Emotional Reaction to - "Hi Ren" - by Ren

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  @JensRandolff · 3 years ago · pinned

  Here is some additional information on Ren&apos;s story, in case you didn&apos;t already know. I gathered it from an old newspaper interview and Ren&apos;s livestreams and posts where he discussed his condition. Ren Eryn Gill is a British musician/independent artist; born in Wales in 1990 or ‘91 (depending on which source you cite), he grew up in Brighton. Ren pursued a career in music from an early age. In 2009, while studying music performance at Bath Spa University, he began to experience health issues and was struggling to attend his lectures. In 2010, he was signed by Sony Records and was working on an album when his health deteriorated to the point where he was unable to continue and subsequently dropped by Sony. <br> <br>Ren&apos;s illness often kept him in bed for up to 23 hours daily. Ren was initially misdiagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome, which lead him to experience psychosis. It would take seven years before a doctor in Belgium finally correctly diagnosed Ren with autoimmunity, Lyme disease, and resulting damage to the brain, organs, joints, and PTSD. Ren eventually underwent stem cell therapy in the United States, which improved his health, but it has not been a cure. <br> <br>Ren is currently in Canada for more treatments, including surgeries, and will have to be there for at least six months (Summer of 2023). Ren&apos;s Canadian doctor discovered that Ren also developed a condition called Mast Cell Activation Disorder, which has affected the myelin sheath in his brain, his thyroid, adrenals, as well as his bones/joints. <br> <br>Ren stated: &quot;It&apos;s a lot to wrap my head around having to be away from friends, family, and a successful career, and almost feels like a total juxtaposition to the fact that my music is blowing up right now and spreading to all corners of the world, but that&apos;s life, we take the good with the bad.&quot; <br> <br>Let&apos;s keep supporting Ren and not pull a &quot;Sony&quot; on him as he undergoes his treatment. Check out and subscribe to his channel, listen to some of his earlier work, like and comment on his performances, and let&apos;s lift Ren&apos;s spirits. If you are a believer, pray for him. Ren is an artist with something to say to this generation, and his work is needed in these troubling times. Here is the link to Ren’s GoFundMe page to raise money for his current treatment. https://www.gofundme.com/f/ren-get-better-from-lyme-disease-and-autoimmunity

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  @4arrows4all · 3 years ago

  I have watched a lot of reactions to Hi Ren. &nbsp;Like, a lot. &nbsp;I think you might be the first one who has actually referenced his themes of suicide out loud. It’s been strange to me that almost nobody has even uttered the word. &nbsp;I give you a ton of credit for that.

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• DA

  @davidmacgregor6093 · 3 years ago (edited)

  “Why do we follow our demons”. <br><br>Best answer is from a meme I saw a long time ago that summed that kind of twisted trust up perfectly:<br><br>“It’s hard to ignore the demons inside, because they held you when no one else would.”

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• HA

  @halo_b8156 · 2 months ago

  I’m a nurse also. &nbsp;I’ve seen the pain &nbsp;people carry and I carry my own pain quietly. &nbsp;This video hits home for me. &nbsp;He’s beautiful

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• PA

  @patrickquinlan3056 · 3 years ago

  We need to know that Ren never had any serious psychological issues until he was treated with antipsychotics. For five long years, while being pumped full of drugs that couldn&apos;t help him, Lyme&apos;s Disease was ravaging his body. The medical system utterly failed him. Hence the pig faced butcher at the start. I recommend &quot;Sick Boi&quot; next.

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  @evil4d · 3 years ago

  I think the last part of the song, before the spoken monologue. Where he is singing, dancing and the lights are flickering is a representation of him learning to dance in the chaos, loosen up and just go with it like he explains at the end. I haven&apos;t heard anyone mention that in a reaction but that&apos;s my take. Because before that moment the lights only flicker when his dark side is speaking but at the end, it&apos;s the positive side singing, the music is more upbeat, the lights are flickering because his dark side is still there, &nbsp;but he is dancing freely and has learned to move with it.

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• PI

  @pieceofgosa · 3 years ago

  There is a moment after Ren has delivered his message of hope that you can see The Beast try to assert control again but instead of fighting it, Ren takes it&apos;s energy &amp; turns it into an incredible unique vocalization that I can only describe as a &quot;scream of hope&quot;. &nbsp;This is extremely sophisticated &amp; highly proficient art delivered with an honesty so genuine it makes you feel physically uncomfortable.

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• CR

  @craigevans8912 · 3 years ago

  Ren did get signed by Sony, he then fell ill and got worse as he was misdiagnosed. He was bedridden and Sony dropped him.<br>He’s now in Canada getting treatment.<br>This is a Grammy winning song and performance hands down.

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• KY

  @kymsalow7676 · 3 years ago

  30+ year psych nurse. I&apos;ve tried over the years of my work life to describe what my clients are going through but could never make it relatable to people not involved in mental health. Ren BRILIANTLY and beautifully brought it to life. I think this may be the most powerful music I&apos;ve ever seen. Certainly the most accurate representation of what our schizophrenic clients have to deal with. 😊

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• GR

  @graceygrumble · 3 years ago

  1 . The guitar playing was really good - notice the face twist.<br>2. The guitar playing becomes discordant.<br>3. Notice the sorrow in the fight - the other Ren is resurfacing. <br>4. The head drops.<br>5. The battle commences.<br>6. The head drops.<br>7. Ren resurfaces.<br>8. Notice the joy in the strength and will to reject.<br>9. The light remains steady.<br><br>Perfect symmetry. <br><br>Hauntingly beautiful.

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• CH

  @chrisfortune6616 · 3 years ago

  Hey There Nick. Fellow psych nurse here. I watched for the first time after finishing a double shift and it brought me to tears. He really captures what it must be like having this inner turmoil that we refer to as psychosis.

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• JO

  @JohnGatesIII · 3 years ago

  Ren is a Poet, a Singer, a Rapper, a Musician, a Composer, a Songwriter, a Producer, an Actor......an Artist. &nbsp;Keep going down the Ren rabbit hole, there&apos;s literally nothing he can&apos;t do. &nbsp;This video is completely LIVE....No pre-recorded music and lip-syncing here. &nbsp;Don&apos;t miss out on the fact that Ren was also in a band....&quot;The Big Push&quot;. &nbsp;They too have lots of videos, mostly of Busking (street performing). <br> <br>Ren needs all of our Thoughts, Prayers and Love right now. &nbsp;At 17, Ren had been discovered by Sony Records, Busking in England. &nbsp;They signed him to a contract and he was on his way. &nbsp;As he was recording his first album, he got incredibly sick. &nbsp;He went to the British doctors, complaining of severe pain all over his body and in his joints. &nbsp;The Doctors could find nothing wrong with him and insisted that it was all in his head. &nbsp; <br> <br>Ren spent the next 8 years of his life, looking for answers, going to hundreds of different doctors. &nbsp;The medical community kept saying it was ALL in his head and treating as much, with Psycho-Active/Tropic drugs for his &quot;Mental Disorder&quot;. &nbsp;Meanwhile, Ren was stuck in bed 23 hours a day because of the overwhelming pain. &nbsp;All of this nearly drove him crazy as he KNEW he was experiencing the pain that they said was made up. <br> <br>A few years ago, he found a Doctor in Belgium that finally diagnosed Ren with Lyme Disease. &nbsp;He had his answer. &nbsp;However, because the Lyme disease went untreated for 8 years, it Ravaged his body to include his brain. &nbsp;He even received Stem Cell treatment in Canada a while ago, but the damage was already done. &nbsp;He is currently BACK in Canada, for 6+/- months, to try and repair some of that damage. &nbsp;This will include multiple surgeries. &nbsp;He is there by himself, without friends or family to comfort him through this grueling ordeal

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