That 'I want to give up' feeling.

i understand you,i've been throgh something similiar (google anxiety disorder if you want to know),i love making videos and i keep doing em,but sometimes we got to face our fears,and confidence will not come from the internet.The Mind express itself through movement = E-motion - Energy in movement.The best way to get over that tension in your body,that ''i want to give up'' feeling you have to let all the tension in the body go out.I invite you to do that Dynamic meditation osho.com/Main.cfm?Area=Meditation&Language=English and i promise you that all the ''i want to give up'' feeling will go away,it takes 45 min of your time,but don't trust my words,do it and you will have all the answers you need.
I know you probably wanted some ''ignore your mum and do what you want to do'' but remember that our parents do it because they want the best for us.
 
EughShutUpKatie said:
I'm sure every Youtuber at some point has felt like they should just give up. I know it's a slow process, but it's getting the dislikes on your videos which really kicks you in the teeth. Do people not understand how much effort and time goes into these videos for them to be disliked? Personally, if I don't like a video, I just stop watching it, I don't go ahead and dislike it.
Anyway, the title says it all. I've just splashed out on an Elgato and I'm wondering if I made the right choice. I have a lot of support from other Youtubers who I have became close to, but then my family keep telling me to get a life, which is pretty hard to hear seeing as they don't understand how depressed and lonely I was before starting Youtube.
Is it normal to want to give up so easily? I just feel like I don't produce good quality videos. I'm still trying to find my comfort zone whilst playing games but my confidence bursts out in my vlogs. Maybe Youtube just isn't for me?
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Just a couple of weeks ago...I was wondering...'should I give up?' I had that feeling like, why am I doing this? Who am I really doing this for? But what it comes down to really, is doing something you love. If it makes you happy, that's all that should matter. You'll always have someone out there that wants to watch you and is subbed to you for you. Don't give up...but don't push yourself to hard either :)
 
Keep on! Don't let haters get you down!
I actually had some people just go and dislike all my videos just because they felt like it, and because I have an extremely low tolerance for idiots, I just blocked them XD.
If you really are having a hard time with people who don't appreciate the hard work you put into your videos, you can just do that so that you don't have to deal with them anymore.

(Your videos are very good BTW, keep up the good work! :D)
 
Once you've had a taste of YouTube, its in your system forever :') i should know after 3 channels aha.

Think everyone gets that feeling but you have to push past the negatives and keep moving forward otherwise all your efforts will go for nothing. Taking breaks also helps so if youre not feeling it just take a little break and you'll soon get back into it :D
 
That's an awful feeling not only for youtubers but for everyone!
It's all up to you.. If you want to quit, the go ahead.. But if you want to quit because other people say you should quit, then don't or at least don't till you feel you can't go on!

Things are simpler than we usually think!
 
EughShutUpKatie said:
I'm sure every Youtuber at some point has felt like they should just give up. I know it's a slow process, but it's getting the dislikes on your videos which really kicks you in the teeth. Do people not understand how much effort and time goes into these videos for them to be disliked? Personally, if I don't like a video, I just stop watching it, I don't go ahead and dislike it.
Anyway, the title says it all. I've just splashed out on an Elgato and I'm wondering if I made the right choice. I have a lot of support from other Youtubers who I have became close to, but then my family keep telling me to get a life, which is pretty hard to hear seeing as they don't understand how depressed and lonely I was before starting Youtube.
Is it normal to want to give up so easily? I just feel like I don't produce good quality videos. I'm still trying to find my comfort zone whilst playing games but my confidence bursts out in my vlogs. Maybe Youtube just isn't for me?
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our haters should be our motivators! :P
 
I feel you sis thats why all my vids are unlisted....and even my friends call my videos stupid that things just isnt right and i actually became depressed just because of that XD....but hey we just keep doing what we love and entertain the youtubez !!! :giggle:
 
Unfortunately, putting in a lot of hard work does not mean that people should like what you do automatically. Famous directors and musicians work hard on movies and songs, but we have no problem saying publicly 'pfft that film/song was utter crap!'

The moral: Don't try to please everyone, and you'll find it's much easier to get by. Some people won't like you, and that's okay.
 
That's a shame. Keep going! Don't give up now!

My family and a few others have also told me exactly the same. They said I should stop and that I'm an idiot for trying, but I'm doing this because I enjoy it and it makes me happy. I hate to say this on here but, I feel that I have no goal to reach in my life - nothing worth while to do or achieve and this gives me something to work towards. It keeps me from going into a spiral of sadness.

I also agree on the topic of dislikes. I usually find entertainment elsewhere if I dont like a particular video, instead of dislike it. I only dislike it when the video isn't what they advertised it to be (e.g if they say it's a gamplay video and it's actually just a 10 second video with a website name plastered all over it!).

Keep going! Maybe it's just a rough patch and it will all work out in the end. Good luck! :bounce:
 
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