r/distractible

I listened to Burnout and one of my take aways was Wade constantly putting himself down and thinking his problems aren't bad or as bad as others so he shouldn't be stressed.

Not how it works, brother.

YOU ARE VALID! YOUR FEELINGS ARE VALID! It is NEVER a competition.

Just because someone else went through something potentially "more difficult" from their perspective, doesn't mean that your feelings should be put aside.

Let me tell you a story.

I was diagnosed with a form of PTSD (TRSD or Trauma Related Stress Disorder) from the Army, and one thing I learned through years of therapy is that a scratch to you might be a limb torn off for me, and vice versa. I have a friend who has been through hell and back multiple times, but that doesn't mean that my own problems get devalued just because they "dont seem as bad" . They know its not a competition and still support their friends. If anything, like how Bob was talking about his anger and depression around the birth of his son, this will give you a better understanding of not only yourself but possibly what others are going through.

I promise you, YOUR FEELINGS MATTER AND ARE VALID!

We love you Wade, please take care of yourself ❤️

It doesn’t matter if someone drowns in five metres of water or thirty. Drowning is still drowning.

Even if someone else has it worse, it doesn’t make your problems any less. <3

This is in hopes that Wade sees this!

The health symptoms he has described sounds exactly like what I went through when I was diagnosed with GERD.

I thought I was having heart attacks. I thought my heart would beat right through my chest. Turns out these were actually esophagus spasms and my problem was gastrointestinal and not cardiac related. I even went to the emergency room more than once thinking I was in cardiac arrest. His meaty diet, his stress, and the fact that it happens when he lays down all make me feel this could be what's going on with Wade.

So Wade... Please see a gastroenterologist. Something as simple as Nexium once a day might be able to fix that for you. I really hope you get a better answer than what you've gotten so far and I feel like this could be something to look into.

Good luck, much love, and good health to you and yours (to the guys and their families as well ❤️).

I’m about to work 12 16 hour shifts starting Monday because of hospital bills and for some reason my wife’s old job didn’t tax a single paycheck so we owe more than we can afford. However if I work extra I’ll be fine. It’ll be a rough 2 weeks but listening to distractable the whole time will make it bearable. So thanks guys I honestly really don’t know how I’d do it without them!

I was thinking after today's episode and I just wanted to drop some appreciation for Wade especially given i think some times he's underrated. I know some of this he's pushed himself very far but having watched a lot of his content over the years you can very much tell he's not just a good entertainer he's truly genuinely a great person. Specifically I remember when he got on stream the same day him and Molly got in the car accident, chat was FLYING out was start of stream and everyone was worried about him. I don't remember what I asked but something small, something about how he was feeling, you know the kind of thing you ask and if it gets missed oh well I threw my nice thing out and I'll move on. What I think was a few minutes later Wade responds to me, I remember I was absolutely floored by the way he was scrolling back up to make sure no one felt missed or ignored. If you've never been to a stream of his they're a great time and he's really just a cool dude. I just hope he knows how much we appreciate him and remembers he has intrinsic value separate of what he can do for others.

I have no idea what the reception on this will be, and of course, they can take as long of a break they want anytime they want, but I say we all specifically tell them we want them to have a break. Obviously I can’t speak for them, but I’m sure missing an episode is stressful and they worry about letting us down. (They’re not) So, I say we all collectively tell them we want them to skip next week’s episode (or any week), if it would be helpful for them. Just a thought I had.

Edit: I think this got taken the wrong way. I didn’t mean to seem like I was telling them what to do, but I see that it definitely sounded like that. I don’t know if missing an episode would be at all helpful to them and I never will because I’m just a random guy on Reddit. My hope was just show my support and I think I went about it the wrong way.

So For A Long While I've Been Watching Markiplier. And I've Heard Him Talk About Distractible Then Somewhere Either Near The Start Of 2025 Or End Of 2024 I Watched "2 Short Horror Stories" And "2 Lies And 1 Truth". Then A Couple Weeks Later I Saw "FNAF Tier List Part 1". Then At The End Of It He Declared Himself To Be The Winner (When He Already Was). And His Reason Being Because Of A Long Losing Streak For Him. Now I Do Know About Bobs Long Streak With The Coin Flip And That Stuff Because I Started From The First Episode To The Episode I'm Currently Watching/Listening Too While Typing This. Which Is "Mac Vs PC" And The Reason Being Is Because I Listen/Watch It While Drawing. But When Did It Start? (sorry for the long paragraph. I'd have a good laugh if some of you say "wow that's a lot of words too bad I'm not reading 'em.) P.s FAIR IS FAIR!!!

After listening to Wade share how he’s been feeling lately in today’s episode (June 6 - “Burnout”), I just want to share with him, Mark and Bob that you 3 are absolutely doing enough for us. Please don’t feel like you’re not.

You 3 have given us so much content already. I know that you’re all human and have your own lives going on outside of the podcast or your individual YouTube channels or streaming channels, and ultimately, your personal lives and taking care of yourselves is WAY more important than cranking out content because you feel like we would abandon you or be mad.

Please take breaks as needed to regroup and feel refreshed, both physically and mentally. The fans will understand if you need a break and we will be here when you return (should you take a break) ❤️ We all love you and want you 3 to succeed in everything you do while also feeling your best!

When Wade was talking about his burnout and his depression it made me think about how his memory seems to have been getting worse. Depression and memory are linked, people who have depression forget stuff easier and have a worse memory. It feels like your mind is slipping away and you don't know why it's hard to remember simple things. It's not something you should wave off. Depression isn't always loud, it's sometimes quite and just always in the background taking away things you value, like your enjoyment of things or your memory.
When you're an extrovert like Wade it's easy to wave it off like "well I'm happy when I'm with my friends so it can't be that bad." Especially if you are a people pleaser who doesn't want to worry people.

I'm not saying Wade is using that but Wade if you see this and you have thought that, that's a way your brain uses to invalidate your feelings. It's ok to not be ok and it's ok to let go of that pressure you have on yourself. I think I speak for most of us when I say we want you (and all the boys) to be genuinely happy, and if you need to take some time off to improve your mental health, do it.

I speak from personal experience when I say that it's scary when you feel like your mind is fading, I've been through that depression that effects the memory, I would forget so many things that I used to be able to easily recall.

I hope Wade feels and gets better soon and everyone who has felt that silent weight of depression creeping behind you, get help and get better, it's a slow process but if the first step isn't taken it's not going to start getting better. ❤️