Is IShowSpeed depressed? 'Embarrassed' YouTuber faces emotional turmoil after revisiting infamous jumpscare incident: 'I'm a human being'
CINCINNATI, OHIO: Darren Jason Watkins Jr, also known as IShowSpeed, had an intense reaction in one of his recent YouTube live broadcasts while revisiting the scary game Five Nights at Freddy's.
During the broadcast, he unintentionally exposed his private area to his viewers. Despite garnering viral attention due to this unfortunate incident, he chose to resume playing the game on August 22.
However, he had another outburst and was visibly startled when he encountered a jump scare during the stream.
IShowSpeed faces emotional turmoil due to live stream
IShowSpeed recently departed from his usual persona and openly discussed the impact of the recent incident on his mental well-being.
In the previous stream, he candidly expressed: "This is truly an embarrassing f**king moment for me. Nah, really. And I've lately been, in these past hours, I've been suffering mentally. Genuinely bro, at the end of the day I am still a human being."
He continued, "One of my worst fears that I never ever wanted to happen. Like... As a streamer, this is one of your worst fears, you know? And millions of people seeing, you know... and it's depressing bro.”
Following his outburst, the streamer showcased his medication on the stream and appeared to take a tablet, presumably to manage or prevent anxiety attacks.
IShowSpeed has become known for creating viral moments, especially those that have attracted a lot of attention.
In his most recent stream, Darren chose to play the popular game Five Nights at Freddy's again, even though there have been incidents in the past. However, it seemed that the streamer was not fully prepared to take on the game yet, as he shouted:
“Ni**a, what the f**k. (Hitting his own head) What’s wrong with you? (Visibly trembling and screaming) Why would you do that Speed? Why would you do that? Why would you do that Speed?”
He continued: “Don’t do that IShowMeat. Why would you do that? You just ruined your career. Stop! (Visibly panting).”
'Speed is a legend'
Here are some of the noteworthy responses:
One user wrote, "Speed is a legend, people tryna make him feel down definitely are not." While another user wrote, "I'm praying for you speed don't let these degenerate people affect you, man."
Another user said, "It's good speed you still make me happy of how funny you are! I am glad to see you back on the grind."
A fourth user wrote, "Come on bro, we all make mistakes, we dont blame you, we are here for you."
A fifth user wrote, "WE LOVE YOU SPEED! DON'T LET OTHERS GET YOU YOU."