I've been feeling incompetent lately.

Hrozno

Hrozno

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I have no idea why but lately I've been having random moments of mild depression and feelings of uselessness. I know this sounds like a stupid issue and I should get over it, but I was wondering if any of you have experience the frustration of feeling that for some reason your content just isn't good enough. I've had the Youtube channel Eagle III Films for 6 months now and I've gained 100 subscribers. I still remember how my hands shook when I saw that number. Yet still I feel like my videos are just s**t. Like no one watches, no one cares and no one enjoys them. My mission statement on Youtube is to make people's day a little better through comedy and informational videos, yet I feel like I'm failing miserably. I apologize if this sounds like a pity party, I'm just frustrated because I'm not sure what my next step should be. So my general question is: have you ever felt like your content wasn't living up to your expectations? How could you deal with that? What helped you gain subscribers? Any replies are appreciated. Thank you for your help.
 
I have sometimes felt this way about my videos but i always put them out anyway. I seem to get good comments (most of the time) but i always let those comments reflect on what my videos are. I would say to just focus on the good comment while taking the bad ones in consideration to improve. So my advice would be, keep putting out those videos, improve in every one of them and don't be too down on yourself. Look to the people who support you in youtube whether it be subs, family, and friends. :)
 
Hrozno said:
I have no idea why but lately I've been having random moments of mild depression and feelings of uselessness. I know this sounds like a stupid issue and I should get over it, but I was wondering if any of you have experience the frustration of feeling that for some reason your content just isn't good enough. I've had the Youtube channel Eagle III Films for 6 months now and I've gained 100 subscribers. I still remember how my hands shook when I saw that number. Yet still I feel like my videos are just s**t. Like no one watches, no one cares and no one enjoys them. My mission statement on Youtube is to make people's day a little better through comedy and informational videos, yet I feel like I'm failing miserably. I apologize if this sounds like a pity party, I'm just frustrated because I'm not sure what my next step should be. So my general question is: have you ever felt like your content wasn't living up to your expectations? How could you deal with that? What helped you gain subscribers? Any replies are appreciated. Thank you for your help.
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Are you trying to do Youtube full time or something? I have been down a lot lately, but it's for other reasons. Depression is tough to deal with, it's hard to look at what the root cause of the problem is which is something I still struggle with. I always make a long list of what may be causing it, but I think it all adds up eventually. I think there is ultimately some underlying issue that just makes every other issue worse... I was depressed a lot from the age of 13 up with a perfectly good life most of the time, it's weird.
 
I'm set on making videos and not giving up no matter what the circumstances. I'm committed, yet I feel like my videos are missing something. Like they aren't good enough. Thank you for your positive reinforcement, I hope that in time I will improve and this feeling will dissipate. :)
 
Do what you want to do on YouTube. The people that like the same stuff will find you. Don't sweat the numbers... they lead to the dark side. And ultimately, to your DOOM!
 
Thank you. That's what I'm trying to do. I just want to make people's day a little better through comedy.
 
I 110% feel this way sometimes, After 1 and a half years on youtube, and only 30 vids and 60 subscribers (total i've had about 45-50 videos but deleted them after a few weeks because i'm so unhappy with them, which is why a lot of my content is dotty and gappy..)
I do feel a lot like my content just isn't good, I try to put my personality into my videos but sometimes they just look flat and boring, even when i've really tried.. I also feel like I have virtually no following because i literally can't afford a decent camera, I don't have £170 to fork out on a good quality camera, I don't even have £50!

But I keep going, I enjoy making videos and I completely feel like i'm actually doing something when I create content which make me feel 10x better about everything, especially if I like the video or if it makes me laugh (which, yes, I laugh at my own jokes way too much... haaa) and I know for a fact that it'll get better! I'll get a new camera and gain some more confidence its just a matter of time... :)
I hope your videos get the views they deserve and that you feel happier about it soon!
 
I think most creative types who work towards doing something with their craft have to deal with varying amounts of obstacles. Just take breaks when you need to, try to improve when able, and maintain passion for what you're doing.
 
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