It's hard to believe that what Asmon said wasn't a pre-prepared statement, and I mean that as a compliment. This was one of the most articulate, well thought out statements concerning mental health in the streaming and gaming community, as well as the dangers of social media, that I've ever heard.
There are viewers and streamers nowadays who will never know how much of an impact and pioneer Reckful was to the platform, We won't forget the streamer, the gamer, the man Byron was
Found out when I logged on Wow earlier:( it was really nice to see how fast the community came together for him, multiple gatherings across multiple servers ❤️😞😞 RIP Byron
it's a cesspool of some of the worst mentality of humanity and there is no consequences to their actions.. So many people lives ruin, lives lost due to Twitter.
I really respect Asmon for this. I’ve always been unsure of him because of stupid clips, but he’s got a big heart and he’s a lot smarter than I thought. Don’t blame the victim, blame the abusers. Blame the bullies online. Everyone defending them saying, “He didn’t have to get on Twitter, no one made him do that” is so sick in the head. You should NEVER want to be ugly towards someone on purpose to make them feel bad about themselves. Ever. It is the fault of the bullies with no filter and no care for human emotion. He should’ve been able to get on Twitter and not be talked down to so much. So many of you who would do such a thing are just horrible horrible sad people. There’s more to life than being a social media bully.
I agree, and its messed up because as a streamer/entertainer, your expectation to be on social media is amplified. However people will always be garbage, and the internet lets them get away with things no normal person would do face to face. We should all realize that, and have the insight to pull away of it becomes to much, especially of he was seeing a Therapist. His death is no ones "fault" but his own, and living in a twisted time, but that doesn't mean anything now, its the future that we all must be better for. My two cents anyway.
@@voidodin9305 In a literal sense, yeah, his death was HIS fault. But realistically and emotionally, no, it was not his fault. He shouldn't have to go into hiding because people can't shut their mouths. He can make the feelings go away if people are harassing him daily. We live in social media world right now. It's hard to truly get away from it.
@@tiffaxo thats exactly my point, its near impossible to get away from, thus we as people have to be ready for that, because it will not change no matter how much we want it to. Got to be realistic if you want to be an internet personality.
"We've turned Social Media into this cannibalistic machine that allows people to consume eachother" - Asmongold. That one hit me. So well said. Think about that one. Take care of yourself and ur next one's guys. RIP Reckful
@SpaceTimeManipulatorSTM Online anonymity allows for people to be much more cruel than they normally would in a real-world setting. Couple that with mental disorders....the thoughts that the targets of this cruelty inevitably get so dark that it will lead to this from time to time.
@Grey goose listen buddy I get you’re trying to get a reaction out of people. But this is a sad time. So INSTEAD of calling a suicide victim a coward. How about you go tell your mom/dad/brother/sister/ family members that you love them, and occupy your sinister mind by doing something positive and productive for once. Rather than writing that disgusting comment. Thank you
He was calm and collected when the news first broke and then at 22:38 he let everyone know how he really felt and I think that it was not only necessary but also needed, that someone as big as Asmongold came out and was genuine about what was going on the community. No bullshit, no beating around the bush. Just calling how he saw it. And I saw it that way 2.
@@34ey5drift8 What?? We use the internet everyday for news and the media and keeping in contact with friends. Ofc we taks the internet seriously to some extent. In reckfuls case (a manic depressive) ofc he's going to take something somebody else said or what a large LARGE group of people said seriously. As asmon said, you read those things in your own voice and it backs up what you feel about yourself when your depressed. Im all one for not giving a fuck about what people say to you, as someone who lived around abuse and being told that they're a worthless piece of shit on a regular basis, but cmon man, have a bit of empathy instead of making your bullshit, disrespectful comments about how someone "took the internet too seriously". And as asmongold said: FUCK OFF.
@@34ey5drift8 if you can't be fucked to show common decency and understanding to people solely due to anonymity then you have failed at life. Taking shit seriously on the internet shouldn't have to lead to this.
@@TheEpicPancake Seriously. It's like if someone stapled a note to your door telling you to kill yourself, and your neighbor went "it's just a piece of paper" like what kinda fucking disconnection from reality?
My brother took his own life a few months ago. We had no idea how lost he was. He even had plans to visit our mother the day after, and to come visit us for board games and shit a week after. It still destroys me today.
God damn, imagine his parents finding out a second son of theirs took their lives. This is so sad, especially having seen him make such great progress on Healthygamergg. Rest In Peace Byron.
yea bit wouldnt suicide count as spreading negativity. never understood why everyone gets so sad when an idiot kills himself imagine the message they send when they have an audience to young viewers with mental health issues. Fuck reckful and fuck anyone who kills themselves. let them burn in hell
I cant imagine loosing my son and for his family to lose 2 in the same way is just heartbreaking. RIP Byron and my sincerest condolences to your family.
@@rhaelsura96 Yeah that comment really hit me hard. Heartbreaking. I can't even imagine how horrible it would feel if my older and younger brother died.
Manic Depression is so unforgiving when it comes to navigating mental states. Increase and decreases in serotonin alter how you perceive the world in a fundamental way. Rest in peace, Byron.
It's even worse when you have a lot of people constally telling you are shit, underages should be banned from the internet, or else, this thing will keep happening. Sad shit
Yeah, Ive been struggling with bipolar disorder and I can say when its depression "season" life is so hard. Mental health isnt a joke. Ive lost many friends due to my illness, but it has also made me stronger. Only people with illnesses understand each other and thats sad. Rip reckful.
Explaining depression with a headache was pretty genius and scientifically accurate. Asmond overall reacted extremely reflected and rational, respect - RIP Reckful
@facelessninetytwo aka Man of the Rain Normally deaths of celebrities dont really affect me mentally but this really hits home, really admire zacks strength in this video tbh
@@Idk-lk7cc i can agree, while i was in hospital a few years ago, i started watching through all his old streams with soda when they streamed from Japan, those streams helped me get through a bad phase myself, all i could think about was if i was going to make it through the surgery or not, and even if i did, what would go wrong and effect me even longer after that? if it wasnt for the fact my mum hadnt pretty much forced her manager to give her time off to support me, and the fact those vods were available to me via youtube at the time (not sure if theyre still there, cant see why not but youtube might have removed them for some bizarre reason) im not sure i would have had the will to continue myself. This just hurts too much and theres people out there just being dicks for no reason about it.
Explaining depression is not easy unless you've studied psychology to the point of getting a PhD imo. A tutor of psychology describded it as: thinking about it as; 'waking up everyday and seeing your parents getting killed.'
"Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow, across Northrend's bright and shining snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, on Westfall's fields of golden grain. I am in the morning hush, of Stranglethorn's jungle, green and lush. I am in the drums loud and grand, the thunderous hooves across Nagrand. I am the stars warmly gleaming, over Darnassus softly dreaming. I am in the birds that sing, I am in each lovely thing. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there. I do not die." Rest in peace Reckful. ❤
This.. is a wonderful piece of art. and remember: Reckful won't truly die as long as he's still in our hearts and memories. Rest in Peace, Reckful. We will miss you.
@@GabrieleirbaGabrieleirbag I understand what you are trying to say.. and I would hope for you to be right in some sence.. but honestly I don't believe we will be here after this year. (Jesus is coming back this year) May God bless him, and you, and everyone else.
"nobody ever wants to hear somebody else's side of things, they only want to hear what they've already decided to be the truth" I don't even play wow anymore but I find myself coming to every stream and RU-vid video I can of asmons because he is genuinely one of the smartest and well spoken individuals on this entire platform. With a following as big as he has, being this virtuous and intelligent is creating unprecedented positive change and growth within wow and gaming as a whole, and for that, I thank you Asmon.
I've also thought for a lot time that asmongold is way more intelligent than he looks. At first, you have a skinny neckbeard with a gross room. But with time you realize you've got one of the best personality on social media. And this video is really all we need, to see that part of him within seconds.
@@eliediab5317 he had been severely depressed basically his whole life. Lost his brother through suicide at a young age. Been dealing with so many other issues aswell, and this was just the last straw for him. Still don't know the reason why he did it, but he had such a big impact in the twitch community, WoW, and the way the platform has become the way it is right now.
Of course it's "really sad." Anybody who thinks otherwise is cold-hearted and apathetic. I don't know why you even made such an insensitive comment. I thought about Reckful doing this the other day and now that it's become a reality it feels so surreal.
Sword of the Morning How is saying that “insensitive”? Im geniunely curious. Sure, anyone with a heart will see it as really sad, but how does the statement come off as “insensitive” exactly?
Byron was the smartest twitch streamer I’ve watched, he was 10 steps ahead of everyone but at the same time he was very unstable, people would laugh when he would randomly cry and breakdown on stream. It’s so brutal that this has happened.. I just wish the right people reached out to him when he needed. So sad😞 Rest in peace Byron ❤️
@@VintageNarwhal we all do think this. but most of us didn't even knew he was in need of help...youtube and these sites always show only the good side of things... and twitch and twitter community man...
People who dont suffer from mental disorders will take that fact and use it to try and justify denying it I just hope all of you learn from this and try to be more sensitive to people who are actually suffering (Not attention seekers)
@@bibsp3556 when depression/isolation/lonelies etc. A company you from age they become a part of you until one day end you're life just because bunch of fckers want to make a fun out of you makeing you feel worthless makeing you isolated from other, making you into person which will never be able to reach his fullest potential and happiness.
I’ve only recently started watching Asmon’s videos and dialogues regularly, and he really is such a thoughtful, insightful guy. I’m very impressed with his commentary on real life, current events. May Reckful Rest In Peace. We have to be better than this. We have to address, analyze, and discuss solutions for the problems we create for self and others.
This is really Zack talking.. whata powerful & good takes he have on depression.. working for people that have strong depressions and are very suicidal for 17 years at a psychiatric ward. You´re an inspiration to many Zack! don´t ever forget that! /Bro hug from Sweden. + RIP Beautiful Byron !+
People rarely mock someone with a broken leg for having a broken leg and if they do its pretty universally called out. You rarely mock someone with a scars. These things are visible and implicitly understood, whereas mental illness isnt visible and even our best therapists have only a basic grasp of the reality of mental illness.
I think a lot of the time people who are mentally Ill or depressed end up hurting people they're in relationships with. eventually people get tired of dealing with people who won't or can't listen and eventually throw in the towel. Easy to see it from the outside but mentally Ill or not many people can't ever see their own problems.
To bad it's literally the community that drove him to suicide. Where were these people before his fucking death? ignoring it no doubt and now they pretend they give a shit? Fuck off.
When everything in your life feels undeserved and fake, the pain can sometimes be the only thing that feels real. ... which is not a good place to be in ...
Fadil Nahdi you are 100 percent correct man rip Bryson dude he didn’t deserve this, humanity is just getting so ridiculous ;( this world is a dark place
im Skrap yeah Ik ppl who suicide ain’t stupid the ppl who cause them to do that are very disgusting human beings I’m glad there are good ppl in this world like u and the first comment
I'm a little bit older being 38 now so I have never really watched enough of streamers to have a connection where a death by one would be devistating to me, but when etika died my son who is 16 sat in his room and cried for almost two days. It was then seeing and having to talk to my son and explain something like this to him and the absolute pain he was in made me realize what impact some streamers have on people's lives. Because of this I'll never forget and I offer my condolences to everyone who Reckful touched and his family.
Stonkzwam why?? Why would you make him be killed over and over for his loot??? Do you not understand what you’re saying?? EDIT: for context. the person I replied to deleted their comment that said “yeah, make him an Elite NPC that drops unique loot.”
Beezle I mean if you hadn’t watched reckful at all I could see why you’d say this. Or if you don’t play WoW. It’s the people like you who shit on everyone that makes social media less and less enjoyable.
Beezle you’re asking why we would martyr a guy that’s been around for years, that changed the community as a whole. Why does red shirt guy have a character in game? See what I’m saying? I think you aren’t a fan of reckful so maybe don’t ask why just because he took his life. Yeah it’s a shit situation something people shouldn’t resort too but it happens. Reckful among others is the reason Twitch took off. If anybody should be remembered it’s him.
Just recently saw his Dr. K Interview as manic depression is no stranger to me, I grew up watching him play rogue and idolizing his play style. Finding him again in adulthood on Dr K's channel sent chills down my spine as we had been dealing with similar issues (manic depression and psychedelic use). Nothing but tears in my eyes and condolences for his family.
I don't think psychedelics had anything to do with this. If I remember correctly, Reckful had said that he had done mushrooms pretty far back in his past. When he talked about it with Dr. K, Dr. K brought up the fact that psychedelics can have disassociative properties that can help people deal with trauma. I don't think anyone thinks that Reckful's depression is a side-effect of the over-use/abuse of psychedelics, I don't think he had done any for a long time.
This is just so bad.... RIP byron, when i was young, he was my firs streamer that i watched. When i felt bad, or i just had a bad time in school, he was always there to cheer you up, speed typing or doing jokes in arena matches. Srsly RIP bro, you will be always with us.
I saw his interview with Dr. K when it first came out, and since then I've gained the courage to try to seek help from a psychiatrist to overcome manic depression and live an "enjoyable life" because he made me feel it was worth trying. It was so overwhelming seeing him happy on that stream, and I felt like he was going to start living life to the fullest. I'm crying a fuck-ton over him passing away 'cause I related to a lot of things that he said and went through his whole life, and it sucks to see someone so genuine, grateful and real, that wanted to help people like him having to end his suffering like this. I feel like I've been this whole day asking to myself "If someone like him couldn't make it what makes think that I will?" and I just want these thoughts to stop and I'm afraid that from now on they won't. I've lost a role-model and the person that helped me to cope with all the shit that happened daily. You'll be missed Byron, thanks for helping a lot of people, more than you would ever imagine. Rest in peace.
I cried when I saw that interview because he cried talking about the game and how is was important for him to have a place where everyone could be happy. My guess is that after the game finished it was like a drug or rush, he needed to make it better.
You'll never see the grief when you do it. I know it sounds like unnecessary pressure, but you have the responsibility of life and love. Because, dude, you are loved. As was Byron, he is loved. All we could so now is learn and mourn with our love, and he won't know it. Ever again.
If you have any thoughts like reckful please go see a real psychologist or psychiatrist in person. Dr. K helps but can not compare to a real consultation in person
@hadouken That's why it's better to have no friends to begin with. They'll betray you like the cockroaches that they are. Happened with me and it'll happen to any depressed person in the future. The only ones one can rely on are your pets. They won't betray you. Humans always will.
@hadouken Quite the wise decision. But aren't they called something like play mates then? I don't know, maybe its only me that I thought that friends were supposed to support each other. The naivety of youth, eh? Or especially in terms of love. Most people encourage talking about such troubles in relationships. They are all stupid. The partner will betray you instantly if you do that. Unfortunately I have learned the lesson that all humans are traitors far too late.
To be fair Reckful had a big group of people and many close friend that were supporting and looking out for him especially in recent years. But sometimes even that just isnt enough
@hadouken That's true. I only wish that the garbage that is society tries to teach you exactly that lesson. But I guess this is often a problem with the people. I have had many times that would be friends said that they would try their all to fix up my depression or suicidal tendencies, only to then realize that it is utterly impossible and betray me. Maybe grown ups should teach that it is impossible to get someone out of a depression just by being nice to them? Or to simply listen to them? I don't know what could be done but I'd love the damn hypocricy to finally be eliminated once and for all.
@@Kanuui- no friends, relying on pets? what a horrible way to live. also, pets can "betray" you as well and even easier than humans. give your pet away to someone who will care for it. food, cuddles, you name it. visit the pet back after one or two years, and see if they are still loyal. If you have a pet it has no real other choice than to "love" you. If it would be bought from a different person, it would love that person most likely. There is no magic or special kind of bonding to it. Furthermore, what a pet can give you is a farcry from what a real human being can offer. There arent only shit ones, you know. but if so say "nah" and stop trying, and rely on animals(!!) instead than yoou are on a way to a horrible life. Maybe its also your expectations. friends arent there to solve your bigger problems for you. that is your own responsibility. They are there to add value to your life, like having an enjoyable time, teach you something, enjoying each others personalities, and SOME sort of help if you need it. But if you are one of those persons who are not enjoyable to have around because of your shitty worldview, making a depressed face/attitude often then yeah, i would not be surprised if you are left. friends are a nice to have but friendship also has limits. personally, i`d help out anyone whom i like, be it friend or not. if that person does not get better on his own or drags me down with their constant negativve energy repeatedly however, im out. many people share my sentiment, its quite reasonable. wouldnt you think?
One of my best friends from high school committed suicide in 2015, August. Didn't see it coming from a mile away. There is absolutely no words to describe the pain, it feels like if you could get hit by a freight train at full speed and somehow survive it and still experience all of the pain from it, that's exactly what it feels like. Like someone punches you right in the heart. RIP Tom.
Holy shit, I have manic depression too. Feels weird when you see someone like you, give up. I was a huge fan of his. I am crying. That is hard for a man to admit.
@@Yura-Sensei nobody should cry. it's just not a thing we should be doing. but, of course there will be stuff to make the world worse for us and make us sad. the bullshit is that there are things that make us cry exist. things like this. man i hate people.
@@lol_dab ??? How can you say that. Crying is just as important as laughing and being happy. It's how we cope with emotions, be it overwhelming happiness or sadness. People should not be ashamed of it and it should be treated as something natural and stop being toxic towards men who do it. We're all humans after all and we all feel the same things :( RIP Reckful
And of course some of the same people who trash talked him 24/7 incl. on those last tweets are pretending to care for their few little internet points. Social media culture is a miserable joke.
Exactly this, people push and push and push until something snaps and then its all "Oh, wow im so sorry to hear that, RIP" Byron's depression was public knowledge, his life was an open book, his IRL friends didnt care enough about him to make him feel less lonely and his twitch streaming audience even if mostly good would have toxic people making him feel shittier about himself and his life.
The whole problem with Reckful is his only 'friends' were these scummy fake internet personalities. It was clear the guy didn't have any siblings or friends in real life he could count on.
@@Crobian Not to mention the decent people like soda stopped affiliating themselves with byron because of his controversial and volatile nature. Byron just wanted to have fun and didnt care about the money, truly sad.
@@darijanjamak2632 Yeah. Honestly of all the streamers I think he should've tried to be friends with Asmongold. He is the most genuine streamer/internet 'celebrity' I've come across. It also would've been legendary to have Reckful and Asmon playing WoW together. I lost one of my best friends last year to a car accident and it made me think, I only have 3 others (true friends) and brother, if I lost them all I wouldn't see the point of living. Having good friends and family in your life is everything.
died like etika world network: people made fun of him and memed on someone who has mental issues. suicided and the people who called him clowns changed their mind to feeling bad for his death.
Online bullying and trolling could easily be resolved if social media platforms integrated a new system that makes you have to verify your identity to be allowed to comment or like on videos, streams or anywhere people can comment, it may sound harsh at first, but it would hold people responsible, we would NOT need to have our verified irl name or picture public for everyone to see, it would all be private information, but people could report bad comments and haters, if something is really bad, or it gets like 10+ reports, then someone would look over it, and if anything is harmful or anything like that, would have to report them to the law, and the law too would have to adjust to this system, but i can't think of any more effective system than that, and nobody loses, we would only show our passport or driver license or something like that, and a picture from webcam, pretty much how all finance platforms does it these days, it's nothing new, just haven't been considered for comments and chats yet, lol, but i'm damn sure this would work well. And if you don't think this should be a thing, maybe you are right, but it's not like we lose anything from it, we would only gain a more tight knitted community long term, and if you are paranoid or something like that about giving in personal identifications for this, then you should know that most if not all hotels in foreign countries SCAN your passport, every time, so do not fear the id verification that i kinda hope all social media platforms implements at some point, it would let us all start enjoying each others company again and slowly but surely make haters and trolls a thing of the past, its been a rough ride, but now we must figure out how to solve this main issue on the internet, imagine if we all just got along instead, focus on building each other up, instead of breaking each other down. How far we would get in this world.. The change we would see.. Imagine not being allowed to make a new account, ever, because you got flagged too many times and given warnings, to the point they ban your actual ID, not allowing you to ever comment bs to anyone ever again, on multiple / all social media platforms. Why are we allowing it anyway, freedom of speech? That's a really dumb reason to allow such evil behavior to run rampant in our collective community if that was the case. But seriously, get rid of the trashy people on the internet please, the dumb dumb's don't understand the severity of their actions and what it can make people do, especially people with a history of mental illness and suicidal thoughts. We must do something to restrain the haters and trolls, or they will keep coming back, more and more, a cultural change would do the trick, but lets be real that would take years for us to adapt fully to. If you don't have anything productive to say, fun uplifting mood or find common ground with those you converse with online, then don't say anything at all, get the bad people out of here!
I loved watching Byron when he traveled to Japan and Spain.. Some of the most memorable vlogs/streams I have ever watched.. Thanks for your voice of positivity, maybe someday other people will learn to be uplifting to others..
I was watching his stream vods a few days ago, I was happy that he got back in WoW and was excited for a new chapter in Reckfuls life. Then this happened. What the fuck is 2020
I remember that one clip like a month ago when reckful's chat told him to kill himself or something like that and he almost cried on stream because of it
I'm grateful that telling people to kill themselves in games these days is 100% bannable, it just makes someone's state so much worse. Honestly, imo saying this is so much worse than the nword taboo that I dont understand why its not a taboo already
I'm not a WoW player by any means, I follow Asmongold for his reactions and his level-headed approaches. I am glad that he spoke on the correct ways to confront the issue. And the gathering of players in that hall, warmed my heart and gives hope for a better future soon. May Reckful rest peacefully.
that's called twitch were most ppl with no life only spam anything because they don't feel what they say, and if you looked at old reckful video's fighting with some viewers, you will know why he did this
I got out high school and had a deadly skin infection, It took 7 months to recover from it. When I finally recovered from surgery, I went to Washington State for awhile. Months, I was battling heavy panic attacks from real life issues and it was very hard to live my life. I was only getting 1 hour of sleep a night, shakes that cause my whole body to ache in pain. Reckful streams always claimed me down in a way that made me feel not alone and a part of something, I know we may have never met in real life Byron, but you truly changed my life. I have never spoken bad about him in chat or behind his back, I had so much respect for this man! I know that people say that people are different online versus in person, But like Byron was an angel, May he forever rest in peace. Will never forgot about all the love and joy this man has brought to my life
6:19 Thinking about Asmon there... People need to start making fun memes that lifts his self esteem, not that I think all the mean or ironic memes affects him that much or at all but still..
@@WitchKingNoire Although I agree to a certain degree, we can't just assume that every single person has a mental illness. And as far as we know, he's right, Asmongold has never told us about him dealing with depression or that a similar tragedy has struck him or his family.
@@WitchKingNoire it's not a secret, it's literally on his wikipedia page. he talked about it with that psychiatrist in a healthygamergg video. why do you call him part of the problem?
It is crazy. Happened to me with Twigglesoft's death, it hurt a little, or maybe I didn't want it to hurt that much at the moment. But a few days ago I rewatched some videos, read the obituary and I cried rivers. And i don't think I ever commented on his streams, but I created an actual bond with his twitch persona. We can actually relate deeply to virtual stimuli
People give him so much shit, but he is very intelligent and articulate when he needs to be. People don't see that side as much because it's his job to be entertaining, but I have a lot of respect for his opinions.
@@nein9neinas a matter of fact, I’ll take Asmonds advice and hold you accountable. Because looking through your comments by looking at your profile they’re all negative. You need to look yourself in the mirror and ask if you’re happy with yourself. You can be better.
It's been just over a year ago since this happened and I hope everyone effected by this is doing okay. RIP Reckful I hope you're resting easy bro thank you for all the joy you brought everyone over the years
@@nein9nein your recent channel activity is telling people he's in hell trying to get a rise out of people. You're baiting an angry reaction because you're bored.
@@sockmonkey3393 yea, I rarely go on twitter, but every time I do, I'm immediately astonished by how much dumb shit I can read within just 2 minutes of being there. Makes shit like youtube comments look like conversations between highly intellectual people.
@@Failzz8 I don't think even people who tweet frequently would shed a tear if the site was shut down tomorrow. Toxic is overused but that site is literally just toxic shit spewing everywhere all day nonstop.
This is heartbreaking.. I wish that we, as a community, could fight against that kind of harrasment. Seems like the world never changes.. First Etika and now Reckful :(
It wasn't harassment mainly, why does everyone try to push it in that direction? He was having a bad episode and proposed to an ex on twitter out of the blue, who wouldn't cringe at themselves for doing that?
@@sittlerpierre2245 You're absolutely right. He was bipolar. He talked about it in his Dr. K interviews. Some people can take toxic coments, some cannot do it forever. Reckful had mental issues and it seemed pretty clear. Maybe he would've made that choice anyway because of some other factors, or maybe if he got some more positive comments he would've decided to push forward. Sadly, we will never know.
why did he say hes donating everything to suicide prevention but at 23 minutes it says hes donating the first 15k? isnt that kinda greedy? so, he changed his mind and wants to profit off suicide?
the least blizzard could do is put a permanent memorial up for him, he was an amazing human being and the best player in the game no doubt. I really hope they put something in game for him, rest in peace byron reckful Bernstein. we miss you
I can't even imagine how guys like Talbadar, Venruki, Kollektiv, Snutz etc are taking this, i never cry over someone i don't know dying but this broke me.
@@knfbnny people forget that religion is basically a massive support structure for mental health now. It helps a lot of people through the worst of times.
Depression is like a brain tumour deep in your brain, it's inoperable, it's invisible to everyone else around you, and there is no cure. Medication and therapy can help some people or to a degree but some damage and trauma runs so deep you feel completely hopeless and useless to help even yourself. I didn't know reckful at all, i've seen a few clips of himand this is incredibly sad and tragic, my heart bleeds for his loved ones and friends.
I mean there could be a cure in the future. Depression and suicidal tendencies are results of chemicals in your brain. Looking at depression like it's absolutely untouchable is a bad way to go about it. The reality of the situation is if you suffer from something like depression, you need to be aware of the atmosphere of something you expose yourself to, i.e. the internet and streaming. You literally have a better chance creating a magic pill to cure depression than you do stopping everyone on the internet from being malicious.
@@Ally.Cat.252 pretty much anytime he spoke, this whole video is just proof that Asmon and Mcconnel are not who they are off stream (its not a bad thing dont get me wrong), they both understood whats going on and it wasnt a time to use their streaming personas. they were both being 100% real through the whole video / stream.
@Oblivion I never said I needed proof, I'm just saying it is. I'm well aware, and have been for a while how they act in stream is not who they are outside of twitch
Sometimes I have days where I don't feel like doing anything, where I just want to lay in bed and watch some TV show or generally just don't do a lot on that day. My friend told me "that's called depression". I thought about that a lot and considered if I may actually have depression. But honestly I wouldn't call myself depressive, I'm literally just feeling off on some days and just want to do nothing basically.. After thinking about that for a while longer I thought that maybe the word depression is slowly losing it's meaning because people are throwing that word around left right and center, making it seem like it's a completely normal thing to have. Maybe that's why people on twitter etc are not taking people with depression seriously. Is that a bad take? I would like to know
I know that very well, since I lost my job this year because german laws are stupid, i'm in a pit and I can't bring myself to do anything but sleep and watching random videos on yt. I have this sort of phase since ever, but I have the feeling its getting worse every day.. I think it's similar to burn out, because it's used so much people who really suffer from this are thrown into a box with the ones who just use this to get attention or something..
I am not very informed about it but I believe there's some type of clinical classification for it in the medical field. Like if you've been 'down' for a certain amount of time. That combined with other factors of course are indicative of depression. But as yes, it seems to have been very normalized. Which I believe is both a good thing and a bad thing. Good because it might make it easier for people to talk about their depression or their general mental struggles and then for other to potentially have a more understandable approach. The bad thing is quite similar to how people throw "OCD" around a lot. If you are a perfectionist and like to have things organized and systematical people might call you OCD or something along those lines while it actually is a much more debilitating condition. In this case people can say that they are depressed today because they're just not having a good day or just 'one of those days', just like you described. When in fact it is much more serious than that. Now people make a lot of memes and jokes about it which destigmatize it but also impacts the gravity of the illness.
Twitter users are the lowest life form on this planet. Obviously not all of them but on average they are terrible terrible people. Zero morals while preaching their superior morality. Extreme group think and ridiculing anybody with a "wrong" opinion. The hypocrisy is unreal. If you think you are depressed and you have a heavy social media user, please brother delete ur account
I'm a neuro. There are a wide range of "normal" human emotions. I don't know whether you're male or female, but for females in particular, moods are dramatically impacted by hormonal fluctuations. It's perfectly "normal" to not feel like getting out of bed some days, even most days, depending on the severity. That's why caffeine use is so prevalent, particularly in the West. All that said, only you can judge whether your moods are causing you enough problems that you need to seek medical treatment. I'd encourage you to do that sooner rather than later, bc depressive episodes can worsen & unfortunately individuals feel least able to get help at the point where they need it most. God bless
the fact that over 1000 people has disliked this video makes me very upset. what you said is very important for people to take in. thank you for doing this asmon
For a self proclaimed 'neckbeard', Asmon is not only very funny and entertaining, he is also incredibly wise and articulate. I have a lot of respect for him.
you really do? lol So asmon acted like hes a fan of reckful.. but how many times he speaks about him in his streams? NOT A SINGLE TIME! lets move on.. everyone in stormwind is kneeling down to respect reckful.. but what does asmon do? HE JUST F*CKING WALKS LIKE A HALL OF FAME.
@UCJl7mB5NJiRCWhVT9Pm7QKw That’s the thing about people like you, you don’t try to understand people’s actions, you just think you’re right about what you’re seeing and not thinking about the bigger picture. Asmon wasn’t walking like he is in the hall of fame, or what ever cock shit you’re talking about, he is clearly walking in the right side behind the people, not even in front of them, don’t believe me just rewatch that part of the vid. And it doesn’t matter how long ago you’re comment was, it doesn’t change the fact about how you don’t try to understand people intentions. So, just Fuck off
As someone that attempted suicide but was thankfully saved by my neighbor when you talked about the suicide hotlines as not a silver bullet is very true. honestly having someone physically there just to listen and give support helps so much more than just someone telling you its ok everything gonna be fine when you cant put a face to the voice.
these are the videos that show why i love asmon. he's so wise, smart and knows exactly what to say, even when he doesnt, when he speaks on something real. RIP Reckful.
Asmon has so many incredible thoughts perspectives of looking at things it is literally insane. Without a doubt the most interesting, clever and honest person to listen to, and most people have no idea about it.
What makes this even sadder is that 99% of people didn't learn anything from such a devastating loss. They pretend to be a supporter rather than a hater, hate that contributed to his death. Those same people were back spreading hate a few days later.
why did he say hes donating everything to suicide prevention but at 23 minutes it says hes donating the first 15k? isnt that kinda greedy? so, he changed his mind and wants to profit off suicide?
@@89beans52 Maybe it's more like he would like to help but on the other hand he has to pay taxes on mansion and his girlfriend. Life is expensive these days.
And now think how we laugh at McConnell and how people still call him McCuck even though he asked not to do so. You can say he's a tough skin, but you know, even water can shape rocks over time. Be careful guys.
I was thinking about that, too. It's 1 thing to tease someone but it shouldn't be relentless non-stop. & if those trolls were being honest, a lot of them would admit they actually enjoy Asmon's stream more for McConnel's participation
@@XenoSpyro It was a meme at the beginning. Funny for a moment. But they said it again and again and again... He hate it. As anybody would when you insult them 24/7.
Helluva video zacc mad respect for you stepping up and saying the stuff that needs to be said about this kind of stuff. People have zero empathy and zero fucks to give about the effects their actions and words has on someone else lives. Your a blessing to many love what you do man god speed to you. Rest well brother Reckful and may you find eternal peace in your final destination.
Ofc it's something sad which no one can do anything about but at least it shows that these people are human if they care. Those who knew that side of him should've stayed in touch, and he should've reached others for help. But I do agree, that people should get aware of depression, the brain / mind can be nasty sometimes, it is the most complex organ of the human body, sadly the way how life is becoming is leading us to have more depressive people than it would've been possible past internet era. People need to learn how to be happy nowadays, which is sad.
Thanks for talking about this, as someone who is dealing with a loved one that i am afraid will fly off the handle one day, i go back 2 what my mom always told me, sometimes you have to love someone for however long you have em.
Remember when I first started playing my pally in TBC with my bro and some of his friends, and they were always talking about this rogue called Reckful...and after I saw some of his videos I had a huge respect for that guy ever since...RIP Byron...hope you're in a better place
I never watched his streams, but from the videos I've seen and such he seemed like a nice person, this really breaks my heart either way. I never knew you personally Reckful, but we shared in the struggle of depression, and for that, we were brothers. RIP
16:51 Really true. That's one of the most important points of social media, in particular twitter, messages are written, and each person reads the same message in different ways. And from the writer side, the other person is de-humanized unconsciously. Btw 100% accurate.
I didn’t think it would hit me this hard, I really liked Reckful. He was a seriously nice person trying to get through it day by day. I just feel so sad for him.
I think I’m never going to be a dick on the internet again. All those comments passing by constantly can be picked up by your subconscious. I have a pretty thick skin but I have some days I turn off my phone and tv and everything and just unwind.
No you will still be a dick on the internet, the animosity gave human mind a disconnection from their actions and words spoke. You don't feel as responsible for your action when you did it across a screen
When you called out that the people who liked and reshare what someone else says are just as responsible for the content of the message I immediately liked your video. That is a beautiful truth that a lot of people probably won't grasp but at least you said it.
Heartbreaking. If you, reader, struggle to find reasons to stay alive right now I want you to know that I know the feeling and I'm proud of you for making it this far because I know you are tired of fighting. I can't beg of you to keep fighting but what helped me was to stop seeing years as age and start seeing them as levels, and I grinded through the sluggish hard levels to reach easier more fun levels and I want you to at least consider the possibility that there's cool things to reach for you one day and the only way to find out is to not stop right now. I had a moment of giving up or fight for a change for myself and I did overcome anxiety, depression, even PTSD because I realized that I refuse to quit. You need to choose the grind though, you need to choose the change. One last big thing for me was that nobody is born with a manual on how to run this machine we call body and I had to open my mind to the possibility that I guessed wrong and to not feel lost I had to find a beginning. I'm sorry you struggle, here's a hug.
this is very late , but as someone who suffers from manic depression , i was made fun of because people around me couldn't understand what was going on , i became very reclusive , lost my friends , failed at college , almost lost a hand hurting myself out of pure anger at my situation which i felt i had no control over , and eventually got into a very toxic and abusive relationship and that was the last straw , tried to take my life with a pill overdose , somehow i ended up surviving and was taken to a hospital quick enough for them to try and save my life , i got very lucky. I can't imagine being on the receiving end of all the shit from thousands of people while suffering with this mental illness , may he rest in peace , i wish he had the same luck to start over.
Reckful's a fuckin legend. Idk why I'm watching this. Probably because I have no family or friends. But lemme tell you. No matter how hard life gets. You can always bounce back from anything. Merry christmas asmon fans!
Watching this in memory of Reckful who, four years ago already, passed. Never knew or heard of him until RU-vid recommended to me in February last year the video of his last moments on Twitch and I broke down hard. R.I.P. Byron, you beautiful, unselfish caring legend of a man
I will always remember the day Reckful made the horde and alliance come together. Thank you so much for the memories, my sincerest condolences to the family
Dude believe me, mine must be worse than yours and I'm depressed already since my early 20s and slowly approaching 30s now while each years sucks at least two times more than previous. I'm gonna give one more shot to see if I can change everything.
I understand the feeling that no one truly understands you. Thats the hardest part. But i do know that even though i struggle with a similar issue, there is one person thay does understand exactly what is is im going through....me. But most importantly, the part of me that still has hope and still has a will to see tomorrow because i have the chance to make it count no matter how small. That part of me, no matter how small it is at times understands everything on a level no one else ever will. And it exists in you too. Even if at first thought upon reading this it doesnt seem that way. But its there. It is the voice of not only a person that understands, but is the best version of you, the version no one will ever be able to truly become but that guides each of us through hell amd beyond to reach a better version of ourselves. I know its damn near impossible to have any empathy or respect for yourself when you are at your worst. Thats may be the most horrible part about it all. But that little part of you exists above those judgements and thoughts you may have about yourself because that part of you isnt who you are manifested as, its the very person you have internalized and have grown to respect and admire by the very nature of who that part of you is. Look up to him. Respect him. Listen to him. And know that despite him always being just out of reach of ever truly becoming him, you can get infinitely close if you believe in him. I am not religious at all. Im am not spiritual. My philosophies and beliefs give no reason or meaning to life and do not motivate me in that way. This is purely from experience with bipolar depression my whole adult life. I hope that you see this message and i am not too late. If i could somehow instantly contact you and make sure youre okay i would. Your life matters because you are conscious and effect the world around you even on a basic level. We drastically underestimate just how impactful such small things are. And every single person on the planet has the power to make the world better off even if it never makes headlines or is too subtle or too far down the line of dominoes for anyone to ever realize it had the final impact it did. As a complete stranger to another, i love you as a fellow human being and i wish you the best. Please dont hesitate to dm me if you ever need someone to talk to or to listen. Seriously. I could care less if i dont know a single thing about you or if it seems ridiculous. Ill be around. Much love. -Chris
