The Psychology of Turning Red: Abby - Therapist Reacts!
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Psychotherapist Georgia Dow dissects the exuberance of Abby in "Turning Red!"
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I love that Abby isn't seen as annoying or 'too much' by her friends. She's that lovely bundle of joy and we stan her.
I literally am Abby when it comes to emotions. It gets less cute once youâre no longer a child :/
Every friend group needs an Abby. Full stop.
I absolutely had that lack of a filter as a kid, and I was shuffled through a lot of friend groups.
I have an Abby in my trio of best friends (the other best friend is a lot like Priya funnily enough, I dunno if I'm similar to any of the characters). She's still one of the most amazing and most fun people I know. Honestly between the two of them I could never ever ask for better best friends.
Abby: My Mom calls it stripper music, what's wrong with that
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Never in a million time I would hear the word stripper on a Pixar film
hahahaha
Especially drugs.
One small detail I really appreciated was whenever Abby gets angry or mad she switches to Korean, like when she yells at the kids for throwing a piece of paper on the floor or when she mixed up the concert dates. It really added to her character and the movie as a whole.
Indeed. I'm not a psychologist so this is just an anecdotal experience, but I believe languages are intricately connected to emotions. I'm bilingual with Spanish as a native language and if I want to distance myself from an emotion when I'm speaking of it, I use English. Spanish just hits harder, gets to the heart. I'm pretty certain a lot of people can relate.
Also cursing in Spanish is just so much more stress relieving
Adored that little touch
@@ThatOneGanyuMain OMG YES. Saying mierda out loud is so freaking satisfying lol. Saying fuck is fine, but it doesn't hit as hard.
@@ThatOneGanyuMain Totally relate. Based on my emotions or mood, I will be switching from Spanish to English and vice versa. And I think Its also because there are some phrases expressed better in any of the languages... I might even say some words in Hurdu that I learned from a friend, because it feels that it expresses the feeling better.
I think that is a human thing that we only notice when a person had a mother tongue that is separate from the language they speak normally. I noticed that with immigrant communities and you may be talking to a person that appears to have âno accentâ but add enough passion and they go back to the âmother tongueâ (or the language they speak with the family).
I feel like a lot of people with ASD and/or ADHD are gonna relate so heavily to Abby! with hyper activity, hyper focus, dopamine rushes, and forgetting regular bodily functions (guilty as chargedđ ), and especially with all of her happy stimming!! Plus with all the confidence she radiates, I hope she will be someone kids will look up too and want to be like! (hopefully with less punching tho haha!!)
I completely agree:D ( coming from an autistic person:) )
I'm not as hyper as her (ADHD-PI/ADD) unless I'm talking about a hyperfixation, but yeah, there is still a lot to relate to! "I need lunch! I'm starting to black out!" is a pretty common feeling for me when I snap out of an hours long hyper focus.
Haven't seen the movie yet.
But ayep. Abbie is neurodiversity personified.
As someone with ADHD, I related to Abby a looooot
Werrrrrd
From a storytelling perspective, itâs actually a very good character trait that makes a lot of sense for Abby to love the panda, which I hadnât realized until I watched this video.
Itâs pretty much established that the panda represents strong emotions, whether positive or negative. And Abbyâs whole thing is to recognize her feelings and immediately act on them with no filter. So Abby must be really happy not just to see a fluffy panda, but also because itâs Meilin letting her emotions show. I donât think Abby understands why Mei would want to keep her panda in, because she sees no reason not to act on her emotions, not to voice what sheâs feeling, and Mei doesnât do that often. So it just gets her really excited because she recognizes, deep down, that emotion arenât bad and should be expressed, and of course, she loves seeing her friend have a free route to feel in the form of a red panda. Also, itâs a very cute panda.
I do wish we'd had more time to develop Abby and the other side characters tho.
I agree so so much with what you said!!! I complete adore how you see it and I agree. Thanks for sharing your analysis!!!
I love Priya because she always looks as if she is so over everything but that's just how her face is set because the things she says are just as loving and supportive as everyone else in Mei's life. She only looks like she's really tired of everybody.
yes she looks Jaded but she is always supportive and helpful
She's seen reading a Twilight-esque book, so I assume she's trying to act like a vampire/werewolf. (I could 100% be wrong)
@@anib8863 she did ask Mei if she was a werewolf, and then later comment that she always wanted a tail, so you may be on to something there
@@anib8863 I saw it more as she connected to those kinds of books because of her personality. I know I was similarly quiet and sardonic at her age and read the same books because they were usually female led and gave me a feeling of a wider world/bigger potential than my school/home life provided.
great catch @deborah = )) yes no wonder she would think that
Another thing I don't see people talking a lot about are the different body types of the girls. Its so rare that female characters get to have widely different looks like this. It's usually male characters who get to look wildly different.
Yes so true. Real body types not some perfected versions of who we could be
I didn't catch the vibrating, but I did see people mention that her expressions sort of rev up before she speaks. If there were more than one of her in this friend group, I don't think it would have gelled as well, but since she, Mei, Miriam and Priya are all so distinct in their character design, it works perfectly.
they are a wonderful group together
One of the funniest Abby scenes for me is when Ming in Panda form shows up at the concert. Everyone starts running except Abby to the point where Priya has to grab her hand to pull her to safety. That makes a lot of sense if she is hyper focused on what she is seeing.
I didn't notice that now I have to go back and watch it again
I didn't notice that either! Could you imagine what was going through her head seeing a panda that big. "So Big! So Fluffy! IT'S MY DREAM COME TRUE!!!" lol Though, looking back, she looks just as freaked out as the others.
As an adult Abby the constant energy can lead to mild issues talking to people because my total lack filter truly has some of the best results that make my family nearly die laughing đ seriously if a had a pound for every âPHRASING!â Or âTOO MUCH INFORMATION!â I get from my sister Iâd be able to move out already đ€Ł
OMG So true! I'm an adult Abby and if I'm off my meds EVERYBODY knows! XD
I feel like this is like when BadBoyHalo says "LANGUAGE!" at Dream and george whenever they swear. I love it.
Yes, even with ADHD meds, I'm often told I'm too loud, or saying too much. What am I supposed to do? I used to hide it until my chronic illnesses decided to show up, and I just don't have the energy to filter stuff all the time. Most of my friends also have ADHD or have been around me long enough to understand, so I'm glad I have that.
Abby's color is purple (pink, lilac if we want to get technical) and these represent calm tones, which she is the opposite of. Priya is yellow which represents the color of happiness and well she's not (opposite!).
Purple is also a color associated with royalty. Which makes sense because Abby is a queen.
Pink also represent feminity, if you look at her face and accessories; she's got heart earrings, a sparkly headband, makeup around her eyelids. She's very feminine outwards but very tomboyish and aggressive. That's why she's my favorite, doesn't fake anything and is just herself.
Priya isnât unhappy her personality is just cam
I'm a super energetic person, and I tend to like colors that are on the cooler, calming end of the spectrum, while my husband, who is the opposite of me, prefers colors that are "louder", like yellows, reds, and oranges. We're also like this when it comes to music - he likes loud, wild music, and I prefer softer, calmer music. Games, too - he likes bullet hells and boss rushes, and I like cozy games and farming sims. So maybe it's the same with Priya and Abby? Priya's low-energy, so she would prefer colors that would energize her, while Abby's high-strung nature would gravitate towards colors that would calm her down?
I love when Mei finds out Abby got the date of the concert wrong and she starts swearing (I think) in her native tongue đ€Ł Loved this movie so much
Basically it translates to âWhere the heck is Toledo? Nobody knows what that is!â
hehe it was so cute
Abby is speaking Korean. In the beginning when Mei Mei meets her friends at school, Abby is also yelling something in Korean when she talks to these other kids and the kicks something (Hey, what are you trying to do?) in their direction before greeting Mei Mei. I love how everytime she's upset about something her native tongue comes out. đ
As someone who was that hyperactive undiagnosed ADHD kid, I so relate to Abby so much and I love her so much
I love her so much also. I hope you accept that part of you as a wonderful part also
Abby is literally reminds me of myself as a child. The only difference is my school labeled my hyperactivity and over-emoting as an "Anger Issue" because of one particular incident that I apparently threw a desk. (I don't remember it but that's what my parent's said) I went to one therapy session and they gave me a book about anger. I took it to heart and ended up turning into someone who has anxiety over if I'm being too expressive or not. I never felt close to kids my own age and up until high school would either hang out with people older than me (teachers/assistant teachers, counselor, est.) or younger than me (In the case of me being bullied in 4th grade and me being sent to lunch breaks with kindergarteners to prevent it.) I've gotten better but a lot of those old anxieties are there. Lol, but that's life for you.
I am sorry they didn't understand you. I hope you are at peace with it now and can be expressive and fun without fear
I can relate. I was basically Abby as a child but they also labeled me with having ODD along with ADHD. I didn't throw a desk but I threw a chair at my teacher after she separated this boy and me because he cut my hair and I punched him. However, I kept having a lot of anger issues and I wasn't medicated for my ADHD. Now a days I'm medicated with some co and multi morbidities but I can slow down enough to get my filter to work, even if it's a bit weak. Work in progress.
@@GeorgiaDow
While it was hard and I may have matured a bit faster emotionally than most my age, I always still felt a bit of that same energy deep down. The hard part is getting past the natural shyness, but I'm gradually getting better. What I find funny is how little filter Abby has, in a sense you could say that Abby already lets her Panda out all the time lol.
@@kittiesice for all I care Abby's already a panda!
I hope it is going well and we are all works in progress. Thank you for sharing to give hope and support for others who are going through similar things.
This film is one of the very first showing young girls as humans (I mean with feelings and details and who they are) from Disney and this.is.insane.
I got bullied a lot as a kid because I had Abbyâs personality type. Everyone always told me I was too much so now, years later, Iâve toned it back to not be irritating to other people, but everything now just feels meh đ
I hope you still have some of your spark also. I am sorry that they didnt accept you
Honestly, same... I became afraid of just being my hyper silly self after realizing too many times that most people don't like it. It's hard now to even trust letting it out completely around the few friends that are more accepting because there's this chronic fear that they'll realize I'm too annoying.
I love how this was just Georgia ranting about a character she loves cause honestly same
Hehehehe thanks
Abby is like that stereotype energetic 8 year old that discovered the internet
Abby is me when I discovered the Internet đ
Abby has the most to say in the movie cause of all the face acting she does. She says so much with her face.
Now you NEED to do one about the other two friends - and in Ming, the mother, too. Hers would be REALLY interesting and helpful.
We all have a friend like Abby.
And if you don't.....Then YOU'RE the Abby in the friend group.
HAHA i was like wait i dont.... then I went OOOOH hahaha appreciate you thanks for that
I have three
Does anyone else wonder how she gets all these costumes together so quickly for each video?
Magic
Yeah, I was curious too.đ
i go to second hand and sometimes paint. I show how i make them on my patreon lol its kinda fun thanks for want ing to know
Abby is such a wholesome energetic kid. I can see her being everyones favorite for how herself she is. Also maybe cause Im grown but Abby gives me âI want a kid like thatâ vibes. Idk is it parental clock? I dont know what you call this feeling.
I think we all need to get a little more touch with our inner abby đ
I most certainly wish I was a bit more like her
This video made me smile, bubbly fun đ
If Abby had the panda instead of Mei, Tyler wouldnât have made it to the second act and Abby would need to do the ritual every red moon for a tune-up
ha that is probably true
@@GeorgiaDow I didnât think youâd see this! Love the video, Iâm an Abby myself :)
I think that if Abby had the panda, she wouldn't be able to stay in human form for more than 5 seconds.
@@TheUlt yeah Iâve got ADHD and I have difficulty not reacting like Abby. And Iâm in my late 20s đ
Maybe Abby has a thing for soft textures it's a type of stim for her to touch them and that is why it makes her so happy. The way she dances around and vibrating (tensing up her muscles) are also ways to stim. I also love how she isn't looked at as weird for her stims she is just happy and it is honestly contagious.
I love Abby-- as a fellow Korean I resonate with her. We're known to be pretty emotional, passionate, and a little dramatic.
Love it =)
Me too. Sheâs funny đ
I did love that Mei's friend group really strongly resembled my own from that age. We had our Abby, she was really into video games an when she found a game she really liked she would learn EVERYTHING about the lore and had no problem talking your ear off at 1000mph about it.
I was diagnosed with combined type ADHD and Emotional Lability in November of 2020. I'm currently 24 but went 10 years (12-22) of feeling like something was "wrong" and having no one believe me. I see a lot of myself in Abby, and really related when you said "people forget to eat/drink and sometimes have to be reminded". I will legit go a whole day having just eaten a biscuit because I just forget đ thanks for your video about Abby! Loved it!
I never noticed the tiny trembling in that one scene.
That punching scene -- it reminded me of Tony Stark in the first Avengers movie. He said something to the effect of "You're tip-toeing; you need to strut." He then proceeds to shock Bruce Banner, literally prodding him in an attempt to become the Hulk. Stark wanted to see what would set him off. Looks like Abby had the same idea for Meilin.
HAha yes I didnt think of that but it does seem similar.
Thereâs a book that says that itâs likely Tony has ADHD, and I 100% believe it entirely
Love Abby too but I definitely didnât expect a video on her..đ
Hope you enjoyed it!
I envy her abilities to freely express herself in public... I wish I could be myself outside of the house just as well, but I am on my way there!
Love that you're doing "Turning Red" as someone with ADHD Abby is relatable.
Abby is my fav too. She's a little ball of energy that I find entertaining. I also love that they included her talking in Korean when she's upset.
I did not caught her vibrating and breathing heavily like that, nice detail
One of the things I like about Mei and her friends is showing how varied maturity and body and personality can be at ... well, any age, but particularly this age.
Unrelated to the video, but Iâve got a serious question that Iâve gotta ask. Iâm still quite young, teen years, and Iâm dealing with existential dread. Iâm scared of feeling better at the moment because itâll all end the same anyway. How do I deal with this? Itâs causing problems everywhere in my life, I have very bad panic attacks, and I have recently put I minor hole in concrete.
I'm not a psychiatrist, but a few years back me and a friend got hit hard with existential dread. From my experience, I think that existential dread is linked to a feeling of not having control, specifically over your future. As a teen it's difficult, you are burdened with the knowledge of the world but are still too young to influence it in any meaningful way.
My solution was to try and establish more control over myself. I've worked to break habits that I see as counterproductive, while focusing on my goals for the future. My dread was based on the negative affects humans have had on the planet, so I made my goal to help save endangered species. Using this, I've tried to make a staircase of steps that will help get me there, so that I can feel like I'm working towards being able to influence what hurts me. And when I feel like I just need to do something or I'll go crazy, I've taken what opportunities for action I have. I started picking up litter because it represented me confronting the challenges ahead, and making a good impact on the world.
Picking up litter is effectively my side quest. I have my sights set higher, but you cannot only focus on one goal, and it's a great mood lifter when you feel that your actions have made an impact. I don't intend to stop with the small hurdles, but they keep me going on the way to the large one.
I hope some amount of this helps. Existential dread sucks, and though I'm not qualified at all I wanted to offer anything I could.
@@blu3cheesecake978 massively appreciate this man. A lack of control of my mortality is what is really affecting me, so maybe establishing some control would be beneficial. Iâve just been hoping for the thought to eventually go away, and I can live my life again like I did despite it still scaring me. Thank you for the time you put into this I really appreciate it.
Oh how I feel you. :/ no panic attacks, just moments of dark thoughts and dread. Not sure how to deal with it since the things i worry about aren't things I can do anything about. Anyway I wanta keep an eye on this thread and see if anything can help me.
In my beliefs, existence is not a predetermined thing. What you do here and now is how you exist. Existence is not something given to us by others, it is something we give ourselves.
Firstly, I want to say that what youâre experiencing is /common./ Not âgoodâ or ânormalâ-this is obviously impacting you in a way that makes it difficult to function-but what youâre feeling A LOT of people are feeling as well. Youâre not alone feeling in feeling this way.
Not the same root cause (mine is having physical health and comorbid mental health&trauma affecting my ability to be a financially independent adult), but my therapist has been working on techniques to calm myself before my symptoms get into a full attack. Basically, learning how to deal with chemical or thought spiraling (I disassociate to varying degrees so actual spiraling inner thoughts is pretty rare for me; I âhear enemy or boss music without musicâ instead and have to untense, work on my breathing (stop holding it/deep breathing) and make myself notice my surroundings (IF Iâm not overstimulated. If I am then âsky&treesâ and quiet works better since sound (and othersâ emotions) overstimulates me, which makes my skin/muscles/nerves hypersensitive. (Internal or what my body feels like mindfulness techniques do NOT work for me-those can send me into a classic vs dissociative spiral.) Gently repeating a mantra of âIâm safe, Iâm okayâ (and hugging a cat thatâs checking up on me LOL) also helps when Iâm too overstimulated for Senses Grounding to work until my nerves stop firing and turning my vision âsparkly white edges and greyed out colorsâ
But yeah. Georgiaâs mentioned in some of her videos how Calm Breathing and Calming Mantras (like Pepaâs âClear Skies, Clear Skiesâ) can help trick our brains into not flooding us with stress hormones.
Then for me âokay so what can I doâ helps for feeling like I have a bit of control not necessarily over my situation, but it feels like carving stairsteps to eventually climb out. But if that causes a panic (usually âI shoulds/why canât I like everyone elseâ etc) then itâs time to distract/redirect.
But a big one for me is just repeatedly accepting âthis is how things are.â Not in a Gloom&Doom sorta way, but closer to setting it aside-carrying it isnât helping me or anyone else. And like airliners doing the passengersâ oxygen mask training before each take off, you canât help someone else if youâre struggling to breathe (although someone who is Trained and/or Okay can certainly help you get your âoxygen mask onâ. As an internet stranger the best I can do is âread the manualâ and explain my working-understanding.)
And therapy /can/ help. But Iâll be blunt: it took reaching rock bottom and fully financially dependent on my parents as an adult and therefore qualifying for medicaid with my Really Bad Income ($0 đ„Č) before I /finally/ could begin to make therapy work. Why? WellâŠif I hadnât aged out of my dadâs insurance (and cobra is astronomically expensiveâŠso yeah. I had to just âmake doâ for a few years) I would not have had enough visits to even do therapy (dadâs company insurance only gave me 3-5 per year. You canât do shit with that.) It also takes TIME beyond âtherapy takes time to workâ to find a therapist whoâs actually qualified For You and works well For You. Sure you can try searching via your insuranceâs site or Psychology Today (they allow you to filter by issues/specialty, insurance, and location/if telehealth is offered) or your local governmentâs site, but brace for it being trial&error (and if you can afford that. Which absolutely SUCKS.)
But if you honestly cannot-check out Georgiaâs Dowâs and Mended Lightâs video library. Both channels have general therapy videos because access to therapy (and a fitting therapist) *is* such an epidemical problem (that literally doesnât make sense-therapists are not wealthy in the way many medical doctors are, insurance is idiotic, and late-stage capitalism doesnât pay really anyone enough to seek help unless theyâre very, very lucky and have Actually Good insurance, have good medicaid, or they are Actually Upper Middle Class or wealthier.)
Not to drop a bunch of Doom on you-personally I just really, really wish someone had been candid with me years ago verses muddling through on my own until I âqualifiedâ for actual help.
Biggest hugs (if hugs are your cuppa tea; if not, whateverâs the most comforting instead) and best of luck.
You can survive this. Proof being youâre still alive and breathing. And for now that is enough. Take a breath. Right now, in this moment, you are okay, you are doing just fine. The rest can come later.
Abby was easily my favorite throughout the movie. Her energy is so contagious. She's so ANGRY! In a good way! And I love it. And I would absolutely have the same reaction/addiction, if one of my friends could turn into a red panda
Abby is one of my favorite characters honestly, I need her energy
Honestly her wanting to see/cuddle the panda is totally understandable, Iâd be the same-
with you there
I really like how you dress as the characters you react to. Itâs so wholesome!
i do try
"when I was a kid I always, it seemed, had a point I couldnât say or that no one could accept- I always sounded unconvincing; I lost the arguments people became impatient and stuck to their own beliefs; my explanations struck them as strange, unlikely:"
"when I learned about poetry, I must have recognized a means to command silence in them, the means so to combine thinking and feeling, imagination and movement as to spell them out of speech: people would buy the enchantment and get the point reason couldnât, the point delivered below the level of argument, straight into the fat of feeling:"
AR Ammons with a very relevant bars
I always look forward to your videos. They are both insightful and entertaining. Plus your cos-play never disappoints.
I love watching you nerd out about the characters you love, these videos are really fun!
hahaha YAY
I WAIT FOR VIDEOS ABOUT REST OF MEI MEI FRIENDS! Your voice is so nice to hear and I am obsessed with your videos. You just calm me and I also learn some psychological facts. I love the way You express everything, I can see you get involved while analysing all those characters. You have such a big speech talent
Thank you so much!! awww
As a adhd squirrel. I have to say Abby and your comments resonated so much. Like advancing actions before words are finished or so and express things without filter. I love it.
I love how she buries her face to the panda's tummy. It's intense.
I did not notice when she punched Mei that she was waiting for the red panda to return. That is not a good friend... hahaha...
hahahah
I love the effort and detail you put into the costumes for these videos as well as the content!
Glad you like them!
She was my favorite because of how free and just open she is
so true
Weird comment but I'm always so impressed by the outfits/looks you manage to put together to fit the character you're talking about.
i love that some videos are just for Dr. Georgia to enjoy, and I also love hearing "Personality type" instead of "Personality disorder" when talking about ADHD and Autism
Thank you for appreciating me and liking that I am sometimes just happy to do it. And I think that we shouldn't give negative labels it can be damaging and become an identity for ppl
Thank YOU for your content. I'm learning so much, and I'll be honest, when I try to enact the takeaways from your videos, you've kind of become the defacto voice of kindness in my head when I try to remember to breathe and be kind to myself.
It's because of you I learned what flooding means and that has made so much if my experience make so much sense.
Ad for Abby, everything you've said about her applies to me, every single thing. I never try to be mean but people still complain (,somewhat fondly I think) that I have no filter, like when my roommate's friend bought cheap leather and I said it wouldn't last 2 years. Everyone said it wasn't fair because she was excited about it. I didn't think it would be a downer.
I am exceedingly hyperactive and actually struggle to make time to peer even though my desk is 2 feet from my bathroom when I get going.
Maybe a 25 year old shouldn't be an Abby, lmao.
Thank you so much for creating this content! I even used your Curiosity Stream link to get Nebula!
I always believe in unabashedly telling people the nice things you think so thank you! Your content is so compassionate and you are also very pretty! U live your dedicated cosplays in your videos as well.
Thank you Georgia!
Aww appreciate you sharing this. It is what I hope to do and I love that I am your positive voice in your head. Thank you for sharing a part of your journey with me and I wish you all the best. Thank you for being a part of my community.
Abby is my child. And my genetics arenât even Korean. She is my intense queen. People saying she has ADHD actually makes a lot of sense. This friend group is so healthy and balanced, I love it.
I love your commitment to dressing as similarly to characters as possible, very lovely to see each video
Thank you so much!
Georgia, you being giddy reacting to Abby made my day! I have known people like this...boy versions...which was time spent intervening when someone wanted to beat them up for something they said, or trying to reign them in when they race to act without thinking. Or trying to talk them out of fundamentally not very bright ideas. The ones I knew...pretty much needed a babysitter...or they'd be using a bed-sheet as a parachute to jump off the roof of a house. And their parent's depended on their friends to keep them alive and healthy until they grew out of it, and not all of them did.
people just filled with life and enjoying it.
@@GeorgiaDow (laughs) Yeah...except for the entire lack of situational awareness of danger. Too focused for that. Whereas I tend to be more aware than most. Thus, I would get dumped as a friend for spoiling their fun. But it was quite the ride while it lasted!
I love this because it makes me appreciate little moments with Abby, I missed her sadness during the warm fuzzy blanket scene
Great video on Abby. You caught something special about her that I missed. I love her too now.
I love that you make these videos based on other media, it makes it a lot easier to relate to certain topics for me as an autistic person. Sometimes when Iâm with a therapist and they explain something itâs very difficult for me to grasp what theyâre saying because they donât provide examples
That is exactly what I hope to do. thank you for letting me know it helped reach you.
You are so adorable and your voice is so gentle and something I wish I could be relatable to. You cast so much light with your exuberance and I wish I had someone to talk to that was like you when I was young. I think my childhood would have been different I think my adult outcome may have been extraordinarily different. You're on a different plane (of humanity) and thank you for being here. I just love how you see the best in everyone. â€ïž
Aww I am so touched by your words. Means a lot to me as that is what I hope to convey. I hope you have lovely people around you and thank you for being a part of my community
Abby vibrating is just SO HYSTERICAL! XDDD It actually makes me wonder - have you come across a person quite like her? If so - is it adviseable to "just let them grow out of it"? Because I can imagine that a personality quite as uninhibited as her WOULD ruffle their fair share of feathers along the way, no?
yes some people can do that and it is totally okay and most do grow out of it. she is adorable for sure
@@GeorgiaDow mhm so basically it is more a matter of the parent knowing what surrounding their child is going to get into and actively working with their child (such as making activities which will challenge and satisfy the kid), potentially with the aid of a qualified counselor? Sorry if my questions seem ... impertinent, but mental health is still heavily stigmatised over here in Slovakia, and as a hopeful father-to-be, I'd like to be prepared in case my baby turns out hyperactive (there certainly is precedense for that in my bloodline).
I love that you cosplay in your video! Great job.đ
I was a weird Priya/Abby mix when I was a kid. I would pace for hours daydreaming and hop up and down when something slightly exciting happened and would start giggling for no reason but I had trouble expressing my emotions around others so I would become low energy and apathetic in social situations (friends houses, lessons ect.) And I would end up completely exhausted and frustrated after spending a couple hours with friends I genuinely liked and would frequently spend 4-5 minutes in the bathroom pacing at a friend's to let out all my emotions and energy and in curtain situations I would get to overwhelmed and have mental break down. There were only 2-3 people I was completely able to express my emotions and didn't get exhausted around
My favorite character from this movie. It's always nice to see such emotional character.
Thank you so much for the video. Please do all the other characters of Turning Red.
Could you PLEASE do a video on Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender? Or even other characters, but Zuko most of all by a mile, because anyone who has watched the show knows there's SO MUCH to unpack about him.
If you look at Abby during the punch scene her sad expression changes from sad that the panda isnât appearing to sad/happy that her friend needs her friendship to control help it. Itâs fantastic facial animation! Itâs like from đą=>đ„ș
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ThanksâŠI enjoyed your insight on Abby. Blessings on your day.
thank you Jeff =)
Being a really hyperactive individual myself (since I've got ADHD since I was a kid xd) I relate sooooo much to Abby, she's a little ball of energy and I love it
Absolutely hilarious! I smiled the entire video.
yay =))
oml i LOVE abby & your analysis of this lil gremlin
thank you =))
Abby was absolutely me as a tween! I grew up in Toronto as well. There are way too many parts of this movie that resonate with me! It was lovely!
I love Abby and she's just a marvel of character animation just cuz you see what she's Feeling. Like her vibrating face or when she's playing dodgeball
she is too much fun
8:20 Abby is going to be THAT aunt.
Ha and we will love her for it
That small detail of Abby always vibrating with energy is something I didnât notice and is a pretty cool detail!
Adorable isnât it
Abby is like Pepa but more happy She is vibrating Energy and When she feel Happy You also feel happy
Do Tyler!
First I thought he would be just another bully, but it turns out he is a lonely kid that wanted friends.
A couple years ago I was in this classroom for a test. And I remember sitting next to a giant teddy bear. The ones the size of a human child. And I felt really sad because I was feeling alone (I have to take tests like that because I'm dyslexic, I have extra accommodations and stuff). So I just leaned over and hugged it and I felt so much better immediately. It was like I wasn't entirely alone anymore and there was someone hugging me back when I felt so vulnerable. Definitely recommend those giant teddy bears. đ
yes I think we all need that. Young and old alike.
@@GeorgiaDow aww thanks đ
I really hope to see another Encanto-video of you talking about some of Pepa and Felix's children.
Thanks for your observations. I didn't even notice most of those things about Abby.
thank you =)
Great video as always, I'd like to see your perspective on the new show, Smiling Friends. There's a ton to unpack with that show. đ
I LOVE your reactions and I love your outfits to match each character. WHERE did you find purple overalls with that embroidery?! It's such a cute but specific item!
I actually found some second hand and I painted it purple and the flowers myself =) happy you liked it. I share how I do them in my patreon hehe
THIS is what true brutal honesty means
My filter is a goddamn brickwall most of the time đ
So I love Abby's energy is something I like a lot
It's so fitting that Abby, who's purely herself and has no mask or filter, is the one that loves the panda the most. The panda being of course, Mei's true unabashed inner self.
Great video! I love Abby so much, there really is quite a bit to her.
I feel like Miriam would be an interesting character to talk about. She feels like the big sister of the group. She's laid back and silly, but can be serious and sincere when she needs to be. She's also very nurturing and supportive, especially with Mei. I get the sense that she's Mei's BEST best friend. The one that will be a lifelong friend. It might also be interesting to speculate on why it is that Ming dislikes Miriam specifically.
I also think Tyler might be worth discussing. He's a bully character, but it feels like there's more too him. One thing I noticed is how different he acts when he's out in public vs when he's more private. At school, he's very loud, obnoxious, and in your face. When he's on his own or talking one-on-one, his body language is more withdrawn and he's a lot angrier. I think deep down, he's a very insecure kid who's unable to make friends, and that frustrates him.
Aaaaaabbbbyyyyy! â„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïž She makes me instantly hype. Her energy is infectious.
me too
I love your costume, i love abby personality, i love this movie and this channel too
thank you for appreciating it all
Lol yeah I caught her trembling in that scene too. Was only focused on her in that scene because I wasnât sure if my eyes were deceiving me at first or not, but yep. Itâs like she has so much energy and thoughts bottled up, sheâs just waiting for the chance to add something in the conversation once Prya finished her point lol.
I hope one day soon you talk about Peacemaker and Vigilante!
I like how you actually paid attention to the friend group because it's always just "oh their really supportive now more about mei"
Georgia, can you do a video about the Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa situation from the FF7 remake?
I'd be fascinated to hear your take on it, especially if you are coming at it with fresh eyes with no knowledge of what these characters went through and did in the original.
I don't know how feasible that is without you playing through it though, as it isn't just a movie you can watch unless you watched someone do a playthrough, but I have no idea how many hours that would take. But these characters are well beloved and also create awesome cosplay opportunities. :)
i will have to finish horizon then =)
@@GeorgiaDow I'll be eagerly awaiting. The original game literally traumatized an entire generation of kids. Watching some people play the remake as adults on twitch, so many of them break down into tears at certain points just from the memories of what is to come. It is amazing to see. Unfortunately the remake is only the first snippet of the old game, I think there are going to be 2 (or more) games to fit in the rest of the original story into it.
Just hearing a particular song from that game just about brings tears to my eyes.
I notice that Georgia became so excited in analyzing Abby's every move since this character in particular is so adorable đ€Łđ€Ł
Yes Abby is just too adorable for words
i used to mask my adhd grades 6 (moved to a new school)-12 to fit in. I still do it now but to a lesser extent. Seeing somebody like abby in media makes me actually happy because she isn't hiding who she is and it's wonderful to see.
I love that you're wearing purple overalls just like Abby! Hilarious and adorable!
thank you I painted them myself =)) happy someone noticed it. Always makes my day
I think we all have a little Abby somewhere inside of us
Yes =)) lets hope
I love that mei mei wears red and her best friend and her mom both wear green. Showing that they complement each other
Hi Georgia! Abby is awesome! I don't know if I have one favorite scene of her, but I like how enthusiastic she is. One of my favorite scenes was when she said "You're so fluffy!" (it reminded me of the scene from Despicable Me when Agnes said, "It's so fluffy, I'm gonna die!"). :) And I think your cosplay is cool and so is your enthusiasm :) You make wonderful videos and I like the analysis and reactions. :) I hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Take care. :).
Thank you Alex that means the world to me. I hand painted the outfit to match =)
@@GeorgiaDow You're very welcome :) You always do a great job with your cosplay and I think it's wonderful how you hand painted the outfit. You put in a lot of time, heart, and dedication. :) You rock.
I think I'm a mix of Mei because of the family situation and behavior, and Abby, most of my personality is like that, maybe a little calmer, and I'm also the smallest and most affective physically of my friends
Idk why but her mini-tantrum when realizing it said Toledo and not Toronto is always so f***ing hilarious XD
Finally got around to watching Turning Red today. I have to say, from the promotional materials, I was not a fan of Abby's character design. Then I got see her in action... She's f***ing great! She's a pudgy little berserker, and I think that's awesome!