Hannah

Hi, I'm Hannah (: and this is my story.

I remember when I was looking on the homescreen of Youtube. A very
strange video seemed to beckon me to watch. It was one of the Food
Battles. The video was just uploaded, I believe. Little did I know I
was going to die of laughter. I didn't think too much about it at that
point and decided to go to sleep because it was fairly late at night
when I watched it.

The next day, I went on to watch the video again. Then, I clicked on
the suggested video of the Pokemon Theme Song and I thought that was
the greatest thing in the world. At school, no one really was into it,
but I watched it anyways.

Fast forward about a year and a half. In October of 2011, I was
already a huge fan by then. I was always talking about them with my
friends (because they had gotten popular by then).

Then, my family found out my aunt died. We were actually close, but I
felt so guilty. The last time I talked to her, I told her she would
never be my aunt and that I hated her. This was probably one of the
worst times of my life. The friends I had weren't trying to even help
me deal with her death. At that point, I got so sick of everything.
Nothing was going well. My grades went down. I lost friend. I was
almost ready to just give up.

But before I did something stupid, I looked online just to see if
there was truly something to stick around for. Right on my homepage
for my gmail/ Youtube account was an Ian Is Bored. I watched the video
and laughed through the tears, feeling better from Ian and Anthony's
jokes and laughter. I went to sleep, holding on for one more day.

I haven't even thought about hurting myself since then.

Smosh literally saved me from myself, and I am so thankful for them
because I wouldnt be here, typing this. They changed my life.

Kylea

Smosh, they’ve changed my life in so many ways. I’ve never had many friends and still don’t, I used to never be happy.  Then one day a few years back I was bored on Saturday, and was scrolling through Youtube. I saw a top viewed video called “Boxman” I decided to watch it because it looked obscure. I was then giggling throughout the whole video; I decided to look at more of their videos. After I watched about 20 I looked at my phone to see it was already 2:00 a.m. The next day I watched every single video, and started to love Smosh more and more. I then got twitter, and that’s when I started feeling so much better. To this day I doubt I can repay them for all that they’ve done for me.  They are my heroes, my inspirations, and I hope someday I will be loved by as many people that love them. So if Smosh actually comes across this, and actually reads it....




 I would just like to say, Smosh…You are such an inspiration to me; no one will ever be as great as you two, Ian and Anthony. And I want to say I love you, and thank you for all you’ve done. You guys mean so much to me.

Raquel

I really don't know how to start this so I guess I'll just start from the beginning.
I was 10. 
Yes I know really young. 
But they helped brighten up my weeks. I actually discovered their videos by clicking on a related video to a Shane Dawson video.
But I really didn't depend on them until I was 13.
Let's just say in the month of October I have lost both my grandparents, my two dogs and my pet bunny that I was so close with. 
You're probably thinking "they're just animals." 
But they were much more... 
When I was in 7th grade I didn't have... Any friends, my sister wouldn't even talk to me.
So everyday when I got home... Just to see someone want to be around me made me happy.
Pathetic I know.
My grandparents... When they died just weeks after my pets death was an even bigger stab in the heart. I was really close to them too. It was expected that my grandma was going to die soon but still... You should know how it is to loose a loved one.
A month passed and I wasn't doing the best in school.
My parents started yelling at me and this made me happy.... Cuz they weren't yelling at each other for once.
In November... My mom filed for divorce.
Another stab.
But to make it even greater my mom... For what ever reason would take out her anger on me... So I was occasionally abused until I ran away from home in December.
December 3rd.
I went as far as to getting on the main highway until my neighbor driving her son back from kindergarten saw me and took me back home to where my mom wasn't happy.
My mom eventually stopped talking to me. 
December 6th. Me and my sisters birthday.
My mom ignored me.
While my sister was blowing out the birthday candles I was in my room, crying.
Things had gotten so bad with my dad that he sometimes wouldn't even come home.
Things had also gotten so bad with my mom the only time she talked to me is when I'd threaten suicide.
This eventually lead to therapy.
But weirdly I never cut... Most likely all these stories mention how they've cut themselves...but I hadn't.
Anyway a year has passed and we've ended up in October again... That horrible month.
I have yet to make any friends and my parents were fighting constantly.
October 13th... When I decided to check my subscription box on YouTube.
I watched a smosh video... "Smosh Snatchers" 
It was the first time... In a whole year I actually smiled. 
This of course led me to another video... And another video... And so on.
It was...Happy.
Sooner or later I went to school... Smiling.
Kristen. Kristen was the first friend I made at that school. 
I still remember that day. I was at my locker...
"Hey Raquel right?"
"Yeah. Whats your name?"
"Kristen. I was just wondering if you'd like to sit with us during lunch?"
"Yeah sure."
"okay cool! See you."
This of course led me to meeting her friends. And they all said they loved my "jokes" and how "funny" I was... But all I was doing was quoting smosh videos.
I eventually showed them smosh and Kristen said 
And I quote
"No wonder you like them so much"
~
This part really makes me happy....
My dad (December 18th) asked my mom out on a date.
Which lead to anther date.
Which lead to my mom canceling the divorce papers.
It's also the date my mom started really talking to me again.
I remember all these dates cuz they're very important to me.
Around January my mom brought a puppy and we named him "Rocky" he's a boxer and I think i'v shown him to everyone.
Every week I would log on and watch another Smosh video.
Ian's and Anthony's humor really helped me through a lot. 
They don't know me but I owe them so much.
Whenever I'm depressed I watch them and my face instantly lights up.
It was just this year I got a twitter... I have made so many smoshy friends on there that I'm even happier now.
I can never repay them for what they did for me. I guess all you need to make it in life is happiness. And who ever knew making me happy started with a click.

Thank you smosh, Ian. Anthony.
Truley thank you.

-Raquel

Alaana

Hi there. Ian, Anthony, if you’re reading this right now, I want you to know that I love you guys more than life. You mean the world to me. And I know this story is REAAAAALLY long, but please read it. It'll take you 5 minutes. Please? :3 (I put a kitty face so you must read it now) And sorry about not having perfect writing grammar, my head has been really messed up lately, and I don't feel like it going through it to proofread, so sorry about the mistakes and stuff.
I never though i would make it through the fact that after 6th grade my parents decided that they were going to switch me to another school where I knew no one. I had planned my whole life with my best friends that I’ve had since 2nd or 3rd grade. I had spent most of my life with some of my best friends, some we went back to when we were barely a few months old. So I wasn’t to happy about this whole thing. It didn't help my brothers would say things “get the hell out you fat ugly worthless woman.” and much other stuff was happening to me that I won't explain because... i just don't like to think about it. And they starting flooding in; suicide thoughts. almost everyday i broke down in my room and said i was gonna do it but always ended up not doing it. the abuse and hurt only got worse over june and july, but one day, on a sunday of august 2010, my brothers did the same to me. as usual i ran into my room and started crying. but this day it would be different. it would be my first attempt on suicide. i’m not gonna really go into detail about how i tried to commit suicide, because that doesn’t affect the story. however, it did end up to be a failed attempt. i passed out but didn’t die, which really only depressed me more. When I started school in September I hated it because no one liked me even if i did try to talk to someone. however, in that first month i met one of my bestfriends, who is like a sister to me, adriana lorente. Anyways, stuff got better at school but my family still abused me. i figured out my dad didn’t love or care about me because i heard him say it, my mother had started gone almost insane and couldn’t listen to any of her children. my brothers continued to physically and mentally hurt me. and when i say physically i don’t mean a brother-sister fight. it was them brutally abusing me and I had no way to defend myself. I'd be bruised, there'd be blood. I'm not gonna go into detail, but on of the days my brothers were abusing me, he threw me down, called me a stupid blonde worthless bitch. It wasn't the first time he called me that, but there was something about the way he said it that made it hurt a million times worse. It felt like a war was going on inside of me. I was confused, so I for some reason decided to punch a hole through his door. I grabbed my jacket and ran. As far away from home as I could. See, I live in a very ghetto town where a blonde, white, 12 year old girl like me slouched down by a brick wall beneath the street lights at 12 at night, isn’t going to do so well. Going out, I knew that, but I needed an escape, or else I was going to cut, or even have attempt another act of suicide. I knew I might’ve gotten raped or kidnapped, but I needed fresh air and an escape from the horrible people i knew as my family.

In december; my life changed. everything changed. i watched a video on youtube. from two guys. who were hilarious. who made me laugh when i never thought i could even smile again. their names? anthony danger padilla and ian firetrucking hecox. they have changed my life in so many ways words cannot describe it. nothing can. they are my world, and if they had never started making videos on youtube i don’t know where i would be today or if i’d even be alive. they have saved me from suicide multiple times. they have made me feel happy in the worst of times when i felt like everyone in the world hated me. when i watch their videos, everything seems to fade away; the depression, the scars on my arms, my anorexia, and all the other bad things in life.
To Smosh:
I love you guys. more than anything. though i haven’t met you guys i still feel like you’re the family i never had. just… i really don’t know what to say, you guys have saved my life and i really don’t know how to thank you. i wish i could repay you guys back somehow for everything that you’ve done for me. i don’t think they could ever invent any words to describe how much i thank you people. i know this doesn’t really seem like an interesting story or anything, but, it’s 100% true. it’s hard to explain everything. I hope to meet you guys one day so that i could at least thank you in person. please don’t ever ever ever stop making videos because you guys are my inspiration and hope. my world. my everything, not only to me, me thousands of other people. I haven't cut in 4 months, i have been healthily eating, and I haven't even thought about suicide. It's all because of you guys. so when you guys feel down, know that people around the world have had their lives saved because of you. they are your biggest fans and know everything about you guys, because you’re that awesome. once again.
I love you smosh. more than the world, more than anything.
p.s if i do find out you guys read this I’m gonna freak the fuck out and possibly have a seizure. but a seizure would be worth it. jk. i won’t really have a seizure…. well this is awkward but BAI. LOOOOOOOOOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU GUYSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
- alanna vaughn. the biggest fan of smosh, ever.

Cline S.

My name is Caroline aka Cline. I'm 17. I will tell you my story.

There was a time when I was really depressed. I was crying all the time and I was always sad. But I pretended to my friends and my family that I'm fine. 

Why? Because no one would care. And if i'll tell them what's wrong, they couldn't do something for me. Nobody can.

My life was a nightmare, and it still is a nightmare but less than before. And this nightmare began during my childhood: 

I've been beaten, mistreated, treated like shit, tortured, bullied, and ... This happened everyday. It was my sister. I still don't know why she did that to me :'(

Also, my parents fought in front of me all the time, and beat me sometimes too. They didn't like me... They don't like me. But I prefered watching them fight than being tortured. 

And I was just a child. 

I grew up with this horrible pictures in my head. I've lost my childhood and a part of my adolescence. 

When this monster is gone, I felt better but those scars on my skin make me remember what she did to me. This haunts me every day, every night. I can't stop thinking about what she did. 

These horrible memories began to be stronger. I wanted to delete it. I couldn't live quietly without thinking about it. 

But the pain inside me hurt me more than if I cut myself. That's why I didn't cut myself or do that kind of stupid thing, because it is useless and I think that I've been tortured enough. I don't want to feel the pain anymore. 

I just wanted to sleep. Forever. 

About Smosh:

I remember this day, I was desperate and really depressed. I wanted to change my mind. So I decided to watch some videos on Youtube. And then (I still don't know why I choose this video) but when I watched it, I felt so good, I laughed so hard, I felt so much better! I don't know how to explain you what I felt, but it was so good!

And this video which changed my life was a Smosh video (i don't remember which video it was) because after that, I began to watch every Smosh videos, all day and night!

I could hate their videos and forget them but it was not the case!  (Moreover, some friends tried to make me smile but they failed, nobody could make me laugh!) But SMOSH did it! I think that it is because we have the same sense of humor! And that's why I continued to watch their videos.

Thanks to them I began to apreciate life again! 

It is amazing how the laughter can change our moods... and our lives!

And now I want to live those wonderful moments again and again and forever! 

I need to laugh; I need to watch Smosh videos! They are my drugs! And now I'm addicted to them! I can't stop watching their videos ♥

I can't tell how much they changed my life! No, more than that: THEY SAVED MY LIFE! 

Oh and by the way, if they will stop making videos it doesn't matter! I will not kill myself just because one day they'll stop everything! I'm stronger than that! But I will be very sad :( 

Ok, now know you know everything! (... uuh not really, I didn't write all my life because I will started to cry and think about those memories (again)...)

Anyway the thing is that I can't tell how much I love Smosh and how much they saved me! I love them so much!

I'm so grateful to them! I would like to meet them and thanks them for changing my life! I needed this change! 

They are the best thing that ever happen in my life. :')

God bless them! ♥

Steph

My name is Steph(: I am 14 years old and live in Canada, B.C !
 When I started to regularly watch Smosh, it was the begining of 2011. (I had seen some of their older videos before, Boxman and Twilight New Moon Deleted Scenes 2 but didnt know it was them at the time ) Everything was a mess. I found it hard to smile and laugh, and just be happy. I was at constant war with my parents, and struggling in school. I felt like none of my friends really understood
my problems and I felt really alone.It was a scary feeling, it was like I was loosing myself. I was surfing youtube one day and I came across a Smosh video, I think it might have been one of their, If ___ were real. I just remember laughing for the first time in what seemed like forever. I made a twitter account so I could ask LWS questions, and I came across the
Smosher Family" Everyone was so nice to me and I felt like I belonged somewhere. 
         When Smosh replied to me for the first time I FREAKED out, I felt so happy that the people making me laugh every week, and who created the best online family ever, actually noticed me, I almost cried of  happiness. Ian and Anthony made it eaiser for me to breath, like a weight was lifted of my chest.  I started slowly to turn things around, I picked up my school grades, and began re-connecting with all my friends and family. I cant thank Smosh enough for what they have done for me, they made me laugh when nobody else could, and pulled me out of the rut I had created. I had something to look foward to everyweek, a new IIS, LWS, and the regular Smosh video. Laughter really is the best medicine.

Thank you Ian and Anthony. <3  I tried to keep this short, but if I
could I would write a full book about how you helped me. And to the Smosher Family, I dont know
how I could live  without you guys.

Rachel I

Hi there. This is my Smosh story. Smosh has changed so many lives; including my own. So here is where my Smosh story begins:

            It all started six years ago. I was nine years old at the time. Even at nine I was bullied very often. I was not just bullied by other nine year olds. No, I was bullied by 17 year old teens. I remember, people used to make fun of me; calling me “retarded, stupid, dumbass, whore, (and yes I was nine)” People even told me to go kill myself. I remember when I was walking home from school. This is the worst memory ever. So, I was walking home and a bunch of teens, who were about sixteen or seventeen years old. I didn’t live far from school; about a block or two away. My mother trusted me and thought nothing was going to happen to me. She was wrong. These teens decided pick on me. Calling me all sorts of names. They grabbed me by the hair and started choking me. That is, until the police came. They were ran away. Meanwhile, my mom was worried sick. I had to go to therapy, and I couldn’t come to school for a month. I was an emotional wreck; nothing could have made me laugh. My mom was crying so much. I heard her. I was on the computer and I heard her. I was on Youtube, and I saw a video by two guys. I clicked on the link and it was Smosh lip-syncing the pokemon theme song. I started laughing. Their acting was hilarious!! I watched their mortal combat video and they were so funny! My mom rushed in the room and was crying happy tears. I was laughing. Smosh has utterly pulled me out of my depression. Here I am, six years later. Still at my computer watching Smosh every day. This proves that Smosh can do anything for people. 

They’ll make us laugh all of the time. And so this, my friends, is my Smosh story.