Sarah Silverman 'Dares You To F-cking Cry'
Hollywood star Sarah Silverman has an important message for anyone who needs to hear it. The actress recently discussed the need to express one's emotions on her podcast, stating that she "f-cking dares you to cry."
Silverman also talked about Mr. Rogers' message about allowing people to cry, noting that it takes bravery to give someone space to let out their emotions.
Sarah Silverman's message touched several of her followers, who agreed with her online and thanked her for being kind.
Sarah Silverman Shares Important Message About Crying
In a new clip from her "The Sarah Silverman Podcast" shared on TikTok, famous actress and comedienne Silverman advised her followers to "cry" instead of bottling up their emotions.
"Cry. I f-cking dare you to cry," Silverman said. "Instead of feeling a second of sadness and then immediately converting it into outward rage and blame, what if you just cried?"
She continued, "I'd hug you. I wouldn't tell you to stop crying. I'd say, just like Mr. Rogers says."
The actress, who is a big fan of Mr. Rogers, then shared some of his words of wisdom on the importance of crying.
She said, "Mr. Rogers says... that when people cry, our instinct is to say, 'Don't cry. ' Why? Because it makes us uncomfortable. The brave and the caring thing to do is to say, ' Go ahead and cry, and I'll just stand right here with you. ' You know."
Fans Praise Sarah Silverman Following Her Comments
The actress' remarks moved fans, who flocked to the post's comment section to express gratitude.
One person said, "That's all I do. I cry for a variety of reasons. It's happiness, sadness, anger. The tears flow, freely."
Another noted, "Damn Sarah, that was deep. [Making] me self reflect like that."
"Absolutely. Feel those feelings, be in that moment[;] it's so important. So yes, cry & be OK with not just ourselves but others expressing emotions that they need to get out," a third fan stated.
One more individual said, "Somehow standup comedians and psychologists are one and the same (and I am thankful for that)!"
Sarah Silverman Reveals Her 'Wacky' Mantra While Feeling Depressed
In a previous clip to her TikTok account, Silverman spoke about how she once woke up on a Saturday morning with a very depressing thought that got her down.
Silverman said, "Saturday, I woke up just right away. Just thinking, 'What's the point? Nothing matters.'" According to the actress, the thought crept into her mind even though she had a show to perform that same Saturday.
She continued, "And I knew I had a show that night, and I was like, 'Why do I perform? What's the purpose? There's no point; NOTHING MATTERS!"
Silverman was seemingly having a moment of self-introspection. She had to consider her goals and achievements in life and wonder what they all meant in the end and if there was any worth in striving so hard to exist, a feeling that many people experience every day.
The actress stated that the depressing thought played like a mantra in her head, "It just was like a mantra in my head. Nothing f--king matters. This is all a fraudulent illusion, nothing matters."
Sarah Silverman Says It's Hard To Tackle Depression 'Intellectually'
The comedienne went on to talk about how tackling depressive thoughts "intellectually" wasn't always an easy way to free oneself of the feeling of being depressed.
She said, "And I intellectually could go, all right, I'm in a bad place, and I'm in a dark place. And I know that I [can] come out of it, you know. But sometimes Intellectually isn't [enough]. You can reason and reason, and it's hard to go like, 'Right, okay."
The star further added that there are moments when she could easily squash a lousy feeling by tagging it on a particular reason, like her PMS (premenstrual syndrome). However, this specific feeling or thought of "nothing matters," she still doesn't have "a bead on."
"I mean, there would be times with PMS where I'd be bananas and then go, 'Oh god, it's my PMS week. And just knowing that would help me a lot. Like, I'd already feel better just going like, 'Okay, I'm not going crazy...This is hormonal, but I don't have quite a bead on this yet."
Sarah Silverman Says 'Just Have Fun'
The "Wreck-It Ralph" actress shared that she allowed herself to wallow in the depressing feeling while also struggling to pull through the day in preparation for her show.
"I let myself wallow and be negative, and then I had a show to do, and I just went through the motions. I took a bath; I put on my tinted moisturizer, listened to old sets on my phone to kind of just prep and just do proactive things...passively."
According to the "A Million Ways To Die In The West" actress, when she eventually got into her car to go to her Saturday night show, she suddenly felt better, thinking to herself to "just have fun."
She said, "And I was like, 'Oh!' isn't that interesting? that I sunk into depression because I felt 'nothing matters.' And it ended up being the same thing that snapped me out of it. Right, nothing matters; just have fun."
