The Unfixable Thought Machine | David Firth's Health Reminder (Ep 3)

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Dr. David Firth's Health Reminder: Lesson 3.
LISTEN! This is your doctor speaking. I'm afraid that you have declined into a bird-like state of mental unwellness. It all starts with a series of reverse yawns dripping down the inside of your spine, soon to be joined by sporadic shock rhythms eventually developing into convulsive pecking waves. There really is no helping you. Here in the doctorial business, we have a number of birds in which to compare your current mental state to. As it currently stands you are "Mad as a Crested Tit"; a wonderful choice for this time of year. If you would like me to open your skull and take a look at your wires, I'd be pleased to give it my best, I must warn you though, I have no idea what I am doing.
It’s anyone’s guess as to what wizardry causes our thinking machines to think the thoughts we think. We literally have no idea.

[@davidfirth]

Did you even realise you could get a MAD AS A SWAN tshirt? Over at my shop which is now at saladfingersstore.com.

[@vitaminpenguin8707]

16 hrs ago?

[@vitaminpenguin8707]

Wow this vid is 9 yr old

[@vitaminpenguin8707]

Miss these animations

[@alexanderlee5669]

You expect a stranger to approach you on the street and give you loads of money & a beautiful wife David firth.

[@trop7736]

"I expect a stranger to approach me on the street one day, and give me loads of money, a beautiful wife, and reunite me with all of my friends, transporting me back to a time when I was happy and care-free. I expect this is gonna happen any day now. I think it's just around the corner." Jesus Christ you didn't need to hit THAT hard

[@Joshua-RBM]

You forgot to add one of the parts right after: "Then why are you depressed" "Because I'm impatient" 😁

[@lostsassychild6021]

Clearly mad as a swan

[@_Reddee_]

i read this as he said it

[@bvgnjhfc]

I know. I’ve shown this to people loads over the years and it always gets laughs. But during that bit I always get kind of embarrassed and sad.. fucking brain.

[@you8526]

Reddee Same

[@cuppyarchive2444]

"You are a spider" "noi'mnot"

[@FlapjackGTHD]

Was that a burnt face man reference?

[@jabbra1837]

Pretty sure that was man spider

[@EatFrozenPlastic]

Spiderman

[@09Ozymandias]

@@EatFrozenPlastic No. Man Spider. Jabbra had it right.

[@nozzzzy]

"Stop thinking about thinking about feeling un-well" Fuck, David, the struggle is real.

[@mirandabazce8270]

I had depression, It is .. that deep. really. it is... terrible.

[@Sniegel]

Congratulations for getting out of it!

[@DaBombWasPlanted]

congrats on not being depressed anymore

[@mimicat462]

Josh Allen Ikr😭😭😭

[@johnnydavidsanchez3969]

Had depression my entire teens and twenties. Its quite comical how selfish it all was, and how blind i was. Its all so easy really.

[@megkrafczyk5201]

This really hits home. I was sent to a shrink because my pain was "all in my head" before they found out I actually was physically ill. There's no worse feeling than knowing your pain and being told by others that it doesn't exist.

[@ХристиянНинов]

Don't blame pain. He's an honest chap. But really I hope you got the treatment that's right

[@patrickcrabb6212]

I deal with a condition that acts like a heart problem, feels like a heart problem, and makes me breath like I have a heart problem. Yet every doctor I've been to has said that my heart is more then fine, in fact, it's in perfect condition and that something else must be wrong, so we can't help you.

[@forguanterasmus5794]

@@patrickcrabb6212 maybe low potassium? you DO put weetabix behind your breasts every night, right?

[@N-i-L]

The ER doctors didn't think I was being serious about feeling pretty serious abdominal pain after a collision with a tree at 45mph, they only took me seriously two months later after several visits when they finally did a CT scan and saw my gall bladder was about to burst and needed to be taken out. There's a serious problem with some doctors.

[@MysteriumArcanum]

My grandma was diagnosed with vertigo, it ended up being late stage brain cancer

[@NoneRain_]

David, I'm begging at this point: Ep 4 pls

[@NoneRain_]

I'm back and still hold my hopes

[@HinataHyugaWithtits]

I too would like ep 4, one of my favorite animation series by david and frequently revisit it @@NoneRain_

[@MomMom4Cubs]

​@@NoneRain_This! Please!

[@FrankJavCee]

I'm really feeling this right now. In my heart.

[@velcro4836]

+FrankJavCee Bro you like David Firth man you like everything awesome

[@origamigek]

+FrankJavCee Goddammit Frank, you are fucking everywhere!

[@CatalystEXE]

+FrankJavCee why do i keep running into you

[@youthfire467]

I see you everywhere aesthetic lord

[@kalvincastro9042]

It's all in your mind.

[@amberivy9496]

I feel like I learned Something 😐 I just don't know what...

[@Girostix]

i've find out that i'm even more depressed

[@nate3058]

you might wanna take your medication then. Maybe find a place to store your mind for a while so you dont hear it.

[@Girostix]

*taking a suppository*

[@DocRunaway]

Mad as a swan! No, but seriously, you didn't learn anything, it's the music at the end of the video that makes you feel like you did.

[@Bishal101]

But there is no music at the end of the video ??? O.o

[@jpmmm333]

I love the voice of the doctor.

[@gabepena5073]

JP it’s David Firth himself

[@NotaArtist]

@@gabepena5073 the man himself. The artist the true legend. David firth

[@MothraBlues]

Izzit just me, or does he sound a bit like John Lennon? . . Yeah, it's probly just me.

[@pupurily8297]

Everyone does

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

@@mikegabrielancheta6254 I think Christian Web still does a few voices.. I could be wrong as they can sound so similar

[@Roeham]

This will probably go unseen, but I really want to see more of these health reminders Of all David's series, this has got to be my absolute favourite! And the message these videos deliver are needed now more than ever.

[@shadowcween7890]

Seen

[@ichigo199]

Seen

[@diegobrandomtg]

I still come back to this years later. So darkly entertaining and visceral in a way only David Firth can achieve

[@MarkLumsley]

"You may be the most important brick in the least important wall, but really you're just a bit of something on a bit of something else." How deep is that?!

[@sugaramped]

Too deep

[@MarkLumsley]

goth kitty​ Too right

[@hand__banana]

+Mark Lumsley I wasn't ready for that

[@HannibalOrJustRex]

+Mark Lumsley The answer is 4. It is 4 deep. I have the graph paper to prove it, and it's been checked and confirmed by people I suspect to be on a level of intelligence higher than normal. There's your answer, dummy. Next time try to not be such a numbskull

[@MarkLumsley]

I think Shaun is right and Maxwell is Maxwell.

[@Active0Bserver]

After being over medicated by a doctor from hell who prescribed me 3 times the maximum amount of Ativan and Prozac, was hospitalized from this, failed my entire first year of high school because I was too drugged up on Ativan and now don't remember a single thing from it: this video speaks to me.

[@Scoffslaphead72]

looks like you have been prescribed some medical lies.

[@BubbleArcadia]

I feel similar. I feel ya bro

[@lpsp442]

The entire medical establishment needs to be torn out by its bad roots.

[@matthewsexton5490]

Perhaps you had a belt of the old meladrome-patheticism? Had you been around any nervous dogs at the time?

[@drankydrank1]

Matthew Sexton Are you kidding me... This comment is 2 years old and you beat me to the joke by 4 hours? I can't even...

[@isabella-qb5uq]

This video is the deepest, bluntest, and most rational thing I've ever seen in my life.

[@marklyne996]

Agreed.

[@m00gleboi]

London Beckoned For Songs About Ryan Ross I think its really an important reminder for all of us to be a little more self-aware. Ironically these issues hit when we're not relaxed and you can't ascribe logic to get there. Rather, its better to plod along until things settle down... then look back and go "oh". Mindfulness is a bit of a craze at the moment. You bypass your thoughts and feelings, go straight to your senses. Obviously its not a fix but it offers a short-circuit when the mind/body are... full primate / overstimulated / ruminative / in discomfort / etc. There's usually a good reason but one generally doesn't feel any better thinking, though it can be helpful if we understand how to get to a better place for that particular state of mind. Something that's helped me as of late is knowing that we're basically all highly trained toddlers, we usually assume the worst and nature has us geared to stay safe - even if we're not convinced of it, if all else fails our brain will ensure we land back at home with a cuppa wondering how it happened and we'll be convinced it was our decision ;).

[@l.lawliet46]

Watch Mr.Freeman

[@Liliputian07]

Maybe if you're 12

[@Alsyoutubeaccount]

Liliputian07 nah it’s pretty good stuff. Maybe you would patronize someone by calling them a 12 year old if you were 14

[@madscientistshusta]

Iv been taking heroin 3 times daily for colds and it totally works, the only issue is i cant not do it or il feel like im dying.

[@ilyamelancholia3114]

Just a placebo

[@chandlerhutchison5926]

Same thing with pain pills my good fellow

[@kolerocks1]

You should try macaroni injections.

[@TheNovaFiends]

You only think yr taking heroin

[@ХристиянНинов]

Pain is an honest chap after all

[@bassrecord6139]

4:44 "Spidery laugh?" *Laughs in spiders "You are a spider" _"No, I'm not"_

[@dyslexicpopcornpepper7943]

what a burnt face man cameo

[@waveluke5390]

Ain't that a beauty!

[@siousxette]

R.I.P W.L. Corby. He just wanted an apple but science had to fuck that up.

[@miymoto128]

Forever standing in a spot, trying to eat an apple

[@winterkitten1620]

SuperKonata bbiibbh

[@puffdaddy1351]

🍎

[@EhrenCG]

At first I thought he would feel trapped, but actually his memory is probably resetting over and over again too...

[@prophecyfulfiller]

Craig Tucker wasn't your comment originally pinned? What happened?

[@pensluo747]

"It's all in your head! Try meditating and eating more hazelnuts."

[@extrradicals5868]

penelope (yay) *mind not head

[@terran236]

@Josh Q scientific studies have shown that the logical part of the brain grows after 8 weeks of constant daily mediation.

[@terran236]

@Josh Q my apologies I forgot to add that while the logical part of the brain grows the emotional part shrinks that is why people who meditate religiously can control their emotions while everybody else is more impulsive.

[@terran236]

@Josh Q agreed, you know what they say the mind is a powerful thing.

[@tihihehe]

Oof

[@alicexhearts40]

I have really bad heart problems. Irregular heartbeat, and a heart murmur. I had to wear a heart monitor when I was a kid. What did the doctors say? "You have anxiety. The chest pain and trouble breathing, it's all in your head." Abnormal xrays and bloodwork. They gave me anxiety pills and made me go see a therapist that convinced me I was crazy at age 12. What a fucked up world,oh my god.

[@davidfirth]

You're just imagining it. Did you try praying? I heard that works.

[@alicexhearts40]

David Firth​ yes xD some lady said I was satan.

[@semperdave]

Are you the girl from the scifi show?

[@FANstar111]

David Kordi Is that really important? She is sexy anyway.

[@zzwiebel]

I've experienced similar. It's not anxiety. You are awesome. Don't give up. If they can't help you there may be other ways to heal, a little or a lot. Doctors convinced me my pain was in my head (chest pain, leg pain), and it made things worse. I went for years ignoring all types of pain, when I could have been finding ways to heal.

[@patrickhuber8630]

Me: *socializes, is happy, gets therapie against depression* Me after watching 5 hours straight David Firth videos: "humans are obsolete"

[@Jayberisk3793]

He is beginning to believe

[@TotalNigelFargothDeath]

@The one girl Depends marriage?

[@AnotherCoyote]

@The one girl Depends , Also try and get a SPECT scan of your brain. They're amazing and can find the spot blood isn't flowing to enough in your brain to treat it and end depression, focus and other problems for most people. Check out the Dr. Amen videos on SPECT scans. Amazing stuff. Normal Medicaid doctors like the ones pictured in the above David Firth video however know nothing about SPECT scans, so beware.

[@idleidol5184]

Mmmmm..... thera pie.... *gurgles*

[@bobograndman]

you guys are able to get therapy?

[@bills1968]

All those dislikes are from doctors

[@highhorse902]

hahahaha and some of the Likes too!

[@ekkonus5719]

I think that this is more about those people who say "Illness is not real. It's all in your head." And who believe that alternative medicine is the way to go.

[@armyshope]

@@ekkonus5719 illness is real wtf they sayin

[@SadFemboy]

@@armyshope nah, you just need Crystal's and diluted sandalwood

[@armyshope]

@@SadFemboy you are right saying something obvious is annoying

[@mikeg3439]

Lies help cleanse dead thoughts and the memories of people we no longer care about -- that's going to be my Christmas card that I send out this year.

[@nikkijackson2981]

Ha haa!

[@bentroelstra8288]

rofl

[@HerbalToons]

Let's all click the ads. David needs some milk. Let's all support him and make his need for milk come reality.

[@andrewjones2443]

***** Sympathic? Diagnosis: Aganglionosis.

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

+Andrew Jones Witty commenter? Diagnosis: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

[@sooty9879]

even wittier comment diagnosis: pancreatic cancer

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

Cameron Prodan Attempted to be even more witter commenter but failed? Diagnosis: Un-sociability and Necrotizing Fasciitis

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

***** Too late for the comment joke? Diagnosis: Head Aches, chesty cough and Brain Hemorrhaging

[@Goku-Kid]

Sore toe = stupidity Life explained right here

[@bunnyyy_xxx2220]

kurt lubid Exactly

[@idontcare1040]

cf I'm not a spider

[@happeloffical4187]

Fancy seeing you here…

[@rva]

Choose life. Love this.

[@RodrigoBassoM1986]

Trainspóting

[@golittlerockstar2841]

Wait what it’s werid

[@InfomercialAngel]

choose a job. choose a fucking big television.

[@hrkn1735]

I choose death No more bullshit Hahaha

[@samupaodealho67]

I choose a bunny

[@NotaArtist]

This is just the content I want and need in 2019. Health reminder part 4!

[@tomlxyz]

Good thing nothing bad health related happened in 2020

[@brandontadday6288]

I surely cant be the only one who finds these health reminders as touching for some strange reason.

[@claymotorhouse2781]

No, me too.

[@danitiwa]

BT Studio Productions might be the comforting yet melancholy music playing throughout

[@danitiwa]

BT Studio Productions also it makes you feel less crazy to realize other people have similar experiences discomforts confusions n fears

[@hoovershistory]

Spidery Laugh- You're a spider "No I'm not"

[@eddfelix8857]

David, we need you.

[@BubbleArcadia]

All hail David Firth.

[@raccoonboye5361]

Greetings fellow raccoon.

[@rachaelgorman2390]

David Firth grew up in UK? and might not have ever even visited the US, and somehow he perfectly encapsulated what low income health care in America is like. Seriously, spot on.

[@09Ozymandias]

Oh, THAT'S how it works. "I feel sick". "No you don't."

[@kotlosebrunst9874]

You ever heard about the nhs bro?

[@Sam_Cr404]

2:30 thats me, im mad as a swan 😂

[@Teth47]

It's like that everywhere, the difference is that in America they then bill you $57,000

[@eventhorizon5006]

"you may be the most important brick on the least important wall". Shit got me fucked up

[@lozz3rs]

A lot of the references to modern life are scarily true. Also this was a nice surprise thank you.

[@malachiq7357]

***** I doubt it. Nobody really thinks that modern drugs don't work, it's pretty clear that they do as they are preventing millions from severe illnesses right now. If there even is a message here, which there might not be, I'd hope it's not encouraging people to be scientifically illiterate :)

[@180digi]

I believe it's a criticism/commentary on the mental health system. He seems to be condemning the way psychiatric doctors and medication can fail the patient tragically (the black box warning on antidepressants that tells us there is a finite but non-zero chance the medication that should make us better may actually make us commit suicide). He also seems to commenting on how often doctors in various parts of the world prescribe medication. In my experience, if the treatment you're receiving isn't working, then you should try something else, and medications such as antidepressants can be very helpful if you're well enough or perhaps just aware enough to be in control of your own recovery.

[@qorilla]

***** Definitely not. It's not about such surface-level things. It's about how we wrongly think about ourselves and how we try to fix mental things in a way that's just pointless.

[@EJFerny]

qorilla Yep. Put everything into the bigger perspective and the smaller 'problems' fade away

[@qorilla]

Ed Fernyhugh I agree. Although I feel that these cartoons aren't trying to give advice or suggestions. It just shows how life and we already are. It has a sort of pessimistic vibe to it that is liberatingly and upliftingly cynical instead of being sour.

[@hydrablade3012]

David you need to do these often

[@noregrets92]

But then they wouldn't be as special.

[@EmanueleDiPalo7]

I heard that he takes months or even years to create one single video like this. So...even if he wanted to, he wuoldn't be able to make videos more often! Sadly.

[@tiagobareiro2039]

Psykops2 thats true, it takes too long to make a video like this.

[@robthehitmanrude]

other than salad fingers this must be my favourite series.

[@beginner5903]

Animation takes a very long time and should be appreciated, and it's scarcity endorsed.

[@TheFinalGirly]

I somehow never feel high enough to fully appreciate your brilliant work.

[@Fraterchaoraterchaos]

I feel better now

[@MikiBlackheart]

i get you dude

[@SjasFaceMD]

LSD,maybe?

[@Jessicanana89]

There's irony in this comment.

[@SjasFaceMD]

***** and forget you are ill

[@SilverSerpent705]

okay. I think this help depression when I'm not only deep but sorta panicky and can't stop crying. I watched the series. Now I'm calm enough not to cry. I don't know what you do here but it works. Thank you.

[@sirknife6698]

English is not my first language but I learned so many new wonderful words from your work David, many years of happiness to you.

[@matcash9284]

Fuck the circle of life I'm not brushing my teeth

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

+mat cash rebel!

[@liveitup3996]

+derp sorry I think I flagged you :( I'm on mobile

[@L3monsta]

Your teeth will go grey

[@debshreebasu8137]

mat cash hahahhahahahahaahhahahahaha

[@StellaPriestTheCat]

0:00 - 0:16 when I tell my mom I'm in pain.

[@ggpl8117]

CoolCatStudios dont act boi and go to school

[@debshreebasu8137]

CoolCatStudios hahahaha

[@eikomi]

CoolCatStudios OH MY GOD SAME JUST SAME

[@AdrenaLukeYT]

CoolCatStudios my mom is the opposite. when I complain about anything wrong with my body, even if I get a slight itch she wants me to schedule a doctors appointment and she will argue if I say I wont go to the doctor

[@harleylem121]

CoolCatStudios *

[@6c3333]

This hit so close to home on so many levels...

[@seitanicmechaincmama8948]

6c33 3374 oooof tell me bout it

[@theblackbaron4119]

Your brain might have gone off. Did you store it above room temperature?

[@19822andy]

A lot of his animations hit a bit too close to home for me too. I have to stop watching them sometimes. I know David says there is very little meaning to his animations but he definitely hits a nerve with the British lower class. It's like holding up a mirror sometimes. Even the Jerry Jackson cartoons can have me feeling oddly uncomfortable.

[@eggroll3055]

"You are a spider." "No I'm not."

[@RandallDaBear]

Brilliance wrapped in madness and covered in a humorous sauce. Eat up.

[@letthegalaxyburn]

***** Here's a placebo.

[@sladikk]

***** No you're not.

[@ShearsOfAtropos]

ugh don't try to be clever, it doesnt go well

[@sladikk]

ShearsOfAtropos Nothing goes well. This is David Firth Land.

[@TheGreatGYROFLUFF]

But sir, what are the side effects?

[@Heysamgrahamcartoons]

I'm afraid.... very very afraid....

[@Minlag3030]

i love this reply for the wrong reasons

[@eggroll3055]

No you're not.

[@olexrash4574]

Mostly confused.

[@erickane8163]

4:20-4:45 when you look for what's wrong with you on Google

[@cherry9104]

TRUE

[@lazio4everinmyheart]

thats the whole point...;)

[@matthewmara1874]

Leo Laglia this should go on r/thatsthejoke

[@Ashman-sw3be]

That has happened to me a couple of times lol so that's relatable i guess

[@THEMISSINGCITIZEN]

I used to be obsessed with this animation 5 or 6 years ago, but I didn’t UNDERSTAND what any of it actually meant. Coming back,this is one of the best pieces of media to be created. It’s very underrated, and beautifully composed.

[@pinkpugginz]

agree! David has always been ahead of the times

[@Fozz-e]

I went up to some at work and started the conversation with "You know, I've been thinking about growing my own apricot tree" He shook his head and walked of. 1-nill to me 😎

[@ME-dq4kb]

He probably thinks you’re just a loser copying something someone else made up.

[@MJRendzGaming]

I feel anger when some one asks "can someone explain this" or "so random and stupid". There is a deep meaning in this video and if you can't figure it out, I feel sorry for you.

[@Mazzinwx]

I can understand that you could feel anger when people ask silly question, but since it's art, anyone can understand it the way they want. Some people are'nt prepared to see this kind of video on youtube, that's maybe why they are so confused about it. And they are certainly not "fans" of David Firth's work, surely new comers :)

[@MJRendzGaming]

Mazzinwx I get that people can understand it in the way that they want, but I believe that David has a vision and a set goal when he is making such pieces and it is lost on many people. This message and many others address some serious issues of our society and others are just for a laugh.

[@bendover04me]

can you explain this? you're so random

[@Calamaistr]

What are you talking about, its not deep, it requires basic sense. Then again most people lack that so i guess it 'is deep.

[@Vanalos]

Niggas Be Trippin "David has a vision and a set goal when he is making such pieces and it is lost on many people" If so, then an explanation would not be asked too much. It can't be that important then.

[@wowgreatwow]

this animation made me mad as a swan.

[@jaadaavila3356]

lies help cleanse dead thoughts & the moments of people we no longer care about

[@KawaiiCutie17]

my problem is that i care about people that don't care about me. how do i cleanse those thoughts?

[@jaadaavila3356]

+Kawaii Chick its a tricky one.i feel like you just need to find an easy loupehole memories and caring about well..anything can be a strong force or even at random times so its what to do about them. perhaps make a fun about said memory or ..or just remember the gold times you had with them. etc. many many technique * ways

[@jaadaavila3356]

+Kawaii Chick random thought*

[@EefFreef]

This is still my favorite video ever. I come back to it all the time.

[@thevideoprodigy8298]

If you're the most important brick on the least important wall, the only thing that makes you important are the other bricks on that wall, but in the end, one brick or many, you're important to that wall, to keep it from collapsing, even if it is just a something that will sooner or later be of little value

[@nolalibbi-rouxthederpydork4208]

I will now think of this video every time I go to a doctor.

[@goldanna4167]

Sometimes you can feel better by thinking you feel better.

[@eggsmceggington]

when all thats happening is you trying to make a poor excuse for living

[@tourzrap]

babe.jordan so this vid passed way over your head

[@tourzrap]

babe.jordan I’m not suprised

[@abyss7378]

is lore olympus actually good?

[@martinpincheira9148]

agree

[@HauntingPeace]

I feel like everyone should watch this. David Firth really knows how to present a message.

[@thishandleisalreadytaken449]

Please make more of these they're my favorite

[@50PullUps]

The Dr. in this series is definitely one of my favorite animated characters ever.

[@danielson8107]

I honestly think the video is just abstract. It's whatever you want to make out of it. It gives you bits and pieces, your brain decides how it wants to comprehend the meaning. It's like you're trying to put pieces of a puzzle together that aren't actually there. But with the pieces you can see, your brain can complete the image.

[@hedonicmusic]

Just like anything else.

[@danielson8107]

Yes, but David Firth's videos give you little or no logic as to what's happening.

[@shady4091]

The Health Reminder series is by far his least abstract work and actually does have a literal meaning.

[@alexxomgg]

That actually means it's more non-representational as opposed to abstract. With abstract the artist wants you to get into a certain idea creatively or subliminally versus you yourself creating what you believe the meaning is.

[@psjennings1]

The Chosen One The health reminder videos are not abstract, at least not completely. It's a very clear parody with dark cynicism towards modern health practices. There are metaphors everywhere. And themes

[@Elheln]

As a medical student these videos make me think more deeply about the healt system. Sadly but in our society mostly this is true!

[@cloroxbleachfreshmeadow4633]

My parents used to say I had depression and anxiety, but really the anxiety was all in my head and I needed a therapist. Turns out, it was because they kept locking me in a dark cold room all alone when I was being bad (like a normal child, I wasn't that much of a struggle), and depression came from when they'd constantly argue when I came home from school. I hate them now.

[@HORROR4EVER]

that's awful I hope you're okay now

[@papabird4425]

Anxiety is always in your head. Where else do you suppose it comes from?

[@HORROR4EVER]

@@papabird4425 in that context i think it meant that the person was making it up and didn’t actually have anxiety

[@papabird4425]

@@HORROR4EVER I would have just said lying, but I'll withhold judgment and assumption

[@HORROR4EVER]

@@papabird4425 idk we can’t really know we weren’t in the situation

[@Gildedwizard]

"Your mind can never be fixed! This will make things worse!" This is the very feeling that haunts me about drugs, medication, "self help" / "self esteem" that I've been feeling since I was young. But you've finally put it into words for me.

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

"You're just a bit of something on a bit of something else" We'd all do well to remember this.

[@AmourEtLumiere]

i love your animations so much. you're a mad genius, david and i love every second of it.

[@AdnanAhmed]

I feel so enlightened after seeing this video.

[@timcontreras]

ive rewatched this so manny times

[@robotfreshpies]

I'd like to know more about how the Swan's apricot tree is progressing

[@user-rm1jp6hf5h]

4:49 One of the things in that brain says: gluey ear. That's definitely a reference to three skins without men.

[@nickjklol]

Good catch!

[@melstar1ify]

"you might be the most important brick, in the least important wall" for some reason that really touched me...

[@adamoore8073]

your videos always leave me with good lesson learned. I just wish I knew what it was

[@cordyceps5627]

The next time I stab someone I'm going to say "THE PAIN DOESNT EXIST YOU FOOL! ITS ALL IN YOUR MIND! TRY MEDITATING AND EAT MORE HAZLENUTS!" xD

[@sketchabeat8955]

Cordyceps "The next time I stab someone" so you've stabbed someone before?

[@cordyceps5627]

I don't deny nor admit I have ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@marlonscloud]

Cordyceps wow such cool

[@dylanclarke4930]

Emphasis on the next time... :O

[@SCWood]

Cordyceps you've done this before?

[@dissonanceofcircles5451]

This is exactly what head medicine and being prescribed it feels like. It would be more honest if they Would just throw a rock, you take whatever falls. Goddamn you Mr firth, how do you get it all so spot on. 💗

[@joners45]

I dont think David Firth sleeps well

[@belleh3957]

I like this one David, this series is brilliant.

[@Popecornclock]

As if I wasn't depressed enough, this had to come along. It's wonderful regardless! Glad to see a new cartoon.

[@kingdedede608]

Look at you, rattling on like a bus full of aluminium pubes

[@sladikk]

Diagnosis: Mad as a swan

[@AntonConstanti]

Stop thinking about thinking about feeling unwell.

[@sladikk]

***** One of the problems I had when I was dealing with depression a year ago was how everyone was saying that I wasn't actually depressed, even though I didn't have fun doing anything, thought my entire life was pointless, and hated my existence. Even if someone is just sad, don't put them down further by telling them they're whining about a problem they don't have. Try to make them happy, regardless of how sad they are.

[@sladikk]

***** I got out of depression by doing four things. 1. Surrounding myself with things that were happy rather than sad. Even ironically sad things like this video can get you down. Watch and do happy things. 2. Being more productive. While I was depressed, I didn't want to do anything. Which just caused me more suffering. Work hard at school/work, even though you don't feel like it. 3. Helping others. It is our natural instinct and divine right to be of service to others rather than just to ourselves. The more you selflessly give, the less you'll be focused on yourself and your problems. It may require some sacrifices, but it's worth it in the end. 4. Finally, the change has to come from _within you_. You and only you can decide to be happy. Don't let others tell you that you're anything but joyous, and look for the good in everything you see and do.

[@oisinmaccumhaill7037]

4:43 oh my goodness, this seriously is how I laugh. Should I be concerned?

[@Norvolo]

+Joe McKeown You are a spider.

[@oisinmaccumhaill7037]

No I'm not.

[@thehigherman9918]

+Joe McKeown yes you are.

[@gabriellejohns5331]

Joe McKeown No, you shouldn't be concerned. You are a spider.

[@xenonautica]

Oisín Mac Cumhaill tss tsss tssss

[@hanginman2715]

I love how this about basically just how life is hard and that you think that you shouldn’t have you hopes to high it’s great

[@sanchia7836]

when I watched this the first time I thought this was about the pharmaceutical industry and then I watched it when I’m high.... I’m so glad you made this, and that it’s getting exposure. You’re making light.

[@channel5980]

4:21-4:35 WebMD in a nutshell.

[@BubbleArcadia]

So fucking true

[@somerandomduckiguess2781]

Please another another Health reminder for pandemics.

[@rosefaetum]

"You are a spider." *Is a spider* "No I'm not." I love this part too much, wtf

[@Jesterlee995]

"Stop pursing your lips! You have chronic kidney disease!" That's my favourite line.

[@AssassinKillua15]

I was a really bad hypochondriac when I got into my early 20s. The internet helped it develop like a monster. It got to a point where i would be looking at a small mole on my leg that has been there since childhood and convincing myself it was new and cancerous...so I'd take to the internet to look up about moles even though it wasn't new and was completely normal looking. I was able to break the cycle about looking up symptoms. It really can make you go mad. Especially when life threatening illnesses are always at the top of answers.

[@Dayz3O6]

There is a meaning behind this.

[@shapirodeadking5012]

Finding meaning behind this?, A bit of your mind's missing.

[@DarkorbitKing100]

nope

[@Dayz3O6]

Shapiro Dead King no I'm not losing my mind. There is always a meaning behind anything whether the meaning is big or small, shallow or deep.

[@LSparkzwz]

Dayz 3O6 The only meaning would be the author having fun at seeing people's reactions and struggle to find a meaning in everything by putting a tiny bit of stuff most people could related to in a sea of random weirdness.

[@ArcanePath360]

There is a meaning in front of, and either side of this

[@heckinborkk]

This is a really cool commentary on health systems.

[@wtbhelbreath5098]

health reminder is the best firth series

[@unclaimedhut]

We need this doctor back

[@highhorse902]

"Pursed lips" Me: Ummmm, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? STOP PURSING YOUR LIPS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thecooldoge6343]

You have chronic kidney disease

[@Zipotricks]

I literally needed 5 years to understand what happens. My mind just kept losing focus whenever i watched this. Quite scary if im honest.

[@kotlosebrunst9874]

Diagnosis: mad as a swan

[@north8894]

*"Rattling on like a bus full of aluminum _pubes_.", that is a new insult, along with "Textureless ignorant pole.". Thank you, SO MUCH, David Firth, for giving me nightmares and giving me more insults to use! And for making my friend fall in love with Salad Fingers. Thank you.

[@gexagon1804]

*MAD AS A SWAN*

[@yeet1066]

I have some more insults if anyone wants to use them 1:make like your hairline and recede 2:oxygen thief 3:unfashionable fuck whistle 4:fecal matter huffing lump of carbon 5:medium rare chicken breast

[@jabbra1837]

Aluminium*

[@qfordham]

"The most important brick in the least expensive wall"..... That has to be the funniest damn thing i've ever heard.

[@leadahmer7990]

least important

[@leadahmer7990]

+Lea Dahmer not expensive

[@godofallworlds9520]

All in all, you're just another brick in the wall.

[@qfordham]

Welcome to the Machine lol

[@NaveeSeal]

"Are you confused?" "Yes! I! Am! 🙂" I feel that

[@thepaleceltic7137]

David----- PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, do another "Health Reminder." Please!!!!!!

[@Emopuppy69]

the part where he was given heroin from a doctor as a 'placebo' and then got addicted without.. realizing it.. i've been on this channel for 5+ years, binge watched every single video.. goddamn it why do i love depressing shit so much

[@moistenvelopes]

It has a certain catharsis

[@Emopuppy69]

@@moistenvelopes good choice of words

[@Emopuppy69]

yes. i agree lol

[@MisterBlackroad]

According to google™ I have all kinds of cancer (At once), diabetes and died two years ago according to my expected lifespan should all this be true

[@TheRobotDevilInside]

Lucky you. All I get is stupidity. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[@extragirth64]

KZbin has diagnosed with "TROLL".

[@UMBR.]

Somberlain It's probably just a sore vag.

[@fynn7972]

Man I love your work. I have forgotten how good you are. I'm happy to rediscover you.

[@JabbatheBen]

Now I know why I’ve always been draws to David Firth; these are my dreams.

[@zaraeraesmith7510]

Thank you for making this exist, David

[@athenathedank9000]

honestly this is the medical system in a nutshell in America, thanks david!

[@SheepDogInsano]

This is, like the other Health Reminder, a parody of the way medicine treats diseases in order to profit and such. This video in particular is a parody of how poorly treated are the patients of mental illness in comparison with patients of other illness, and how their lives become vicious circles (some schizophrenic people end up taking 23 pills a day because some need others, with no exaggeration). Taking pills and being told that things are only happening into your head is a good example of what mentally ill people live in hospitals and treatments.

[@ThePharphis]

Mental health is very difficult to treat and drugs vary in efficacy, but you can be assured that doctors do as a whole try their best and all drugs used by any 1st world government are highly tested for efficacy and safety.

[@user-lq7lg5jt4k]

ThePharphis I'm not a psychiatrist, but I can't help but feel that blaming the drugs and the 'establishment' in the face of contrary evidence goes hand in hand with many conditions, and that the largest part of it is due to a vicious loop between Stigma and mistrust towards the 'stigmatizer'. The therapeutic relationship is key imo but many never get anywhere productive.

[@betsy.-val]

David I really miss your animations. Come back pleeeease.

[@gregoryashton]

🧠 Recent Wanks, Wrong Opinions, Stress, and Florida 😂

[@vladistrate9999]

are you okay gregory?

[@armyshope]

Florida=flouride

[@gregoryashton]

@@vladistrate9999 Yes, see 0:34

[@gregoryashton]

Tomorrow, Last Week, Recipes, Clickbait

[@mikeoxlong1395]

Oh god... not Florida!

[@williamcole960]

Holy shit, I forgot how good this one was