Hello! I am Joe, I'm in my early 40s. I've always struggled with anxiety, panic, depression and huge insecurities, yet somehow I've travelled all over the world, played live gigs in front of thousands of people, had long term relationships and lots of different jobs, careers and life experiences. I’ve learned how to function and keep going, despite my struggles. I want to discuss how these issues affect all areas of our lives, from day to day life, to gaining confidence in work, relationships and more.
The aim of this channel is to talk to people who suffer with similar issues. This is NOT intended as an alternative to professional counselling or therapy - both of which I have experienced and I would absolutely recommend. This is just a guy trying to talk about the difficult things we struggle with.
If you’d like a little extra reassurance, I’ve also set up a small, optional Patreon here:
www.patreon.com/cw/AnxiouslyAdulting
Anxiously Adulting With Joe
One year on YouTube.
I didn’t really know where this was going when I started…
I just knew I had something to say.
A year later — 250+ videos, a lot of honesty, a lot of learning…
and somehow, people actually listening.
But the real part of this for me hasn’t been the views.
It’s been the messages.
The people who’ve shared their stories with me — openly, honestly, sometimes painfully.
You know who you are.
I read more than you probably realise… and it’s meant a lot.
This channel isn’t just me talking —
it’s all of us trying to make sense of relationships, patterns, and ourselves.
So thank you for being part of it.
I’ve got a special video coming this Sunday —
a bit more personal than usual… how I got here, and what this past year has really been for me.
In the meantime, what brought you to my channel? What were you going through and searching for that led you here? I’m genuinely interested 🙏 pls comment below👇
See you Sunday!
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New video just dropped — ‘Is He Choosing You… or Just Keeping You Around?’ If this hits home, let me know below ❤️
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Quick update & live Q&A tonight
It’s been a bit of an unusual week here. My dad has been in hospital (he’s improving thankfully), which has made filming and editing a full Sunday video difficult.
Rather than miss the week completely, I thought it might be nice to do a live Q&A tonight instead.
So if you’d like to join, I’ll be going live around 6:30–7:00pm UK time and we can talk about attachment styles, avoidant relationships, dating patterns, or anything else that’s on your mind.
Feel free to drop questions below as well and I’ll try to cover some of them.
Hope to see a few of you there.
— Joe
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Quick update from me this Sunday
No full video this weekend I’m afraid. We’ve had a bit of family illness here — disruptive and inconvenient, but nothing serious — and it’s made filming difficult this week.
I’ll still be posting a few Shorts over the coming days, and we’ll be back to normal with full videos next weekend.
Hope everyone’s doing okay at the moment. Take care of yourselves and your mental health — sometimes life just gets a bit busy and messy and that’s alright.
Thanks for being here.
Joe
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Some loneliness is louder when you’re not alone.
If you’ve ever felt more isolated inside a relationship than you did when you were single…
today’s video might put words to something you’ve been carrying quietly.
It goes live at 6:30pm UK.
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I didn’t post a long video this weekend — honestly, I needed a moment to breathe.
But I’m very clear on one thing: this channel is going somewhere this year.
I’d love to know — which of these feels closest to what you’re living right now?
🔹 Loving someone who’s emotionally unavailable
🔹 The empathy trap (understanding him but losing yourself)
🔹 Knowing when it’s time to leave — and why it’s so hard
🔹 Anxious–avoidant cycles (why you keep going back)
🔹 Healing after walking away from someone you loved deeply
Or if it’s something else, tell me in the comments.
I read everything — and I make these videos with you in mind.
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When you’ve given all you can give… check out the latest video
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How long has it taken you to get over THAT relationship - and are you still getting over it?
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Be honest… which one describes your last relationship? (No judgment — just patterns.)
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Tomorrow’s video is Part 2 of the avoidant series.
And honestly… this one might hit you harder than the first.
If you’ve ever felt that slow, confusing shift…
If he went from warm → distant → unpredictable…
If you kept blaming yourself for “being too sensitive”…
Part 2 is going to explain exactly what was happening.
Drops tomorrow at 6:30pm (UK).
Get ready — this one changes how you see the whole relationship.
— Joe
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