PSYCHOTHERAPIST REACTS to Linkin Park- Breaking The Habit

[@karanrulsz]

Chester Bennington - The lead singer of the band, he commited suicide few years back. He dealt with depression sadly. So yes you are right that maybe one of the members of this band dealt with what they are singing in the song. I've never felt more sad of any singers death than Chester. Been listening to them since childhood.

[@Untoldextersion]

Yeah he dealt with substance abuse and depression and in 2017 he was found dead in his house he supposedly died by suicide by hanging himself

[@conorsmith8551]

And then a year later, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain were high profile victims of suicide. Miss them both dearly

[@leontj2861]

@@conorsmith8551 Chris died 2 months before Chester.

[@willvr4]

@@leontj2861 Yeah, pretty sure Chester's decision was impacted by Chris. But it was sadly inevitable. Chester and Anthony Bourdain were the only "celebrities" that actually made me cry when they died because they were such good people. I was lucky enough to meet Bourdain once, and there wasn't a bad bone in his body. He cared more about others and society than his own mental health. Sadly, I can relate to that and I hope my life never comes to the same end.

[@Y-NOT-REACT]

Chester was abused as a child by an older family member and you can hear his pain his singing. Absolutely special voice.

[@krisstewart1509]

Rest in peace a actual legend

[@benjaminrogers0524]

I believe it was a actually a family "friend", but yes you can hear his pain in all his music. Rip Chester.

[@chrisfranco4330]

Rip Chester! One of rocks greatest voices.

[@lp13413]

This song was basically entirely written by Mike Shinoda, who is their emcee (+keyboards, rhythm guitar, sampling, production, etc). It initially started as an instrumental interlude, but was encouraged by the band to turn it into a full song. The lyrics was something he had been trying to write for years, long before their singer, Chester, came into the picture. At the same time this song was taking shape, Chester was fighting his own battle with addiction and depression, and the song resonated with what he was dealing with. It would be a few years after this song that the band staged an intervention, leading Chester into a road of rehab, and the help he needed, but he ultimately lost his battle in July 2017. In regards to the literal meaning behind the lyrics, Linkin Park have always kept their songwriting as relatable and universal as possible.

[@1polyron1]

Is it really intentionally universal or ambiguous in meaning? Because that would be insanely cool of LP. It's like in movies when you are left to make your own judgements on a scene or ending which adds a personal level to it.

[@eliteiel9747]

@@1polyron1 This song is not about addiction, Mike Shinoda said in a recent Video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJecY2BqZtWCb9E . It's all about how you want to relate to the song, that's the special part about many of Linkin Parks songs. I myself relate to it in a darker way, I usually see it as Breaking The Habit as in Breaking the habit of living, so suicide. That thought was also reinforced by the music video of somebody committing suicide in reverse. And I think this is also the way that Chester viewed the song, considering the last of his performances of it. Where when he said "I don't know whats worth fighting for, or why I have to scream But now I have some clarity, to show you what I mean", he would put his fingers up to his head like he was shooting himself, and on the line "to show you what i mean" he would do the motion of the gun going off. It's definitely a hard song, it's my favorite Linkin Park song actually. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2KYmnZnprhqg7s :( really depressing to watch you could see he wasn't feeling well AT ALL

[@katana2seppuku]

mike may have wrote the lyrics but chester put the genuine pain into the song. imagine somebody singing this song like a taylor swift song. there'd be no genuine emotion or pain behind the lyrics. chester is the real reason that people love linkin park regardless of whether he wrote the songs or not. mike knew chester had so much suicidal ideation and pain that could make the song real n have meaning. you can write normal sad lyrics but if the person performing isn't exuding pain then it doesn't work. the fact that chester literally ended his life is just the cherry on top that the lyrics meant more to him than the writer. his pain was immense and there was no escaping the fate that he had planned for himself. no amount of talking or music therapy could have ever changed his end goal to end the agony. that's just how some people feel. everybody dies but some people believe they are meant to die and don't wanna wait

[@dancerkris95]

Mike Shinoda (Keyboard, rapper, 2nd vocalist, 2nd guitarist, songwriter and produced Link Park songs/albums) was one of the main ones who got through to Chester to get help with his sobriety. It was "Breaking the Habit," from their 2nd album "Meteora" Mike wrote the lyrics and showed it to Chester Bennington (lead vocalist and songwriter) to give him that final nudge into wanting to get help, and when Chester read the lyrics, he just broke down and cried and it finally gave him that final courage to go into rehab and started going to therepy. Then that song became his #2 favorite of theirs to perform. Then at anytime if Mike seen that Chester was really struggling with depression and sobriety he was one of the ones that would pull Chester back from that ledge. Chester had a rough childhood. He was S*xual abused from the ages of 7-13 by an older male friend. His dad was a police Detective who investigated child SA cases. So Chester was afraid to tell anyone on what was happening because he thought people would think he was lying or think he was gay. He finally told his dad at 13 but Chester didn't want to press charges on the older kid because he had learned that kid was also a victum of SA. Chesters parents got divorced when he was a 11. So to escape from everything he was going through in his life he ended up getting into drugs/drinking when he was a teenager as a way to cope. So throughout the years Chester really struggled with his demons. After he got sober in 05/06 and was seeing helps he was mostly alright when he was with his LP band family, his wife and 6 kids, going to the gym everyday, being with fans, on stage, doing philanthropy/humanitarian work. But when hes alone for a long period of time thats when he really struggled with his depression the most. Thats when hes left alone with his thoughts he called it "the evil Chester" who would say mean things to him.

[@JiiWoon]

Past trauma catching up to you in the future is a tough thing to beat, but when you eventually beat it nothing else can stop you in life.

[@Tenseiken_]

Struggling with a lot of mental health problems myself and being through so much therapy to better understand myself, I understood this song in two ways. One being the good ending, breaking the habit of addiction and self-destruction and being alive at the end and then the bad ending not being able to take it anymore so "breaking the habit" is another phrase for ending it all because you can't take it anymore. Add Chester's past and suicide into all this and this song is incredibly, INCREDIBLY hard to swallow, for me at least. I personally don't have drug abuse history, but from a mental health and depression standpoint, this song just ticks every box and how the good and bad endings are just SO close to each other. It's like trying to balance ontop of the sharp blade side of a knife and a single tip to the side, that's it. Your ground to walk on was bombarded and taken away gradually by your past so that only a small, hurtful way is left to stand and walk on and it hurts to do so. That's how I personally interprete this song and the mental health aspect behind it in context with my own feelings and emotions they evoke in me.

[@ryanknutson6163]

Linkin Park is easily my favourite band of all time, Id do anything to have Chester back! his voice could never be duplicated, he's 1 of a kind :) rip.

[@seanmoore6504]

The song is all about someone who feels isolated and hopeless blowing their brains out with a handgun to put an end to an internal suffering they can no longer see a happy ending to. Struggling with a life out of control and the breaking down of one's will to live in a world where they feel they no longer have options or hope in anything getting any better for their situation: they are breaking the habit of a failed life. They feel it's the best soultion for them and the ones they've hurt. Some may find it a horrible anthem or a judge them harshly as cowards but in the end I see it as personal choice that only the person who is faced with it can truly understand. I don't see it as cowardice to end your own life. It's probably one of the hardest and most frightening choices anyone who has done so can face. Respect to Linkin Park for making this song for people like me who have struggled with this to know at least I was not alone with these feelings and issues. It helps a little to know there are others in bigger places who have asked these questions of themselves as well. R.I.P. - Chester Bennington

[@nivbenvenitz]

much love to you, May you find the peace love and fulfillment you desire - thanks for this comment I relate

[@KillzBBX]

“I don’t know what’s worth fighting for or why I have to scream” just that alone has so much to unpack that I wish you kinda leaned into a bit more but you revealed things in the song that I over looked very harshly I absolutely think that it wasn’t so much drug addiction but more of just a spiral (tho I know that obviously be had a drug issue for a bit) but W video man I love to see genuine break downs of songs that I enjoy beacuse it not only shows meanings that I didn’t see before but also has legitimately taught me things that I never even thought about. rip Chester. Thank you for another great video. (Yes I know I’m 2 years late)

[@AIGeneratedUser]

Knowing you’re not alone means more than anyone ever knows

[@oscaralejandro7635]

It's unfortunate what Chester lived and how he died however, he helped so many people with his songs, through his songs, with his form of expression with his songs with linkin park. And you can hear his cry for help through his songs with every album. R.I.P. Chester. He was and forever will be a legend.

[@AIGeneratedUser]

He definitely did ❤

[@mybloodtypeKRYLON]

Something a little less known but extremely relevant now that Linkin park is in the conversation, would be Mike shinoda - over again, it's the first song he made after Chester passed

[@sovcitwatch]

"I'll never be alright" "I'm breaking the habit tonight" Means he's going to unalive himself tonight as that's the only way he feels he can "break the habit"

[@CruyffBarajas]

I´ve always seen it that way. "i´ll never fight again" "this is how it ends" this song has always been so meaningful to me because, at least to my ears, its clearly about suicide.

[@heresheis2063]

I love LP. They're my fave band ever. Them and Queen which is supreme for me. Breaking the habit is my fave track from LP.

[@quang4055]

You’re son is lucky to have a dad like you.

[@joshmorris1637]

This is one of my all time favorite songs and it cuts deep for me because the lyrics resonate with me on a very personal level. I was bullied and abused emotionally and sometimes physically as a kid by my peers who I thought were friends, a babysitter who was very cruel to me, and my parents trying to control almost every aspect of my life using their religion as a crutch. This led me to create a habit of repressing my emotions that I felt like didn't matter like anger, sadness, frustration, and fear but the downside is that it's affected a lot of my relationships in the past. I've burned a lot of bridges with people because I don't want to get hurt again. I've started therapy recently to heal all the trauma that I've held in for so long in hopes of "breaking the habit" because I know that if I continue the way I do, I will only keep hurting people I get close to. Thank you for reacting to this song, it means a lot to me.

[@AndrewMorton116]

I loooooove Linkin Park. Started listening to them in grade 9 high school and it helped me get through it!

[@samcawood2037]

My man had the ReAnimated album. What a G

[@ab_tfl34]

Toms love of music shines through more than anybody else's on youtube

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Thanks Andrew!!😊👍

[@indiGlo_myco]

You had the Hybrid Theory Reanimation album, which was a rework of all the songs from their first album as LP, Hybrid Theory (ironically was their original band name before), but it also included some new songs like My December. Meteora, where 'Breaking The Habit' is from, is still one of my all time fav albums of any genre of music. It's just absolutely perfect.

[@WilliamSyler]

The CD you're talking about at the start of the video is their Reanimation album. A lot of people seemed to dislike it, but it was one of my favorite things to listen to. Just as much as a the rest of their work.

[@zarinnorwich1220]

Awesome I love that your listing to some rock too always nice to listen to linkin Park

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Amen!😊👍

[@Hoopsgaming2k25]

Mystery week was a great idea

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Thanks so much!😊👍

[@diamondplayz2145]

Chester is one of rocks greatest people. RIP.

[@youngjaytheoldkilleroffici8692]

thx tom for this new artist!

[@ThisReckless]

BPD - A lot of the behaviors he has identified are borderline personality disorder traits. Including substance abuse, which is often what the song is viewed about (addiction).

[@davetheviking8689]

Wish you had a follow up after learning of Chester Bennington’s suicide.

[@edwardpalumbo6951]

Givin up is another really great one for you to look at

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

If you saw this reaction, let me know where you are? Because it got blocked in some countries and regions😊👍

[@karanrulsz]

Canada

[@willem4498]

In Canada 🇨🇦

[@lukehardison713]

Using a Canadian VPN 😇

[@Hoopsgaming2k25]

Canada

[@Hoopsgaming2k25]

Ohhh that's why

[@supahfly2106]

My personal interpretation of the last verse helped me overcome suicidal thoughts and tendencies. I heard it as I need to accept that I'll never be alright or I'm never gonna be perfect in anyone's eyes so accept my imperfections. It helped me avoid the feelings of judgement from others and realize I am who I am, and I'm not for everyone.

[@lennyj3300]

His music was his suicide note.

[@barryharris4967]

I'll never be all right so I'm breaking the habit tonight he's referring to suicide not survival

[@ryanstolz8049]

Such a great video

[@cjsolution]

Hey idk if you know this but the video is blocked everywhere except for Canada!

[@zonnytiger2371]

need more linkin park on this channel! :)

[@buds24]

I am currently in that situation

[@yourfavpersuasion9385]

sadly chester couldn't break the habit r.i.p chester!

[@iSpitboxer]

I think it’s clearly a relationship struggle and his habit is resorting to being toxic for no apparent reason and he just can’t figure out why. Gotta be trauma.

[@ThisReckless]

I swear it's defining BPD. A lot of the things he's referenced are BPD traits, including substance abuse.

[@joelnikal4872]

Can to plz do dr. Whoever by aminé i want to hear your thoughts on it

[@zacknelson8918]

You should listen to numb by linikn park

[@nolifewithoutdeath3124]

killstation?

[@PenneySounds]

Linkin Park isn't rock. Their primary genre at the start of their career was alternative hip hop. Though this particular track is drum n' bass mixed with glitch. They added rock sounds and rock instruments into the music, but it was all built around hip hop beats and samples. The primary songwriter of this band is Mike Shinoda, and there's a lot of mental health related content in the music, as well as in his side project Fort Minor and his recent solo work

[@Jnels27]

Linkin park IS rock, but like you said they share many elements with hip hop, they’re genre mixers.

[@PenneySounds]

@@Jnels27 No, they are not rock. They use some rock sounds, but those sounds are added on top of the the hip hop and electronica that form the foundation of their music. Playing guitar over a hip hop track doesn't make it rock.

[@jalen5955]

HII TOM

[@ReactionTherapyOfficial]

Hello!👍😊

[@nolifewithoutdeath3124]

thanks for doing hopsin your house, could you do xxxtentacion Rebirth

[@ericortega9972]

have you heard Metallica's new song "Screaming Suicide"

[@MrCoalmin]

you look like seth meyers - or he looks like you.

[@DavidLucian]

🎶☯️🎶

[@randomgamer8763]

This is sad Because chester killed himself

[@DarkPegasusTheGamerDPTG]

Please do Not Enough (prod.red limits) by JUICE WRLD. THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE ON THE ALBUM. THIS IS UNRELEASED AND HE PUTS SO MUCH EMOTION INTO THIS SONG. Thank you so much Tom!

[@PipeDaddy907]

Damn.. wtf… why he do Chester like that… wtf…

[@MrM9819]

What ??

[@willvr4]

He said "battles all issues" not "the battles always choose".

[@Камиль-ы1з]

No, he said battles always choose