Therapist Reacts to Mansion by NF

[@sethwood9240]

When I first heard him, I had just gotten clean and sober and listened to him all day every day.

[@justAman548]

You don’t find NF, NF finds you Much love brother

[@markg1994]

One day at a time

[@sethwood9240]

@@justAman548 absolutely he did

[@sethwood9240]

@@markg1994 5yrs 3 months tomorrow

[@JorgeMBarriere]

Same here! Let's do this! 💙​

[@JAlexanderSnow]

I feel like NF and Ren just paint an absolutely flawless picture of what trauma looks like inside a person's mind, where they to create a sort of linear narrative. It's incredibly comforting to hear someone articulate trauma and mental illness the way they do. When I first heard this song it was like someone wrote a song about my life and that's both reassuring and tragic at the same time. Something about Michigan just seems to breed abusive parents. To hear Nate's story, and Ren's for that matter, just breaks my heart. Yet it's reassuring to see someone whose endured so much accomplish what they have. Living hope, that is.

[@twnt5861]

I was born and have lived in Michigan my whole life with wonderful parents and I have raised my two son's the same way I was raised. Abusive parents are Everywhere, not just Michigan. Please don't generalize.

[@JAlexanderSnow]

@@twnt5861 I was born there as well and spent the first 22 years of my life there. I knew far more people who grew up in abusive homes than those who didn’t. At no point did I suggest that it was an epicenter or that Michigan alone gave rise to horrible parents. I simply said there was something there that seemed to breed them, and I said so from personal experience as well as the experiences of those I’ve personally met. I’ve also been a magnet for the worst quality human beings my entire life. My general experience with people has been profoundly negative, yet I still find myself daring to believe in them. Good people are everywhere, so are bad ones. I make statements based on experience I have, but it doesn’t cloud my judgement of all people. I’m not that ignorant. From what I’ve seen first hand there seem to be more in Michigan (specifically in the town I grew up) than anywhere else I’ve been. If I gave the impression that Michigan alone has shitty parents or that they don’t exist anywhere else I apologize. It’s not what I said and certainly not what I meant. I am, as I said, speaking to the majority of those I met - which I openly admit is not a great many compared to the multitudes that exist. My statement however still stands. I suppose my mistake here was not prefacing my comment with ‘in my experience’. But hey, nobody’s perfect 🤷‍♂️

[@JulitaPio]

Beautiful said❤

[@stevedishon773]

Can you imagine if NF and Ren wrote and performed a song together?!?!?!?!

[@death_0_048]

Fun fact REN in an interview said NF was one of his biggest inspirations

[@benr2018]

I'm DYING for you to get to Therapy Session from NF. As a therapist you should be all over that one! It's so amazing. NF in a therapy session with his alter ego

[@Rex-qv5lc]

NF JOURNEY TIME!!!! Welcome to the Family!!!! Can’t wait for Intro 3

[@Jack-bn8jw]

Omg yes

[@TylerB91]

One of my absolute favorites by NF!!!

[@MrNoBodyXD12]

yep for me NF and linkin park are my therapy session

[@Me-te4wp]

Instead of a room some of us don't want to step foot into our mansions. We just sit on the front step being soaked by the storm that is our minds.

[@ChaseWelch330]

Citizen Soldier is a band you absolutely need to listen to. Heavy, I’m not okay, Would Anyone Care, and Weight of the World are my top ones. I’ve never listened to more impactful music in my life.

[@jeanicemeier3696]

I love you. You really get him. I love that fact and that you’re so excited about it. All it just makes me smile. I listen to this guy every day and I’m 56.

[@HeartSupport]

i love you too :) - T

[@zyhrensongjames9503]

​@@HeartSupport See the pain inside my eyes? It hurts. I've been DOA since birth. Feeling like I'm cursed. As a hollow shell, I walk the earth. Aching for a life with worth. Is this all there is? This desolate dearth? Or is this a cruel cosmic jest? A puppet dance with no promised rest? A million suns blink their uncaring gaze. On a tiny stage, I'm lost in a cosmic maze. Yet, a single star whispers through the haze. A fleeting reminder of beauty's soft phrase. A whisper of strength that the universe conveys. Though lost in the maze, with a heart that still plays. I'll dance to the rhythm, and embrace the bright rays. In this cosmic dance, harmony I find. A universe unfolding, with peace of mind. The pain may linger, but the spirit will mend. As I dance with the stars, until the end. With each step I take, a truth I uncover. The path to my worth, a journey I'll recover. Lost stars may find solace, a hand to ignite. Together we'll rise, bathed in love's guiding light. ~ZyhrenSong~

[@blckjack6954]

I know right! She even explained it through his own metaphor and added onto it, which I really loved because it shows that she cares enough to really understand the meaning.

[@macjohn871]

This is the beginning of the NF journey, you have to go in order now lol. It's worth it.

[@TylerB91]

ABSOLUTELY AGREEEE!!!

[@adamrogers1385]

1000000%, you gotta listen to every album in order from beginning to end

[@dawn921]

Hearing you understand what he's saying, has me bawling here on my porch at 55 years old. He puts it how I could never explain, and you heard it. Thank you so much.

[@ThisIsSB44]

Really recommend going in order after this, NF connects his songs and shows his mental health journey throughout his albums, you'll cheer, you'll cry, you'll see his growth

[@DAMOBILER]

On my 6th run through and I am still in love with it❤❤

[@skater61991]

NF family missed you!

[@joshuacraig6447]

This song captures all of us who suffered some form of abuse. For myself, I was emotionally, mentally, and verbally abused in my childhood. Instead of getting help, I bottled it up inside and it affected every relationship I had including my two older kids who won't talk to me now. It took some major events through three marriages and divorces and committing a violent act that broke me. I am thankful to God and the therapists He put in my life for the healing and change I have experienced. That hurt never goes away, but I have learned to positively cope with them. I still have a long road of healing but I am more open to it now than I was before.

[@Fahriza_Penyayang14]

I hope you’re doing better Josh!

[@Ontaros1]

One of my favorite parts of this song is when he's talking about his room of regrets. Says he doesn't want to face it but he might as well cause that's the room where he sleeps. In other words all his regrets rush in when he's trying to sleep, when there's no distractions to keep him safe from those regrets. Now that you've heard this though, if you don't plan to specifically take "the journey" Intro III connects directly to this song if you want more of this line of thought.

[@Tophaloaf23]

Taylor is incredibly talented at articulating the importance of mental health. She shepherd's her viewers (and likely her patients) to a point of understanding, and then helps them identify a plan of action. Amazing stuff.

[@Tophaloaf23]

@Digital_Dimensions7912 literally didn’t do that. Just giving her praise.

[@thatonedude1003]

Your reaction is the same reaction that my brain has every time I hear this…and I’ve been hearing it for many years…and quite often. He somehow created a narrative that explains to those that don’t deal with these thoughts/emotions (like I do) what it feels like in the inside. Absolutely brilliant. Great reaction as always by the way.

[@Lohanmilitia]

Love when people go back to the beginning and start to slowly realize and get it all and get the references and everything. It's a fantastic experience. Love this dude!

[@yuna91203]

I always love the line that says about "this is the room where I sleep". It always triggers in me this vision of, when he lies down and closes his eyes at night, those are the memories that he dreams about. That even when he's not awake, he can't get away from the things that tear him apart.

[@dustineron4219]

Every time I hear this song it brings me to tears. This is my life through and through.

[@dennisr.4918DennyDesigns]

You have no idea the depth and vast collection of NF music. I could not love your reaction to this song more! Thank you. You have just touched the surface of this journey. In this song we learn NF personifies his emotions. We met Fear and learned he sleeps with Regret. These two will be back in future songs. Amazing commentary and counsel.

[@rollinthrone5109]

Oh my lady, what a rollercoaster ride have ahead of u but remember this part for intro 3.. love ur NF reactions 😊

[@elizabethrose2523]

Listening through NFs catalogue in order shows a great journey through his life and him working on his mental health

[@melindawoodward7992]

NF was 24 when this album came out. He doesn't get therapy until he has a breakdown after the Perception tour.

[@b.t.9266]

I love that you called out the line "GOD says I not locked in" I cant wait to see your reaction to INTRO- 2 and INTRO-3

[@RaeRaeRahhh]

Ooohhh I am SO excited for this.Folow up with Intro III…. They are directly connected.

[@rossjarrett6831]

Every time I watch you ya make my day. Thanks for being you, you’re amazing!✌🏻

[@HeartSupport]

AWWWW thank you so glad you're here :) - T

[@thomasmcgovern5140]

I’ve listened to rap/hip hop for years I will tell you openly NF speaks to the soul unreal

[@tjboylan20]

When I first heard NF he hadn’t even released any studio albums, all he had was covers, NF was going Church to Church doing small performances, He didn’t have any CDs, nothing. Then I finally found his albums the day Therapy Session Dropped

[@dustinnewell6422]

Been waiting on this. Definitely didn't disappoint. Therapy Session, How Can You Leave Us, Notepad. You can't go wrong with NF. Story in my opinion is underrated. I'm here for the ride. Side note your interpretations of the lyrics hit different. Thank you for that!

[@IkeSmith-sz3er]

Story is sooo good

[@ThatSunnyCute]

WHOO! I was waiting for your reaction to this NF song!

[@DESTROYER5753-1]

I would recommend, NF- how could you leave us (Get tissues), NF- Just like you or NF- Hope

[@Ub3rM3nsch05]

Genuinely impressed at Nate's self awareness for a guy his age. Im sure theres a few rooms, cupboards that i need to be facing..

[@DeepeningTheListening]

In "Hope" Nate says that he got help to start the healing process. His self awareness is impressing and I'm so happy that he puts it in his lyrics. Getting an expert to help with self awareness makes things a lot faster than trying to do it all on your own.

[@sethwood9240]

I relate to everyone of NF's songs

[@Crisis-1837]

Intro 3 HAS to be next!!!

[@andrewhuber6744]

All in due time. Gotta follow the journey to really get that one. I’m here for all of it

[@andymarye679]

Can’t wait for this one!

[@Elyias]

Please do each NF album in order. PLEASE!

[@Elyias]

The nf albums tell a story in order and definitely should listen in order

[@synthe_]

@@Elyias She already did other NF reactions (out of order). I think she started with The Search.

[@maxy2328]

One of his best songs regarding to lyricism. Many more beautiful and impactful songs are waiting for you to react!

[@timsanchez242]

i feel it too, been listenting to nf for years, pure reaction

[@SherwoodGaming]

Intro 1, intro 2, intro 3, outro. In that order is a must

[@jfirebird5833]

Glad you are feeling better - I was hoping a new NF reaction would pop up - and you NAILED it!! 🔥🔥🔥 Love your reactions, you get it and unpack it so well. Keep them coming - I can't wait til you get to his Intro III track. Beautiful reaction 🖤🤍✝

[@carszie]

You gotta do intro 3 now lol. And side note- watch the video to hope again too. So powerful when hope is showing, old nf pushes him back inside the mansion.

[@caitlingreen7355]

Ooooo we are so close to How Could You Leave Us 😫

[@RochNotRock]

Oh I love that song but just reading the title makes me tear up

[@caitlingreen7355]

@@RochNotRock I literally only listen to it when I am watching a reactor. Other than that instead clear of that one…I was traumatized the first time I discovered it and never ventured back on my own after that

[@Yagerbombs83]

when he's talking about his mom and said "we ain't got enough room in this song." Well that's because in his next album Therapy Sessions, he has the song "How could you leave us" which is the exact song about what happened with his mother. I highly encourage listening to it. Then on his latest album Hope, he has the song "Mama" which is essentially the conclusion to his mama problems.

[@davidepps5239]

Thank you for being here... your reactions are very intuitive

[@christopherbrenon]

When you remember that he alludes to the rooms in his mansion being songs it gives a whole other meaning to the part where he says he doesn’t have enough room in the song

[@ryanstarkweather3625]

I really appreciate you making these. My therapist knows this music, but whenever I make references, I'm met with questions instead of a breakdown of the song. I get it. That's the job. But I'm not one of you guys. I don't fully understand why they resonate with me the way they do without breaking it down like this. So, again, thank you for doing this. It's helping me answer a lot of questions I couldn't before.

[@mikeross1984]

I am very happy to see you reacting to more NF. There are so many more song's that you need to dive into, but I'm just here waiting and watching, I know you will get to those, at the right time for you and all of us. Much love.

[@persie5163]

I love this for you. I get to relive my experience of how i got to fall inlove with NF yrs ago through you. Please do more. I'm here for it all.

[@emineboga8818]

you need to react "Intro 3" . the fear and NF having a conversation in that track.

[@maryzeigler-richardson6533]

NF is my HERO!!! I am writing an autobiography and HE TOTALLY MOTIVATED ME. NF PLEASE "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD" KEEP BEING YOU!!! ❤

[@calebrutter484]

Such an amazing reaction, I love it. They you break this down is beautiful, thank you. This is art in itself, you are talented. You gotta follow the Journey cause he tells the story in progression throughout the rest of his albums. Love this!

[@HeartSupport]

thank you for the support friend. Means so much - T

[@Ryandavis62095]

This song literally just brought me to tears. I relate to every word of this song. I've gone through so much shit, and I've spent most of my life alone. I have been living almost exclusively in my head. I've never felt more seen than I do now.

[@HeartSupport]

From Micro: @Ryandavis62095 It's amazing to hear that this music makes you feel seen. There's something beautiful in feeling like a song can echo the way we've been feeling deep inside, especially when our struggles have been isolating us from the rest of the world. It's really hard to feel like you're constantly in survival mode though, having to gather strength and resilience time and time again without a support system to lean on. It's like being in the middle of a storm with no shelter, just enduring the winds and rain with no one to share the struggle with you or to offer comfort. I'm sorry, friend, that you've had to endure so much and deal with it mostly by yourself. Somehow, we built resilience through this type of loneliness, but it would also be so much mor ecomforting to always someone trusted by our side during our darkest moments. When you've had to face so much on your own, it can create this deep sense of isolation, even when you're surrounded by people. It's like there's this invisible wall between you and the rest of the world, a barrier built from the times you've had to rely on yourself. You start to feel like you're carrying a secret, the weight of your experiences that others can't truly understand or relate to. The loneliness becomes a shadow that you carry around with you all the time, and at some point you're also just tired to even try reaching out altogether. It feels safer and more familiar to rely on yourself. You don't have to carry this all by yourself anymore, even if it feels like that's all you've known. You have a community right here of people who have been through the same, or similar experiences, and where sharing our vulnerability can turn out to be a strength to all of us collectively. You're not alone in feeling this way, and you deserve to feel supported and understood. You deserve to have the possibility to share your story too. So, truly, thank you for being here.:heart:

[@nam3o]

This song can bring me to actual tears. NF is my top artist on Spotify. Waves of emotions are brought out by his music.

[@GBurke-dx4sc]

I’m a survivor of SA happened when I was to young to understand what was happening it came to light in my early teens I was a severe alcoholic for almost 20 years. I quit cold when I opened up to my now wife I tried to paint my walls with alcohol! She saved me and helped me rebuild my walls. It takes a lot to forgive but thru my belief I’m not the judge or jury someone else will judge him for his doings and judge me for my forgiveness. It’s hard to open up to ppl but you can’t drown memory’s you have to open doors and let ppl in the rooms you keep secrets and let them help you rebuild!

[@BruceWayneHussein]

Glad your feeling better. Another wonderful reaction. Thank you. I think you need "How could you leave us" next. ❤❤❤

[@jeffreygreene1776]

@heartsupport when he said “I built a safe room and I don’t let anyone in there” that got me

[@HeartSupport]

From Micro: @jeffreygreene1776 Thank you so much for opening up about this, my friend. It means a lot that you decided to share your experience here. www.loom.com/share/a19da9d0b2c74b179102c03d10b5ebfc

[@davidnolte8195]

His music is so relatable on so many levels. Abuse, drug abuse, relationships, etc. He is an amazing person and inspirational.

[@chris101389]

I love this channel and all the videos it has helped me so much dealing with my mental health!! I don't think that Taylor gets enough credit for this there aren't to many therapist that can see from both sides of the male and female spectrum of mental health! I wish I had one around my area like her!

[@Dustin_Frueh]

Yes! Out of every NF song, I probably relate to "Happy" the most. I live these feelings every single day. It’s absolutely easier to stay in your comfort zone, even if it is painful and hard, because fear of the unknown is worse. I can’t imagine what my life would look like if I was a happy person. I don’t even know what happy looks like.

[@kalischannel8847]

Excellent job reacting. Can't wait to see more! It's an amazing journey!

[@kurtk1054]

So at peace knowing you got around to this track. So many ways to chop this one up but I sincerely appreciate the route you took. We’re all at different stages of construction, I hope upon hope that your words can give light to those still surveying their mental acreage. And maybe, just maybe, for us who are already fortified we hear your words and muster the courage to crack open a window.

[@plantbreeding24]

I'm not the only THING that is living in here! WOW!

[@258firebird]

I've been listening to NF for years, and I find it interesting how I related to him when I was depressed, when my dad died, when my friend died, when I was an alcoholic, when I almost died, and now still understand it being sober. He literally hits all aspects of life.

[@AestheticallyAndrogynous]

As someone with DID and literally has a mind palace like this,,,, this song hits so fucking hard Everytime 🥲

[@hillhb]

Same here!

[@austinclark1526]

You're making me feel like NF was my therapist through music

[@gabriella7025]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR REACTIONSSS! I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE MORE. OH MY GOD I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUUU❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Devilindisguise-k4t]

I've been listening to NF for years and as someone who was physically,mentally,and vulnerability abused he also makes me feel seen

[@vh135]

You have to listen to INTRO III. He references Mansion in this song, and you’ll love it as much as you loved Mansion.

[@austinsharpoutdoors]

Intro III would be a great one that ties with this

[@Sle3pyNinj4]

My favorite NF song ❤

[@1977twiztid]

I'm glad I found your channel, you're so good at breaking his music down. Thank you 😊

[@Bourbon-time]

Intro 3 is the best follow up to this.

[@TananJess]

Intro III is the one I'm going to checkout next.

[@MrMartinBoettcher]

❤ Thank you for all your work! Cheers from germany.

[@DustinJenkins-c2p]

Should definitely do a reaction to Intro 3! Basically a sequel to this song and Therapy Session. He and "Fear" which he mentions in this song, have a conversation. So good.

[@joshuaanderson9111]

this song has been my life anthem since it came out. it was just till this year where it no longer applied to me and now the nf song “hope” is my current life anthem

[@lizandrahernandez7396]

please someone send her the NF Journey!! She'll love it! I love your reactions

[@invinciblefeelings1439]

This one hits hard, loved the review and reaction. Thank you 👍🏻

[@mikenilsson9348]

This song put me on to NF & I hold it near & dear to my heart. This hit me hard And I regret the fact that I struggled trying to find who I am And I lie to myself and say I do the best that I can Shrug it off like it ain't nothing, like it's out of my hands Then get ticked off whenever I see it affecting my plans. Still to this day goin through ups & downs I find solace in it. I'm not coming to the door so stop knocking, stop knocking. Love seeing you understand it .

[@stevekallenberger6561]

48 surgeries since age 6. I have never dealt with the pain of being bullied, beat up, not being able to do what everyone else is doing. Sitting on the bench because I can’t physically do what others are. AHHHHH NF is so true.

[@christopherbrenon]

Last few lines of the song always blow my mind

[@forsakenace9577]

Will forever be my favorite NF song. The last verse gets me.

[@bearloh4740]

This is the one I was “searching “for…the compartmentalization of emotion explanation my mind needs…please let this the one I need🙏on that note I’ll unpause and listen 🙏

[@bearloh4740]

Got what I needed!thank you ma’am 🙏

[@mandyharvey684]

Intro 3 as a follow up to this song

[@nattyfeatureseverything6179]

the main female chorus sounds like what my life was on repeat for many years not just metaphorically but literally being depressed over sleeping missing out on important appointments an life and then feeling worse like a failure because of it feeling trapt cause of that the nerves in my legs being shot cause of depression ptsd and all the wrong meds but still deciding to get up as much as i can

[@monicagingerich3514]

This is one of the most accurate songs and lyrics that describe my life in a picture. I wish others would get it. People don’t get how much our minds are affected by life experiences.

[@MichaelAmyx]

I won't lie, someone I was talking to introduced me to Nf, I found this song and I felt it on a personal level. I still come back to this song to remind myself of where I've been and where I am now

[@Squidninja555]

The lyric when he was talking about calling his mom mom more made me think back to when I lost both of my grandparents on my moms side to cancer

[@SwampyPanda3]

Hey I just wanna thank you for doing it all. This channel's concept is interesting. These little conversations are gonna help

[@LoveJiuJitsu]

I need you as a therapist. Nailed all of it. My life.

[@anthonybaldwin555]

I’m glad you’re back and felling healthy again! Thank you for this reaction! 🫶

[@AlwaysBeSmiling]

What a great reaction to this AMAZING song!!!! More NF......best artist on the planet!!!

[@markb4021]

Highest order of poetry and confession for those dealing with their dark mental outlook and inlook. Thanks for the psychological insight.

[@sbizarro1077]

Great reaction as always. People will ask for their favorite song...but stay on the journey. Us Outcast appreciate the journey. Your perspective is greatly appreciated. There are some tracks that will blow your mind...looking forward to it. Don't starve us of your reactions. Much appreciated.

[@DustinTurner-v5s]

I'm so glad your going back even when you rewatch the ones you've done your still going to be blown back by the tie ins

[@Thetokebloke]

I love all your reactions and how you explain it for people who dont fully understand it. NF speaks to the masses of people with mental illness. I myself struggle heavily with depression and actually had a friend three states away call a wellness check on me. It was eye opening. I think you'd love the lyricism in How Could You Leave Us. But be prepared with tissues.

[@isabella9654]

I can't wait to get my 7 & 8 string guitar and drum set back. I sold them during a BPD impulsive moment and have regretted it since. I'm so glad I found your channel and the fundraiser you're running because oddly enough, I've always told people who I confide into, that I speak my mind best through music and as a result, I will send songs such as some from NF when I'm depressed about my dad and don't know how to word it best, sometimes music lyrics get it just right. ❤

[@isabella9654]

To add to this, a perfect example is in this song: "This part of my house, no one has been in it for years. I built a safe room, I don't let no one in there 'cause if I do, they might disappear and not come back and I admit I'm emotionally scared to let anyone inside so I just leave my doors locked. You might get other doors to open up but this doors not. 'Cause I don't want you to have the opportunity to hurt me, and I'll be the only person that I can blame when you deserve me." Hits home waaaayyyyy too hard. I felt for the longest time that my dad's suicide was my fault and finally through therapy I understand he had his own reasons. During my transition this past year, my mother and step father kicked my wife and I out from a home they let us stay in due to me being disabled with epilepsy. As a result, trauma from my mother doing this and playing victim as if she had no say in the matter, my constant thoughts of those around me are "...if my mom will do it then they definitely will" so why even try? I just stay isolated and I'm still working on not having these thoughts but having borderline personality disorder doesn't help the situation, especially with my wife when I always feel that she will leave eventually so just mentally prepared for it is how I live. At the moment, my trust is practically nonexistent. Just my personal experience

[@dmcgarry07]

yes! mansion finally!

[@mathijsbosma4014]

The 'we ain't got enough room in this song' is actually a tripple because its also about his song How could you leave us, about his mom.

[@mrspgp]

brilliant breakdown of this song from a therapeutic standpoint, the best one i've seen, thank you 👏🏻😊

[@asterholland9081]

Mansion hit me really hard the first time I heard it, the words that hit me the worst "my mind is a home I'm trapped in, and it's lonely inside this mansion" and " congratulations you will always have a room in my mind but imma keep the door locked and keep the lyrics inside". It shook my world that someone could put those feelings into words when I couldn't find the words to express how trapped in my own body I felt.

[@DKon3]

Hi there! I have only been following your account for a few weeks (maybe months by now). I appreciate the raw emotions and feeling and the way you can pronounce them. I like your Ren videos, but im a big NF fan so i like this video too (or rather i really dislike it, because it gets close). all in all good job and keep going :)

[@redtail_]

I love this reaction and it's everything I thought it might be. I really enjoyed this, thank you

[@HeartSupport]

so glad you're here and you liked it :) - T

[@roberth7139]

In the closed captions, shrug is drug, fear is beer, "And I lie to myself and say I do the best that I can Drug it off like it ain't nothing," later on "beer came to my house years ago, I let him in" “History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes .... To explore the psych goes deeper than the symptoms. Therapist, I love your reactions, I'm understanding ourselves so much more. Thank you!