I relate to your depression situation, 5 years ago, my dad got into an accident, it really affected my mental state and still does, because he has got permanent issues in his legs now. This genuinely hurts daily because i feel sorry for not being there for him when i was younger, and now that im not near him anymore due to me moving away, i regret all of my decisions in my past that hurt him
Hearing one of my favorite Minecraft content creators talk about their depression when I myself finally got diagnosed after 6 years of feeling this way made me almost cry. Good luck to you man, wish ya the best.
Mental health is a bitch. I've always suffered with depression and anxiety, to the point that i was diagnosed with chronic depression and i am 17. I always try to push myself to socialize, especially with people who understand what i feel because it helps me communicate better, but i can tell you that there is always hope in life, even if its hard to find sometimes. I hope you find the hope in life that you deserve and the hope that others deserve and thank you for being vocal about it.
Yo that talk about mental health really stood out to me. You’re the only Minecrafter I’ve seen talk about it. I’ve been struggling a lot. Thanks for showing I’m not the only Minecraft player who has issues. Definitely worth the sub!
Zova, I hope you’ll get better and overcome mental health.(If You even see this lol) Don’t let anyone ever get you demotivated, always push through and persevere no matter what. Remember, there are viewers watching including me who love your vids. We’ll always support your side. Take care, Zova.
Hey Zova, it was nice to hear you talk about mental health for a little bit. I'm 22 as well, and I'm a few years into my mental health journey. IMO most people sleep on therapy. While it can be difficult to initially find a therapist to click with, therapy can provide some of the most healing experiences. Especially if you do the right kind of therapy (not just the default CBT, but something more trauma informed, possibly like inner-child work). I hope you can find help that works for you and inspire others to do the same!
Hey zova, I’ve struggled with mental health issues for a while and one of my favorite parts of the day is sitting down and enjoying your videos. Whether you know so or not, you bring happiness to others. A thing that helps me when I’m so unmotivated or unbothered to do anything is giving myself to be uncomfortable. When I’m exhausted and don’t want to hit the gym that day, I make it a priority that I do. It’s the climb to do things that are the struggle rather than the task itself. Be comfortable with being uncomfortable. You’re a strong dude to even talk about your issues which is a good step in facing them head on. Live on and live strong brother.🤟🏾
It’s so nice to see someone talk about mental health and i guess it sounds kind of weird but especially in a Minecraft video it makes it feel like it’s not so bad. Happy to hear that you’re working on yourself despite the struggles, I know it can be a hard thing to stay positive and while also improving the bad things and think that’s a big achievement.
I also got my diagnose a while back, as well as the ADHD diagnose It was a huge struggle to learn how to function in a healthy way, sometimes it was feeling like impossible just staying alive and being there, wanting to live And it means a lot to me, that even while watching a MC video I can have that validation! It's appreciated that you shared it with us! And it helps w lot just to let people know that it's okay not to be okay!!
definitely understand you zova, been struggling with depression since 2020, when covid struck. Started therapy and taking meds. Therapy really helped me understand myself and my triggers. Just like you, whenever I don't have a set routine, just stay all day on my phone on my bed, I start relapsing (exactly what the pandemic was for me) Nowadays I'm doing really good, of course that not perfect, but starting to feel like normal again. I understood that having a routine that occupies my mind is essencial for me. Studying a lot for my university, working out, and having a time for my self, which is surfing every weekend
I feel so much what you are talking about, I was surprised to find out I'm around your age, I thought you were much older. I have had a pretty bad case of depression and I managed to claw out of there myself (though I would rather recommend going to the therapist). From my experience, I would with a lot of certainty say that the habit of "shitting on yourself" and perfectionism is exactly what causes your lack of motivation and generally makes you feel bad. Be kinder to yourself, allow yourself to make mistakes and allow yourself to be motivated by the desire to get better (positive) instead the fear of doing badly (negative). Figuring out how to help myself took me a couple of years, and I'm sure that a therapist can help figure it out much, much quicker, as they are able to see the situation from a different viewpoint. Depression physically changes your brain chemistry and makes you less objective and your analytical thinking worse, so it's important to have someone else to talk to.
I’ve watched you for a while now, and I really like the honesty with you. I think that you might be the only Minecraft youtuber who is actually honest. Keep up the good work!
glad you talked about mental health its cool to see someone set an example of just talking without the stigmazation around the concept. idrk but i feel like ppl should just feel able to say what they really think without having to worry about what other ppl think of them all the time
Hey Zova cool video, yea I’m 21 and I’ve also been through that pretty late, I wanted to tell you you are on to something though, for a lot of people “balance” is a “fix” so taking breaks, having fun and relaxing around work is a good start if that’s where your imbalance is. For me it was illness which turned into me gaming most of the day and I felt depressed for a long time, my fix was going to do physical work like construction or helping out at a farm, for some it’s the taking the first steps to do some groceries, go on walks, but you have to stay busy and do productive things to get out of that slump. Seeing progress and results throughout my physical work really helped me feel way better (eventho I’m super smart I apparently needed to do something brainless). Stay happy and healthy man, good that you talk about it! Ps. For me I actually only found a more lasting fix when I found Jesus, but I wanted to mention you you’re doing a good job as far as I can tell
I'm not sure if I have depression or not, but I do have some existential crises and wonder the purpose in life. But then I remember my argument against sewerslide. Life is valuable, a gift you were blessed with. You could not be here, and not have the joy of living. It is precious, and is your most prized possession. So protect it, literally, with your life. Me personally, I don't know what lies beyond death, but my religion is my best idea of what lies in wait. If you see this, I hope you can push through with life. Thanks for the vids Zova
0:05 ayy I remember that game :D Just wanted to say Ty for being chill and for the nice convo we had in that lobby 👍 Also keep up the good work love to see more in the future 💚 (Also W left hand xD)
hey, it's normal to feel suddenly depressed from time to time, and it's not something that you can "fix" and be done with it once and for all. Speaking of which, there are many ways to deal with it and you can learn how to as time goes by. Not being afraid to talk about it with someone else and being conscious about your depression is already a good start, because now you can find different methods to handle it. I hope your mental health will only improve over the years, and thank you for sharing this to your audience, it felt sappy knowing that you are willing to share a sensitive topic to all of us.
Hey bro, thanks for sharing your story about your depression. It takes courage and strength to talk about something like that. I was depressed in my teenage years too from like 13-16. Never went to therapy or stuff. I kinda got out by hitting the gym, finding Jesus and beeing super busy. It mostly dissappeared. Always remember you are not alone and people are here to help. Much love and keep making awesome content ❤️🙏
5:13 I really like the idea, I think it is a good step forward in youtube, it has to happen, so maybe plan one soon. Also i feel really sorry for your depression, and I hopefully one day want to help you find the answer to your question in life!
Well zova i hope you get better i also felt like you a 2 years ago when my dad passed away of cancer and i like to play soccer and a used to play with my dad so much but since hes gone it didnt feel the same but i didnt let that take over me iv been working hard and my family adopted a son and i have brother now iv become a christian and know that your from the UK so i think you should know about what im going to say i now i play for the Under13 of manchester city footbol team and iv been working hard well so i guess what im trying to say is dont let this stop you keep working hard you already have a family pv 69.8 thousand ppl on youtube keep making banger videos ❤
The breaking point for me was getting diagnosed with depression and prescribed medication, I got home that day and sat with myself for hours and decided to try deal with it, I never took a single pill and with time switched my bad habits with healthy coping mechanisms, what I learned and it has been working for me is not just pushing the feelings to the side, I try to understand it because sometimes there is no real cure but it’s better to deal with them then letting them accumulate, one year later I’m at a point where I could never see myself at and stay away from addiction it can make the process way harder, we all can do it. I appreciate you for bringing this topic up and letting us vent in this comment section Zova cause I know it can be very hard to talk about this type of stuff. Looking forward for more videos from you much love man. ❤
Sorry about the depression 😢 i do have a few suggestions tho, try to write down 3 things your grateful for in the morning, meditation also REALLY helps your mental health in the moment and overral, try to be more active because atleast for me it fixed my depression just being more active, hope this helps love you videos ❤
zova, i know saying be happy is easier said than done, but your videos make my day and im sure im not the only one. In terms of mental health, you help so many people, and youve made a career out of it. just remember that thousands of people watch you every day because it makes them happy. Thanks zova edit: when you join a hoplite game unnicked, guaranteed the chat is spammed with "omg zova" and other stuff. these people know you because you have built such a large fanbase on making people feel better. you are a part of so many peoples lives and its important to remember that thousands of people listen to you daily to make them feel better (i kinda already said that but my point still stands)
i love when u talking about ur mental health man, i really cares about ur video and it's really entertaining. i also relate ur depression and still got no one to talk.. ik u also just know this thing at 22 and i'm still 19 but i'm trying my best to keep me sane. we all love u sova and support u
Yo what you said about depression and mental health month was really cool. You’re the only Minecraft RU-vidr if seen talk about it. It’s nice to know I’m not the only Minecraft player that struggles with life and depressions. Keep up the great work and always remember you matter.
2:57 I’m so sorry for your loss; I sometimes feel demotivated too, but it’s important to remember that life is short and death is eternal. You should always feel that that small moment that we call life is the most valuable treasure of all, and you should appreciate the small time you have on this earth. No matter how bleak life sometimes seems, you always matter.
Dude zova your the best youtuber. your the only youtuber who has openly talken about depression like this. your audiance loves your vids too LOVE FROM INDIA
I am proud of you taking the steps to recovery!! I also got diagnosed with depression, and tried about 5 different medications for 7 months until I realized I was actually bipolar, and have since changed to a bipolar medication that's working much better!!! It's really difficult coming to terms with it, but you've taken the hardest step already ❤
Genuinely the most sincere RU-vidr I've ever seen. It's very interesting how you can be so open about things without putting up a facade. I hope you find your peace and quiet ❤.
Praying for your mental health, Zova! Wish you the best. Studys show that if you get really physically tired once a day, (jogging, biking working out...) you will be less depressed. Please try it for your viewerss and your own sake. I dont wanna see you go.
Honestly it was really brave of you to talk about your mental health issues I’m a girl and tbh I thought MMH month was dumb at first but the more I hear about it and the more people talk about It the more it makes sense so I want you to know that your bravery is probably helping your viewers understand there mental health and other people mental health better
Hey man, we're often setting our expectations for ourselves too high, everyone feels like shit sometimes but dont fault ureelf, dont beaturself up for it. You can be tough with urself but only if it comes from self love. Love urself man and love who you want to be and see how far uve come from the man u loved just years, months or even weeks ago. This applies to everyone, love urself and allow urself to grow, i know its hard but you must do it.
I know nothing I could say would make this process of yours easier, and no experience I have will even closely relate to it. Sometimes I've felt really horrible about myself, and that's it. I really do wish everything will get better for you! Happy Men's Mental Health Month!
I relate to the depression situation I’m 14 and my dad passed 3 years ago and I don’t feel anything it’s not like I’m shocked from grief I just have no emotion I can still cry from it but I get bad grades from it too and my mom always yells at me for it I’m always feeling demotivated and always thought I was lazy until I heard about you’re situation on it yeah it’s pretty hard watching people enjoy their lives too I’ve tried to kms a few times but it’s really just a forever solution to a temporary problem and puts all your depression onto other people around you
Dude wtf are you talking about ,you literally make my day everytime u upload,I once saw you in duels lobby I almost choke to death from happiness,keep up the good work ,I love you bro
I can relate. What helped me is really looking around me - who I am and what I can do. I started visiting a nearby forest quite regularely and found my self sitting under a tree reading or singing or doing whatever came to my mind. Thanks to that more weird behavior I would suppose I felt better and I could happily move on in life. Sadly I had to stop doing these trips due to health related issues. I am just 15 years old, but maybe this "way of discovering yourself" helps. Ur still goated somebody get him a girlfriend lol
I can relate so much to ur mental health problems. I’m always in random depression and idk how to explain it but when I try to talk to my parents about it, they always blame it on the video games, and so I never really got anybody to talk to it about, that’s why I’m putting it all here.
Hey man. Thank you for bringing up mens mental health. I always felt a massive guilt for being depressed because it wasn't very manly or productive. What helped me were psychedelics. Talk to your doctor about ketamine therapy.
It’s great with how many options there are nowadays - it was very hard for me to take that first step and realize that I needed to seek help with my depression.
Wow, didn’t think I’d find someone feeling the exact same way as me. I’m also 22 and began feeling the depression symptoms at about 13yo. Basically the exact same as you. Unfortunately, mine got to a pretty serious point where I had to take various medications to simply be able to live normally. Fortunately, I’m much better now. I always wonder how my life would’ve been if I had discovered this sooner and had been medicated and seeing a therapist early on. For anyone else, if you can, see a therapist. Even if you feel ok, it’s always a good idea and can still help you with a lot of stuff in your life.
Good luck on your journey man! Every problem has a solution if you work hard enough, I know it may seem pointless, but you gotta keep pushing, take a big break, go on vacation, spend time with family, you just go into public! ❤️🙏😁
Hey Zova, Im struggling with depression I believe, I usually feel unlovable, sometimes I don’t want to talk to anybody really and just push them away, I’m stuck not knowing what to do, I’ve ignored my friends because I feel they really don’t like me, and trying to get away from most people, and it doesn’t matter how much I ignore it, It always comes back, that feeling that I’m truly unlovable and that nobody deserves me
Hope you find the time to read this.. I did not know I had depression for YEARS and ontop of that Anxiety... Anxiety had a hold on my life for a very long time and I had no clue about it, After I lost two people in the same year who were very close to me (since i was a child). It spiked out of proportion and prevented me from doing daily things and living my life. Coming to the realization that you are suffering from these mental problems is so key to recovering and managing them. The world is a very hard place to live in right now... it sucks but its how the world is... being unmotivated is so normal for these problems, you just have to find something productive that you enjoy doing. I promise you, as someone who has suffered from depression and anxiety for the last 10 years of my life... it does get better, it just takes time and effort and realization that it is there. Hope you find what you need zova
I feel the same. I'm never motivated to do anything, even the things I love! Sometimes I'd find ways, or just straight up lie, to get out of hanging out with friends. And for what? To go home and do absolutely nothing. When I actually go out and do the things I want to do, the depression is never there. Physical activities are really helpful. They always say go to the gym, I suffer from anxiety as well, but I've been going and getting back into skateboarding and wow. I love it. Playing volleyball with friends. My favorite. Going for walks are helpful, but I like being active, find something active to really set your mind to for a while.
I think the problem you speak on with your mental health might be something called Resistance. Steven Pressfield talks about it in his book The War of Art.
i can relate bc my sister died on thanksgiving and i was crying all the time some thoughts of what comes after death so my mom got me a therapist it helps just still think of my sister
hey brother, i know that depression sucks, as a man we're all expected to suck it up, but that's not what we'd want, i relate to you very well, i ain't depressed now, i only did what i could, i had to find things to be motivated in, and i'm sorry that mental health can be a bitch, we can't control it, we're human and we just need a little more care and attention. With this being said brother, stay safe out there, we as a fanbase will wait patiently for your next upload. Love ya bro and stay safe!
At the age of 12 I had a situation where my best friend came to me and said they wanted to commit. I finally talked them out of after 3 hours by talking about the positives to living. It worked out it the end and they live a happy life now but i still look back on my life and think what if i wasn't able to talk them out of it.
2:00 pretty sure what your referring to here is something called “selective amnesia” it’s when the brain try’s its hardest to forget a traumatic event or smth basically you know your hurt / scared, you just can’t remember what caused it (I’m recalling this from my memory since I heard about it along time ago so this might not be 100% accurate so pls correct me if so and Ty 💚) (Also yes I do relate)
I can understand your situation, as a person with very bad mental health, my mother used help me cop that, i think its becuz she is a phycologist for student and that makes feel remotely ok ig , but recently i moved into a residential school and I miss my mother so much that I cant keep up my mental health, due this I am cant talk or interact with anyone :(
psychedelics are a real and powerful breakthrough in healing mental health problems like depression and anxiety, they have greatly impacted me and many other people for the better
bro when I was playing minecraft for hours a day almost every day from ages 16-20 I was also very depressed. You gotta get out more and find other hobbies. When your in highschool its okay to waste time but as you get older, playing games so frequently will have you feeling that you've wasted your life. Im 25 now and can say without a doubt that video games are a good time in moderation, you wont be as good as you used to be once you start living life which will be hard. The way I see it though, if someone is really good at a video game its almost sad cause I know how many hours they must have had to put into it. Like imagine if 2000 hours had gone into a skill like playing guitar/piano or into working our or just hanging out with family and friends instead of one game. I hope you are able to find the strength to step away and experience life before its too late.
If you feel sad just look at your RU-vid channel and your recent videos, and just look at how many ppl are willing to watch your videos, your doing great! Try to focus on the subscribers you gain in the past few days. Everytime I gain 1 new subscriber I would feel WAY happier from my constant state of sadness cuz I've delaying my video for so long, so I think that might help :D Also depression is crazy in recent years idk why maybe the inflation or smth but gl on that I hope u recover 👍
Her zova I have no clue if I told you this before but I love your content and I’m also so glad that I’m not the only person that remembers about men’s mental health month and thanks for the tips on how I can feel better❤❤❤❤❤
I don't suffer from depression I just fell like my emotions are dipping from what has happened. I rarely actually feel happy or anything. I just feel like I just exist.
Don't overwork yourself, switch up the stuff u make if u want, doesn't have to exclusively be minecraft if u don't feel it, nothing at all is fine too, just don't make us think you're dead
Bro feeling down or not motivated is just part of life its not a mental illness the only reason doctors diagnose it as "depression" is so psychiatrists can have a job giving therapy
It’s crazy how even the person who you think is the most fine in terms of their mental health is actually not fine. Maybe I’m like that too. I’m sure my actions when I’m alone aren’t something normal for people to do. I’m glad I’m not alone, I guess
Also, my condolences to your friend. It reminds me of my friend. Oh no, they’re still around. We both just have the same feeling. Sometimes even joked about ending it together lol I know it’s not a good thing to do, but oh well. Who’s there to stop us?
Hey, hope everything is alright, take it one day at a time depression is real, ive dealt with it and more myself for a decade now, my resolution was to put my all into the gym and sports, if you do things that matter to you and that you love at a high intensity your mind will calm i promise you, through doing hard stuff you learn through that to deal with the battles. I hope everything is alright though :)
im 5 minutes and 24 seconds through the video and I don't wanna finish without saying that u got god man all is gonna be alright just give it time and it will be alright I pray for u and ur health ❤religious or not I pray that u heal!
