 Welcome everyone to depression to expression. My name is Scott and Yeah, this is the best mental health channel on YouTube. It's the best. It's the best There is only one way to avoid criticism Do nothing Say nothing and be nothing You know who said that? me No, is Aristotle this video isn't clickbait by any means you will never get better until I'm going to finish that sentence But in all seriousness this video is maybe directed more towards those who suffer from clinical depression Severe anxiety, you know, I I talked to people and the anxiety that they experience right is debilitating it takes over their life and you know anxiety can be quite a buzzword today and depression where the Fixes and the treatment that you need can be fairly simplistic this video may be for people who need more serious treatment professional treatment and for those people Such as myself too when I went through and I'm still going through, you know, but it's of depression and anxiety You will never get better until you take a risk Now with less severe anxiety and depression, you know, hey Meditation isn't that big of a risk, you know buying a coloring book to calm down your nerves Isn't that big of a risk? But if we're talking about seeking therapy if we're talking about taking that leap and talking to someone about how you feel That is a risk my friend and you need to take it You need to take a risk to see some serious change with your mental illness. It's difficult. It's hard. It's beyond words it's It takes a strong person to admit when they need help and to admit that hey I've been doing the same thing over and over again and I'm still getting that same result and I'm not feeling any better And if that's the case for you then you really need to take a good look at what you've been doing and seeing what you can Do differently I guarantee you guys in my experience. It was when I talked to someone It was it was a risk and a risk is not knowing what the what the response will be if you tell someone Taking a risk is not knowing the future. You don't know what's going to happen That's what a risk is. I didn't know what I would feel when I took medication I didn't know how I would feel when I spoke to a therapist about what was going on in my mind I didn't think anyone could understand because complex me no one could possibly understand my complex mind and thoughts little Dude, I know these therapists hear the same stuff over and over every day You need to take that risk and I guarantee you in my experience and everyone I speak to it's when you take that risk It's when you take that leap. That's when massive change happens. That's when growth happens That's when you get to know you it's when you open yourself up Then you can finally discover what's inside if you're doing the same thing over and over again and fear is dictating how you live your life I Can make a pretty Educated assumption here that you may not get better as quickly as you'd like to risks are scary Seeking treatment is scary Talking about your feelings is scary depression anxiety Mental illness is extremely scary these feelings are complex the moods you experience are complex and a lot of the time There's not a simple solution in my view Talking about it Because I say hashtag screw the stigma. I'm fine talking about it, but I know that's difficult for many So complex moods and complex situations complex illnesses need complex solutions and You need to take a risk to get better Ralph Waldo Emerson Once we're actually let me get the book this book is a Is the essential writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson? Excellent book the quote goes something like this do not be timid or squeamish About the actions that you take all life is an experiment and the more experiments you make the better Taking a risk is an experiment Seeking help is an experiment trying new things to make yourself feel better Is an experiment. Let's be scientists together Let's run a few experiments and see what works and see what doesn't let's theorize and hypothesize What might make us feel better and let's give it a shot if it doesn't work? It doesn't work, but it's going to involve risk and I know you're strong as hell and you can do it Thank you everyone for watching. Don't forget to like comment and subscribe To depression to expression you're stronger than you know and you were smarter than you think so take that risk You got this stay strong and keep being you take care