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Sorry for the delay replying - sorry for your situation, I hope that you've found some solace in what you do now. I can't completely identify with your situation but you are right in what you say about this being something that is worthy of being passionate about - I can't put my finger on why, but this is something that has done for me what I thought couldn't be done. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for your response, I hope that my message touches more people in a similar fashion I'm very aware of LTX, and I'd be on top of that if it wasn't for the fact I live in Ireland! As long as he knows of my thanks I'm content though, I'll get to thank him in person at some point, fingers crossed

Again, I'd hate to think I'm disturbing any of the actual staff. I feel very humbled that the message has actually reached anyone on the team, I posted it mainly to let people know that their work is far more important to some than what may be initially thought.

Again, many thanks, I hope I'm not being too intrusive by directly addressing anyone. Thank you for being welcoming and helpful

Thanks. Again, I'm not trying to bug him or anything, I just felt like I'd post this here because I can't really show my appreciation elsewhere.

Hi Linus, I'm not entirely sure if you get a lot of posts directly addressing you or not, or if they get read frequently, but I felt that I needed to let you know my story, because your channel has become something much more than a series of videos that air weekly, to me it's a crutch that helped me regain the grasp on my mental health. I hope you don't mind that this gets personal, but I want to share my story with you and to all that decide to view this post. In the months leading past last March, I reached a very low point with regards to my mental health; I was suffering from serious depression and anxiety as a result of personal issues that had been dogging me constantly. I didn't know where to go- I was afraid to go to any sort of doctor and wasn't willing to talk to anyone about it because I'm naturally a shy person. I was being eaten up inside my mind and couldn't find a way out, and it was having a negative effect on my college work and general lifestyle, to the point where I was constantly trapped in a cycle my own negative thought, losing sleep and finding myself in a constant state on unhappiness. For months this continued, and it got to a point where I had simply accepted the notion that I wouldn't be happy again. My family and close friends all tried their best to help me but it was never enough. However, one September evening I found myself at a friends house where the first episode of scrapyard wars just happened to surface as part of our youtube surfing. I had been a fan of you growing as a young teenager but had lost track of what was current with technology many years prior, but it piqued my interest so I kept watching. This inspired me to start watching regularly the following week, as I had been interested to keep up with the series and others prior. This was the start of a domino effect- soon afterwards, my whole life became enveloped in tech and news surrounding it. I subscribed to the channels you run outside of LTT, keeping up with all the news and reviews you and your crew get up to as well as your original videos, and for the first time in over half a year, I began to smile again. Not only did I begin to smile, but I soon began to shake off the depression and anxiety, brushing it off as an afterthought because I was too excited at the thoughts of saving up to build my own rig. I felt my whole life change with a new focus, and in somewhat of a cliché I began to once again excel in my grades at university and my family and friends all noticed that I was returning to my old self. I realise this is going to come across as very bait-ey in an attempt to draw attention to myself, but I really wanted to share this because your content has changed me for the better. Thank you, maybe I can shake your hand one day, pending I catch a means of getting over to Canada.