Interview with Dr. Viktor Frankl part I

[@sdewres]

I am reading "Man's search for meaning" and it is amazing. For those that don't know him, he lost his wife and parents in concentration camps during world war II, and he spent years of mental and physical torture in the camps himself yet survived and came up with a brilliant psychological theory: Logotherapy, will to meaning. Great man...

[@KathyMaloneyJohnson]

Hello Smeeh Sy. I agree. Viktor Frankl is very helpful. In the lowest points of my own life finding meaning is all that has ultimately helped. It is an on-going, life-long task. The suffering my mother experienced as a nurse in WWII effected our family very much. Our willingness to care for her as she aged held great meaning for my sister and me.

[@astrokat1000]

Literally awesome! To find an internal anchor in a sea of inanity is achievabIe for all. I almost died a couple of years ago in a horrific car accident. People used to say, 'sorry' when they heard about that. Confused, I'd always reply, 'Why are you sorry? It was the best thing that ever happened to me.' The day I almost died was the day I started to LIVE. Even when I was in a world of pain recovering from my injuries, I was thankful. Not once did I think, 'why me?' I was just truly thankful.

[@paddlegodsun]

kinda like when ur in extreme despair and depression for weeks and then u get one hour of one day of that month of a moment of clarity and peace. that moment of clarity and peace will keep u going for the next month

[@MrFreud98]

A terrific man. I wish there were more like him. :-)

[@BrandonAbel01]

Before even the 4 minute mark he gives 2 bits of wisdom one can use to completely turn their life around.

[@FiutPunto]

thank you so much for this video . I can't find the words to express my gratitude to dr. Frankl. I am a physician practicing now in Poland- so many of us read his books , I carry them with me - every day I would get so much hope and inspiration . All the best from Poland

[@smeehsouria]

I'm from Syria.. and my country is going through a revolution against the Assad's regime... what we're going through is unbelievable.. the killing the torturing .... is more than we can take ... it happened that 1 of my closest friend got arrested for protesting ... and another friend gave me the Man search for meaning book ... I don't really have words to describe how this book helped me and mad me stronger.. my English is not that good.. I just can say that I prayed for this man a lot...

[@jasoncherry3404]

smeeh sy I hope you and the people of Syria can eventually return home and not have to feel that everyday is a fight for survival. May you and the proud people of Syria find meaning in your lives and turn your suffering into triumph.

[@saksham9170]

@@jasoncherry3404 Smeeh died tragically a year ago. Our condition is sad

[@Aadhitiya_Murali]

@@saksham9170 how do you know?

[@mirekkanik5149]

Despair= Suffering - Meaning. Perfect formula!

[@samcruz9941]

Still making an impact, 2020 and this video is still making waves. Rest In Peace Viktor, much love and respect.

[@ToddSmith1]

I was deeply moved by Dr. Frankl's story in "Man's Search for Meaning" - it is awesome to see this post.

[@egrosz]

I cannot believe!He is here Alive! The man that I have for him one of the greatest appreciation as medic,psychiater, humanist ,open thinking mind. I can say he gave me a lot of power and understanding of life.God Bless Him!And thank You for such a great remembering!

[@BIAXlD3NT]

i have had a great despise for religious people always praising their God and mentioning his/her God, but thanks to Frankl im starting to learn how to take a stance that isn't so hateful against people, but rather be a better person to them. I just want to say that i respect your religious views because you're just like me, trying to find meaning in your life while helping others. I love you all (with or without a God).

[@stellarworker]

Just remarkable.

[@TheFieryShaolin]

Thank you for up;loading this video. As a psychologist, I can see the changes in people's well-being, when I use something of the Frankl's approach. Thanks a lot!

[@turnabuoni]

yes,viktor frankl truly is a hero- he allowed us a greater insight and understanding about human nature and psyche- I hope he would be just as well-known like some popstars or politicians because he is so inspirational and I think his thoughts and ideas help(ed) a lot of people and are still very important! for anybody who is just discovering frankl- I would really recommend you his book "Man's search for meaning"

[@hersonmojica]

What an amazing man. Thank you.

[@wallfly303]

Thank you so much for uploading this wonderful interview. His words are deeply moving and transformative.

[@Breakbeats92.5]

When Victor said that "between stimulus and response there is choice" it blew me away and forever changed how I thought, what a tremendous intellect.

[@JamesTwelves]

...amazing man, I read his book a few yrs ago, MSFM, I just found and I think I will have another go ....I thought I would see what YT had on Dr Frankl, I am so pleasantly surprised....the present generation coming up is in so much trouble, they are so nannyified....

[@joshstoph]

I recently read "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly". It suddenly struck me as I was listening to Dr. Frankyl in this video that that book, that memoir, seems to be just what he is describing. Jean Bauby, though his body was paralyzed and he had ample reason to despair, decided instead to write a lovely and inspiring memoir, dictating it to his speech therapist only by the use of his left eye. Such people as Frankyl and Bauby give me so much hope for the human race.

[@mussina01]

Mi teoria de la personalidad favorita, ya que parte de la vida de los humanos se construyen en base a sus pérdidas, me parece lo más congruente hasta hoy...

[@RalfLippold]

Awesome - and breathtaking!

[@jutsu11]

i read his book entitled MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING...It is really amazing!

[@hemalmehta100]

Truly inspiring!

[@ronclarkball]

The meaning does not always stem from the despair, but what one chooses to do with the experience. We fundamentally go through life as either victims or victors. This too is a process of either growth or decay. I think what Frankl touts is personal power, something we all can draw upon even in the darkest of times. Power during those times might be something as simple as holding on to the belief that whatever is causing the pain will eventually weaken.

[@irajkhodadoost]

Thank you Dr. Frankl.

[@Besthorrorblogger]

Very inspiring indeed... thanks alot for uploading this!

[@erino7583]

Just started reading one of his books :) so glad I just learned about him and his theories/beliefs - seems very relatable and understandable as everyone experiences some level of suffering in their lives

[@makhinxumalo4820]

Early this year my interview for job promotion was unsuccessful. My coleague got instead. My reaction was to go to human resource department to hear my feedback. Even today I am content instead of being disappointed. I even congragulated my coleague. Thanks to dr. Viktor because in this situation this meaning.

[@claudiourosa3416]

I find that this interview as all Frankl's work is a great help for hope to patients and to us doctors, so we may help people to find a meaning allways in their lives , even in the worst moments. Dr. Claudio Urosa M D

[@bailinnumberguy]

An absolutely extraordinary man. Man's Search for Meaning should be on the very short list of essential psychology reading.

[@hootiepaladin]

So energetic, so vital into his old age.

[@cpssleung]

He is really a very very inspiring man.

[@michaelwalker2676]

The key words are 'freedom' and 'decision'. Frankl was a clear thinker about the human condition. I like his ideas.

[@xprincessx84]

God bless you!

[@ClipGurus]

An inspiration. Listen to Frankl and you will understand mankind

[@dietermaas]

To this little discussion that I find here, @MrEriugena & @Indig0ding0, I would like to add, that I understand "meaning" in Viktor Frankls context as: the "inner" answer (not scientific, but personal) to the questions "Who am I?" or "Why am I here?" or "what is my purpose on this planet?" And regarding those horrible conditions, that answer would have to be valid, even under those conditions. The human need for meaning or purpose. Gives meaning, purpose, direction to your life.

[@Maird79]

fantastic interview

[@TheISMAEL124]

estaria estupendo que subtitularan esta entrevista

[@onebluestone]

thank you thank you thank you

[@EdwardZia]

Completely Brilliant Man! And he is the real thing too The opposite of "Those Motivational Guys"

[@Principe6900]

thumbs up, impressive concept!

[@jamesberry4514]

My hero

[@RedG3ms]

that interviewer is amazing.

[@JoseFernandezstratos]

Great!! Thinker

[@jvspires]

Meaning-making is the uniquely human function that takes us from existential tragedy of despair to triumph! Philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, said: "He who has a 'why' to live, can live with almost any 'how'. Psychologist, Erik Erikson, coined the phrase, "homo poeta: man, the meaning-maker." Dr. Frankl understood both, being not merely a learned human scientist and philosopher; but, through human resilience amidst extraordinary suffering, becoming truly wise.

[@fettfan91]

truly inspiring

[@emiliok]

Frankl es impresionante

[@alisharifi3]

@EEEstuff I think your argument is more philosophical (and semantical) than a matter of scientific opinion. This is because I think that that you're saying that free will and decisions based on circumstance are mutually exclusive. There are some philosophers who say this is possible and some who say it isn't. Personally I think it is possible because the conception of the idea of 'free will' in the mind is a real one and yet still happens to be based on circumstance.

[@madevaserafina]

Brilliant

[@amolamo]

Best book ever, a very wise man

[@heatherbrown1880]

blessed insights

[@naelchavez44]

One of my heroes

[@77Merav]

I'm ardent fan of Dr. Frankl theory !

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Sdewres, is the book an easy read ?? i gave up half way thru the Steven Hawking book as it was the most complicated thing i have ever attempted to read !!

[@trader0108]

Thinking and Praying are the same thing. If you have any questions about anything ( inside of you or outside of you ) just keep repeating the question and an answer will appear out of the blue. Don't let graven images ( gravely serious fears ) stop you, and don't believe that life is vain and worthless, and asking questions while relaxed may work best. There are many ways to ask questions: record the question on your ipod and play it in replay, use doodling, look in a mirror. Scientists do this.

[@jpahmad]

This is a great man

[@skyblue-lb9kr]

precious!

[@speccyride]

A great man.

[@frisbytron3000]

"Despair is suffering without meaning." -Viktor Frankl

[@nupse]

Lovely. When was this video made?

[@gabrielladantas]

I also wanna know

[@SKTRACY11]

I have my students read Man's Search for Meaning and they all say that it's the best part of the class/major.

[@arpegiosamistikus]

His teachers were Carl Jaspers and Alfred Adler!

[@DeterministicOne]

First, I should say that the experiments showing that the unconscious mind decides before we decide isn't without controversy. Even so, the best one could get is simultaneous choice and brain activity. There is no way to get choice before brain activity. That being said, I am asking: How does one make a decision? Take me through the process of making a decision.

[@charleshoskinsoncrypto]

@MrEriugena So you would then claim Frankl's trauma still resonated within him, but yet he achieved so much after his terrible ordeal. It is insulting to one's intellect that you would stake your professional opinion on something that is blatantly obvious. I can't imagine the horrors Frankl saw. And yet he was well spoken, composed, and functional afterwards. Doesn't sound like PTSD to me.

[@khi590]

loved others (also animals and nature) with respect

[@Squall_soft]

PLEASE COULD SOMEONE TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH SUBTITLES? LOT OF THANKS...greetings from Spain. There´s no video at youtube about Viktor Franckl, or democratic pschyquiatry in spanish... SO SAD.

[@vanessamadrazo5179]

truly amazing

[@thoughtadventure100]

anurram I would suggest that to say my life has meaning is to say that I make a difference that has value beyond myself. Anyone have another idea?

[@emilialinares8693]

who is the man invited by him to give the lecture at Logotherapy Congress?

[@xleax6479]

fascinating

[@TBIhope]

D=S-M D≠S Suffering doesn’t have to mean despair! Also, I love the story about the diver. He broke his neck, but he didn’t choose to let it break him!

[@anurram]

I want to know earnestly, what exactly is the meaning of meaning ?

[@momadymond]

I know that opens up for questions.....maybe that would be fun....to talk about this. I'd love to see what I think when someone actually questions me on it. And you're a determinist?? really?? okayyyyyyyy......but I'm an existentialist!! lol

[@psycholobsangpuebla]

subtitulos en español por favor!"!!! se agradeceria mucho.

[@DisiIIusioned]

"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering." -Friedrich Nietzsche

[@great567]

So few live-up to what they preach. Dr. Frankl you do not fall under those "Psychologists" who need their own "psychologists".

[@Zerofire18]

Being an animal may be enough for the animal but not the man. Reducing man to being nothing but the sum of his parts is one dimentional, man is so much more.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

What nationality is Fankl ?

[@Craptain77]

gotta love his accent :)

[@prettylola1]

Frankl's ideas of "meaning in suffering" really resonates with people of "faith". Without this ability to attribute meaning in the midst of suffering, I fear Frankl's basic philosophy of the human experience may be useless in the context of a clinical setting.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

i just got a cd audio book/discussion off ebay by David Dieado called "Way Of The Superior Man". It looks very interesting but i don't think it is related in anyway whatsoever to Frankl's line of thought.

[@jystyle]

inspiring... Broke my neck but It did not break me

[@DeterministicOne]

The conscious brain is simply where the "I" resides. The only thing happening in consciousness is the "I" witnessing brain activity. The "I" is not creating thoughts, the "I" is a thought.

[@nohuj]

his books really good

[@TankUni]

@pplefleur He went through a death camp and has things to say that are worthwhile taking on-board. Your response? Not so much.

[@NameofaYouTubeChannel]

While you are correct that brain activity is what leads to decisions being made, I think there needs to be a clear distinction acknowledged between conscious brain activity and subconscious brain activity. Subconscious activity is where our habits and impulses reside... a person who sleepwalks, for example, is not doing so consciously - their subconscious mind is completely driving the behavior while their conscious mind is inactive.

[@RiceballRox]

@deadgirldreaming meaning is always at present, the eternal now. If you are suffering without meaning, the moment you realize you are suffering for nothing you'll cease suffering. Or, are you suffering because you feel there's no meaning? one always suffers because there's something causing it, either his/her psyche or anything else. I tend to think it's more likely to be psychological, and another ludicrous reason for suffering is b/c people think they have to suffer to achieve things.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Why on earth has someone given me a negative vote for asking this question ?? Come on, own up ?? !!

[@DisiIIusioned]

You are mistaken, Sartre insisted that people do have free will. "Man is condemned to be free because once thrown into the world he is responsible for everything he does." - Jean-Paul Sartre Both Sartre and Frankl are existentialists, Sartre believed that there is no intrinsic meaning to the world but didn't deny that we can create our own meaning. And meaning is separate from free will.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

(currently)

[@charleshoskinsoncrypto]

@MrEriugena My lord, you have a brass pair to accuse Frankl of denying his trauma. In a word, bullshit. He understood suffering and trauma beyond that of the best of us.

[@Kurtlane]

Since then, I am very skeptical about the logic of "if a revelation saved my life, it must be true." As for "man's search for meaning," I am sorry, but I don't see much searching for meaning. I see man grabbing uncritically the first "meaning" he can lay his hands on, then believing it intil it leads him into a swamp. (cont.)

[@sdewres]

There are some really bored people around..:)) As Victor Frankl put it in the book; 'Existential Vacuum'.. Hope you enjoy it..

[@momadymond]

I don't consider myself an expert on Logotherapy or Dr. Frankl whatsoever. But I figure if 3 weeks have gone by and no one else answered, I'd giver it a stab. I'm a great grandmother....years and years of trying to change systems that were hurting already-hurting people. Just sayin' so you know where I come from. kk...it 176 char or less....we do a lot of intentional things unconsciously. Taking a step is one example. In this case, we are talking about free and concious are not synonomous.

[@WisdommCore]

@trakomako You find meaning in suffering, according to frankl.

[@bigbleepingfortress]

Someone should make a biopic with alan rickman playing him

[@nicoargca]

@TheISMAEL124 SI quieres yo te puedo tratrar de explicar las cosas mas importantes que dice, soy bilingue (expero averlo escrito bien).

[@graysonbr]

He refuted many of Freud's ideas from the observations he had in the concentration camps.