How to Stop Wasting Your Life - Carl Jung as Therapist

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While life is a battleground for the free, under communism, life is lived as cannon fodder.

[@egrytznr8893]

This was a good video, I like the Jung centric stuff. Blame is a main cause of complacency and stagnation in people's lives. Meaning is super important but it doesn't have to be as grandiose and phenomenological as most would think or say it needs to be, it can be, but it can be simple too.

[@PatriciaCurty]

My favourite Jung's quote: The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

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[@GnosticGuru]

Compulsive SEEKING OF KNOWLEDGE is another way to dissociate from Life. I'd take pride in how much "knowledge" I had acquired and gave advice to everybody I had opportunity to. Then I "woke up" to the realization that although I was super-knowledgeable, I was only regurgitating a lot of "data" from other sources. What I needed was Wisdom, not "data". I was actually using the "seeking of knowledge" to avoid getting to know myself. "KNOW THYSELF"! We all need to get honest and face the evil within ourselves that we've avoided recognizing for far too long.

[@famposiom]

I feel that. I recommended "Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy". This is a great book of highlighting the importance of not allowing yourself to over associate with the knowledge you have accumulated, because one very easily draws conclusions that are only lackluster hypothesis at best. I had trouble getting into logic loops about what life is, and it was extremely limiting. Its refreshing to say, "you know what? I'm gonna erase all conclusions I've drawn about my existence because obviously its becoming self-destructive in someway I'm not aware of." How raw and honest can I really get with myself? I have major heart burn, nausea, and muscle tightness because of this external crisis of not belonging! And I'm a fit 21 year old! We just have to let go and accept what's coming to us with utmost COURAGE and EMBRASIVNESS. COURAGE has been a huge gamechanger; everyone wants confidence, but to feel like your in hell while still looking up and fighting for the sake of greatness, requires courage. Real confidence will soon follow.

[@iamstillthinking]

Well said. Very well said.

[@itsraahul]

OMG why is this so Relatable ?

[@chrisdavey3113]

Very respectable

[@lydiaboudina6131]

This comment came at such a perfect timing in my life .. I was silently beginning to realize this .. reading it from someone else is incredible thank you

[@martymcfly8731]

I hope everyone who's going through a difficult time makes it through the end and finds peace.

[@nathangabriel2707]

Thank you, I appreciate it 🙏

[@gwkiv1458]

@@nathangabriel2707 he wasnt talking to you. He was talking to me.

[@deadreckoning6288]

I'm at a place of not wanting to be on the planet anymore. Im tired of humans, humanity, and this human experience.

[@iosifhafez2872]

@@deadreckoning6288 This human experience is the greatest gift. I totally understand what you mean, I relate with your emotions but we must not forget the bigger picture. We are all visitors here, let's try to make this place a better place for the next generations, for the animals, for nature.

[@quenton3145]

In the end, I hope that we all find peace.

[@chess747]

Yep, I’ve woken up, and I’m nearly 45 years old, don’t waste your life. Become the best version of who you want to be, and a role model for humanity. Don’t judge someone, only on the love they possess, and the inner child they once were, before the world, took that away.

[@Kaizen747]

Its never too late to change

[@Dzanarika1]

Beautiful comment, chess747.

[@cezariuszreginia5300]

i would change humanity for other people humanity just seem anxiously too big

[@signedupfordoconly4275]

I just turned 45 and have been feeling off for about 7-8 years. I don’t exactly know what to do. But I want a change and more meaning. Pronto.

[@JohnSmith-ry7wh]

Use righteous judgment ☦️

[@nikokoro5862]

How to Stop Wasting Your Life Psychological Insights 1:32 Insight 1: Life is hard, and only through a strengthened character do we have any chance of living a good life. 2:51 Insight 2: Our problems exist in the present, and present problems cannot be solved by digging into our past. Actionable Steps 3:55 Face up to your shadows. Acknowledge your flaws. 6:16 One way to become conscious of your shadow is to observe the shadows of others. 6:39 Another is to reflect on the motives for your actions. 7:05 Find a meaning to your life. 10:09 The void of living a meaningless life cannot be filled by material things or experiences, but knowing that you are making a difference.

[@malthenielsen1370]

Nice bulletpoints. Thank you

[@blinkyabyss3346]

Yeah, nice snippet.

[@ryanfrazier3127]

Thank you

[@NYD666]

Actually, many present problems are caused by the past. "Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it."

[@_solange]

Ty :)

[@AlexAlex-km9db]

Growing up with divorced parents who left to work in other countries and left me by myself at the age of 14, extreme acnee, a chest deformity, self-harm scars, it was only natural that I became extremely anxious and depressed. Obviously, I knew that I had to "work on myself", but nothing ever worked. It felt like I was going deeper and deeper into depression, I hated my parents, I hated my bullies, I hated my family, I hated myself and the things I did, or didn't do, too much to be able to change. Only after I stared reading psychotherapy was I able to see how truly miserable my thinking was, to see how much I was running away from life, letting my chance at existence slip all because I had a lonely and anxious childhood. I blamed my bullies for barely going to school because of them, blaming my parents for making all the wrong decisions regarding my chest deformity and acnee, blaming myself for giving in and self-harming to the point of not being able to wear t-shirts during summer. I was living in the past the whole time, and I couldn't even realize how miserable that made me. It's extremely hard to let go of the hatred, especially when it originates from your childhood, the time of your life when you're most fragile. No matter how good you have it, how much muscle you put on, how successful you are, you will always ask yourself how would the person in front of you treat that anxious kid.

[@blablablayahoo]

I would have bullied you. Life is cruel. I am not better than you in any way but that is the truth.

[@seanthegod4585]

I would tell my younger self to leave as soon as possible. Become independent and leave the situation. Leave the poverty behind, along with my narcissistic mother and enabling father. I don't have to "ask" myself any longer. I'd know exactly what to do, if I could time travel. 😁

[@seanthegod4585]

We realized it wasn't our fault, and it gave us the opportunity to study and see what most people would never bother to do. That is, seeking out, why we suffer so much. Keep reading bro, and I'll keep watching psychology on KZbin. I was never much of a reader. 😄

[@kyrohowe3156]

@@seanthegod4585 As a reader myself, I do guarantee that would help 😉

[@GreenElfMom]

I am so sorry for the suffering you went through, Alex. I hope you have been able to now find self-love and meaning in your life.

[@TimothyZhou0]

"Problems in the present are not solved by digging into the past. People like to believe that only when they have determined *why* they are the way they are can they move forward in life, but Jung believed that an obsessive fixation on the past is only an avoidance tactic to avoid the difficult task of facing up what needs to be done now." Damn, this explains so much about people lol...

[@shipaskof8371]

Totally agree

[@alexsauciuc7238]

Oh how badly we need thinkers like Carl Jung in our world today. What a masterclass of wisdom.

[@mr.underhill2321]

Alas nowadays we have so many Tiktok and Instagram gurus promsing riches and vanity. The youth of Gen Z is entering a scary new world of information overload. another Jung is sorely needed i agree

[@yassinethegrey3945]

Jordan Peterson is pretty darn close

[@StewartGaming23]

Nick Zei

[@popcornistorturedcorn]

@@yassinethegrey3945 No he's not. No one is close to Jung, even Peterson would agree.

[@GourSmith]

The last thing we need is more Carl Jung’s 🤨 It’s time to move beyond the pointless playground of Jung.

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Thanks im glad u liked them

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Agreed. Could you pls name some of it? Thank you!

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except maybe for that shot of some (Hollywood-ised) "Indian" wearing Sioux headdress (@7:30) when segueing into story of PUEBLO sense of purpose (sorry, peev of mine. really great content all in all)

[@Loufi303]

@@PhucNguyen-yn7ng i recognize some works by 19th century french symbolist odile redon. Also early 20th century american edward hopper. Belgian early 20th century painter james ensor. Munch. Caspar Friedrich.

[@sinasophiaschmidt2761]

some of them are also edvard munch

[@Alex.0000]

Depression is telling you that you're not getting enough 'physical' stimulation. Anxiety is telling you that you're getting too much 'mental' stimulation. Not surprising when all we do is lay around absorbing sounds and flashing images for most of the day. Peace 🙏🏼

[@jmack619]

Thank you Alex. very true !

[@michaelgarcia5689]

never thought of it that way.

[@ddaanat]

I agree with your simple breakdown but I also think depression might/can be a lack of both stimulations. Depending on the gravity and surrounding - sometimes it is not a “personal” problem as in a flawed & chaotic persona but the hardship of finding a surrounding ( e.g friends, contacts, job, place) where one can balance and heal the missing or/and social components. And from personal experience, it is sometimes very hard or only the acceptable minimum (even with a sense of meaning).

[@chindianajones3742]

@@ddaanat i agree. There are bi-directional feedback loops between the mind and the body. Things can happen to us that can spark depression/anxiety of the mind, and in turn we can feel it in the body. And likewise our depression/anxiety can originate in the body (for instance by lack of physical exercise) and this can creep into the mind.

[@tomharvey5466]

Walk off anxiety and if that doesn't work...keep walking

[@ovidiudrobota2182]

I was highly neurotic, socially anxious, and severely depressed. My own suffering was a blessing in disguise - I knew at some point that I'll have to make a change. And now, I have moments of gratefulness that I've been able to cure myself of neurosis. The bliss that you're experiencing after you heal yourself of mental illness... I have no words to describe it.

[@VJolie3]

Would love to hear more about your healing. Happy for you.

[@famposiom]

That 's awesome! Change is like a life-raft in disguise. It literally feels like hell, this burning sensations sometimes when I power through feelings of uncertainty to reach change. But this flaming sword is a visceral healer I've found out. I just started to discover this. If you take ownership of internal pain, That's like brining into your conscious Instead of letting it run rampant in your subconscious hoping it goes away. There's no dragon that we cannot slay, I think my only option to live life without dread is to believe there is no amount of suffering I cant handle. Also, there's a positive opportunity for growth for any and every tragedy as long as you keep fighting for good.

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Hi, how did you cure your neurosis

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[@williamabbott9437]

Stop listening to politicians and anyone who makes money telling you things without giving you specific solutions to end why we are slaves in a trance.

[@Adeptus_Mechanicus]

I learned this the hard way. "Be the change you want to see".

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I agree mostly. The part about them having a solution... they do. It's Agenda 2030. They claim to have the solutions. And the fools believe it to be true.

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Based

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@@eclipsez0r “based”🤓🤓

[@Strawman333]

That would be a wonderful start. There would still be a mountain to climb within ourselves. Godspeed

[@jonathonaut]

"Embrace the suck," right? Move towards the hard things, the pile of snakes that I've been neglecting, and face the dragon. I've heard that "this is the way." I've experienced it too. But comfort and sloth are so seductive and slippery, so one sin quickly spirals downward into another.

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This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my KZbin channel 3 months ago about self development. Now I have 246 subs and almost > 95 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.

[@bartolol]

You’ve made great progress since this comment, keep it up. Inspiring 🔥

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@@bartolol Whoever you are, I don't know you personally but I can say that you're one of the non-judgmental and open-minded people who is not fixated on tangible or external factors in order to learn from someone like me. Just because someone doesn't have a piece of paper as a credential, doesn't mean that person is not entitled to share personal experiences with the hope & intention to inspire others. Keep up with whatever it is that you're doing to improve mankind or improving your life even to a slight degree each day. This is just one part of a bigger puzzle for creating my KZbin channel about holistic health. I literally could have died back when I was 14 years old due to major depression but here I am right now replying to you, a KZbinr, who's full of fulfillment and dedication to help others to be a better version of themselves. I ain't better than anyone else but my old self. That's all that really makes this KZbin thing more meaningful and enjoyable. Thanks so much for your support! I am hoping that you can join me with this endless personal development journey! :)

[@big_red_machine3547]

This is why retired men, especially, get depressed when they retire unless they find another purposeful meaning in life besides work. Same goes for those who can no longer work because of disability. Even having a pet to care for is enough to give your life purpose

[@gLitCheRR44]

The modern world is not worth contributing to.

[@big_red_machine3547]

@@gLitCheRR44 That’s what everyone says when they’re depressed. I say that too sometimes. The world does suck- but might as well just make the best of it. Contributing in any small way feels good for a person

[@RocketVet]

I learned to stop wasting my life trying to achieve the things others tell me I "need" to have to be happy or be "allowed" to relax and not be "lazy". I just enjoy life the way I want to live it for the things that I want and that's simply all there is to it. I've lived through enough physical and mental abuse to not have to self-inflict more of it.

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Brilliant. I wish you the best in living an authentic and fulfilling life that brings you peace, joy, and so much more in abundance.

[@Dzanarika1]

Well-said, Nate. Just be gentle to yourself, and live your life the way it feels right for you.

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Feel this

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For sure!!! ❤❤

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Please never stop making this content😁

[@PatheticPeasant]

I find the best way to get over everything is to do things for yourself. Learn to cook good food. If you like steak, learn to cook it the best way for you. A good meal that you've labored over is self fulfillment. I also find that a nice cigar and a glass of liquor, along with an hour or two alone to enjoy them, brings me relief and happiness. Doing things for others all the time is fulfilling but it leaves a void, especially if there's no one doing anything for you. So self love should be first and foremost to happiness. You're purpose in life is you because if you're broken then nobody needs you anyways.

[@Seoh94]

The culture of individualism of the western world doesn’t help us to do things for others. It is seen as a waste of time and that others will not do things for us. I came from an arab country to Canada and I was always helping people and doing my best to help every body around me but I found people doesn’t have a good faith as me in helping others. So I started thinking like you. And now I only do things to people of my culture because I know we will always have each others back not like people in the western world. Also I find that a life that is centered around one’s self is really similar to the lady that was always travelling and seeking new things to bring her pleasure. It is in the end meaningless. Sometimes I think to myself : why is people so different around the world. So I imagine myself growing in a life where anxiety and meaningless things occupy my daily life like in the western world, I feel sad. Never knowing the true blanket of purpose makes me sad.

[@evemaria37]

@@Seoh94 I m from Canada. We are generaly lost. All our values have been destroyed. I m french Canadian, and it is even awfull for us. All memories of our past have been erased. So, my culture doesn t promotes helping anymore, but I still do. Why? Cause I just can t wait for others to do good things. Imagine if everyone was waiting after someone else... So I don t wait. But I don t get gratification neither. Only self gratification. I stil think that beeing the person that you would wish the others to be, is the good way. xxx

[@hopefull2070]

@@Seoh94 To be of service is a nourishing way to live. All humans are interwoven into the fabric of existence, we grow in understanding of ourselves through each other. I've found purpose through each and every experience I've lived. Certainly and impactfully from the most traumatic and challenging circumstances in which I've found myself, have i arrived at the deepest , most meaningful realizations, not only about myself, but of humanity.

[@carlosluis1970]

yes!

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

@@gabbsdy8741 It is.. it's objectively meaningless. There's not even debate.. well the meaning or purpose is to destroy western civilization... most people have become so indifferent to their legacy and history... If u dont care, might as well give ur territories away to China or Russia or Middle-Easterns or Africans.

[@lethalmatcha]

I'm a teenager. And months until now I've been digging up about my childhood trauma and the effect my "narcissist" mother has on me, even when I'm technically still in my childhood. Thank you for making this video. Without this I would've continuously blamed my mother for things I'm not even sure I remember vividly. Yes, my mother's verbal abuse is daily routine, whether or not she has ulterior motives. But if I don't proactively take the steering wheel of my own life, I could actually lose my life to my own incompetence. Thank you, this realization worths more than subscribes, likes and shares. I don't know how to pay you back but God knows. God bless you ❤️👍🏼

[@BoJenfa]

Your comment resonated so much with me that I got lump in my throat right now. I'm glad that you have the courage to face this uncomfortable truth at such a young age and learn from it. For what its worth stranger, Im proud of you. Good luck to you in this journey of life. And remember, the fact that we get to exist is a priceless gift.

[@lethalmatcha]

@@BoJenfa thank you for the kind words. I wish you well too, stranger. God bless😄

[@bobmiller7502]

power to you young blood,, maybe look into philosophical Taoism, it changed my life beyond recantation, im 60 now if i only discovered this at your age, my life would of been very different, this is my gift to you, if u choose to use it or not, just another tool in our toolbox, love and contentment from Liverpool UK Bob&mr Tao,,(my new puppy lol)

[@lethalmatcha]

@@bobmiller7502 Alright! Thank you for the much welcomed advice, Mr. Bob & Mr. Tao!

[@mr_dunne_author]

@@BoJenfa 👏🏻👏🏻

[@emperorofpluto]

Interesting and and informative. Have struggled with major depression since adolescence - now 54 years old. Although dealing with one’s past can be critically important, especially when there is trauma, for myself I find that my mental health and self esteem are at their best when I am most _connected_ with other humans and playing an active role in the world around me. My depression was always accompanied by isolation and/or superficial relationships in addition to being crippled by the ghosts and demons of the past.

[@cheddarfiend-acrylicpourin9570]

OH NO GUYS I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO BUILD MY SANDCASTLE WHICH WILL INEVITABLY WASH AWAY INTO THE SEA ANYWAY." Carl Jung is an idiot, I'm sorry but western intellectuals are stupid. It's all based on ignoring death, otherwise you wouldn't be crying about wasting your time.

[@tamasgyorffy1]

the keyword being "role". yes

[@emperorofpluto]

@@tamasgyorffy1 Actually the key word is _connected_ - humans are social animals and meaningful connections to others and to the world around us are essential for good mental health in general and - in conjunction with medication and therapy - for recovery from depression in particular.

[@frostyrohit]

@emperorofpluto Thanks for sharing this. As a 30-year old whose been dealing with everything u said for many years now, it feels reassuring to know there is a way, n I should not give up all efforts.

[@emperorofpluto]

@@frostyrohit Hang in there my friend. You are not alone.

[@Skin_Man]

The whole part about finding meaning/a purpose in life strikes me as being incredibly similar to the foundation of Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy, and I'm sure that the Stoics also wrote about "being part of the divine drama" too. It's fascinating how so many of these philosophies intersect. It really makes you feel like you're onto something.

[@Ruylopez778]

Yep, I was thinking of Frankl during this video, too. I like his principle that even in the most horrible and depressing situations, which we typically use for self pity and despair, there is a way to find meaning.

[@Jairam3]

“Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me.” - Sigmund Freud

[@bekind664]

This channel actually already made a video Victor Frakl and Logotherapy!! It’s a pretty old video considering it was uploaded 6 years ago.

[@dionefortune]

@@bekind664 thanks

[@xw591]

Jung was influenced by Stoicism.

[@Lori-lp6uc]

Acknowledging and confronting my "shadow personality" was/is the most liberating thing I ever did. I no longer fear my weaknesses and insecurities. When I start to gravitate toward negative thoughts, I pull myself back mentally and redirect my mind to honest self evaluation. Ex: Instead of thinking "That person is rude and mean spirited." I think; "I've probably said or acted the same way to people in my life." Being honest with ourselves will save us from self-loathing and humiliation.

[@refugeenius]

There is much to learn from Uncle Carl. I love your videos, great work man.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

Hardship is inevitable. But there's no reason to let someone else make your life harder than it already is.

[@notnotandrew]

(...so long as that hardship is detrimental and not engendering growth.)

[@mtn1793]

“Hard” Love. It’s an ironic country western song. Those who attack you have attacked. Shown you who they are. My Jungian analyst attacked me. Called himself trickster. Spinning Cabala and fortune telling. Plying linear time and the financial curtain. His Shadow is still in the way. Be very Aware. Guard your trust. Now more than ever. When we need to trust truth more than ever. Don’t know where it’s going but human extinction is the probability.

[@drubber007]

It's not inevitable.

[@ginkgoteki]

@@drubber007 wrong

[@drubber007]

@@ginkgoteki prove it.

[@chumaggotscaesar]

I'm fulfilled, and grateful for everything

[@torchbearer3784]

Same here 👍

[@useydkoc3962]

This might be the most meaningful and soothing video I've ever watched! And logical, too. Good job.

[@gtpoore]

Such amazing content. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the videos that you put out and how helpful they have been over the years. Especially where I’m at currently with my journey of self discovery. Thank you.

[@BanjoPixelSnack]

I’ve been obsessed with self improvement most of my life. I never felt good enough for my parents. I didn’t understand that their inability to love me and be there for me was their shortcoming and not mine. I became fixated on fixing what I perceived was wrong with me. I did 10 years of psychotherapy. Numerous Myers Briggs and Enneagram workshops. Endless self help books. Loads of courses. Spent thousands of pounds. All along avoiding the real question “what if you’re fine just the way you are”. So much time and money I could have put in to others things. It’s taken me a long time to accept that I don’t have to earn the right to exist. And if I want to earn enough money just to pay my bills and live a comfortable life and all I want to do with my time is read books and walk in the woods and hang out with the people I love them that’s enough. We’re given this constant message that if we’re not productive enough or happy all the time we must buy this product or buy this book or follow this FB group, etc etc, get this side hustle, improve our follower count. All a distraction from actually living. Capitalism doesn’t want a contented populace because a content person doesn’t buy things. Capitalism creates a constant need where none exists. We think we can’t be happy until we have it all. It’s a lie. All we need is a warm, dry home, some sunshine, some nice food and clean water and a hot shower. And people we love to share our time with. That’s it.

[@user-sz4nq7lo5z]

I hope you are doing well. Btw What is your job profession sir.

[@user-ep3ck5re4o]

Yes the money machine is a pathway to living an incomplete life

[@vincentharris7909]

Love it! 💯!

[@yvonne2965]

Amen

[@WillyTooBigHall]

More people need to read this you knocked the wind out of me thank you

[@philippeberaldin5457]

It's comparable to a daily dose of vitamins.....for the brain! Thanks a million!

[@ngirroo]

“I've been crawling on my belly Clearing out what could've been I've been wallowing in my own chaotic Insecure delusions I wanna feel the change consume me Feel the outside turning in I wanna feel the metamorphosis and Cleansing I've endured in My shadow My shadow Change is coming Now is my time” - “46 & 2”

[@grammoore]

Wow man you changed my whole perspective on that song, I guess I never truly listened! I will never listen to it the same but its better now.

[@johnrawkstaugh]

Step into the shadow Coming out the other side

[@Catthepunk]

I love that song!

[@1Plebeian]

yezzir

[@marlonhengtgen3004]

Phenomenal song

[@hughforster]

Beautiful words by Jung, I love it. Pretty much sums up everyone I see in my life, and also many of my own faults. This has inspired me further on my own journey.

[@jellyphish2112]

This was very well done. The quotes, though pieces of his approach, were very well placed and I loved how the art both illustrated the ideas and were simply there to keep aesthetic attention.

[@cracker3932]

I love you man! Many times, the theme of your videos are so well timed to what is going on in my life or things that I'm thinking. I appreciate all you guys do.

[@metalopoly2569]

My favorite channel on KZbin. Bravo 👏👏👏 it's almost like you condensed Carl Jung's life's work into a 15min video. Absolutely brilliant 🤠

[@deadagain5291]

your videos are always pretty profound but this one particularly hit close to home. thanks.

[@SA-su7kq]

What a great way to start my morning! Amazing, thank you for sharing 💜

[@felipeviana8051]

What a great video. I really needed to hear all of this. Thank you for your time producing this video, and thank you for sharing it.

[@christopherpawloski1087]

Thanks Academy team for the great content. Philosophy has been life support for me managing a disability. It truly is nourishing for the soul. Huge fan of Jung and the shadow concept. I appreciate this video. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@mtn1793]

They do a good job of it don’t they?

[@michaeldamato9466]

Do you know that philosophy is the deep end of the ocean where all good things come to die..... mate swim to the shallow end it's more fun, and if life ain't all about fun, what's it for?

[@cheddarfiend-acrylicpourin9570]

OH NO GUYS I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO BUILD MY SANDCASTLE WHICH WILL INEVITABLY WASH AWAY INTO THE SEA ANYWAY." Carl Jung is an idiot, I'm sorry but western intellectuals are stupid. It's all based on ignoring death, otherwise you wouldn't be crying about wasting your time.

[@thomascollinsworth7202]

Did you donate money 💵? How did you do that 📟?🤔 Edit: Never mind, I see the thanks button now 😅

[@nicholastracy4915]

My anxiety, and neurotic behaviors had immediately shifted and began improving after I decided to STOP their causes, no matter HOW MANY difficult conversations I had to have in order to make that happen. I changed the behavior, and the effect (anxiety) has really started to leave my life.

[@ericthorsfeldt3030]

Another wonderfully helpful video. Gods bless y’all.

[@thescholarscamp6426]

You guys are so great on what you do, you have alots of influences on me.

[@AnOdinaryReaper]

I already know it’s going to be wonderful 💜

[@andreasmau9686]

Wow! Thank you so much for that. You have no idea how much I needed to hear that. God bless you and Dr Jung

[@thirteenthstyle2493]

Thanks so much for your work here. Truly I’ve learned so very many useful things.

[@georgedonnellan36]

Yes, we must learn to critically think for ourselves, and stop believing what SM, and MSM say, especially corrupt politicians.

[@Oaviscoollove5]

Exactly. I learned that from 2020 situation.

[@subversivevermin9213]

Thank you. This was needed right now...

[@richfancy653]

Thank you very much for posting this!! That was an amazing video well worth watching!!!

[@ujjwalsingh6945]

I was just exhausted, feeling burnt out with no control whatsoever on myself. But this video calmed me, I truly don't know why but it did calmed my nerves. Thank you for making this.

[@musonobari2560]

The content is just as great as ever. & the art work, OMG 😀😀🤘🏽🤘🏽 kudos to the Academy Of Ideas Team. You guys are just awesome

[@amanpreetsingh-ty5xo]

I have to say your videos are way too good. I have not seen this kind of content of youtube so far.

[@chchwoman9960]

I clearly recall at 11 years old, overnight, I lost the ability to enjoy anything. Life never felt the same again, and I never shook off this sick feeling that is present every waking hour. Only a person who has experienced this could understand, including doctors and therapists, so few understand what real depression is. Yet most of my life I have managed to function, to the extent that I survive

[@tonyping2262]

This was really insightful!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@howiseetheworld3581]

Great video, thank you!! When I first heard about the shadow I couldn’t really understand it or what was necessary to Integrate it. This video I find explained both the best.

[@Inflow459]

The story of the woman going from place to place rings true for me. I was the same as her once, when i stopped and stood still I saw my mind start to change, I started to enter a depression and was like that for about 2 years. I had died, and realized it was a good thing that I did. Without it I couldn't grow as a person. I still have some issues, but I now see what they are and how I can resolve them.

[@zain4019]

How did you make this change?

[@Inflow459]

@@zain4019 General meditative techniques, good diet, regular exercise, writing things down in a journal, that sort of thing :)

[@bitkurd]

@@zain4019 surrender and control your thoughts and emotions

[@zonefreakman]

I like seeing stories of hope like yours. It is inspirational. I don't mean to put you on a pedestal like a super hero. The changes you mentioned is something that everyone can easily do. I've done them often enough but didn't stick with it. I'm trying to make those changes again. A big part of it is willing to sit still, to sit with your feelings of anxiety and depression. And to be there still doing meditation, or going for a walk. To do the better things while having negative feelings, rather than to subsume yourself in mindless activity or to numb yourself with alcohol or something else. It's not really that doing the better thing is exactly hard. I think what's hard is becoming more aware of the hard feelings you've suppressed for so long while doing the more positive activities.

[@escueladegminor]

Yup

[@graysonharrisful]

Absolutely awesome! Thank you kindly!

[@peter-jac4143]

A very clear explanation 🙏✨🙏 so palpable and given with a nice warm voiceover.Grateful !✌️

[@tarikrobot8568]

Your videos are very helpful. Thank you.

[@elektroonikaa]

The words that the Pueblo Indian said brought light into my heart. Thanks for sharing !

[@martymcfly8731]

Thank you for this video. It's really helpful.

[@joecarr2224]

Thank you. Very good, and the illustrations are spot on!

[@Phorquieu]

AOI, you've distilled pure gold here. You are an alchemist, here, working on Jung's sublime wisdom, bringing it to a wider audience. You should have this essay printed into propaganda leaflets and dropped from airplanes all around the world. Everyone needs to read (or hear) these words.

[@funnybot77]

Jung was seemingly inspired by the ideas of Jacob Bohme. Upon researching Bohme, there is a drought of worthy content (especially in English). I can only hope the channel creator sees this message. ;)

[@funnybot77]

@eviad Aurora, Four Principles... Maybe dabble in some Paracelsus and a pinch of alchemy and Gnosticism. Jung was deep into this. Bohme is a tough read and a ton is dedicated to symbology.

[@Neight0]

@eviad Everything! Read everything. Walk into a library, without a reading list, and without your analytical ‘figuring out’ mind, and simply read everything on the shelves that you’re drawn too. Write about your insights. ✍️ Then, keep reading. Keep documenting your lightbulb moments. Forget following the well-trodden path of reading all the ‘standard’ great works… as there a endless ways to uncover true freedom. Create your own path by reading only what ‘speaks to you’ first… You will know if it’s the right fit for you as soon as you pick up the book. From there, the path will unfold for you, as each book will offer you more clues as to what is next. (ie. This is the beginnings of ‘allowing’ yourself to ‘be a lamp unto yourself’).

[@SignalLost730]

@eviad You surely have time for TV or whatever you entertain yourself with like the rest of us. If you aren't willing to put in the work discover a more fulfilling life just admit it, but don't pretend and condescend you have such a busier life than he does. Anything worth doing takes consistent effort over a long period of time. Welcome to life.

[@Spoeism]

Best content on ALL of the internet. I wish more appreciated its value.

[@steveingo]

This is one of the most important videos i have seen on youtube.Life changing content.

[@zone5269]

After watching this video and learning also in the comments about seeking fulfillment I feel really good.

[@daniel_najar]

Best Channel on KZbin 🐐

[@koutoumukei]

This channel is good. Thank you.

[@3AA2]

To the Academy: Well done, as always!

[@jonrossi5110]

Thank you for the content.

[@ArtByHazel]

Thank you. Apparently, when you’re depressed is when you’re living in the past. Anxiety is when you’re thinking about the future. While living in the present is devoid of pain and suffering. Blessings. 💖💖💖

[@spit-fire]

Not facts, just saying

[@markstafford1306]

huh?

[@invictusmaneo464]

Jedinej, kdo opravdu mrhá mým časem, jste vy... Dnešní schůzka byla ta nejzbytecnejsi, co jsem kdy zažil....

[@danserrano100]

"Most cases of anxiety and depression are not product of a faulty brain, but a faulty way of life." Carl Jung

[@holdensachs8955]

Simply put, give your life a narrative.

[@gordonmculloch4904]

Viktor E. Frankl states in his book ‘Man’s Search For Meaning’ that those who had purpose, were the ones most likely to survive the horrors of the concentration camps. We need a meaning in life. Logotherapy.

[@ohsweetmystery]

@@PeterMalkovich552 I agree with you completely, but I love the Academy of Ideas and I think that it does truly help a large percentage of people to be happier if they have the illusion that their lives have a meaning. I think the ego is strong in many people and unless satisfied can lead to mental problems and correspondingly bad behaviors. Your phrase 'use with extreme caution' is very insightful. 👍

[@zulalerdogan2626]

Not a single second is waste. With the quotes and portraits your video was very inspring and helpful, thank you!

[@beautifulcrazy]

Oh wow, and here I was just looking for content for my English students...... thank you for yet another brilliant video!

[@nicolasvasquez8048]

12:18 - I liked this quote very much. I interpret the "father" in the following fragment "...that I do today what is necessary so that my father can rise over the horizon" as our symbolic higher-self, otherwise known as Nietzche's "Ubermensch". We must come to know the necessary actions to transform ourselves, and then act. There's no better place to change than here and now. I wish you all great power and love, Nicolas Vasquez

[@Celticspy911]

Timely video. A recent study found that people with depression don't have low serotonin as was believed,so SSRI's are not treating a chemical imbalance.

[@MuantanamoMobile]

There are different types of depression, simple situation "depression" due to events etc and actual severe clinical depression as seen is illnesses like Schizophrenia, Bipolar I and Major Depression. You can't just tell someone with these illnesses to simply snap out of being depressed.

[@Simon-vy8fe]

Could give the name of this study please? I would like to look at it. Thanks!

[@aless5207]

@@Simon-vy8fe "The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence"

[@Simon-vy8fe]

@@aless5207 Thanks!

[@debanydoombringer1385]

@@MuantanamoMobile Nobody said what you're claiming. They are merely mentioning a large, longterm study that concluded it's not a chemical imbalance. No form of depression is caused by a chemical imbalance.

[@obchodiknet]

Great mix of ideas and pictures, well done!

[@theredbaron8280]

Thank you for such rich content!

[@Rainbow-nn3rl]

such a great Presentation. Thank you so much

[@rmutter]

👍 I was mesmerized by Jung's ability to transcend materialism and clearly state that to live a fulfilled life is what we need to strive for and commit ourselves to do; not the capture of things or people that are basically unfulfilling. What beautiful insight.

[@classygary]

I am an artist specifically a songwriter/musician/recording artist… this takes many “things” as I’m not exactly drawing on cave walls .

[@ngirroo]

what’s tragic about this is that there are highly-esteemed people who are proponents of “the peak of one mountain is the bottom of another so NEVER STOP CLIMBING”. no wonder a lot of folks see contentment as a negative virtue and then consequently remain in a fatigued and dissatisfied state after a lot has been said and done.

[@ronmackinnon9374]

@@classygary I know. Another problem I had with some of the commentary in the video was that, for some, the sense of purpose might entail the seeking of an audience and thus a quest for recognition and fame, and so should *not* necessarily be treated as mutually exclusive from them. The problem would be if fame and recognition are sought as ends in themselves, as opposed to being incidental to a higher purpose.

[@deadreckoning6288]

@@ngirroo Excellent. Rarely do I hear anyone speak to this. To be content is a good life. In general I believe humans are too busy on the planet, consuming everything in our path, destroying the beauty that surrounds us to replace it with ugliness & "progress". And for what? To feed the machine that benefits the few at the expense of the many. Time to get off this merry go round to nowhere.

[@getrudemwaura946]

Thank You . A great relief to know about the dark side of me and that all of us have it. We just need to embrace the dark sodr and work on it . All Thy Blessings .🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕

[@BoJenfa]

I always appreciate your videos

[@thisguy8106]

As someone who has been stuck inside for over 5 years because of Agoraphobia.. The first 10 seconds of this video was fkn devastating to me.

[@achrafnassiri477]

There is no shame in needing help , i think going outside is your current ‘ helping your father over the horyzon ‘ best of luck to you i believe in you

[@noelbrown6771]

I think because of covid lockdowns the rest of us can all relate to your situation in some way . Now is the time for you to venture out. Use this moment of revelation as your ladder up and out.❤🙏

[@openyour_eyez9341]

I suffer from the same thing. The further you drift from your comfort zone the more you worry you can't make it back in time in case of emergency. That is my experience anyway but I got a job driving a truck and I had to drive all over the state which was exposure therapy in a way. It helped me immensely. Try to get a job or hobby which forces you away from your comfort zone in a beneficial way. It's worked for me greatly. You'll beat it 👍🏻

[@raven-sf3di]

when I was suffering with it I was trying to always fix myself the more I tried to fix myself the worse I got. It wasn't till I found a meaning that I broke free , kind of like it said in the video about the tribes man and the western woman

[@Rawdiswar]

Go outside bro. Just go for a walk.

[@fantasticmaan]

are these paintings ever referenced? I think this would be great for your description box and also encouraging to the comprehension of paintings in context (which is often very difficult by-the-way) as always - very impressive work much thanks!

[@academyofideas]

Here you go - academyofideas.com/2022/08/how-to-stop-wasting-your-life-carl-jung-as-therapist/#art

[@cezariuszreginia5300]

some of the paintings didnt do proper represantation but still good

[@reyhannasrallah4470]

This was amazing to listen to thank you aoi

[@tamasgyorffy1]

thank you for this excellent content!

[@daveyt4802]

Getting on the right track at a young age seems to be the best thing I can think of. But it's not an option for all of us. Life is not fair.

[@mtn1793]

It’s an “option” for all of US. But not usually an accomplishment. haha. The correct track is a worthy ideal. Throughout one’s life. In the meantime, Love is a process -Again and Again and Again.

[@qwerty1994ize]

It’s like you missed the point of the video. No matter how hard life is, you have to face your options and get to work. Strong times bred tough men.

[@creativeape8994]

how young?

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

Any man can be buried by tragedy, strength does not originate from pain and suffering, it comes instead from our ability to overcome it.

[@noreenkillian9853]

Very true

[@cindybellew77]

Love this . Thank you 🙏❤️

[@ramilurazmanov]

Wow. Gosh. This video struck me really hard. I'm on the bottom now. I have no meaning, no purpose, no direction in life. I'm nihilistic, cynical, and resentful. All I do is find reasons not to live and deprive this world of any value. I've heard these ideas from Jordan Peterson because he's fond of Carl Jung and they were working for me before, but now I'm in a deep pit again. Your video really helped me to "click", to make the puzzle combined, to see what I didn't want to see and acknowledge. Thank you so much!

[@shieldsister5493]

“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”. ― Carl Jung.

[@jammiecg0001]

I like the part he said about knowing one's "shadow", although to me it's more aptly named the "subconscious", and that being honest with oneself (and others) is the key to that. In his time people probably did fixate on the past, and thus avoid confronting the problem in the present, but I think both have their relevance. I agree with this general idea that people are seeking a meaningful life, they need it, although I disagree in part people can convince themselves that the pursuit of money or fame is a meaningful life and actually be "happy", although not really, and if they can't find a "meaningful life", many people turn to drugs and alcohol or other subtle forms of escaping reality.

[@stevehurren4864]

Your KZbin Channel is so giving, Thank you when I can I will contribute.

[@andrzejmaranda3699]

Academy of Ideas: SOOO INSPIRING & IMPORTANT!

[@seanvolk4202]

Excellent post

[@leonardleano1015]

Thanks

[@christianbrand3426]

What a wonderful and uplifting video. Thanks a lot 🙏🏻