The One Self Help Group We'd Actually Join - People Watching #7

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

"Hi, I'm Jackson and I relate more to fictional characters in an animated webseries than I do with anyone I've ever met in real life."

[@AgentOracle]

Jackson DeStefano Everyone: "Hi Jackson"

[@TheCstar07]

Jackson DeStefano Welcome Jackson

[@fallout3fan623]

9:30 Troll Got Rickrolled shit, who ain't?

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

+9:30 Troll Got Rickrolled You're not necessarily gay. Sexuality is a spectrum, such as with the famous Kinsey Scale, where 1 is only attracted to the opposite sex and 6 is only attracted to the same sex and 3 is equally attracted to both sexes. You could be like a one where you're mostly attracted to women and certain men under certain circumstances. It's perfectly normal.

[@oscarcandelasperez4140]

Hi Jackson, same here, but it could be a lot worse, you could get eaten by your cats

[@iamsuprmn1]

This whole Series is like Black Mirror for emotions.

[@cydneyhunter5259]

Kaitlyn R for real tho

[@honkatatonka]

Perfect description!

[@mrman7094]

nah, just mirror

[@Bubble__Bri]

It’s great

[@queenfree85]

Yes!!! Exactly!

[@dominicbrown7181]

The magic white board that draws on it self.

[@marshamacmillan]

That board was hilarious.

[@ferdsmand_]

Dominic Brown i noticed that too

[@Miriam-pq4vx]

I like the wine waterbed xD

[@yoohimi]

and it was beautiful.

[@renel8964]

What's s.l.a?

[@DustinKoski]

Must be awkward to go to a support group with people you've had speed dates with.

[@Guti0090]

I love beaches and pegging

[@joeyclemenza7339]

Ang, radically honest FTW

[@starcatcher3691]

Lol

[@SpookyWatcher]

I think the amount of apathy and close to zero emotions and fucks given almost eliminates awkwardness.

[@chrisgould101]

Try turning up to a random funeral with a harem of women you've banged

[@mehco-op9061]

I like that this series is consistent by including references to past videos. Instead of losing that character development its builds on it. If you can't tell I really like this series, please Cracked don't end it.

[@TheNicMMc]

Yeah. At first I was worried that some of these characters are just going to be author's mouth pieces like Mr. "I love Beach and Pegging!" is just suddenly a open feminist without a hint of ironic sarcasm, but I can see a beginning of character arcs for some of them.

[@RecklessFables]

This series really is one if the best things on KZbin. Excellent dialog, acting, art, direction, editing...

[@IkariLoona]

The Subnormality comic has that too with its characters that became recurring over time - looks like Winston transitioned his efforts to this series with a new cast, but the tone remains, so good for him.

[@dxp96]

It's not that consistent tho,, yes they reference past episodes and events but all the people in that room have met each other plenty of times before and the chick that just walked out was apparently a famous singer that they were all fans of but no one said anything about her being there. im not complaining i like the characters ijs it's not consistent because of this.

[@IkariLoona]

Maybe before multi-episode character development flourishes there will be some issues derived from recycling animation assets... or maybe later down the line there'll be an episode about having a hard time remembering people, or pretending you don't remember people you barely know because you wouldn't even know what to say to them upon meeting again...

[@billyweed835]

One of the greatest themes of this series: Sharing your problems won't make them go away, but it'll lighten a burden, at least a little.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

@Otneimica hmm actually talking about not being 100% mentally whats that like I hence to say went a different direction stopped talking to anyone in school tbh the people I used to hang out with I don't actually know if they even realised I was going through depression cause yea never actually said that or if they just thought I wasn't right in the end in an insane kind of way which tbh is a bit of both

[@KennyFleck-vv4yn]

Pain shared is pain lessened....

[@mariosblago94]

sharing your problems absolutely helps them go away. it gives you feedback on possible solutions and gives you perspective, both of which make it easier to overcome. That is the entire premise of therapy (and confessing to a priest). It just works.

[@MorbidSlinky]

I liked how they ended this episode, through out the the whole meeting I was just thinking, 'Why don't they hang out?' and then I got my answer.

[@BradenJollyTheImmortal]

If they hung out then they wouldn't be losers, their personalities and way of thinking are sorta the premise behind why they are losers in the first place.

[@jirjeesal-shammaa8246]

Isn't funny how that all of us are obsessed with this web series just because we cant comprehend the fact that there an actual person knows how we feel and literally every person in the comments is having almost the same package of problems but none of us is actually going to do anything about it because we are all crippled in our own wold of agony to find each other

[@antoniogonzalez699]

Ahmed Alshammaa and how we all silently agreed to your comment by liking it 39 (now 40) times but doing exactly as you said and not commenting back and actually interacting with people who apparently agree with you and expand on it further but instead just accept that all that would do is waste time since everyone did just that and passed by it even the ones who agreed and cared enough to drop a like. Sorry just had to put that out there before we all ironically just let it go.

[@occams_blazer]

52 times now. I'm obsessed with the series because it seems to beautifully written and realistic. I know people who deal with these issues, but don't have them myself, so it's really amazing to get insight into what it's like to try to live with such horrible psychological burdens. I feel for you guys.

[@antoniogonzalez699]

cheesesux thx 😋! Although while not trying not to sound like I'm deflecting the loser brand I don't have anything mentally going on with me so it's not nearly as bad as some other people who have it worse off than I do because of it, therefore I'm just a young grasshopper compared to others (also not trying to be mean here)

[@occams_blazer]

Oh yeah, no worries. I wasn't necessarily lumping anyone in in particular, but was offering my support for all of the people who relate to the People Watching videos. They're really powerful.

[@TheSmithNinja]

Ahmed Alshammaa you are the depression video of this series, if u haven't seen it you should.(Just Saying)

[@Tatiana-cn6sp]

"Hi I'm Tatiana. I'm a decent looking and extroverted college student with a near perfect GPA and a really good sense of humor. Despite people gravitating towards me naturally, I am at a weird transition point in my life where I dont actually have anyone I would consider a friend. It's weird being the girl who can make just about anyone laugh and not having anyone to send your jokes to"

[@lb-yo8ro]

Same :)

[@adamgeller2917]

Still thinking of jokes?

[@anotherwea6692]

...is there somewhere to start? (with that i mean let's talk. I'd rather ask than look staring at blank)

[@EnvisionerWill]

I've always loved the name Tatiana.....

[@JWSmythe]

Want to come over for frozen pizza, and to watch some crappy movie that we'll talk over the whole time? Never mind, you probably have no interest in even saying hi to me. I was fun and interesting when I had lots of money, and there were always people around. When the money was gone, they all left.

[@punkrdoodles]

This series means so much to me. Every time I think they can't get more in my head, they do. And the comfort it brings me knowing that I'm not alone is irreplaceable. Thank you.

[@TM_Experiment]

The inner monologues at the end... can't tell you how many times I've said these things to myself about everything I do.

[@PaperbackWizard]

I would have liked to have heard the singer's inner monologue, as she's far away from the meeting by that point.

[@gj9933]

So true we talk ourselves out of asking for fear of getting a ‘no’ if only I could overcome that fear

[@Tomonkey4]

There's a Wong Fu video like that called something like, "How We Almost Met."

[@SuperKarlFriedrich]

1. give less fucks 2. don't assume to often that people are diffrent to you. we're all much more similar than we mostly assume. 3. be straight forward. "you talked about ..., that's interresting, let's talk about that!" you can literally say this with confidence, and people will treat you as confident and funny, which you will be when getting used to it.

[@SuperKarlFriedrich]

oh, also allways have sope-bubbles with you! when others go out smoking, you go out blowing bubbles. that starts awesome conversation! ^^

[@Maid_of_Spiders]

I have a confession. Whenever I watch a video older than a week I refuse to comment because I'm terrified people will think I'm a loser for doing it so late. I think "it's not like anyone is going to see it anyway. Anyone who would comment already has". God this video hits where it hurts

[@kindaashitpost4290]

And then you start thinking "Hey will this comment show up at the top of the page and stick out like a sore thumb so everyone will notice that I commented late? Or will it forever be buried in a stack of old comments where no one will ever find it since people who watch a video this late won't bother scrolling that far?" Somehow both options are the worst. Same with replies. Does it even make sense to reply to an old comment? Is it like leaving a message on "read" if I don't? I want to hug someone and then I remember that I'm too stressed out by body contact to enjoy that.

[@Maid_of_Spiders]

@@kindaashitpost4290 these are the things that keep me up at night

[@ottoroberts5163]

Don’t worry you’re not the only 1 to find this gold a little late 🙂

[@Maid_of_Spiders]

@@ottoroberts5163 yay! Alone together

[@jdprettynails]

I just thought that right before commenting on this video!

[@SirDupree]

The worst part of this episode is that it was too short. I could have watched this for 30 minutes, easy.

[@Hailz12211]

Brett Dupree me too

[@CheshireCad]

It didn't have any of the monologging that the previous episodes have struggled with. It flowed like a normal group conversation, while still being interesting and insightful.

[@LowestofheDead]

There's at least 10 episodes this length with other cool topics

[@CheshireCad]

WaveHello - This series is extremely hit-or-miss, though. The confessional one was as good as this one. The depression one was awkward, but emotionally devastating. But the theater one was so enragingly insipid, I had to stop watching the series.

[@TerranceGreig]

The thing i think i like the most about this series is that it shows all these fears and insecurities we think are unique to us are just a part of the larger human experience. Its only because we only live one life and see one perspective we dont realize these things happen to all of us.

[@steventhecuteye8351]

I think the non religious confession really hit that one on its head. I think just seeing the raw number of others struggling with the exact same issues helps people accept the bittersweet truth. We are not special. We are just the same person living different experiences and routines. These challenges have been solved before, its just we cant see the answer just yet.

[@JoveJoved]

Protip: Stop fucking obsessing over yourselves. I know it's next to impossible for hipsters, but take two seconds to look at how your actions in life are impacting people or your environment without seeing it from the perspective of, "how does it make me look in the eyes of others?" or "how popular or successful does this make me?" Also, as a sidenote, stop spending so much money on wine and sleeves of tattoos. Learn a trade. Stop seeing signing up for handouts as responsible. It is the opposite of responsible. For Mr. Sunglasses, maybe you should have learned something outside "the arts" in college, so you could afford food instead of depending on what you earn from writing a book about how much you hate yourself.

[@be_clay6785]

Jove Joved I'm going to guess you're pretty young, maybe 19-22yrs... I'm going to guess you someone can pay for your schooling(trade or otherwise). I'm going to guess you're extroverted... I'm going to guess,

[@JoveJoved]

Nicholas, wrong on every level. Also, it sounds like you're trying to make excuses through your accusations. Don't have parents to babysit you through life and take care of education beyond high school? Maybe that individual should have focused on their studies and earned an academic scholarship. Also, plenty of working class jobs that involve apprenticeship programs or stem from trade schools which cost a fraction of the price. Hell, people in my IT department earned a degree for something completely different and learned the prerequisite skills that landed them the job on their own time. You know what's worse than an extrovert who parties instead of learning? An introvert who uses their time withdrawn from society to mope and feel sorry for themselves instead of preparing for the future.

[@kellyloganme]

I think it is also important to remember that having empathy and self-awareness requires strength of character and discipline. Those who are affected by videos like this that expose deep insecurities but who do not have the maturity to be similarly open or the self-knowledge to realize that hostility they feel is reflective of their own failings may lash out with superior and hostile remarks. In the same way being aloof was discussed and understood, consider that this hostility is just another shield, another way of keeping people at arm's distance out of fear.

[@nunchakudude]

"Nobody is going to ask if I need anything, because clearly i'm fine." Or if anyone does ask how I am, i'll just put on a brave face because the social anxiety tells you no one wants to hear you drone on about your problems.

[@devo3536]

Everyday

[@isaacgr7314]

@@devo3536 dw keep it up and people slow down until they stop asking

[@ThorfinnGrimhowl]

You'll reply "not bad" when asked how you are doing so often it will become like a reflex because it's easier than being honest. Even when things are going shitty you'll have said "not bad" before you can even try to be honest with them and then the anxiety kicks in and you feel like you can't say anything more even though you really need or want to.

[@XzoahX]

I've figured out to answer with "Awful" but with a smile so they think I"m joking.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Oh bro for real one thing I realise these days is whenever someone asks me if I'm OK its always a yes even when the truth is I'm not ok and haven't been for many year's I've had on off battles with depression for nearly 10 years I'm 22 now its hard to say how much people believe me when I say it anyway I'm more worried about people being worried about me like look I appreciate it but you don't worry about me you have your own lives go live them the less you worry about me the better your life will be and thats a check you can cash

[@aprilblenk]

My problem is just that deep down, I have this terrible feeling that I'm actually just not a really fun or interesting enough person. So if I try and get close to someone, they'll eventually realise all of this and leave. So in my head, it's better not to get close in the first place rather than having my fears confirmed. You know?

[@abelerculano7565]

aprilblenk That's literally what's been swimming in my head

[@abelerculano7565]

aprilblenk so hit me with your best shot, what makes you do unlikable? In my case I'm a star student in highschool who everyone thinks is gonna be something, but I'm honestly so unsure of what's going to happen once I leave the safety net. I'm caught in a limbo of trying to both sell myself and keep myself from being hurt.

[@letoila5787]

That is actually me, really

[@abelerculano7565]

Letoila oh hello there!

[@letoila5787]

@@abelerculano7565 Hii

[@UnknownGunslinger]

Stop writing everything I'm thinking!

[@doot7697]

i think you forgot to switch accounts either that or im missinterepting this comment

[@Mrmannyguy]

Ivo Sotirov seriously

[@vadelleharris7378]

I'm 5 years late but God this makes me feel so much better. This is like life saving material and I can't stress how much better this made me feel.

[@LK-sy3kl]

The guy in the red shirt is actually me. For whatever reason after highschool my fear of people grew to be crazy and irrational which led to me being super socially awkward but it translates as bitchy so no one ever talks to me or approaches me cause they think I'm stuck up and I'm left sitting in my apartment hating myself cause my youth is quickly passing by and I'm spending it alone. When I try to be friendly I think it comes off as desperate so people never act interested which makes me feel like an even bigger loser. Sigh I'll be super excited once they create robots with downloadable personalities kinda like that episode of black mirror

[@micahwilliams1332]

lk76 K I apparently seemed stand offish even as a child. So my social skills were always just sub par. I feel similar to you with a great deal of what you said. However, I am 19 and talking to a counselor about it and hopefully a psychiatrist because I attribute this to possible anxiety. I refuse to believe my life will forever be lonely because...fuck that honestly.

[@AngelSaintCloud]

I'd be open to being your friend if it isn't too late

[@achoquenao3719]

This is probably social anxiety. You should talk to psychiatrist cause this can really affec in more ways than social

[@razredge07]

Sometimes, you just have to risk it. I had crippling social anxiety, and it still creeps up every now and then, but I've learned to just "experiment" in real life. If my brain says talking to someone won't work, but I think there's a tiny chance it could, then let's test it. Have people acted standoffish or weirded out? Yeah, but then again, those weren't my people. The few times where someone has opened up because I took the time to make conversation has been worth it. It's nice being able to connect with someone, and even if we're not "life long" friends, it's still good to have friends at various times of your life. They come, you have fun, make memories, then they leave. Then you try again and strike up another friendship after some trial and error.

[@fakename9965]

This is very relatable to me, so much so that I hesitate to even type this comment.

[@mccauley6078]

Honestly watching these make me feel so much better. It is helpful to know that other people think these things too. So thank you Cracked

[@JLydecka]

I'm never understood this... it's like saying "you're special, just like everyone else." It doesn't make me feel better about my issues, just because they're shared. It just makes me more frustrated because it seems like my problem is an epidemic rather than something I can fix.

[@Jgrace767]

McCauley Peters You alone can't fix "it" And MP, that's okay. But guess what my Commenting associate...? WE CAN! *in my Shaq voice* CAAAANNNNNN YOOOOOUUUU DIGG IT?

[@MrMisanthrope_]

Jacob Lydecka sometimes it takes someone else perspective to see the solution to your mess. or just time and in the meanwhile just tough it out.

[@wellwhatdidyouexpect3882]

Eugene Huang I totally feel the same way. I just really hope things gets better, "Eventually" I always tell my self.... but yeah this is weird so good luck in life.

[@mccauley6078]

Jacob Lydecka I think you may have misunderstood. I don't think I'm special at all, but when you feel alone, and like nobody hears you, watching these helps me to realize that others also go through these things. And it helps me be a little less lonely.

[@CaptainKie1]

(Coming from a college student) I’m one of those “extroverted introverts.” I’m outspoken in class, I crack jokes, I lead in group projects. I can talk to people if I have to, and can make friendly conversation, even click with strangers at parties, but I cannot for the life of me make a friend if I wanted to. I am a giant loser, and having people know this scares me lol. Like, it’s one thing that I have to deal with all this anxiety when I talk to literally anyone, but pushing through all of it all day all the time and having it amount to nothing is just so annoying, but it’s obviously because I don’t try hard enough even tho it feels like I am. You know you’re a loser when you can go through college freshman orientation, when everyone is just trying to make friends and party, go along with everything, and still not have so much as even a name to drop.

[@sakhilepadi3501]

What if you're not the problem. What if you want something deeper from your friendships and it's just not available to you right now.

[@williamfrimpong137]

im the same exact FUCKING way lmao????

[@glknight1813]

Jesus fucking Christ, as this one WAY TOO CLOSE for comfort. Like, I kinda want to cry. But then again, I'm alone, in front of a computer, at a time I should be working on something or going to bed. But I'm not. Because I'm telling myself to not cry because of intense emotional and physical trauma that constantly feeds into my feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness that stabs any and all attempts to make myself happy in the dick with a rusty ice cream scoop tells me that I have to "remain strong in the face of adversity because A MAN DOESN'T CRY when he feels powerless", while the irrepressible headache that is the knowledge of my own skills and abilities effectively squeezes my head in a vice of stress and anger so painfully that I feel like I could have an aneurysm at any given moment. Fantastic job! Really loved this one!

[@MrMisanthrope_]

GL Knight maybe this will pass or just the right push will set you back on your path.

[@aurora0borealis]

it's okay to cry :)

[@streampunksheep]

What a loser.

[@iferlyf8172]

Aren't we all losers?

[@streampunksheep]

:'(

[@TheBlackMiniMe]

Secret Losers Anonymous should be its own series. This is one of the most relatable things I've ever seen

[@Disrup7or]

I'm 18 and i'm scared shitless that this will be me in 10 years. I'm already distancing myself from all of my high school friends and I'm worried for the future

[@karnatui5455]

me too, this sucks. At least i wrote something in this comment section even though i thought i would continue scrolling forever..

[@im.not.typical91]

Thats so me. Im taking a year off before i go to college and now i feel that im distancing myself.

[@valhalla1240]

I'm 28 and I'm like you, just ten years older... ouch that hurt xD

[@truemakale]

34... and it's like... too late to fix? (sigh)

[@Dennicillin]

Also in my 30's and it looked like I was going in the same direction. But my 40-something year old boss told me to "put myself out there", Get on Tinder, Say yes to invites and everything will work itself out. So I'm gonna try that. Really hope it works

[@SirNightmareFuel]

Man, recently I realised that my every hour of being awake is spent on the internet. I distract myself with endless KZbin videos and the same computer game ceaselessly. So instead of using that time to work on a project or be productive, I impose disadvantage and fatigue on myself, so I can avoid blaming myself for failure, and in the process, push away responsibility.

[@kamens793]

Dudeeee, im dealing with the same thing.... We need to work it out

[@MsNoamGreif]

It is seriously a drug. I totally sympathize. I often thought about hard-cord rehab, just to completely cut myself off from those things, the Internet, smartphones.. and see who I'll be then. It's frightening.

[@blinkfraid]

Gonna just...cry for this comment, cause this is me too man. Me. Too. I just...started talking to someone who goes out and does a ton of things, has a crappy computer--barely used, no tv, doesn't play games, is uber creative, and I'm dreading telling them how LAME my actual life is. How did this happen???

[@SirNightmareFuel]

Sierra Wilson I know exactly what you mean, I too have someone like this. :(

[@joeysung311]

will we always be this way?

[@MuadMouse]

As much as I like After Hours and Escort Mission, this series has become my favourite on Cracked. It's a great counterpoint to the negativity that plagues the internet. I really hope there's much more to come!

[@ericsmith116]

The best line of and probably only single line to summarize this "and i dont want to look like a loser." Dude such a relatable video, me at the grocery store, me in class, me at work, me after having an awesome 30 min conversation on the surf or anywhere. Im not sure if this is because im an introvert or if its because most people genuinely dont know how to make friends.

[@ckddckdd]

I've been dealing with this since high school. After graduating I lived in a "party house" at a lake, and it was no big deal to have a couple hundred people come out some nights. People I didn't even know would come up and tell me how cool I am, and they had so much fun and blah blah blah, but in the end I was alone whenever we weren't causing a public disturbance, and by the time I figured it out and tried to meet or hang out with people, In a manner that wouldn't cause liver failure, it didn't work. I would either feel like I was being froze out or not welcome, or somebody who'd been to the party house would gather up their friends to watch me chug a bottle of wine (literally, a whole bottle, no stops). Consequently, when I moved out of the party house, I basicly became a hermit, because I wasn't throwing home destroying parties, and was never invited out. One time I gave a guy shit for not inviting me to a get together he hosted, sincerely pissed and feeling betrayed, until he told me he didn't invite me because he thought I was too cool to need to hang out with his crew. This blew my mind. While I knew the truth of my looserdom, the public perception of me had me elevated to a status that somehow combined Bond super villain and the high school team captain. All I seriously wanted was a small group of close friends to wax philosophic with while getting baked in a van, like I had in high school. Instead I was bombarded with myth and legend of my exploits, that caused intimidation and/or disdain in the community. Perception is this crazy wall that people not only build but cover in graffiti. We think that perception is a personal thing but it isn't. We all see the same walls with the same tags slapped on them, from slightly different angles. The "closeness" between people dictates how differently they see the wall, and if you do nothing to stop them building it you end up stuck on the other side. Ignore enough walls and eventually your boxed up in what other people believe, and the worst part is that you yourself laid at least the foundations for those walls, if not half the bricks and paint, either through inaction or false interaction. Even writing this now, in my mid-to-late thirties, people assume I'm this totally adjusted individual with no lack for human contact, but the truth is, the next time I talk with a real person will be while I'm waiting for my daughter to come out of her school. The biggest problem is that now I'm used to it, and interaction with people out of my family group is awkward. Any way that's my dish, thanks for listening.

[@carbedchaos3688]

Thanks for sharing. No wifey to talk to though?

[@ckddckdd]

CarbedChaos indeed "wifey" is here, and we talk, but it's not the same as friends. We get along great, but she just doesn't get Star Wars references or care about the workings of carburetors or chaos.

[@carbedchaos3688]

So she just doesn't share your interests and stuff but you guys get along at least?

[@ckddckdd]

CarbedChaos We get along famously... it's just not the same as old friends. I don't mean to complain either by the way.... I was just venting... works been slow and I was down, but it all comes around. in the end it's all good. I wouldn't have been a good father the way I was before, and my little girl puts more smiles on my face than hippies and wastoids ever did. Thanks for the perspective though!

[@carbedchaos3688]

Awww that brings a smile to my face. I really look forwards to having kids so I can make them happy too :) I respect you for being such a good dad. Wonderful fathers are hard to come by nowadays.

[@mckeewardiv6307]

I just wanna hug everybody in the comments section right now.

[@BrendanSmallButera]

This is a year old, but thanks.

[@justmart4455]

Bro... *hug*

[@stevenmonsanto5324]

same here

[@anotherwea6692]

Try coment nice things in theyr coments!

[@spookyho5994]

*hugs you* thx

[@camw1127]

Its crazy how accurate this vid was, but whats worse is sometimes I feel like I'm actually publicly a loser as much as I feel like one on the inside. I've convinced myself I'm god awful at making and keeping friends and even meaningful relationships...to the point where when I had a solid relationship I convinced myself I was so much of a loser that he deserved better. The friends I do have tell me I'm gorgeous and crazy intelligent and honestly praise me to no avail and briefly I'll get caught up in physical confidence and i'll even acknowledge my own achievements...which is all great and fine and dandy until I realize how lonely I am.

[@UnknownGunslinger]

Can someone please make a reddit Losers club or something, because seriously this might actually be helpful?

[@samuelwalker6496]

Ivo Sotirov i dunno if its the same but theres an r/offmychest subreddit.

[@sym2988]

Last time they did that it gave us r/incels and r/nofap

[@darcyhayes6664]

r/casualconversation seems to fit this pretty well

[@rhyadil5309]

Well, seeing as how there is still no loser subreddit, I just made one. All losers welcome, and I look forward to seeing you there. -Or maybe I'll just die alone waiting for someone, anyone to join me and my stupid club- www.reddit.com/r/TheLosersClub/

[@xanderotp]

Or a meet up group as well

[@daisy-jameswest6150]

Hi I'm Daisy. I'm too scared to write my feelings so the backspace key is my closest friend.

[@Locopueblo]

DJ West hiiii Daisy

[@memberberrie3356]

Hiiii Daisy

[@kunikopanda]

Hiiii Daisy.

[@notarobot2047]

Hi I'm Carmen and I live in a town where everyone knows my face and I have an irrational fear that if I make the slightest socially awkward blunder then people who's names I don't know will remind me of it for years to come so to save myself the embarrassment I stay inside my room till I start getting hunger pangs. I overthink everything and making decisions is agonizing. I have a boyfriend who lives in the next town over but I straight up ghost him because of my crippling depression and social anxiety and I really like him but we might as well be from different planets sometimes and I'm worried he'll discover what a huge loser I secretly am and we will lose all ability to relate to each other. And I can't relate to most of my peers because most of my interests are on the fringes of what is considered socially acceptable for someone like me to like. So yeah I am secretly a huge loser.

[@memberberrie3356]

@@notarobot2047 i locked myself up inside my room for a long time but after some time i noticed that i was missing out on so many things i would say you can only learn and inprove yourself with doing dumb shit. i did. And if you do have a bf who is still with you even tho you do weird stuff or you just suck, he is still there with you for some reason so you are doing something right maby he loves the part of you that is a total loser or he is one him self in secret just try not to lose stuff

[@joshyoung1440]

This is, perhaps strangely, perhaps not strangely at all, the most uplifting video I have seen in a long time. Like, this hit the exact psychological spot I needed to hit at this point in my life (27 years old and, while not exactly successful right now because I basically ruined my life with drugs over the past 8 years, definitely back on the right track, with even a few hugely beneficial life staples, like a VERY modest but fully paid-for car, and even some very small luxuries here and there). This is reminding me of all the things I needed to be reminded of but my jaded mind always rejects. It's weird, it's just reminding me of all the ways I sabotage and act almost hateful towards myself, my past self especially, but... in a way that, instead of depressing me, somehow opens my mind and makes it totally clear what positive things I can do for myself. And instead of thinking "ah fuck why haven't I been doing these the whole time, I'm ruining my life and I'm doomed to keep doing it, agh, help I'm drowning," I'm just like "holy shit this is so true, I'm definitely not alone in this; I'm probably even better off than I think, I just need to grasp and maximize those good things I have going and use them to form the identity of the person I want to be and the life I want to live." I'm not explaining it perfectly, words can't do it justice, but... I just really needed this. Especially the reminder that I'm not alone. This might be one of the most psychologically beneficial videos I've ever seen, and it came from a humor website based on a defunct magazine based on another defunct magazine. What a wonderful, weird world we live in.

[@RobertJones-gq3jq]

Facts. People Watching has been therapy for my soul so many times and so many ways. As a Secretly Gigantic Looser, I felt this episode.

[@kiitzz]

god damn that ending, literally me in every social setting

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

You know back in ah feck was it 2018 I was kind of pushed into going to this youth bible study thing it was only for a few weeks but at one stage we were talking about specifically I can't remember but something anyway and I'm like in my head oh I actually would like to share an opinion on this but before I could one of the girls in the group similar age as me asked me what my thoughts were now your probably thinking great you can speak now but what happened was a yikes moment as I was about to speak I just mentally shut down by that stage I had not actually talked to a woman in over 2 years and I just couldn't speak or do anything except just sit there quietly man she must have thought I was a weirdo but yea these days in the 5 years since I dropped out of school from an on off battle with depression I don't talk to alot of people these days honestly only people I already knew pre 2016 mostly family

[@liorschifrin]

no fr

[@izzy1221]

**let's out single tear** Same.

[@ninajeanquick1087]

I never thought anyone else had “the wedding problem.” I’m terrified of marriage, less because of commitment and more because I only have 2 people from my family that I’d want to come to my wedding. This is a relief to feel like I’m a little less crazy. Thanks for mentioning that Cracked

[@Gina.Murasso]

"Hi, I'm Gina and I've genuinely given up on making real live friends. I've never really had any. Video games, KZbin videos, writing nonsense stories, that's what I do when not at work. If someone were to kill the WiFi in my house, I'd have nothing to fall back on, and that's probably not great."

[@BruteSparta]

Gina Rose I went straight to PI after high school made a ton of friends there that now reside in separate states, my phone died while I was gone and I lost all my high school friends phone numbers. They aren't the type to use or even have a Facebook or any other social media account, so there is no reconnecting with them. My day, like yours consists of work come home watch KZbin/Netflix/Hulu, playing video games and working out. I even turned 21 recently and have no desire to go out drinking or finding new friends because I hate how fake people are or how you can't say what you mean because someone might be offended. I've all but given up on people in general as no one is ever... real.

[@Wendededed]

I get you.

[@chillfriday628]

Hmu then

[@Cra3ture]

Bruh you're me . Everyone washes past me.

[@lautaromedina9056]

Well it all depends in you y guess you can be happy

[@taqu]

These videos are so relieving. Makes me feel less weird and less alone with my loneliness.

[@RobertJones-gq3jq]

Many years since I 1st saw People Watching... it was needed therapy. Things have gotten much better now. I'm glad for it.

[@flowerhobi1673]

Omygod red shirt guy is so relatable I want to cry about it

[@navyswimer89]

Please don't stop making these. They are helpful.

[@SnHoennBitsNintendo]

Photoman89 this is some millennial bullshit

[@fropps1]

I'm not a millennial. I liked it. Where the hell did you draw that conclusion from.

[@SnHoennBitsNintendo]

You like garbage videos

[@fropps1]

I bet you don't even shitpost pleb.

[@Zwaks]

They really are

[@i_dontlikemilk]

When Jackson started talking, I FELT that. *edit. And the ending is the funniest part about social anxiety. You could actually hit it off with someone. And then think “wait they were possibly just humouring me. They don’t actually want to be friends- it’s a facade, just being nice. Yeah. I best leave them alone.”

[@sheboyganshovel5920]

Did anybody else spend the rest of the video wondering if Flossy was coming back?

[@Hailz12211]

Sheboygan Shovel thought this too

[@sietessevensept]

She didn't want to talk about herself. Look at the previous chapter.

[@Aly9315]

@@sietessevensept Isn't she the same girl who rudely ignored all the fans who came up to her and told her how good her music was and tried to talk to her?

[@sietessevensept]

@@Aly9315 yes, the same

[@robfraker6321]

this series hits home so often and so much that it scares me a little

[@ophylarussositzia5982]

So it's been 2 years since i watched this for the first time and it's still easier to share my emotions with the internet that with any of my friends or my parents or my therapist

[@chef_boi_rz0248]

Yeah I think it has to do with the anonymity that comes with it, like we wont have am relationship with these people so we lack the fear of judgment, for me therapy is nothing but telling me what I already know and trying to change how I think.

[@ViolinGirlR]

Since this hits pretty close to home for me too, I'll take a leaf out of Praire Perspective 's book: Hi, I'm Rachel. I am a music teacher who also plays ultimate frisbee, weight lifts, and performs violin. I am loved by my students and I get many compliments on my teaching methods by colleagues and my boss. I'm freakishly organized and a hard worker to boot. I'm told I'm beautiful by many and I've also worked hard to be at the level of physical fitness I am now, and I'm still trying to lose the last 10 lbs. I have no religion, I'm bi-racial, I'm in the middle politically, I'm pescetarian, and I don't feel like I fit in anywhere ever. Every friend I've made in college moved away and I've yet to make any new ones that I can tolerate or that share interests with me. I used to host parties and hikes and outings but over time less and less people would come until I gave up inviting anyone anywhere. I don't get invited out anymore and I spend most evenings working out or watching cartoons. At ultimate frisbee everyone else mingles and chats and I sit awkwardly alone so I'd bring a hula hoop to play with while waiting between games. I got my first smart phone about two weeks ago because I didn't want to become a "sell out". I'm not single and live with my boyfriend, but my family is in another place and without friends I do most things alone now. I would definitely attend a secret losers anonymous group if it existed!

[@subpolarity]

Aw, I'd love to go on a hosted hike with you! I'm still new to it so I could really use the guidance. Hugs from Florida.

[@someguy2135]

Pescatarian must be hard for people to relate to. Even the vegans have some KZbin channels. Pescatarians are barely a blip. I used to eat oysters, sardines, and other seafood, but the last time I ate oysters, my joints flared up from the inflammation. Now just WFPB vegan, but would eat fish if I could. I used to play Ultimate, and other disc based sports, but now just freestyle with my S.O. Check out www.meetup.com to find others who share your passions.

[@logarugamon2645]

Only difference for me in this one is that I'm a loser who DOES ask people to hangout all the time, but I get the answer "Definitely man, tonight just doesn't work, but we'll definitely make something happen some other time." No one has time for anything anymore, and I don't get it because I have nothing but time.

[@justunderreality]

Loga Rugamon This happens to everyone. Plans get made and conflicts occur. It's like sales, statistically you have to endure 7 "no"s for every "yes". As time goes on it will just get worse due to hectic schedules. My suggestion: plan to do something you enjoy and invite people, then if people can't come or aren't interested you'll still enjoy it.

[@aellalee4767]

Loga Rugamon I kept getting cut off before I could even mention that I was having suicidal thoughts for two days just wanting 10 minutes to be validated that the feeling will pass. It's really difficult to find people who aren't entirely self involved. Sometimes you have to take solace in knowing that you're the reliable one. I stayed up half the night for a friend who ended up in the hospital so I could calm her down over the phone since we live too far from each other.

[@tylerfreeman100]

I've been getting the "Yeah, we should definitely do something soon, I miss you so much!"....One month goes by without contact

[@logarugamon2645]

tylerfreeman100 It's a great example of "actions speak louder than words" but no one ever wants to take action. The just want to tell you what they think you want to hear to make themselves feel better about never having to do anything with you.

[@justunderreality]

To everyone running into this problem, you have to decide... I have a few suggestions that help: 1. Make an initial time frame and/or activity if someone shows interest. 2. Don'e EVER expect others to make the plans... it is a hassle that - even the most sincere people don't want to deal with. 3. If you don't make something concrete, they you shouldn't expect that you will do something. Remember, you are also the one saying, "you want to do something sometime?" and never following up. The WORST case is that people are just saying "yeah that sounds good" to feel nice but they don't mean it. The AVERAGE case is that people are creatures of habit; living their lives from day to day on the same routine. If they don't reach back out, all it means is that you aren't in that routine so they forget to consider what you want. Point is: it is not up to them to make you happy.... you may have to plan EVER STEP... so in the end all you have to decide is: How much am I willing to do to make this work?

[@JaleLkharrat]

The last scene, IMHO, is the one that matters the most. After close to 10 minutes of the group ranting non stop about their secret loser experiences and, crucially, relating to eachother in a deep way, when the session ends, each and everyone one of them goes through all kinds of mental gymnastics just to give themselves a reason to not change. Secret losers aren't secret *losers*, theyre secretly depressed

[@Zarsla]

Did anyone pause the video to read the whiteboard behind the characters?

[@zodiacleo11212]

Yea I did

[@spoon9191]

Yep

[@jirjeesal-shammaa8246]

Yes i do that and even rewind

[@butterflyqueen9260]

Zarsla yup!!!!!+

[@sarahr9192]

Zarsla Wine water bed

[@PipHalsey]

What I'm finding funny about this series, and about this episode in particular, is these several of these same people seem to meet each other all the time, and yet don't seem to already be friends.

[@manosponos]

i think we are seeing the era before they actualy did it.

[@Hashbrown1682]

I always thought they were self contained episodes

[@partsunknown1679]

Yeah they are self contained episodes n instead of creating new characters for each one they just use themselves over n over...it's genius really

[@ambaratzin6045]

yeah cuz you can relate to them and get to know them better in different scenarios

[@jordahnbrunson7153]

I've just found this channel on YT today and have been binge watching all of their stuff this gives me life man. It makes me feel like I understand myself better

[@syi666]

That ending. it hurt. this whole thing was far too real. and that ending is just way too relatible and gets right down to my loneliness.

[@JoveJoved]

Protip: Stop fucking obsessing over yourselves. I know it's next to impossible for hipsters, but take two seconds to look at how your actions in life are impacting people or your environment without seeing it from the perspective of, "how does it make me look in the eyes of others?" or "how popular or successful does this make me?" Also, as a sidenote, stop spending so much money on wine and sleeves of tattoos. Learn a trade. Stop seeing signing up for handouts as responsible. It is the opposite of responsible. For Mr. Sunglasses, maybe you should have learned something outside "the arts" in college, so you could afford food instead of depending on what you earn from writing a book about how much you hate yourself.

[@syi666]

could you not be such a prick? I never said I was a hipseter or that I worry about my popularity.

[@kellyloganme]

I hear you syi666, I wanted to just shout at the characters to try *something*! I also wanted the guy running the session to give them one thing to try, one piece of homework as a step to take to bring back to next session.

[@BoshidoF7]

"Hi, I'm Jove Joved. I make pretentious KZbin comments about people I deem hipsters and make fun of their hypothetical liberal arts degrees because hating "trendy millennials" is really hot right now, and if I'm anything less than a full cookie cutter Internet stereotype, people might actually wanna talk to me and I don't feel like having more awkward positive interactions. I'm also an atheist, hate feminism and anything liberal."

[@seanconklin9971]

I'm glad you told them that because usually this problem can be solved by someone telling us to just get over it.

[@rupdesnoop]

We couldn't have even watched it yet! Yay that's so early! Think how few people have seen this! Just the creators and maybe a couple more... Whoop exclusive club whoop!!

[@JXAChambers]

I love this series. It reminds me that I’m not so different from others, even when my depression makes me think I am.

[@arciusc6958]

"Hey, Im Ruby, and I hide behind multiple fabricated personalities to hide the fact Im an introvert who has no money."

[@ImpGimp]

I love these! Plus nice touch on the whiteboard throughout the video :)

[@eurosonly]

Fun fact: that tech start up idea already exists in Japan where you can hire someone to basically impersonate you and live your life for a bit. They could do things like go to your job and do your work and spend time with your family while you're elsewhere.

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

lol is that legal

[@curlywhirlydirly1337]

"Hi my name is Brei and I've dreamed of being a writer since I was a child and I'm even a great storyteller. I've been told I am a very creative thinker by every teacher or friend I've had since grade school on, but my dad told me there was no money in art and to pursue the sciences. So now I'm a fairly successful physical therapist. I make good money but a big part of me hates so much about what I do. I'm also mad at myself for sacrificing a core part of who I am to live a more cushy life. When I'm at work I feel like an imposter. I spend so much energy trying to act like I know what I'm doing and that I love what I'm doing, that by the time I get home from a normal workday, my natural introversion banishes me to an evening on the couch. I push everyone (even my fiance) away because not only do I need to feel alone to recharge but I feel so emotionally drained from doing for others all day I can barely do for myself. The rub of it is, I put up such a good front only my fiance and my therapist know. So, yeah, I am a secret total loser."

[@perfumaphilia3246]

Good evening, KZbin. I'm about to be thirty this year and have nothing to show for it. I'm buried in student loan debt, but failed to obtain a degree due to severe mental illness and lack of guidance. I have literally no close friends, am currently unemployed, and living off my girlfriend and a generous family member. I lost the three closest people to me by the time I was twenty-seven - my mother, father, and maternal grandmother (the only grandparent I ever knew), all to drawn out, painful diseases. I'm a secret (or not so secret) pathetic loser. All I want is for my job interview to go well this week, even though I feel unqualified and undeserving, and the transportation required is going to cost me money I don't have. All I want is to actually land this job, instead of just fantasizing about what it would be like to succeed and to be self-sufficient for once in my life.

[@Saffron777]

Perfumaphilia omg the last paragraph is me! I'm always imagining what life would be like when I get the job I want even though I bareley have the transportation money to get to the interview! I see this is from 2 weeks ago so you probably already got the interview, sending positive vibes and hope you landed to job!

[@perfumaphilia3246]

Jennifer Sapphire Thanks for the good vibes, but no, I didn't get the job. I hope things get better for you.

[@s3h77c]

I hope you're doing well now

[@possumbly]

I hope things are better. Cause I understand.

[@zaynahmk5314]

I hope things have turned around for you by now

[@V4Vonnie]

What's funny is I got into these videos about 9 months ago or maybe over a year idk. But I find myself back again and I still enjoy it. And it's still exactly the thing I need to hear.

[@Groaker]

Step aside After Hours and Escort Mission, Cracked has a new BEST SERIES.

[@LorrTube]

This episode hit a bit close to home...

[@Jgrace767]

Maradukh Just a bit?

[@SupermewX300]

That's the point.

[@nolyspe]

Too close.

[@ErzbischofAmurael]

yeah no, this is secret losers, not obvious losers

[@bsinita_wokeone]

Maradukh same here😅😭😭

[@nobodyshome4071]

Actually really love the extras in the back ground and foreground, like the desk saying “Man I can’t wait for school to be over....then I’ll be happy”

[@NetSunJin]

This was actually pretty cool. I'd wanna be friends with them lol.

[@Zwaks]

They really seem like my people.

[@Kairnestar]

I'd be too nervous to ask

[@victoriawallace1584]

love this series

[@rainbowdemon5033]

I'm Autistic and probably also have ADHD but never got diagnosed as a kid because my parents didn't really know about that stuff, so my Mother just assumed I'd grew out of it and she and my Stepdad are also terribly unsocial people, so I never really managed to have kindergarten or childhood friends in general and it's just now... I can mask enough for people to like me when first meeting, to appear social and interesting, but with the depression I've been suffering since my teenage years it's just becoming harder and harder to find and keep friends. It's like people have these limited slots for friends, and everybody filled theirs up way faster than me, so now I can be an acquaintance at best.

[@MomMom4Cubs]

That's me, except I'm female, tiny (5'1), and therefore cultivated an aggressive personality and autistic coldness are very much off-putting to outsiders. It's hard to hide my disgust at people with stupid Instagram problems, and I don't. I'm glad I found my Husband in high school, otherwise I'd spend my life alone because thinking dating after a decade in adult entertainment makes me nauseous. Masking for me is pretty easy because, as a small child, I made human interaction my "nerd" so I can fit in. As a consequence, my visible personality is so fluid that sometimes I'm worried that I'm not autistic, I'm a sociopath instead. Depression is rage turned inward; I just couldn't be bothered to make that step.

[@MunchSkating]

This hit way too close to home

[@EmilyExplosion27]

I just had a dream yesterday that I got engaged (haha so single right here) and had no one to be my bridesmaids. Probably spurred by the fact that all my college "friends" are getting married/best friends with someone getting married and my entire feed is just filled with "bridesmaid proposal gift boxex", which are apparently a thing.

[@AgentOracle]

EmilyExplosion27 Oh God, the wedding dream. Beautiful spring day, on a hill overlooking the ocean, dressed up like the cover of a magazine, and no-one is there. It hurts inside.

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

That's part of the reason why if I ever find someone to marry I'm having a small ceremony. There is literally no downside to small ceremonies. Less people, less expensive, less work, more intimate, more options for locations, etc.

[@JohnPavilonis]

Don't stress yourself out. More than 60% of the married people in America get divorced. Most of my friends are divorced already and the few that aren't are miserable. Count your blessings and celebrate your freedom.

[@lilyadelyne]

Just where are you getting your statistics from? More than 60% of marriages end in divorce? Nah, in fact, a study done by the National Center for Family & Marriage Research by BGSU shows that divorce rates have been steadily decreasing over the past few years (since 2012). I'm sorry your friends haven't been happy with their marriages, but that doesn't mean that if you do decide to get married, you'll be miserable. However, I don't care one bit if you decide to never marry or to run to Vegas and get married tomorrow. Enjoy your life either way.

[@EmilyExplosion27]

JohnPavilonis: It isn't over 60%, it's 52%. Those statistics are completely driven up by boomers getting married too young. The divorce rate based on marriage year has been steadily declining for a long time. It's just that basically everyone who got married in the 70s and 80s hates each other. My comment was 0% to do with marriage. This video had nothing to do with marriage. I 100% intend to get married some day and I will.

[@pablohernandez4571]

Hi, my name is Pablo and I'm a 20 year old gay man who has little to no friends or any sort of social life whatsoever. I'm mostly likely depressed but I don't know for sure if I can get better. There are days when I'm ok and some where I'm so done with everything and just wish that I could run away somewhere far from other people where I could just be alone. Ironically I'm secretly terrified of ending up alone but I keep pushing people away out of fear that I'm not good enough. I hate being that person who cares so much about what others think because it's hell, I don't know how or when but one day I'm going to be a better and happier person because I'm tired of hiding from life, I want to go out and find myself, figure out who I am, and what I want to be and do it my way and never let anyone get in my way, including myself.

[@bigfaroah1]

thank you CRACKED, for this video thank you from the bottom of my heart........enough said

[@that_vivian]

These videos. Wow. I love the ironic twists at the end that I 100% can relate to. It's actually frikken weird how much of the content I can relate to - weird and comforting because I can see basically what not to do? Candy said she doesn't care about what people think of her but she refrains from outside interaction with one of the guys cos he doesn't indicate that he's interested in knowing her outside of the group - a contradiction I am extremely familiar with and seeing it shown like this, almost exactly how I myself do it is incredible. I am inspired to live up to my own "not giving a crapness" and just do whatever the eff I want to do inside. It takes a lot of courage for sure but just seeing in this video that how I feel is not at all abnormal really encourages me to just say eff it and reach out. This is literally my favorite show now, Forever.

[@mikemares4541]

Just moved into a new apartment about an hour or so from my friends and family with no mode of transportation and fully unemployed, so I felt like watching something that made me feel a little better about being a loser. Thanks to the guys at Subnormality & Cracked. People Watching never fails to make me feel better

[@EpicChikenChronicles]

This show is way too relatable

[@EpicChikenChronicles]

so is yours

[@Roddaman68]

I've lost count on how many times I had those same thoughts at the end.

[@touchstone1682]

I would say lots of thanks to the creators of this!!!!! Thanks a lot, really, I needed this!

[@stellarsearcher8997]

This pretty much sums up my feelings of the world and society. We are all little voices internally screaming into the void. AKA we think to much, assume to much, and talk to little about important stuff.

[@callmeshortcake]

My name is Lali and I am too scared to put myself out there and ask people to hang out with me because I don't think they really like me and I only stay close to my best friend and boyfriend, but honestly I would really like to have more friends that are girls because I only hang out with guys and I'm tired of the sausage fest but at the same time I think every girl judges me and dislikes my personality which a lot of the time I don't blame them because of my low ass self esteem but I really just want some friends that are girls.

[@lizziek9517]

Lali Diaz at least you have a best friend and a boyfriend..

[@callmeshortcake]

true. i should be more grateful.

[@boobah2622]

Lali Diaz i get exactly what you mean. I actually get nervous when talking to females. Its like im trying to talk to a group of people that never really accepted me. I was always the weird one that no girl related to and had bad experiences with other females. But I still want that kind of relationship with a female bestie

[@LowestofheDead]

There's nothing wrong with wanting to have more friends, it's not like she dismissed people without a best friend and boyfriend

[@chideranwonu7533]

mia Cook I wish I could hug you. You're gonna be alright Mia. I can totally relate to some parts. I get anxious over literally everything. And I'm so much of a loser that almost didn't send my reply because I thought, "who cares right?"

[@ivonastrukar4715]

This was too relateable...I have an identity crisis since I started highschool.I was always a joke teller in elementary,even dirty but tastefull jokes :P,didn't care what people thought about me,I felt comfortable in my skin.Then in highschool, I just closed up into my shell. I was paralyzed by the shock of entering a new enviroment and being surrounded by strangers.I wouldn't talk much for the first two years,I only texted my bff that was in another school.I felt paranoid and was carefull not to make mistakes so people don't laugh at me.It turned into a disorder.The third year I decided that it can't go on like that,so I started copying the behaviour of the people around me and acted more open.People suddenly found me more approachable,but on the inside I was tearing up.Luckily I made a few friends,who fit my energy,careless and creative.It helped me stay calm.The fourth year of highschool I realized that I've almost complietly forgoten who I really was.I then decided to no longer care about what people thought of me.I tried to stay true to myself.I tried to rehabilitate myself.Altho I never again felt the way I felt in elementary.The aftereffects of my experience in highschool left me constantly insecure about myself.And my best friend ditched me because she thought I was boring and too shy.And now I'm just sitting at my laptop the whole day playing mmorpg's with my old school friend who lives far away,and eventually go outside to play with my dog.I literally have no one I can hang out with and who actually might give a fuck about how I feel.I go to parties n' shit but that can't fill the hole in my heart >-

[@fightclub4027]

If this makes even just one person feel less alone, then I have no regrets about posting this. People think that I'm always judging them, or that I think that I'm "so much better than everyone else", but in reality I'm just trying not to seem too weird. I still like to watch cartoons (like even the pbs ones), I genuinely enjoy talking about random facts and I secretly like the color pink. I also like to cook and I get oddly obsessed with things until I figure out exactly how they work. I love to quietly watch approaching storms and I sing out how I'm feeling when I'm alone. Also, you know the old women that would monitor the playground at recess back in elementary? I used to hangout with them as a kid (until one of them made me leave) because I realized one day that I had no friends to play with. I still don't have a group of friends to hangout with. I focus way too much on the things I've said years ago and wonder if people secretly hate me even though part of me knows that they're too worried about their own troubles, but I still wonder if they're secretly relieved for me to leave the room and are politely humoring me until I do. God, the worst part is when they get quiet when you approach. My freshman and Sophomore years of college were some of the worst of my life because I would go days without talking to anyone and felt stuck in a stoic persona that I couldn't reach out to anyone without feeling weak, shut out, or laughed at. It wasn't even that I stayed locked in my room all the time, I would stroll around campus and not a single person had a reason to stop and talk to me. Most days I feel perfectly fine and enjoy the quiet until I find myself standing alone in a crowd with no one to talk too and think, "wow, you're such a loser that people are actively trying to avoid being alone with you." And why is it that people tend to gravitate around the worst people? Like you hear how conceited they are about themselves and wonder, "well they must be doing something right since people like to be around them," and then you hear those same followers talking about them behind their backs and wonder, "wow, if they're going after them, imagine what they'll say about me if I try?" Then that leads me to question if the problem is with them or with me? Things have (and will continue) to get better, but I have to remind myself that I'm over imagining the situation and that things aren't as bad as they seem. Now I'm training myself to have longer conversations with people without seeming disingenuous or too absorbed, so yeah *attempts to at casually human*

[@christianross3137]

You've literally describe me

[@RecaneYala]

Thanks for sharing your story.

[@thetokenblack8628]

These are so good yet they don't get the views they deserve.

[@honkngoose]

This was the first of this series I've clicked on and boy am I glad I did. A lot of videos Cracked puts out don't appeal to me and I regret even clicking them so I pretty much stopped watching everything but After Hours and After the Trump. I'm willing to bet a lot of others do the same and don't even realize how good this is. I'm going to watch them all now.

[@gaymanlover]

i feel turned off by this series because it's the audio equivalent of "massive wall of text". sure, what the characters say is relatable but goodness do they speak too much.

[@akeirarenee]

WOW! this hit home, I'm always in my head. Assuming someone thinks or feels some type of way about me. Biting my tongue instead of saying what is bothering ! These videos are amazing

[@Healtsome]

What if you're a loser, but not secretly?

[@tentailmadara2500]

Healt Desimal haha true

[@rahmodin9209]

oof

[@black_swanN]

5:03

[@vincentgatekeeper1421]

A loser is only a loser to themselves. Your always better than someone else, which makes you not a loser, maybe self loathing and pathetic but not a loser.

[@futsk01]

@@vincentgatekeeper1421 > Your always better than someone else, which makes you not a loser According to this brilliant logic, there's exactly one loser in the the world, because everyone else has someone worse than themselves. The lengths people would go to support their ignorance...

[@Sheamu5]

damn, where's that support group near me. though i doubt my loserhood is a secret to anyone

[@Jgrace767]

sheamus We should start a group/vlog/story sharing/ venting/ type platform type deal. Email me: [e-mail]

[@pittigintens3018]

well if you would start something like that isnt email kinda ineffective (since you kinda have to spam everyone joining it with a constant flow of messages)? can't you start something like a discort? (usefull for multiple people)

[@pittigintens3018]

dont know if that is how discord works btw i've never used it, but i have heard a lot about it

[@izabellizima]

Maybe a Reddit page? We should call it SLA?

[@pittigintens3018]

izabellizima seems like a good plan

[@fionnaadeline7525]

AWWW THE VOICEOVERS AT THE END 💘 what a way to drive their point home yknow

[@elevenpoisons2484]

I keep wondering how the hell I have JUST discovered this channel

[@timmytoms__]

Yeah same here

[@TheSucram729]

Same here

[@TheDoodLbot]

I'm too shy to meet new people, yet I still distance myself from people I already know. I crave companionship but I don't know how know react when someone shows interest. This seems like a formula for impending loneliness.

[@jongrayson1660]

I know, right? Someone compliments you on something yet all you have is a smile and thanks because you don't know what to say. I can act out scenes from movies, perform in front of an audience, but when it's just a conversation I fall apart like a badly made burger. I'm looking at you, Big-ish Mac. And that is why I'm a giant loser.

[@darylesells19]

Now THIS comment hit way too close to home. Other people arw going on about their loneliness in crowds, and I'm wondering where my fellow loners are. I cannot relate to people with really active social lives at all, but still feel for them if they somehow made it to this video. That makes sense right? I'm terrified of pushing everyone near me away, but can't make myself spend time with anyone. It's a huge cycle of neverending self disappointment. The sad this is, I'm slowly getting numb to it.

[@darylesells19]

*are

[@carbedchaos3688]

I get hit up with people asking to hang out but I'm too anxious to actually do it. Or because I'm not skinny enough to show my body in public. Also don't want to piss the bf off by hanging out with people without him even though he can happily do that whenever he pleases. Sigh. Definitely leads to loneliness and not being able to keep relationships.

[@rchrch4922]

This comment literally just sums up my life. I'm really bad at making friends and starting conversation, but at the same time I keep accidently (or maybe not) pushing people around me, or at least keep distancing myself from them.

[@clairebear620]

Ok. So now I’m definitely subscribing to your channel. Hi - I’m Claire and I’m almost 30 and having to live at my parents house bc of a bad break up and mental issues like depression and severe social anxiety, but i smile a lot and try to make ppl laugh to make up for the fact that I’m always sad and anxious - so no one seems to notice, but it’s really bc i can’t find a way to open up to others. At least the fictional characters on here are actually successful.

[@josephcorridon9314]

Hiiii Claaaiire.

[@DiegoCerdaGrievus]

This series is too real.

[@jarad1385]

Hi i am Jarad.. i look pretty intimating or so i think, either way my aura pushes people away but in all honesty i want people to come in but they don't, i like this series because its so honest and i like the idea of yes people also go through similar problems

[@noice2606]

Same, so I tried talking more and starting conversations and smiling. It worked.

[@zyaicob]

Hi Jarad

[@MightiestArm]

This gets to me personally because I'm a little bit of all of them combined. This is the second video that I've seen from this channel and I'm hooked now, bout to binge watch this entire Playlist

[@DivineDarling]

My boyfriend sends me the links to every single one of these when they're uploaded and i finally beat him to one : )

[@raltommo]

You have a boyfriend. What are you doing here ?

[@PokeDude1995]

I don't know if you missed the point of the episode or your comment is ironic

[@DivineDarling]

Mimosa E. because we're both the people in the video. we just somehow found each other

[@raltommo]

So you're saying there is hope ? Damn. I don't think I'm ready for that.

[@RuneForumwalker]

Which characters in particular?

[@Steve19906]

The board in the back changing- indicating that they’ve come here multiple times, and there for should have some sort of friendship, but still feel too self conscious to actually get each other’s contacts

[@ernestthemadhatter-2-274]

Honestly these videos are amazing for both helping with depression and actually making you notice that things are rough but are still somehow better for you. It's nice.

[@bushidotestu1997]

Lest be honest that room would be packed to the brim

[@itshardtobeoriginal6674]

I must make my presence known

[@Roblx518]

Mac O'Riordan something noticeable or rememberable isn't the same as memorable and worth doing.

[@JayPfo]

presence acknowledged sir

[@oliverwilson8435]

Hey Hi I will forget you in 15-29 minutes

[@steliospasiardes678]

Hello Hey Hi. how are you Hey Hi

[@Fyrsiel]

Hi hey

[@sjewel3444]

This series is like an old friend every time we’re together it impacts and comforts me in a new way

[@XrosHeartless]

A part of me wants to share these with my friends, and another part of me is afraid one if them is gonna come to me and be like, "Hey, are you ok?" And I mean the answer is NO, but I really don't want to talk about it with people I know.

[@livguttesen6178]

Watching this series make me feel weirdly calm...

[@zyaicob]

The end of this video is one of the best crafted tragedies I've ever seen

[@evanfox487]

Hi, I'm Evan, and I've been obsessing over this dead web series for a month.

[@Lopitra]

Hey that's nothing to feel bad about, it's a good freaking series! Oh and, also hi. Oh crap that's what conversations are supposed to start with, why do I never do it right?