Anxiously Yours - Rohan Joshi | Spoken Fest Mumbai 2020

Rohan Joshi has a message for all of us who are in the never ending race towards happiness. "Anxiously Yours" is a reality check reminding us that deviating from this constant pursuit of happiness is not an abnormality.
We are so glad he shared his journey of dealing with anxiety and being there for others to thousands of strangers at Spoken Fest this year. Thank you for making us realize that none of us are alone. Watch his video, out now!
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[@KommuneIndia]

This magical Spoken feeling is back and waiting for you! See you at Spoken'22 on 19th and 20th November 2022, doston 💖 Mumbai, get your passes now : bit.ly/3S6aahh ✨

[@anushkahazra7180]

I always come back to this video whenever I have a crappy day. I hope Rohan sees this comment and realises that he has been a source of strength.

[@chuckofalltrades]

Hey Anushka! I just wanted to let you know that I'm working on a new podcast called Getting Meta (productivity, mental habits, yada yada) and one of the folks I spoke to was Rohan Joshi. I referenced your comment right towards the end. So even if he didn't see it, he now knows about it and said it brightened up his day :D The podcast (and episode) should be out in a few weeks, and I'll make sure I update this thread with the link. Just wanted to drop in a message to say thanks!

[@anushkahazra7180]

@@chuckofalltrades hey! Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to the podcast :))

[@chuckofalltrades]

@@anushkahazra7180 Thanks! We delayed the launch by a bit because it felt like the wrong time, but the IVM Podcasts team is working on it and it should be out by the month. I'll keep you posted here :)

[@anushkahazra7180]

@@chuckofalltrades eagerly waiting!

[@dinazaman7418]

@@chuckofalltrades So humble of you to have written this comment. BTW, it was an awesome podcast. Just finished watching it and came here to re-listen!

[@tanushreeawesome]

“The opposite of happiness is not wrong.”

[@yoto5147]

@@neelufartalikoti3492 Like people who are happy preaching to the people who are not happy,that you must be doing wrong. But the reality is,those people are not wrong,they are just sad. That's what I understood.

[@vs-gj4cp]

Finally someone addressed this correctly. How fake all the positivity of the social media is, denying to be sad, denying to feel.

[@TechBoy1]

ikr!! I fucking hate fake positivity!

[@aliciapereira7396]

I agree

[@tiredcat6653]

Have anxiety? "Drink water". I hate self help threads on twitter and Instagram.

[@whobody3510]

Denying the Truth denying the reality.

[@BEEShariqueHammad]

@@tiredcat6653 lmao did someone really say that?? if i didn't know better i would've taken it as a mocking rather than advice..... jeez

[@praptishukla6012]

Irony: first stand up comedian , watching whom I cried rather than laugh and still feel so great Thank you Gratefully yours

[@seemajaiswal7500]

N i did the same 😑

[@eshachauhan3942]

"We will wander between the darkness & the light, and that's okay."

[@dorjeebhutiya5915]

"Cause that's who we are" changed my point of view

[@eshachauhan3942]

Same man, same.

[@thedailychailatte]

You are. It is ❤️

[@rithu_saji]

The most honest piece ever.. Well done Rohan. This is exactly how a large section of people out there feel like....congrats to you for being able to represent such a vast majority of people in the most purest and honest way possible.

[@zainabj4843]

❤

[@sanjanamj93]

‘I’m glad I stuck it out for this.’ All the power to you!

[@sagnikadatta9120]

This was much needed for me today. I m anxious and under medication. My friends and family don't understand it really. I struggle almost every day to put my shit together. I am proud of myself. And I am open to anyone who comes up to me for help because I have been there, done that!!

[@alexstandall7606]

Hey there, can we talk?

[@gnamrathareddy8459]

The words I’ve needed to hear and I didn’t even know I needed that so badly until now. Thank you!

[@prernasharma7865]

Keep moving forward. Just HOLD ON!

[@krutikamundada9524]

"Opposite of happy is not wrong." Such a wonderful piece.

[@winnieamar9368]

We're so wrapped up in a world of staying positive that we're ashamed to feel anything else. 'You're not preaching positivity,you're preaching denial' - dedicated to all the toxically positive people in my life!

[@doggieeee6802]

His head keeps going from 0° to 180° and back to 0°

[@aaehmdshah161]

Because he is too anxious to turn to people on other side 😊

[@arpitasinghania5658]

Spare me from the lie that you have told that "happiness is the ideal, happiness is the default" Finally someone speak my mind...I like being neutral or sad or low sometimes. Seriously too much positivity sucks....Love u bro🤜🤛 P.S. - He is Tanmay Bhatt's source of strengths.

[@nitikaminerals8310]

And from the very 1st second i somehow know he is anxious while performing also

[@doubts67]

You have finally explained it in the best way. "That now I'm worried about me and you" that line man. Hats off man. Someone finally said it.

[@nikitamathuria9873]

Wow! It was all that i felt and no one understood. Whenever you try to explain ‘em, they be like ‘’stop thinking so much’’ and i am like “dude, that’s the whole point. That’s my disease that I CANNOT STOP THINKING!!! As if you say to a sick person that cure yourself out if you’re suffering” . It’s not easy to go all through this so please be nice and yeah we already know ‘think positive and shit’. They are Just temporary solutions. Maybe try to listen us peacefully. That’ll be more than enough. Thanks:)

[@jencyelias8803]

so true Nikita...people just expect positivity to burst out of us. I am struggling with anxiety and depression for over a decade. Whatever you wrote felt so right. People just want us to shake it off. hmph...tired

[@vishveshmuley1501]

Actually I don't know much about depression or anxiety as such, but could relate with you. I am just 16 and feel no confidence in whatever I do. It doesn't mean I am bad at those, rather sometimes they turn out to be fabulous, but those few seconds of praise don't last long and I again get onto the journey towards the dark. I sometimes feel it attracts me to it, and though unwantedly, I follow. I felt good that there's someone else there who understands, and cares. But afterall we stand alone.

[@naaziawahab1123]

@@vishveshmuley1501 yes thats what keeps happening with me. People around me are like why are you so sad its just hard to explain things to them. Especially its worse with online classes

[@_jumngam]

Been avoiding this video thinking it was just another one of those motivating speeches about anxiety.. but oh boy! It is a gem... I could relate to every sentence, its hard when you have this constant voice in your head always debating and whispering and you cant explain it to a single soul ... i am so glad i stumbled upon this.. this video really made my day..

[@TheEnchanterX]

Person in front row: oh Rohan Joshi is performing! Let me sit in the centre of the front row so it feels like he's talking right to me Rohan: ... . ...

[@tistachowdhury2920]

That's the only way he has got

[@JanaManaRana]

Usually the spotlight is so bright that they can't even see where the people are sitting. And it's not a metaphor 😁

[@sagarjha7456]

His breaking voice made it that more hard hitting Felt it from heart

[@vishnu21111995]

Out of all the videos shown in my feed I'm glad that I was stuck to hear this.

[@ahsanrajwani]

Same

[@neverghost4507]

Hands down !best lines to describe a human's emotions.

[@flowersandlife]

How brilliant! No script. No pause. Straight from the heart. What a performance!

[@himanshipanwar2770]

"Opposite of Happy is not wrong" Damn! i felt it :)

[@MultiJaneet]

I honestly loved how he incorporated Batman's dialogue about staring into the abyss. I feel a lot of people didn't realise the depth of that line and the fact that he put it in such an easy to comprehend way is applaudable. Very nicely done, Rohan.

[@ananya8733]

Amazing amazing...downloaded it as a reminder that things will be better and I'll be glad that I came out of thag abyss. I wanna say thank you again and ik u won't see this but thank you those words mean a lot for everyone who's going through some abyss in their lives.

[@NavmeetSingh]

From a person who also suffers from anxiety, thank you so much for explaining it so well. Yes let's address the truth for a change, and escape the denial. I feel that denial is also a disease, and most common in our country. More power to you Rohan! I wish i could articulate it so well like you did.

[@banasreepaul4786]

Wow finally someone spoke about it.Does anyone else feels that flight mode too when you have to meet a new person or group of persons or even your doctor!I want to run away

[@naaziawahab1123]

Keep coming back to this. This is so relatable . Thank you for this Rohan. Some people just don't understand if teenagers can problem

[@lolwhatevenisgoingon]

For someone who has been suffering from clinical depression and anxiety for a while now,I hate that I can't function without my meds. But I hope that some day,it will get better. Some day. Thank you Rohan.

[@shivanims7159]

Everyday, every minute, you are judged or atleast that's how you feel, all eyes on you, what you wear, eat , drink , where you go , what you do, everything is clicked and posted or atleast it should be posted . A virtual world has cause real problems. Quotes ignore the struggle, and are just lines to not to pacify, but to make us feel worse. Real Talk is needed. Real Friends are running short of. Being unreally real is not the solution.

[@ogk2330]

boss, thanks for being truthful, you’re one of my favorite Indian comedians, thank you for this honesty.

[@aanchalagrahari6229]

I found this video about 3 years ago and i just keep comming back..this is just too raw and gives you the hope required💛🙏

[@21_asmitajadhav_cst29]

I feel like this is the truest thing I've ever heard

[@sumietpadole2704]

If u guy's happy with this video,u must watch wake and bake of rohan Joshi...uplevel of it...❤️

[@preetimehta4882]

No wonder he is an inspiration to Tanmay Bhatt and to many of us 😍😍😍 truly touched the heart 💖

[@manishavasu_dancer]

I don't know why I am crying, but thank you Rohan Joshi and Spoken Fest ❣ I am going to revisit this every time I feel low.

[@pankhurinigam5619]

I wish somebody could have sent this to Sushant the actor, in time.

[@PhoenixRising2704]

Thankyou for putting this out here. I do suffer from anxiety. Sometimes I just feel empty. Its not a good feeling but I manage to laugh through it. This is life.

[@m0izfreakS]

AH, BEAUTIFUL, ROHAN. JUST BEAUTIFUL. "I am glad I stuck around for this."

[@aarzoomalhotra7994]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you Rohan. We as psychologists often need spoken mediums to let the message out, thanks for being that voice. This will reach out to many people from my end. Thank you again ❤️

[@shwetamehrotra1563]

One of the most blatantly honest and required pieces ever, thank you Rohan :)

[@mansidhage]

Almost teared me up! ❤️ I'm not anxious but positivity quotes on social media makes me anxious.

[@aradhnasharma9564]

"You are not preaching positivity, you are preaching denial" ❤️ Loved every bit🥺❤️

[@JanhaviBidaye]

Applaud! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 This is so deep.And real. Exactly it is annoying when someone says "you are just worrying to much" Bigg big thumbs up to you Mr.joshi❤

[@sarnalichatteree]

Thank you Rohan. I don't know how to express my gratitude to you for sharing this with everyone, but, thank you. More power to you man.

[@prernam7743]

So proud of him and the way he has come. It is wat it is and you are and you should stay. Stay for us❤️

[@jiteshharwani1655]

Its time people start talking bout real anxiety issues not just the fancy one! Which is not even 1% of what actually a person has to go through.... It just bites you in the inside to throw away your life and you really believe that it would have ZERO impact on world.. whether you r a living being or dead! Brave of you Rohan to put it in words such intelligently 👍🏻👍🏻

[@kmugdhabhat328]

Man, I cried seeing this. What a powerful talk♥️

[@noorkarkara7271]

I can’t thank you enough for this man. 😭😭😭😭

[@sarnalichatteree]

So beautiful and so strong. Keep coming back to this ❤

[@sanesarcastic]

I am sure that anyone here watching this now is just to calm themselves down because of the mess that is going around in the world. Power to you amigo and to everyone and I just had my dose.

[@vidishashahdeo7171]

This made me cry. What really hit me the most was the opposite of happy is not wrong.

[@Solonyx]

Cant cry enough. Am strong as hell. But this depicted me so accurately and now I am more worried than ever.

[@D.Purohit]

Thank You Rohan Bhai for putting your thoughts through this medium...It will help a lot to most of people who is not able to talk about it but feel something just like this... Thank you so much..God Bless You...😘

[@_UtkarshaBora]

the emotion in this;; i am really, i was just blown away by this guy

[@anishamaheshwari]

Thank you rohan .. thank uu...i m speechless the way u expressed all that feelings and thoughts an anxious person goes through is amazing

[@richajha8336]

Straight from an anxious being to an anxious heart! Thank you for being anxiously ours and putting this out so aptly yet, with the right amount of sarcastic humour!

[@Ayush07P]

You are somebody else's strength whether you are aware of it or not 👌 this line 🔥

[@sanjanasankhyan5435]

The worst part of all is that I could relate to everything he said, I was realising I have anxiety but there's nothing I can do about it.

[@srishtigupta1093]

I really, really, really hope it gets better for you some day

[@akshathaprabhu4549]

I relate to each and every word of yours. I am living with anxiety and depression from last 20 years. I was in a place deeper than hell when during my pregnancy and childbirth. I had none who understood me. I am better now handling my life much better. But, people still don’t relate to what I have gone through and they never think that people around have betrayed me and left me alone during that state of life. I almost got no help from doctors as well. They aren’t ready to treat prenatal and postpartum issues

[@interstellaristic6067]

Lip biting till it looks like the surface of the moon- well said

[@nityaaman6687]

Thank you Rohan for saying this out loud. Listening to it, helps me in one of those days. And, I really want to thank you for this. Cheers to Kommune India team for putting it together.

[@soumyajitmitra773]

Feeling blessed that a dear friend of mine shared this video with me. Glad that I watched it. Much needed. I appreciate the way Rohan speaks out these hard-hitting facts, which are mostly like an elephant in the room in our societies! These are suppressed feelings and experiences that most people fail to share or acknowledge due to the lack of that ideal space, emotional intimacy and understanding with close people in their lives and with their own selves, at times. Thankful for your efforts. Let's prioritise mental health alongwith physical health ! And be by each other's side✨

[@sohaamalik3103]

this guy is a legend ! true inspiration ! rohan you rock! you made my day and influenced my way of thinking! ❤️❤️❤️

[@tanwisthadas7598]

The most honest take on anxiety! Came across this when i needed it the most. Thank you so much, Rohan Joshi!! ❤

[@farazrahman324]

This video made me cry my heart out and suddenly I started feeling much better . Thankyou so much

[@ASMinor]

I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my KZbin channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤

[@mriganayani]

Anxiety has been so appropriately described, didn't know that it's not just me who feels so much all the effing time.. I thought that it's just me who feels anxious beyond repair.. it's saddening that others do too :(

[@laveshdixit]

This was so wonderfully put up. Many people would have thought this way one day or the other or many days in their life. You have put it so nicely that "Yes, I stayed for this moment or this day going through my abyss". That moment will probably erase some of the hardships that you have had to bear, but that lovely moment will come. And it will keep coming, that is for sure. All the best all the people out there who are living their struggle and decide to keep moving. That is life.

[@shzshb]

felt really good to hear someone say the same words in my thoughts. a very gifted writer, brought me to literal tears bless you

[@dr.nikitavirdiya5268]

To be comfort and strength to someone is a beautiful purpose of life! For all the things u can't be, this surely u can be✌️

[@moonchild._]

What he said about the people preaching positivity is very accurate. They make you feel like a criminal for being sad or anxious. “Opposite of happy is not wrong.” Thank you, Rohan! ❤️ Also, This. 😂 “The next time you're sick, I'll come to your house, throw your medicines out of the window, and say 'it is not you who has maleria, it is mosquitos who are assholes.' ”

[@brundachavan3680]

I am glad somebody finally spoke about it.

[@heramahi7784]

This is the best thing I've heard my entire life. Thank you.

[@chinmaykulkarni9621]

I would love to reach this level of sophistication in convincing others of my views.

[@quizilla]

i would've just hugged u if i was there.....thankyou for addressing how it feels to be ANXIOUS!

[@prateeklowalekar8777]

Best thing I saw on the internet today. Thanks for making my weekend, Dear Rohan.

[@manisha-uq2zd]

Even I didn't realize how much I really needed to hear this until you said it. Thank you for making me feel a little better today. I am glad I stuck around for this. Much love, someone dealing with a whole lotta shit rn.

[@pankhurinigam5619]

This was deep, kudos to Him!💫💓

[@samjebaraj24]

Heyy Pankhuri 😁

[@pankhurinigam5619]

@@samjebaraj24 Hie!!

[@sunshines801]

Thankyou Rohan.💜..i needed to hear this...i feel like screaming at times but cant... my body just wants to stop..but i will live through this...

[@66_mariamsajorawala66]

Thankyou.... Thank-you for doing this and saying this.... This is what we need.... Somewn addressing it this way.... Cause honestly scars are not pretty... They are ugly... You just need to be strong enough to accept them n accept that even though they're ugly... They r a part of who u r

[@lavinaj1223]

This was amazing Thank you so much!! Today it has been 6 months since my mother passed away. Nothing in life is going right. Good to hear this piece.

[@thedailychailatte]

Hey how are you holding up? ❤️

[@samruddhinaik8297]

Thank you Rohan Joshi for talking about it! I suffer from Anxiety and I can totally relate to it

[@haritharavi6437]

I will always come back to this video

[@vanshikasharma8961]

I don't know if this even matters but I'm glad I saw this video .. I'm legit smiling thankyou.. anxiously yours

[@hansajeswani4648]

Woow ! This is such a beautiful piece of art, so amazingly written , perfomed and delivered . Such an honour to be able to watch this video and learn so much from it ✨

[@user-uy5ck4bt9w]

You are someone else's source of strength - No I am not You are weak- Yes I am It isn't always nice, It isn't always pretty - Yes it is ugly You should stay- No, you should stay or you should not stay is not someone else can decide for you, it is each to its own, and it can be right or wrong, but it is what 'It is'. Some stays and some don't AND each one is right. Life is cruel, In Life if anyone is a real winner, it is the life itself, because no matter you stay or you don't, life still continue one way or the other, and that is why this debate of if one should stay or not is useless.

[@nishantdhingra6347]

I was just numb while listening to this. What a piece man

[@kalyanigaikwad6879]

Thank you so much for explaining! I I feel you 😣

[@quiere]

Oh my God 😲 each line was settling down in my head and getting absorbed in the end I was just smiling

[@nanglokham2957]

"The opposite of happiness is not wrong" thank you for this ❤️

[@jemmac5433]

So beautiful, so honest, so articulate. Hit the nail in the head and for once, it didn't even hurt :) Amazing job RoJo!

[@maitreyeemishra8316]

A topic so severe CANNOT BE ADDRESSED ANY BETTER. HATS OFF!

[@R0Zoro]

High time someone called out forced positivity. Thank you, @RohanJoshi

[@differentangle7666]

Thank you Rohan, you made me shed tears of joy

[@siriousllyy]

This is the best thing I've seen on the internet

[@s.8831]

This is exactly what we need after 2020...

[@_.in.a.flash._]

This is the thing i wanted some one to say this to me just once...... i dnt have words to express wht i m feeling... but honestly for guys like me u really helped us 😁😁 wish u good luck for your that day

[@ishaingle659]

Yep, this made me cry. Like i said, simply beautiful.