Hes also an award-winning host of a BBC radio show.
His newest book, You Will Get Through This Night, isnt funny, however.
Why Daniel Howell Is Mentally Strong
Daniels entertaining videos helped him gain millions of social media followers.
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His followers expected his content to be funny.
He created a video to talk about his depression and bravely shared his story with the world.
He explained how he was able to keep his depression hidden beneath his funny exterior.
There arent any distractions and its just you and your mind.
Sometimes people feel pressure to hide their depression because they fear that other people will view them as weak.
If youre depressed, your brain will tell you that youre never going to feel better.
It will take a stab at convince you to hide your feelings and mask your symptoms.
It may even tell you that theres no hope for you to ever feel better.
But those thoughts arent true.
