Shane Dawson's Hardships

Life has its ups and downs, twists and turns, but trust me when I say this, it gets worse. As a kid, Shane Dawson struggled with hardships. His dad left him, his mother and his two brothers. He also had struggled with obesity and sexual identity. Though he had to deal with hardships, he was still very successful in the YouTube business. Shane had always had a passion for filmmaking, that is why he started YouTube. He has made short films, in which he has directed and starred in. He has also written and published two books, which have both made the New York Times best selling list. He wanted to pursue a college degree but he would have a slim chance of getting in. In chapter five, Shane explains how he got into college but soon realized that
getting into the actual film school was going to be rough. In the middle of the chapter, he explains how his rash on his legs basically changed his life. He had a rash on his legs from walking in jeans, then he made the mistake of putting water on it. So, he had to go to the campus nurse. In the office, the nurse states, “If you really want to be a director, you’re not going to learn about it in a classroom.”(Dawson 70). This really affected Shane, it even made him drop out of college. He decided that he was going to follow his dreams and pursue a career in filmmaking without going to college. This teaches many young people that they do not have to go to college to follow their dreams. Seeing as Shane is now very successful, that worked very well for him, he is still making YouTube videos to this day. Being a YouTuber means that you would typically go to parties and social vents. Lonley is one way to explain Shane’s life. Especially when it comes to relationships. He was at a party once and met this other YouTuber, they became very good friends. He thought she was one of the most beautiful people alive, but when they would talk he would jumble up his words. They became close, but he was getting signals that she liked him, but he only liked her as friend. She took him to meet her family and her mother spoke to shane late at night once. She stated, “I’ve never heard her talk about anyone the way she talks about you. You’ve just got to tell her hot you feel.” (Dawson 88). This really affected Shane's thoughts and feeling towards her. He started to love her, what he did not know was that she did not like him like that. She loved him as a brother. When they got back from her family's house, they went their seperate ways. Later that night, her mother called Shane and asked if he was with her because she was not answering her phone. He went over there right away and saw her having an intense panic attack. He immediatley helped her and the awkwardness between them went away, he finally realised that his relationship was strictly brother and sister like. He learned that even if you love someone the feelings may not always be what you think they are, he also learned that you do not have to be in a relationship with someone to be happy. Even if you are happy and in a relationship, you can always keep things from them, like your word vomit. When Shane was just over twenty at the time when he discovered that he had bulimia.
Shane was always overweight, he even had weight loss surgery at one point because he could not lose the weight. One night, he and his friend Kate went out to a Mexican restaurant and he had too much to eat. When he got home he threw up and the next day he lost three pounds, because of throwing up. This made him feel accomplished so he thought, ‘why not give it a try?’. Every week or so, Shane would o to a fast food place and eat alomst everything on the menu. After he felt he had finally had enough, he would eventually make himself throw up. This affected his relationships and his mental wellness. He states, “Of course I wasn’t thinking about how it would feel coming back up, but that’s because when you are in that state your brain doesn’t let you. That’s why it's such a dangerous disease.” (Dawson 105). Shane had struggled for a long time when he finally realised it was not helping his situation or his relationships by lying to his friends and family. He has gotten better, but slips up every so often. Which is completely normal when you are going through something so terrible. Shane learned that his life was not going to go in the right direction if he continued with his sudden feasts. He learned that you do not need to be perfect, you just need to make people happy, and most importantly, yourself happy. All of these chapters have given him a completely new perspective in life and has
changed him for the better, he learned from his mistakes and experiences.