Lets Talk about ANXIETY ....

Alot of people have been asking about the Bahamas and how I am feeling, so I wanted to provide some insight.
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[@backfirerecordings]

Jaime! My health anxiety brotha!! Lolol. It’s surreal in knowing you mentioned my comment on your vlog today! So cool! My health anxiety started around your age .My first attack happened when I was playing poker at playground poker club in Montreal ,and didn’t know what the hell was going on! I’ll never forget that moment, I was playing a $100 dollar buy in tournament, 13 left out of 98 entries and I was the chip leader!!! I started to feel impending doom,my throat was closing in and my left arm started to go numb. Than a pIayer beside me said “I see sweat beads coming down your forehead are you ok?” I suddenly got off the table like I was Kramer from Seinfeld and asked the dealer if we can chop!!lmao......had to forfeit the tourney,went to the hospital, did the same tests as you and found out it was just an anxiety attack. Health anxiety is no joke! I get them on trains (because god forbid I have a heart attack on a train, the ambulance wouldn’t be able to get me on time to save me.)I get them after smoking a cigarette because subconsciously I know there bad for me,I get them after a work out because I think my heart can’t take it because I ate a pizza the night before,lol. It sounds so stupid I know lol but I think we take ourselves health wise way to seriously,but Jaime, my health anxiety has went down by 80 percent. It took me 4 years and 785 mimic heart attacks to find out on how to beat this. You ready!!?? transcendental meditation, you do it for 20 minutes when you wake up, you do it 20 minutes at around 3pm and im telling you it will change your life for life! Anyways greetings from Montreal Canada! P.s Jaime , I play on pokerstars very often, I have won a bounty builder (1/1910) field. Thanks to your twitch channel, I learnt so much from you, just want to say thanks again buddy, keep the faith...you got this buddy. roc-a-donq is my username on pokerstars, if the mediations work for you, send me some rungood Haha. Greetings from minus 30 Montreal canada!

[@mikecleare6028]

Admire you for the honesty and bringing it to peoples attention man. So many people suffer in silence

[@joeyvanhoof3853]

I have struggled with depression and i am struggling with anxiety. Much of the things you are saying in this video relates to me as well. It is good to speak about it. Men often choose to not talk about it. But once I realised way more people struggled with it, I opened up more and started talking about it. Which is helping for sure. Finding things that will help with your anxiety is not easy. But every little thing you find, is something you can build on. I'm scared to do new things, because I don't know what actually is going to happen. When I don't have the situation 100% under control my anxiety often gets the best of me. I have been doing better and I try to challenge myself just one step at a time... Keep up the positive mentality and thanks for sharing your stories. Will always support you Jaime.

[@SkillGame]

You're the man Jaime. I've had my own issues with anxiety and depression, despite being pretty calm and happy most of the time. These things are absolutely not a sign of weakness. if anything I would argue that openly talking about it takes a lot of strength and character. Big ups dude.

[@nicklevene562]

I had the same problem playing a counter strike tournament i think because i was so hyped about the tournament i was getting stress over the tournament threw out the day felt like my throat was closing i had to go the hospital and they did loads of test on me i was fine but i ended up crashing out but i still had the same problem even when i got home and i dint know how to control it when i went the hospital for the seconded time they made me do lots of breathing exercises so when i felt the anxiety i would learn to control my breathing and iv been better since

[@Evangelix21]

Your decision to make content more often, was amazing. Very interesting vlogs and i admire you for your honesty. Of course there is anxiety to many of us. Of course poker is not the reason about that. To criticise is good, when you add something to the discussion. If you are only a hater, i don't get why you still watching these vlogs. We support you Jaime, cause you look one of us. A person with dreams, so passionate. You are an inspiration. Also a big applause to Brandon for the proffessional shooting and editing. And, last but not least, Rebecca rocks! Her chat-up lines are so on point! A big fan from Greece, where you should come as soon as possible. PS: If you liked turkish cuisine, you will love greek food too, for sure. Be safe.

[@b3yron510]

I can relate to this so much..had the same struggle for the past 7-8 years. Well done for opening up and talking about it..thats the best way to fight it ;) Stay strong and much love brother

[@EricBZink]

Strong share and love the realness! The more we bring the awareness the more we help others! Subbed and found inspiration here for my own channel! Keep doing you!

[@Crypto4]

Great video production!

[@Kingkia33]

Jamie, I would greatly recommend meditation, frequenting the steam room, focusing more on your breath & posture when playing, and also maybe some light yoga from time to time. All things that have personally helped my mental game over the years

[@Mark_25299]

I've suffered from panic disorder, health anxiety and some degree of agoraphobia for a few years. It stemmed from waking up in the intensive care unit having been in an induced coma for 4 days due to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest (severe asthma attack). I woke up in the ICU not knowing where I was or why I was there. The sedation and unconsciousness had wiped my memory. Ever since I have struggled being in enclosed spaces. Until recently I could not travel in cars or sit in a small meeting room, stand in a queue etc. With treatment I'm miles better, but men's mental health still needs a lot of focus. I applaud you jaime for bringing this into the limelight. The barriers of talking about mental health, particularly for men, are coming down gradually. Well done and thanks. Long time fan, Mark

[@TopSpinWilly]

Hash browns? Toast? Combined eith high fat meat? And.. Breakfast? I havent seen them for 12 years. How do u keep the weight off? That is the worst meal i can imagine. Anxiety can be related to poor diet. 0 carbs first. One meal a deal next. Monthly 4 to 7 day fasts when u can do it. Crikee Jamie. 🔥 ur Canada food guide and advice from nutritionists. ...carnivore diet to start things off. Through exercise in of course. Cole Robinson. Canadian Guru. He would give u control....or try something else but take control. GL bud.

[@olofholmgren]

Hey Jaime! You got to explain the whole ”Dottie”-thing... how did that start?

[@johnyee5315]

Anxiety sucks, been following your channel for a while. Just wanted to compliment you on keeping your channel down to earth and positive.

[@conradmarconi8096]

Great video Jaime. I also suffer from health anxiety for about five years now. We both share the fear of death and playing poker. I have a great support system. I have a little trick that works great for me. I’m not sure if you are medicated or not. I take a pill during my anxiety attacks. If I have pills close by it acts as a security blanket for me. Keeps my attacks to about once every two or three months. Keep up the great work from one Canadian to another. Could be worse you could be here in -37c!

[@nickwhite3947]

conrad marconi I hope that pill is not a benzo. Trust me on this one. It’s not your friend. Short term 100 percent helps yes. Long term NO stay away. Please as another Canadian. Get off the reliance of that pill when an attack happens. Long term it will worse than HELL. Not judging because I’m personally feeling the long term effects of being on Ativan, only 1mg too prescribed by physician but getting off it is what you’ll regret. Get off it now. Much love.

[@JeffZuccMusk]

Love Grafton.

[@nimospizza]

To many people these days the knowledge that anxiety/depression is extremely widespread with so many people affected and can be very debilitating, is totally common knowledge. I for one saw the 25k video, and didn't even think to comment, assuming that this common knowledge about anxiety does exist at this point. Sorry to have kept quiet and let the donks drown out the more knowledge people! Hang in there Jamie, you gonna be alright! Love yourself -- you are still the same awesome Jaime -- and good luck crushing it in 2019 buddy :D

[@kevingrogan3689]

Thank man

[@spakjoeXD]

Well said sir.

[@brendanmurphy2527]

Jamie if you don't get your physical health right your mental health will never be right. I am a 12 year poker pro. I start 6 days a week with a 90 minute workout to get my mind right for the day so I'm ready to perform at an elite level. It gives me great energy levels, confidence, and overall happiness. If you continue to slack with your physical health you will always have these 'anxiety' issues that you think you cannot help. Work out and be healthy!!!! Look at someone like Jason Koon as an example. Do you think his physical health helps or hurts his professional career? Do not look to make health bets, find intrinsic motivation for your current and future family to help them. GL

[@yeahright7704]

2:04 No1 tell the camera man what they went to do upstairs.

[@rorbugubben1197]

Talking about mental issues is very important. Keep up the good work brother!

[@Paul7218]

I can highly recommend the book and CD 'Mindfulness' by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. Check it out on Amazon it has many 5 star reviews it will help a lot with anxiety. It works. They also have a book called 'Mindfulness for Health'.

[@HonestGiant]

i've been suffering from it since last year March. Have the same thing as you basically when you said it regards mortality in one of your previous vlogs. I guess you and me are a like and are deep thinkers/dreamers and when you think of the unknown and dissect it it can get overwhelming and scary. If you're ever in Holland let's meet and have a drink my friend. You come a long way. I remember watching on you on Twitch when you had 20 viewers and were streaming from your parents basement. Try to draw strenght from that!

[@henryminute659]

Full marks for openly discussing your anxiety problems Jaime. As you say, most folk that have no experience of it, find it difficult to understand and attribute to all the wrong causes. Well done! You might already be aware of it but, just in case, there is an excellent charity for mental health called 'Mind'. You might bear them in mind in case you might need support down the road, or even you might be able to help them with your openness to talk about your situation.

[@bartvanberkel5967]

Not sure if you will read this jaimy but try watching some of jordan peterson. It sure has helped me alot my anxiety and other problems.

[@Caniacforever]

not going to be another voice piling on about the food, it's all love. i just hope you don't relate the onset of your anxiety with the weight loss. those two things are not at all related. you can be as healthy as you want to be, but never allow yourself to go back to that dark place you were in before you took the bet.we believe in you, man. take care of yourself in all facets. mind, body, and spirit. they're all linked.

[@jacobmorrow3237]

Duuude, this video is so important. Especially because it centers around how the pressures of content creation can cause symptoms to appear where they hadn't before. Thank you for being so honest in these videos dude. I know you don't do it for any selfish reasons man. I wanna say one thing about the Ultimate Sweat and this is it. You did an amazing thing, went through it PUBLICLY, succeed, and helped people get onto the road to success in their lives. You inspired people, and you continue to do so. I bring that up, because it's extremely frustrating, as somebody who knows how hard you bust your ass, to watch people project things onto you that just aren't there. You and your team are doing excellent work on this channel. Keep it up. Stapheart Jake P.S. ignore the nutrition pros in the comments.

[@duck_poppa]

Jaime, I could tell on your video that you were suffering from anxiety and panic attacks relating to health. We are very much in the same boat when it comes to weight loss, then weight gain, then panic and anxiety. I have found that when I make bad decisions regarding food, alcohol, or nicotine I immediately have a sense of guilt which transforms into anxiety. I get a rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and a immense feeling of fight of flight. In your video at the PSPC I could see it in your eyes that you were panicking and worried about your health. the reason for wanting to go to the doctor you wanted them to tell you that you were okay (i.e no heart issues, no reactions to the candy and foods that could kill you). I personally have put my family in massive debt, to the tune of 15,000 dollars. between ambulance rides, Emergency room visits, stress tests, EKGS', Echocardiograms, and heart tests. I have been battling this for a little over a year because of the weight gain that I had post losing over 70 pounds. It creates stress and stress is the leading cause to health and heart problems. I am scared ot death to die and I think about death when I am unhealthy and fat. However when I was banging out the gym and shredding the pounds I never even thought about death or my health. Because I was on top of the world, I was healthy, my metabolism was burning up calories, my mental state was positive because I looked great I felt great............ I am rambling man but I grind it our on the tables here in the states and online. i follow your channel to learn how to act in certain spots and see how you play. You have great content and I feel like the way i can repay you is to tell you that I have been where you are, I still am where you are, and maybe an alternate thought and outlook that I have been able to narrow down what my "triggers" were. Cheers and maybe some day we could chat more

[@kunarhogedoorn4468]

Sam fan over here!!!

[@CoachLeflokz]

First of all, I wanna say sorry for my ranting and inting on the last video I should learn to hold myself to a higher standard, I was annoyed because of the people hammering on you. Secound be proud of yourself, expecially because of the fact that you are honest and real, makes you not only a great person but also easy to relate to. I am sure everyone in the chat all around the world have problems, and talking about it helps hopefully. I have to be honest I have no idea about anxiety what so ever, but having struggles is a normality within the life we all live, I am danm sure nobody goes through life without have atleast some problems on the way. Third I think you are awesome, I shouldn't care what people think of you and expecially get angry about it, but when you are an inspiration to a lot of many people it irritate me. Keep being awesome and enjoy your time in London, looking forward to see what happens in the new year. Peace and much love from Denmark. RB out.

[@deathntaco]

Glad you are sticking to a healthy diet of processed meat, deep fried starchy vegetables, white bread and refined sugar. Keep it up

[@VaultDestroyer]

lmao it doesn't matter what he eats, it matter how many calories hes eating

[@deathntaco]

@@VaultDestroyer you shouldnt 'LMAO' when you aint got a clue.. Your gut is directly linked to your brain. Refined foods, processed meats, additives, preservatives, nitrates, herbicides, etc.. destroy your gut permeability which is associated with autoimmune diseases , chronic fatigue, allergies, asthma, acne, obesity, and mental illness. The food cartel is much worse than the tobacco cartel and is responsible for the majority of todays illnesses. The real war is the war on sugar not drugs. Educate yourself Jamie needs to see a holistic nutritionist for his issues not an overpriced therapist. all his problems, mental and physical, stem from food. Heal your gut Heal your mind.

[@oldhamegg]

lol this is the stupidest thing I'll read all day.

[@knuffelberend]

@@deathntaco So true. Talking about anxiety while he keeps making shitty decisions in life. Go lift some weights and eat clean, that solves a lot of the issues.

[@hotrodsather]

So, you think eating 500 calories of cookies and 500 calories of vegetables is the same thing?

[@cagankasif1191]

Hi Jamie. Watch all your vids, but this one hit home for. I have suffered with hypochondria since I was 16 on and off. I am now 28. Anxiety attacks are the worst feeling and no one realises how scary and real it feels unless they have had it themselves. My girlfriend literally thought I was going insane. Hope you can strive and feel better in yourself. Poker fan from South East London. Take care.

[@johnwalker7225]

I would strongly suggest you consider adding CBD into your overall daily routine. If you can't get it in the UK, have Matty Ice send some to you from Canada... try it for a month, if it's not helping, then move onto other options

[@EverDayBest]

John Walker it is legal in the uk

[@weejees]

So obvious you just saying the positive things about poker because of your sponsorships lmao

[@ref78stewart20]

no sex before marriage!!!!!

[@jarroddonohue8193]

Jaime, people who have never suffered anxiety or depression will never be able to understand what it feels like and how it affects you, that’s just how it is. I was in that boat too until I suffered for a few months of my life due to various reasons and now it’s not something that I would wish upon anyone. It’s hard to deal with and talk about but I think on the other side of it you come out a better person because you appreciate the high times in your life a lot more. Keep up the great work.

[@oldhamegg]

get a second and third opinion. soon.

[@andrewallison7235]

“It’s a real problem, I’m not a weak person” - Beta male

[@stevocpa]

Take a month off and see a tough therapist twice a week. What you need is a break.

[@mpampissavvidis2494]

Man i really want to say that im amazed from your honesty! The part when you're talking about anxiety could easily be a part of a lecture at any university! To be fair I thought the same aboout how poker affects your life and mental health but right now everything is pretty clear! Man keep going! You are doing great job cause 1) you have completely understood the problem which is the first step to give a solution, 2) you have experienced people who helps you, 3) you have Beccar, you have your family who they might are far from you but i'm pretty sure they think about you all the time, 4) you have your poker career and last but not least you have US always supporting you. Don't listen to the bad criticism and keep things that might help you from the good one. Great things are on the way man!

[@coach_leaves_couch5188]

Well said, Jaime! As someone who struggles with anxiety, I appreciate your words! Love the honesty and the thoughtfulness of your content lately. PS: Brando is the man, and Rebecca looked absolutely stunning per usual.

[@jonnysmith5998]

Fully rate this, I have the exact same trigger in not being able to control my own space and time. I saw a specialist for a bit and it really did help. Look after yourself, man!

[@edricflo]

Once you realize that mental health is something you have to live with for a lifetime, you'll definitely learn to adjust and really find ways to get through it better and better each day.

[@noname-mr1wf]

Great insight into anxiety. Thank you I really think people need to understand this problem and be more sympathetic. It does take people like you to educate the public. Thank you!

[@PPitambarP]

Well, since you're in London, the younger Royals are all about mental health.

[@TooSekc]

JAMIE/BRANDO GO TO POPHAMS BAKERY IN ANGEL! You will love it

[@truthalwayswins9657]

Hope Sam tipped the bar staff......🤔

[@nickwhite3947]

Brave that you’re sharing your story. Good man. Just word of advice though. If any doctor recommends Benzos for your anxiety STAY AWAY RUN, they are very addictive and don’t help long term. I have been on them two years now and trust me on this Jamie stay away from them. Quitting them is HELL. Good luck though. You got lots going for you buddy. Chin up always

[@Mark_25299]

But very useful if, like me, you suffer from panic disorder and have to travel on a plane! Sporadic use is extremely advantageous, so i wouldn't say run away necessarily. Good point though

[@mnicks5960]

Thanks for sharing you're story bro.

[@HotforScottOfficial]

Dont want to take away from the serious part of the Vlog, but was that a Jamie Staples 10/10??? What is this magical breakfast place