Hey guys! I ran across this video and thought I would share it! I think all of us can agree that yoyoing has had a big impact on our lives. For me, yoyoing has given me a relief from anxiety, and a higher sense of self confidence. I hope this video resonates with you. Share your thoughts!!
What a wholesome feel-good video. Can completely relate to using yo-yos to distract from anxiety. Really cool to see it introduced in childrenās counseling. My heart swelled watching this video <3
Awww. Iām glad!
Thanks for sharing that, Katie. Iām glad it resonates with you and others.
Yeah I have been suffering from depression over the past few years and yoyoing has been a big help in making me feel better. It reminds me that I am actually good at something and it builds my self esteem.
Great post Katie. Challenging oneās self and learning new things is always healthy. I work 75-90 hours a week and my weeknights were basically get to the hotel and go straight to bed. I fall into ruts easily with this kind of lifestyle and it gets worse the older I get. Now that I got back into throwing, Iām more active and stimulating my brain. It is nice having something to look forward to at the end of the day.
I drink less, am almost fully done with smoking because Iād rather be playing. Iāve even lost some weight thanks to my yoyo walks. Life is full of distractions but I believe that I have finally found a positive one in these yoyos. I am glad that you find relief in your anxiety.
My mom passed away in the middle of 2017 unexpectedly at the young age of just 55. She was a MAJOR part of my life. My best friend. Though I live in my own apartment, I spent just about every day with herā¦we did a lot of fun stuff together.
Itās been the hardest thing in my life Iāve ever been through.
I jumped into yoing at the tail end of some major depression/grieving. That first 1 1/2 years was tough.
I really needed something to obsess over. Something that could take over a bunch of my lifeā¦and itās done just that.
Iāve stabilized greatly over the last year and am now doing pretty damn wellā¦better then Iāve done in many years.
Yoing has been and continues to be very important to me.
Yoyoing entered my life (again and āproperlyā) at Christmas of 2017. At the time I was working a job which I really really hated which was causing me a great deal of anxiety and depression, I was also drinking heavily to cope with it. Yoyoing gave me something different to focus my energy on and helped me develop enough confidence to do something about it, later in the year I found a new job at a College which is where I am still at.
Yoyoing (and other skill toys) definitely help with anxiety and definitely help calm a lot of my restlessness.
That neon yellow string sometimes feels like the only thing holding me together.
Crazy times we are in, and the stress of a family on top of what was already shaky mental healthā¦ itās a lot sometimes, but I keep it together for my son and wifeās sake. I am bad at it, too often some times, but I do find peace picking up a YoYo when those times come. It doesnāt always help, but it has yet to make it worse!
Love my yo-yos, they mean so much to me, and can be so comforting to even just hold and admire. The tactility of the object and the art of their designs bring me great satisfaction. Studying the details and all that, gives my brain something to grab onto to pull out of the spiral.
They arenāt magic, but close enough. Thank you to all that keep the this hobby going. Yo-yos mean the world to me, and I appreciate all the work that goes into them so so much.
Yoyoing has been and still is my break from reality, having first realizing it when my job in 2016 was stressing me out. It got me through a rather depressing pandemic, helped me cope with the loss of both pets and a family member and here we are again, having it keep my head above the water during these stressful political times. Even if itās just me throwing and catching a responsive yoyo, thereās something that just brings comfort, even if itās temporary.
Yo-yoing is a basically dealing with ups and downs in many different ways. It is good training for lifeās ups and downs
Everyone have a great rest of the week.
Playing with yo-yos is definitely a stim for me. Even if Iām not throwing one, Iām usually winding/unwinding them, pull-starting repeatedly with a responsive yo-yo, squishing my couterweights, or just running my fingers over a throw that feels particularly nice to me.
I really enjoy playing with my hub-stacked throws by doing this:
I donāt have anything with hubstacks, but do the same thing with my PLTPS or other throws with finger dimples.
Yup! I do it with my PLTPS!
Yoyo bloopers thoughā¦ They can sometimes put a smile on your face esp if a close call was documented (trying to learn Lunar Landing here)
Update - bigger grin on my face when I successfully landed it just moments after this post.
I have been retired now for 19 years now in 2025 as a teacher for the deaf in Jacksonville Illinois i wanted to share my experience as I used the yo-yo (omega brand was common then ) to help with my kids anxieties!!
The yo-yo came thru loud and clear with my studentsā¦ they even caught-on to biding too! I watched the gratification on their faces in class!
I only wish my supervisor teacher couldāve understood that but he did not and used it against me eventually!!
Alasā¦ā¦ now I feel vindicated! Thanks guys!
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