#jamesrolfe

[theretrogamingclub]

Review #761 - AVGN: 8-Bit - PC (Steam)

Getting Angry with the Nerd in todays episode. GRRRRRAAAHHHH!

#AVGN #AVGN8Bit #AngryVideoGameNerd #Gaming #JamesRolfe #NES #PC #PS5 #XBOX #ModernRetroGames #Steam

[williamkurk]

For all the peeps that hit me asking for the ‘full version’ of the AVGN Theme after seeing the recent @reverb episode...VOÍLA! There’s only ONE YouTube account that I’ve followed from day one, and have seen EVERY episode to date...and it’s the Angry Video Game Nerd! Shoutout to @cinemassacre / @angryvideogamenerd for all that he does in reliving all the relics of our youth-hood! #wksolopiano #avgn #jamesrolfe #angryvideogamenerd #yamaha #piano #williamkurk #chicago #may #kylejustin https://www.instagram.com/p/CAtKAM2nCl0/?igshid=1r0zpj36gyxw9

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numb little bug

I want to start this off by saying—loud and proud—I am a BIG believer in mental health treatment, medication, therapy, Reiki, moon water, yelling into the void... whatever it takes to feel okay again when you’re not.

That said, this is not a post about bashing meds. This is a post about finding the right ones—and the very real hell of wandering through the wrong ones like you're in the world's most depressing pharmacy-themed escape room.

For years, I was in and out of medication. I always had this mental image of the version of me I wanted to be—happy, light, energetic, sarcastic in a charming way (not the burnt-out feral goblin flavor). And for a while, I was that person. I was active, smiling, fun, present. A good mom, a good friend, a good me.

Then life did that thing it does. You know, where it sucker punches you and then asks why you’re crying.

Between COVID, burnout, isolation, and the thousand papercuts of adulthood, I slowly became a version of myself I didn’t recognize. Introverted became full-on hermit. I hated leaving the house. Hated even thinking about it. I was trapped in a cycle: Work. Home. Despair. Insomnia. Repeat.

And because life wasn’t spicy enough, I started drinking way too much and mentally berating myself for not “getting it together.” I thought, I used to be strong. I used to be fun. I used to laugh more. So, like any exhausted, overwhelmed, emotionally constipated healthcare worker, I went to the doctor.

We ran through the Greatest Hits: insomnia, panic attacks, depression, that “everything is wrong but I’m still somehow functioning” vibe. I’d always been high-strung, perfectionistic, a bit of a control freak (Type A, but make it spicy). Eventually I was tested for ADHD and autism—and surprise! My brain’s just a limited-edition collector’s item.

I left with a pile of prescriptions and a flicker of hope that maybe this was the start of getting myself back.

At first? Magic. I was sleeping. I wasn’t panicking. I didn’t care so much if the towels weren’t folded the “correct” way (and that’s saying something). But… I still wasn’t happy. I didn’t feel like me. I felt numb. And yeah, numb can feel like “better” compared to raw despair—but eventually, it’s just another prison.

New meds, new hope, same result.

I was exhausted no matter how long I slept. I was hiding in bed from my own life. I watched my dogs—who just wanted to play with me—lay by my bed like little furry emotional support sentinels. My kids needed me, and I couldn’t reach them from whatever fog I was buried in.

It got dark. Really dark. Like “do I even want to keep doing this?” dark.

I finally sat with my little cocktail of pills and wondered: what if part of what’s wrong is right here in this pile? SSRI after SSRI, they numbed me, but never healed me.

So I did what you’re not supposed to do (don’t be like me, seriously), and I stopped everything except my sleeping meds. Withdrawal was like fighting a demon in a Walmart parking lot with flip-flops on—but eventually, I surfaced. And something weird happened.

I started to feel… better.

But of course, life tossed another curveball and my anxiety and panic attacks came storming back in like they were late for a meeting. So I went back to the doctor, hat in hand, feeling like an idiot. Another SSRI. Round four. Spoiler: it did not fix me. I was back to dragging myself out of bed, missing out on life, watching time with my kids and dogs vanish into a medicated haze.

So yeah, I finally said, enough. We tried a different class—an SNRI this time, with Wellbutrin in the mix.

And then…

I. Woke. Up.

Like really woke up.

I felt rested without a pharmacy’s worth of pills. I cleaned my kitchen at 10 p.m. because I wanted to. I started talking with my kids again, asking questions about their lives and actually being present. I didn’t cancel plans last-minute. I walked the dogs. I got up the first time my alarm rang. I didn't feel like I was existing in some doomsday fog. I started living again.

The worst part of feeling good again is realizing how long you didn’t. How much you missed. How much of yourself you lost—and how alone you felt in that hollow space.

And I’ll be honest, I still wake up wondering if it’ll slip away again. If it’ll all fade back into the haze of too-much-and-not-enough.

Because here’s the truth people don’t talk about enough: not all meds work the same for everyone. SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclics… it’s all trial and error. And error. And another error. And then maybe a win.

You think you’re doing everything right—taking your meds, seeing your doctor, checking all the boxes—and you still feel like a ghost in your own life. And worse, no one gets it. They don’t understand why you can’t just “come out,” or “go for a walk,” or “snap out of it.” They don’t understand the bone-deep shame of missing your kid’s milestones because you were too tired or anxious to get off the couch. They don’t get that you want to do things, but your brain has other plans—usually involving doom spirals or hiding under weighted blankets.

But if you’re in that space right now, let me say this: Don’t settle for half of you.

Keep going. Try the next thing. Advocate for yourself like your life depends on it—because sometimes, it really does.

I’m still on medication. I’ll likely always be. But now, I’m on the right ones. And for the first time in years, I feel like myself again.

Not numb. Not empty. Not just surviving.

Me. Whole. Here. Living.

And that… makes all the difference.

Source: numb little bug

[pagemasterjake]

Rent in Peace - Psychostick ft. James Rolfe (AVGN) Music Video

[vampirefootfetish]

Daily Practice He’s the angriest gamer you’ve ever heard He’s the Angry Video Game Nerd #jamesrolfe #avgn #angryvideogamenerd #angrynintendonerd #waterpen #dailypractice #artpractice #practiceart #yourube #cinemassacre #portrait #cartoon https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ETjcegYsB/?igshid=1q214pkblbfyg

[mikemateiweb-blog]

Play BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 with Mike Matei - YouTube

James Rolfe and Mike Matei play BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 for Broadcast Satellaview. James & Mike Mondays Episode 290.

[magitroopa]

Only ordered it this past Friday- and just like that, it's already arrived! Can't wait to give this a read! @cinemassacre @justy.silverman #AVGN #AngryVideoGameNerd #JamesRolfe https://www.instagram.com/p/ClPfNw6O-oY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[criticalsmash]

Got our copy of #angryvideogamenerd 1&2 Deluxe for the #switch and can’t put it down! So happy to finally own this physically and so happy that James has come as far as he has as a content creator to get to this point! Have you played this #oldschool #platformer ? Check out our awesome Gaming partners! @nintendo_entertainer @nintendo_world_18 @nintendocam @woody2610 @8bitfellow @allisonsav_nintendo_queen @x.princess_of_the_wild.x @gamersreckoning @_briofhyrule_ @nightram56 #videogames #nintendo #nintendoswitch #Switch #gameroom #retrogamer #retrogaming #sega #avgn #youtube #jamesrolfe https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd5IDgfOL55/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[superjumpman1991]

Apparently Shitpickle is pretty popular in Hong Kong #angryvideogamenerd #avgn2assimilation #jamesrolfe #cinemassacre #screwattack #freakzonegames #platformers #steam https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQzDeylDVG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=91kttqvd0o9f

[embracethefilm]

IT HAS ARRIVED FRIEEENDS!!! #insearchofdarkness2 Supporting the genre that I love, and the fellow content creators that inspire me most, all at the same time. If you are a horror fan, these documentaries are a must have for collectors. Never have I see a more jam packed, comprehensive love letter to the heyday of horrors. Photo credit to #leadianaphotography #embracethefilm #etf #oliverbuckley #oli #insearchofdarkness #insearchofdarknessmovie #insearchofdarknesspart2 #80shorrordoc #80shorrordocumentary #creatorvc #creatorvcstudios #cinemassacre #jamesrolfe #cinemassacrevideo https://www.instagram.com/p/CKjX2CDlssl/?igshid=59lduw89nlj5

[thetruckburns]

Hey guys: #NintendoSwitchOnline added Will Harvey’s #TheImmortal to the #NES hub. In related news: instead of playing THE IMMORTAL please watch #JamesRolfe’s “playing” it on YouTube. You will regret it less than Will Harvey regrets presenting THE IMMORTAL. #AVGN #AngryVideoGameNerd https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrvh6kAId2/?igshid=8iebqii9edpm

[theretrogamingclub]

Review #706 - AVGN Adventures - Wii-U

https://youtu.be/NFL7uZ69jBU?si=SUk9q0fKXQUkWaO2… via @YouTube #AVGN #AngryVideoGameNerdAdventures #WiiU #RetroGameReviews #RetroGaming #Nintendo #JamesRolfe #Gaming #GameReviewChannel #RetroGamingForLife

[aiiaiiiyo]

[alanfunkart]

Angry Video Game Nerd TMNT poster I did a few years ago. #avgn #jamesrolfe #tmnt #tmnt80s #nintendo #fanart #yeggeek #yeg #yegart #edmontonart #illustration #photoshop #digitalpainting #albertaarts #albertaartist #instaartist #instaart #funnyasshit #funnyashell

[rufus-the-red-blog]

#easteregg #avgn #boardjames #jamesrolfe Just as he says two ghost, hilarious. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bym3LEwhlKz/?igshid=3nly4sij2mbp

[wordpress-blaze-157764418]

numb little bug

I want to start this off by saying—loud and proud—I am a BIG believer in mental health treatment, medication, therapy, Reiki, moon water, yelling into the void... whatever it takes to feel okay again when you’re not.

That said, this is not a post about bashing meds. This is a post about finding the right ones—and the very real hell of wandering through the wrong ones like you're in the world's most depressing pharmacy-themed escape room.

For years, I was in and out of medication. I always had this mental image of the version of me I wanted to be—happy, light, energetic, sarcastic in a charming way (not the burnt-out feral goblin flavor). And for a while, I was that person. I was active, smiling, fun, present. A good mom, a good friend, a good me.

Then life did that thing it does. You know, where it sucker punches you and then asks why you’re crying.

Between COVID, burnout, isolation, and the thousand papercuts of adulthood, I slowly became a version of myself I didn’t recognize. Introverted became full-on hermit. I hated leaving the house. Hated even thinking about it. I was trapped in a cycle: Work. Home. Despair. Insomnia. Repeat.

And because life wasn’t spicy enough, I started drinking way too much and mentally berating myself for not “getting it together.” I thought, I used to be strong. I used to be fun. I used to laugh more. So, like any exhausted, overwhelmed, emotionally constipated healthcare worker, I went to the doctor.

We ran through the Greatest Hits: insomnia, panic attacks, depression, that “everything is wrong but I’m still somehow functioning” vibe. I’d always been high-strung, perfectionistic, a bit of a control freak (Type A, but make it spicy). Eventually I was tested for ADHD and autism—and surprise! My brain’s just a limited-edition collector’s item.

I left with a pile of prescriptions and a flicker of hope that maybe this was the start of getting myself back.

At first? Magic. I was sleeping. I wasn’t panicking. I didn’t care so much if the towels weren’t folded the “correct” way (and that’s saying something). But… I still wasn’t happy. I didn’t feel like me. I felt numb. And yeah, numb can feel like “better” compared to raw despair—but eventually, it’s just another prison.

New meds, new hope, same result.

I was exhausted no matter how long I slept. I was hiding in bed from my own life. I watched my dogs—who just wanted to play with me—lay by my bed like little furry emotional support sentinels. My kids needed me, and I couldn’t reach them from whatever fog I was buried in.

It got dark. Really dark. Like “do I even want to keep doing this?” dark.

I finally sat with my little cocktail of pills and wondered: what if part of what’s wrong is right here in this pile? SSRI after SSRI, they numbed me, but never healed me.

So I did what you’re not supposed to do (don’t be like me, seriously), and I stopped everything except my sleeping meds. Withdrawal was like fighting a demon in a Walmart parking lot with flip-flops on—but eventually, I surfaced. And something weird happened.

I started to feel… better.

But of course, life tossed another curveball and my anxiety and panic attacks came storming back in like they were late for a meeting. So I went back to the doctor, hat in hand, feeling like an idiot. Another SSRI. Round four. Spoiler: it did not fix me. I was back to dragging myself out of bed, missing out on life, watching time with my kids and dogs vanish into a medicated haze.

So yeah, I finally said, enough. We tried a different class—an SNRI this time, with Wellbutrin in the mix.

And then…

I. Woke. Up.

Like really woke up.

I felt rested without a pharmacy’s worth of pills. I cleaned my kitchen at 10 p.m. because I wanted to. I started talking with my kids again, asking questions about their lives and actually being present. I didn’t cancel plans last-minute. I walked the dogs. I got up the first time my alarm rang. I didn't feel like I was existing in some doomsday fog. I started living again.

The worst part of feeling good again is realizing how long you didn’t. How much you missed. How much of yourself you lost—and how alone you felt in that hollow space.

And I’ll be honest, I still wake up wondering if it’ll slip away again. If it’ll all fade back into the haze of too-much-and-not-enough.

Because here’s the truth people don’t talk about enough: not all meds work the same for everyone. SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclics… it’s all trial and error. And error. And another error. And then maybe a win.

You think you’re doing everything right—taking your meds, seeing your doctor, checking all the boxes—and you still feel like a ghost in your own life. And worse, no one gets it. They don’t understand why you can’t just “come out,” or “go for a walk,” or “snap out of it.” They don’t understand the bone-deep shame of missing your kid’s milestones because you were too tired or anxious to get off the couch. They don’t get that you want to do things, but your brain has other plans—usually involving doom spirals or hiding under weighted blankets.

But if you’re in that space right now, let me say this: Don’t settle for half of you.

Keep going. Try the next thing. Advocate for yourself like your life depends on it—because sometimes, it really does.

I’m still on medication. I’ll likely always be. But now, I’m on the right ones. And for the first time in years, I feel like myself again.

Not numb. Not empty. Not just surviving.

Me. Whole. Here. Living.

And that… makes all the difference.

Source: numb little bug

[cerristrahm]