anxiety is like hearing the boss music but never seeing the boss

"Hello stranger with a degree, I'm here to tell you why I'm broken." It's official, I'm saying this to my therapist.

i also have social anxiety and feel like whenever im around people i just cant relax fully but then when im alone i keep replaying all my interactions with people that i worry about them extra :”

The best is getting through something that’s making you anxious and immediately finding the next thing to be anxious

So Anxiety, how many problems do you want to cause? Anxiety: *yes*

People: Don't worry, your mental illness is all in your head. Me: Where else would it be? My butt?

It's okay, Jaiden, we all love you, you bring so much joy to us!

5:37 I love this example. Its so perfect to show how being not okay mentally works. acknowledging the fact that you’re “lost” (in need of help), but refusing to get the “directions” (help you need), until you get so lost (it gets so bad) that you “accept the fact that you need directions” (accept the fact that you need help).

Anxiety: “What if it happens?” Me: “But it won’t” Anxiety: “But what if it does?” *idk, you got me there*

Imagine being Jaiden's roomate and then hearing "PEE IS STORED IN THE"

As someone with bad social anxiety, I can relate heavily to this

Jaiden, I honestly thank you a lot for raising mental health awareness online massively in the last few years. It's become so much more complex since then so seeing you in 2018 talking about something like anxiety which is a very well-known and accepted concept nowadays like it's something people don't really understand or know exists is kind of shocking, and brave. I'm pretty sure this video actually helped eleven year old me figure out I had suffered from anxiety for most of my life which is something that feels weird to say I accepted as a fact of my life ages ago now.

"Hello stranger with a degree, I'm here to tell you why I'm broken!" Story of my life...

going to bed Anxiety: "HEY REMEMBER THAT MISTAKE YOU MADE LITERALLY 12 YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WERE A LITERAL CHILD AND DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER? YEAH YOU SURE MESSED UP THERE HUH!

I decided to rewatch this because I had social anxiety hit me in the face like a bus over something that probably won't happen for a long time.

It's nice to know another animator has social anxiety

Me: breathes Anxiety: *YOU DARE TO OPPOSE ME, MORTAL?*

"hello stranger with a degree. I am here to tell you about why I'm broken" I want that as a tattoo

As an autistic person, I have social anxiety from time to time. Like there's things that make me go over the roof -texting at the wrong time -trying to explain something until you accidentally mispronounce a word I can go on and on

I'm not sure if this is the exact video my 10 year old granddaughter showed me, but it was either this or one like it. We watched it in the morning, and she had a massive anxiety attack that afternoon, thinking everyone was looking at her thinking their worst (she is neorodivergent) I was able to talk to her about your anxiety and the things you said. She admires you so much, and it was so helpful, so thank you for the honesty and vulnerability you show as it really helps others

Anxiety is literally just conspiracy theories about yourself.

I can just imagine Jaiden recording herself choking like a turtle

It's kinda nice to finally see some real representation of anxiety/social anxiety. A few months ago I was diagnosed with ADHD, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, & adjustment disorder, with low self-esteem on top of all that (they also said they might reconsider me for OCD & depression in the future) :) so fun fr (I'm ab to go on a small rant btw, just a warning) But yes, even though I have some different experiences, this video is so accurate for my life as well. I have quite a few friends, but it'd be easier to run 17 laps around the Earth, speak every single language fluently, and end global warming than to talk to someone I don't know or speak in front of a large group of people. And I constantly feel like everyone's judging me and only pretending to like me, or the entire school secretly hates me and won't admit it. I don't feel like I'm allowed to talk about my struggles with any of my friends, even tho they're all amazing people, because deep down it feels like they don't really think of me as a friend and if I opened up it would dampen the mood of our friendship or make them feel like they're responsible. I feel bad whenever I consider therapy too, mostly because I feel guilty about needing my parents to pay for it, plus talking about my problems makes me feel ashamed & embarrassed. So I've just been keeping everything inside for a long time & it'll probably stay that way for longer 🥲 Thank you for taking the time to read this, sorry for the rant lol. Have a wonderful day :)

After watching this video, I finally decided to ask for help with my depression that I'm going through. Thanks for the motivation.

"I'll keep all my emotions *right here* and then one day, I'll *D I E* "

Anxiety is like when a video game's music starts to pick up but you cant find any enemies

Once I broke my leg and had to use a backpack to carry my books at school, and I swear, I have never felt any more uncomfortable than that. It was like a 24/7 panic

This just made me realize that being so scared of people seeing your screen that if anyone could see you don't take out your phone even though it's just to switch a song, isn't a normal thing

No one: Anxiety: I'm about to ruin this man's career

"after being inspired by people who.." **shows shane dawson** oh boy do i have news for 2018 jaiden.

I’m in a microwave help me

I can’t remember how much I have watched this video but it makes me audibly chuckle every time I watch it - thank you so much for being so amazing Jaiden you’ve really improved my life!! ❤❤❤

Anxiety: Everyone hates us! Me: No they don't Depression: Yeah, they don't care enough about you to hate you Me: Wait, no-

Person: Oh, you’re depressed? JuSt bE hApPiEr. Me: ... *what is happiness?*

i know this video was made a while ago but i can’t help but go back to watch it all the time. it makes me feel so much less alone and helps me understand my own feelings. the level i relate to this video is unmatched, thank you jaiden

When i was a kid i remember i was walking to my class and i felt everybody was watching me i felt anxiety,unsafe.I was shaking when i felt that

Jaiden: everyone hates me At least 7 million people: am i a joke to you?

Jadien is officially my KZfaq therapist.

First ever video I've watched where I've never related so much at. It is a breath of fresh air and relief to know I am not the only one struggling with anxiety and depression. It hits home when Jaiden said she feel weird before even realizing she has anxiety. I think mine started at age 9 when I started stepping away from my group of friends and spent more time reading books. My friends, although we are still close, thought that I grew tired of them (which is true bc we were kids and our friend group is sorta toxic). I became fluent in another language that my classmates hated me for it. My constant being-by-myself combined with their hate built up into my social anxiety where I became so anxious abt every detail about me and felt like everyone hates me for everything I do, wear, say-everything.

I have social anxiety that I was diagnosed with in the second grade. It came with a noise sensitivity to loud or sudden sounds, or both at the same time. My science teacher doesn't let me use my noise canceling earbuds in her class so I cover my ears to prevent me having a panic attack. Someone apparently noticed me covering my ears and looking straight down at my desk and apparently asked why I was doing that. I obviously didn't answer because I couldn't hear them, but my friends told them that I didn't like the noise and had anxiety. The person then said, "well, she should just get over that noise sensitivity." He proceeded to make a loud sound, attempting to trigger my anxiety.

"Hello stranger with a degree, I'm here to tell you why I'm broken!" Jaiden Animations, July 1, 2018

Me: *blinks* Anxiety: remember when you got all those problems wrong on that test in 5th grade? Me: *cries*

as i keep getting older this video keeps getting more and more relatable

It’s so weird how relatable jaiden is

It's not as easy as: "I hate myself!" "Don't!" *CURED*

"Hello stranger with a degree, let me tell you why I'm BROKEN."

I've watched this dozens of times over the years, both before I developed social anxiety and after. I didn't realize what a fresh hell clinical social anxiety is, it's debilitating and I am affected every single day. I'm sick every single day because of it and it's rough. Good luck to all on their anxiety-recovery journey, I salute you

"What the basis of anxiety is." When you're in a grocery line and your mom leaves to go get bread and you're next in line. This is how anxiety truly started.

_Why do you think they hate you? They’ve been your friends for years and you always have a lot of fun together. They’re always super kind to you_ *Yeah but what if*

I’ve heard so many of these quotes and it’s so fun to hear where they come from. It’s the same feeling as when you watch a movie and you hear a viral like sound on TikTok or Instagram or whatever and you’re like Oh that’s where it’s from. That’s how I feel hearing those quotes in this video.

thank you for this video, you just uncovered a few things i hadn’t yet realized about myself

*parents are gone for 5 minutes more than supposed* Anxiety- They are dead Me- nope Anxiety- Yes. YESSS!!! *yESsSS* Me- Ah dangit let me look at caskets Anxiety- You need to have a panic attack Me- *jim halpert signature look at the camera*

Anxiety is the feeling of when you see a giant spider, you try to hit it, *and it goes missing.*

I remember back when I had severe social anxiety when I was 14 (not diagnosed but I could not speak at all to strangers, stand in line by myself when ordering something, rarely left home because I was scared of talking to people, and I could not even make phone calls without feeling extremely nervous). Thankfully it got better enough where I was able to hold conversations with strangers, order food on my own, and be friendly with people. It was still bad but I eventually did get diagnosed a few months ago (I'm 19 now) with GAD and depression. I was given medication and it has helped tremendously (especially when combined with therapy). I used to cry almost everyday but I only cried four times in the last few months. This video really hits close to home.

Scary how this video is relatable, I mean it’s scary using school bathrooms when you think ppl are there. Like I’m terrified of someone watching me, people staring at me, demons (trust me it’s terrifying), and like sitting next to ppl.

Roses are red Backpacks are too blue You have anxiety? Hey, me too!

“Anything you say into this will reach hundreds of thousands of people, do anything you want with it” Me: *”THE MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL”*

I remember watching this years ago when it first came out. I remember not understanding it much and being really confused. Five years later as an individual with social anxiety I came back and I could not relate more to this video. It’s crazy how much can change in five years.

For me the most relatable part of this video for me was when jaidens brain kept getting all the mail and said "hey can I return this!?" "Take me off the list!"

I got 99 problems, *and my anxiety is all of them*

My anxiety: Hey your talking too loud!! Me: * talks quietly * My anxiety: NOW YOUR TALKING TOO QUIETLY! THEY HATE YOU NOW! Me: *WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!?*

I watched this back when I was mentally healthy and I took it for granted. I think I’ve caught depression in it’s early stages now, and I’m guessing this video helped a lot of people.

For me, I suffer from general anxiety and panic disorder. At some points, I'll constantly be worrying for no reason at all and it affects my everyday schedule until it goes away a couple weeks later.

"PEE IS STORED IN THE-" *We'll be right back* I also has anxiety

"i know they hate me" "how" "dude just trust me"

I struggle with these same things, thank you so much for sharing your experiences and giving advice

Thanks for making this video I've recently been suffering from most of these things and seeing someone I highly look up to and aspire to be like suffering with it too somehow helps just a bit

Anxiety : he's talking to you. Me : oh god what should I say now. Anxiety : stay quiet and keep worrying. Me : okay. Me : wait- Anxiety : *too late.*

Me: *"I'm sad, i'm with a lot of problems, i need someone to talk about it"* Also Me: *"I will not talk about my problems with anyone, THEY DON'T NEED THAT EXTRA PROBLEM IN THEIR LIFE!"*

I so relate with freaking out over the choice to talk. I’ll have everything planned out in my head, ho to raise my hand completly confident and as soon and I’m called on I freak, I can’t handle all the eyes on me I stutter and mess up and forget simple things. But I also love getting in front of people and talking, I love advocating for things and bringing awareness to stuff. Sometimes I’m completely fine and enjoy talking in front of people no matter what, and other times something as simple as answering a yes or no question can make me feel like curling up in a hole and just dying. I have general anxiety, seasonal depression and adhd. My whole life has been a struggle and I’m still just figuring out how to deal with stuff. Your videos really help me internalize the fact that I’m not alone, because while I know many people deal with the same stuff as me, hearing somebody, especially and influencer talk about it and hit my struggles right on the money is a wonderful reality check that I honestly really need to give myself the benifet of the doubt sometimes

Me: partially sleeping (Something makes a noise) Fear/Anxiety: Hey do you remember every single detail of that scary movie you watched last year?

She PERFECTLY defines my social anxiety. Couldn't be better in defenition

As a kid I would get nervous going to the bathroom because I thought that people in there would make fun of me for no reason.

“Here! Anything you say will be heard by hundreds of thousands of people!” Actually, it’s millions now!

Jaiden: "I'm afraid people won't like me" Also Jaiden: *8 million subscribers*

me to my anxiety: don't worry, no one's looking at you. nobody cares. depression: ever. me: that's not what i meant

And by the way, your show is keeping my heart pumping because your animations make me laugh so much thank you for all the hard work you’ve done to put in your videos you’ve been a big part of my life and also I have been watching you since I was about three or four

I love these videos 😂 I love the little cartoony animation ❤❤

"I'll keep all my emotions right here. And then one day I'll *DIE* "

When you work in a group at school in class and you have great ideas, but you don’t say it because of anxiety and you think you’ll look stupid in front of everyone! Like Jaiden said... *ANXIETY CAN GO JUMP OFF A MICROWAVE*

My main experience with this is being incredibly stressed and worried about the stupidest things for absolutely no reason but the panic lasts for days, weeks and sometimes months but because of how stupid of thing it is I’m afraid to tell anyone in case they get mad at me or anything so I’m just sitting there internally panicking 24/7 with no idea of how to solve my problem

Jaiden, a video could never describe me best. Since I were a kid, I was afraid of going to the bathroom and that everything and everyone is watching me, and when I raise my hand to participate, I am so afraid, I give my opinion, and, SURPRISE!! A super fireball of anxiety was throwed (srry if I said that bad, I don’t know so much English LMAO) just in my face because, the other classmates laugh, the teacher said that my opinion is bizarre, and finally anyone knows why I cry in class. YAY! :3

Me: I look good in this shirt!! Low-self esteem: You look like an overweight horse. Me: But- Low self-esteem: *no*

"..." *_"PEE IS STORED IN THE-"_* _Me presenting my science project_

I have a lot of anxiety even when I’m just sitting or trying to squeeze through somebody in school so this helps cause how relatable it is🥲

While I don't have a lot of social anxiety. I do get very anxious about my health, especially after I had a benign tumor in my bladder 6 six years ago.

Can We Just Appreciate This Smooth Animation?

Microwaves do not condone jumping off, especially for anxiety. Consult your doctor if you, someone you know, or anxiety are having thoughts of jumping off a microwave.

Something how help me with my social anxiety is put me in the others place, "i will cares if they act/looks as me?" The anser generaly is no, so i can calmdown, but i never became to nervous to think rationaly, so i dont know if will work in thins case

Jaiden:”I think everyone hates me” Her 12 million subscribers:”I’m not even here baby, I’m just a hallucination “

*Jaiden’s emotion is evolving!* *WHO’S THAT POKÉMON!?* ITS happiness.

“I’ll keep my emotions right here and then one day I’ll die” *relates* Edit: woah that’s a lot of likes.

Some of the worst parts of anxiety that most people might relate to based off my personal experiences is how social situations SUCK! And even after the conversation is done, you stress about how you could've messed that up and somehow feeling embarrassed even though you didn't mess it up. And you constantly stress about not make too much eye contact but still make just the right amount of it to make sure that the person that you're conversing with thinks you're present in the conversation without making it weird. When in reality, its not weird it just feels like that to you. That's just my personal experience on the matter.

thank you so much for making this video :)) it made me feel a lot more seen and i always enjoy laughing at your portrayal of things

Is it me, or don't you really just hate those kids in supermarkets that just... *STARE* at you? Yea I do too

*"JUMP OFF A MICROWAVE!"* My new insult

Thank you for the video Jaiden, 5 years after you posted it, it's helping so much right now. I've had my mental breakdown today due to my anxiety and the accumulation of everything going on right now in my life. Even though your video can't solve my problems watching a video about someone having similar problems to mine helps a lot ! Once again thank you for your video

Me with an anxiety disorder: **clicks video the moment i see it**

I never thought I'd see such a large amount of memes in a single Jaiden video

“PEE IS STORED IN THE-“ Jaiden knows the truth