If anyone who was watched this reaction, or the original, then you may like to know that Ren is performing in the UK at The Secret Garden Party. For a person who has gone through, and is going through, so much, and his work has helped so many, the appreciation of his work is going to be VERY VERY clear to him. Like Tachy said, those making art/support/video/RU-vid channels, are not necessarily face-to-face, not getting the feedback (well, hopefully my words help in that regard). I'm going to SGP. I'm going to see Ren perform. I know for a fact the tears will flow. I've been tested and twisted, broken and beat. And it is because of Hi Ren, that I'm starting to stand on my own two feet. And I'll be singing from the top of my lungs, and ... I know ... from the hundreds of people in the SGP groups that I am talking with ... I know I will not be alone.
"I can't word." That's such a real statement after how this song leaves you feeling. As for Robin Williams, I don't think that it was him feeling worthless when he hit that point in his life. His diagnosis was telling him that he was going to be losing his cognitive ability and for a man like him, his quick wit and sharp mind was the core of who he was. His condition was going to have him slipping away into an unrecognizable person who he felt would become a burden on those he loved. He had a stand up at The Roxy back in '78 where he said "You're only given one spark of madness and you mustn't lose it because without it, you're nothing." I think that summed up the end of his days and how he felt. His condition was going to take his spark of madness and he couldn't imagine living without it. I loved that man dearly and he is still the only celebrity that I actually shed tears for, so I understand how his loss hits you right in the heart. 💕 Rest in Peace, Robin.
Thank you for the love hope and encouragement. It really did a lot for me. Thank you for bearing your heart and soul and for making yourself vulnerable for the sake of thoes that yiu haven't ever met. ❤
Lol my Resting HR is 58 and when I sit or stand I get dizzy and HR increases to 90-130. I haven't been diagnosed with POTS, but I suspect Long Covid is causing it.
Five years ago I was an addict. I never really thought I would become one, I just lived my life and thought I wouldn't care about the consequences. In my addiction I ruined my marriage, my career and my life. I remember being so bleak that every time I crossed a bridge or drove I had an overwhelming desire to jump. Idk what stopped me but I never quite reached that point, it's hard for me to explain but it's not that it didn't feel like the right time, every moment was rock bottom and it continued to get worse. Just that I always managed to just not. I've been clean five years now, have a happy life and fixed things with my wife and family. Strangely I still get moments where I randomly feel bleak but nothing like it was before. I don't think I'm a survivor as I never tried but idk, anyway I just wanted to share my story. Though I'm sure no one will ever read it.
The importance of this song cannot be overstated. I've never heard anyone articulate this struggle in such a universally relatable and powerful way. The fact that it went viral and reached millions of people makes me so happy.
I haven’t seen you upload in a while & hope you’re doing okay ❤️ As soon as I heard ‘Troubles’ by Ren, I couldn’t wait to check out YOUR reaction. Now I’m a bit worried & pray you’re doing well. Much love 🫶🏻
Let me clear that up. If there are issues I don’t wanna devalue the experience. I just think we are much too focused on normal, so that if you’re not in the center block of Gausses Normal Distribution people want to push you in there and it’s not right. Standards yes, standardise people? Like whot?
Sorry for the long message but think about it. We are not exact copies of each other. Some have to be in the middle, some have to be at edges of the distribution. At every metric. If you are more sensitive than most people, that’s beautiful but inevitably causes challenges to be dealt with, and it’s hard. Very hard. Everything just my impressions of course. Love goes out to everybody reading this.
nobody is a suicide survivor just as no one alive has been electrocuted they are a cause of death suggest looking up OXYMORON and you will see if being truthful you are a survivor of 'attempted' suicide its too important subject to get wrong
You do realize NOBODY has survived suicide just like nobody alive has been electrocuted both are a cause of death so youre either jesus or 'mistaken' and its too much of an important subject to get wrong maybe look up OXYMORON
just found you because of this song! You are awesome, You are great. It doesn't matter if someone else did this before. You did this and it was powerful, courageous, and real! Life is real and it's full of shadows, but we can learn how to dance around them. Keep dancing your dance and keep sharing your story for anyone who needs too hear it. You are loved. You are real. You are important. We all are! Love you!
I'm in my 50s. I can remember in my elementary school age, I used to lie in bed and ask God why he made me be born. In my teens, 20s, 30s, I struggled with suicidal thoughts. One day, the dark side of me finally overcame the side of me that wanted to live. I decided the day to do it, where to do it (so that my body would be found) and how to do it. In desperation, I was able to speak to the suicide hotline. Years later, on the dentist chair waiting for the dentist, I felt compelled to tell my story to the dentist assistant. She was seated behind me. I talked and talked that I smiled and laughed outwardly but inside I just wanted to sleep forever and never wake up... I heard her crying. I was surprised. Her teenage son just committed su!cide several months ago. She felt so guilty because she didn't notice anything wrong, amiss. His death was a shock. I calmly turned forward and in a calm, neutral voice, I said that no one in my family, friends, coworkers knew about my suicidal thoughts. I looked at her and said that it's not her fault. We're just good at hiding it, pretending to be normal. I believe I helped a little in easing that motherly guilt.
65, diagnosed with depression in teen years. I heard Hi Ren. I cried for an hour. Then I called a therapist. See, way back when I began to try and get help.....they offered tranquilizers. They didn't help. They offered volunteer counselors....they felt bad for us but could offer no GUIDANCE. (untrained, uneducated) It didn't work. Because of him, I gave it another try. THANK YOU REN. I'm losing tons of baggage off my shoulders as life brightens around me. THIS WORKS. I just might be able to spend my remaining years.....in RELATIVE peace....definitely enjoying my existence. Everybody should listen to this. YES it will make you cry, YES it will remind you of all those things you struggle to cover and control. Fortunately, I survived my best attempts to end my life. It wasn't LIFE it was the PAIN that I couldn't take anymore and had no IDEA how to change. We need to talk about this! Spread the word....start snatching those lives off the edge of the abyss....we've been there, we understand, and there is a way out! Thank you for your reaction! ❤🫂. NEWS FLASH! Goosebumps, every hair on end.
I just watched and you are amazingly genuine. First of all, please don’t ever feel shame for your emotions, it means you are a great human being with a heart. And remember that the briljant Ren does this to all of us. His fantastic song and lyric writing from the heart touches everyone with a heart. His ability to strike people with, mostly His OWN, emotions is second to none. So, I too am glad you are still with us. Keep your head up and be proud of who you are and what you do. And keep listening to great music like Ren. Maybe you should check out Lara Fabian, great singer with the ability to Touch people, like Ren. Especially the live version of je taime,is really special. I hope life Théâtre you well, godspeed.
Tanya, I have rewatched your reaction, and checked your home page. I see you have not posted in six months. I hope you are okay and just have been unable to post due to being busy. Given your story about your mother's death and missing her, I would suggest you watch NF's video for How Could You Leave Us, immediately followed by listening to Mama from the new album (there's no video). They deal with NF's feelings about his deceased mother. HCYLU is painful but cathartic for addressing the 'anger' stage of grief, while Mama resolves that tension with acceptance. Most hardcore NF fans would insist that you should listen to all NF's work in order, but I think for you especially, it would be best to have them together. Whether you make a reaction of it or not, I think it would help you to do these songs.
Imagine that you've just walked across a desert and you finally reach a town, a place where people are milling about, just living their own lives. You know that you're dying, that you need water, but you can't ask for it. Maybe you don't speak their language, maybe your throat is so dried and swollen, you physically can't get the words out. You think, "Surely they can see me, see that I'm dying of thirst!" If you were really coming out of the desert, this might be true, but with mental illness, the desert is your mind, and people can't see that. You have to learn how to ask for the water you need. It can be difficult Those closest to you may see you're acting weird, that you need something, but if you don't say, "water," they're just as likely to give you shoes, or, worse, a winter coat and a warm pair of gloves. This doesn't mean they're stupid; it means they're not you. Maybe, once, they had to walk across a frozen tundra and what they had needed was something to keep them warm. They're trying to be helpful, but they've never been in the desert. If you need water - ask! And down throw away the coat. You may need it someday. Or maybe someone else will.
It's a year since this dropped, but thank you for this reaction and thank you for spreading more love for Ren. His music found me at a time when I really needed it and it inspired me to start writing, and hopefully recording, music again. But thank you for those words of inspiration, "Keep casting those shadows behind you. They get bigger, but keep doing it anyway, 'cause it's worth it." Those are powerful words. Also, you call it you inner demon, I call it my shitty roommate, but even if it saddens me to hear others have that voice, it is also powerful to know I'm not the only one. Even if you are a stranger, I love you too! Thank you!
The man is validating EVERYONE who has been to or is still going through medical gaslighting. I hope this being in the mainstream is the catalyst to changing the world and removing this nonsense from the attitudes of those in the medical establishment. A butterfly effect 🙏
