Hidden Struggles Behind Anxiety and Depression

In the past, we did a livestream with Dr. K @HealthyGamerGG HealthyGamerGG on the topic of anxiety and depression, here: https://www.youtube.com/live/wH6ZXWgiX98?si=KXnIJ85Etim7mZ4C But afterward, we realized something surprising… despite covering so many mental health topics over the years, we’ve never really made a dedicated animated version exploring the hidden day-to-day struggles behind anxiety and depression. So we wanted to finally do that here.

Sometimes anxiety and depression aren’t dramatic breakdowns or visible sadness. Sometimes it’s pretending to be okay. Overthinking every interaction. Emotionally shutting down. Losing interest in things you once loved. Feeling exhausted from simply existing. In this video, we explore some of the quieter, less talked-about struggles people may carry behind closed doors; including the ones that are hardest to explain to others.
It’s also been quite a while since we’ve made a video specifically centered around anxiety and depression. Lately, we’ve been wondering whether videos like this are still deeply needed right now… and honestly, based on the conversations happening online and in our own community, it feels like they might be. So we wanted to create this video not only to explore these experiences, but also to better understand what many of you may be silently going through today.

Parts of this video were inspired by conversations with Dr. K from HealthyGamerGG, as well as stories many of you have shared with us over the years. Have you ever seen our interview with Dr. K before, or checked out our livestream playlist? https://www.youtube.com/@Psych2go/streams

We’d love to know what kinds of conversations or topics you’d like us to explore more deeply in the future.

Further Reading:
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.; DSM-5-TR).
Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., & Williams, J. B. W. (2001). The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16(9), 606–613.
National Institute of Mental Health. (2024). Anxiety Disorders. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders

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