YouTuber behind \u201coverly attached girlfriend\u201d meme quits after nine years Laina Morris, YouTubeIf you\u2019ve been on the internet for the past ten years, you\u2019ve likely seen the \u201coverly attached girlfriend meme\u201d \u2013 but now, the face behind the humor is taking a permanent hiatus from content creation. Laina Morris, known for her disconcerting stare used to crack jokes about obsessive partners, announced that she was permanently leaving YouTube after nine years on the platform, as stated in a video uploaded on July 24. In her video, titled \u201cBreaking Up with You\u2026Tube,\u201d Morris explained that uncertainty about her career and stress over making videos contributed to her growing depression and anxiety, which ultimately saw her leave the platform for good. 600https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0ea8r0gIfd\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u201c\u2026I\u2019d sort of landed myself in a real deep depression,\u201d Morris said. \u201cAnd I was keeping it a real deep secret from everyone around me. I felt shame and felt guilt for being stressed and overwhelmed with a world and a job and opportunities that were so great.\u201d Morris went on to share private video diaries from 2015, where she vented to the camera about feeling stress in regards to her career on YouTube. Thus, Morris officially bid adieu to YouTube, leaving viewers with a parting message that encouraged them to seek help for their mental health \u2013 and to not feel ashamed about doing so. \u201cDepression is hard, and it hurts,\u201d Morris continued. \u201cIt can make you feel crazy. \u2026there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking medication, because you are doing nothing but helping yourself.\u201d 600https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxkP_IHgqIg\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkMorris\u2019 video saw sympathy from other top personalities on the site, with longtime YouTuber Shane Dawson reacting to the news in a heartfelt Tweet. \u201cThis video by Laina hit me in so many places,\u201d Dawson said of the matter. \u201cWhat an honest, raw, and beautiful video. Love you so much Laina.\u201d this video by @laina622 hit me in so many places. what an honest, raw, and beautiful video. love you so much Laina. :,) :heart:\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/Olozmce7h8 \u2014 Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) July 27, 2019 Morris wouldn\u2019t be the first major YouTuber to leave the platform in recent days, either: Marzia Bisognin, fiance to YouTube king Felix \u201cPewDiePie\u201d Kjellberg, announced her own departure from YouTube in October 2018, after seven years of creating content on the site. While Marzia\u2019s own reasons for leaving the platform stemmed from \u201cfollowing someone else\u2019s path,\u201d Morris\u2019 video acts as an important PSA to creators dealing with the stress of making content \u2013 a popular phenomenon known as \u201ccreator burnout,\u201d which has seen such creators as Lilly Singh and others take notable breaks from making videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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