trying to self care the depression away lol 

hey so i just wanted to say that while it is easy for me to joke about it and slap on some fun jazz background music, obviously it is impossible to self care the depression away. this semester was tough but i really did not want to make a fully woe is me vlog so that is why i'm still trying to keep things at least a little upbeat. that being said taking care of yourself is truly really important and trying at least a little like in this video can make a world of difference. be kind to yourselves and try to do one self care-type thing today

Ris- that rollercoaster analogy is a better explanation of living with depression than I've heard from any psychologist or academic. And I have a degree in psychology.

I swear flip phone will have a comeback, as more and more people are realizing the mental health issues that come along with smart phones

honestly finally seeing someone on youtube that represents exactly how we all feel is so... reassuring in a way. I hope you’ll feel better, the past semester was absolute shite, lets hope the next one wont be quite as bad :)))))))

Dude those pieces of jewellery are lowkey rly cool tho

ris: *posts* me: *drops everything*

pls all of your friends coming in at once being chaotic while you're filming yourself being depressed and then telling you to "GET OUT OF THE WAY" just summarizes college perfectly

I'm actually in class rn but can't miss a video

Finals, that time of the semester when the only mental relief is that no matter how much I suffer, procrastinate or stress, the Earth will still rotate on its axis and this time will still pass. It's nearly over. Ah.

It's honestly so refreshing to see someone show depression in a realistic and honest way

When Ris said "I'm trying to think about something that I can do that I enjoy that is not work" she literly descibed me I don't know if there is someone else that feels the same way when I'm in holiday I don't know what to do so that I just keep thinking about my life and then get depressed so I hurry up to study.

i just took a bathe, and read, and did a face mask. i’m super proud of myself :)

Gotta love some good ole fashion consumerism

Does taking a shower because you haven't had the energy to take one in like five days count as self care? I washed my face...if that makes any difference

I know you didn't ask, so feel free to ignore this, but I've been also getting a lot of anxiety from my phone (it's been permanently on 'do not disturb' mode for few weeks now) and I found a life hack that may work for others - timers, like Forest. For example: - you don't know how to relax, because you keep on focusing on what you need to do? Set a timer for an hour and allow yourself this much of relaxation before going back to working. - you've been procrastinating on your work for too long? Set a timer for 25 minutes and vow to work for this long. Sometimes the most difficult part is starting and while it may not fix everything at once, you're still gonna be 25 minutes ahead compared to procrastinating this time away. - tired of endless scrolling on tik tok? Set a timer for 15 minutes and open a window/do anything else for this long. - your room is always a mess? Set a timer daily for 5 minutes and try to clean for this much every day. It takes a bit of practice to use that time to actually focus, but you can still spend a lot of time productively this way :)

as a steady flip phone user for the past 3 years you really do learn to appreciate the finer things in life such as bigger screens, facetime, t y p i n g, it’s also painted in pink and purple glittery nail polish ✨

Candy and face masks are the best fix they are the instant coffee of the self care world🧍🏾‍♀️

Somehow this called me out but also comforted me and I’m still confused on how that’s possible

These recent videos in short have basically been a compilation of "ris.exe has stopped working"

I too suck at doing nothing. The moment I have a moment of not working I whip my phone out and prevent a single thought or emotion from forming

"some days I put on jeans and just get deeply upset" same

- I just want to let anyone who’s reading this, and going through a tough time know that it’s going to be okay. You’ll get through it! ✨

To be honest i almost quit college yesterday and i'm trying to get my shit together and keep going...Ris i'm proud of you and we're gonna make it we're gonna get better day by day

This reminded me that self-care doesn’t have to be that expensive, and that I you’d really sleep sometime soonhgjdjhfc

I don’t know how to feel about this We’re all doing awful so I’m happy we can all relate but I wish we weren’t all dying

unrelated but "Long Time Lately" would be a baller film title or band name

6:13 I've been laughing at this for like 10 minutes now hgdhhbgfjhrdhj

I deleted all my social media about 8 months ago. Best decision ever! It’s so freeing!

The way you described how people our age answer “How are you?” now is 100% accurate 😅

Something about Ris’ videos just insert serotonin into my brain I swear

those sword earrings might just cure my depression

that rollercoaster analogy just explained 4 years of my life how did i not hear about this earlier

Ris - “I feel much better” Ris Five seconds later - “never mind I feel like I’m dying spiritually, mentally, physically”

Ris is such a mood. I’ve legit had to show coworkers her videos to explain the completely random saying I’ve yoinked, and this vid will be no different. “It’s been 50 grit rough”, etc. 🖤

ris trust me getting a flip phone instead of a smartphone doesnt work i spend just as much time trying to keep up with social media now except i do it on a computer the internet is a trap

I've been so obsessed with Ris lately. Every time I feel bad I always watch her. I've been sitting around waiting for her to post a new video :) She makes me so happy

i like that you are vulnerable with your audience and yourself. thank u sm for sharing little bits of your day, good and bad.

i really really appreciate your videos, you put so many of my thoughts and feelings into words and it's a comfort to know that i'm not alone in all this bs 😔🙏

to be honest, self care is such a difficult thing to me because doing nothing is something i do so often that doing it in the "name of self care" stresses me out. typically its just a lot of me sitting, dissociating, and falling further into a depressive spiral. edit: absolutely relate to the jeans thing. some days my dysphoria is so bad ill put something on and immediately be like "if this doesnt get off of my body right now i will actually collapse into a puddle of stress and discomfort"

I've been binging all your videos. Your new upload is a blessing.

I felt every minute of this. Hope everything goes well with school!!!!

you honestly give me so much hope for college. like seeing people struggle a bit even though they're being adults in college makes me feel so much better

this semester has been super shitty but im glad to see youre taking care of yourself and doing better

it's so soothing watching your day, like you don't even have to do anything just seeing you feels like sharing a day with a friend somehow

i also have a hard time when i try to do selfcare. i always feel like i'm doing it "wrong". i guess taking care of urself is also something u have to practice

Thank you Ris, I think this really sums up how we've all been feeling this semester

This made me feel so much better about my crippling mental health and the stress! thankyou for always providing comfort with ur vids!

Ive been going through a hard time recently with friends and school and all that and life's just felt impossible lately, and this video helped me so much, you made me feel like it was okay to be imperfect, it is okay to struggle, its okay to have bad days and its okay to put life on pause and take a day to care about yourself, ily ris you inspire me and are always a source of joy every time you post

lately your videos are super relatable for me, so thank u for reminding me i am a ✨human being✨

hope you get better soon, thank you so much for the upload❤

As a fellow college student dying I appreciate the time you take out of your day to give us content. I hope you have a good summer break!

thank you i need this video- 💀

Thank you Ris that’s literally what I have been doing for my whole life ;)

Don't worry Ris, you're still funny when you're tired, i lauged at 6:25 way too loud

Honestly, as a uni student in Belgium rn, I never related so much to someone especially about the whole world situation and the rollercoaster analogy *chef's kiss* imma go back to the good way of candies and face masks

these videos are so freekin' entertaining--and work so well storytelling-wise.

God this is so relatable. I'm glad you're doing better, Ris! This semester was shit for everyone, I guess

I’m glad your mental health is better take care of yourself !!

I can totally relate to what you said about just existing. I think that it’s hard for everyone during the end of the school year when there’s a lot of work and you either do it or think about the fact that you’re not doing it even though you should. So yeah, just wanted to say that you’re not alone :)

I hope you know these videos make me feel motivated to get up and do something, so thank you. ♥︎

the realest youtuber out there. im going to university in September and it's been so hard to find people who don't romanticize college and just tell it how it is. now I can be more prepared. love u!

Your humor is definetly my life-saver

i relate A LOT to what you say about how you feel and think about yourself and college work. it is very hard to be good to myself. always has been but especially this year. i love your "thank you for the venom" t-shirt and jewellery. also don't stop making videos, you're great!! hope you feel better.

thank you for talking about your experience. best wishes

Definitely relate to this, last year of high school, last quartermester and stuck with classes I didn't want. Its online and been in lockdown for 2 months hello to my fellow ontarians. Feel like crying most days but getting through it. low-key feel like my sanity is wasting away but I make it work some how.

I really enjoyed this video. It's great to see that I'm not the only one having a hard time in the pandemic

i feel ya about this semestar. it has really been kicking my butt too. hopefully things will get better :)

i love you and I hope things get better for you soon

for the last 1,5 years ive not only started not doing what im supposed to do but also procrastinate on the things that i could do to make myself feel better. you always give me the right amount of energy and motivation to be able to push through another day and do myself some good. i am renovating my room at the moment, having your videos on a playlist in the back is giving me STRENGTH! i believe in you and i believe in myself. have a great off time and im sending you love and peace from germany ♥

zoom uni has literally killed me this yearrrrrrr. ur vids always make me feel better though

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who's been feeling really crappy lately. It's so hard for me to find motivation to finish out this last semester:(

Your content brings me a weird source of comfort 😌

i felt this, and your previous last videos, sending you some love 💜

The Rollercoaster you describe is literally what being bipolar is like

its nice seeing someone do this stuff cos then i watch in hope that it will motivate me to actually do productive stuff - i never do but I'm working on it

Idk why I love ur videos so much but ur personality is awesome

You uploading literally SAVED my day

this actually gave me motivation to do something today, i really love your uploads dude!! also i got a mullet because of you so thanks for that :>

omg besties back hiii also please take care of yourself we love you!!

Just wasted my whole day on my phone , but watching this video motivated me again , thanks bestie

This made me cry,,, but that’s good cause damn I needed to. and thank you 💕

The amount of times I said ‘Bless you’ out loud while watching this video-

This is so flippin relatable thank you for making me feel like a normal person with normal pandemic problems

Huge thanks for this upload! Depression is devastating but we can beat it!

You’re actually not alone in this ❤️❤️

oof i hope you're doing good ris, but anyway YAY NEW VIDEO OMG!!

Ris your honestly my inspiration

Seeing the ikea shark in Ris' videos made me buy an ikea shark.

after binge watching all of ris's videos I get THIS as a reward

Finally got around to watching this… a week later. Finishing up my online school was terrible and I really neglected self care to I can really relate to the feelings expressed here 😂

i love how these feel like we are on facetime - it's so comforting!

adding to the comments you mentioned about how you actually did do things... girl you filmed your day and spoke to a camera... that's something too, that's a long term task and takes sustained focus/effort

Our queen is BACK!

I'm in my finals week so this hit so close from home. Take care Ris

ways to make me feel better ab being in a depression mood is watching ppl take care of themselves

As a university student whose life is in shambles and whose mental health has never been worse, watching this video already made my day so much better. And I haven't even finished watching yet. Ris, you seem like the coolest person and I hope you feel better soon! Love from Germany

I’m so excited I’m early for once! I love your videos so much!💖

wow i love this and the jewelry my queen

the jewelry is gorgeous, absolutely, but i read the price tag and felt my soul leave my body for a couple seconds

this was so relatable, i feel safe here