Stop Promoting Your Bad Music On TikTok

[@peppaprincess2843]

This video was so good it almost made me forget when Andy broke into my house 12 years ago and murdered my entire family with his bare hands!

[@andykingyt]

thank you for forgiving me

[@stevenclark1662]

Not his Bear hands?

[@touplesoup]

​@@stevenclark1662?

[@artespeck8091]

Almost.

[@moshlingfan9007]

@@andykingyt woah woah woah they didnt say that.

[@basil6060]

the you f-ing suck one actually sounds like an acoustic emo song that i would’ve listened to in 2005

[@rainechoo]

First thing I thought is that it would have probably been successful in the MySpace days

[@kaibaiarrio1299]

YOURE SO RIGHT its the kind of music i would still listen to currently tbh

[@harper8842]

yaewww fawking sock

[@abbiej4198]

my deep and buried emo soul feels like it could def be a guilty pleasure

[@darianjohnson5578]

I honestly really liked it LMFAOOO

[@nelloed]

i remember seeing this artist singing melanie martinez’s song (i don’t remember the song name) and claimed it was hers. she was getting FLAMED in her comments lmaooo

[@sporkzzz]

Was it the stupid dollhouse song

[@clownmommy01]

@@sporkzzz no it was playdate

[@sporkzzz]

@@clownmommy01 oh cause a lot of people make fun of this one girl who covered dollhouse back when she was like 14 and they claim that she's "copying Melanie" 😭

[@ombrenightcores]

@clownmommy01 That is literally her most popular song, how’d she think she’d get away with that 😂

[@felisazure1820]

16:16 I personally hate the romanticism of "having to drop out of school" due to mental health struggles, and a lot of schools not being prepared for that, or people not being able to get the help they need to continue their education. Like no, it isn't a fun or quirky thing to do. It can make someone feel terrible about themselves and take on all the blame even when it isn't their fault. It is hardly the "easy way out". Great video, appreciate you talking out about this kind of stuff, Andy!

[@lemonmeat]

i literally had to drop out (since i finally recently turned 16) because of the pure ableism i went through at all of my schools, hearing that part in that god awful song made me cringe hard

[@Polyeurythane]

Never dropped out but my school system definitely had no idea how to help me (autism with severe GAD) beyond giving me a helper and place me in Academic Assistance. I mean seriously wtf are parents paying so much for if you couldn’t really handle a kid like me smh. I remember around 5th grade getting pulled into the school counselors office a couple of times. Once they asked me why I scratched the shit out of my scalp until it bled and suggested quitting it cold turkey. Like wtf I was basically being guilted about something I couldn’t even control or understand (found out through the internet and my mom years later that it’s an anxiety tic). Like why would some little schmuck like me have any understanding of my situation when I was already a breathing rock in the intelligence category at that point from autism, so messed up to suggest I could just easily stop something I had no understanding over in the first place. Edit: would like to add that it was early to mid 2000s when it happened (graduated in 2016) and there weren’t many special needs kids in the elementary and high school system to my knowledge, so they didn’t have very much experience at that point. Hopefully they treat and help kids way better now that more “special needs” kids have entered the system. But they probably also have their hands full with all the false bomb and school shooting threats.

[@alanbricker2912]

The worst part about these type of people who romanticize mental illness is that they are the literal worst people. I was a special needs kid in school and was always made fun of because of it. The same people who made fun of me for having these disorders are now self diagnosing themselves and saying they have these disorders. These are not fun to have. Also, these same people would yell slurs at people for being gay. I just think these people just need to get off the internet.

[@HopeIsADrug11037]

oh definitely. i was kicked out of my school due to mental health issues. i already had low self esteem, that made it like 10x worse. it isn't funny or cute, it's literally ruined my life. i'm not in school yet (will be after summer) and i'm absolutely horrified of going back

[@skrunklycreationz]

@@HopeIsADrug11037literally i was kicked out for something that i was doing to keep myself sane and the only way i wouldve been able to come back is if i immediately cut it out 100%. the school system has no idea how to deal with people who have mental health issues

[@maxdumpsterdive]

ok Andy I’ll stop promoting my music ok Andy ok

[@ghostcheese0o044]

Thanks!! :)

[@Waffle-house]

Omg PLEASE

[@altonwilliams17]

Thank God. That was awful

[@batteryacid104]

thank you

[@yourcreepyunclelarry5531]

Good

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

Bubbilicious is actively fighting the flow, like a drowning person in a river. I feel like she’s panicking and trying not to lose sight of the riverbank that is the beat of her song.

[@gracekairos]

you should write poetry bro

[@teathesilkwing7616]

Bro needs to write for those home decor things that all the white moms have. You got a career ahead of you there

[@ApatheticBananas]

I will be stealing this analogy for my next music theory class 😂

[@whenimmanicimgodly4228]

I think the ukulele is very annoying unless you're good at it, like any instrument. The issue is, people think the ukulele should sound a certain way and then instantly makes rhe same song as every other uke player. 21 pilots does good at breaking the uke norm, but most people play the same sounding song with different lyrics

[@jbmp1390]

21 pilots is what pop music always is, a bunch of white boys stealing from other cultures and dumbing down what could actually be meaningful. Colonizers would've loved it. Do better. Maybe stop supporting cultural appropriation.

[@rambbler]

And that one song is Riptide.

[@whenimmanicimgodly4228]

@rambbler one? They have an entire album, and I'll be honestly I don't think I've ever heard riptide. Not even the song I was thinking of when writing that comment

[@rambbler]

@@whenimmanicimgodly4228 oh! I'm saying the one song all other ukulele songs are emulating. You know the one that starts "I was scared of dentists and the dark, I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations" and it's by Vance Joy, it's the first song most people learning to play ukulele attempt.

[@whenimmanicimgodly4228]

@rambbler most uke songs are emulating tear in my heart I thought, either way it's still 21 pilots. And still, as someone who used to play ukulele and was a 21 pilots fan boy, I still don't know what song you're refering to. I'll listen to it later

[@elixir478]

ADHD can be very intrusive in daily life and requires strategies even alongside medication to mitigate it's full effects on people for most if not all of their lives. It's not a "oh I'm so quirky and different" thing. It really effects every aspect of our lives deeply.

[@stevenclark1662]

My fiance struggles with it, and OCD as well. She refuses to try medication. She will wake up at 5 am to be late for her job that starts at 9 am. It's not fun or quirky. A lot of the time it falls on me. I work full time, I also have to keep our whole house clean because she doesn't have time to do anything productive, she is just focused on doing the next thing. I tell her she is too zoomed in. She needs to pull back a little. Like if you wake up at 5 am, just get dressed for work. That way at 8:45 you aren't still in your pajamas eating a bagel. Sorry, I just had to vent. I wish she would agree to try medication. I've been asking her to for 7 years and she just won't. No, it's not fun or quirky, and extreme cases can lead to a hard life for both the one afflicted and their loved ones.

[@mightymeatymech]

​@@stevenclark1662 I hope she tries it out, I'm not sure what her reasons are (a lot of people have different reasons for not wanting to take ADHD meds) but there are also meds that can be prescribed off label to help manage the symptoms of ADHD that are non stimulants if that's what concerns her. (Well I was offered that option by my doctor. She would obviously have to talk to her own doctor) Medication has helped a lot but like this original comment said I still have to implement strategies and go to therapy and like,,, life is really hard haha. Medication helps a bit but therapy could also be beneficial for her if she is open to that. Just having someone help me keep track of bigger goals and responsibilities has helped (my therapist is really nice about my ADHD)

[@themyofmy]

everytime i see something likd this in theory i agrre with it but i always want go be contrarian idk why

[@babyvia6712]

@@themyofmy maybe because you recognize that it doesn’t make sense to try and mitigate the way other people represent their own mental health struggles. Some people think of their ADHD as a cool thing, and they are allowed to do that. It’s not very productive to try and structure the way people talk about their illness, even if it’s annoying to see people try and make a gimmick out of it. It’s also not good to try and correct someone’s diagnosis if you aren’t a professional, meaning, you can’t say, with authority that these people DONT have the illnesses they’re talking about. Honestly I think everyone and their mother has ADHD.

[@anonymousdratini]

ADHD is so much more than attention issues. It affects how your brain makes serotonin, how it processes emotion and adrenaline. It can cause eating disorders, personality disorders, it exacerbates *every other mental issue you have*. Mine in tandem with bipolar once gave me such bad mood swings i was having dissociations that I mimicked DID. It’s not quirky or fun. It’s a disability, and it sucks. Living is like walking through molasses, it’s slow, and painful, and if you stop to rest you get stuck in the molasses and cannot get out on your own. All while people are telling you “just do the thing, motivate yourself! It’s easy! You’re just lazy and don’t care.”

[@ashley-m]

literally anything can be advertised on tiktok. like I don’t think they have any sort of approval process.. you just have to pay them enough money

[@Jessy22296]

Money is the approval process

[@namakkv]

I made this 1k

[@sophieterry8175]

Me, a neurology student, 11:40 “caffeine is not a replacement for adderal bc all caffeine does is block your adenosine (sleepy hormone) receptor, but adderal activates dopamine and increases action potentials

[@beep3242]

YES 100%, it decreased my ADHD symptoms before I was medicated with something that regulated my dopamine production. I wasn't really aware it was doing that because I wasn't diagnosed at the time, but in retrospect it never did have the same effect on me as it did other people.

[@MrFourchords]

don't be mean to him

[@astridjensen1755]

The ADHD girl is kinda funny considering drinking caffeine rarely has an effect on people with ADHD (coming from a person with DIAGNOSED adhd who used to down two monsters a day and feel nothing)

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Well, you're actually wrong. It doesn't have a stimulating effect, it has a relaxing effect if you have ADHD.

[@lemonmeat]

EXACTLY

[@corvid.mellow]

i used to drink a monster every single day and it did NOTHING for me. even now that i don’t drink them very often i only really get physically shaky and weirdly dissociative (i am diagnosed with adhd) edit: i feel like i should clarify that when i say it did nothing for me, i mean it didn’t make me super hyper like it does for neurotypical people. caffeine definitely has an effect on people with ADHD, it’s just the opposite of what it is for everyone else

[@wetsockfullofhotmeat]

I used to be addicted to energy drinks and the only thing it did was help me focus. Never helped my eternal sleepiness

[@stinky3970]

Usel to drink some Red Bull just to sleep xD

[@zacharyshields977]

Thanks you for sharing all this great music Andy!

[@andykingyt]

you’re welcome! they are so good to listen to!

[@zacharyshields977]

@@andykingytTruly!

[@shikaisme1505]

​@@andykingyt uhhh definitely

[@MsCarringtonsYoutube]

The types like you who enjoy that awful music are the exact problem

[@ajkcool]

@@MsCarringtonsKZbin It was a joke.

[@thatoneguy1912]

i usually dont have a problem with mental health songs, but it becomes a hugeass problem when the people who are singing about it DONT STRUGGLE WITH IT or THINKS ITS FUN cause its not EDIT: wow this is the most likes on a comment i've gotten 👀thanks guys!

[@ComePollinateMeHey]

I never understood people WANTING to be mentally Ill lol. Like it’s literally hell, I don’t know anyone who has it that would actively continue to choose to experience it.

[@connorhart7597]

​@DestielSnot Right lol like yeah it's a barrel of monkeys to struggle with basic hygiene and constant panic attacks. Not to mention all the other mental illnesses that come wrapped up in a neat little package called a traumatic brain injury

[@brynion2117]

​​@@ComePollinateMeHey i am diagnosed and i love it. I would never choose to be mentally well but yea, most dont

[@whatintheworldisthat..]

I have medically diagnosed ADHD and GAD but I have to constantly explain to people that adhd isn’t just zoning out and not focusing on something you’re not interested in, like science class or something. And anxiety isn’t just being worried. People in my classes fake being mentally ill for attention or because they think it’s “quirky” or funny. Like dude. If you don’t know what it’s like, you shouldn’t fake it just because you have some sort of victim complex

[@connorhart7597]

@Bryn Ion honestly in a way its kind of a huge part of who I am today

[@Toxic.Mangaka]

As a kid when i was diagnosed with ADHD my therapist said caffeine was off limits. So that one video of that person saying they substituted caffeine for medicine is wILD lmaooo stop

[@barkergirl33]

I'm diagnosed and I'm supposed to keep the caffeine really low. All I heard from her lyrics was "I want medication to take that I don't actually need".

[@beep3242]

I've heard and experienced that my ADHD symptoms actually chilled out some with caffeine before I was medicated. Nowadays the effects are a little weird on me, but I'm also medicated now sooo

[@barkergirl33]

@@beep3242 Yeah, meds for adhd plus other meds and adjustments can be a pain to keep a level routine feeling. Sleep and foods mess with how I feel too, it can be a pain in the ass huh? I wasn't big on soda but had coffee all day every day since I was young, I know they were just her garbage lyrics but I don't understand what her point was with Coca-Cola, coffee and "undiagnosed adhd". She also said she had a therapist so wouldn't that therapist properly diagnose her? She called herself out in her own song lol.

[@nina.robbs565]

​@@beep3242yeah, it all depends on the type of adhd and how it manifests- both me and my older brother have adhd, he's hyper and I'm inattentive, but we both use caffeine to calm down

[@Jessy22296]

I think its been disproven caffeine doesnt have any effect on growth hormones. I might be mistaken but I swear I read something disproving that.

[@Smiley_Fruitcake]

misconceptions and stereotypes about adhd is exactly what has kept me from getting help with it for so long. I'm not doing well at all, schools getting harder and my old ways of coping are working less and less every week and I can't get the help I need fast enough. I tried to talk to my art teacher about it and she said "but I haven't noticed you fidgeting or anything, you sit quite still." Like yeah.. I can't get my thoughts organised enough to even pick up the pencil, I'm completely stuck.

[@Smiley_Fruitcake]

@@doclabad9493 yeah I won't thanks. Idk why KZbin isn't smacking down on these stupid scams. They're everywhere

[@-Vixieeee]

I really hope you get the help you need soon. It pisses me off seeing people fake disorders that people struggle with for clout :(

[@andreadavenport1068]

It’s Okeechobee my dudes you are a trooper and you is gunsta get through it 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@sarajoshi1276]

i'm in the same boat, we'll get thru this

[@ombrenightcores]

Can’t really offer great advice, but commenting to show my support 💚

[@TurbopropPuppy]

"This is dedicated to all our amazing police offers and the cross they carry" There's some famous lyric about those that work forces and crosses, I can't quite put my finger on it though...

[@zombinary3138]

Nah, don't worry about it, just do what they tell ya!

[@kaila-denzenhughes4130]

If the blue lives folks actually talked about genuine things the police deal with like, trauma from seeing like dead people and the unimaginable lows of humanity and not getting any type of therapy for it, instead of "the police should be allowed to shoot anyone dead whenever" I think people would have more sympathy for their cause and not call them bootlickers

[@fireflybutton1939]

Reminds me of some kind of mechanism and strong feelings towards said mechanism

[@yuyumonk]

Really didn't expect this reference, well done sir.

[@loosegoosewithacaboose]

okay i’m lost can someone tell me the reference

[@tincansquaredance]

I have been weaning myself off prozac and I have been crying uncontrollably all day. Thank you Andy for making me giggle. I really needed that. ETA: crap I left this comment before the mental health portion of the video and now i hate myself AND those ppl.

[@ltamha]

I hope you feel better soon, reducing mental health meds can be super hard both physically and emotionally so full respect to you for doing it.

[@ltamha]

Be careful reducing meds without a drs advice though as it can cause relapses VERY quickly. Stay safe 🙏.

[@bighoodie4315]

Noooo don't be mad at yourself bc oth people are making your issues look bad. This shit is hard, I just stopped bupropion and went up on escitalopram and it's really rough.

[@bugsarecool5555]

proud of u, it’s okay, life happens :) keep going tin can!

[@ashegrey3042]

i cold turkey quit prozac and lithium after the combo made me gain almost the same amount of weight i gained over my entire pregnancies in a single month & made me have very ✨dangerous✨ thoughts + mixed up my dates and times that really fucked up a lot of stuff in my life and wow i regretted it bc it made things significantly worse and i ended up ✨attempting✨ but thankfully i ended up getting on lamotrigine which saved my life so i hope you’re doing better 🖤

[@adornoea]

The ukulele guy would’ve been so popular in the early 2000s tho, let’s be real 😂

[@TheYoungKilljoy]

He would have been compared to late NeverShoutNever XD

[@Eeok]

And now

[@bugsteel5803]

I was finally diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, so I never experienced the forced medication. Conversely I experienced my entire childhood without any help for what was obviously wrong [my mother has ADHD as well, I was showing symptoms she had from her age, etc]. I'm medicated now and it still sucks going through college with this shit. I hate when my peers joke about ADHD, even if they have it. Sorry my executive dysfunction makes it so I don't move or eat oftentimes! I get paralyzed by single low-effort assignments, I don't think it's fair to chok it all up to getting distracted easily. Anyway TLDR Thank you for talking about this, it means a lot.

[@Loctorak]

Me too - had it since i was a kid but didn't get diagnosed till my mid 20s. I feel like im scared to even mention to people IRL that i have the mental condition i have lest they associate me with people like this and write me off as an attention seeker. And when you think about that state of affairs, it kinda feels super f***ed up. Makes me mad.

[@yeetinonthem4205]

Andy is the reason I broke down and finally downloaded tiktok and I’ve been depressed since 😊

[@klarabarunovic9841]

I am so sorry😔

[@cloudyyybear]

Andy is the reason my family was taken from me and I've been afraid he's going to take me too since ☺

[@lulucool45]

truly an influencer

[@pablokult248]

please delete it

[@imsotiredofthiscrap2341]

same but i deleted it when i realized it wasn’t just videos of andy pointing at things and going he he ha ha

[@ollie6672]

The second girl reminds me of people saying they grew up in the ghetto but actually got raised in a gated community

[@soundmind69]

But what if her trailer trash parents came into some money somehow

[@TwistedBeautynz]

I really loved your take about the world being obsessed with romanticising adhd as someone who struggles with adhd and asd it’s not fucking fun i was forced by my primary school to go on medication at 7 in order for me to attend school

[@kittykittybangbang000]

Unrelated but I love ur pfp

[@banananananananananananana.]

As someone who actually has adhd diagnosed by my doctor, I can confirm that I do not just pop an adderall whenever I forget what I’m doing I actually have to have a set schedule so it doesn’t interfere with my sleep. Taking prescription drugs is not quirky, being trapped in a body that doesn’t listen to you is living hell, and coffee is not a substitution for meditation or counseling but it is in fact delicious.

[@Elitekross]

As far as the self diagnosing thing, the issue is that access to appropriate therapeutic care is heavily dependant on class and race. My partner recent got diagnosed as an adult after she was able to get health insurance, but as a child had no way to get diagnosed

[@Yunaschesirekat]

I do wanna mention that romanticizing mental health CAN be part of a mental illness itself. Of course specific mental illnesses and obviously when that person is actually mentally ill. But I used to romanticize my depression and sadness because I was just so sad and miserable.Personally I have adhd and was diagnosed really young, I have so much going on mentally that I cant even say I know how it effects me but its definetly not what she said. I remember my teachers making me stand in the back of the classroom cause I was too loud and distracting, it was humiliating. I dropped out of college after one class because I couldnt get myself to do any of the work, I would just sit there and stare at my work but never do it.

[@jackalhusband6717]

i appreciate how you take one for the team and really lose yourself to watching some of the most difficult things on the planet 😭

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Ted Cruz’s tribute to Kobe was unexpected

[@oomi4582]

TED CRUZ LMFAO 😭😭💀

[@acarfullofclowns]

holy crap athena p is here!!

[@sejianimates1735]

ATHENA!?!

[@MarshMelo12]

A king AND A QUEEN???

[@ghost.and.gills.]

I’ve been diagnosed with adhd for about 10 years now. I got diagnosed in elementary school. I have taken meds almost every school day since. It constantly messes with how I perceive the world. I’ve also been dealing with people trying to explain how I should be feeling for just as long.

[@pillowpilots2626]

That second girl really just did a rap speedrun and here I was whod never even thought that such a thing even existed 💀 💀😭😭

[@pessimisticdiabetic717]

Yay!!! I LOVE romanticizing self-harm and depression 😊😊😊

[@pessimisticdiabetic717]

Oh God I’m so glad I’m not on TikTok, the mental health music is SO much worse than I thought, but yeah they totally seem like they’re being genuine, it’s phishing.

[@ColorWheel87]

My ex friend did that. She talked about letting her cat scratch her. She was mentally stable (according to her) but I was the insane one.

[@corn8591]

how many disappointments will it take to delete this app? these tiktoks are like a diy lobotomy

[@nerdoftheatre]

2:53 I think the line is, "I sacrifice my life for your freedom." Which makes like, not really a lot of sense if the song is about someone else

[@unauthorized-thing]

Thank you for this amazing music, andy. My ears are profusely bleeding and i am currently dying in an alleyway due to this music

[@imsotiredofthiscrap2341]

i mean it’s one helluva way to die ig

[@teathesilkwing7616]

Same but I’m dying from stab wounds after making a pun during a mugging

[@techne360]

The undiagnosed part is tough because it's so hard to get a doctor to listen in order to get a diagnosis 😅 But yeah romanticizing it is not cool

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Also there are MASSIVE cost barriers

[@LovelyComplex14]

Especially for women

[@blackcloversw.4302]

​​@@Raya-ir4tmt kinda is the same, some cancers are hard to diagnose or even detect until they either get worse or kill someone, like breast cancer. For example my cousin didn't find out he had exzima until he went to at least 4 other doctors because his skin kept burning and he was getting rashes frequently all of a sudden. Turned out he always had exzima but the doctors he went to, before his condition was more visible and worse, didn't diagnose him but just told him it was just "sensitive skin". That same kind of lack of diagnoses goes up with mental health/illness issues, especially autism (the one that's the most misdiagnosed)

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

It's the same thing with autism. I've heard people crap on undiagnosed autistic people but getting a diagnosis isn't possible for everyone, ESPECIALLY if you're AFAB.

[@athenaapostolakos4379]

I don’t know if this makes sense, but it’s really nice to see a creator unapologetically ADHD. Like I relate to a lot of characteristics he’s displaying (looking around, moving a lot, speaking loudly and with hand movements) and I always get super self-conscious about having them and focus more on stopping myself than actual interactions. It’s just nice to see a fun creator be appreciated for his content without having to discard aspects of himself in order to be palatable to neurotypical ideas of normalcy. Thank you Andy

[@MissKilljoy]

As a now-diagnosed ADHDer who actually attempted caffeine as a substitute for medication, don’t do that. One, it doesn’t work, and two, now I have a caffeine addiction despite it making me super sleepy.

[@talntincr]

you deserve way more attention than this, you put a lot of effort into your videos and your content is awesome.

[@ChiefTiffNaw86]

100% agree with that ^^ statement ❣️

[@Felarchy]

I had undiagnosed ADHD for my entire childhood/teen years. I developed awful anxiety issues and an inability to be productive in regard ro ANYTHING outside of my job (cleaning, hobbies, my physical health, etc.). I finally received a diagnosis (unintentionally, the psychiatrist I had booked for a general exam actually brought it up) in my twenties and have access to medication, and even with medication I still struggle with time blindness and executive dysfunction, though notably much less. Having undiagnosed ADHD was pretty much ruining my life before it even started, it's awful to see it romanticized.

[@eva1585]

I didnt know i had it until we had our school building redone. It went from cozy corridors on the smaller side, mostly beige and natural light, little quiet hangout spaces here and there to iF SENSORY HELL WAS A BUILDING. It was 2 floors, completely open with one big staircase in the middle (so if you were on the second floor you could easily see like 75%-80% of the first floor), big-ass windows everywhere, the cafeteria was connected to the first floor with no wall or anything separating it from the rest of the school AND THE WHOLE FUCKING THING WAS PAINTED WHITE. So there was nothing absorbing noise or keeping it from bouncing all over the place, making every part of the building extremely chattery and loud at all times and the white walls made the already bright lights ever brighter. Admittedly, it LOOKED nice, very sleek and modern but jesus fucking christ what a nightmare. APPARENTLY im sensitive to being around a lot sound and light. GUESS HOW I FOUND THAT OUT. I was doing fine in school before but maybe month or so after we started classes in the new building problems appeared fast. Just being in that environment drained my energy so bad, i couldnt focus, i got headaches, started getting stomach issues (stress), i was very irritable from being constantly overwhelmed for 8 hours a day. Eventually that bled over to my home life as i started getting horrible stomach cramps every morning (again, from all the stress) and begging mom to call me in sick, which led her to be concerned about me being bullied. When that turned out to not be the case we just started arguing more and more (her thinking im being lazy because there's seemingly no other explanation and me not being able to actually explain what the problem was since i just knew something was wrong but had no idea how to identify it). When we finally went to a doctor to see if they could help they sent a referral to the mental health clinic and i got diagnosed with ADHD, depression and anxiety. That was around 6-7 years ago and after a ton of trial and error with medication, therapy, trying over and over to finish high school resulting in dipping in and out of depression with varying severity, it only JUST turned around for the better last fall. Im on a medication that seems to really work, seeing a therapist that i really vibe with every 2-3 weeks and being enrolled at a school that lets me take classes at a pace that works for me. Only now am i starting to get my life back and starting to slowly build my energy back up to handle more activities (higher workload, getting back into hobbies, actually wanting to hang out with people ect). Im not going on this whole rant for praise or pity. I just related to your comment and it got me fired up so i just wanted to add my experience as another example of undiagnosed ADHD leading to a swarm of serious issues that follow you into adulthood, if you havent taken your life before that. Its crippling, it takes a ton of time and patience and effort to work through, it can royally fuck up the way you view yourself and how you function with the world and people around you AND its something you have to deal with for the rest of your life. 6-7 years and nowhere NEAR finished and even then i consider myself one of the lucky ones because at least i have a good support network. I cant imagine how much longer this would take and how even more difficult it'd be if i had to worry about juggling rent, house chores, a fulltime job or taking care of a whole other person at the same time like many others do. And then you have some people just boiling it down to you being lazy and "oh, i got distracted by squirrel! tihi, im so quirky! ADHD, am i right guys?^^" Its not cute. Its not quirky. Its not fucking fun. Im really sorry for putting a whole essay in here, this topic just ignites an ancient wrath in me that manifests in a huge pile of word-vomit. TL;DR: I agree with you 100%, people really need to stop it.

[@Prizzlesticks]

You can tell someone doesn't have ADHD when they're like, 'Lol squirrel!!' and not, 'I was watching Braveheart two nights ago and thought that dude's sword was pretty sweet, so I googled some cosplays and found out its based on a real sword, the Wallace Sword, which might be like the Ship of Theseus but in sword format, right? Like, how cool. So anyway, I started bingewatching around 17 hours straight of blacksmithing videos, took a Skillshare course on it, and read two books on historical forges. Anyway, I used your Amazon Prime account to get next-day shipping on a crucible so I can try out smithing. Do you have any coal?' ...and then wondering why you can't follow a basic fucking checklist at work even though you're literally about to get fired over it.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Alternatively they go "lol squirrel" instead of "yea so today I'm actually kind of functioning, but I spent the last three days staring at a wall and I literally don't know how"

[@papadivertida]

I know this comment is old but I want to thank you because I've never seen someone put so succinctly one of the hardest parts of my ADHD. I chuckled and then cried a little. Thank you for making me feel less alone and I hope you're doing great :)

[@Prizzlesticks]

@@papadivertida This is actually so nice to hear, thank you. (◡‿◡✿) I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until 2021 when my new boss (after I got fired for not being able to follow a checklist, true story) kindly suggested I get evaluated. I said, "Ha, I can't have ADHD, I can spend literally 13 hours straight on a painting without even stopping to eat or pee." The doctor squinted at me and said, "You know how there are two sides to every coin? Well, the opposite of inattentiveness is hyperfocus, and that is also a symptom of ADHD." Blew my mind. Also helped me realize the reason I couldn't reliably complete daily tasks is because I was bored and didn't feel rewarded for doing my work, so my head was elsewhere.... Like on whether I could use a wood burner to solder, or what would happen next in that Thai drama I watched the night before, or literally anything else. I also realized the extreme distress and frustration I felt at other jobs when I was forced to 'switch modes' when I was 'in the zone' was because hyperfocusing makes me feel productive, and I get that rare dopamine hit when I complete a task I want to do. So anyway, realizing so late in life there was a treatable disorder which explained so many of my issues was tough, and I really mourn the life I could have had if anyone along the way had thought to get me evaluated. But now, I just hope I can help others realize what it's like experiencing ADHD, either to help them put words to their own vague feelings where they might be struggling to find them, or to help people recognize what ADHD looks like beyond the narrow stereotypes. If others know some of the signs, maybe they can help their friends, loved ones, or even their employees get the treatment and tools to work in tandem with their neurodivergent brain instead of against it. ..... also, I just really got into historic weaponry for a hot minute last year and apparently felt like sharing, lol.

[@eva1585]

@@Prizzlesticks I've never seen someone so accurately put it into words. This is exactly how i want to be able to articulate it but every time i try to its just a jumbled mess of "like.. you know? Does that make sense- that probably doesnt make sense..." lol. Like I dont know how to describe being able to devide and manage tasks for hours in a video game while getting started on a school assignment feels like looking at a tsunami looming right over your head. I relate to pretty much everything you've described, ESPECIALLY forgetting to eat or pee while working on a drawing. Having a professional explain hyperfocus vs inattentiveness to me for the first time was such huge revelation because everything just.. clicked. The only thing i cant relate to is checklists lol. I love them and desk is full of them 24/7.

[@Prizzlesticks]

@@eva1585 There's a video by... How to ADHD, I think... It's about motivation, and hearing her say it's a motivation disorder made a lot of sense. It helped me realize I am not a lazy trash pile, I just have a hard time powering through tasks I've no motivation to complete. The bridge analogy is also very powerful. Good video, I definitely recommend it! It'd be a good one to send to others who are having a hard time"getting" it, too. :) Believe it or not, I actually love lists, which is why I couldn't explain to my boss at the time why I was so consistently inconsistent completing my daily task list for work. After much thought and a short binge of content about organization, I realized... Her list sucked. When I make lists, I either order them by importance or by similar tasks. So if I start the day checking emails, I want to either knock out all the computer-centric tasks, or move on to the next highest priority task. Her list was just everything that needed to be done, but never in a way I would approach it. So instead of slowly moving down and ticking off each item, I'd jump around and not realize if something got skipped. These days, I have two list styles. One for daily tasks with four categories (Must do, Should do, Could do, and If I have time). If any have deadlines, I write them in. Then I migrate unfinished tasks over to the next day. This has been quite effective. For larger projects without a deadline, like organizing my craft room, I usually end up with two drafts. The first time, I'll just write out every task with the steps to complete them nested beneath, with no care for order. Just a list of everything that needs to happen. Once all that us out of my head, I go through and group them, then rewrite the list neatly in an order that makes sense to me. Even if I'm looking at it three months later. Haha... Oof. I gotta get that room sorted.... So I do love my lists. I just sucked at following hers. ┐(´∀｀)┌ Oh. And don't feel bad if you have a hard time explaining your thoughts, emotions, or experiences to others. I excel at writing, but I am barely coherent when talking to people off the cuff. I'm sure you know the feeling of having at least five different trains blaring through your brain on three separate tracks and trying to manage them all is just noisy chaos. Of course you jump tracks mid-thought and end up 40 miles away with no recollection of how you got there. Escorting someone through that hazard without adequate prep time is a tall order! So don't feel bad. If you know you're planning on having a conversation with someone about your ADHD, though.... I recommend making a list or outline in advance. ;) I mean, why not? You could even include links to videos or articles you want to share if it would be helpful. You don't need to script it-I have had good luck with just bullet points ir keywords to remind me of what I want to hit on. Sounds dumb, but I actually did that when talking about the diagnosis with my mom. It was super useful!

[@Gustoberg]

really impressive how the first dude nailed one technique of throat singing. Like damn this shit is hard as fuck to do!

[@veryfancyfruit]

The first guy reminded me of when my cousin tried to make a heavy metal song on an acoustic guitar (but he didn't know how to sing or play the guitar)

[@Marshmallow_Trees]

1st dude is using Tuvan throat singing in his humming. Basically, he’s activating both sets of his vocal folds, singing in two separate voices from one man. Pretty sweet, actually.

[@Wasteurself]

Thank you so much for talking about mental health❣️the ppl who romanticize it should be called out and need to stop. it’s not something that anyone should be pretending to have or even wish to have. it takes away from the reality of how how hard it is and how it can really effect your life and I feel like it can even create more stigma surrounding mental health. As someone who suffers from multiple disorders, it’s pretty offensive when people romanticize it, it sucks lol.

[@_hhannuhh]

This was physically painful to watch, keep up the good work!

[@kodiibearv]

As someone who used to play ukulele at 14-15, it's almost therapeutic to find someone nearly 5 years later who hates that damn instrument as much as I do.

[@smartchickenguy]

I can only imagine how tight cop song guy's grip on his pick is, like damn, he really trained his thumb and his index finger just so he could make that guitar sound louder than an air-raid siren.

[@-spacedout--spacebound-7438]

like angry Jack said on Spongebob "louder is the same as BETTER!"

[@katielee7364]

I remember taking ADHD meds in Highschool and it made me so sick I was bedridden for a month, my mom thought I was dying. we finally learned it was the pills and now I have a phobia of taking any Medication for My mental health and it suck because I know I need it.

[@angelinashaw7688]

got a military ad directly before the military song 😍 so glad i was able to see that lovely tribute

[@Noahtim0]

The “you f***ing suck” one is like a song from a rated R camp rock

[@EmmaBrentz]

I think the problem with the first guy is the lack of accents and dynamics. Dynamics and accents grab the attention of the listener an adds variety to the song. Thanks to my band directors for giving me that knowledge.

[@marykateandnoashley]

the best mental health song is charlie’s “go fuck yourself” from always sunny. unmatched. unbeatable.

[@jellybelly0000]

For real 😂😂

[@n3ckpill0w]

I love the music you use when you're doing your talking bits, specifically the little conga drum beat. And I think this video being about lousy music is what really brought it to my attention. I honestly thought it was coming from the sims, which I also have open lol.

[@cjstar01jones17]

I have adhd but when I was unable to get my meds for a little bit over a year (was going from Pediatric to family medicine bc I was turning 18 soon) I used dark sodas to try to focus. It wasn’t the best replacement and I could only drink sips bc caffeine actually makes me tired.

[@cvm_pharmacy]

As someone who is undiagnosed with anything except for anxiety and gender incongruence, I'm pretty sure I have adhd or something related to it, just because I have many symptoms and it's an explanation that makes sense. I always thought I was forgetful or just had time management issues, or that I was just a messy person, but it all slowly added up until something clicked (My therapist also asked if I wanted to get tested for it too, so if she thinks I might have it...). Of course, I agree with don't be like "I have undiagnosed ADHD, I'm so quirky lol", but self-diagnosing can be a helpful tool in order for you to figure out what you need from a therapist or helping your therapist start somewhere. But never, NEVER, portray yourself as an advocate when you don't have a diagnosis, like this girl did, it comes off as scummy.

[@felisazure1820]

Yeah. I think Andy's problem (just assuming off the video) wasn't with self-diagnosis, but rather, people who casually claim they have ADHD due to having mild or a few concentration problems. Not a situation like yours. Like how people will be like "I have OCD lol" just because they're a clean freak or like things tidy when there's so much more to the diagnosis.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

​@@felisazure1820 when ironically, cleaning is not often part of OCD. It's like all the people pretending to have Tourette's and just swearing or yelling the N word, that's not how it works, and when it comes close it's EXTREMELY rare, definitely not 500 tiktokers

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

Yeah we shouldn't hate on undiagnosed people. It's not a black or white situation

[@eva1585]

Thats my case with endometriosis, i relate to a lot of things other people (diagnosed) with it says but i'd never feel comfortable saying "i have undiagnosed endometriosis" or act like im any sort of spokes person for people with it. Until i meet a gyno that actually wants to help me figure it out instead of just putting a bandaid over it (birth control) and sweeping it under the rug, and if it turns out i do have it i'll just stick to "i suspect having it".

[@leriz5769]

Hey, man! Your content was just recommended to me the other day and I've been burning through all of your stuff. You are easily my new favorite commentary guy. Love your style and sense of humor. Congratulations on 100k and more to come! A sub and bell was a no brainer.

[@nastassjaminson5040]

my dream is to be someone's favorite commentary guy

[@WillWoodmusic]

tryna 'tube out while putting together some Ikea furniture and you're coming down on mental health music that got big on tiktok and then putting ukuleles in your crosshairs, almost broke my lömmarp over my ingatorp

[@sophieplayz1464]

If the lyrics were different, the Kobe Bryant one kinda sounded like a Christian song they’d play at a local church.

[@giantsalamander]

i knew it sounded deeply deeply familiar somehow. you’re exactly right, it sounds like the contemporary christian music i grew up with 💀

[@distracula5933]

Wakey wakey eggs and bakey really be hitting those lyrical miracle vibes

[@diacarat]

thank you for the sixteen minutes and sixteen seconds of entertainment andy

[@-spacedout--spacebound-7438]

someone else has said it already but it is really nice to see someone just showing who they are, ADHD and all. the arms in the air, constantly looking around, yelling. it's comforting to know that I'm not the only one.

[@mcreynoldsmedia]

I truly don’t understand why people romanticize ADHD so much. Feels like its almost gotten… trendy(?) over the last couple of years and I think that’s weird

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

I personally think it’s because outsiders see the conversation generated around and within ADHD communities, and have noticed that those communities have made systems that uplift and support one another. Outsiders only see, empathize and are amazed with the bits that inspire them personally (hyperfocus and occasional hyper competence) rather than see the condition and its people holistically. I also think it may be an offshoot of seeing potential inspiration p0rn! Mostly bc NT folks still perceive ADHD as a disability even if they do romanticize it.

[@HeyTinaaaa]

It's not. A lot of people were neglected as children when it came to stuff like ADHD and autism. It's being destigmatized.

[@Summer-sx7xl]

@@HeyTinaaaaI wouldn’t mind it if that was the only thing happening, but most people are surprise when they hear about my struggles. I’ve also heard the “I’m so quirky with my undiagnosed ADHD/ASD!” but then they get annoyed when I can’t function as well as they do.

[@wrightcember]

it has definitely gotten trendy, which is weird. because its a mental disorder.

[@seducedbysasquatch]

13:57 i actually really like their voice, it's a bit forced at times, but they definitely have talent. they need a new writer tho lmao

[@scoldingtitan3651]

Bro that unedited footage of you just pacing around was just as much an attack at you as it was at me T_T I feel you…

[@ghostguru9156]

The clip of you pacing around the room is so relatable. I have POTS so like…sometimes walking around and pacing is the worst for my heart but my adhd gets me in this pacing loop that I have a hard time getting out of and it makes my episode worse 😭

[@AmyRoseApologist]

14:16 Watching this video during that ukulele comment hits different after the Colleen situation.

[@JustAHuman101]

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

[@dallantalksaboutstuff]

I can’t believe you made fun of all my favorite artists. Every single one

[@CharlieSimmer27]

before u showed any of the videos i was like "aw another video hating on indie artists who promote on tiktok :(" but no these are genuinely horrible 😭😭😭

[@mere02]

i was just thinking about how “id love to see a new andy king video today”- and you blessed my day when i saw you posted. congrats on 100k 🎉

[@MJ-nz8ov]

As someone with ADHD whos been medicated literally most of my life. I hate the romanticization of ADHD it makes my life incredibly difficult and frustrating. I appreciate you calling it out

[@laustinspacemusic]

7:38 "I see my name in shining lights" - Andy from the song Billionaire written by his door jamb, Bruno Mars.

[@laustinspacemusic]

I Googled it. The door has no jamb. F

[@zomb_rei]

idk why i just kind of expected the first guy to sing "my body's made of crushed little stars" by mitski

[@FIREcrochethairstyles]

I found your channel a few days ago and I can't stop watching 😂😂😂 You're so entertaining!!!

[@FIREcrochethairstyles]

and handsome! You look like Toby Maguire (aka the BEST Spiderman 😌)

[@TheRealSpicySucc]

@@FIREcrochethairstyles thank you 🙏🏼

[@FIREcrochethairstyles]

@@TheRealSpicySucc 🤨

[@kristinrad]

As a person who suffers panic attacks I think the best mental health song will always be Bo Burnham's "All Time Low."

[@R0ZE2MYTH0RN3]

*screams in out of tune guitar*

[@dannydude8843]

2:41 I sacrifice my life for your freedom Sadly I can translate shit like that

[@kenswords]

"I earn my life"

[@BakedBrain7100]

Dude. I literally pace my whole house forgetting what I got up for and then realize when I sit back down and then sometimes when I stand back up I forget again. I slack on doing dishes and cleaning and even changing clothes majority of the time because my motivation system is fucking broken. I was prescribed adderal for most of my life and then when I got older Xanax on top of that so I was taking both. I still don’t get how kids get high on that shit snorting it and still walk around, I took 1mg and blacked out most of the day. Every one around me scoffs at the idea of ADHD and says “yeah but I do that too” and I have to exclaim that NO they don’t. It’s not so severe for them that it hurts their life in any way.Caffeine doesn’t even really calm me down, I strongly believe that’s a myth, it just makes the anxiety that comes with my ADHD ten times worse. Smoking weed wakes me up though interestingly enough. Lol Okay I’m done ranting and venting, main point is I freaking hate how people act like they have ADHD for attention, or to be relatable when a lot of us with ADHD don’t ever feel “related too” we usually feel isolated and unsupported.

[@colorsbyflow]

yeah i dont know about the whole using caffeine as adderal line. i know a lot of my fellow adhders get weird effects from caffeine (personally speaking i just get like sleepy or at least calmed lmao) but i dont think ive ever heard of it used as adderall replacement, seems like a bad replacement considering caffeine doesnt affect dopamine levels the way adderal does. cant speak for everyone obviously maybe this girl really does have undiagnosed adhd and uses caffeine as a coping mechanism fuck if i know its none of my business. but combined with tiktok as a wholes blatant misinformation spread around about mental illness in general and watering down mental health terms so much that it makes it actively harder for people to discuss their issues, a quirky song whittling down the definition of adhd to "i cant concentrate good", regardless of is she actually has adhd or not (because again it is none of my business) is a REALLY bad look.

[@caffeineandmemes]

Fun fact: a lot of people with undiagnosed adhd end up having a caffeine addiction because they try and self medicate with it. Caffeine is a stimulant and for SOME people, it has the same effect as a prescribed stimulant like adderall. It doesn’t work but people try Source: I’m a psych major with a specialty in this stuff and i have diagnosed adhd and a caffeine addiction lol

[@balls7828]

No you don't lol

[@storyranger]

My favourite mental illness song is Numb Little Bug, two years after it went viral and I still think it fricking rules.

[@rambbler]

Thanks, this has inspired me to follow my dreams and be the next hot mediocre TikTok singer songwriter I know I'm meant to be. Downloading TikTok as we speak.

[@yarnyboy]

Saw the vid you did recently with GunnarTV and came over to check out your videos. Good stuff!

[@RejectedHeroesMedia]

So glad I found your channel cause I love your stuff

[@plastoaide]

Andyyy you've really mastered more of your editing style, this video was extra funny to watch because of it, for reals 😭

[@plastoaide]

I agree a lot with your commentary, too, especially on the really corny 'mental health songs'

[@spicylemons8557]

Oh my god guys I think we just found the song of the summer

[@allywukitsch1141]

This is produced the hardest laughs I’ve had in month. Oh my god this was so funny

[@stanleyjosten]

Andy hated ukuleles before it was cool

[@dxrkoner]

13:06 his voice is actually pretty good like if he had a legit band and better lyrics i might listen to him.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

During that adhd song when she's like "Wait..." I was so excited for the possibility of the song suddenly turning into a horror movie.

[@cawrhy]

First guy - fake it till ya make it with that guitar 😂

[@Dee-Dee]

They all want to be Cavetown but without any of the heart or sincerity and it SHOWS

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

Please understand that not everyone can get diagnosed. Some kids have neglectful parents who refuse to get them a diagnosis, plus women are less likely to be taken seriously and given a diagnosis. Also not everyone has the money. Gatekeeping mental illness is extremely harmful. Not everyone is fortunate enough to get the help that they need. Not having an official diagnosis doesn't mean they aren't struggling.

[@maniacmcgee8065]

He put onision on screen and my fight or flight activated

[@Emily-hh3lv]

the cop song sounds like hes doing Mongolian throat singing

[@secretrobotbird7035]

jokes on you my eyes were on the floor and my feet were on the laptop sitting next to me creating the sequel to Who Let The Dogs Out because my feet became conscious help me please they keep taking my food help

[@rockinrobin05]

13:05 The worst part is that tune itself isn't even original. That's the same tune to that "I lava you" song. There is not a single aspect of that song that is original to them.

[@viscountrainbows2857]

My bandmate runs a TikTok account to be an axillary promotional device for our band name which will definitely not be Community Standards friendly but I won't complain if it gets us any amount of traffic by accident! And call it an exercise in pseudo-irony I suppose because he doesn't surf tiktok, just posts and sees if it gets traction. Also I play uke myself and I don't commit the cardinal sins of 1: singing, or B: playing the most trite songbook chords in a row every single song. Therefore I'm the arch nemesis of nearly 99% of ukelele owners because I play it more informed as a guitarist.

[@CrustyMajesty]

7:15 new death grips goes hard.

[@AidanPatko]

Pandemic era tiktok is absolutely the best and will never be topped

[@bawlingimp]

Andy just want to say your comments during the cop song "when's he going to come in, he still hasn't come in yet, I don't know if he's going to come in, and he's gripping me right out the gate" were really quite something.

[@shark_attack333]

Thanks for talking about the romanticism of mental health problems! I think it's an awful thing to do and it minimizes the hardships of the actual issues. I've always found it frustrating, so again, thanks so much! Great video by the way XD