Jordan Peterson: High-functioning depression & how to overcome misery

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[@asap397]

“You don’t want to be the thing that clings so desperately to the raft that you can’t let go when someone comes to rescue you” Wow

[@jfish032]

Ya..

[@arthurrebel333]

At the exact same time he said this in the video, I read this comment. Just for the record...

[@-Beach_aesthetic-]

Arthur Rebel it happened to me too.. wow

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Me + Booze

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Arthur Rebel happens a lot

[@omnipotent343]

"Be the useful person at the funeral. Hows that for a goal?" Literally a life changing quote for me.

[@frankiethomas1683]

my grandmothers funeral is 2 weeks away, it also gave me great strength

[@johnsbeerbreath]

It’s so true and brilliant.

[@jacobvanveit3437]

This is a bright light to head towards in a time like this. I’m looking to move my family and I’m constantly wondering if it’s the right thing to do.

[@pepitoclavo1clavito610]

Dont abuse benzos...

[@ControlAllDa1337]

If only I could afford a psychologist one tenth as brilliant as Mr Peterson.

[@Harrowed2TheMind]

Same. The waiting period in my province is just too damn long, so I mostly gave up for now.

[@TheKetsa]

He is a psychologist.

[@Quinefan]

Dr Peterson.

[@LongToad]

Anyone aware enough to recognize that they have psychological problems is already on the right track to fixing them, you don't really need someone to tell you what you already know. I think the problem with society is the other 95% of people that are confident that everything they do is right, they're almost completely controlled by emotion and operate at a very low level of self awareness. Unfortunately, I don't think any amount of reasoning can fix someone with a closed mind. How can you fix a problem if you won't even acknowledge that it's even a problem?

[@jaeatyet]

I feel ya for sure but it has been said that recognition of an issue is the first step. so endeavor to be honest with yourself and listen to his videos, thats what I'm doing. I love His direct honesty based factual interpretation of what IS happening to me "right now" that is why things he says speaks to us directly...... keep fighting the good fight!

[@theohuioiesin6519]

I forget how how much I love this man and how much I owe him. The Internet provided me with the Dad I never had.

[@thepirate2337]

Whenever my depression kicks really hard in and feel suicidal thoughts i come here to listen mr.Peterson to get motivated and think i can live a meaningful life. You are the father figure of a fatherless generation of man. I'm 19 I don't want to feel like this all my life, it's hard but everyday I try to improve something.

[@serg10diaz]

Hey man! Look for God! Do you have a Catholic church nearby? Go everyday.

[@vddesign8242]

@@serg10diaz i would like to go to church to help with my loneliness but my parents constantly make fun if religion.

[@serg10diaz]

@@vddesign8242 Don't pay attention man! Primitive Christians were thrown into the lions, burnt alive and more. Nowadays we just have to handle rejection of some people, it's not hard at all.

[@stmaryericka6328]

JESUS SAVES! Not a religion. Call upon the name of Jesus and build a relationship with him

[@serg10diaz]

@@stmaryericka6328 Ha man, you're wrong. Martin Luther's gospel is not true. Only faith does not save you. I've been a protestant for 20 years. Just came to know Christian history and a wider interpretation of the Bible. Let me tell you, everything that you think about the Catholic Church is just plain wrong.

[@philorth4243]

The craziest thing about this lecture is that he just experienced everything he talks about regarding having a sick family member and such. And what I love most is that he was 100% correct and not only had wise words but leads but example and I would argue it saved his life after listening to the update podcast with his daughter recently. Jordan is a hell of a man and I have so much respect for him.

[@kwa_nguyen]

link please . How is his health and mind now ? It kinda broke my heart that someone who was so ontop of mental health then got into a deep depression himself...correct me if i am wrong please.

[@philorth4243]

@@kwa_nguyen kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn26mImmotRkm5I

[@kwa_nguyen]

@@philorth4243 thanks mate!

[@mrs.schmenkman]

He's posted it to his page now too. This man, even in this lecture, has experienced profound depression a great deal in his life and he has openly discussed it a lot. I have always battled it too. We are exactly the same age, so I understand his shorthand and commentary. Truly a great nsn

[@anitramoore9514]

Wow.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Damn! That last sentence about being a useful person at a funeral really struck something in me. I can't change the situation but I can make sure not to make it any worse! Food for thought.

[@johnsmith-jo6xp]

I've literally been the useful person at not 1 funeral, but 3. Both my grandparents and sister died within 6 months of each other. I spoke at all 3 funerals and wrote the eulogy for my sister. Only my father and I spoke at my sister's funeral. I was just as heart broken as everyone else in my family, but I was determined not to be a spectator or a passive mourner. It wasn't easy and honestly I don't think my family even appreciated the strength and courage it took to speak in front of a crowd. When all I wanted to do was be alone. All that to say, your efforts might not be appreciated, but you'll be able to look yourself in the mirror and be proud that you actually did something.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

+john smith Thanks for sharing your story, I can relate. I wish you all the best.

[@scottyrobertsconde]

That last sentence was super tough for sure

[@UnholyRave666]

Just be a necromancer.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

+SkipTheShit Nagash would approve of that!

[@marilan8154]

When your therapist really does have the answers.

[@Makkaru112]

@Futures the others both knowingly and unknowingly make it worse. By design. Peterson actually cares and has directly in person helped many people. And by his vids being online 10000s of comments show how he saved their lives. Not to mention emails stating the same thing.

[@cubeincubes]

@@Makkaru112 don’t feed the trolls

[@XB10001]

There are excellent therapists everywhere. Thay are hard to find, though.

[@CyborgJesus]

Been coping with depression through out my life, I got a dog 2 years ago and it was easily one of the best decisions I've made in a long while. They're lovely expressive animals who can find joy and appreciate the simple things around them. Its helped me greatly when it comes to interacting with people, and even some degree of talking and speaking.

[@mrs.schmenkman]

My dogs are the only reason I'm able to keep going. No kids, no family and no physical strength to handle relationships anymore, but my dogs need me and if I am gone I can't risk that someone else would care for them like I do.

[@Graemedico]

Who needs human companionship. .. When you have a DOG 🐕🐶👍👍👍

[@infalliblepegster]

35, on antidepressents for years. They do partially work, but the best thing I did for my mental health was adopting a stray kitten to join my partner, dog and I. That little floof has been more motivating than every pep talk and judgey piece of advice I have ever received.

[@CyborgJesus]

@@infalliblepegster I feel you, I think what really brightened my days is just coming home to a dog thats happy as hell to see you. Every.Day. I don't know where else you can get that kind of welcome from.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

@@infalliblepegster lol floof ..

[@myingroupidoldidnothingwro4650]

The way this man uses allegories to ruthlessly beat home the essential point is amazing.

[@jacksbackable]

My Ingroup Idol Did Nothing Wrong Yes, but I think you mean Analogy!

[@oskjan1]

@@jacksbackable No, I don't think so. Allegories fit like a glove in this case.

[@jajupa78]

"The command of metaphor is a mark of genius."

[@sertank735]

I’m elated that your health is improving Dr. Peterson. Much love.

[@StratMatt777]

This isn't his channel. He is not here.

[@actionvlog4606]

@@StratMatt777 He expressed a nice idea. That's enough

[@StratMatt777]

@@actionvlog4606 I was just informing him that his comment addressed to Jordan will not be read by him. I wasn't saying that there was anything wrong with his comment.

[@Fiat_Multipla69]

@@StratMatt777 Well, you can't be so sure that his cοmment won't be read by Peterson himself. Good for you for informing him tho.

[@Floateritos]

Fiat Multipla you won this one brother good vibes only

[@rocklandtimes5005]

This guy is sharp. Everything he speaks about he hones in on and delivers truths packaged with realistic advice. High marks.

[@marmite400]

I love YT. I can learn all I want without having to write an essay about it.

[@ericaskari]

Well, although I didn't write too many essays but, writing about a subject makes you to bullshit on paper so u remember it for a long time. 😁 Watching it on Yt you'll forget it soon and there is no need to memorize because it's always available, Yeahh Fuxk essays 😌

[@CleverMetaphor]

@@ericaskari you're right tho... all this knowledge being available to us on the fly will train us to rely on it. Then when the network fails, it's back to the stone age.

[@robharwood3538]

Interesting that Jordan Peterson emphasizes writing as a path to self-improvement in his online course (which I haven't tried yet, but would like to). In other words, he might actually argue with you that just watching videos isn't enough, and that you should actually sit down and write. 😊

[@thinhtranba5352]

That's true to everything really. Like rather I have to write how awesome it is to have a robot maid in your house, I just bought one and show the work it have done to me.

[@saber1992]

i love young people, not absorbing full lessons because they're too lazy to write an essay or take notes....

[@sulijoo]

His deathbed example really struck home with me. It helped me deal with the loss of my dad in 2012, and the loss of mother in 2019. I'm an only child so I had little choice but to deal with both. Pragmatism in the face of tragedy prevents it from turning into hell. Thank you, JP.

[@user-xs9835]

I can observe " pragmatism " by working in the bank and watch some client coming to check the account the same day as the death of a family member happens.No time even for grieving, money above all! So different from European culture!

[@settitoma5891]

Que Dios te Bendiga.

[@pattyhansen7563]

Sorry for you loss. I would almost say that being an only child at the MOMENT of the funeral & immediate aftermath would be preferable to what I KNOW I will be dealing with in the future. Although, I can say that if you had siblings that you love, then the only child thing can take its toll because you have no one to grieve with that truly understood your parents/relationship, etc...I have 3 siblings & am DREADING the day one of my parents die, because I will be grieving the loss of my parent & my siblings will BE the ones in the room fighting over $, possessions, not wanting to buck up & make decisions & then criticizing the one who does, etc... My husband & I knew that, due to the estrangement of him & his father, we would be a distraction to the people grieving at the funeral & really had no emotional need to go. We opted out of the whole thing. it gave US great peace, as my husband had already grieved the loss of a father decades before. Funerals are for the living, in my opinion. If your presence won't help the grieving living people, don't go.

[@violetfisher1137]

I can listen to Peterson all day

[@i810dumiclovich]

Clean your damn room :-)

[@jacksbackable]

I guess understanding why you need to clean your room is the start of at least wanting to do it!

[@sandlotscout6358]

@Stuart Dooley maybe she did it while she was listening?

[@jfish032]

I pretty much do 🙈

[@j_freed]

And then one day - not. Any good teacher wants you to get out there and use your life.

[@dard4642]

"if you're hyperorderly, get a dog." I learned this by accident! I got my first dog when I was 29, a puppy. I was hyperorderly to the point that it interfered with my responsibilities. I would sometimes be an hour late to work, because I had to make sure the house that I was going to come home to was immaculate, though I lived alone and never had company. The first three months of having the dog we're not good months. I cared about the dog from day one but it wasn't until I actually fell in love with the dog and it became more important than the cleanliness and orderliness of my surroundings that I got better. What's funny is, after that, my house was kind of a wreck all of the time because I never learned how to do regular house cleaning. To an outsider, cleaning house looked like my hobby. I was always cleaning and reorganizing in my spare time; when that compulsion was gone, I would look up every now and again to find my house was an absolute disaster. I had to learn in my 30s how to keep a functional house clean.

[@SpockvsEgon]

Let me know when you figure out how to have a clean and functional house. Mine vacillates between "so clean you can eat off the floor" and "I'm sure child services will take my kid if they ever see this place."

[@dard4642]

@@SpockvsEgon 🤣🤣 Around this time, I called and I asked my mother how it is she keeps her house so clean. She was always a pretty compulsive about it but, as she got older, became a little more practical. She told me to clean one room a day. And keep it in the same rotation. This is in addition, of course, to cleaning as you go. When my mom would cook, she would have the sink about a quarter full of soapy water and, as she used a measuring cup, knife, etc, she would wash it rinse it and put it back up. By the time dinner was ready, everything was clean unless you were eating on it or being served from it. Gee.. I wonder where I got it from. 🤣

[@MrJaredDale]

DARD very good advice! And LOL @TimChesnut’s comment 😂😂😂

[@heinuchung8680]

I see it like this I feel like cats are extremely clean, just clean out their litter box. Both have hair depending on species but dogs are stinky (dog smell), they are just much messier than cats. I understand her story though the dog .

[@subhadravm9973]

I have 11 dogs. I can understand what you are talking about...(what's the emoticon for a big hug?) 😊😊😊

[@john5150.]

I really love his hand gestures when he speaks. It makes the imagery of his words far more effective.

[@Dude0000]

Jake Moretti it’s like watching him form the words with his hands...amazingly affective (to me, anyhow).

[@fredericmoresmau4303]

cet femme c'est une merde

[@qunt2742]

3:39 "And then there's the alignment of nihilistic chaos with the intrinsic desire that someone will come along and tell you what to do..demand for the tyrant to come forward" This speaks a lot of messages to me. I can remember a few years ago and honestly even now, I don't know what I'm aiming at and I don't know how to choose what to aim at. I've said to myself that I wish that someone would come along and tell me what my life should be spent trying to achieve because I don't know what it should be used for.

[@davidlawrence8085]

Whew !......yes you nailed it there .......thanks for the focus !

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Pain and loss will teach.

[@jbdemarest9913]

What happened? What did you do?

[@watermelonlalala]

Maybe I want a tyrant to come along and tell everybody else to do what I want them to do.

[@qunt2742]

@@jbdemarest9913 I haven't really done anything, my aim in life is currently to just find my aim in life in the first place. I have had no such luck.

[@imonlyheretoarguewithidiots]

This is EXACTLY what I have been trying to tell people. You are not the plan. You are the tool by which the plan is carried out. Obstacles are not a reason to give up. They are the natural mechanism by which your plan is challenged so that you can make a BETTER PLAN.

[@louisenoble3403]

Wonderful comment, I love it, thank you Paul x

[@sterlingforbes3872]

This man helped save my life from depression and despair. I doubt he's aware of just how many lives he's touched.

[@earthwormsim8068]

Oh he is very aware of it. Because the extreme left attempted to ruin his life. He knows

[@sterlingforbes3872]

@@earthwormsim8068 Then I hope it serves as encouragement to him to know that so many are in his debt.

[@rocketman475]

Do not manufacture misery, there is enough naturally occuring trouble in life. No need to make any extra, for others or yourself.

[@guguigugu]

problem is that people who manufacture it usually cant be convinced to stop.

[@pepitoclavo1clavito610]

Dont abuse benzos

[@BenetbenetLive]

No one will suck my cock [Backround choir] No one will even touch his cock

[@Thiebelamberts]

It ain't rocket sience

[@DollfaceKim]

That's what I've always said, in other words "don't punish or hurt yourself, they're are plenty of ppl in this world who will do that for you, you need to be your own best friend!"

[@nomejodasjuan]

If you're hyper orderly, get a roomate. You know? Roomates are messy, horrible things. They are going to leave hair everywhere and force you to live with it...

[@_gatsby]

he is lazier than me.. it sucks.. now i have less hope in people

[@johndoe70770]

My god this is just how I feel right now...

[@GrandpaRanOverRudolf]

can confirm, grew up very anal about orderliness and cleanliness and got a hoarder for a roommate. Aside from the occasional disagreement I think we're better off for it. I'm the chillest I've ever been and he's unpacked most of the boxes from our move 3 weeks ago =]

[@legendaryzee22]

@A C you’re probably messy

[@seththecat9317]

@A C other than coming off as a bit of a duche, haveing a high personal sense of who you are and what you can do and where you wanna go cant be bad for someone, as long as it's not entirely false I feel it'd give a guy the motivation to keep on trying at those things they see so clearly in themselves. And unless your silly I bet you can agree that motivation for people to Excell in today's world is a great thing for them and potentially for everyone, maybe that kind of person drives them self like that thrugh university and a few years later manages to come up with some solution that changes the planet to a noticeable degree, not saying that's every case but I wanna see that you can see the fairness in the possibility of something like this working for someone.

[@humbeNch]

I discover something new every time I watch JP, even from the videos I repeat

[@StevenZapp]

We miss you sir. I pray you get better.

[@joyfied1196]

Can't wait for his comeback May he completely recover

[@z0n_]

Good job cameraman!

[@alexcaffrey983]

Turdzon Gotta keep up with the jbp, he sure can duck and weave.

[@gowestjeff]

José Cordovil LoL. Cameraperson? Videographer?

[@alexcaffrey983]

Jeff Jones What?

[@gowestjeff]

Alex Caffrey Oh, the debate now is about calling a first baseman a first base person , since the pc police don’t want us to say camera MAN anymore.

[@aureosp1600]

Camerapeople if you identify as a twin

[@AnthonyOttaway]

The video just popped on. I listened for a minute. Then I kept listening. Some times a serendipitous message comes at the right time, and this was it.

[@egolayer13]

This video reminds me of my mom. When her parents died, a whole family quarreling over family assets caused complete chaos for months following the funeral, tearing apart a lot of long-held family relations. Meanwhile, my mother became the bedrock for family members to go to when they were ready to actually discuss how they'd felt in the preceding year, and how to start repairing burnt bridges with other family members. She lives this goal every day. She's the useful person at the funeral.

[@robynhay2069]

egolayer13 When my Nana died, my Mom’s brothers fought her tooth & nail:( over the will. Its a very sad situation, tearing apart long-held family relations. Never was repaired, sadly. Hope yall resolved & repaired. My family didnt sadly.

[@ronweasley9001]

My parents are the useful person at the funeral. Most of their siblings are too. They've got their shit together so to speak. But they also have other sufferings which they carry everyday. They manage to repress their suffering and overcome them most of the time. But some of the time its still pops out. And to grow around the enviroment where youre parents are the go to person to be the reliable person in a tragedy does teach you alot about live through observation but it also kinda feels like the attention youre suppose to get from them is ripped away from you because they are busy being helpful to others. And also the toxic enviroment is affecting your perception of life. Eg parents are firefighters and they bring you along to work so to speak. They put out flames and save people while you being a kid live through said enviroment everyday. There are positive and negative effects of living like that. Your parents are humans. They get tired too. They get stressed out too. And you mucking about around a burning building doesnt help. Nor is it an enviroment for you to grow. A seed needs good soil, plenty of water and adequate sunlight to grow to its fullest. Planting a seed around burning wreckages isnt the best place to be brought up to. it makes you tough and wise up but also tinders and burning wood also land on you. Teach you bad traits. And heavily affects your conscience and scars you with trauma. Life is suffering and tragedy happens all the time, and when youre the good person in world full of suffering, you have your hands full all the time.

[@ronweasley9001]

I want to know what advice does peterson have to disease ridden, malnourished stricken, traumatised children in africa? What do you say to people who have the bad end of the coin flip in life where the suffering they endure are beyond their immediate control.

[@baxterandcotton]

@@ronweasley9001 those people don't tend to suffer from the inertia and malaise Peterson is trying to address. It's not a coincidence that suicide rates go up as a country's wealth increases. We're programmed for survival, people in survival mode have totally different issues and needs than people in developed countries with high functioning depression. Better that he stick to what he does and let people who have expertise in agriculture, civilization building, economics etc aid the developing world.

[@ronweasley9001]

@@baxterandcotton no offense but you live in a bubble.

[@HiroNguy]

This is one of his absolutely best, most powerful, and timely speeches.

[@pascalqinion8636]

Well damnit, i think i'm the guy who doesn't have the micro routines in place, cause i procrastinate a lot and i just put a lot of misplaced energy into getting up and doing my things. And also i recently discovered i didn't feel encouraged by my family (or friends for that matter) at all, cause they don't think i can handle responsabillities, so thank you Mr Dr Peterson, i'll manage i think, life and all Edit : I'm helpful at funerals though

[@robharwood3538]

Look into getting a proper diagnosis from a qualified mental health professional (preferably a psychiatrist competent in diagnosing your kinds of symptoms). In my early thirties, after some prompting from a colleague, I went to a really good psychiatrist and finally got an accurate diagnosis: I'd had ADHD all my life and didn't know it. It explained everything -- including all the symptoms you mentioned, which is why I'm replying; though there are many diagnoses which might cause the same symptoms, not only ADHD, which is why you need a proper diagnosis, not just a comment on the Internet -- and I finally found a pathway for treatment and recovery. Good luck, and all the best! 😊

[@juglansregia1433]

A great many propositions are dependent only on assumption, and are not necessarily affected by the nature of assumption ..Most people don't realize that they they are a product of their society..why is it that you assume that what you value runs concurrent with what others both value and disregard? are you sure that you are in fact an independent individual? and not necesarily the product of other peoples ideas of what they say (covertly or overtly) you should be? have some introspection....study the assumptions behind your actions then study the assumptions behind your assumptions...

[@SeldonLien]

@@maribalam 😂

[@jacksonpuckett6115]

Im right there with ya but I have a little encouragement from family. Im not that open about my depression though so that could partially be my fault. Anyway, find a good PCP. I finally found one and im so thankful. I've been on Zoloft now for about 4 weeks , it's not really helping as much as Id like it to but Im confident that my Dr. will work that out with time. It's interesting you said you are good at funerals, both my best friends died and I really enjoyed writing up a paper to share with everyone about him at the funeral. And everyone liked it. I also have a 3mo. Old daughter and it is awesome to be a father

[@raycharlestothebs]

How are you doing now though? Same with the other people reacting here?

[@Slarti]

I was that reliable person at my mother's funeral - helping to lead the ceremonies and being there for other people. The problem is that it was my way of displacing the grief and anger I felt.

[@toneysebits8458]

jagara1 That's a good thing. Helping others to cope with hardship is one of the best things you can do.

[@Slarti]

Thank you.

[@ansibility]

You did what you could not to make the situation hell for those around you, and for yourself. That takes a lot of strength, I hope you stay strong.

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

ansibility exactly. It’s a self sacrifice for the benefit of many because you knew that you needed to reach into the unknown with a firm hand. You are probably put together better than you might think.

[@Slarti]

Brodey Dover thank you

[@justinwiederman1521]

“You’re not the plan, you’re the thing that can confront the obstacle to the plan.” He has a way of taking a step back and viewing situations from a logical place. This has been the mindset I’ve had for a while but the clinging to the raft or stick to stay afloat cut deeper than most of the podcasts, interviews, etc. No one person can be the plan, only help lead others to carry out a plan or mission. Thank you for posting this. This video has been in my suggestions for weeks now. Very glad I watched this today!

[@johnrechtoris9796]

There's so much, and so many complementary insights into Peterson's core ideas in this one 12-minute segment. Thanks for clipping it out and presenting it!

[@ClepsidraSideral]

What a privilege to have him as a teacher. Jealous! ☺️☺️😍

[@markbaker8089]

Man, I can listen to this man all day.

[@evansart1]

We are going through family chaos. My son told me about this man and a few hours later this showed up on my KZbin feed. Never heard of him before and what he said made a WORLD of difference to me!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you SOOO much Jordan!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Anna-vz5jl]

I’ve been struggling so much. I need a boost ... I really do .

[@calartian85]

How you holding up, Jessica? Two years ago I was fine. Now I’m struggling.

[@Anna-vz5jl]

@@calartian85 hello . Well .. I’m like so many people unfortunately having a hard time emotionally so much anxiety because of this pandemic. The last few days has been hard for personally speaking , bad anxiety attacks effects me physically to . I am supposed to work with a CBT therapist soon . I practice yoga meditation .. I do this because I feel better when I’m breathing moving through yoga makes me feel like I’m trying to take care of myself . I’ve been practicing yoga for a long time but since this pandemic I’ve been relying on my practice to help me get through tough anxiety. I shouldn’t complain because I know so many people are so sick . I pray for them and their families . Emotionally I could be better . Sometimes my anxiety makes me cry just last night I started crying wondering why despite all the things I do to take care of myself my anxiety just gets ahold of me ... sometimes and leaves me wiped out . I went for a walk today I feel a little better walking seeing the trees and blue sky . Feel the sunshine on my face . And today wasn’t that bad bed Biden is your new president . 🙏🏻✨🇨🇦👌🏻

[@jessemunson1352]

The best thing for my career was piece of advice...."just be as useful as you can be"

[@DaDudeClub]

Man... most of his students will be amazing psychotherapists. Canada should be very grateful for such brilliance... Thanks for recording these dr. JBP, and thanks to the uploader

[@grunge-mb9sb]

this guy is a living legend for psychiatry for the average person despite the advanced level of some of his talks,

[@undesignated3491]

Psychology ;)

[@trevoror8668]

Had to spend a week with my mum in intensive care last year until her passing my aged farther and my brother could not be there much. One of the hardest saddest things I've ever had to do but it was very peaceful Then organise her funeral and deal with all that for the first time ever and all this intales .for the first time in my life i came right fulfilled one of the things a loving son could do but hard so very hard loved my mum

[@joeldwest]

Trevor Or bless you dear man

[@j_freed]

Although my sister took care of many practical arrangements, I traveled to see my mum several times getting nearer to the end when she was slowly falling apart, cognitively and physically. I had to help her sometimes like she was a small child, an inversion of roles from when I was a helpless child and completely needed her. It was part of being able to say goodbye.

[@davidlopezlive]

What I've learned from Buddhism is that life is suffering, only the living suffer, and we have a choice of how much suffering we have in our lives. It's unnecessary suffering that we really need to rid ourselves of and in society.

[@kerimbugrayildirim]

He is spitting out the facts that we think we know of but we have nothing to with the knowledge at all. I love how he points the real deal in his conversations and lessons, also making us remember the things that we are doomed to confront. So much to learn from him.

[@johncarton3023]

"You're not the plan. You're the thing that can confront the obstacle to the plan. And then when you know even further that the obstacle is not only an obstacle but opportunity itself, well then your whole view of the world can change. ... Are you so sure that this is a problem? Is that the only way that you can look at it?" So good, so true.

[@ptub5257]

Usually you would organize your classes around your schedule, but I would organize my schedule around THIS class.

[@livingwell6114]

Brilliant. Life could be tragedy but maybe not hell.

[@irage32]

Each to there own depends what your left with...

[@NewNerdInTown]

@@irage32 Each to their own, depends on your perspective of what you're left with...

[@TraceLight]

Living Well it is hell. We’ve been in hell since 2012.

[@elaineandrepont]

Wow, I need to watch this one again! So deep and understanding as well as insight realty. You can tell he is well seasoned. Thanks for this universal help! I enjoy all of your lectures. Smile 😊

[@KingAndrew5000]

"be the reliable person at the funeral" wow, I took that to heart

[@jerryx2000]

"Be the most relaiable person at a funeral"

[@oddjob7821]

Yeah the one in the box. Cant get more reliable than that

[@MrDmac423]

This man will be widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of our era. Or any era. Mark my words

[@anonymzs]

this is basically what prophets were 1000 years ago.. the ability to say what we essentially know is true, in a way that we can't ignore any longer

[@BygoneT]

He doesn't even understand phenomenology properly, did you watch his lectures and check the literature?

[@pinksalt1057]

He currently is and being advertised by many as such.

[@nijuraithil]

Thank you Jordan Peterson for this Video. This really changed some of my thoughts.

[@levgtz8158]

That idea of "this is not a trouble, is an oportunity", changed my view and emotions at life.

[@Zippysfriend1]

My heart goes out to all those suffering from depression and/or anxiety..its a nightmare..it is nothing to be ashamed of .you are not alone.. While some people say they got healed with meditation and positive thinking..that is great,but sometimes medication is needed and that’s ok! My friend suffered for a few years.. it was a nightmarish existence.. he tried everything meditation positive thinking exercise eating healthy prayer counseling.. yet it still continued.. as a last resort after trying different meditations.. finally his Dr gave him Effexor extended capsules.. within a few days a slight better feeling then week by week everything was getting better after a few months he was back to his normal self... he stayed on the meditation for a year then little by little he lessened dose until about 2 years later he was off the medication... now 4 years later he’s still fine and here’s where the positive thinking comes in .. he thinks on good things and said if he ever feels like he needs to go back on the medication he has no problem with that! But so far the depression and anxiety has not returned.. What really makes me upset is that people do not understand depression.. sometimes people just can’t help themselves..sometimes it’s a chemical imbalance.. sometimes medication is needed and it’s nothing to be ashamed of at all. I do believe in the power of prayer but if you have a migraine will you just pray it away or will you take an aspirin.. if you have an infection will you pray it away or take an antibiotic.. you see my point.. so just keep in mind .. don’t let anyone shame you by saying your faith is not strong enough or what ever.. if medication is needed seek help.. don’t keep suffering.. and helping others getting busy after you are feeling better.. don’t let yourself get lost in your thoughts if they are not good thoughts.. you can stop them ..

[@nkosanah.ndlovu]

This video is great help. So much stuff I needed to hear

[@MarlyT26]

Thank you for the wisdom Mr Peterson 🙏🏼

[@Hurdle11C]

In the military, difficult/dangerous/exhausting tasks are deemed "character development".

[@afuzzycreature8387]

it all comes down to the ability to cope and heal... those who can't cope or dont heal don't get stronger and its not just a matter of will for all people.

[@jacksbackable]

A dangerous task is easy if you don't care about the outcome!

[@jorisboulet3619]

"charater development" is a corect term but i would call it teambuilding=> the deeper you are involved in overcoming a really hard task as a group the result is that you get a coherent group. My personal regret/loss/shit situation is that you will never find that again in a public work environment.

[@mihkeljurima1007]

@@jamesmaxdavissands Tell that to Baltimore

[@devin19222]

Its seems people who talk about character seem to do so in a way that is equivalent to how much abuse that person has survived keeps going. It weird we talk about homes, or beat up cars, even thing like furniture infact that's a really weird one people value old and worn furniture and even stuff that looks like it was burned much more than they do things that look new. Not everyone appreciates it of course but it almost like people have been through shitty things and see it in other people, animals and objects and feel empathy towards it and appreciation knowing that they have also been through tough times and made it through.

[@phoophookaren]

This speaks to me in a whole new level...

[@Lukeff7]

Another thought provoking, meaningful, educational and motivating video from Peterson. His work is a much precious gift to a humanity that, despite its technological advancement and modern life style, is still very much learning who it is.

[@YessicaHaircut]

This is the most brilliant man I’ve ever heard speak.

[@TheNobleBard]

It's so funny because he's 100% correct. Absent of knowing this was a therputic technique I actually sort of did this and it worked. So, I'm a very agreeable personality and immediately following a bad breakup I decided that in the healitiest way I could think of, I wanted to develop the kind of temperment through which I could stand up for myself because I felt like a pushover. So what I did was I made a list of things that I wanted in my next relationship and decided that I would not waiver from that list. Write things down, it helps. A year later I met my current girlfriend and it's the best relationship I've ever had. What it also did what it made me a better negotiator for work. I kept finding all these crappy jobs and I would take them until one day I decided, screw that. I'm still in college too so my options are relatively limited compared to the rest of the population but since that day I've never made less than my standard and I've often made more. Something weird happens when you raise your standards. You'll find that they rise to meet you because you only look for opportunities that are in line with what you want and you work harder to become qualified for what you want and you ignore what you don't. Disagree more. It's a really helpful and necessary skill. My standard for work used to be I barely had to like it,. Now I have to really genuninely enjoy what I do and it has to pay me a salary worth my time and if it doesn't I will quit without a second thought because I don't fear what will happen to me because I've survived worse. If you develop that kind of attitude, believe me the world will yield to you. I think that's part in parcel with the incorporation of the shadow. It's like, yeah dragon you might eat me but I've got a feeling that I'm a little tougher than you and even if I'm not I'd rather die pursuing something I love than live near eternally in this meaningless and meager existence.

[@Autumn_Forest_]

CrunchTime That was very well said. I have had the me experiences.

[@josephorona8394]

Im really thankful, I thinked about killing myself today because I just felt hopeless but hearing this makes me have hope on the future The world It's just so damn cold man. But mom needs me I can't leave her alone

[@mihkeljurima1007]

Dont do it! One day at a time, i know what you feel. Its misarable HOWEVER.... just one more day... MAYBE it will happen. Maybe tomorrow youl be less lonely. One day at a time my friend! You always have the chance to end it... but wait one more day. And then another...

[@mihkeljurima1007]

Be patient!

[@josephorona8394]

@@mihkeljurima1007 that's the mindset I try to have, thanks man

[@theorangecandle]

@@josephorona8394 Keep moving forward brother. Even if you move two steps forward and one step back, the net result is still forward. I believe in you man, don't give up. There's a video by Jordan P called 'stumbling towards the light' , please give it a watch!

[@sutapabanerjee4181]

I have had this feeling 4 times now and everytime I look back at it, I see how I strived, didn't let go at that moment and I have accomplished something after that which would never have been possible if I had killed myself any of those 4 times. I still have permanent wrist slit marks and everytime I look at them, I consider them scars of my own battlefield. I look at them with pride. Not because I inflicted them on myself but because I got through it and pushed myself to become better than that moment and reassessed my self worth. You will definitely look back on today and be glad you didn't follow through too. Stay strong!

[@woodrow6155]

My abusive father died 2 days ago and I haven't felt anything. I thought I would be happy but when I learned of it I just said "huh, ok" don't even feel jealous & usually do.

[@BaronVonBlair]

Brandon Valleau I understand your numbness

[@bryanmchugh1307]

that sounds like some straight up honesty, Occams Razor style.

[@tomz1daful]

Zerozero00 M LMAO. He didn't clean his room? His house was tore down and hauled away. At this time, he doesn't exist.

[@user-tl5fi9lz9z]

My father died in May. My reaction was "it's about time!" I hated the miserable fuck.

[@stufff8145]

True indifference is often the mark of a healthy psychic.

[@djardy07]

Students are lucky to have such a vocal professor. He’s pretty brilliant

[@letsgoBrandon204]

I think I'll be listening to JP videos for the rest of my life to lift me out of mental holes I find myself in.

[@poppyseed5056]

Can you imagine if your professors actually gave lectures like this? It'd be like listening to a ted talk every day, or better yet a podcast.

[@XB10001]

A few of my professors did, but of course not all. Very good lecturers. It's funny that they were subjects that do no naturally lead to this, such as Calculus, Computer Architectures, Advanced Compiler Optimizations,, Software Engineering, etc.

[@gl3618]

High-functioning depression throws some intense highs and lows and exhausting emotional turmoil, trying to figure out why the hell you just can't be happy.

[@davidsmith5982]

Jordan Peterson, what a beautiful mind. Thank you.

[@dmenace2003]

I’ve revisited Jordan’s lectures from time to time.. and each time I listen to it, there’s something more.

[@dreamsaresharedhere_]

Ah. I’m just tired man. Life is especially hell when there is no passion to play with. The game of life becomes a heavy burden

[@actionvlog4606]

And how are you doing now, after 8 months?

[@cobruh836]

i feel you, but i think what did the trick for me was to be the man who picks others up and makes sure they dont end up the same. i became heavily invested in becoming an apprentice-instructor and i try my best to teach them lessons of life, not only how to do their job. it also feels a little bit like a substitute for being a father which i am not since im a lonely mf. ive found a lot of joy in that, even though i still get depressed, especially when i have vacation. so i spend as much time as possible at work as i can bear without screwing myself. im not exactly happy now, but im sure as hell better and i feel like i have found new roads to travel. i just have to remind myself over and over again that its important to teach young people valuable lessons WITHOUT projecting your misery onto them, but i feel its getting easier and easier naturally because i tend to think of my life as a misery less and less as i teach

[@Mr3DLC]

I lost my passion a while back but i found a new one through learning how the world really works Your loss of passion is probably a wake up call telling you that you can be doing more for yourself as in learning actually useful crap like another language or something At least that was my experience Your experience with loss of passion may be different But based on the little i have read from you, you sound like me

[@Mr3DLC]

@skinner back i know right? Thr world as we knownit runs on boring:)

[@gregwarner3753]

@skinner back aside from going to Nam depressed and coming back even more depressed with Agent Orange. The only things that keep me going are curiosity and habit. I, too like exciting and dangerous things like riding motorcycles too fast for fifty years but as my relexes get slower and traffic gets faster and crazier i hung up the helmet a couple years ago. Bought a used C-6 Corvette! What can i tell ya. Still curious.

[@willyfisterbottom6246]

This man is amazing

[@MellowYellow.]

I lost my Mom 10 years ago, and it was hell not just a tragedy.

[@kevinmutwiri77]

Silently listening and paying attention. The students are very very blessed to have this articulate and wise man.

[@decoy2792]

I remember listening to this years about 3 years ago before my mother got cancer. Back then I thought it was very useful wisdom before I became her caretaker, but after she got breast cancer and died of it this July, I hear it as a way to walk through life. I was the one that tried to help everyone through the grief. As people cried I would smile and try to help them through it. When people began to bicker around my mother's deathbed I would try to either advert their attention or solve the problem. My mother was in a comatose state and could hear everything. I made sure that she could be confident in me to keep everyone at the least emotionally stable. At the funeral I had to give the eulogy and meet with just about every person that walked in to pay their respects and I did all of it with a smile. I wasn't naive about the situation either and I'm far from being a rock solid person with good and bad days with handling the grief of our loss. Believe me, in a situation as awful, tragic, and hell-like as the death of a beloved family member is, be the useful one at the funeral.

[@herbertfountain6251]

Decoy this video didn’t exist three years ago. But sorry for your loss.

[@imallergictobullets]

Herbert Fountain This lecture existed years before this channel highlighted it. Why leave such a useless comment?

[@herbertfountain6251]

Shep in the description the author lists the original video is from 2017.

[@RtB68]

The wonderful thing about FP's teaching style is that it also involves giving his class an insightful therapy lesson as well. I'd sit and listen to him for every lecture during the semester, even though I wasn't taking his class.

[@jingitbaby]

Keeping myself together (mostly) during my Dad's battle with cancer and then sorting everything out after he died is one of of things i'm most proud about. Yes, it took quite a while for me deal with it all after the fact, but having listened to this talk I'm glad I didn't make things worse for my Dad and now I feel much stronger and resilient as most of the bullshit in life doesn't come close to watching one of your favourite people die.

[@MagisterialVoyager]

This is extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@Cai9Xx]

wassup im a junior in high school. ive been watching Jordan Peterson for a few months. when i started watching him it was to understand the things that are going on in my life better because i didn't have the mental skills to deal with the problems i was facing and no one was teaching them to me. so far in my high school career ive been to 5 different high schools in three different states. before that i went to three middle schools in two different states. so because of that (at least i think this is why) i have a hard time developing meaningful relationships with anyone. from that one problem spawned much more. On top of the other things that had already happened to me in my life for example when i was 4 years old my mom moved me and herself out to LA/south-central California from new mexico. she never allowed me to have a relationship with my dad (or the rest of my dads side of my family) until he took her to court when i was 12 all because she hated him that much that she was willing to leave me without a father for most of my life therefore hurting my childhood "growing process". i hate to sound like im whining but on top of that she was abusive plus we were in south-central California so it wasn't the nicest place to live, lmao thats putting it nicely if we're just being real it was the ghetto. dont get me wrong i dont hate my mom i love her infact, but i think she has some serious mental problems. My point is, as i watch more and more of his videos i find comfort in them because i feel like their helping me grow as a person. and they have. ive learned to be much less self centered and much more friendly. i guess people have always looked at me like i have some kind of chip on my shoulder. i know this because people have told me. and jordan peterson videos are more than entertainment to me their almost like a teacher to me because i have no one teaching me how be a better person. all anyone ever says to me is just work hard and things will come to you in life but i just dont think its that simple. Sorry, im getting off track my point is that in life ive found that when you get comfortable in other words slipping/ lacking that when life will turn around and stab you in the back. i find that the feeling while watching jordan petersons videos has turned from a need to grow to a comfort and im just wondering if that type of mentality is healthy? because you grow the most when your uncomfortable, from my experience. so i was just wondering if watching these videos are just being counterproductive or am i just overthinking. i am willing to hear from anyone Jordan Peterson included obviously lol

[@user-lm1ps2eh4d]

If it helps you improve yourself then it can never be counterproductive.

[@Cai9Xx]

yo im not playing the victim im not the victim of anything or anyone. i was just trying to explain the predicament i find myself in. i dont blame anyone but myself for the way i am as a person. yea things in my life may have shaped my personality but at the end of the day its me and me alone who has to answer for the way i am and treat other people. listen im not looking for sympathy im looking for advice any way i can get it. honestly the last thing i want is sympathy because like i said sympathy makes people comfortable and you cant grow as a person i believe when your just comfortable. you have to have something that pushes you. so again, no im not trying to play the victim im looking for help.

[@treye705]

Nerd

[@treye705]

This isn’t your counselors office

[@stephengalliazzo1213]

Ignore Treye. You are asking the big questions and trying to move forward, And that's more then most. I don't presume to understand or know you. Don't dismiss the difficulties of your life so far... THEY ARE NOT TRIVIAL! And neither is looking for answers from others with life experience. There will always be pricks like Trey. Don't give up... keep fighting and look for true men to initiate you as a man. There are very very few around so be cautious and the best to you man! It takes balls to ask big questions and look for help.

[@backdoor5993]

I do not mean this in any kind of an evil sense, but I wish I could understand/internalize half of what this man says. He's brilliant beyond my capacity to absorb.

[@totoroutes5389]

Yell out loud, "daddy."

[@nialldoyle8206]

This man works on a higher plain. Super talk. Respect

[@hatandbeardmedia5925]

This one struck home for me. When my father informed me he was terminally ill I had the epiphany that I needed to be the strong one that held people together, the pragmatist, the "useful" one. Even on the day he died I was there watching over him and tending to him and doing all I could to help my step-mother as that idea of being the "useful" one was my driving force and all the way through the funeral and dealing with his estate. Many of my family have said how important that was for them and that really reinforced my newfound perspective. To be "the useful person at a funeral". I could also see certain people that used it as an excuse to suck the attention up and gain sympathy they weren't entitled to rather than be there for those that needed support. Now I just need to learn how to be kind enough to myself not to constantly be thinking there was more I should have done even though I did all I could at the time.

[@ChocolateJewels]

2:20(ish) He talks about being hyper-orderly, “get a dog coz they’re messy and leave hair everywhere, and that’ll force you to live with it”. Uh, nope, now I vacuum my house, like, five times a day.

[@jennygeorge2035]

ChocolateJewels I was thinking the same thing when I heard him say that! 😂

[@Nikotin-jn8wf]

If you fill your spare time with enough stuff, you won't have enough of it to vacuum 5 times per day, and be forced to live with it, resulting in growth

[@stroomop4858]

@@Nikotin-jn8wf growth in terms off course being that our goal is to get a dog

[@suesuepake6002]

Chocolate Jewels - But you are forced to vacuum 5x a day. An act you wouldn’t have to do otherwise. 🧐

[@mrs.schmenkman]

That's heartbreaking that your so obsessed with innocuous things that rather than spend that time with your dog or some valuable goal your convincing yourself that you have control over your life by repeatedly doing tasks with no purpose or meaning. 😥😰😪 I lived with a compulsive person. It's been twenty years and his life is EXACTLY the same. But damn...his carpet is clean and his 1995 pickup still only has 30k on it because he's afraid to drive it. He uses his parents car instead...shall I go on because I can.....

[@alecsneed5835]

I love this man

[@mariankamal6564]

Brilliant! This hit home for me.

[@mikebrisebois]

I wish you a long healthy life dr Peterson

[@cdpgeorge]

A decade of change has happened in these two years.

[@stoictraceur4794]

This is mostly stoicism, and I like the way he presents it. Keep in mind that stoicism has pretty much no existential or religious beliefs; it's a tool that helps you achieve whatever you think is good rather than feel like doing.

[@ericad8412]

My whole family back home in another country were sick and we might be going back on lockdown. JBP has really given me a better perspective and take on life in a more practical way.

[@1WillowMoon]

Fantastic! Totally on the ball. Enjoy your time with your parents, but always be ready in mind that everything is impermanence. It's sobering, humbling, and helps you grow.

[@NekoBoyOfficial]

I wish Peterson was a counselor, I'd book him in a heartbeat.

[@laiky71]

I feel like I could fix all my problems if I had an afternoon to talk to this guy

[@s727r]

The funny thing is, all our problems are in our mind.

[@laiky71]

@@s727r yeah, that's the point.

[@jaipanesar6027]

Hahah was thinking the same.

[@timealchemist7508]

I needed this. Right message at the right time.

[@Given119]

Needed ever word of this.

[@bgates275]

Ever consider that the high functioning is what is causing the depression? Stress creates cortisol which can affect serotonin levels. Now, this can go unnoticed, as the body creates all sorts of defense mechanisms to mask the problem, but all it takes is one major negative event that was unguarded for, or in which the person loses control, for someone to fall into one and really feel the effects.

[@scientificenigma]

John Smith wow you just accurately described the past 7 months of my life

[@TOMinPDX]

That doesn't make sense. High functioning means the person is able to function well despite their disability. If they have depression but are high functioning they can perform daily tasks or their job without their depression affecting them. Similarly you can have highly functioning alcoholics. Some alcoholics are a physical and mental mess but some can drink heavily and yet still work and live a normal life and don't display their drinking problems.

[@bgates275]

@@TOMinPDX Think of it like a computer. You can run it at regular settings, and the computer will usually last it's normal lifespan. However, if you overclock it and push it beyond what it is intended for, it will run really well for a while, but it could also end up breaking down faster. You probably know that lawyers are high functioning. Well they also happen to be some of the most stressed and least happy. Is it any wonder too that a lot of lawyers are alcoholics? Not incidentally, alcohol can destroy cortisol in the body, when used in moderation, which maybe explains why many use it to cope. However, often times it actually makes things worse when abused.

[@TOMinPDX]

​@@bgates275 You are confusing the term. In this context they are highly functioning *despite* their disability. They are just able to function and perform well in life even though they have alcoholism or depression or autism. Here this might clear it up for you, "High functioning mental illness is the term that has been adopted to describe those living with a mental illness that is almost undetectable." You are confusing it with highly performing. youngminds.org.uk/blog/living-with-a-high-functioning-mental-illness/

[@ao4618]

High functioning is a term used in psychology to describe persons living with a disability or mental illness.someone can have anxiety and be high functioning meaning they can still do Day to day things and may be difficult to identify as having anxiety or they could be into drugs but still functional. What you’re referring to is performance. Hope this helps a bit. - former psych student

[@whereverigothereiam3078]

Must be difficult to take notes in his classes. So much informaton and enlightenment at such a constant and quick pace!

[@esnutaliah]

Interestingly, he tells people not to take notes during lectures and just listen properly...

[@whereverigothereiam3078]

ugh... I am good at understanding but not necessarily recalling stats and quotes so come exams I would surely have an issue

[@MrSigma_47]

I love this title, I feel loved even without watching. I hate though the KZbin videos when they say “you’re not alone” when it comes to depression.

[@ameenr9129]

Need this talk on repeat

[@mingonmongo1]

"When your _identity_ is all you've got... that's what happens when you become an ideologue, and you drag everyone down with you."

[@erin-james5264]

Excellent

[@bobthebob8817]

My Mums funeral almost broke me. I could not function throughout other than in my own way. I supported my Nephews and Nieces as best I could and managed to try to help show the young ones that death is natural and always think of the fun and love you share with someone for ever. My older brothers done all the arranging and organizing and at the time I felt bad because I could not function to assist with that side of the process. I had mental issues for some time because of the loss of my mum and maybe how I handled it. Not sure what I am trying to say other than taking part in some way through times, even if you do not act exactly as you would have wanted to, you can still look back and feel like you done something. I now work in mental health and enjoy supporting fellow people through tough times. Be strong peeps x. Great vid, Cheers.

[@Californiamari]

I think people underestimate the power of their existence. I look at JP, talking about how to beat depression, and yah, I get what he's saying and it all makes sense and is quite brilliant... but more than what he is saying is what he is doing and being. This man has had bouts of depression, dealt and deals with severe depression, probably has a list of meds he's been on, and we all know what his last couple of years have been like. But you watch him and he has not wasted his time. He has maximized his potential, he has worked his mind into a whole different strata than most of the population, and he has moved forward. Seeing his life tells me all I need to know.