A YouTuber's Slow Descent Into Chaos

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

There really is something special about old ARGs and stuff of that sort, now it feels like everyone will latch onto something like the Backrooms until the mystery is just lost.

[@danielgiovanniello7217]

I mean, the Backrooms was never an ARG Its origins are remarkably similar to the SCP foundation, actually

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

@@danielgiovanniello7217 I meant its similar, just creepy stuff in general is the best way i can describe it.

[@ItsSupercat94]

Idk the backrooms hs its own appeal as well, just a punch of people adding onto somethings lore is cool to think about, but yeah stuff like this is good too. Especially since its much rarer now

[@Shneeble_McWeevil]

the first thing i think of when i hear "old ARGs" is Imaginedom (i probably misspelt it) ok I see now that this wasn’t just an ARG, thank you to all that informed me

[@r.henryjr.1533]

Le popular thing bad, obscure thing good One isn't worse just because more people talk about it, I hate this stupid mindset. And saying, _"now it feels like everyone will latch onto something [...] until the mystery is just lost"_ doesn't mean anything you're just saying stuff that sounds vaguely critical and deep-sounding. If you didn't mean that and actually meant something else then you should say it more clearly.

[@brun0z691]

Oh man! What a nice and cool unique KZbinr! I hope they don’t descend into chaos!

[@denniscooper279]

Well he did

[@lyfe345]

thats the point

[@Colin__]

@@lyfe345 Sarcasm?

[@randomguy1453]

I personally hope that, if they were to do so, the speed at which they descend into the aforementioned chaos is as speedy as possible

[@nejahnejah433]

indeed

[@SmallAngryNerd]

i think the scariest part about this is the fact that 2008 was 14 years ago

[@BBgamerBOOM]

Whoa

[@roughpatmusic]

Stop I don’t even wanna think about that

[@saisai-z1s7t]

damn

[@justacutepieceofshit]

Seriously lmaoooo

[@TexaninChrist]

Nuh uh

[@kikicogger2284]

I am actually really impressed that the author of this story called the disorder by its current name (Dissociative Identity Disorder) instead of its more popular, past name "Multiple Personalities Disorder". I also really appreciate that they did not make the patient violent or otherwise vile as that is all too common in media. This is especially impressive as this played out in 2008, a time that was a lot less sensitive to those afflicted with mental health.

[@kingbubgaming]

Whelp I guess I’m not sleeping tonight😂😂

[@arfansthename]

They did their research.

[@arfansthename]

@@cjmattrocks You didn't do your research.

[@cjmattrocks]

@theaexperiment9365 there's no such thing as a source to prove something doesn't exist, only sources to prove it does, and the only source for THAT is a dude whose literally been sued for malpractice several times, as well as brainwashing people, especially Sybil, into thinking they had MPD. Symptomatically it is BPD or Schizo, there is nothing that seperates it from those.

[@frankiee5004]

Unfortunately they say they are not worried about him being a danger because he cured himself, thats ehat the doctors say in the video. So no, it seems like the Implication is he would be a danger if he had escaped still having DID

[@Mephilis78]

For a "silent" observer he sure has a lot to say....

[@ThatDude808]

Yeah he isn't really SILENT

[@RegenMelon]

Silentraven

[@RocketboiSource]

This dude is soon going to explain every ARG

[@Chrispy]

good

[@chasethemaster3440]

Ha

[@GD-Zyxo]

And ill watch every single one of them

[@grippage]

@@Chrispy you beat me to it I wanted to say good

[@Markm8]

Anoungs arg nexts

[@leftygurl]

tbh this seems like one of the better horror stories about did, it’s the experience of not knowing who you are or what the other people in your mind are doing that’s the scary part, unlike other stories that just gawk at the condition and say that it’s weird. it’s about the experience of did, not about being scared of it.

[@ezdispenser]

yeah exactly, as part of a DID system myself im really glad that the disorder wasnt like... used as a bad thing in it. it was a twist, yeah, and there is some... ethical dilemmas about the setup of "secret experiment" (though even the experiment itself wasn't horrible or inhumane, i suppose) and the view that DID should be treated by "fusing" all of the identities together, but... having DID wasnt seen as a bad thing in it, it didnt make hans or the silent observer a villain. as far as "(one of) the main character(s) is revealed to have DID and also be several other characters" stories go, its actually pretty nice

[@leftygurl]

@@ezdispenser yeah, i think even if not intentional the way they performed the experiment also taps into some specific fears about the experience, of doctors and professionals treating you in ways you dont understand or that might actually make things worse. the two personalities combining into one is itself sort of scary, there’s a lot going on there psychologically that would make it a frightening or upsetting experience.

[@morgue502]

@@ezdispenser "as a did system myself🤓🤓🤓 " lemme guess.... self diagnosed and endogenic?

[@ezdispenser]

@@morgue502 goddamn, do you spend all of your time seeking out random comments to be mean to or something? for the record, we are a professionally diagnosed traumagenic system, not that that does or should matter for whether or not our opinion on this (or system as a whole) is valid. we phrased it that way because a lot of people who aren't systems are only vaguely familiar with plurality as a whole, let alone specific terminology- some might not even understand what we meant if we had just used "system" instead of "DID system", and we don't like to use the phrase "person with DID" for ourselves. please go get a glass of water and sit outside for a bit instead of saying hateful and presumptuous comments to complete strangers.

[@basilschuman7159]

@@ezdispenser I'd argue the whole "one can only be healthy if there's one consciousness in their body" idea being present inherently means DID was being used as a bad thing and sours the entire story. However I am but a singlet and have no intention of attempting to override the opinion of someone more relevant to the topic, and am happy to hear you think it was relatively (heavy emphasis on relative bc hoo boy is ableism a huge problem in horror media) good!

[@Isaacfess]

A story about DID from 2008, interesting. It was a lot more unknown about how it affected people back then to what we know now.

[@FemboyHasu]

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

[@Sardoshice]

@@FemboyHasu hello alucard

[@FemboyHasu]

@@Sardoshice hello pretender

[@youremyfavoritesong9868]

@@FemboyHasu I mean, that's not really what DID is like, but I'm sure you know that. Sorry if you were making a joke, I don't want to dampen the mood or anything, it just makes me upset as someone with DID to see any misinformation being spread around.

[@oofallgaming3613]

This is scawy

[@leoallenberg3892]

One thing I’m German and a little detail I found ‘lauscher’ (lauscherhans). Lauscher means roughly ‘hearer’ so it describes a person who hears into other conversations or things.

[@Nooy_]

True. I think “eavesdropper” fits more though.

[@sparkylp9068]

9:53 actually translates to "My pathos would surely make you laugh, if you hadn't stopped laughing"

[@Sashimipommes]

I’m German and yeah

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

I love the twist. And despite the whole “you can’t just “fix” it like that” thing, I really love the fact that there’s no “evil” character. All too often you have the “evil twin” aspect to a twist like this, and it’s just refreshing to see a more realistic portrayal

[@hyperfox0934]

Ikr? And often full integration is used as an ultimate therapy goal, so it feels like there's actually some deeper level of understanding here. It also manages to actually parot the way communication between alters is often formed, with the whole, ~coded notes being left around~ thing. Usually they aren't in code, but leaving physical notes is like,,, step one in a lot of cases. It's also got a lot of allusions to innerworlds, almost as if some part of the experiment was an attempt to recreate the inner world in physical space... it's really cool and well thought out basically.

[@Lancerious]

I thought my day was going to be just another normal, mundane day... But then Retro uploaded a video. Now my day is filled with mystery and intrigue. Great job on the video! I've never heard of this KZbinr/blogger before, and this is definitely an interesting story :)

[@kirby_with_a_gun]

dude literally i had the same feelings

[@wardenfrom1.19update4]

It fills you with fear.

[@FrostyTheOne_]

What does ARG mean?

[@Lancerious]

@@FrostyTheOne_ Alternate Reality Game. It’s basically when a part/elements of a fictional game or universe slip into reality. In this case, I think the term “ARG” comes into play because these posts were put on Tumblr, an actual site, but I could be wrong

[@FrostyTheOne_]

@@Lancerious I see, Iwas very confused seeing those comments and you made me understand. Thanks

[@UnexpectedTaco]

This was a roller-coaster of a story, with an epic plot twist at the end. Even if it is fictional, it is extremely innovative and entertaining to go through, as well as that it is very well put together. Hats off to everyone involved in this, including you, RGN.

[@morg630]

The way this was written leads me to believe that whoever made it may have personal experience with DID. Especially by 2008 standards, the portrayal of DID, even the fact that they called it by that name, it's all very out of the ordinary in how accurate it is.

[@ExperimenturalVideos]

The use of "my friend" flagged me early, as someone who handles mhi professionally.

[@menhera5343]

im happy that one of my favourite childhood ARGs got some recognision it deserved. your channel is incredible and so are you

[@SnoFitzroy]

29:14 This is a misnomer. Everyone has multiple distinct personalities. DID is multiple distinct IDENTITIES, literally multiple separate people occupying the same brain. Personality does not itself carry age or gender, which is why referring to the identities as "personalities" has been un-standardized for a couple decades now

[@s_mguyy3040]

But it does, as the personality is the same exact person, its just a different version of the same person, which can be cause by trauma, which is why they are so different

[@RetroGamingNow]

I got it from this source: my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder

[@SnoFitzroy]

@@s_mguyy3040 Did you even fucking read what I wrote? Have you even done any research on the disorder? How many people have you spoken to who have it and have described their experiences to you? Based on your name I'm just gonna go ahead and assume you have absolutely no education about mental health or biology. To reiterate - Personality itself doesn't carry many of your general traits, as if it did, that would be your identity, not your personality. That's just what words mean, sweaty!

[@Nero_Karel]

Professional standard or not, that's actually a really useful differentiation! I recently tried explaining the difference to schizophrenia to someone and honestly should have thought of that way of phrasing it at the time cuz it would have made things a lot clearer

[@enzoryan4268]

@@RetroGamingNow That's wrong kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6DFonqrgcalhKc

[@thvrst]

your editing skills, the way you narrate these stories is just immaculate. keep up the good work!

[@pipigguts]

and the music is just ugh

[@jonnyt69]

Thank you man I appreciate it

[@Randomperson37193]

​@@pipiggutsmusic is just creepy asf

[@mrnoide8027]

This is very interesting, my mother told me stories about her’s aunt. She was like a normal person, except that sometimes she would get unconscious and become someone else psychologically. My mother and grandmother called that “the spiritism”. Now I can understand that better.

[@cloutmastermemes2007]

So you’re aunt was like the protagonist of the book “Dr.jekyll and Mr.Hyde” lol you’re aunt sounds like she has a split personality issue and she should definitely seeing a psychiatrist at least 2-3 times a week especially if she turns into an evil human!!!

[@mrnoide8027]

@@cloutmastermemes2007 It was my mother’s aunt and she is already dead. But still, thanks for the advice. A strange thing is that, the other personality was already evil, she when turned into another personality would say to my mother: “I know who you are.” My mother, who wasn’t even 10 at the time used to get really scared by that.

[@cynarancia]

@@cloutmastermemes2007 please don't spread misinformation and fear about people with DID. jekyll and hyde isn't even near a good representation of the disorder, and people with it aren't inherently evil nor do they have an evil murderer alter.

[@booklet4003]

@@cloutmastermemes2007 dawg wth

[@JustAGooseman]

@@cynarancia There is no such thing as "DID" in any form of official medical journals, diagnostic manuals nor is it actually recognized by any regulatory bodies. There is no such thing as "DID" and saying there is, is spreading more misinformation.

[@ma.azarias.depamaylo]

IMAGINE all the research and work they putted into this video. Like damn thats pure dedication right there

[@ransomha]

I love how to always go into depth about how code is encrypted, the extra step you take to help us understand what is going on. Love your videos, keep up the good work!

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

yes!!! i love learning about the ciphers and numbering systems used in these ARGs, its so interesting, and theyre explained so well :D

[@uRDM]

my favorite part of A KZbinr's Slow Descent Into Chaos was when hans said "it's lauscher time" and lausched all over those guys

[@asteroid889]

Stop posting about morbious I’m tired of seeing it

[@ConfusionCrew]

@@asteroid889 uh oh! ender's gonna morb!

[@orangeapples]

@@ConfusionCrew It’s Henryin’ time

[@justmeyeah-ce7wr]

@@asteroid889 my favorite part was when henry pickachu said "it's henrypickachuin time!"

[@silverdrag0n_]

@@asteroid889 im gonna morb all over you

[@MrOrangehorseman]

Good vid so far, but the title seems slightly misleading. It doesn’t appear as though lauscherhans actually experienced a “slow descent into chaos”; but the title originally led me to believe that he would be a normal KZbinr who ended up going insane. Nothing wrong with the video itself, but personally, I would change the title.

[@Providence..]

He always does this, I've seen it before where the title and description makes it sound real and then you scroll to the comments and find out it's an ARG... he should be called out on it more, I used to like this channel. Real mysteries are creepier than some goofy fake ARG.

[@wintyrbarnes8533]

arguably it was an ascent out of chaos (the integration of the observer and hans representing a return to order from chaos, the undoing of entropy)

[@timrosswood4259]

@@Providence.. ARGs are fun

[@surgicalmaterials]

@@Providence.. what’s wrong with ARGs? There can only be so much mysterious stuff done in the real world Plus: his name is Retro *GAMING* Now.

[@OwlskiTV]

​@@surgicalmaterials Whilst I can't speak on their behalf, as someone who is inbetween when it comes to ARG's I'll divulge why they may feel the way they do; ARG's are fine (when done and presented right), however if an ARG (or those discussing them) treat them more than just alternate reality fiction, and try to explain or act like it's real, it can come across as deceptive and misleading. With everyone and their grandmother doing an ARG nowadays, it does get mildly annoying when trying to find real mysteries. Having to sift through true/real life mysteries and simply just works of fiction, especially if those works of fictions are poorly written or lack substance. Personally; Over the years, my viewpoint on ARG's have gotten more stale, due to the abundance of them, and the sheer amount of them being pretty bad. Either they're just filled with random cryptic messages, solely for the sake of being mysterious (without rhyme/reason), or trying to play off popular spooky tropes, such as found footage or analog horror. Once again; Nothing is wrong with ARG's, or these genres I've mentioned above. Everyone loves a good mystery, and there's certainly entertainment to be found even in works of fiction, so long as it's done right.

[@roger5059]

I personally would translate the text at 9:42 differently. I think it means something along the lines of "My pathos would have surely made you laugh, if you had not stopped the habit of laughing/if you did not get used to not laughing/if you had not stopped laughing (permanently)" rather than the lines written in the video.

[@claranoelledances]

Ooh! A youtuber’s slow descent into chaos! A perfect video to watch at 10:00pm!

[@ShaunaJagan]

I'm going to be honest: In the middle of the video I thought it would be just a simple ARG.. damn, I've never felt so good to be wrong! This ARG is truly an unique one, turning into a serious advice (not gonna spoiled it to who didn't watch and are reading the comments first/while the video runs in the BG) Also, thank you RGN for not incluiding jumpscares in these type of videos

[@xyz7572]

What is an ARG?

[@haloboi]

​​@@xyz7572bruh search it up

[@dinnerbone444]

@@xyz7572daz what im sayin

[@DjDeadpig]

Seems like a new endeavour other than minecraft theories, I like this. Hi Retro, could you maybe cover the mystery of Casey’s cave next?

[@lulugoodnight2747]

@dylan hensley I think it’s important for him to spread out and do different things so he doesn’t get burnt out id hate for him to grow to dislike the game

[@1UP_2DOWN]

i like this too. minecraft content can get a little bit boring sometimes. this will make the content more refreshing

[@chasethemaster3440]

@@1UP_2DOWN well his minecraft videos are really good but it’s nice he’s doing variety

[@cosmingrigo]

I still want a warden lore video😡

[@jaythephoenix]

Not gonna lie, when I heard "mansion in the woods" I immediately thought "woodland mansion."

[@krisross1068]

It’s so crazy to me how people can make these types of experiences and curate them for an interactive audience. Super neat honestly.

[@jonnyt69]

So cwazy uwu

[@trystanrigley2373]

i love args and videos on them. yours was so entertaining and i got hooked immediately. would love to see more like this on your channel, as long as that's what you want as well. also love your minceraft lore videos too!

[@chasethemaster3440]

Same

[@jacobwilks9204]

What if Retro ended up making his own ARG where he ended up slowly becoming insane? And he tricked us into thinking it was real, but at the end, reveals it was an April Fools Day prank.

[@osirisity]

hi! as someone with DID, this was absolutely amazing to see such well representation of it. I'm so glad they didn't make people with DID seem violent or aggressive at all. i was not expecting to see this to be about DID but I'm so happy it was.

[@4cid950]

this was simultaneously the most stressful , chilling and heartwarming then frightening video ever made. What a rollercoaster of emotions! i loved the videos!

[@thepearled0120]

I was getting very curious throughout if it was going to be a story about DID, mainly because it seemed so oddly consistent that the two figures were interacting with each other yet were otherwise not directly doing anything together or ever being seen together despite supposedly living in the same house as one another. This is honestly quite an impressive ARG!

[@FlowerPatchH]

I'm honestly kinda surprised I didn't see it I'm ngl, we have DID and it never clicked somehow (I mean I am pretty tired but- still yknow-)

[@is_urban1425]

Multiple personality disorder*

[@thepearled0120]

@@is_urban1425 Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) are two names for the same phenomenon.

[@liviwaslost]

@@is_urban1425it’s actually DID

[@dearfauxpas]

@@is_urban1425 multiple personality disorder has been renamed to dissociative identity disorder in more recent versions of the DSM because it is fundamentally built off of dissociation and the person is disordered by the dissociation, not symptoms of personality disorders like cognitive distortions and inappropriate emotional reactions. they are related, though, because both personality disorders and dissociative disorders mostly develop because of traumatic childhoods.

[@skaroGD]

I personally can't wait to read "A KZbinr's Slow Descent Into Chaos Perfect for Minecrafters Kids and Adults, Top Builder Ideas, Guide Book, Graphic Novels"

[@stars-hk9uo]

i know im insanely late, but even for when the video was released, the scam has been removed

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

that shit was so funny omg 😭

[@Eepop_stuffs]

A few days ago I woke up to one of my dogs dead, choked to death by his collar. I haven't watched much horror related content since his death, since every time I would be reminded of his sunken dead eyes. This is the first horror/disturbing related video I've watched in a while, and I'm thankful it was a good one

[@endeityloon136]

jesus fuck, i hope you find peace

[@NoShotTwoKill]

Why would you not take off the collar after walking him?

[@Eepop_stuffs]

@@NoShotTwoKill my parents had him on a chain collar because my mom kept forgetting to buy him a different one and they were always out, and we had him chained so he wouldn't break the windows in the fourth of July (he was a big dog). I don't know why they kept him chained to the tree after the day, but I trusted they had better judgement than me. Koda often ran around the tree. The day of his death, he ran too much, and tightened the collar. It was like a fucking zip-tie

[@NoShotTwoKill]

@@Eepop_stuffs so essentially your moms forgetfulness killed him, I hope she learned her lesson at least

[@ciscornBIG]

\m/ af

[@adriennejohnson9818]

As a person with DID I actually loved this!! It was such a nice twist, and I love the representation! Thank you for covering this!!

[@angelicart.6]

this is one of my most favourite videos on youtube, I love it and I frequently return to watch it 💜

[@multifan6679]

Good video! At 9:43 I would habe translated it as such: My pathos surely MADE you laugh, haven't you stopped laughing? And at 8:20 "es geht" is usually more like "I am ok/fine", but morr in a negative way. Es geht would be used, idk, let's say your dog died, you still have everything under control, but you are still feeling down. This describes "es geht". The rest is perfectly translated. I am honestly happy that you did it so well!! Also: There (is) no Erika Es (gibt) keine Erika Those, I think would be better

[@nightwatch3889]

Most obscure ARG Ive ever seen. I think you're the first ever person to cover it.

[@narwhal_]

You're voice and likeness is perfect for this type of content, and after looking at other comments and your replies, I love how you took the route of trying to portray yourself like Leon Lush accidentally fell upon IAmSophie. I'd be perfectly fine if you uploaded this mixed in with your regular content, or even, like people mistaken this video for, unsolved mysteries on the internet! Love the fact you covered something more obscure because people would immediately know what the video was about. So glad I took time out of my day to watch this. Continuing onto the actual ARG, I feel like the DID trope is very common in ARGs. Once I heard the mirror bit, I immediately figured it out and it was really easy to predict. Overall, it had nice easy puzzles and it feels like this was a first project. If it was, it was really well done, and I congratulate who made this. I love the inclusion of obscure things and old books that most likely a lot of young people haven read, as it introduces a new world of literature and adds a bit of ambiance and sort of scariness to ARGs.

[@vampsrock124]

Incredibly well narrated video all the way to the very last second! Def one of my fav video essays

[@astroMAn360]

When I saw the title and thumbnail, my brain said "Dream?"

[@Tunneltoo]

Literally same here, exact same title thing too. (although he was partly to blame)

[@Williamhurford-h5g]

are you two children, it obviously doesn’t look like fucking dream

[@Plantboi-e9n]

Same

[@cartoon_cat..]

​@user-rn8oz4uu5q it kinda does though

[@YoutubeFebby-c1d]

Based on the title alone not anything else k?

[@cyelle1814]

I happen to have DID and this is so interesting to me that this split brain was able to be tricked into integrating. I guess it was clearly causing them distress to be separate, so uniting these parts of the personality will hopefully help this individual function more easily.

[@Isaacfess]

Well, this is just a story, We don't really know if this would work in reality.

[@lilacflowerao]

@@Isaacfess from what I have seen there are processes to unite the diferent identities that form DID systems, but I don't know enough to say whether or not this would fit the bill. I just know that there are ppl with DID who have used therapy to do it, altho it's not an universal wish Also all examples I know of are very much intentional, so idk if tricking them into doing it would be possible. It's very interesting to learn about tho ^^

[@QTwoSix]

@@Isaacfess scout

[@conarcoin]

@@Isaacfess it can, fusion is one of two real-world treatment options for DID 👍

[@magicalthief]

@@Isaacfess it does work in reality! its not for every system due to everyone being different, and it may not work 100% of the way, but it is definitely an option to those with DID

[@jaguarsparkle8788]

Please dont abandon Minecraft Theories however keep up with this new content i love it!

[@ramune_u]

This was an incredible video covering an incredible project. I like the thought that one can heal a disorder by themselves, but I see how it could just as easily go south quickly.

[@Mephilis78]

I love your choice of bumper and background music in all of your videos so far.

[@Nbfdgu]

I really enjoy your videos, after a long day of work I came home to eat and have a cold and enjoy this video, this genuinely made time go by smooth as all of your videos do too, thank you!!!!!

[@lemon4378]

That was really scary. What a nice story.

[@haydent1024]

Hello BFDI fan

[@MandenTV]

@@haydent1024 Did I ask?

[@themaincharacter420]

@@MandenTV you're not even in the question

[@sayxxdx]

Not scary, more unsettling and ominous.

[@nemaele]

I like the effort you put into explaining the decoding process of particular cyphers. You definitely don't have to do that, most other KZbinrs who I watch usually just say "... which was decoded to XYZ" - it really shows you aim to educate, and I like that. I hope there are more ARGs that I don't know about, similar to OldRoot or the missing Alpha versions - I really liked the way you covered those.

[@MrChickenmilk]

The takes this guy has on lore is amazing.

[@desmondruhling]

Why do you have two spaces between your words?

[@skeletonking2501]

@@theletter_f meh

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

Chiken nuget

[@-Teague-]

@@desmondruhling why don't you?

[@-Teague-]

@Big Mitch bro chickens don't have milk that's highly mysterious

[@1D991]

The name Erika could just be coincidence, but it makes me think of an old German marching song by composer Herms Niel titled Erika. It doesn't reference butterflies, but it does mention bees. The song slaps but unfortunately has some pretty dark history (It was popular back when a certain angry Austrian was running things), though the song itself is sung from the POV of a soldier longing to return to his lover (Erika is both a woman's name and the German word for the calluna vulgaris, or common heather)

[@Sandwich1-akp]

How did I miss this.

[@theholypeanut1738]

Auf Der heide bluht eine klines blumeline, und Das heist, erika!

[@BearIchi]

​@@theholypeanut1738 *Fire trumpet beats*

[@ojascreates]

your videos are literal masterpieces, a form of art I can say! The research done for this video is phenomenal!!

[@navyeod_24]

This probably won't get seen by you RGN, but thanks for making these videos. It doesn't seem like it, but your interesting topics and soothing voice help me fight anxiety. Keep it up man, you're doing amazing.

[@E621_Rule34]

i love how they have the videos perfectly edited. how considerate!

[@Kakaokatze1]

i'm always so disappointed when something that seems spooky and mysterious ends up being an arg

[@deaghostyt2217]

bruh

[@burgermr9821]

Whats an arg

[@gpt-jcommentbot4759]

@@burgermr9821 a story told cryptically that you have to solve and decrypt. Basically, this video.

[@annixity]

Why?

[@vanilla5930]

same tbh

[@magic.marmot]

You absorbed my undivided attention for more than 30 minutes. This was lovely. Thank you.

[@tetrisbit]

this was a cool watch. the ending was quite obvious and, in general, i was able to quite easily guess most of the plot-points, what will happen etc.

[@lelieutenant7386]

honestly I love the structure of this video, the subject and the mystery.

[@lunarwolfcassia9435]

This was a great video. After The Oldroot Mystery video, this was technically easy to understand. Nice video, RGN!

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

omg yeah i watched this right after that too!! i was like hell yeah i already know what a base is B)

[@theletter_f]

Finally someone who is like tekkitrealm but doesn't lie or make up stories thank you Edit: 147 likes!??!?! Whaaaaat!!!!!!!

[@alejandratorreta]

Indeed

[@Guffknuff]

Does tekkitrealm lie? I didn't know that lol

[@LamarINH]

@@Guffknuff yea there are videos on it

[@MrChickenmilk]

@@LamarINH Dang.

[@astrouphel]

If you like videos like these, I'd recommend Nexpo and Barely Sociable.

[@patrykboduch9458]

It's cool that youtube description said that his personalities will unite if he will look at his reflection and one of the last posts is log of him talking to himself in the basement where he found only mirrors, fun detail :) When it comes to your last question: it was said by the doctor that this mansion is full of cameras, maybe Hans as observer personality managed to get access to cameras and that's how he got a "photo" of himself going into basement. Observer thought that he is spying on Hans and after Hans looked at himself in all those mirrors his personalities realized that they are one being

[@EndertheDragon0922]

Once DID was brought up, I braced myself for the worst due to how bad the representation for this tends to be. I’m going to talk about my experiences in this comment, but then move on to analyzing the video. If you just want that, I’ll separate my comment with some lines and you can just skip to that. I don’t think I have DID specifically, but I have some sort of very similar condition- we suspect a form of OSDD (Other Specified Dissociative Disorder), since some types of OSDD don’t have the amnesia barriers between alters (“alters,” “alts,” and “headmates” are all synonyms for the other people in someone’s head, by the way), unlike DID, as we see here with the protagonists not sharing memories with each other. And after some thinking about the story… I actually like it. It’s very well handled, in my opinion, especially for something made in 2008- I don’t know how much info was available at the time about it. The biggest issue I have is the end where they referred to Hans as being “a danger” while he was still separate from the Observer, which sounds a lot like the cliche of plural people (I’m going to use plural/plurality as an umbrella term for DID, OSDD, and anything else that causes this if I’m not specifically talking about one type) being scary or dangerous. While alters can be dangerous, they aren’t always. In fact, most forms of plurality are trauma responses, so a more violent alter is made if violence is seen as the best way to defend oneself. It tends to be defensive rather than malicious. I remember when I first told my mom about my headmates she was a little scared. She thought of news articles about people with voices in their heads telling them to murder people. But in my case, my health has improved due to my alters since they can be more responsible than me, take care of me, and give me a break from life by taking over. This also means we have no plans to merge like Hans did. On the topic of merging, I want to mention that’s not the end goal for every system- but it is better for some and ends up being part of the healing process, like with Hans. I just want to make sure that’s clear that not every system should or will merge. With that being said, I’d like to talk about the story itself. ----------------- I like to think the house is a metaphor for the inner world, the headspace, all terms for the mind. The inner world is a mental “location” that a system can build so that the brain has a logical way to “store” alters not fronting. It’s basically a way of the brain explaining where the alters go when not active. The headspace can look like anything- ours is a town, because we have quite a few, but for a smaller system like Hans and the Observer, a single house in a forest would do the trick. The Observer kind of reminds me of a gatekeeper- gatekeepers can have a variety of roles, like controlling who fronts or controlling who has access to certain memories. I know a system with a location in their inner world where the gatekeeper stores certain traumatic memories so the rest of the system doesn’t have to remember them. In the case of the ARG, this would be the basement. Despite them seeming to oppose it, the Observer did seem to want Hans to get into the basement. They left clues and keys around. Even if you don’t remember the past, that doesn’t mean it won’t affect you. The effects of trauma still come up, even if you don’t know why. So it could be that the Observer decided it was time to heal now that they were in a safe location, away from the institution (as trying to heal while still in a stressful environment just does not work). The process of unlocking the basement was kind of like someone slowly remembering traumatic events from their childhood, picking up bits and pieces over time as they actively try to remember it. Eventually, the past is remembered and that allows Hans to heal from it. I’m not quite sure what Erika represents. I think she might be representative of a pleasant or idealized childhood due to how loving and happy she was described as being- and then it turned out she wasn’t in the basement at all. Realizing there was no Erika could represent someone coming to terms with the fact that their childhood wasn’t as good as they thought it was as they remembered the trauma of it. Although it’s hard to accept, it has to be done to move on and prevent clinging onto something that never existed.

[@Carlo0020]

Morte a te lalalala

[@serratusp]

I aint readin all that

[@EndertheDragon0922]

@@serratusp Okay? Why comment at all, then?

[@jid381]

@@serratusp I did, and it's a really nice comment. -_-

[@serratusp]

@@EndertheDragon0922 its a joke pls dont take it seriously 😭

[@toastedclubsandwich]

KZbinr upon spotting a chaos: I'm about to fucking descend

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

LMAO

[@slitthroat6209]

Also wanted to say your previous videos are incredible

[@0nullnil]

I could complain about all the inaccuracies concerning DID and everything but this was a while ago. In my personal opinion, a system doesn't need to integrate to fully heal or function in society. However all sysmates need to work together. As a system myself, I haven't integrated yet but we're working together to heal. Maybe in the future, we will but right now we're going to stay separate. Oh! Additionally, yes all alters are different but there's many different ways they can connect or be separate from the host/core!! Thanks for the end message (I genuinely mean that btw)!!

[@FAZBEARENTCEO]

This!!!

[@Leeinurgarage]

I don’t think the doctors wanting Hans to integrate is inaccurate considering the time period and I don’t think the creator of the arg is trying to say it is accurate that integrating is necessary . I think they are simply trying to reflect what was a common opinion of doctors at the time.

[@0nullnil]

@@Leeinurgarage Ah valid! That interpretation makes sense. I stand with my opinion, but it's good to know that there was no malicious intent.

[@ancafakhi5321]

What an amazing work of art and what an amazing detective you are!

[@the_redface]

Congratulations to 400k subs!!! I remember looking at your channel yesterday and you said when are you going to get the 400k subs. I wake up and you have them right away :D. I hope you will get 500k subs soon!!! :D

[@Fae_Winter]

I really liked this video. However I will say this: My interpretation of the title, “A KZbinr’s Slow Descent Into Chaos” was that the video was going to be covering someone who descended into chaos. I didn’t realize it meant the uploader of this video would be descending into chaos, per the A.R.G. Not what I expected but still a good video.

[@lelmeria]

To me its obvious that this story took place in Germany tho. It starts with the name "Hans Altmann", cannt get a more generic german name then that. also his online-name "lauscherhans", "Lauscher" in german can either mean someone who eavesdrop or simply is a other word for ear. And then there are parts writen in german, soooo :> Side Notes: 9:43 That actually that is a Quote from Goethe's "Faust I" and translates to "My pathos would be sure to make you smile, If you had not renounced all laughter too." (277-278) 30:26 i think none of them where useless in that case - you can either make the ger. version "Es gab keine Erika" or use the other to get the eng. version "There was no Erika" d2Fz = was / Z2Fi = gab "Saw" and "bag" where never intended i think, just a coincidence that they would align in english if you read them backwards. Thats why he found out it opened a box on the wall and not a bag. It's interesting if you think about it - the use of english and german i mean. Maybe he had a german AND english speaking personality. Or it was simply to get it outthere to a wider audience, who knows :) Anyway, nice vid mate, really got me hooked! Keep it up!

[@entothechesnautknight1762]

Ok, having the characters in-universe solicit help from ARG-forums by disguising their treatment plan as an arg was honestly pretty brilliant of a twist, I will say.

[@gaghhuh2943]

When you're not sure how to pronounce Goethe in front of the whole class:

[@officialjuhin]

You popped up on my recommended and now I'm listening to this! This is so cool :D 💕💕🍧🍧

[@cerealamog]

I started by watching the lore videos, and now there’s so much more just incredible content

[@musket9654]

I believe that the video of the two people running fusing into 1 video is Hans's two personalities merging and him getting healed of his DID

[@maddoxmonteza]

that makes sense it's the last video and you are probably right

[@travisstanton9691]

I love videos like these bc I love weird cryptic horror but I'd be too scared to watch it directly, although it'd probably be a lot more immersive, but even playing FNAF scares me too much to play lol

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

fr these things r so unsettling....... i love these videos cause i love weird cryptic horror but i'm too dumb to actually Understand it on my own, i always need the story explained to me lol

[@travisstanton9691]

@@blizzard_the_seal9863 lmao same

[@kosherre6243]

That thumbnail creeped me out... ... until I thought of "Dream Valentine's Day skin". I lost the thrill afterwards.

[@generalhaz7355]

gets straight to the point, very nice channel, keep up the good work man!!!!!

[@meshuggahyam-gazlen2300]

I have a friend who, 17 years ago, did a similar thing with no external guidance; using multiple yahoo accounts to sort their own multiple personality disorder.

[@gpt-jcommentbot4759]

I thought this was dream

[@RedBlockss]

This was a whole flippin journey, I didn't expect to get wrapped up in on a Friday evening, but I'm so glad that I chose to watch. I found this ARG to be mad engaging as well as your video! Always with the right kind of info and the video also felt fluent! That you for letting me on this very interesting ARG!

[@davidmartin5483]

The text of my Phatos in german has some typos in it. Without typos it would be: Mein Phatos brächte dich gewiss zum Lachen. Hattest du dir nicht das Lachen abgewöhnt. So n is the letter wich replaces them all and is there three times non the less. (Also I quickly wanted to mention this but the original writer either is no german or maby they have intentionally forgotten the e in hatt[e]st.)

[@chisokugaming]

This is the only video in my downloads and I listen to it quite often. Very entertaining

[@donaldruiz]

The editing on this video is great!

[@kimberlymccomas4218]

🎶Diddly-doodly di-di doo not unsettling at all🎶

[@boristakerman]

Deservers way more than 44k views, the editing and research put into this video is just to good to stay hidden, hope it blows up.

[@GavynWAnimations]

While I enjoy the Minecraft content, I'm really happy to see you branch out into other topics! Keep up the great work!

[@aemystic8879]

As someone who struggles with DiD and has to have her girlfriend tell her that she repeats herself constantly I loved listening to this. Very rarely do I get to see the other side of what people see from myself. There is a day I hope maybe I could get help like this regardless of the practice of human testing. What a day it would be to not argue with the others via discord or wake up with scratch marks.

[@coding-sp]

My God, the quality, the explanation, the research, the- the- the everything is epic

[@monikatelescope9311]

As someone with DID, this was really interesting to me! I don't think this is a good representation of DID to outsiders, but it's a great story for people who do know! I have two headcanons on the project. 1. Erika is the dead core, Hans was the main protector, and Silent Observer seems to be a protecter/persecutor type. 2. Silent Observer was working with the Institute to help heal Hans from grieving from Erika's loss.

[@ghostwitch5736]

This one got me a little spooked! Haha! I'm a PA resident, my sister is fluent in German, we have Irish background and I'm learning Gaelic, I wrote a story about an area not far away that I recently moved from that I wrote a creepypasta novel about an ancient Irish god who "emigrated" and became a destructive demon, I'm very interested in folklore and local topography, and that is some house! It's kind of emblematic of the area. Oh, and to cap it off, I live in the middle of nowhere. Hahaha. Oh I knew someone who was diagnosed with DID many years ago, and I can see where Dr Grande is coming from when he says that it's a questionable diagnosis at best. Just my 2c. 😁

[@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932]

32:05 At the end, I think by "in-dividual", he's trying to add the prefix "in" to the word "divide", as in, unable to be divided.

[@simonsoupshark8009]

this is awsome, and the fact its from 2008 made it pretty believable

[@joshuanoveras2289]

Very underrated channel, deserves more subcribers

[@gassug2]

i can see this guy rivaling nexpo. this is some good content

[@BLX-Random]

The fact that I am german and I know someone whos family name is Freudenstein makes this kind of scary. He is my friend and I remember that his Grandfather was a psychologic Doctor. He died in 2020 I believe.

[@DANI_EXXTACY]

Can we appreciate how well written all this is

[@chasethemaster3440]

Yes yes we can

[@RuibinHuang]

the fact we dont know if its real or a just a creepy video to draw attention is the most scary part because

[@KoolEmoLOL]

Good to watch this channel again

[@Hexasan]

a non minecraft arg?, lets see where this one goes

[@ZergIingLover]

my internet is beyond slow, so despite being here for a good 60 seconds I haven't even started the video yet, so I agree 100%

[@painelemental333]

I loved the OldRoot video, I am so excited to watch this one.

[@Quantum_Physician]

you should try the "youve never heard of these minecraft versions, why not?" video. its about alphaver.

[@eagleboi3593]

There is an audio anomaly at 19:16, where the voice cuts out, returning at 19:19.

[@lesliewolford5898]

The dramatic entery is the worst and I love it

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

This was absolutely riveting. Thank you for this video👍