I am surprised when my comments get love. Each time I sincerely appreciate these. So many people want to just post hateful/unhelpful comments. Recognitions like these tell me I'm doing something right.
Hey guys, won't be able to stream today. I probably should anyway seeing as how nothing is getting done on their end and they still haven't contacted us. So needing my phone available in case they try is on me and they probably won't try anyway.
@thebluesrockers Joe, you're a one of kind. You noticed I had something on my mind in my last stream. I mentioned this but tried to focus on the music in front of me. As I left the stream I was excited for the new advice to start on. Thank you so much for being here and helping me on this journey.
My advice to other early learners: With so many techniques to get under your belt, we may have to do each one in bite sized chunks. Personally my brain wonders at the worst times. Practice is one of those times. Interrupting my own progress on chord progression because another technique is just more fun. Leaving myself not good at either technique and as I go chasing another one altogether. New techniques are exciting especially when you hear yourself do one almost right. You've heard it in songs before and now you can almost do it. Then another one comes along and is exciting because it's new.
Being said I'm holding myself to learning easy chord progressions that have easy lyrics. I will practice those until the end of the week. Because I set my mind to it, I have to put more work into it.
Wherever my skills are at that point I will focus more on another technique. I'm a slow learner and want to get things right. That way I don't have to slow learner it again down the road.
Then together over this next week we can discuss which one to focus on next and give it a week(depending). This will preserve techniques being legitimately new to me when they are. Allowing viewers to see real struggles and real improvement.
Then back to the situation I'm facing. It might help for me to share it and seek advice there as well. You may never know who might know something helpful. You may never find out if you dont say when help is needed.
The blog article describing it is at this link. You can. Leave comments there or bring them here. I appreciate any advice or even encouragement if no one has any.
Thanks for reading and if you're near where I live I hope you're staying warm.
The algorithm refuses to put my last video into the feed. Probably because I mentioned "Jesus" or something.
I have more material that is related to mental health. Not professionally related, I'm not a doctor.
If you see the video I posted. I am describing a sociopathic mother who tormented her own children. My mother actually.
The ending about being alone, praying, and help never coming is me. The final lines about no faith in leadership and no pride in their following. Is a reflection of struggling in society after a lifetime of being gaslit.
I have more stuff like it but wanted to sample it out first. YouTube seems to have throttled it. That or I did something wrong. I haven't ruled that out entirely.
Also, to stay open with my viewers. I have had to accept I can't keep a normal job anymore. My own disorders only allow me a 3 month window each year where leaving the house is possible.
That 3 months is filled with anxiety that I could be experiencing a manic episode.
In 2019 I had an episode that lasted months and nearly hospitalized me (would not have gone easily). I have not had one since then but doctors say that doesn't mean I'm better. It could happen. Anytime I'm not bed bound with depression I fear that I could be manic again.
I see YouTube monetization, any art I can create, if I can learn guitar, learn to sing, share my poetry, share things I find funny, or anything to entertain, make people think, give people a feeling as my avenue to contribute to my family's wellbeing and to society as a whole.
I fear myself becoming a burden on everyone with my depression, mania, and constant anxiety. As well as unable to support myself. I feel sick just thinking of becoming that.
So here I am. This is me. I'm real. I'm relatable.
It's difficult to make a video explaining this. Then having that video with my videos where I am doing stoner comedy. I didn't want what I'm saying here to come off as a joke.
As I figure YouTube out and build an audience there may be changes to the channel.
1. Quality, I am aware it sucks. I know only a handful of things to do to improve. I will do that as the resources become available. 2. Organized, also aware of the randomness. I don't like it either but maybe that can be a genre on its own. Idk. 3. Channel Name, I don't like it. I replaced a character name with a stand in (my own) because the character name would have put many people off.
Thank you for reading and thank you to the likes and subs. Help has come to the channel in the form of an "assistant". The name must change now that the channel is a "we" thing and no longer a "me" thing.
Thank you again everyone. 500 sounds like a stretch but I know we can get there.
Thank you again. The subs and likes are such a support to my wellbeing.
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I am surprised when my comments get love. Each time I sincerely appreciate these. So many people want to just post hateful/unhelpful comments. Recognitions like these tell me I'm doing something right.
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Hey guys, won't be able to stream today. I probably should anyway seeing as how nothing is getting done on their end and they still haven't contacted us.
So needing my phone available in case they try is on me and they probably won't try anyway.
@thebluesrockers Joe, you're a one of kind. You noticed I had something on my mind in my last stream. I mentioned this but tried to focus on the music in front of me. As I left the stream I was excited for the new advice to start on. Thank you so much for being here and helping me on this journey.
My advice to other early learners:
With so many techniques to get under your belt, we may have to do each one in bite sized chunks.
Personally my brain wonders at the worst times. Practice is one of those times. Interrupting my own progress on chord progression because another technique is just more fun. Leaving myself not good at either technique and as I go chasing another one altogether.
New techniques are exciting especially when you hear yourself do one almost right. You've heard it in songs before and now you can almost do it. Then another one comes along and is exciting because it's new.
Being said I'm holding myself to learning easy chord progressions that have easy lyrics. I will practice those until the end of the week. Because I set my mind to it, I have to put more work into it.
Wherever my skills are at that point I will focus more on another technique. I'm a slow learner and want to get things right. That way I don't have to slow learner it again down the road.
Then together over this next week we can discuss which one to focus on next and give it a week(depending). This will preserve techniques being legitimately new to me when they are. Allowing viewers to see real struggles and real improvement.
Then back to the situation I'm facing. It might help for me to share it and seek advice there as well. You may never know who might know something helpful. You may never find out if you dont say when help is needed.
The blog article describing it is at this link. You can. Leave comments there or bring them here. I appreciate any advice or even encouragement if no one has any.
Thanks for reading and if you're near where I live I hope you're staying warm.
aaronleenewman.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/timeline-a…
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The algorithm refuses to put my last video into the feed. Probably because I mentioned "Jesus" or something.
I have more material that is related to mental health. Not professionally related, I'm not a doctor.
If you see the video I posted. I am describing a sociopathic mother who tormented her own children. My mother actually.
The ending about being alone, praying, and help never coming is me. The final lines about no faith in leadership and no pride in their following. Is a reflection of struggling in society after a lifetime of being gaslit.
I have more stuff like it but wanted to sample it out first. YouTube seems to have throttled it. That or I did something wrong. I haven't ruled that out entirely.
Also, to stay open with my viewers. I have had to accept I can't keep a normal job anymore. My own disorders only allow me a 3 month window each year where leaving the house is possible.
That 3 months is filled with anxiety that I could be experiencing a manic episode.
In 2019 I had an episode that lasted months and nearly hospitalized me (would not have gone easily). I have not had one since then but doctors say that doesn't mean I'm better. It could happen. Anytime I'm not bed bound with depression I fear that I could be manic again.
I see YouTube monetization, any art I can create, if I can learn guitar, learn to sing, share my poetry, share things I find funny, or anything to entertain, make people think, give people a feeling as my avenue to contribute to my family's wellbeing and to society as a whole.
I fear myself becoming a burden on everyone with my depression, mania, and constant anxiety. As well as unable to support myself. I feel sick just thinking of becoming that.
So here I am. This is me. I'm real. I'm relatable.
It's difficult to make a video explaining this. Then having that video with my videos where I am doing stoner comedy. I didn't want what I'm saying here to come off as a joke.
As I figure YouTube out and build an audience there may be changes to the channel.
1. Quality, I am aware it sucks. I know only a handful of things to do to improve. I will do that as the resources become available.
2. Organized, also aware of the randomness. I don't like it either but maybe that can be a genre on its own. Idk.
3. Channel Name, I don't like it. I replaced a character name with a stand in (my own) because the character name would have put many people off.
Thank you for reading and thank you to the likes and subs. Help has come to the channel in the form of an "assistant". The name must change now that the channel is a "we" thing and no longer a "me" thing.
Thank you again everyone. 500 sounds like a stretch but I know we can get there.
Thank you again. The subs and likes are such a support to my wellbeing.
Thank you again.
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