Superwoman(Lilly Singh) | YouTuber who changed me

Not a day passes by without me putting my headphones on and watching YouTube videos. From memes & cringe-pop to knowledge & inspiration, YouTube has it all! One YouTuber, however, has a special place in my heart. That is Lilly Singh aka IISuperwomanII. With 13 Million+ subscribers, Lilly Singh is the most popular YouTuber of Indian Origin.  If you haven't checked out her content, which rock have you been living under?! Her sketches are downright hilarious, real and so relatable!

But the reason I love her so much is very personal. A little more than a year back, for various personal, academic and work-related reasons, I was going through hell. One moment, I'm on top of my game, and the other, I feel that everything around me is falling apart. From spending complete days in college, I started to spend them locked in my room, not wanting to come out. From oversleeping due to my love for sleep, I started oversleeping because I wanted to live in the make-believe dream world and not face reality. For the first time in my life, I didn't have the courage to do anything. I just wanted to be in my room and do nothing.

A few days passed and I was coming to terms with what had happened and what it means. Day after day, I was falling deeper and deeper. I tried to fight the depression, but I just didn't have any energy or willpower left in me. At this juncture, I was frustrated with what I had become. I slowly started to get back up. One thing at a time, one day at a time. I started to go back to my favorite pastime- YouTube, watching sketches, news bloopers and what not. All my friends and family were a constant source of support through this phase. 

But what triggered me out of this mess was the hustle, positivity, and the Bawse-ness of Lilly! I watched her video 5 Minutes of Epic Motivation in which she said "Although there are CEOs, there are Parents and there are Presidents, no one in this World has more power over you and your feelings, than you!". A chord struck. Towards the end she said, "just promise me when you're super successful and living the life, you'll still watch my videos every Monday and Thursday"  and a drop of tear rolled on my cheek. Being a guy, you're not used to expressing your feelings. But at that moment I was having an outburst of emotion and just couldn't hold that in. I looked at myself in the mirror for a couple of minutes and before I knew it, I was ready to fight whatever life throws at me because I realized if I want to be happy, no person or situation can stop me! I started watching her daily vlogs on her Vlog Channel and you know what? Positivity is contagious! 

A year on, even today whenever she says Waddup it's your girl, Superwoman! I have a flashback of that period and my inner strength grows a little! Now I'm more determined and strong than ever and actually look to this episode as an important experience than a nightmare. If any of you is having a tough time dealing with things, I highly recommend you to watch: 5 Minutes of Epic Motivation, Get Back Up! and Your Wake Up Call. These three are my personal favorites, although there's a lot of other stuff too!

I write this to express how I got through a rough patch and it may not necessarily work for you. If you're going through a lot, the best way is to go to a counselor, or at least talk to a close friend, it helps out a lot! 

Until next time, One Love, Superwoman! That is a wrap aaaand zoop!