Licensed Therapist Jonathan Decker examines psychology, relationships, family dynamics and more in this deep dive into Pixar's masterpiece: Inside Out.
Jonathan shares his insights from a decade of professional marriage and family therapy to examine the themes and ideas presented in Inside Out, to see what the filmmakers got right, and horribly ruined (not much, really.) Alan says some things too. His insights are of middling quality.
Also, Alan cries.
Like, a lot.
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Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker and Alan Seawright
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“We’re crying but the crew is ugly crying” that’s me. Im crew.
This comment made my day thank you
HAHAHAHA
Me too, fam. Ugly af crying
we're all the crew
big mood
"And I need therapy." "So, so much." *Mood*
Alan's such a good guy and a good example. Jonathan here. I'm proud of him. He's doing real work right there onscreen.
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@@CinemaTherapyShow aww
Mood
@@CinemaTherapyShow that’s so nice
Pixar films are NOT kids films; they’re animated films that are appropriate for kids. They’re engaging on SO many levels.
You can say that again!
Totally agreed Peppa pig is for kids Pixar is for everyone
Were. They were that way...
@@Alejandroso31Peppa is an asshole, though.
@@Alejandroso31that's why there's a distinction between TV-Y and TV-G
You guys missed something. One of the things that makes this movie so brilliant is one line that most people miss. When Riley's mom tells her that they need to "put on a happy face" for her dad. That is the seed that causes everything that comes after. What makes this such an important moment is that it's so incredibly accurate to life. One innocuous, seemingly innocent, comment can totally screw a kid up. From this moment on, Riley feels like she's not allowed to be anything but happy. And that's when Joy starts trying to stifle her fellow feelings. Kids take everything to heart and they did an amazing job of showing that. I feel like it's one of the most important moments in the movie and I'm bummed I didn't get to hear you guys talk about it.
They did indirectly talked about how you're expected to always be happy and any thing else is perceived as wrong or bad. But you're right they did miss out that particular important moment
This film is a crash course in emotional intelligence.
1.8k with no comments 🧐🤯
Yes i have never seen this before. Where are the comments?
Ikr???
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I remember crash course from seventh fucking grade
"I'm a therapist, and I love movies." "I make movies, and I need therapy." Is this what the yinyang is supposed to represent?
LMFAO
"It's gonna make me cry" "I'm gonna help you through that and charge you for it"
Yes! Must be
*y e a h .*
kinda..
Noooooo! Alan’s daughter saying “her memories are yellow and blue now” 😢😭 Now *I’M* ugly crying… art giving children the vocabulary and tools to express themselves ALWAYS gets me. ❤
Same! 😭
that was beautiful 😊
Hello hope all is well with you ?
One of the very few times I've seen my father openly weep was when he, my mom, my younger brother, and I went to go see this movie in theaters. He got misty when Bing Bong sacrificed himself, but when Riley broke down in front of her parents and they had the group hug, I looked over and he was BAWLING
There's something there they he related to. Hope he's okay
That's very sweet. The only time I've seen my Dad cry was when I was 11 and him and I went together to put our sick family dog to sleep. It was surprising for me, I'll never forget that!
I feel you on that one, my dad doesn’t cry often, the few times I have seen him cry has been at funerals, but there’s one failsafe that will always make him cry. And that’s Steel Magnolias. Every time, without fail. The cemetery scene puts him in tears
There's just a little extra something in certain kids movies that makes my dad just silently BREAK DOWN, and then fall asleep 😂
I'm Autistic, and my emotions have always seemed a little skewed from the patterns I've observed in other people, books, and films. When relatives and friends died, I noticed that I didn't feel much of anything except flashes of guilt about how others around me were reacting. I haven't cried since shortly after I entered elementary school. Oddly enough, the closest I have come to crying have always been due to scenes in movies and animes. This is why I enjoy movies, games, and books so much; stories allow me to leave my own head for a little while and experience life in someone elses.
“There is a type of love that is only experienced through sadness. There is a type of joy that is only experienced through grief.” Boy, that hit me hard.
Yeah, one of the best Pixar films. Coco is my most favorite, Inside Out and Onward are tied for my 2nd.
@@hikari9262 Coco is my favorite as well
yeah they worded that so well.
Same ♥
@@jc-1231 Right, it's so special because the title of the movie is not the main character, but that character was able to generate the most emotional scene in the movie.
I have 99 problems and this guy fixed at least 73 of them.
I have 99 problems and you ain't one😂
come back! he hearted your comment!!
Nice, needs to be at least the 3rd top comment
I have 100 problems and he fixed 74 of them
I got 99 problems and your profile picture ain't one
Bing Bong was a good way to show how childhood memories are gone. He did the right thing, knowing that Joy is more important than an imaginary friend..
I think Bingbong represents childhood memories that we try to suppress cause they are "very cringe" or "not funny anymore" but then he helps Joy reach the 'control cabin', but that's only my interpretation :)
Has anyone ever noticed how the coloring for sadness, anger, fear and disgust are all blue, green, red and purple, and joy is yellow skin, blue eyes, blue hair, green (which is blue and yellow together) dress with blue accents, instead of just yellow, I think it was to symbolize that joy cannot be felt without sadness. Because joy isn't entirely yellow it shows that sadness (which is where the blue in her coloring comes in) is a necessary part of experiencing joy.
I wonder what it would have been like to have sadness have some yellow accents. It probably wouldn't be as powerful as Joy with the current design or look right.
@@TheSheepster I think that some yellow stars put into her clothes would look good, but, hm, sadness is both blue and cyan, and while you could argue that both colours are still meant to represent the same emotion, what if cyan represents something else?
If I recall correctly Disgust also had a purple scarf, connecting disgust and fear.
You can see that with Fear and Disgust too. Disgust has a purple neckerchief hinting on her connection to Fear (so... disgust can result to fear?). And Fear's bowtie is red, which could mean that Anger can work as a defense mechanism for Fear.
That is an extremely interesting fact that you pointed out and it is true. Happiness can not exist without sadness and vice versa. As soon as Riley was born, with in seconds she had both Sadness and Joy. Because the thing is, unless nothing bad happens to you, you really don't know how good it is when it really is good. You need sadness to appreciate happiness. And the fact is that as we age all of our happy memories are touched with a little bit of sadness. You come to realize that you are never going to get those moments back again and it makes them bitter sweet. You know you were lucky to have those moments bit you are sad that they can't last forever. We need sadness to help us move on and process things.
“I’m a therapist and like films” “I’m a film maker and need therapy” IM DYINGGGGGGG 😂😂
✨S o u l m a t e s✨
when you see another agtuber somewhere else
@@VanillaandVinegar7subscribe OMG NOOOOOO 😭
the "and I need therapy" part.. I can relate.
I'm nothing and need therapy
It always hits me hard when they show that the mother is run by Sadness and the father is run by Anger, yet it's still a happy family. It shows how multi-faceted emotions really are. Sadness doesn't always mean upset, it also means compassion, empathy, understanding. Just like anger isn't always rage, it can be passion, determination, confidence. Goes for the other ones too, Fear can be cautious or strategic, and Disgust is also pride, standards, and morals. You don't need to be happy all the time in order to be whole. Your emotions don't define YOU, it's your perspective that defines your emotions.
Never thought about it like that. Cool!
That’s really cool!
I really like this spin on it, I always thought the emotions were multifaceted.
This is one of the best descriptions I've ever read about how 'negative' emotions can actually be beneficial. Good job!
beautifully said
These two represent what I love the most about humanity. How they 'feel' the movie, how they talk so beautifully about it, how they cry, how they show vulnerability, sensitivity, and awareness...Thank you so much. As a hypersensitive person, I really needed that.
Thank you so much! That means a lot. ❤️
Andrew Tate is not a real man. These guys are.
"Trying harder isn't the issue." FINALLY! Someone who gets it! We try so hard to get out of this pit we're in but nothing works and it's exhausting...
it’s actually quite clever how easily joyful memories turn to sad ones when touched by sadness, because that’s the nature of memories. you can be happy that you have these memories, but it can easily turn to sadness when you realise that it’s not like that anymore and things have changed as you grow up.
Love this. Thank you so much. It's so hard going through this. And it doesn't help that I don't talk about it. This is probably the hardest thing for me about my wife becoming ill (not terminally, thank goodness) and probably being unable to leave the house again. The memories of so many of the things we did together are now so bittersweet because we'll never have things like them again.
Very true. My mother died early and will never meet my children and although I am saddened by that loss, and that for me it won't ever be like that, I can make certain that my children grow up as happy as I did. One can learn from sadness.
Or you're looking at a situations with adult eyes, instead of naive kid ones.
and now im crying
@@Magidex i agree
"All my happy memories of her are colored in blue" and now I'M ugly crying.
Awww well I'm going to go on a vilent killing spree to cure my self of the sham of crying at this muve. I can't help it That pore Girl is soo said! And that strange elifent thing giving up is life just to be forgotten!!!? What in earth?🗡️😔🛡️ You know what it's saying. It's saying he's worthless it's saying he needs to be left behind so even else can be happy. I don't like it it makes me sad.😔
@@cedricburkhart3738 It's ok to cry, it's meant to make you reflect on your emotions. Also please don't kill people :)
@@elizahart661 Yeah but like psychopaths don't cry at this movie .😔 I ges I'm not one of those I have to destract myself with pain to keep from crying.
i know, that part was so touching. 💙
@@cedricburkhart3738 dude seriously it's okay to cry, it's a much healthier coping mechanism than self-inflicting pain! Letting out your emotions is important
no matter how many times i hear the line "take her to the moon for me, okay?" or watch the scene with Riley crying and hugging her parents near the end, those two parts always make me almost cry...
Hanni recommended this video. She used to tell fans it's okay to feel tired and sad sometimes insteading of just telling to be happy, which i really love her for that. She seems so mature and takes care of her mental health. ❤
when did she recommend it?
@@nugget8612 She recommended this video on Phoning
newjeans?
""You just need to try harder" Trying isn't the issue" oh my god how to send this to my mom without sending it to her
Then just say it instead?
I would be like, ‘hey mom, I found this interesting video that taught me a lot and I’d like to show it to you’
@@AceNinjaViking yeah! That is how I would do it.
I was gonna watch this alone but I thought my sis kinda needed to hear it😂
I find that combating depression is both complicated and simple. You can't just try harder. But you do need to persevere and endure. Persevere and steadfastly work through the issues, until the day arrives where you find out that you can "pull yourself up by the bootstraps". Time truly does heal all wounds, even if the scars that remain are ugly and ache.
Something about grown men crying about the loss of childhood is weirdly comforting
ikr! it makes me feel validated in a way, like its ok to feel these things
@Alpha Shepherd nah.. it doesnt have to be that old.. i felt the same thing now, and im in my 20s..
Is it somehow cathartic?
Well....is it okay for a seventeen year old to want to back in childhood days ? ........waking up daily wondering things be same as earlier
@@knowone4587 well yeah...I think most teenagers or young adults miss a time when they were more carefree, without the stress that often comes with adulthood. Or maybe you mean something else 🤷♀️
My sibling is on the autism spectrum and often really struggles to identify and express their emotions. This movie has been a huge help in our communication. It helped my sibling connect with the idea that everyone has emotions inside them, and what those emotions are. Now when they get upset, I'll ask them "what emotion is inside?" And they can tell me.
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24:48 Honestly you two might have one of the greatest friendships on KZhead. The way Jonathan just automatically comforted Alan when he was struggling to speak was just incredible, and brought back all my crying from the rest of the video that I was just getting over. You guys are awesome.
"Sure, I cried when I watched the movie but I won't cry in a 27 minute video about the movie," I thought naïvely
we're the same, you and I
Me too! They had me bawling like a baby!
We underestimated the power of this video
Seriously.
I’m still crying as I type this freaking comment
I like that the therapist didn't want to call it a "kids film."
In all honesty, I wouldn't really consider it a kids film. I think it's a really good example of a family film.
@@trickytreyperfected1482 Exactly.
@@trickytreyperfected1482 I disagree, just because a film is good or complex, doesn’t mean it isn’t for kids. It absolutely counts as a kids film, it’s just a good one.
I hate that the therapist didn't want to call it a "kids film" because it relies on the idea kids media is shitty and shallow and anything barely more well made and complex isn't for them because they're too dumb to understand it
@@KyrieFortune hmm..
This video is 3 years old. I remember watching this video only 8 months after my dad died. And I couldn’t finish the video. But rewatching this, when Jonathan mentioned his mother and the memories around them, I just immediately broke down in tears for the first time in months, never in my life did I think two dudes watching a cartoon movie would make me ugly cry loud enough that my mother had to ask if I was okay
So sorry for your loss ❤
I come back to this video sometimes. I’m someone who is poor, about to be homeless, and dealing with depression. Not the same situation as Riley, but it certainly feels reminiscent of the emotions I’m going through. This movie makes me cry because even as a 22 year old now, I FEEL what this movie is expressing, quite literally, right now, despite it being more about loss of childhood. Edit: I wanna give all my love and thanks to the folks giving kind words, every unit of support means the world.
i have also been homeless at a young age while dealing with emotions and mental illness. we are not alone out there, thank you for being honest. this movie is a work of art
I hope everything is gonna work out for you. I know it is❤🙏🏽🙏🏽
I hope you know it’ll all be okay. What you’re going through isn’t easy, and overcoming it will be even more difficult, but that’s what will make your success even more sweet and gratifying
❤❤❤
I hope everything will be okay for you. I'll pray.
Inside Out is basically “It’s Okay to Cry: The Movie”
more like "it's okay to feel sad" and "do not block the sadness away"
Lmao this is so good. A great recap!
I suggest a series “it’s okay to not be okay”because of the similarities of this movie
This. This is good👍🏻
@@guren9193 I think the theme is similar but in terms of length and style... well.
"Positivity is a wonderful thing, as long as it's real." That hit me like a truck...
*Me having A date with Kageyama* 👁️👄👁️: Ohhhh........
Same doe
A truck is a wonderful thing, as long as it’s real and it hits you
Fake it till you make it baby
@@M008 hello
Literally just sat here and cried for like 10 minutes. I lost my sister almost 2 years ago now and all of my memories with her are colored in blue as well. That line really hit home.
I feel you. I lost my dad about two years ago when I was 15
@@ethank4820I hope you are doing well 🩵
I love that Fear mentioned that Riley didn't die that day, because that's his purpose, to make her not die. At the same time, Fear sort of doesn't fit, since he's not actually an emotion. He's an instinct.
Fear is definitely also an emotion.
Fear is an *emotion* that creates survival instinct.
@wisepanda6856 you could say it's the other way around. I'm not debating if it's an instinct tho, I'm just saying it also is an emotion.
@@sadgecat588 I think we are saying the same thing tho 😅
I feel like instinct should also be personified, i picture this: a taller, black coloured emotion, represented as a male, it acts as some sort of second leader. however, if joy is involved it won't do anything. Everytime that Fear acts up and presses the buttons, Instinct also joins in, of course, fear and instinct are close friends, representing that fear is related to instincts in some ways, Anger has some respect for him, and Instinct would be friends with Sadness but in a more subtle way ofc.
"we're crying but the crew right now is ugly crying" ITS OKAY CREW IM WITH YOU
same!
yeah I was crying too lol
That was the most ive cried in a minute tbh
I cry in a cool way
same
"it's when your control panel is just completely broken" yes. exactly. that's it. that's depression.
Ye and I'm experiencing it rn 😫😫
@@wehate-ku7tf hey if youre feeling depressed please get help. But please remember depression and feeling depressed is different and that's very hurtful for people with depression and not a matter to joke about. If youre actually suffering from clinical depression and is diagnosed by a professional,i hope youre doing well.
I would say PTSD rather than depresssion
As someone with bpd a way I like to describe it to younger people who have seen inside out is the little people inside my head like to take control very quickly when anything happens. Even if it's something little, they get excited to be in control because they know the next moment someone else might take over. And sometimes no one wants to even go near my control panel- sometimes it lasts for days when someone touches my control panel at all and it gets really hard. I really love this movie. We watched it multiple times while I was in one of my treatment places as a teen. It really helps when it comes to explain what I'm going through in a visual and more simplified manner
@@wehate-ku7tf embrace these emotions because they are all valid , but seek help, do not try and battle it out alone! please. Ily❤️
You know a movie maker has talent when the "death" of an imaginary friend makes you cry. RIP Bing Bong. Your passing was a true showing of how parts of our childhood die as we mature.
He's not really dead, he's with lost memories. From my experience in my late 20's there are occasional moments when I'll remember old imaginary friends. So maybe Riley, in her 20's or even 30's will have a memory, however brief it may be, of Bing Bong.
@@stargazer1946 I hope she does. One does not have to lose all of our wonder and imagination of childhood to “become an adult”. It is my somewhat childlike view on life, even at 58, that allows me to easily find joy in life.
I think a reason for why the Bing Bong scene is so sad is because a lot of people can relate to eventually losing your imaginary friend. Whether it was conscious or you just forgot about them while going through life.
And losing interests, really. Years down the line you remember something that used to bring you joy and keep you afloat, and now it doesn't get you this excited anymore - and it feels like a loss
I just realised now that joy has blue hair, Sadness's color, she's the only in one among the other emotions to have a hair color not matching her own. A clever visual clue to show that the ending is also Joy accepting that part of herself will always come from sadness.
Wow I never thought of it that way... Like, I always wondered why was her hair blue if she's entirely yellow and thus represents joy, but I never thought of this until now...
Is it just me.. or does Joy also represent Sadness? You can't be happy without sadness. (well that's how I saw it)
Wow you really have something there. This never once occurred to me. GREAT picking up on symbolism there.
I thought it was just because yellow & blue goes well together
That’s exactly what I thought, when I first watched this movie I wasn’t old enough to completely understand what was going on but the thing that stood out most to me was the fact that joy was the only character multiple colours. As well as that, the blue parts of her are the most noticeable, being her eyes and her hair, they stand out a lot more than the yellow parts of her do and they’re the most important parts of her, especially her eyes. It’s an amazing character design, it literally tells you the ending of the movie, you can’t have joy without sadness, that’s why you can’t think of the character joy without her blue hair and blue eyes
"Now we are crying, but our crew is doing the ugly crying over there" I didn't know my name was Crew...
We are all Crew.
@@CinemaTherapyShow One of us?
@@waunke56 One of us
@@CinemaTherapyShow I honestly can't imagine what working with you must be like. It must be so wholesome and fulfilling to work on a team that is all about bringing about self-awareness, emotional growth and mindfulness through common media that people appreciate. This channel really brings me joy and helps me grounded on my conscious effort to constantly better myself. Oh by the way this is the third time I'm watching this, this time it came up in a newsletter of a blender artist I love (Andrew Price) and I was so ecstatic that someone I've never met but is a great career role model for me was also moved by this video that I decided to watch it again. Can't say I regret it, tears and all. I love your content
@@omoid1749 Holy Crap! Andrew Price talked about us in his newsletter! Alan here. I’ve watched his stuff off-and-on for years. Could you forward me that newsletter? cinematherapysolutions@gmail.com And honestly, working with us is... Fine? I guess we’re nice people? It’s a little disconnected, because we’re just talking to cameras in a basement, doesn’t feel like: This is going to be seen by millions of people. Feels more like: How can I make Jonathan laugh right now, and holy crap here I go crying again.
My favorite part of the WHOLE movie is her hugging her mom and dad and crying but having that releasing sigh. That happy and sad sigh. Also look into Home. They have a part where they say "you are sad-mad."
21:00 is kind of like what happned to Ban Heesoo in Ditto. She looked back into her happy memories (with NewJeans) but then she realizes they’re gone. Her memories of them became sadness and the only way to relive their memories is by watching clips of them in the cam corder. She woke up one day and realizes that even though they’re gone, its okay, she’s okay. It’s okay to look back and mourn the loss of a loved one.
that’s a great way to put it 😮
2 grown men being honest with themselves and to each other while enjoying movies. I'm hooked.
Ya damn this is so precious
I subbed cause of it!
Awesome!
Random recommendation, now I’m subscribed and wishing KZhead’s algorithm had suggested sooner!
Marley IKR!
Something that’s also great about this movie is that Riley’s parents actually hear her, when she tells them she wants to go back they don’t say “well we live here now”, they basically say “You’re not alone in mourning and missing Minnesota, we miss it too, with you”. And that’s such an important validation that gets missed in conversations alot
Yes! I feel like most parents mean well but don't realise that this is so important. Like it isn't nice that we feel these emotions but it's normal and even parents that are supposedly perfect can be sad, angry and scared. The best thing is if you don't affect others when feeling "bad" emotions and learn to get over and process "bad" emotions. You are so right!
Yea my mom would whoop my ass if I'd "talk back" to her :/
Yeah I wish that happened more often in real life.
@@suckondeeznutskaeya haaha same. When having a different opinion makes you an ungrateful little shit.
@@ReptilianTeaDrinker well, yes???? Jajaja
To all the Hanni/NewJeans fans who are showing up: Welcome! We're so glad you're here! 당신이 여기 있어서 정말 기쁩니다! 이 동영상이 마음에 드셨다면 다른 동영상도 확인해 보세요.
I wish you could add Korean subtitles🦭
thx🎉
@@yakimanduuu we would LOVE to, if we could find a translator who could also translate the humor. Some of it is cultural, but dad-jokes are universal. 😂
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Seeing these two men unashamedly cry, when our culture tries to push the idea that men shouldn't cry, is so wholesome and such a wonderful thing for them to share. Everyone is sad sometimes, everybody cries and that's okay.
Crying is a completely rudimentary communication method for infants of indicating that things aren't okay. Crying in non-infants indicates a complete failure of self-governance... a system crash. It means things are catastrophically NOT okay to the point where it can't even be communicated in a rational manner. You see someone cry, you're seeing them having a system failure... and you feel GOOD about that? That is fucked up.
@@SotiCotoYou seem very distressed yourself. Are you okay?
@@SotiCotoim not reading allat LOL
@@SotiCoto What the fuck is this man waffling about
"the crew in the back is doing the ugly cry" *que faint sobbing in the background*
1.3k likes but no replies so uh- hi
I didn't get that part. Maybe because English is my second language though.
@@skatblip7991 ò shit I didn’t know I got that many likes- Hi
I just realized you replied 13 minutes ago-
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When you're not even watching the whole movie but you're still crying...
I think they watch the whole movie and then edit out the parts where nothing interestng is said
@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 Theyre talking about themselves, crying even tho the video only showed a few short clips
Me tooo😭😭😭😭
Amen! 😭😭
@@cukless6849 omg I'm so stupid please ignore me 🙂💔
When she comes home from running away and her parents comfort her I sob literally everytime. I ran away when i was 11 and when i came back my dad beat the ---- out of me with a belt and locked me in my room for 2 weeks.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. Your dad should be in jail.
There’s a line in Shakespeare’s Macbeth that really hit me when I first heard it. It’s the scene where Macduff hears that his entire family-wife, children and household servants-have been all been killed by Macbeth and he is openly grieving. Malcolm tells Macduff, “Dispute it like a man,” to which Macduff responds, “I shall do so, but I must also feel it as a man.” It’s such a short but powerful statement. Thank you, gentlemen, for sharing your tears. I’m also crying over here because I also have my own blue and yellow memories I’m feeling. Your series has been a great safe space for me to get some of my emotions out while I work through some difficult things in my life. I’m grateful to have my therapist to help me with this and some of these videos have given me the opportunity to let out tears I wasn’t able to let out before and process the grief I’m currently dealing with. All the best. 💛💙
I like that all the characters are completely one colour. Anger is completely red, disgust is completely green but joy has blue hair implying that sadness is a fundamental part of happiness
Oh, my God, I never noticed that! Wow!
wow, that’s a very interesting observation and i’m really happy that this was brought up ♡︎
Wait oh my god that makes so much sense
That's not entirely true, if you take a closer look you can see that the others share some colors too. For example, Fear has a red bow, and Disgust has a purple scarf.
@@jelmerdeelen3380 of my God it makes much sense now since you can relate when you are scared of something and you really wanted to fix it, you can't because fear overcomes you so you get fustrated. And disgust is partially afraid of something she is disgusted with.
I also noticed the difference between the parents brains and Riley’s. The parents/adults all have seats and work on the control panel together with one main focus (dad has anger, mom has sadness) but Riley through most of the movie only has one emotion controlling the panel. Towards the end they begin to share the panel; which could be representative of Riley beginning to understand her emotions better.
I also appreciate that neither parent has joy as the main focus.
Keen and deep observation. Love it.
I have borderline personality disorder. I'm an adult but I still have trouble regulating my emotions like that 😅 we tend to alternate between extremes sometimes seemingly at the drop of a hat more similar to how Riley's emotions behave.
I always figured that her parents emotions were the more mature version of hers. Her dad clearly wasnt an angry person, I think that's more his sense of assertiveness. And her mums emotion was probably more empathy than sadness. Maybe it's just me not wanting to see her parents as an angry abuser and his broken victim
@@craiglyons8946 i think you're on to something there. anger as an emotion is not inherently evil or mean, and sadness isnt always because you yourself are suffering. emotions are a very large gradient with different levels and shades to it. i really like your interpretation because it establishes that the emotions are not so one dimensional and can be represented in different contexts. anger is a good tool for knowing when something is wrong, or for when you are being unjustly treated. it is good for knowing when you feel strongly or passionately about something that you wish to change. sort of like how when you hear about someone being hurt and you feel angry on their behalf because you know they deserve better. and sadness can work the same way! your theory is amazing, and i love it
What I love about this movie is it shows us the inside of Riley's mom's head, and the mom's head has sadness "in charge" To me it is kind of giving us a hint. And it shows that as a child we are all happiness and joy and that when we grow into women we start to learn compassion and that it's okay to have emotions and let sadness out too. ❤
"Every happy memory I have of her is colored in blue" oh my dear, dear Jono, thank you, thank you so much for these words. My dad is going to turn 80, he's having severe depression and his life is now balanced between hospitalization and our permanent care, with my mum and sister. He is still this sweet, kindest-of-the-kind man now, but he says and does all these terrible things to himself and now every happy memory I have of him is starting to turn blue... This heals. Thank you.
My cousin used to force herself to smile, until she saw this movie. After she saw it, she broke down to her mom and confessed she had been feeling sad since her dad died. She just wanted to be the brave one, for her mom and little brother. Don't worry guys. She's doing much MUCH better now. Edit:She found this video and was mad at me for making the comment but says she doesn't care if I send her every kind reply.
Your comment just put a lump in my throat 🤧
@@heartnsoullove aww💙
why hello Violet,fancy seeing you here 😂
@@lucy5935 She is
@@bluehoodieguy7568 haha. It was an mlp Hamilton cameo for a while but I got bored of that lol
As a woman who grew up with an absent father, and seeing my mom in unhealthy and abusive relationships with men, you have no idea how healing it is to see two grown men be able to talk about feelings so naturally and tearing up over family and not hiding it, but just being human. Thank you! 🙌
You're so welcome. This comment made our day!
same here. abusive stepdad, and a good meaning, but overworking bio dad... my mom was emotionally numb and distant and spent most of our lives in severe depression also working herself to death... emotions and family connection just never was there for me.
Similar case here. Abusive, then estranged, and thankfully divorced. Seeing amazing men and fathers(including these 2 amazing men) around the world really restore the faith in humanity in me. I’m so thankful we have internet, otherwise I won’t be able to know this.
I haven't even watched the video yet and this comment just made me tear up. It's so true and I'm so sorry you went through that.
@@scythescythe884 it sucks! I hope you’re doing okay now!
I remember thinking my emotions didn’t work properly in high school. I can be frustrated or angry, but would never feel any sadness towards almost anything, it was weird. This continued until my sophomore year of college when my dog had to be put down during the summer due to cancer. I finally knew what it was like to feel sadness; it was awful and exactly what I needed. I don’t think I’ll ever get another dog since I can’t handle that level of emotional attachment again, but I will never forget this feeling of loss and I can now properly empathize with those who do.
I'm 24 and I'm afraid to cry in front of people since my parents would say "stop being a baby" or "stop being so sensitive" when I was younger. So, I held my emotions in around people and would most of the time cry myself to sleep. And now, my family would asking me why I'm so emotionless.
Seems like good progress then. But it isn't enough to simply push emotions down. And no, they can't be killed off entirely... unfortunately. The trick is to feel them without letting it show on your face... without letting it influence your actions. To ghost them. Let them be there, but unable to do anything nor be seen.
I have a similiar experience, but I'm afraid to show emotion due to severe bullying. I was never physically bullied, but he made sure to make everyone hate me, make me seem weak and unwanted, he'd tell a friend I'd stoled from her, he'd do everything to hurt me. And seeing me cry, be hurt, be afraid, it only fed the fire. Nowadays I'm too afraid to express those feelings, because I don't want anyone to think they can hurt me because I'm too weak to fight back, but strong enough to not break.
That's me right now. When I was a kid, I was very hyperactive and extremely emotional. I would cry over the littlest of things and my mom would yell at me to stop crying, and people were often annoyed at me because I was very hyper and loud. Now, I'm the total opposite. I'm very quiet, anxious, and have a dead pan persona. I kinda get "sad" remembering how I used to be, because I could've been a more outgoing and confident person than I am right now.
@@SotiCotoI'm sorry if you're being sarcastic and i'm simply too dense to get it, but that sounds like really bad advice. OP seems to struggle with feeling and expressing their emotions freely due to a lack of acceptance and affirmation in their past. Reiterating the beliefs pushed onto OP by their parents will not help them. Learning to express emotions freely in front of others is incredibly hard, but in my experience it is definitely worth the effort. My life has gotten so much more beautiful and my relationships have gotten so much more deeper, more trusting and more fulfilling ever since I am capable of expressing my feelings freely, even though it makes me feel vulnerable quite often. If possible, I highly recommend giving therapy/counseling a try, it can offer crucial support during this process.
I can't get over the fact that joy's hair is blue just like sadness, which symbolizes that joy always comes with sadness.
Wow I did not realise that Edit: I just noticed that may sound ironical but actually I was just like „Wow! I did not realise that!“ :')
That is an amazing way to think about it!
Oooh
and yknow that purple scarf that disgust wears? I think it shows that disgust has something to do with fear.
Oh! I didn’t catch that!!!!!😍😍😩😩
me at the beginning: “Why is the comment section crying??” the end: 😭😭😭
About to be me in 30 minutes Update- too much emotional stuff so I changed it before I cried 😂😂
Exactly....😭😭😭
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One of things I love most of my husband is that he cries during movies. Not every movie, but everyone has that thing that “hits” right. I’ve told some other ladies before, and have gotten some very negative responses. Whatever. I love that about him, and he’s all mine!
Ok i just want to say thank you. Thank you for accepting one of usmen as a man. Sadly in many relationships if a gal sees her bf / hubby cries in front of her, she leaves him. Ty for being such a wonderful support to him. Youre a bigger blessing to him than you may ever know. Either way i hope you guys have a truly epic marriage.
I've watched this 3 years ago after my beloved niece passed away from child cancer. She was 4. I appreciate the explanation you guys did. Everyday was a struggle emotionally and mentally. It's okay to feel sadness for you to experience growth. The movie itself made me cry. Thank you! And thank you Hanni!❤
god, i'm so sorry to hear that...i'm sure your niece is still very proud of you and loves you a lot 💗
I’m very sorry for your loss, she’s in a better place now.
This whole video of 2 grown a$$ men not being afraid to show emotions and vulnerability ON CAMERA is so pure. I love it.
Most refreshing indeed, peace & blessings.
emotional maturity - what most people lack unfortunately :(
I cried with them
I always cry when I watch this movie.
Yup, certainly the most beautiful aspect of this video. Btw this is also the first video of this channel I've ever seen... I like it here :)
"My mom is gone, every happy memory I have of her is coloured in blue" Okay. I'm done. That's when I started crying like a baby.
me too. That when this video was at its maximum depth.
For me, it's when Alan said about moving and then having to move back into quarantine because of COVID-19. I moved to another city when I was about 8-9 years old and it was hard! Maybe that's why I teared up when he said it was hard for his children. It was certainly hard for me many years ago.
@@tiararoxeanne1318 I feel you. I teared up then as well. I see my 3-year-old nephew crying for a few days after he returns home from his grandparents. One can't love without embracing sadness. It's a beautiful thing. :)
Same
Man, I was already crying, but that moment made the tears start pouring out to a whole new level.
I don't often cry at movies. In fact, I was once almost the only person in a whole cinema of people not crying. This movie made me bawl my eyes out, and I'm getting all teary again just watching this break-down. I think this is one of Pixar's best, and that's really saying something. Just masterful storytelling.
watching this movie again as a sixteen year old hits so much harder. I'm out here balling my eyes out over this. I was diagnosed with depression when i was 12/14, and this movie really just made me reflect on all of that stuff. Thank you for reminding me of this masterpiece of a movie!
This movie helped me cause now everytime I get angry I imagine the tiny red block screaming and I start laughing instead lmao
I cracked up
SAME
This is so cute 😭👍
I do the same thing lmfao
TINY RED BLOCK💀😂
I love when he says "This is so Phyllis from The Office" because that's literally the voice actor for Sadness!!!
Oh my god. This woman needs a hug
Ue
I KNEW it! So it is Phyllis really?!
I ruined your 369 likes
How does it already have 372 likes-
"Every happy memory I have of her is colored in blue" - that was exactly what I was thinking when I first watched this movie. My father died when I was 16 and at that moment everything turned blue and it's been ever since. It's so amazing how they managed to visualize that so incredibly well. P.S.: Yeah I know I'm not the first one talking about this line, but it hit so hard I just had to. I'm still in tears
I don’t think I’ve ever broken from a video before, but this was the first time for me. I lost my younger sister in late 2020, like a week before thanksgiving, and the realization that all of my memories, all 28 years of them, are now yellow and blue. I openly weeped in my bed for the first time in a very long time. I wish I could have saved her one more time
I am hurting with you 💙
Sometimes depression isnt a feeling of sadness sometimes its the inability to feel anything.
That’s probably why the control turned gray and sadness didn’t contribute anything to make it turn gray
Most definitely
When I am apathetic I miss feeling sad. I'd rather be sad than to feel nothing.
Honestly that's what makes me cry in this movie is that the other emotions are also shut out, which is what makes her depressed. It's not that she's full of rage or sadness, she doesn't have anything. It's what made it feel so real.
Exactly. Like you can be depressed without haing depression. You can have depression without being depressed. I have clinical depression. Ive had intrusive thoughts since the age of 6 but always come off as the bubbly fun girl. Im loud, im silly, but im also overwhelmed by any emotion. I am okaywhen im numb. I can function with numb. When i feel its too much and I dont know how to process it which leads me to essentially just disassociate because being in my head is a LOT. Seriously, therapy is so valuble, but so is having parents and family members be supportive and helping you work through that stuff instead of just dismissing it as childish nonsense. If you dont teach kids how to handle stuff they just wont.
"I'm going to help you through your crying and then charge you for it." *therapist moment*
Lol. Where's the lie?
capitalism moment
Communism moment. ^
@@lastfirst5863 Advertising in public that you have no clue what communism is 😂
@@sdigf3167 I was teasing the comment above mine. Communists always complain about capitalism, and vice versa. I guess I didn’t make that clear.
This is probably one of the best animated movies EVER made. I don’t think you could find a person who DIDN’T cry when watching this
A phrase that changed my adult life is "you are allowed to feel..." if something happens thats sad, you're allowed to feel sad, if something happens and you're frustrated, you're allowed to feel frustrated. I now use that phrase with the kids I teach, to validate their feelings and help them work through without forcing positivity. You are allowed to feel and this movie really helps show the importance of that
Nobody: KZhead: do you want to feel emotions at 3 in the morning half a year after the release of this video?
Thanks KZhead!
*of course*
Yeeeees!!!!
Ok
3:21am here, just finished watching. Why is this so relatable?
“I will help you through your tears and then i will charge you for it.” LMAOOOOOO
Comming from someone who's studying psychology,that's honestly a mood
I mean that's technically therapy
@@razzmachad5124 it's literally therapy
Therapists in a nutshell
Therapy in a nutshell.
Hanni saying this video opened her mind kinda reminds me of when I was just around her age, first time starting to learn about the importance of paying attention to and taking care of our emotions, how to do it, and a whole bunch of other psychological and philosophical stuff. It's one of the things that make me feel good about growing up since it allows me to get a better view of life. I don't usually watch movie reaction videos but I see you also react to several other movies I have watched before. Definitely check them out tonight to see if I missed anything :) Thank you for the informative analysis and thanks Hanni Pham for sharing this video to the people she cares about
I just realized that throughout this whole story joy has felt every other feeling except for sadness. Especially in this scene 12:10. If you watch the whole scene of getting bing bong out of that place, you can see that joy gets scared of the vacuum, disgusted by the broccoli, and angry at sadness stepping on the wrappers (more like frustrated, but still). She doesn't want to feel sad, but she doesn't care about feeling anything else. She only becomes sad after this when bing bong disappears. It's pretty interesting.
I cried 4 times in this movie -Riley crying at school -Joy crying -Bing Bong's death -Riley crying with her parents
For me, it was seeing all the aspects of Riley's personality crumbling away one by one. I remember being in that state, and seeing it expressed in such a clear way onscreen just hit something in me.
Me too, but I cried between those moments too ....
I was not touched by the movie. I guess I matured too early.
Weak
Since the first second of the movie I was already crying 😂
Cries over this film when suddenly: *Boss Baby Advertisement* Really? Right in front of my salad?
MOOD
probabl not the best meme to use for this vid...
@@iellaterreur7865 wym? its a *wonderful* meme to use for this :)
Hey man boss baby has some heavy shit about sibling relationships have some respect
Hey wait a second...
Thanks to Newjeans Hanni I discover this video and I totally lovin it. Actually, I lost my cat for a week now. I always trying to be ok, like I tell my familiy and my friends that I'm okay. I'm holding my cry and always say that I'm okay so everyone won't worried about me. I want to be okay because I've been busy with collage projects, and I don't think this is the right time to be sad. And at this point when I can't feel anything, I can't find joy in my life, even doing something I like didn't help anymore, I feel like there is something wrong with me. Then today, my favorite singer Hanni from Newjeans recomend this video, I just curious and watching it before I sleep. And this is just perfect for me, this video helps me. I'm trying to understand my feelings. I got slapped when they say "when it's okay but it's not okay". I always say that I'm okay, but the truth is I'm not okay. I feel sad because I lost my cat, my cat isn't only cat for me, it means the world and I depends a lot to my cat. So right now I'm crying hard and think that's okay to cry, it's okay to feel sad, there is no the right time to feel sad. I just want to thank you guys for making this video, and I want to thank Hanni for recommend this video to me. Just, thankyou. I feel better now🤍
I don't know you but thanks to Hanni bringing us together, i would like to give you a big virtual hug. It's okay to feel sad, take your time to grieve and embrace your sadness. It's okay. It will pass eventually, but right now, take care of your sadness ❤❤ Wishing you all the best in life ❤❤
I love that you guys talked about this movie. I am currently in a counseling skills and techniques class and one of my professors showed us the clip of sadness comforting the imaginary friend, and just how impactful and important sadness was for him. The reason we watched the clip was to address toxic positivity and really how we need to avoid that in our therapeutic alliance with our clients.
One of my favorite touches for the movie is that everyone but Sadness has a place in Riley's life. Disgust drives her sense of taste and self-expression, Fear keeps her aware and safe, and Anger gives her a competitive drive in sports, but Sadness has no "role" until the finale. When Sadness sits with Bing Bong and listens to him, I literally whispered to myself "oohhh, she's Empathy." Sadness lets Riley relate and understand to the rest of the world, which is such an important role to play!
This guy gets it :)
‼️This‼️
This made me cry damn you i just stopped
And it makes sense too as a eleven year old girl wouldnt know too much about really how to be empathise
Sadness had a place in her life it's just that Joy always tried to run her. And that's the point of the whole film. She kept sadness bottled up. The fact that there were no Blue orbs in core memories is what almost destroyed her. She needed to stop pretending to everything was always fine and show it
There’s something genuinely comforting about seeing grown men cry and not be embarrassed about it
yeah the media try to force men to be numb to emotion
i know right! i love seeing this :)
Am happy they showed their emotions.
@@Megaman-2407 Isn't even the media. Media doesn't give a shit if you cry. Social norms are what have dictated it for decades, not the media. The 'media" is just a scapegoat used to blame shit we don't want to blame ourselves for. WE need to grow past this bullshit, not "the media" TM
@@WalkerRileyMC isnt the media just us but in a more digusting form due to being annoynumus? Even if you force people to understand it in real life no one will know on the internet if you are truly reform or just hiding.
I remember not wanting to see this movie because it just didn't seem like a compelling film. But, I eventually watched it - it was a masterpiece. How it personified emotions was so brilliant, yet simple - that even I could understand it.
To me, Pixar is one of the few companies that still consistently makes really good movies.
I also like that Anger was the one who came up with Riley running away, and Sadness was the reason Riley decided not to. Because Anger is basically Sadness that wasn't felt, and decided to MAKE itself heard. Just gotta feel your feelings, then you can have the willpower to get out of those temporary feelings
Something that just clicked for me was that the depression isn't about Sadness or Joy - it's the absence of sadness.
Wow thanks for your comment.. It really gives me a different perspective
I feel so enlightened
I believe I see your point, do you mind breaking it down a bit more?
@@gift4romvirgo because the "depressing" feeling is more of an empty feeling, rather than feeling sad, which sometimes feels heavy
As someone with depression, I can agree. I feel better when I can make myself cry to get the stress out. When I have my episodes, it even affects me physically to where, the best I can describe is I feel my body is like a balloon. Just skin and air holding me together waiting to deflate. When I can actually be sad, it feels like I'm letting myself feel real again
"Im a licensed therapist and I love movies" "Im a filmmaker and i need therapy" And im a highschool student whos currently procrastinating on homework and is eating potato chips
Nice
Me Right now
I swear you're spying on me rn
Same
Bruh if you're procrastinating for this, you better be a psychologist or a filmmaker in the future 😀 Just kidding ✌
When I was 15, I moved to another state 1200 miles away from home. It was (and still is) very hard, and I felt just like Riley. Even at 32, the scene where Riley finally breaks down just breaks my heart. This is my first time watching you guys and I'm hooked. Thank you for doing such a great job unpacking this!
This is one of my favorite Pixar movies and being someone that struggles with severe clinical depression and "numbness" for the last 10ish years, it's one that makes me cry the most and hardest when I watch it. I connected unbelievably strongly with what Jonathan said at 21:40 about his mom-I've never been able to put those feelings into words, and I think Jonathan hit the nail on the head. My dad died almost 9 years ago when I was in high school due to cancer. I've felt incredibly lost throughout my twenties with passions and hobbies fading away and burning out with my career (animation and filmmaking) which was once one of my passions. My dad was my greatest supporter with every one of my hobbies, and the last few years of therapy have had large spontaneous spurts of grief during random sessions. I know it's because I, and my family, have felt lost ever since we lost him. A lot of my old interests make me sad because my dad is no longer there to support me through them, and my once-happy memories of all of them have turned blue and joyless. I know that that's ok, and that it's ok to feel those sad emotions and grief, but man, I'm sitting here WFH while watching this and absolutely just started weeping for a few minutes when Jonathan said that..
I'm surprised neither of them pointed out that Joy's hair and eyes are blue like sadness, that her character design is even showing us the point of movie
Following this logic and since her dress is green, it shows the other face of disgust, the things people enjoy
@Voya oh- XD
I don’t think that was the reason. I think they just thought it looked good...
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Don't forget how she has a blue glow
Jesus Christ, the therapist talking about how the memories of his deceased mother are now colored in blue almost made _me_ cry.
I haven't even seen the movie, and that got me hard. It made me think of my dad, and I realized how bittersweet all my memories of him are now, just by virtue of him no longer being here.
Almost ...., I'm crying *hard* ugly crying and now I need more tissues 🧻
@@KatieSeville My Grandfather too, I have soo many memories of him at Christmas. Him helping me with my mumbling and talking too fast; I'm literally crying writing this because well, grief doesn't just go away. I lost him 5 years ago and it still hurts a lot.,
Yeah, I lost my mom unexpectedly after a long battle with cancer (long story) the night after Thanksgiving last year and quarantine hasn't made it any easier. The second he started talking about his mom I got hit with thermonuclear feels. That said, hearing the analogy was really nice from a healing perspective. Oof.
This is exactly how I feel about my mom, him saying that broke me
Iˋm a trauma therapist and I sometimes suggest to my clients that they watch Inside Out. That helps them get out of that stuck place of either/or and move into allowing all emotions and become whole. Thank you Pixar! And thank you guys for showing it clearly.
Up and Inside Out are my two favorite movies of all time. This was the first Cinema Therapy episode I ever watched and I've been hooked since.Yesterday, they released an episode on Up, and dealing with grief. Congratulations, you've done everything. Side note: someone below in the comments marked a time stamp for 24:48 with the caption "It's okay man. Take your time." Out of all the Pixar-tear-inducing madness in this episode, THAT is what broke me. Can't explain but something about that...genuine compassion, with no sense of urgency or pressure or performance.....just wow. Just....wow.
Same
7:55 "If you've never felt sad then you can't appreciate what joy is." A sub has been earned.
A sub we're glad to have!
When I heard that, it reminded me of some lyrics from a song called "Sorrow" by Sleeping at Last... "because in our great sorrow, we learn what joy means" instant sub from me as well lol
You’ve got mine as well UwU
And here is another one.
I subscribed too!
when the therapist started talking about his mum and how the memories are now blue, i just ugly cried. EDIT: I posted this a day ago and its doing numbers T_T the heck?
Same because my momma is also gone, it's been a year now...
I've seen my grandparents pass and I know one day it will happen to my immediate parents. Honestly, I don't really know how to react to that grim thought, but unless something happens to me I know it's something that'll destroy me eventually, just like how my Mum and Dad were destroyed when theirs went. But like them I'll have to keep going, just with blue memories. For now, Sadness and Fear = Dread, right? Right...
Saaaame aaaaah
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@@conspiracypanda1200 im experiencing the same thing. Seeing my grandparents pass hit hard in the same way, now anything like this makes me so emotional
Something I love about cinema therapy, is that it's just a place you can go and feel genuine emotions about things you've experienced in life and it's just valid. I think we need more of that these days.
The part I cried 19:48 It made me remember how I've been afraid to let sadness manifest.😢😢😢
I always cry multiple times during Inside Out but when the Therapist talked about the memories about his mother being blue because she's dead. Damn, TEARS I tell you.
I felt it so hard when he talked about that cause my mom died when I was 16 so I really related to it.
I'm a 36 year old woman who lost my mum when I was 29, when he talked about his mum I realised it was the same for me and even though I was already tearing up anyway due to Riley having her parents there, I cried a bit for real then. This film always gets me though, and it's good to let it get me, it feels kind of detoxifying to have a little cry every now and then.
Same, and my mum's still alive
I forgot just how good this movie was! And the discussion of depression and sadness just resonates with me. My gosh
Oh bro that broke me..that's how I feel with my memories of my grandmother
Toxic positivity is no joke. I'm more a realist but I had a coworker who was a preacher for positivity and optimism and one day he got frustrated by something and snapped and turned violent. Not allowing yourself to accept the full range of human emotions led to him bottling up his anger until his mind just broke and he lost control of his actions. It was honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever seen and I am thankful when I think back that he didn't hurt anyone during his fit.
That's an anecdote with no empirical use at all. It's literally just some story about some guy you know that demonstrates nothing except what that one guy is like, a guy the rest of us will probably never meet.
@@Thy_Boss this comment is so pointless. At least toxic positivity was relevant to the conversation.
@@Thy_Boss The reason I mentioned this was because he vocally told me that he believed that positivity is a choice that you can be 100% positive all the time if you just decide to be positive. What I was trying to show was, this clearly doesn't work. This guy although yes was just one dude, WAS the ONLY advocate for this movement that I've ever met and he ended up flipping out, acting erratically, getting fired from our job and then spent the next 5 months trying to make false claims to my landlord to get me kicked out of my building all because I didn't buy into his personality cult shit.
@@FoxrosePettipaw Can you tell us more ? What happened ?
@Chinedu Atisele Thank you! Yes, I agree. I certainly also go back and forth. Personally I'm more of an optimistic realist. I believe most things will work out and will have a good conclusion but not everything is neat and tidy. Horrible things happen and we just have to learn to accept them and move on. Actually I'm watching a show atm that sums up this idea very nicely. It's called The Leftovers, and is about how people cope and grieve negative events that have ambiguous and undefined conclusions. It's a really great allegory for the fact that most things in life are ambiguous to some extent, and learning to live in that ambiguity is one of the only ways to move on and continue on the grieving process. I too think it'd be spectacular to just be able to choose to be happy, but unfortunately I have yet to meet anyone who claims they can do such a thing and who are actually able to practice their preaching.
One of my core memories is of my boyfriend and I. On our first date, I had some complications which caused pain and I started crying really hard. He just held me and reassured me that I'll be okay. He also admitted to be worried about me.
I know this is an old video, but I think you'd be happy to know that early childhood teachers often use the inside out emotions to help young children understand and express what they are feeling. That movie was truly groundbreaking: