Real Talk with Steve | Mental health Updates and challenges

[@jherod2024]

Wishing you the best. You and Mark have an awesome channel and community.

[@starburst5547]

❤❤

[@lallaromana2]

Thank you for always sharing and talking about these hard subjects. A lot of us are in a similar boat. Therapy has been a lifesaver for me in dealing with my intrusive thoughts and depression. You’ve got this! 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@irenek2k20]

Steve, I hear pain in your voice telling your struggles. You have a plan & support - so proud that you reached out for more help. Oscar is reaching out to comfort you. Take it day by day Steve. Thanks for the check in. Keep on going with your plan. Take Care - you are special Steve. 🦋

[@LA32319]

Sending ❤❤❤ Steve

[@tatertot1946]

Giant hug to you Steve....hope you feel better quickly...❤️

[@DramaLlama.0]

Thank you for sharing with honesty and realism. Having a multi directional plan in place sounds like the most flexible way to work through this. Keep strong. As for pets, I have whispered some of the most honest words to ever leave my lips, into small, pointy, furry ears.

[@ruth_gordon]

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[@foxyroxytm]

I appreciate your candour, Steve. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@gigidayz6936]

I'm always so deeply appreciative of your real talk sharing. I've been suffering for a while now with both anxiety and paradoxically, a very flat sense of "everything is essentially meaningless" anhedonia.

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thanks for the kind words! ❤️ I sh*t you not, I won a game Trivial pursuit in rehab by spelling anhedonia correctly on the first try. And yeah, as a MH concern its more brutal than I think many people realize. Hang in there, life will matter again soon! ❤️

[@dez6278]

Oh Steve, I understand completely. I'm bipolar type 2 and see your angst. I had many years like that. I also got addicted, to opiates, but I'm 10 years clean with a methadone clinic, and thanks to getting a lot of stress out of my life my mental health is better than ever- totally off meds which I never dreamed of. I have the same problems in the mornings. When it's quiet I think about the terrible things people have done to me. Maybe playing music would distract my brain. Maybe it'd help you too? I just adore you Steve. We have these times where the pendulum swings too far and we struggle. I get why you don't want more meds but it's there if you need it. If you need to take a break for a bit, do that. If you don't want to do Coffee Break live, everyone will understand if it's prerecorded. Take care of yourself first, and we'll still be here.

[@juliek2196]

Sending positive thoughts your way, Steve! You are appreciated beyond measure!❤

[@bekind433]

Big hugs to Steve!

[@rachelr621]

It is so sweet you and Oscar have bonded! 😍😻

[@CharleysMom2]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@auntieclara1811]

My darling, it is so hard to be young. It really does improve as you get older. Please don't waste your youth on these anxieties. Life goes so fast. I understand what you are saying, I lived it. Much love to you.

[@Maire_H]

Steven ❤❤❤

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thanks Maire! ☺️ 🤎

[@ruth_gordon]

You are so relatable,. I recognize my own struggles in yours. It was helpful for me to unpack little ways that my childhood was insecure, and how that insecurity affected my adulthood -- including addiction, depression, anxiety (esp in the mornings and late nights). This is not an indictment on your wonderful parents, but we just can't fathom how deeply childhood insecurities ingrain themselves in our psyches. I wish I could comfort and protect young Steve. Everything will be ok ♥

[@thunderbirdroad4004]

Steven! Love you! (Now, keep it moving!) 💗

[@terimckay4128]

What I think is so important about these talks is that they let others know that what they feel is not as weird as they might think. I can relate to almost everything you describe. I have also been thinking that sleeping less & exercising more (I used to love a daily walk, mainly for the mental health benefits) would be helpful. I hope that you continue to find the time & the energy for that--I'm not having great success so far, but hearing that it is part of your plan as well is encouraging. I agree that support animals are a huge help. I have a dog that is usually glued to me, but to be honest, sometimes having such a needy critter around just adds to my stress! Cats are better for that. Thank you for discussing this.

[@nilecrocodileRobyn]

You're a wonderful person, Steve. Marc too. 💕 I can relate, have struggled with mental health all my life. I admire you so much. Hugs from 🇬🇧

[@ExpectTheSpanishInquisition]

I am so sorry, Steve, that you're a little bit "off" these days. What has always impressed me greatly about you is that you actively take care of your mental health and do so as soon as you notice something's going wonky. I really admired the fact that you pared down your meds so that, as you say, you are taking the minimum amount of meds to operate the best way you can. Kudos to you. Godspeed to you on this latest challenge. I have no doubt you'll get it sorted in good time. Don't worry at all about keeping a schedule for your YT videos. Whenever you post, you know that all of your supporters will be quick to gobble it up same day!

[@theonlyendlesscircle]

Hi Steve. We are sending love and care at you. You do so much for us, and your honesty is a big part of it. You let us know that it's ok for us not to be ok sometimes. Please take an emotional bow. There is a lot of stuff on KZbin, but not a lot like you guys. You are the real part. Your talk tonight helped me realize some stuff that's going on with me. I might not have looked at it without taking a few minutes to concentrate on you tonight. Thank you, and I am glad to hear that you have a plan. You will always be successful because I know that you guys will never stop trying. One thing that I forgot, I have fallen a bit down the election rabbit hole. For anyone else allowing fear to take over, please stop. We have months to go! We will make it, and we will be victorious.

[@AWitchAndACat]

I’m glad you have support around you and you can reach out for that support. Hang in there.❤

[@kalaric.7108]

Listening to this while getting my chores done. No one is a pillar of stone, you feel things and society can add to having a negative internal image. But you are an amazing and honest person. And I'm glad you are here Steve.

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thanks! I'm glad you're here too! 😁❤

[@honeyfungus4774]

Sending you good vibes Steve. Keep on trucking, fella. ❤ Marc pretending to be the cat. Honestly he'd make me laugh even if I was being tortured. 😁

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Omg I know! That was unscripted 😊

[@mr.mcphoebe4609]

Steve, your courage in sharing with us your challenges and feelings hopefully helps you because I know it certainly helps many of us. You and Marc have overcome much. Prioritize yourselves. The kitties unconditional love helps. Take care.💕🙏🏻🤗

[@karyanb]

Thank you for sharing Steve. I too have a morning “Karyn”. It hits me in my gut and lasts for hours. Usually worse on Mondays . Anxiety is the devil. Hoping you feel better soon. Peace & blessings 💜

[@Kay-gb3pt]

It took a lot of courage to be so vulnerable with us and I want to thank you and let you know you are not alone. I am struggling very much myself too and I think it’s important to show the hard side of our lives sometimes. Life is hard, it’s emotional and exhausting and painful but when you can tell people who care about you I think it helps. We’re all wishing good things for you both and I hope it’s ok to offer a virtual hug. ❤

[@TxVoodoo_]

I just want to give you a great big hug. I have no solutions, but just want to say you're not alone. I know you know that, intellectually. But you're not. Not only are there people who care, but there are so many of us who've been through this, or are going through it. Much love.

[@itsanniewithanlnotanniewit747]

You're preaching to the choir Steve! For some reason 40 something is making me feel as messy as 20 something. You're inspiring me take better care of myself. And I'm sending healing vibes to you and Marc.

[@1947lindalou]

Oh Steve....I'm kinda of a silent listener,.I don't comment much..but you and Mark are my go to...because I'm almost 77 yrs old...taking care of husband ..who really doesn't like me..but what can I do..I'm in it for the duration. It has destroyed me mentally..I go around worried about this and that...what if this happens..etc..and the mess this country is in doesn't help...take care dear heart...I admire both of you....good ppl!..and a bright future❤❤❤

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thank you for sharing! And thanks for the kind words also ❤️

[@katykat8450]

I'm so sorry to hear you're having these struggles. Prayers to you that you can get it under control again and that it is no longer affecting you so badly

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thank you for thinking of me! ❤️

[@finchharper4647]

Self Traps can be the most difficult traps to get out of. The key is to recognize that you are setting a self trap, and then employ tools, like therapy, medications, spousal support to not set self traps and or disarm them. Sometimes when I get caught in an anxiety trap, I go to my partner and ask if we are in danger, use medications, and concentrative distraction techniques or a mix or all of them.

[@christines.1546]

**HUGS TO YOU**💓💓

[@cathyl.......]

genuinely impressed with how much you share as well as your efforts to improve yourself we can all learn from it ❤Oscar is os cute ❤ have a good weekend

[@ErnieCG]

It’s good you both talk about your mental health,my mood goes down sometimes then back up again it came after my accident and it came again this week because I was thinking about mum and died you have both died,I need to have grief concealing for that,which I will get.

[@texas2079]

*HUGS* Been right there with you!! Not sure if it's an age thing with the "last one" kind of thing. It causes my anxiety to skyrocket. 😢

[@gigidayz6936]

Sames

[@SarahH-ui5vv]

Great video. I know so many people can relate with your symptoms and thoughts…..I think meditation really helps…at least for me 🙂

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thanks so much for the input! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@finchharper4647]

Kind of funny story. When I was younger, to deal with stress or anxiety at home I would start hooting like an owl and I was good at sounding like a great horned owl. The problem was when I was in Walmart, and got stressed, had an anxiety attack I would start hooting like an owl without knowing I was doing it. Wal-Mart shoppers don't really understand an adult hooting. Thankfully my partner was there to help me. I even started hooting once in the E.R. Overtime I learned other techniques and no longer hoot. But I had set a Hooters trap for myself and it took time to get out of, but I did and now I'm Hooters free.

[@goldenretrievermom7945]

Hey Steve, HealthyGamer channel did a live yesterday that talked about the conversations with yourself as an ADHD and/or anxiety thing, and how to help it. I think it might help you, it helped me a lot and Dr K who runs the channel is freaking amazing. Plus he's actually our age and gets what its like living through what we have as gen x / millenial elders.

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thanks for the info! 🤎

[@DonLaPierre-ho8ng]

Brilliant and tortured- Steven in the past I figured you were conveniently having AM stomach issues. Accept my apologies Please. There are to many days in the week to be fighting w/ yourself and I can see you Desperately want Resolve- Alcohol silenced all that and that became to excessive use 😞 You Really are Brilliant No Lie I’m gonna put my thinking 🤔 cap on

[@SmokeySteveAndMarc]

Thank you for watching! No apologies needed. ❤

[@user-ke8fm3zv4w]

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