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Ange1ofD4rkness t1_j9w6heb wrote

So like what kind of style of music is his? Because I remember being at a few metal concerts, and the only areas of anything physical, like Mash Pits, you learned to avoid if you didn't want to be near (or other people watched out for you)

Plus I honest have to ask, why would someone need a mental health safe space at a concert? Like for me, I can't see what would trigger something bad that would require something like this, but maybe that's just me

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an_irishviking t1_j9wfse9 wrote

It's not uncommon for people to get overwhelmed at concerts, even when not in a physical space like the pit. Concerts are loud, crowded, and hot.

People with any number of disorders from anxiety to ASD could get overwhelmed. Having an out of the way safe space they can retreat to if that happens means more people can enjoy the concert.

Him having this may mean people who would normally never go to a concert may go to his.

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gentmaxim t1_j9x3ets wrote

Then don’t go to concerts

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cinnamon-eater t1_j9ys5lk wrote

God forbid someone try to push their limits a little bit and then realize they messed up.

Having a designated quiet zone might make the difference between someone being able to take a break and then get back out there, and having to leave entirely (at which point they'll probably never give a concert a try again because of the awful experience)

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Shouldabeenswallowed t1_j9z3ce4 wrote

You're talking to a brick wall. His retort will likely be something along the lines of: "like I said, don't go to concerts then". The idea of including people that have some kind of hardship is totally foreign to so many people. Even when it's something simple that harms no one, takes nothing away from anybody, and they wouldn't even be aware of going on unless someone told them about it. Hopefully I'm wrong though! And I appreciate that someone still has the patience to shout into the void the obvious human compassion that should be the bare minimum standard though!

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aRandom_redditor t1_j9we6se wrote

A very VERY brief trip through Spotify seems like his music is on the emo/pop My Chemical Romance spectrum.

I’d imagine with folks indulging in a variety of mind altering substances, having a safe space to work through a bad experience is a lot better option than being escorted out by security or taking a ride in an ambulance.

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Ange1ofD4rkness t1_j9wmumk wrote

There's that too (though I have never understood this concept, but, I know a concert varies for each)

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nonsequitureditor t1_j9wzr15 wrote

overstimulation and claustrophobia are big ones I can think of!! (also drugs)

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coralinn t1_j9xtix1 wrote

Autism as well. Concerts can be fun but it's really easy to get overstimulated. I would definitely take advantage of a space like this if it was available.

Edit: I just reread your comment and realized I basically repeated what you said. Sorry, it's like 3am here and I'm not thinking clearly

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MrSpindles t1_j9yhj6e wrote

I had a panic attack in the crowd at a gig last summer, was a bit of a nightmare getting myself out (it was the Paul McCartney headline set at Glastonbury so a huge crowd of perhaps 100k). Sometimes these things can just happen out of the blue, almost without reason, it wasn't like it was a rowdy crowd or anything, just bang! panic attack! I managed to get myself out of the back of the crowd and to somewhere quiet to ride it out.

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Ange1ofD4rkness t1_j9yuw8a wrote

Yeah start to see this is a possibility I just haven't had to deal with myself (but is very possible)

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brick_eater t1_j9xua3u wrote

‘Mash’ pits??? Isn’t it mosh pits?

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keeper_of_bee t1_j9y6x17 wrote

I'm guessing they've never read the word before. Mash is a fairly accurate description of what happens in a mosh pit so I can see how someone could mishear it.

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ChooseWiselyChanged t1_j9z22ov wrote

I always bring my taters to a metal show. You can cook them, fry them or stick them in a mash. Pit people help them mash faster

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Northwindlowlander t1_j9yoo79 wrote

Crowds, mostly. Getting squished or feeling you can't escape, touching people you don't know, lots of noise, overload. Emotional overload too, that goes all the way back to Elvis and probably further, my mum could have done with a mental health safe space when she saw the Beatles...

Physical plays a part too, dehydration or exhaustion can be pretty heavy triggers especially for those unused to it. Plus, sometimes too much drink, or drugs. AND there was this whole pandemic thing, even old hands like me are still not really match fit (it's really only this year that I've really got my gig reflexes back, and that's a skill I'd been working on for about 25 years) lots of people are less comfortable and there's this whole surge of new gig-goers that missed out on 2 years.

Last bad one I helped with was at a my chemical romance show- panic attack, the person had some history of that but it was triggered simply by the excitement and the anticipation kicking them into a state of emotional overload, and then that getting magnified by feeling surrounded and not able to get out so it got really bad. It was the person's first big show post-pandemic too.

(and exactly like Yungblud, there you've got a rock show that'll be attended by a lot of people that are not normally at rock shows, so inexperience and other people's experience is a multiplier. Only reason I was involved- most of the kids around them were inexperienced, I'm an old hand.)

Last one I had, was at a Sepultura show, I was having a great time but I just plain ran out of oxygen in the pit and couldn't get myself out, and then in that state being helped did not feel like being helped. I've gone to hundreds of gigs and been in hundreds of pits but that was like flipping a switch in my head. Never happened to me any other time at a show, even at properly dangerous ones when people have been leaving in ambulances, I'm usually the person that hauls other people out. That's the nature of a mental health crisis really, it's not predictable, it doesn't follow rules.

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PPilgrim t1_j9yt0m8 wrote

He talks a lot about mental health with his fans and does his best to empower them. There's a really good Yungblood interview by Louis Theroux on BBC iPlayer, worth watching. Here's a clip

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jeffroddit t1_j9ywwjn wrote

I imagine for a lot of people this would be the first and only exposure they've had to any kind of mental health care. Lots of people everywhere and in general need some help. When everyday life can be overwhelming, you better bet that an intense experience like a crowded concert can be even moreso.

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