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The irony of watching this after scrolling for hours on UKposts

“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” - Carl Jung

Jesus everytime Duncan talks there's something so beautiful about it. He just knows the right words to use

It’s like what Jim Carrey says that depression is good. It’s your body needing deep rest from who you were trying to be... the character you are playing.

"Heartbreak is actually your ego cracking.. And the moment that cracks you're in the experience of truth, and when you're in the experience of truth that's where you become who you are." Duncan trussell

"Its like being on fire and running away from water because you're afraid you will drown"

I just went through a mental break down. I went into a state of psychosis and when I came out I went to therapy. When I explained how I felt she replied," it sounds like you are going through a metamorphosis." She could not be more right. Its not easy to feel negative thoughts and emotions but I feel as if by the end of this road I will be stronger and more focused.

Exactly right! I had a mental breakdown in my early 20's. Looking back I was putting up a mask and it got too hard to put up. In reality the "breakdown" actually broke me out of the matrix of society. So grateful.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the visuals on this video. The symbolism is unreal.

The best thing that ever come from my mental breakdown was to not give a f**k, what friends think, family think and to just be you. life is too short.

It’s funny, I was raised in a society that was begging me to be an artist, be creative, express yourself. I finally found peace when I decided to go to law school. Ironic

"We humans are so tortured by not properly guessing what will make us happy."

These drawings are trippy as HELL man, paired with the words they're saying? Great work.

I've had two breakdowns in my life. The first one was fixed by quitting alcohol. The second one was fixed by running/riding/hiking long distances, often alone.

Duncan is so humble and knowledgeable he's truly an artist.

The problem I’m having is, I don’t know what else I want to pursue in life. This numbing feeling I get from the internet is enjoyable, but I understand myself I’m spending too much time on it. Progressing in studies and hobbies seem plausible, but the lack of enthusiasm drives me straight back to social media.

A mind broken, is a mind broken open. Same goes for our hearts. Pain is the doorway to rebirth. If we change our definition of pain we can grow into the joy of being.

People avoid themselves, and nothing gets resolved. Some people have literally hated being quarantined because they are scared to meet themselves. So yeah, it takes a mental breakdown when a person refuses to do the work any other way.

I love how this dude drew this for like 3 days straight and I just have it going on in the background while I circle around the kitchen making food

This made my day and I like that quote: "It's better to be an honest street sweeper than a dishonest king."

Did youtube just sense that I was having an anxiety attack?

I had a mental breakdown and went to a psychiatric hospital and now I feel I can experience life in the best way possible. Thank you for ur channel

Any mental breakdown which can be depression and/or anxiety is a check engine light your brain turns on and needs fixing. Forget medication because it doesn't work or is supposed to be a temporary fix/help until you get ahold of yourself and make that change needed to get back to normal. You have to reprogram your brain to start enjoying life again and stop fearing your temporary malfunction. I healed from anxiety. Which was because of a long time of stress that brought me the worst anxiety disorder/insomnia/depression you can imagine. Once I said I'm not gonna fear this fearful/anxiety sickness and start living. Then I started to heal. It takes time for your brain to heal and get back to normal. That's where people lose patience and don't get out of it, thinking it'll never go away. Everybody is different. So no telling when you'll fully heal but eventually you will. I'm about 1yr and 3 months from when I changed my way of thinking and started healing. I'm at 90% back to normal. Remember. The only thing to fear is fear itself.

Its more painful to run from pain than to walk right into the eye of the storm and confront it

This is just a midnight gospel episode

"It's better to be an honest street sweeper than a dishonest king" Damn

Lost my job and apartment this week. I needed this.

Amazing video! THANK YOU for putting it together @After Skool!!!!

All I can hear is Clancy having an interview with Joe Rogan since watching Midnight Gospel

Spend less time consuming and more time creating

I have a panic disorder which, sometimes when triggered, one episode can last years. This isn't just a day of freaking out. My body will get so out of whack that it just turns on the physical terror for months and months at a time. No matter how I logically think or feel about it, It just happens. The doctors always wanted to throw SSRIs and Benzos and other such things at the problem. But no matter how bad I've felt, I've always refused, choosing to take what my body is doing and face to face with it head on. It's in doing this that I have learned the most about myself. A few times it's been so bad and I've been so frightened that I've lost total sense of who I was or who people I've known all my life were. But you know what? I know better than some random drug. I know in happiness or in despair that it's my soul speaking to me. In these extremely hard years I had no CHOICE but to connect directly to myself and identify and resolve underlying problems deep in the roots of my being. Maybe it took years, or even for me decades to do, to unwind those hard issues, but in the end I am so much happier and able as a person. Everyone wants to run away from the anxiety and bad feelings, but covering them up isn't the solution. It's just living a half life between meaningless surface level thoughts, and ignoring the person underneath. Anxiety is a tool you can use to strip away the bullshit and grow as a person. If you have the courage to get through total collapse, face the worst parts of yourself, and see out the other side, it puts the power in YOUR HANDS to be happy in your life. Not the world around you. Not if only this, or if only that. The situation you are in now. You don't get to choose what happens to you, but YOU get to choose how you want to frame it. Getting through depressions, addictions, and mental disorders has shaped me into the person I am today. If I had just dropped pills and thought nothing of it, I'd be like all of my other friends who are still stuck in the same loop of avoidance and haven't moved forwards. You really need to sort out what your true thoughts are. The reason it never works for most people is they have no idea what "real thoughts" are and what surface level bullshit buzzing around your brain is. There is a difference. Just because you feel bad or are CONVINCED that "something" is the reason for why you feel bad in the moment, doesn't make it true. It takes a LONG time to really sit down and sort out what is truly important, and a lot of that process is not easy.

This was one of my favorites! Thanks for the vid I loved it

The most profound ego death I've ever experienced was from burning out. Substance-induced ego death is incredible, but the stress-induced one had me grace death - and the euphoria afterward from the brief relief I had was something else. Now I am a far better man, albeit still in recovery because I have to rebuild myself more or less from scratch. Never be someone you aren't.

“You’re addicted to technology.” Afterskool doesn’t count. It’s church. But after this, I’m turning it off.

I've heard this talk on Joe's channel, but the addition of your drawings really brings it home. Excellent work you guys!

Wow this is so well animated, lovely to digest with the conversation. Thank you for creating this unique combination of yours.

It's okay to breakdown and unpack, just do not start living there. Take a break, reassess, and move forward from it.

This video really hit me hard I broke down and I started bawling. I'm going through some of the stuff mentioned right now and I needed to hear and see this video. Perfect timing keep it up. Thank you

First time seeing one of your videos..... its insane I can't wait to see what else you got! Please allow me to binge... I'll be all caught up by tomorrow! Im super excited to discover what you got going on!

"permission to dive into that vortex of darkness" that is unbelievably well put it really sums up the resolution that follows, very nice !

The bandwidth comment is so true, when I spend time working on projects in my shop the phone is in the house. Last Saturday my wife asked me multiple times if I had seen her post about something, my answers were all the same, "I haven't touched my phone today." People need to turn that shit off and LIVE LIFE!

This is exactly what I have been struggling with and I'm happy someone finally addressed it I have never heard anyone explain this exact thing

Have this on repeat and saving it.

I think this is one of the best videos on UKposts, thank you very much. I really needed this.

I always come out of mental breakdowns feeling way better because I get a whole new perspective on things

This was a very freaking amazing video! Really enjoyed the artwork that went with the conversation. It felt like it just went with it

Thank you. I really needed to hear exactly this, right now!

I'm going through exactly this right now so thank you for such an enjoyable video. Relatable and funny!

It's interesting looking at people when they're high using their phones. They get anxious and the first thing they do to feel better is look at their phones. Being on drugs and panicking the first thing you see a lot of people do is immediately darting towards their phones for comfort.

So true. I had a break down about 20 years ago and it transformed my entire life. The most painful thing that ever happened but also the best thing that ever happened.

That was an absolutely incredible animation. Your talent is through the roof. The subject matter was also awesome. Thank you so much for your beautiful work!

Absolutely LOVE this channel! Only discovered it today and already obsessed- makes so many big ideas and philosophical thoughts so accessible and empowering. Thank you!!

"Pain is the root of Knowledge" - Someone

This should be sent to everyone.

I had a nervous breakdown in my early 30s. I ended up referring to it as my nervous breakthrough. But tbh I think these guys are mimimizing and simplifying the process and experience of serious mental illness. Sadly, it doesn't always end well or lead to a more balanced and enlightened state.

So funny and crazy to recognize this voice from Midnight Gospel. Oddly comforting in the best way lol

I seriously love these two together. I almost bankrupted after losing my leg two years ago because of someone else's neglect. I come back to this episode of JRE frequently to listen to this exact conversation on multiple occasions. Thank you for putting this together, After Skool. Much love.

"Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe." - Alan Watts Also: The third voice in this is Dr. Chris Ryan who wrote Sex At Dawn and recently Civilized To Death. Just in case anyone wanted to know.

Thanks for this info today guys, it was what I needed at this moment. May your work be blessed, continually. Keep healthy, stay safe, Maggie XxxOoo

You could make a clip outta over an hour of JUST this one podcast alone, probably my fav podcast

Your art work has came so far my friend, I love all of the colors and smaller details.

I think I get the very last part. When you are on fire, don't keep running around thinking that will put the fire out. Just get in the water and let go! Let go of the anxiety of the thing happening to you and just breathe.

This is the best video I’ve ever seen on yourube. Thank you!

Nicely animated! I remember these episodes, needed a refresher lol.

This was so deep and helpful the way u guys broke it down👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽👑💜My 22 year old woke up once I sent her this💫💥

Well done! I needed that.

I agree, being on my phone too much feels like eating junk food, but for your brain. I’m learning my limits. And as a 15 year old noticing how many people can’t get off there phone is crazy. It’s like people are afraid to experience their own reality, and become addicted to distracting their selves with someone else’s.

The animations are amazing...im really impressed

When anxiety kicks in my mind..and I find this uploaded a few mins ago..

Awesome job brother, thanks for sharing!

i really needed this video, thank you so much

I really like these animations and graphics dude!! Really gkad i came across this channel

A man I look to greatly told me “change only comes out of necessity, and necessity only arises from crisis” we are so good at ignoring problems and we cover them up with lies to prevent cognitive dissonance. It sucks when you recognize this and still lack the courage to change,

Duncan Trussel is such a ball of wisdom. Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thank you!

I absolutely love your videos!! Phenomenal! Keep it up! ❤️

This was nothing short of magic. You nailed it. I'm sure Joe and Duncan would be proud to be a part of this production. Awesome story.👍🎬 🎥📚📃

Holy shit they need to stop dropping so much truth. I love Duncan Trussell, he’s a lovely human being.

"You're numb to your real life because you're taking in data from everywhere"

Thanks. I really needed to hear this right now.

I showed after skool to a teacher of mine and now we watch your videos before every class and the kids seem to engage and it’s really nice:)

I love when Duncan goes on Joe’s show, their conversations are always hilarious and also interesting and insightful

The last analogy could be: "It's like someone who is on fire running away from the water because they're afraid they might drown".

I needed that. Thanks!

I remember this episode. Classic

Why does this make so much sense yet I would’ve never thought of this on my own

3 of my favorite people! Duncan Joe and AFTER SKOOL

This video snapped me in HALF. Thank you for making this, i needed to see this.

Loved this! Thank you - Joshua

This channel is a gamechanger! Combining wise knowledge with art and therefore making it very accessible for younger agegroups is genius!

I was watching this video and got distracted a few minutes in by opening up Facebook on another tab and I didn't even realized what I'd done until after a minute or two. Clearly this was the video I needed today. (also that Screen Time thing hit home immediately)

i appreciate your video, and the work it took brother. it spoke to me.

Beautiful drawings and life lessons, thanks boss👍🏽

Holy shit, it's great work! Congrats to the artist 👏 a convo between these 2 bros couldn't be more creatively illustrated than that. Perfect!

“My name is Clancy, do you want to be on my spacecast?” I love Duncan Trussell. Great visual animation for their chat. I loved this.

I love this!!! so cool, you guys are doing the real things that this world needs!!

Loved the words at the end. Thanks

Loved the podcast 💯💯💯

Duncan is a sage. He can see so deeply into the meaning and worth behind things. I’d love to talk to him about the meaning of life and shit.

plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz make more of these they are AMAZING !