New Take on Depression (Compilation)

Narcissists suffer from 3 types of depression. Depression may be better conceived as a cognitive distortion rather than a mood disorder. It involves catastrophizing and a host of infantile psychological defense mechanisms. But sometimes it is a positive adaptation.
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[@kerrymarshall2071]

Wow this one hit home I've suffered most of my life from anxiety and depression I.ve studied literature and various techniques plus meditate daily never have I heard a more inspirational and accurate assessment of depression ever. I,ll give the good Prof 15 out of 10 for this video lol. Be great to get so many more people to see this one its truly powerful and invigorating to say the least. Thankyou very much Prof Sam Vaknin keep up your wonderful work

[@fireflyflyhigh]

Wow,thank you.... 🔥 🔥 🔥 now I'm proud of my healthy depression.

[@Randomness65535]

I had the same idea, although I thought of it as having a maladaptive ontological framework. Which is nearly synonymous with 'cognitive distortion'. My depression subsided a couple years ago. I still recall the moment I realised I was no longer depressed. I saw a colour I had not seen before in the sky. My day to day habits had not changed significantly. What happened was a drastic paradigm shift. I had been reading some theological and philosophical books during that time, contemplating and soaking them in slowly, which caused my overall outlook to change.

[@crunchypickles99]

Thank you so much for validating my depression as being mentally healthy. I've always argued being depressed is seeing the REALITY of this cess pool in which we live.

[@cliffkonkle3467]

That is what I think and feel as well.

[@dukecityrecords]

Thank you Dr. Vaknin you have an amazing way of breaking these conditions down analyzing and explaining them, we appreciate you. ❤️

[@etechconnect48]

Complex issues simplified through understanding. Thank you Sam.

[@MrJohntheHarp]

Incredible stuff Prof. Sam, much thanks for your work👏

[@katarinatomic6085]

Brilliant! Those are very deep thoughts. Unfortunately unavailable to most mental health professionals. Something I always miss when talking to them.

[@justified2065]

This hit some extremely, insanely good analysis.

[@turntablized]

I am depressed, my narc wife is trying very hard to destroy my psyche even more. Thank you that you said it is normal. I was thinking I was losing my mind, again.

[@carriecastanos]

I dont let myself get depressed anymore❤I agree with you entirely

[@veronice_ronnie]

Some people think being happy is easy That it comes natural to everyone But did you know that some people are genetically predisposed to being unhappy Not To mention the fact that not everyone is still the same hand when we're born Some of us grow with a loving family Three meals a day and pizza on the weekends Others don't Happiness is a feeling depending on your genetic makeup and what's going on in your life at the moment It can come and it can go But what about joy? Can a person have joy In their lives even when they're unhappy Can a person love someone even when they're angry at them. Even when they're hurt. Love isn't a feeling Love is a choice What if joy also isn't a feeling But something we choose Even when we're so sad we can't barely breathe. What does it mean to be brave I think of all those moments in my life when Happiness abandoned me to grief and loss How much easier would it have been to fall into despair And i think choosing joy Fighting for joy Is the bravest thing you could ever do By -the korean vegan

[@nickking9118]

Viktor Frankl said the opposite in regards to his concentration camp experience. It was his ability to change his attitude about the situation - toward a more hopeful one - that liberated him.

[@samvaknin]

No. Not hopeful but meaningful. Frankl was a proponent of meaning - not of hopium. Watch my video on logotherapy.

[@giampierofrischi527]

Yes i was abaut to say that

[@nickking9118]

@@samvaknin so is meaning neutral?

[@peggould5943]

I believe VF was talking about finding "meaning" to ur circumstances & this helped u to survive. I've always thought a certain degree of depression was a normal response to a horrible reality. It's a form of pain that makes u think about what's actually happening & respond after a full examination of ur choices.

[@carlosvicente1771]

sorry i'm not a native speaker. The whole issue of suicide is fed by the perception gap between one's life and the life of those around us. The more relatively the better their lives than ours, the more we want to end ours. That is why the rate really went down in 2020, everyone's life became similar. When we see others and everything positive their lives and the lack in ours, it only alienates people with terribly sad lives. Turn the undecided into jumpers. Society also constantly reinforces us the idea of comparing ourselves economic and socially and morally, and the ideal that we must be better than all. It is the reason for increased depression in the population. Depression is not just "a single horrible thing happened to me and now my life makes sense." It is actually a feeling of nothing more than uselessness and lack of purpose in life. It may arise precisely from constant comparison with other people. The interpersonal psychological theory of suicidal behavior (Joiner, 2005) proposes that an individual will not die by suicide unless they have two specific psychological states in their minds simultaneously, and when they do so long enough, they develop a desire to die. The two psychological states are: 1. a perceived burden and 2. a sense of low belonging or social alienation.

[@dilfuzakhaydarova2859]

Thank you so much Dear Professor Sam Vaknin.

[@user-vo9ol2yy7r]

Wow! Actually uplifting! Thanks, Dr V. Needed. 😎

[@user-xt8hz6qd4c]

I delt with this for so long ty❤

[@KarmaKattt]

Wow! Mind blowing! Thank you 🙏 for this.

[@peggould5943]

Thank u, for this. Very comforting.

[@matthewclark7955]

YES THE ONLY POSITIVE MENTAL RESPONSE TO TODAYS WORLD IS DEPRESSION SO WHAT DO WE DO FROM HERE?????

[@vicky35442]

Life-changing material!

[@jenniferbutler8616]

so ur saying depression is just a feeling based on a bunch of negative thoughts where u tell urself everything is doom and gloom . So does it still have something to do with the neurotransmitters in ur brain ? There is no chemical imbalance ? genetic component?

[@carriecastanos]

I feel depression arises when we are not fully living in our truth. I don't let myself get depressed anymore.

[@samvaknin]

Watch my video on antidepressants.

[@carlosvicente1771]

​@@samvakninsorry i'm not a native speaker. The whole issue of suicide is fed by the perception gap between one's life and the life of those around us. The more relatively the better their lives than ours, the more we want to end ours. That is why the rate really went down in 2020, everyone's life became similar. When we see others and everything positive their lives and the lack in ours, it only alienates people with terribly sad lives. Turn the undecided into jumpers. Society also constantly reinforces us the idea of comparing ourselves economic and socially and morally, and the ideal that we must be better than all. It is the reason for increased depression in the population. Depression is not just "a single horrible thing happened to me and now my life makes sense." It is actually a feeling of nothing more than uselessness and lack of purpose in life. It may arise precisely from constant comparison with other people. The interpersonal psychological theory of suicidal behavior (Joiner, 2005) proposes that an individual will not die by suicide unless they have two specific psychological states in their minds simultaneously, and when they do so long enough, they develop a desire to die. The two psychological states are: 1. a perceived burden and 2. a sense of low belonging or social alienation.

[@chuchaichu]

When are you talking to Jordan Peterson? It’s gonna be a splash