal thoughts don't have hobbies already. One of the most common symptoms of depression is lack of motivation and interest in things that we used to love doing. Picking a new hobby might be fulfilling for a while but it's just a bandaid for someone who's ready to end it all. It sounds like a good advice if you're having a bad episode or something but for someone suicidal it's really tone deaf

really feels like "your depressed? just be happy, your drowning? just swim, you have asthma? just breathe" ugh

"you don't need money for a hobby" Even hiking which is just going outside you need money for proper gear, and parking and entrance fees and camping permits. She really is so outta touch.

Not “loosing interests in hobbies” being one of the biggest symptoms of depression . This woman is delusional and egotistical

Damn Gabbie, what if my “dream hobby” and “passion” in life doesn’t include just a bottle of paint and a piece of paper? One of my main passions in life is traveling, but I sure as hell can’t afford to just do that whenever I want, nor do I have the time since I have to work like most other humans. Her entitlement is so gross.

She, to this day, can still not admit to having said something wrong. Even something as forgivable as telling depressed people "get a hobby." This is a little classist, but it's something I think a lot of people say because they misunderstand broader societal ills or they just want to try to help and "get a hobby" seems like a good idea on the surface. She's learned literally nothing. This got more likes than i was expecting: Addendum "get a hobby" can be helpful to some people but as a blanket "all depresed people just need to get a hobby" can be problematic for a number of reasons. I'm depressed and I try to do music when I have the energy for it but that doesn't work for everyone for XYZ reason.

Her takes make me soooo mad, for someone who talks so much about mental health, she should know that depression does not work like that. First of all, when you’re depressed, everything feels like SO much work. Also financial issues are a really big explanation to why people have depression. Some people cannot afford those things. Also she is extremely privileged, she has the money to buy things, she has the time to do these things because she works from home. People are ALSO depressed because they have work/school, then they go home and make dinner, some people are students so then they spend more time on school, then they need to clean their home/dishes, THEN they have to shower or do their other personal hygiene tasks, by the end of that you have no time before bed.

this is such a bad take on so many levels, i have diagnosed anxiety and depression and “just getting up and getting a hobby” isn’t how it works. it completely saps any motivation i have to do anything even if it’s something i love. gabbie is just extremely privileged and out of touch with most peoples reality

As a person with officially diagnosed depression I can say that hobbies just don't work for me if I really feeling like ending it. I'm quite good at crocheting, drawing, sewing u name it and it just doesn't bring me joy. At this point I'm not even mad at people telling me 'oh, just get a hobby' anymore.

I love how when Angelika talked about the pattern of Gabbie Hanna pissing people off on purpose for attention and then claims she never wanted the attention, Phoebe is just like "you know who would love some attention? Me. Give me cuddles"

To be fair to her, when I was in the depths of my depression and my brain would go "would it not just be easier to off yourself and then this could all end", the other part of my brain thinking "but you've always wanted to have children, and watch your sister get married, and go to New Zealand one day" would actually help. So there is a semblance of logic in it. But those are like, massive life things I would miss out on. Not stupidly expensive hobbies I could just pick up and drop like Gabbie on a whim. Also just her giddy delivery on the subject of suicide hacks me off. Thanks Gabbie, all I needed to hear was "You don't want to live but you haven't been parasailing yet?" in an over the top raspy giggle and now I feel all better.

As someone from a third world/developing country the phrase “you don’t need money for a hobby” intensely infuriated me. If it was that simple then suicide rates wouldn’t be higher with places that has higher poverty rates. I feel like she could only say this bc she has the means to just start any hobby she wants. But some people doesn’t have that luxury, and some will never have it their whole lives. Plus the thing with depression, you lose all motivation or interest in things. To say “just think about the things you’ve never done before” while I’m drowning in my own depression and life problems will make me even more depressed bc I know I’ll never get to experience those things in life bc it’s waaay beyond my means. Not everyone is as privileged as you are to follow their passion or enjoy their hobbies. Not everyone can drop whatever unfulfilling thing they’re doing in life to follow their passion. Some dont even have the time nor resources to find their hobbies. Her thought may mean well but it’s just so utopian society-est and so out of touch. And it came from someone who claims to suffer from mental illness too how precious 💀

And it’s hilarious how she switched up, she went from talking about doing hobbies to beat depression, most of which are expensive, to ranting about following dreams bc ppl were calling her out, I see that never taking accountability trait never left

the mental health advice is extremely triggering tbh. it seems like shes manic right now and that isnt the best mindset to be in when giving depressed people mental health advice since its extremely contrasting

it irked me so much when she keeps saying “follow your PASSION, your DREAMS” does she not frickin realize that not everyone had passions or dreams??? like good for you that you are creative enough and have that drive in you to begin with but not everyone does!! so many people i know don’t even know what they want out of life, which leaves them feeling useless, meaningless, and lost, which is a big contributor to depression and these types of mental illnesses. she makes it seem like finding something you’re into is easy. even if one has the resources, that doesn’t automatically spike any sort of ‘drive’ they’ll just get bored and move onto the next thing, it’s a continuous and vicious cycle and i can’t believe people actually can’t fathom this.

i also feel like the whole "get a hobby" is so dismissive of how depression manifests in a lot of people...does she get that not enjoying things like hobbies that you normally enjoy is one of the biggest symptoms of depression? like even if i picked up a hobby i wouldn't enjoy it because i am depressed gabrielle. i have many hobbies and none of them have cured me of depression or even really changed my depression at all. like one of the BIGGEST parts of depression is not being able to enjoy hobbies??? she has a degree in psych she should know this

The amount of shame people feel for not being as “productive” as other people say they should be is insane, and she is literally putting people down for taking time to just scroll their phone which can sometimes be all someone has energy to do. She can’t say that’s valid then continue to judge it and put people down saying that’s their “problem”, when finding time to do nothing other than scroll on their phone is a perfectly valid and important form of self care. People don’t always have to be busy and doing things, it’s essential to do nothing sometimes and give yourself that break. No one asked for her advice in the first place so whys she getting mad

her first video just feels incredibly manic. having gone through extended periods of mania before, it felt like i'd suddenly conquered my depression, so i attributed that to everything i was doing "right" at the time. but looking back, i was doing and saying things i wouldn't normally do and say, and I mistook the high of mania for happiness/contentment. it's nearly impossible to tell the difference when you're experiencing it, but once it passes, it becomes clear. i see this in her - she thinks she's figured it all out, but she's just stuck in an endless cycle of severe ups and downs.

What she doesn’t realise is what she’s saying and the delivery of it makes depressed people feel guilty for not having hobbies, which is only going to make them more depressed. It’s the same energy as “we have to shame fat people because otherwise they wouldn’t be encouraged to lose weight!”

Gabbies whole rant is definitely giving Kim Kardashian teas, like how’re you telling someone to get up and do something but you don’t even want to edit your content, the most bare minimum thing to be a content creator. This is the same girl that has a bajillion different projects and doesn’t finish any of them bc they don’t immediately pop off bc she thinks shes entitled to success and yet has the nerve to tell somebody their miserable for not pursuing something, it’s giving unserious and she’s a clown

Can we just collectively forget about her and stop giving her attention pls. She really doesn’t deserve the attention, I don’t know why people keep giving her what she wants (attention)

Commenting for the cartier bracelet!

I use to love Gabbie. Idk what happened to her over the years smh.

"You don't need money for a hobby". Sis really said that. If someone is struggling financially, the time spent on that hobby costs money. Time that could have been spent on work or extra shift.

Does she forget that depression cripples you and kills all your interest in anything you loved and cherish?

She keeps using "you're on tiktok" as a comeback but like...people use tiktok on their commute? Like on the bus home? You can't pick up knitting or painting on the bus home. Or while you're grabbing a bite to eat on your lunch break. Or while you're lying in bed about to sleep. Those are the times when people use their phones! Jeez, I'm pretty privileged myself and even I know that much...

After all of the sobbing and complaining she did about how hard it was to be a KZfaqr and how hard it’s been to start her singing career it sure is rich to tell other people to just do what she did. Because there was absolutely no luck or privilege involved in her ability to do that and she’s obviously been the image of perfect health ever since she started following her dreams and picking up hobbies, right?

Does Gabbie Hanna know the one of the main things about depression is the lack of motivation and the reduced interest in activities, aka. hobbies? Sorry for my english. Luv from Brazil s2

I grew up in a low income single parent household, all my friends had two working parents and a multitude of hobbies like horseback riding, music lessons for several different instruments, sports etc. my mom worked her ass off and we could barely buy appropriate outdoor clothes for the cold winter months. And my friends would always hassle me like “oh wouldn’t it be fun if you started riding too?” OF COURSE IT WOULD YOU PRIVILEGED B!#@$. You can’t cannot explain these things to people who haven’t experienced it, no matter how hard you try…

I HATE HOW SHE EQUATES AN ARTIST’S WORK/TIKTOK HUSTLE TO A HOBBBBYYYY

ok but here's what gets me, is it good advice?, yeah i think it's pretty good, does it work for everyone? of course not and it's certainly not physically/financially possible for everyone, but she sounds like she's about to break down into tears when she says "how can i be sad???"

her hobby advice... if I'm poor i should just choose a hobby i dont like because its cheaper.... ya ok. commenting on tiktok doesnt take hours bruh

Why does gabby think anyone would look at her life and think her advice is worth taking lol

Gabby pretending like she didn't watch TV... Or maybe be *obsessed* about drama channels all the time is just so funny to me

As an artist-wtf supplies are insane.

She truly seems like she’s in a dangerous manic state of depression. She’s in this euphoric god-complex phase that will ultimately crash. I feel terrible for her in a way, this mania is being recorded and posted all over the internet. When she hopefully overcomes this, she’ll have to look back at all of this and feel embarrassed and ashamed..

I prefer this set a lot more esp for beauty content because we can see your face a lot better now and i feel like the makeup shows up so much clearer

affordability aside, man, even the thought of shopping for art supplies currently seems like too much work. that's how depression works, you're drained mentally and even physically, especially if you have other health issues, and even things that you were passionate about fade away barely taking care of myself and not letting my life completely fall apart is all that i'm capable of currently and i desperately wish i had the strength and energy to pick up a hobby. she has no fucking idea, honestly

I’d love to see gabbie in a factory on shift work 🤣

As someone who has been struggling with mental health, including "the" thoughts, respectfully no. If you at the point of thoughts it is extremely hard to find any reason to live for and even if you do, your brain will try to trick you into thinking that those reasons don't make sense anyway and acting upon them is your only option. So, no, thinking about how I haven't try so many nice things won't help as it doesn't even cross my mind and if it does it's in a negative context - I should have done them by now, therefore I'm a failure or that I will never be able to them. Not to mention apathy or literally no energy...

Solving sui*** thoughts when you are poor - by me, the poor: Just don't die, diying is too expensive. /I am not being serious, even though dying is in fact, expensive af/ ! If you are having those thoughts seek help, talk to someone you trust. There is always someone who cares about you. You deserve help and care !

Since when did it become ableism to assume that disabled people can’t do something?? I’m disabled - and there’s certain things I just can’t do. That’s sort of the thing that makes me disabled. It may be ableist to assume what someone can’t do without knowing them, but to say that some can’t do something is absolutely correct. And tough love won’t make me less disabled, so her yelling and getting angry won’t change anything about what I can and can’t do. And I’m sure it won’t lift the spirit of someone who’s down, depressed, sick or something else they’re struggling with.

her "advice" is giving me the same energy of when my flatmate went to the uni counselling and he told her to "go outside and count bees" to cure her depression

She makes me so incredibly mad, I had to block her everywhere. She's an awful human being and thrives off of people reacting to her bullshit. I think ignoring her is the best way to deal with her.

Was she not the one complaining that she needed to continue youtube to make enough money to pursue her singing/songwriting career a few months ago? Hobbies are indeed expensive.

That second Tiktok had a lot of Kim k "get your ass up and work" energy lmao so dumb

Gabbie has such a disconnect from the reality of most families. When someone says they have to work 16 hours a day and don't have time for hobbies but she thinks watching tik toks and learning a new skill are equivalent. Tik toks are about a minute and some each while learning skills can take hours and concentration. She has the time and the money while most people don't have both.

Imagine you’re suicidal and you tell you’re friend and they have a big grin and go. YOU’VE NEVER GONE PARASAILING THO.

The implication that she’s been working her ass off the last couple years but that “work” has been obsessively attacking other creators, slandering victims, attacking anyone that ever said anything bad about her, complaining about her income being cut… hm.

I paint, sew, make crafts, read, create art, sing, play an instrument, and so much more and I STILL struggle with depression. It's absolutely absurd to think that she thinks she's "solving depression" by telling people to get a hobby... Every person has different battles and different demons.

“Picking up a hobby” is not the problem. I’ve got like 6 or 7 easy just off the top of my head. But my depression won’t let me actually have the ability to actually enjoy doing any of them anymore. Weird how that works….🥴

Also Gabbi, have you heard of the inflation we've been experiencing lately?? Its getting hard enough to buy food and basic necessities, let alone craft supplies. I crochet and yarn is NOT cheap no matter how small of a skein you buy.

"Art supplies are cheap" is subjective and privileged lol

I feel like I haven’t watched a video of yours in ages, missed your face 🥰

She's so privileged and even after being called out she still doesn't get it. Like I'm privileged, my parents have always supported my physical and creative hobbies, but guess what Gabbie I've most likely been depressed since the age of 8, even though my environment is great in most ways and I have a good support system. A lot of people don't have either of those. She needs to get a grip on reality Saying "do a hobby" isn't going to fix depression.

god this is just so depressing. i can't believe she used to call herself a mental health advocate.

As a person who has struggled with depression my whole life, depression takes away the motivation to do the things you love and engaging in the hobbies you enjoy. So, when she says all you gotta do is get a hobby, well, first, I gotta get the motivation and energy to do it. And those are the things depression targets. It takes a lot just to get out of the bed every morning, let alone gardening, roller blading, painting. If I had the energy to do THAT, I wouldn't have a mountain of laundry, sink full of dishes, and tangles in my hair.

Gotta say that Gabbie Hanna is such an ableist. She makes it seem like everyone who is depressed can draw or paint or do something that makes them happy. The things that make me happy are dance and playing guitar and writing stories (by hand) and I can't do those anymore. I have ME/CFS and most days I am so weak that just doing school work or going to my job completely wipe me out and all I can do is sleep. Typing is all I can do most days and even with that, it exhausts me. I can't even focus for more than half an hour some days. I appreciate that some people might just need a pep talk but yelling at a camera telling people to "JUST DO IT" (ok Shia) is not a pep talk imo.

in love with the phoebe cameo 🥰

how the actual f am I supposed to pick up a new hobby during a depressive episode when I don't even have the energy or motivation to eat or shower? when I'm feeling depressed the last thing on my mind is 'oh I still wanted to try xyz' like wth

Ouffffff...... as someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression, Gabbie's advise is bullshit. It's the same kind of advice as "go hiking" and "go for a awalk" having a hobby and taking time off to do things isn't something everyone can afford and sometimes spending time alone when your depressed isn't always the best. Also when I was really deep in depression I didn't actually feel like doing anything! Depression is often due to a chemical imbalance that can't be "willed" away. It literally affects pleasure sensors in our brains and shrinks them. So its physically more difficult to feel joy. It dosen't take "balls" or "effort" to "get over" depression. It's much more complicated then that. And Gabbie saying she isn't privileged is really telling how she thinks everyone can achieve buying a house when its extremely difficult to succeed! She worked hard, yes, but she also got lucky. Because everyone works hard! Assuming everyone is lazy is ableist! Depression and anxiety are extremely draining to actual physical energy! She looks like she feels better, that's honestly great, but she can't fucking turn around and shame people who are struggling because they haven't been able to tackle their issues! If tough love worked everyone would be thin! Though love just makes people feel worse. People who already feel bad. Personaly I think she is trying to spread positivity aand become a "positive guru" personality but she dosen't know how to actually be positive....

She makes me so uncomfortable. Just the way she expresses herself her attitude I can’t.

Like 9-5 is one thing, what about those who are doing night shifts, weekend shifts. Nurses and factory workers, I haven't followed Gabbies work journey but I'm guessing she hasnt done that much manual labour. Yes hobbies are important, doing things you like is important but she sounds so condescending. Why cant she just say "sorry for wording my message like that, I tried to say that finding joy can improve your life quality"

when I’m going thru depressed times, personally i can’t just do my hobbies… i can’t find anything to watch that brings me joy… sometimes i can’t even get out of bed…

As someone who has a yarn based hobby, that alone can also be expensive.

Angelikkkaaaaaa 😭 that was a whole jumpscare with the TikTok 😭 scared the shit out of me

Ahhhhh that jet ski joke is recycled from a Daniel Tosh special…. Some things never change. Lol

Gabbie who

Her arguments make no sense because as someone who finds the most comfort in doing art, I cant even bring myself to think about drawing whenever I spiral down into a dark place.

I definitely relate to the exhaustion of working 9-5 and just not having energy to do hobbies, and having chores to do. Gabby's outlook is so blinkered

‘I gave up the thing’ girl almost no one has the ability to give up their jobs/things they need to survive. I’m an digital artist, I don’t need to buy materials or go anywhere. I have a job, I come home and I’m too tired to do art because ITS HARD TO HAVE A JOB. I’m so done with her privileged views.

There are so many things about this that just make me livid. Telling someone to "follow your passions" is such a privileged statement. My dream was to go to Oxford to study history and move to London. I had the grades and drive to do this, but I grew up in poverty so even with grants and scholarships there was no way for me to afford to move out of the country and afford housing and living expenses even though I had scholarships that would have covered tuition and books. Being poor is expensive. I now make more than my parents combined ever did when I was growing up, and while I now have disposable income to spend on hobbies I love, I'm still paying down the debt accrued while I was living paycheck to paycheck. Hobbies are not therapy. Can hobbies enrich your life and be an excellent for of self care? Absolutely but they aren't going to make the mental health issues go away. I've been actively and passively suicidal since I was probably 8 or 9. Reading, writing, and music saved my life in very tangible ways, but they didn't make my C-PTSD, depression, and anxiety go away. As an adult I struggle to read when as a child I could read 2-3 long novels in a day, which makes me miserable because I *want* to read, but I struggle with it due to depression. When I'm in a bad headspace it's impossible to force myself to do things I love most of the time. Sometimes I don't And can people who aren't disabled stop speaking for us? Accessibility is a significant barrier when it comes to hobbies as it is with other parts of life.

Literally when you’re in depression a lot of the time you don’t have the energy or drive to get up go to things such as bathe let alone do a hobby you enjoy. Money/financial stress plays a massive factor for a lot of people when it comes to depression and anxiety. She’s so tone deaf it’s ridiculous.

Gabbie Hanna makes my stress and anxiety spike

“it’s only 1 dollar” m’am, i have to borrow money just to buy groceries

I'm tired of privileged people telling you to move your a** and work, like it's not all about luck. MANY of us work our a** off, some of us are lucky to do what we love but still can't get to that privileged lifestyle. A hobby costs money, it takes time, how are you going to find time for that when you work every day?

I feel like I wouldn't want to be reminded of all the things I haven't done if I'm in a depressive state... that would not motivate me.

The tiktoks really triggered me tbh, she's so aggressive in them and quite frankly I don't think she understands depression doesn't look the same for everyone. When I'm having a dispersive episode I can't even bring myself to shower sometimes let alone "finding hobbies"

People who are severely depressed have no motivation. Literally it’s part of depression you can’t get yourself to do things you enjoy because of how depressed you are. Yeah takin up new hobbies can be fun but when you can’t even find the motivation to take care of yourself do you think you’d be able to pick up a new hobby ?

I’ll be honest, the way she puts it is bad but I get it, I do go and do my wood carving when I’m sad and when I’m done I feel proud and accomplished and that does help my mental health, but I understand that I have more time than others so I wouldn’t judge anyone for not being able to. But I also believe that the being outdoors part of that is very helpful also.

She acts as if the people commenting on her tiktoks haven't also/currently live in poverty and don't need people to talk down to them because their mental health is not great. As someone who only recently moved out of my parents house cos of financial issues, I'm paying off a mountain of debt and I've been having to put in extra hours too. When I get home, I'm so exhausted all I can do is clean, cook and get ready for the next day. On weekends I do more chores I can't cover in the week and rest. My partner and I don't get a lot of annual leave so when we do, we try to rest as much as possible. We also don't have a car so grocery shopping is also a chunk of free time we don't get back. So it's really annoying when someone who's schedule is whatever they want it to be, who lives in a nice large house and doesn't have to worry about tomorrow's meals is super annoying.

Getting a hobby sounds like a great idea, too bad I don't have the energy or motivation to even get out of bed some days. Honestly, it's just another version of "go take a walk" or "just do some yoga". Edit: Also, there's a big difference between scrolling tik tok on your lunch break and picking up and learning a new skill.

i’ve never been this early before! i love your videos angelika!

Didn’t know my photography hobby was supposed to cure my depression… should’ve known before starting on my meds 🤦🏻‍♀️ silly me 😂

I also think it just proves that she’s not really a fan of Britney, just wanting to capitalize on the positive support she’s receiving. I wouldn’t call myself a fan of her music because I don’t really know her repertoire besides the big hits. Yet even I know that a big thing she struggled with is the conservatorship team taking control of her artistic choices and musicianship. With finally having the ability to make her own music again, I don’t think she’d be interested in including a stranger’s perception of what she went through when she wants to come back to music again

As someone who is bipolar sometimes having hobbies is the problem. I’ve been in manic episodes where I start a ton of hobbies (spending way too much money on supplies) and then hit a depressive episode where I feel horrible for not finishing anything I started. If hobbies was the cure to depression my therapist would be out of a job.

You are smashing the content !!!

Artist here, paint can be inexpensive BUT brushes and canvases are expensive, cheapest option is digital art and that requires almost 800 dollars to start depending on what you get, she’s just lost contact with reality

The lighting looks amazingggg

laughed out of shock tbh. i have autism and struggling mentally, that hobby would easily turn into a hyperfixation for me and everything that i worked so hard to maintain would literally be forgotten and difficult for me to jump back into

she reminds me of when Kim was saying "no one wants to work these days". Also just like Angelika said after a long day you're so tired you can't make your brain focus any more on learning a new hobby (which is still expensive especially in certain areas where materials aren't cheap) so watching a TikTok where you don't have to focus can be one of the only options. Also love how Gabbie's view is you must be homeless and not have a phone to be poor and the idea of people who have a disability not being able to do something they want is more ableist according to her, all the things she suggested in the first video are things that so many people can't do and the downfall from going skiing to painting considering her point was don't kill yourself you have things to do.

Your point about people can find it hard to find enjoyment once they hit a certain point is SPOT on. Literally one of the signs of depression is struggling to find enjoyment in things.

Lol when I scroll on tiktok at the end of my long day or on the toilet on a 10 min break I should be actually making a rug lmao

depression completely kills your motivation to do things, i fucking love sewing i have for years but at the height of my depression i literally could not bring myself to care about it, to want to do any projects i cared so much about in the past. i couldn't just get a hobby and it cure my depression because my depression drowned me in endless apathy and nothing could change that

Lets just agree to block her on everything and never talk about her again