At the beginning of his latest Twitch stream, Asmongold talked about having anxiety and how he ended up in the emergency room. He also elaborated further on what's been happening to him and why there have been some changes around his Twitch streams in the last few days.
During the last couple of years, Asmongold has gone through some difficult experiences in his life. He was taking care of his ill mother and two years ago he had to take a break from streaming, due to a fire breaking out in his home. His mother tried to smoke while also being on oxygen, which caused a small explosion in the house. Asmongold admitted he had nightmares about the incident afterward. In general, he is very open with his audience about what he's going through at any given point. Asmongold also cared for his ill father and had to deal with his mother passing away. Since then, he's been making efforts to improve his mental health through regular exercise and keeping his room clean.
This time Asmongold explained to his viewers that he started his streams later and later for a while now and the reason for that has been his struggle with anxiety. During those times he would convince himself that something was seriously wrong with him. It went as far as him touching his neck, thinking he felt something unusual which made him go to the emergency room. He was told that everything was in order, and it was all in his head. He then reassured his fans that he feels better now, although when he talked to his father about it, he suggested it could be some other issue as well. Warning: The following clip has some profanity.
Asmongold then elaborated further, saying that although he's been hiding it, for the past 10 days now after he wakes up his first four or five hours are spent dealing with stress and having small panic attacks. After a viewer suggested he should take a break, he said aside from sometimes getting a headache during a stream, it's very rare for him to feel worse after a stream than before. He was also asked about what exactly makes him nervous. Asmongold said he is generally an anxious person, a lot of small things make him stressed, and instead of dealing with it, he ignores it by commenting on other people's drama and playing video games.
It's likely a good reminder for fans that even if someone seems successful in their field, it doesn't mean they don't have their own issues to deal with. But now Asmongold is admittedly doing his best to deal with it, saying he may even start working out to improve his mental health.