the sims 4 but every room is a different mental illness i have lol

[@alyshay82597]

To anyone asking “where’s _______?” Please reread the title, it’s mental illnesses that she’s had personally. Not in general.

[@cottonfetti5509]

so what you’re saying is that to get our mental illnesses in her video, we need to *give* her our mental illnesses?? 😳😳 /j

[@Idknlandwh123]

emmm where's helicopterios everyone have helicopter in helicoper (I'm not fr, and I on purpose made it not funny)

[@laco403]

As someone with C-PTSD, pictures everywhere was brilliant. That's how it feels sometimes, like you can't get away from the memories that are causing distress.

[@laco403]

I love what you said about OCD. My partner has it, everyday at 4 he has to check the mail. Got a package, so you checked the mail at 2? Doesn't matter. He has to check it again at 4. That's just one of his things.

[@christina4914]

I'm at this part in the video and had to pause it. I got chills and started crying when she put pictures over the windows.

[@lepantheon491]

I have C-PTSD too, and yes this was excellent ! Although what really hit home for me was the doors being blocked, the front door, but also the two next to the fireplace. "Blocked" by just a curtain : you can open them, but at first, it seems impossible.

[@laco403]

@@lepantheon491 Absolutely. Sarah is brilliant, she hit the nail on the head.

[@sackzcottgames]

what's the difference between c-ptsd and regular ptsd?

[@zakiblue8535]

The way how you dealt with agoraphobia is in fact a known method how to deal with certain anxieties. Essentially the idea of that method is that you prove to yourself, to your anxiety-ridden brain, that the worst thing you believe can happen DOESN'T happen every time.

[@SimsofSarah]

Thank you so much for speaking on OCD. It's misrepresented so much in public and really appraise you talking about it.

[@becnoremac-mail7307]

I saw a game that was called "OCD tidy" or something. "Haha I'm so ocd, I need my pens all straight." No, that's not all ocd. Excuse me while I go check my doors are all locked three times per lock. Including the doors I haven't opened in months. Did I check the flywire? I don't remember. Open them all, and relock 3 more times each. Did I check the garage? Don't know. 3 more times. Sometimes I get in a loop. I want everything neat and tidy too, but my adhd is overwhelmed, and I'll sit here doom scrolling instead. I don't have the neat ocd.... except I put all my money notes facing the same way, and coins separate, and every piece of furniture in the sims straight, especially if it's in the corner. To combat it, I don't carry cash, and watch other people play the sims and become anxious. That's not ocd. I know the world won't end. It's just nice. Actual OCD feels world ending.

[@Befuddled-draws]

The real treasure are the mental illnesses we got along the way ❤

[@LunaRamune]

You’re done. 😞

[@jessbiotic]

So if I get all the mental illnesses, I win right? Right? Gotta catch them all.

[@michelleburns1687]

300th like

[@Tigerstarr9]

Glad someone cleared up OCD because I swear to heck if I hear one more person go “yeah but don’t you have to be a minimalist to have OCD” I’m going to knock on THEIR wooden blockhead 21 times when the next compulsion rolls around 👻 (Also man what’s with wanting to divide numbers with OCD? My number is 7 lol)

[@insertname1857]

my ocd numbers are 3, 5, and 15. which is hilarious bc otherwise i HATE odd numbers, especially 9. why is it like that. on the cusp of complete but just not quite. even numbers all the way. except 4. hate that bitch! she knows what she did

[@VictoriaEMeredith]

Powers of 2 make me feel relaxed.

[@Deapersonalyt]

I can’t gts unless my bed is perfectly made.

[@Kwall1905]

My number is 3 hahah I hate it

[@MelonHere20]

My number is 2, everything has to be doubled. Sometimes I'll be walking and out of nowhere my brain will be like "okay you have to step twice with the same foot." Which really just slows me down exponentially, especially when I'm walking with someone.

[@rosalie3355]

I got two OCD and ADHD I’m a collector you see, of things that make lives a little more uncomfortable “Sips tea”

[@TheMochaMadness]

we are all that one tasting scene from ratatouille

[@shanellemurrey9300]

@@TheMochaMadnessexcept, instead of being a nice taste or whatever like in the original scene, it’s like that post of someone that said that as a kid they ate that combination, hoping it was going to be like in the scene, only to end up throwing up because it tasted so bad 😂 (I’m guessing it would be like that anyway. I have neither of those 2 mentioned, but mental illnesses are no fun)

[@Risky2Simon]

I'm a trash collector okay?

[@angelicaeagles9627]

Me, someone who has CPTSD, really felt seen when you said "don't ask someone what caused it" 😂❤

[@Bananagxns]

I love how the ponds are natural barriers to the home, it really brings in that safety you feel while inside your house when dealing with agoraphobia. I also love the path going from the front door and fading into grass like someone's been repeatedly trying to go outside but they can never truly step off their property. Agoraphobia is so debilitating and I love how you represented it.

[@enteringthetwilightzone]

I absolutely loved seeing your representation of OCD. I have contamination OCD and my OCD actually manifests in the strangest way. Most people would assume my house is completely spotless and I shower multiple times a day, etc. However, it's kind of the opposite. It takes so much effort for me to clean a space that feels contaminated because I know it'll result in potentially hours of compulsions because I'LL feel contaminated after. So I end up having spaces that feel contaminated that I just avoid at all costs and then little safe spaces in my house. But that kitchen just hit. Again, thank you for representing that ❤

[@Kwall1905]

I’m the same with my OCD I struggle to clean cause I have to be in a completely amazing headspace to do it otherwise my OCD gets ridiculously triggered and I’ll have to clean the same space until it’s right and clean my hands constantly

[@enteringthetwilightzone]

@@Kwall1905 Exact same here. I also end up developing this whole plan in my head of the order I'll do every single thing (so like, 1) move this item, 2) wash hands because that item was contaminated, etc.) but then once I do I'm exhausted and intimidated and normally don't end up cleaning

[@truckywucky]

Omg I used to be like this. I can assure you this though: it is NOT permanent. I still have OCD (of course, there is no way to just diminish it completely) but life is genuinely so much easier now. I hope that you find what works for you; as for me, it was medication (however this is not always ideal, and I agree), along with learning multiple healthy coping skills. Honestly one that worked for me the most is concrete evidence, and proving that something is clean/disproving that something is dirty.

[@enteringthetwilightzone]

@@truckywucky Thankfully mine used to be so much worse. At the absolute peak of my OCD I would need to wash anywhere from 3 to 30 times, until it felt "right." It would take me an hour and a Half to prepare a microwave meal because I would need to wash and sanitize so much. What worked best for me was exposure therapy! I did a 3 month intensive program of it! I'm so glad you're doing better ❤

[@TheORealWitch]

10:17 that's so interesting, for me anxiety is very sharp. Bright white void yet sharp (like a knife, broken glass, fuzzy like radio waves, black scratches on white paper) but I can see loud :) in one anime it was illustrated like drowning in water, which made me realise how different we can experience the same thing.

[@laco403]

@@TheORealWitch For me it's bright. Like fire.

[@piercedsiren]

For me it's purple and black. Shadows in the dark. Always looming. It's bags under the eyes cause anxiety kept you up way too late. It's being frozen in fear cause you're in a situation you don't know.

[@MelonHere20]

Mine is loud in like a cluttered way, it's hard to describe lol I think of warm colors

[@dabadeedabadoo]

UR SO REALLLLLL FOR THISSSSS I was diagnosed with agoraphobia when I was younger and I always assumed it was a misdiagnosis because I was like "well, I'm scared of leaving the house because of my social anxiety, I don't think it's it's own thing???" but the way you described it made perfect sense and I relate to it 1000000%! It's not necessarily about what's outside, but more so my own inner world and symptoms leaving the comfort of my house.

[@joyofcookies]

Wanting to stay home when you have mental or physical issues makes sense. When you have diarrhea; it feels safer to experience at home than out in public. 😂

[@ishouldhavetried]

I appreciate you pointing out that PTSD doesn't happen to just soldiers. I have PTSD associated with driving, and it all happened like 10 years ago. But I still have flashbacks when I'm driving in a car. Not so much now, as I've learned to live with it, but I also still avoid the freeway if I can help it. I only go on road trips if someone else drives. Other cars are scary.

[@Dria_Ah]

Omg same, im terrified of learning how to drive or even being in traffic nowadays😨

[@HelenMcCallister]

High functioning austism with add symptoms. Literally had someone try to claim that i was faking it because a child relative with more severe autism they had acted worse. The parent of the child recognized the difference and was not amused. What did the idiot think the high functioning part was defining?!🙄 Not to mention the folks who complain about my social skills (a known symtom associated with autism) who are 1000% worse while "normal". Some folks just want to be jerks.

[@Lilythewolf-ot7wg]

I have the same thing and people will just give you the weirdest look like "You're crazy and you shouldn't be over reacting like that"

[@RynDummer]

YES!! My older brother has high functioning autism and every time I talk about him people don’t realize how great he is, and what he can do! He is a senior in college as a comp. Sci. Major, and is on the deans list every semester. My dad’s side was the “just discipline it out of him” types until literally last Christmas

[@isisisonha5098]

Just to clarify: add isn't a diagnosis anymore in many countries and both ADHD and autism aren't mental illness.

[@HelenMcCallister]

@@isisisonha5098 i assume yu mean no ill will and just want the technical definition included. The way I phrased my diagnosiswas how the neurologist explained it. I'm mentioning them here as those with them are often treated similarly. Like we're broken and either useless or to be pitied. Some folks will treat an autistic person like they are stupid even if their intelligence is normal. I've experienced those things and wished to show sympathy and understanding for those with similar struggles for different reasons. Both mental illness and learning disabilities mean that the brain operates and can perceive the world very differently than most folks so many can't or refuse to understand those with them.

[@isisisonha5098]

@@HelenMcCallister I didn't mean harm. I know exactly how that feels considering the fact that i'm already diagnosed with ADHD and in the process of getting a ASD diagnosis, which my three younger brothers already have. I feel like it's important to differentiate between mental illness and neurodevelopmental conditions/neurodivergencies as you are born with them, you will never have a frame of reference of what to "achieve" or how it feels like. No matter the medication, treatment or lack of them, i only know whether my ADHD is better or worse via external experiences, i will never know what it feels like to be "normal". When i think of my anxiety, i can reminisce about the times before i had it or even feel it sometimes when it gives me breaks. I can never feel like a neurotypical person, it's biologically impossible. That is not to say one is worse and the other is better, both can be considered disabilities for a reason. it's just that they are different experiences and I think the distinction is relevant. I also added the thing about ADD/ADHD just cause i think it's important to update people with information related to mental health as that lack of information can make you an easier victim of shitty professionals. My brother had his autism dismissed bc a doctor made him hug him and look him in the eyes and he did, a friend of mine had her ADHD disregarded bc of her high grades and lack of hyperactive behaviour, a classmate was told she couldn't have both ADHD and autism at the same time. Information is key and even having access to small bits like "ADD isn't a diagnosis" or "Autism isn't a mental illness" can help you identify red flags in professionals. Edit: I used my language's version of the ASD acronym, fixed.

[@anthonypra8899]

Go to the store yesterday my oldest son had to come in with me for a little while because I couldn't concentrate. Too many people. Too many people. Sad times when I've always had trouble with it. But it's getting worse as I get older. 50 years old and is just getting worse. Seven and a half years of filing for disability depression. Yeah, understood. Hard to continue. Why it's so easy for other people. I don't understand.

[@Hessed3712]

It’s okay. You are not alone. Share with your loved ones and talk to a counselor. They can give you the tools you need to help.

[@luckyduchesse8924]

I struggle with social anxiety and the advice my psy told me was to do "exposure therapy". In short, it means that you have to expose yourself often to what you fear WITHOUT backing out. Running away erase your progress and reinforce your fear. To be honest, it's very hard and challenging to do it. I struggle a lot to overcome my fear. But it's the solution. Right now, I'm going to a group for social anxiety where we can practice in a safe place with understanding people. Maybe you could look for a group like this. In any way, professionnel help truly did help me and I advice you to seek it if it's not already the case. I wish you the best, you can do it, we can do it

[@thischannelisdead9]

I love this video so much T-T I feel like as mentally ill and disabled folks we always have to take ourselves seriously 100% of the time or we must be faking or we don't actually have it bad. Your channel is honestly so so comforting in its diversity and inclusion and how FUNNY it is :]] The best Sims content is funny and inclusive and I will stand by that forever.

[@nemesilde]

I was born on the 10/10 which not only is the World Mental Health Day, but it automatically makes ME a 10/10. Bet y'all are jealous.

[@Belovedfriend-LSB]

Im NOT ASHAMED to admit that THIS IS THE ONLY SIMS game channel I regularly go to for sims material the others I glance at at and its like meh but THIS ONE yes THIS CHANNEL IS MY GO TO THANK YOU FAKEGAMERGIRL

[@nathanielrainer7477]

My first thought when I saw the title was "oh, maybe there will be OCD bathroom, because bathrooms can be gross and maybe there will be depression bedroom because when people are depressed they can have trouble to leave their bed" and it wasn't that. It's really interesting to see other people choices and thoughts. (I watch every video and FGG talked about OCD and depression in the past on this channel.)

[@brandiahenry]

the rugs look like eyes in anxiety room. it very relatable because fuck do I feel like I'm being watched sometimes

[@DragonriderEpona]

Good to know that the endless loading screen prevents you from saving your files is a bug from the game. Never had before prior this week but it was indeed very frustrating to lose all of you progress...

[@Tarta561]

It happen to me too. If i choose save and then exit the game was ok but if i choose save and leave sometimes freeze on loading and i lose all😢

[@bonbonvegabon]

LOSE not LOOSE

[@Tarta561]

@@bonbonvegabon sorry for my english i'm spanish 😅

[@DragonriderEpona]

@@bonbonvegabon thanks for checking my spelling. I often times don't see my errors when typing on my phone.

[@micah1841]

Lost my entire build once

[@creepykylie1017]

The bathroom was my safe space too when I was having my breakdown (that was diagnosed as anxiety and depression). Partly for the reasons you said, but also because my work environment at the time was the sort where going to the bathroom was the only way of getting away from customers. Which were a major part of the problem. So yes, yay safe bathrooms!

[@zinktothezorp]

you describing the way you got yourself to leave the house more is exactly what i've done for the past year to help myself be less terrified of going to work. i used to get horrible anxiety stomach aches the night before and especially the morning of when i first started working but i haven't gotten any in forever since i started telling myself "you've done this before, and nothing bad happened. you can do it today, and nothing bad will happen". while it's helped with social interaction in a professional setting where i have a mental script, casual social interaction has not improved at all lmao.

[@sentientstarz]

FGG actually stands for "favorite gontent greator" and it's true!

[@Shayward911]

Just wanted to say that I genuinely hope you're okay and I wish nothing but the best. You're never alone 🙏🏼 thank you for your videos x

[@cabinfever5730]

Y'know what else pisses me off? When you say you have trauma and people are either like "that's stupid" or "so you have ptsd". I don't have ptsd I have never had ptsd. ALSO, there have been several times where I said I don't like to be touched and some imbecile was like "har har so you have ptsd?" as if it's not possible to dislike being touched without some sort of severe mental disorder. I don't have ptsd, I just have sensory issues and social anxiety which make physical contact very very unpleasant.

[@cabinfever5730]

ALSO, getting called ableist slurs because I don't even fucking know. I was just talking about how GTA 5 was traumatic and some piece of shit started calling me slurs, threatening me and insulting me. He called me a "regressed chromosome" and "face busted condom".

[@Lil_Jeffkun]

A lot of the stuff you talked about in this video was very relateable, I'm glad I'm not alone. I also really wanna try the stuff you mentioned about overcoming agoraphobia, I hope it's a step closer to gaining more control over my life altogether! Thank you for making this video FakeGamerGirl, and although the build was unfortunately lost, it was beautiful and did a good job at embodying the mental illnesses!

[@gretagoogames]

thank you for once again making me feel seen and heard. I know this isn’t a disability themed speedbuild- but whenever you bring up your disabilities, it makes me happy because I’m that I can do something other than what my life was on track for before I became physically disabled. thank you for being vulnerable, and I’m sorry that the number 16 let you down when it came to posting this build (it’s my go to number aswell lol)

[@gretagoogames]

I’m [reminded] that*** sorry, somehow managed to completely skip a word lol

[@Zahara-vu4ce]

I don’t know how to tell you have much the intro song makes me smile

[@prismadreams]

i like your take on the anxiety room! it is really overwhelming and that would definitely set me off, especially if it had some sort of repetitive or loud noises cause those also stress me out and get me overstimulated (i also have adhd). also i feel like i understood ptsd better when you explained it as someone that doesnt have it, it reminds me of when i have a really stressful nightmare and i've woken up but i'm left with the feeling making me miserable for a while (obv not the same, esp in severity, but seems like a good comparison for those without it)

[@Just-a-person374]

I think you did PTSD really well! My great-great grandfather and my great grandfather both had PTSD from the world war’s, in WW1 my great great grandfather was conscripted for the British army and was told he had to get on a bus, he didn’t know where the bus would take him and his fellow soldiers as the commanders never told him, he ended up in the battle of the Somme and when he came back to Britain he walked everywhere. My great grandfather was in the Royal Navy when his ship sank, he was the only one to survive out of his crew, never spoke of the war or his life - My parents “don’t qualify” for a ptsd diagnosis in our country they call their ptsd “adverse childhood experiences”

[@heatherchandlerr]

the part about anxiety is very true to me, it's comforting knowing someone else has the same experience and that i'm not alone

[@acleanpairofsocks]

I have agoraphobia too… (and anxiety and depression but I feel like those are a given with agoraphobia). Over the years I flunked out of college and had to quit two different jobs bc of it. Among many other life altering things. I still have it but with therapy and meds I’m now at least to a point where I can visit my parents weekly, grocery shop for myself, and go to a few select places. What you said, “outside isn’t forever,” is actually so helpful it’s silly 😆 I’m gonna add it to my mantras. Also I’m glad you spoke on ocd. I don’t have it myself but I know how horribly misused it is online. Thanks for this video, it was very relatable!

[@Eldorriots]

Tag: #FGGScareShow Deadline: Saturday, October 5, 2024

[@bethydoesstuff]

as someone with OCD, the multiple knife blocks and lightswitches had me rolling lmao

[@shookpeppa5713]

honestly, this oddly taught me a bit more about myself. typically i dont comment on videos but i love your videos because as chaotic it is, it makes me calm and actually focus on something. I feel less anxious when i'm re/watching your videos.

[@HeckingPerson]

My ocd doesnt even have a thought behind it its like: do this Me: or what Ocd: ...do it now

[@luqmaanmajam2242]

Ngl I find this to be such a bittersweet representation of mental illnesses bc it highlights just how differently and also how similarly we all experience mental I'll ess and to different extents. Sarah u honestly did an amazing job and it's really impactful. As someone else thays struggles with mental illness I really appreciate this bc I could see myself in this build and I could see you as well. ❤ Much love, and to anyone struggling with mental illness, u are not alone and there is help. It gets better eventually even tho it's messy right now. Progress isn't linear, there'll be good and bad days when u feel u going backwards and that's ok

[@ecehankara5908]

as someone with severe anxiety, this is the most "anxiety" room i've ever seen. only for me, it could've been smaller with no windows or small windows since anxiety feels like i'm stuck and can't breath

[@inerciasart]

Actually what you said about how you dealt with agoraphobia sounds really useful. I think I'm gonna do the same with taking phonecalls and getting on new places because my brain for some reason registers them as life or death situations when they're obviously not???? So having a register of "well you did it and everything was fine" sounds really reassuring

[@blue-dreams7280]

That bedroom gave me anxiety just looking at it, as someone with anxiety. Good job, I hate it.

[@rebeckaroberts6471]

This was a cathartic video for me. I am extremely agoraphobic, have several types of anxiety disorders, massive depressive disorder, and OCD, and seeing some of that represented here was strangely soothing.

[@Sib_Is_Bored]

The worst anxiety is when you fear something. Then it happens then your like “I’m psychic all this sh*t is gonna happen”

[@wynnyx7071]

ALT-F4 when crashing forces a save. But it will also force a close.

[@bat_sims]

thank you for sharing this important topic!! glad we are talking about our experiences for those who's not familiar with OCD, it's important to add that OCD is also not always about being scared for your life, bc sometimes when you are depressed you cant physically value your life enough to care. it's hard when people dont see it as important when you are rather die than live an awful unlucky day/period of life, so to have said lucky day you have to go to bed after listening to exact 5 songs and when the day starts you have to listen another 5 songs and read prayers

[@emilyanncahill2863]

Appreciate your description of ocd. So many people don’t get that cleanliness and contamination ocd aren’t the only types. Also, some people don’t even have physical compulsions. I barely have any. Compulsions can be all mental too, like counting things, thinking things in a specific rhythmic patterns, correcting” thoughts that you’re uncomfortable with (intrusive thoughts), etc. or else you think you’re a bad person for letting yourself think those things (moral scrupulously ocd; can be linked to religion or just personal ethics) or for whatever reason that hits a nerve with you. It attacks the things you care about and sends misfiring signals (intrusive thoughts) to your brain that make you upset or uncomfortable. It’s all about acceptance and learning how to rewrite your thinking to not engage in compulsions (which can be extremely difficult).

[@rosegraham5780]

7:31 thank you! i always feel like a physcopath because my variation of it is my brain convincing me that i would do somthing dark that i would never do! its like anxiety but 10x the power... and 7:38 we have that in common, thank goodness!

[@ehehehehahah]

0:46 she called me out…

[@Felice_Enellen]

"Step on a crack, break your mother's back," is the worst thing you can say to an OCD child. I say this as a former OCD child that walked funny down sidewalks until about age 25.

[@DaryaSkarynkina]

this might be the greatest sims 4 build video ever (and the only one that brought me to literal tears). pure art.

[@Chaotiv]

anxiety is like having that one friends attempting to be helpful just screaming at you. then when you mess up because youre being screamed at you get hit with sticks. also that friend never leaves and if you do not talk to this friend 24/7 they say you will now die.

[@Mira_Dunia]

This video almost made me cry - thank you for explaining what OCD is vs. what it isn’t! 💜

[@jessbiotic]

That bedroom gave me so much anxiety I couldn't even look at the video.

[@Chaotiv]

the bedroom made me want to scream. in a good way, but i wanted to punch a wall.

[@ardenf.3208]

girl why are we the same. this build slaps, thanks for talking about your experiences with these

[@rosegraham5780]

hey fgg, thanks for talking about mental illnesses. it really helps me emotionally to hear you talk about it. people really cant know what its like for people unless you have felt it.

[@Elle-yt1gv]

I’m happy to report that this was my intro to this channel and you are in fact right now ur my fav content creator congratulations

[@mushroomgirl7444]

thank you for talking about this, it feels like everything is a little more normal when you hear that other people deal with same things as you :D

[@toddfoolery1701]

I get that fear of leaving the house because fear of being mentally ill outside of the house thing too. The second I step outside my front door I have a panic attack because I'm afraid of having a panic attack in public

[@JustLoki35]

I actually relate so much once you reach the anxiety room

[@Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.]

I have violent OCD and the kitchen is the WORST because of the KNIVESSSSSS

[@GhostBunny800]

Thankyou for saying that I have C-ptsd and I started to hug my knees after a flash back cuz I use to self harm after and it helps ❤

[@burntUmbra11]

Fun fact: one time when I had a panic attack in the middle of a shopping centre, I noticed I couldn't read anything, I couldn't understand the meaning of the words or letters. Things are weirdly sharp and fuzzy, clear and blurred. It's so hard to describe because its such a disorganized and intense feeling. (And then if you're in public you're ((me)) trying to appear like nothing's happening because you don't want any attention and you can't go hide somewhere)

[@Chaotiv]

i had to run in to a random store and pretend i was interested in anime mugs so i could hide. 0/10 never again.

[@wendimiller8915]

Thank you for explaining agoraphobia so well. I hear people explain it as “fear of wide open spaces” and I’m like NOPE. I have been in recovery from agoraphobia since 2001. It gets easier and I started going on solo mini-road trips this year! It makes me so happy that I’ve been able to do this. I tell people with agoraphobia and panic disorder to do one thing every day. If you’re scared of leaving the house, that’s okay. Go stand on the other side of your front door for one minute. Do that for a week. Then the next week stand there for five minutes. Eventually, you’ll be able to go to the sidewalk and then a block away from home and then a mile and so on. But as part of our healing we do have to push ourselves a little bit every day to prove to ourselves that we are strong enough and healthy enough to live our lives they way we were intended.

[@bexagon_X]

I love your representation of PTSD. I personally have PTSD, depression, and anxiety and I think you represented them well. If I did it mine would be different but that's cuz everyone's mental illness is special to them. I may try it out cuz it does seem like a good coping mechanism.

[@SarahJael]

As someone with OCD, depression, and anxiety I loved this video. My OCD is also triggered a lot in the kitchen. And I work in food service 😭 and the bathroom being depression is perfect. Definitely do my fair share of crying in the bathroom.

[@tashikamala6917]

The way that you represented the mental illnesses in the build are very creative and accurate to me, and I love what you said about each one. It made me feel less alone with my struggles, because I have like 90% of those mental illnesses 😅

[@r.m.5426]

You’re freaking creative. Turning mental illness into rooms & doing such a great job at it takes a lot of creativity

[@Magicnun]

Anxiety sucks, use get panic attacks daily, and a few years ago my freaking anxiety swapped teams💀 went from social to medical anxiety.

[@potternutmania]

This was very informative, esp about what ptsd is like, and ocd. It's almost like superstition and the random rituals we do to because of it. I have to offer a prayer mantra exactly 3 times before I travel long distance, which soothes my fear of something bad happening. Thanks for sharing, and i hope you find peace and a sense of general safety in your life

[@KatsiYori-zk5gm]

I have an anxiety where of it's too loud, I just turn on music and it drowns it out, I do it on the school bus, on normal working, and in the hallways, but at lunch, I don't because I talk to my friends. But it's in certain circumstances or situations where I do it.

[@Helo1923]

What helps me when I have flashbacks I ground myself so I know I'm not there. Examples are, is there carpet, what am I wearing, and what's around me.

[@piercedsiren]

Anxiety, depression, ADHD... Yeah, it's hard for me to relax 😅 i just accepted that where i live will never be spotless, because my level of energy varies wildly, and i don't like cleaning (but i still do it.. eventually)

[@lianemunger6056]

You did a fantastic job putting mental illnesses into words and visual representations. This is a great video!

[@nikr801]

This was absolutely amazing. You did such a great job of putting your experiences into words. As someone living with some of these issues and working with students that do as well, I commend you for helping to destigmatize and humanize mental health. I always enjoy your content both for your creativity and outspokenness, but this was extra special.

[@mercurysims]

I'm bipolar diagnosed but what you said about ptsd and not having it affect you eventually is so real, mine comes and goes

[@SiennaPineDew]

Literally the best intro I’ve ever seen👏🏻

[@SiennaPineDew]

This sounded sarcastic, but it truly issssss🤌🏻

[@asuko-san7440]

This encouraged me to do with my own illness. I know the past religious OCD will EAT. To be honest every each of the rooms together will look like a vampire hunter gone crazy, considering the Bpd and c ptsd

[@spicysalad3013]

the anxiety room would give me anxiety which is very fitting LOL

[@UnapologeticYen]

OHMYFUCKINGGOD! when you said your agoraphobia I never met anyone who summed it up so damn bad!!! I have it too and that's exactly how it is for me!!! I can't even work cause every time I do I fucking break down crying

[@Julia-ic3rm]

I just lost my 6 person household iput so much work in by the infinite loadscreen

[@candycoloredprotagonist]

HEAR ME OUT. every room is a different one of ur hyperfixations 😼

[@Trassel242]

You’re so brave for making this video, seriously, takes a lot of courage to talk so openly about it! PTSD sucks, it’s horrible to go through, and I hope that eventually people in general will understand that it isn’t just “the mental illness that soldiers get from being in wars”. The way it kind of keeps you stuck in a time loop of the traumatic experience that you can’t control or get out of is truly awful. I don’t have OCD, but I get intrusive thoughts about babies and children I see in real life getting hurt, which is really awful to have to think about. It’s like getting intrusive pop-up ads in my head, getting jump scared by my own mind.

[@thebeetleball]

Holy shit, the way you describe the thing with numbers and ocd hits hard, for me its three. Three is safe, six is extra safe but sometimes it doesnt hit quite right, and so on and so forth with any number you can get by adding three to it. If i only do anything four or five times it feels like I'm gonna jump out of my skin or die or something

[@gameoftomes14]

If you’re into YA books, you might like Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington. The main character deals with mental illness struggles, including being afraid to leave the house, slowing starting with being in her yard and increasing. It might be a bit triggering, so read it when in a good place or when needing to not feel alone.

[@DjakiZaz]

I can’t elaborate at this time, but you’re a big inspiration for me 🩵 just wanted to drop some love because this video was everything!

[@itsmeash5324]

Thank you for clearing up OCD. I swear many people think OCD stands for Obsessive Cleaning Disorder. If only all OCD was like that. I'd take that over checking, counting, etc. in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, it isn't that easy.

[@DragonRiderShiru]

I have a similar response as how you explained your ocd tied to one of my ptsd sources. When it's bad I need to check that every door and window is locked throughout the house three times before I can sit and then I still think about it anyway

[@bambina320]

Anxiety and depression here. My bedroom is hella messy and I have loads of bed sheets to wash and cloths in piles. Cant be bothered to do any of it. Im exhausted, I see it, I know I have to clean but I just physically do not have the energy. And so I cry about feeling usless. Therapist, none here. Im left to deal with s on my own. Just pills that seem to not work anymore. I hide true feelings because I dont want people to worry or judge mr and insta say im lazy because everyone is like that here, u sleep too much...lazy, you dont go out, lazy. To explain to my family how I feel is useless. Anyway okay im gonna stop now. Take care everyone, and be safe.

[@Chaotiv]

YOU CAN TAKE PILLS FOR ANXIETY??? WHAT.

[@bambina320]

@@Chaotiv 🙄TROLL Obviously there is medication for anxiety and depression which I been on since 2012.

[@Chaotiv]

@@bambina320 NO IM NOT TROLLING I SERIOUSLY DIDNT KNOW. im going to go ask my mom if medication is an option now lol. im sick of anxiety.

[@bambina320]

@@Chaotiv Well in that case I apologize. You just never know these days who's being a jack azz. Especially on the internet. Anyway be safe and hope all gets better.

[@ritatse]

I thought this was going to be funny ha-ha, but was actually informative and helpful while being light hearted. Loved this

[@google-is-invasive]

hey ffg, i think you might like the game "tiny glade" it looks like it's a medieval town builder! it's just that tho, there's no life sim aspect to it

[@CharlieMcLaughlin-di7cv]

Your anxiety room perfectly encapsulates how my autism makes me feel.

[@AlexSwaine-x6l]

With the weird kind of trauma i have, it’s nice to see everybody being supportive

[@craytowns9479]

I love the chaos of this! So relatable! I feel seen so thank you

[@chrystalbliske9512]

I adore that you did this. My most invasive spiciness is my complex ptsd. And I honestly couldn't agree with you more in the way you were able to show it in the living room. Honestly? The absolute best part of ptsd (please note that I speak fluent sarcasm and dark humor so please don't take offense at how I handle stating this) is when something happens that you wouldn't have thought would trigger time travel! Like, yes please, hearing blah blah is exactly what I thought would send me back in time ten years because awesome! ... anywho... well done!

[@Fenjar4022]

I dont want to offend or force or compare or anything - its just I have had almost 3 decades of problems with depression, (social) anxiety, chronic exhaustion and lastly chronic physical illness too (all routed in CPTSD, as I know now). I did conventional talk therapy for 4 years, It didnt work. I felt like everybody had a manual for life and I didnt, just stumbling around trying to survive. When I got physical ill too I stumbled across sth called Nervoussystem Regulation and did a program on that (Somiainternational, but there are others too like Primal Trust, Haven or the Gupta Program). They did actually teach me the rules of life/my own body, how to finally understand how to listen to my body, how to soothe my nervous system, and after I was stable enough how to actually integerate my traumas too. I did Somatic Expiriencing and IFS therapy as well, its so diffrent from talk therapy. I still have way to go especially with my physical disabilities, but I am mentally/emotionally as stable and optimistic like I've never been in my life. Just want to share my expirience. Somebody might benefit from it ❤ and I am aware that there are conditions/disabilities out there like autism that alter the way your brain works and can not be healed like trauma. I still think everyone could benefit from the education on Nervous system regulation.

[@insertname1857]

yes so true!!! dw thats not offending or forcing or comparing. its really good advice for people who are looking for ideas on treatment. ive done 8 years of conventional talk therapy and that shit does NOTHING. absolutely useless for actual mental illnesses. CBT is for mentally healthy people going through a stressful event like job loss or divorce or grief. not mental illnesses that alter the way a brain is structured. and CBT is actually known to be detrimental to autism! wish i'd known that. no wonder i only got worse. IFS is great for trauma (tho i think anyone should try it), DBT is also helpful bc its teaching you skills to cope with mental illness instead of just chatting about your issues. EMDR is really interesting too! i did it for a bit for OCD and trauma and it helped me until we uhhh unlocked something we werent prepared for lol so then i had to stop, but EMDR is a lot like nervous system regulation therapy. its basically tapping into your nervous system and subconcious using rapid eye movements (or any other bilateral stimulation, we used hand buzzers in each hand for me) and interacting with your thoughts and memories to process them in your nervous system so you can kinda reprogram your brain. doesnt work for everyone, but its very interesting work. ive also done hypnotherapy which is in fact real! its a lot like EMDR except it uses soothing techniques to reach your subconcious and reprogram that way via suggestions. find an actual phd psychologist to do hypnotherapy tho! not some rando off the street. it is a specific structure to the sessions to actually do anything. and no its not like in the movies with a swinging clock and "you are feeling very sleepy" and then you cluck like a chicken. theyre all just suggestions that make your brain more flexible and able to consider other possibilities besides anxiety or bad habits. you get to choose what you take and what you dont. you'll never do something you dont like. you are still 100% in control during hypnotherapy and can stop being hypnotised at any time. also, its not always functional, it only works if your brain is susceptible to it. its not enough for my ocd, but i have dermatillomania and nail biting (to the point i bleed and i dont have finger nails left i bite to the cuticle) and its a life saver. no more bleeding scalp and i have long nails now!

[@solillioquy]

Such a good build idea, idk how you felt doing it but i feel second hand catharsis watching it. I wish I still had access to my sims games, I would go and do my own mental illness build (it would be a 64x64 lot for sure)

[@Mentalt-ish]

We have black HSITORY month, PRIDE month but then we have autism AWARENESS month, like “oOoOoh!!! Be aware of the A U T I S M”

[@SageArdor]

there's a growing amount of people campaigning to reframe it as autism acceptance month. I'm one of those people. plenty of people are aware that autism exists at this point. now it's about getting people to understand that autism is not a death sentence for the person diagnosed with it, nor does autism cause people to be dangerous.

[@4CH1NGC4V1TY]

my school has turned it into autism acceptance month

[@4CH1NGC4V1TY]

@@SageArdor EXACTLY!!

[@16taysia]

That's great 😁💖 ​@@4CH1NGC4V1TY

[@avaschaefer6656]

Terrifying.

[@clarahartzen]

As an OCD girlie, 8 is truly the most beautiful number. I love my little snowman 🥰

[@soliw1638]

I saw a tik tok once that put it quite well in my opinion… the video compared people to potatoes and life-events as forks. Every potato hat a different amount of forks they can take before they break apart. Same goes for people… the same event doesn’t effect everyone who’s experienced it the same. Not everyone who experienced something horrible ends up with a trauma, while other people might get one for things most people would consider "minor". Plus trauma response looks different in everyone and can manifest in so many different forms… ptsd, depression, ASPD etc… so never judge another persons feelings or diagnosis’ just because something is fine for you doesn’t mean it’s fine for them and it doesn’t make their pain less valid just because you might consider it an "overreaction". Plus: if someone suspects to have an illness/disability because they have seen it online, don’t belittle them, but support them to research further and find a place for assessment… and if not that, at the very least be kind and understanding, even if you might not see it at all in them. Thank you from someone who has always been dismissed and yet always ended up being right after getting assessed.