Nikola Tesla | Mental Health & Personality

This video answers the question: Can I analyze the mental health and personality factors that may be at work in the life and death of Nikola Tesla?
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[@shaneneave399]

I feel Tesla should be seen as more important than Edison.

[@markcarey67]

He is to scientists. He has an SI unit ( magnetic flux density) named after him which is about the highest honour you can get in the physics community.

[@nishottara777]

Considering he was exploited by Edison and Edison stole his intellectual property and passed it off as his own genius

[@riblets1968]

Edison did come out with some useful inventions himself, arguably less significant than Tesla's but it's also clear that Edison was the more successful entrepreneur and took great pains to manage his public image. Tesla did not share these talents, or at least not to the same extent. Tesla's proposal to power America with alternating current was of course vindicated as opposed to Edison's direct current power scheme, which proved to be all but unpractical on a large scale. I guess that almost balances them out.

[@jillhoward1879]

I agree!

[@jillhoward1879]

Tesla was the true genius.

[@jfkaufmann8025]

Tesla isn’t called “the man who invented the twentieth century” for no reason. Great analysis, Dr Grande!

[@nicholasp.capobiancojr.1772]

Why does genius go hand in hand with insanity?

[@KevlarKoat]

@@nicholasp.capobiancojr.1772 To change the world one must think differently, deviating from the norm provides new and challenging ways of progressing as well as new and challenging ways of living which can easily be classed as insanity.

[@faith5563]

@@nicholasp.capobiancojr.1772 And myopia

[@aarondavis8943]

Walking was the secret to his success. There is no better way to generate ideas. But don't tell anyone ssshhhhh

[@minirock000]

If Tesla is called the man that invented the Twentieth Century then it is incorrect. That honour should go to all scientists leading up to the Twentieth Century. Faraday is the one that discovered the principles for magnetics that lead to the electric motor and that light was indeed electricity. Nothing Tesla did is in use today. He went the wrong direction in the transmission of power. Not completely wrong like Edison, but his ideas never were put to use. He wasn't alone either in the ideas he had another person had the same idea for the transmission of electricity and did it better and more efficient. Was he a good showman, sure but was he doing anything new? Only as stunts. Who invented the cage that he would get into to do his stunts? True, he didn't murder any animals in his demonstrations, as far as I know. Yes he was smart, he was goddamn smart but he didn't invent the Twentieth Century, not one person could be given that honour because all scientists stand on the shoulders of giants. Then again he was an inventor out for personal wealth, he wasn't a scientist. Almost forgot, he died while mourning the loss of his favourite pigeon. cuckoo cuckoo I love my cats, I don't die from heartbreak when they die nor will I if my wife dies before me. If we use human history as a guide.

[@brentwilbur]

The single largest machine in the world is the electrical distribution grid, which utilizes alternating current. I like to think of it as Tesla's child. Our modern way of life is only possible because of Tesla. He is one of my few heroes.

[@dylan4652]

Tesla is my hero as well. I would love an even deeper dive into his life here but for a condensed version it’s pretty decent. I wish he would’ve given his opinion on the way in which Tesla received the knowledge of his inventions through a bright light or dream that would pop into his head like God/higher being was planting these ideas at seemingly Radom times. I also would like to here what the doc makes of Tesla believing that he had reached alien life on Mars through radio waves and he could communicate with them to a small degree.

[@pameti.dragoblago]

​@@dylan4652 i came across some videos claiming that he was into hinduism (i did not check it out). some documentaries/movies about tesla also showed that he was 'seeing' solutions to whatever technical issue he was trying to resolve (i've never before heard of him having hallucinations though). (i em an el. engineer myself, studied back in good old former yugoslavia, atheist, worked as sw engineer for many years, and interestingly enough, am looking into all things spiritual/magical these days. based on everything i'm hearing and having briefly looked at the core hindu concepts, it might be possible that theory about tesla having visions and talking to spirits is indeed true. who knows, we can only speculate..... all i know is that he used his genius for the benefit of all - in the end that's the only thing that matters.

[@brentwilbur]

@Imjust Observing - At what point did I say "Tesla invented alternating current."?

[@LiveYourLifeWithJoy]

​@@pameti.dragoblagoany news? 🙏

[@doit9854]

In Tesla's Auto-Biography he mentions that he was overwhelmed by waking hallucinations, would literally stop him mid-stride. From my memory, he learned to control these "waking dreams" into a form of "waking lucid dreaming" which helped him visualize and troubleshoot his inventions entirely in his mind. 2c.

[@kathryn6402]

Chronic sleep deprivation?

[@doit9854]

@@kathryn6402 Not sure... Dr. Grande mentioned that his father was possibly schizophrenic. Occam's razor would say schizophrenia or possibly a unique case of synesthesia?

[@kathryn6402]

@@doit9854 ok I had to google that one 😂

[@erikparent8176]

Einstein was also a visual person and conducted thought experiments and received "down loads" through" images or scenes such as riding along side a beam of light which in that case time would stop. In some ways time is a result of light movement relative to " solid" objects. Move at light speed and aging stops! This can also be accomplished through meditation! When one vibrates at a very high frequency we can " overcome" the density of the physical body, and expand or bridge the deeper lighter and faster frequencies of the astral plane and beyond! The entire cosmos is within! Follow the breath to go inward!

[@kathryn6402]

@@erikparent8176 I can’t meditate so looks I’ll just have to learn run very fast 🤣

[@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT]

What a great subject for analysis! Tesla was a unique genius.

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

Yes here was! One of favorite geniuses .

[@SvenStadt]

Sir Isaac Newton once said: "By far my greatest accomplishment was that I die a virgin." More than likely Schizotypal as well???

[@amyrussell860]

Agreed.

[@dasein9980]

Yes

[@Kcberettam9ner]

@Magnum Stud That,s the other name for Schizophrenia

[@sakhile_nkomo]

Tesla's mind was clearly... electrifying 🤏😎

[@michaelforis4496]

Interesting him and edison must have been great together. Suprised they both lived

[@louise-yo7kz]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Goomatora]

I get it! The joke was that Tesla is dead!

[@margeritahorvath8306]

🤣

[@kobsy7074]

@@Goomatora what?

[@kayhoover6530]

"I imagine hairballs would be particularly scary for him." 🤣🤣🤣 You kill me, Dr. Grande.

[@malina957]

I guess he didn't have a cat 😂

[@Miss_Wonderful1]

@@malina957 I was thinking just the same!! 🤣

[@malina957]

@@Miss_Wonderful1 😄

[@Matheus16905]

Rotfl

[@Kartik-bk7px]

😂😂😂

[@wmelliott3802]

Tesla was ahead of his time and I guess its true there's a fine line between madness and Genius. Great informative video as usual 👍👍👍.

[@gusgrizzel8397]

Agree.

[@maureenvincent4414]

Not madness just anger, every one else was mad and he knew it.

[@onepneuma8612]

“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” -Aristotle

[@mirjanadolenec3099]

It’s a sad and misunderstood line😢

[@mirjanadolenec3099]

Todd Grande is nothing short of a genius himself ☺️ Always head on the nail🎉and always spreads laughter

[@JP-wx6uh]

Working in the science field, Tesla is one of my all-time favorite scientists. A true scientist who cared nothing about capitalism and monetary systems. Amazingly insightful and so far ahead of the time he lived in. I think in his case, OCD may have actually helped him in terms of researching. As Duncan Trussell said... "Nikola Tesla was the electric Jesus".

[@lunasanja4574]

he was offered a percentage profit of every watt (I assume, sorry, my physics is bad!) produced by his AC, but he declined it and thus saved Westinghouse. If he hadn't declined... imagine, he would have been the RICHEST person in the world EVER to live. But that was not his goal in life :)

[@dusty3913]

This is true and also very compelling. He cared more for the next amazing discovery, improvement, or invention to this end that he cared only for money inasmuch as it could further his research. He was obsessed with solving whatever challenge lay between himself and his professional goal of the moment. Unfortunately, that goal continually moved and stayed (would stay) forever just out of his reach. In other words, he would never be satisfied. I think it drove him ever further out of his mind.

[@erica243]

Tesla was so far before his time and underappreciated.

[@ummadam4663]

His brother that died at the age of 5 might have grown up to be another genius. God knows how many geniuses die before they can even be realised.

[@shojinryori]

Or just don’t get the chance to show their abilities... like, they are shepherds, or need to work to keep the family going, etc.

[@rottsandspots]

Dane Tesla was off the top of my head about 12 when he died. Nikola was 5. Dane was considered the more intelligent of the brothers (I wrote a (bad) sci-fi novel on Tesla (the Nuclear Tourist)

[@babblingalong7689]

Intelligence correlates with health, so though I'm sure a lot of geniuses have died before their time, on average, it is less likely they did so. Thus more geniuses have lived long and productive lives than you would statistically expect. Would be interesting to investigate this.

[@edhoover42]

What about his sister? Were they also geniuses?

[@thejagotishow]

@@shojinryori Yep, it almost happened to Sir Isaac Newton!

[@tcl5853]

You may be introverted Dr. G, but your willingness to reach beyond your natural tendency to extend yourself into the public arena is a blessing for many people. I’m retired, I was a public school teacher for a few years and then spent 25 years in pharmaceutical sales and management. Being introverted myself I know how much energy it requires to convert innate tendencies for introversion into a day filled with activities that only an extrovert could draw energy from. Nevertheless, I loved what I did and enjoyed the people I interacted with. I found early in my career that I could enjoy my work very much. I merely needed to allow time for recharging my introversion batteries, with activities that allowed me time doing things that balanced out the energy consumption. Interestingly it was only after several workshops where the Myers Briggs personality inventory was administered that I began to understand myself better. The information I gleaned caused me to look deeper into my personality traits beyond Myers Briggs and it made all the difference! I appreciate what you do!

[@joychappell3817]

Agreed!👍👍

[@RaysDad]

I took the Myers Briggs and it nailed my personality 100%.

[@barbaradavaz1010]

Respectfully, How does one "nail" the MB's test? I'm sorry but I should have watched the video first perhaps the nature of the Myers-Briggs test was discussed so I would know I've taken at least one I know for sure but I'm sure I've taken more than one you're so popular I took a personality test for the most likely careers I would be good at while I was attending Brandeis University as one of 12 adult students in your new Brandeis adult scholar program which allowed the student to be able to take less than a full course load and I took three out of four courses and commuted as a single parent on afdc which was forced upon me from Worcester to Waltham I got to tell you I really worked hard and my son never took second place. I digress I didn't really need to take the test you know it wasn't like I was very aware of who I was and why I was there and Friends station what my career goals were and had been for a long time they emulated but typically always within the same kind of a category seven categories and I took one of those hundred question. It only fill in the blank really quickly questions like I love to be a car mechanic very gradual or forget about it you know I love to read and two little kids la la la. The two administrators of the chest kicked off the Myers-Briggs are Briggs Myers test by in a mention that there was some kind of right right brain left brain considerations factored into the test and it was merely a barometer with a hundred questions it was a formula well put together I wasn't surprised that it at all of the answers that it came up with it just I wasn't there to get any answers that was there because I love to take test and surveys and personality quizzes and stuff like that but they did say is that in all of your years administering that test and I guess they were speaking about secondhand information from other Myer Briggs Representatives is that no one who takes the test indicates a 50:50 right brain left brain you know that equal capacity people always typically even if it's really close and is closer the numbers are it's it's still a barometer but you could be 51% left braided 43% typically with a broader a broader margin + margin of error. forgive me I hardly slept last night so I'm really digressing okay so I buried the lede again here's the thing they told me as soon as I guess they had their whip through tabulating the results of each person's test would buy one cuz you could leave when you were done they stopped me as I was leaving who who and told me that they just wanted to let me know that I was the only person he ever been it came up exactly 50/50 on right brain left brain. it is that spirit I say go figure! anyway unless I really miss something which I think I already explained in the beginning how does one nail the particular test that you're talkin about?

[@ancientfuture9690]

@@barbaradavaz1010 He said IT nailed his personality, not that HE nailed the test.

[@billhildebrand5053]

You had 44 likes and 4 replies, so I had to break the cycle...🌺😇🌺

[@barbaralindhjem1582]

When Einstein was asked what it felt like to be the smartest person in the world he replied....I don't know you will have to ask Nikola Tesla.

[@LizbetPCB]

I hadn’t heard this before, but I love it. Einstein was right on!

[@babblingalong7689]

@@LizbetPCB Einstein had so many witty quotes. The man's mind was a goldmine, not just for physics.

[@Cymru1987]

@@babblingalong7689 The man was a fraud and thief. Tesla knew this and called him out openly as a fraud. Einstein was a P.O.S and KNEW to give respect to a man who could entirely defeat him in a debate about physics or science, and prove Einstein for the fraud he was/is

[@standlegweak9854]

Einstein was probably being sarcastic.

[@commonsensibility2051]

StandLegWeak . Or jealous.

[@rejaneoliveira5019]

Very interesting topic. The story at the end was quite funny.😁 “Someone who keeps to himself but also makes a good impression while socializing.” This line makes me think of you Dr. Grande. Obviously I could be wrong but that’s how I imagine you outside YT. Thank you for another great video! ❤️

[@segunmola1]

@Rejane Oliveira, I think I agree with you on this!

[@reneemclane1845]

I have always been very much interested in Tesla. He was ahead of his time, to say the least. It is sad that so many people took financial advantage of him.

[@catmatism]

Those who took advantage of him should be exposed and criticised

[@AdAstraBaby]

Tesla was one of the greatest minds ever lived. I've studied him for quite some time now and I enjoyed your analysis. I don't think we will ever understand his mind, he really was something unique. Keep these vids coming, Dr Grande!

[@AmandaArcturus]

He’s a typical INTJ. Highly intelligent, analytical, logical, intuitive, empathic and exceptionally sensitive. He simply preferred solitude over close relationships with others because his inner world was far too rich to endure the average, mundane, or superficial interactions he would have had with most people. He was a spiritually gifted man-whether he or anyone else recognized it. P.S-It’d be fun if you did an analysis on the pessimistic philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.

[@dasein9980]

Awesome comment but there's nothing typical about Nikola Tesla. As a quite typical INTJ myself, I dont think Tesla could relate to mundane society. I have a hard enough time of it as it is.

[@AmandaArcturus]

@@dasein9980 Yes, this is certainly true. I’m mostly referring to his peculiar behaviors that all INTJS(myself included) can relate to on some level.

[@AmandaArcturus]

@@dasein9980 Also, I may or may not have peeped your account-If you’re interested in narcissism-the channel ‘Live abuse free’ is excellent.

[@dasein9980]

@@AmandaArcturus will do 😏

[@RustyShakleford1]

He was most likely intp

[@mcd5478]

I didn’t know Tesla was a person of vision when it came to public health too. He was already living his life like it was a pandemic scenario...physical distancing, hand washing, gloves, physical fitness, etc! Loved this analysis!!! He’s an intriguing person. 💖💗💖 Story at the end of the video was interesting. Would LOVE to hear more of your counseling experiences (if you can safely stay within HIPPA).

[@omginvalid]

@Fernando Deveze LOOOOOOOOOOL

[@Tyrannulet2k]

I wonder if it might not be from almost dying of cholera when he was young. Cholera is a bacteria spread in unsafe food and water, so some of his germaphobic tendencies make a lot of sense (like having food boiled and frequent hand washing) during an era when unsafe food and water were commonplace.

[@julilla1]

Almost dying of cholera might do that to you!

[@EmilyDickmesome]

Yep, germaphobe.

[@ogarzabello]

Tesla: the hero of the Internet. There are more myths about him than about Greek gods.

[@dakistle]

"HE INVENTED FREE ELECTRICITY FROM THE AIR!!!!!!"

[@chrisgould101]

I'm surprised we still havnt seen whatever blueprints Tesla gave Trumps grandfather. My guess is starlink/space force ish.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

One story that is true is that he was friends with Mark Twain. Twain had lots of close friends, of course, but Tesla considered Twain his only real friend.

[@chrisgould101]

@Julez O'Neil bit of a no substance answer? Time travel ? Wormhole displacement quantum physics ?

[@lavonnacasey5724]

@@chrisgould101 The trump relative was trump’s paternal uncle. Tesla gave nothing to him. He was part of a team of military academics who raided Tesla’s'apartment following 6Tesla’s death and before his family was notified of his death. I imagine the point was to take and they did anything Tesla might have invented that they could weapon or. Tesla was a genius but not a capitalist. Tesla wanted the world to have free electricity. Edison stole from Tesla. Free just was not happening within Edison, Westinghouse or U.S. government.I am Serbian and there is greater information to be found in Belfast. He was quite and truthful man which did not go over well in the industrial and money oriented U.S.A. Such an honest and interesting man and far a head of his time. Einstein was humble and correct in reference to Tesla being the most important and knowledgeable man of their time. Tesla is a hero for me.

[@markcarey67]

"A situation like this..." I don't think there ever has been or will be a situation like this. Tesla was a one off.

[@laskyam]

This is the Dr. Grande video I didn’t know that I’ve always wanted! Dr. Grande can you do a series of videos on other troubled geniuses? Nietzsche, Kant, Beethoven, Michelangelo, Newton, etc.

[@erikparent8176]

Yes, please analyze Paul Rubins as Pee wee herman! We know he was loner and a rebel with The best bike ever!

[@lia2523]

@@erikparent8176 asking the important questions. I too would love to hear about his take on Paul vs PeeWee 😂

[@sweetpea6843]

Sigmond Frued.

[@erikparent8176]

@@lia2523 yes, dr. Grande must research many hours of Pee Wee's Play house to uncover the real truth! Watch out for the "secret" word!

[@erikparent8176]

@@sweetpea6843 ah yes! Good selection! Very interesting indeed!

[@longwhitemane]

I don't understand all that Tesla did scientifically. Dr. G, thank you for making him very human. 💗 I find it fascinating that Tesla was afraid of round objects. Griffith Park Observatory has/had a Tesla Coil behind glass & it terrifies me to no end! 😳 It is so loud and bolts of electricity go every where. I know I am relatively safe behind the glass, but that doesn't make it any less terrifying. Thanks again! Cheers!

[@carrie-anneking3461]

We are now using the technology this brilliant man discovered, wifi, his work was stolen, plagiarized and he was pushed to the back.

[@elisamastromarino7123]

I was sick at 21 and was hospitalized for 6 months. Ive been a germophobe ever since. Maybe having had cholera was the kick off for his OCD. As for the pigeons; I like pigeons, too, but I'm not in love with any in particular. I think that deep sentiment he had for the one pigeon showed just how lonely he was. His loneliness was probably due to his ideas that women were becoming more like men (he was right), but also because of his OCD. At any rate, he was my favourite inventor. Great with ideas but bad with money as if he didnt care, and he was misanthropic...I understand that feeling. Thank you Dr Grande. 👍🌹

[@comfym3850]

he also refused to speak to any woman who was wearing pearls. i think his logic on women was a lot more skewed than people want to realize... the first incel, perhaps. idk

[@hamagerawr]

@@comfym3850 I want to see how he’d react to women with hairy ball necklaces now

[@liloufoxx]

Loving a pigeon doesn't mean you're lonely, it can, but it's not always the case. I have a pigeon husband, yet I am not lonely or anything. Of course there's absolutely nothing sexual in our relationship! Pigeons are SO loving that it's impossible not to love them back. Of course they are lovely only when you give them a chance to be so, of you're nice and kind to them.❤️ I have been rescuing wild pigeons for years and they are the best. If you're interested, you can go to my Instagram page: Pidge_The_Pigeon

[@lunasanja4574]

He was not misanthropic. He offered a device to his native country Yugoslavia to fight off the German N..is in WW2 (but it was already too late).

[@elisamastromarino7123]

@@lunasanja4574 You can be misanthropic and still have a mind to help the greater good. He was a Serbian from Croatia and is buried in Belgrade Serbia, what's Yugoslavia got to do with him?

[@kurtw531]

Tesla is one of my heroes. Okay. I'll watch the video now.

[@nishottara777]

This man was literally "tapped into the Ether".

[@richardconner5880]

If you believe the earth has a memory field,a local Akashic records,all past inventions or technologies can be downloaded into your subconscious mind,if your thinking mind can quiet down enough to see them.

[@adrienrassat1965]

This is slowly becoming a history channel... and I love it.

[@Dan-ud8hz]

“Poets, prophets and reformers are all picture-makers -- and this ability is the secret of their power and of their achievements. They see what ought to be by the reflection of what is, and endeavor to remove the contradiction,” ― Frederick Douglass

[@carolv8450]

Kind of cryptic .

[@Dan-ud8hz]

@Fernando Deveze Do you have aphantasia?

[@Ben-tz8gf]

Frederick Douglass who was also a friend of Mark Twain, who was a best friend of Nikola Tesla.

[@mrsallexx]

Wow I was doing a little research on Tesla today and this notification pops up 🤔😍

[@gjh9299]

My friend randomly said something about pet foxes on the phone, then I start getting pet fox suggestions

[@johnf.kennedy7339]

@@gjh9299 It’s not a coincidence and has something to do with sharing an internet connection or other search related query tied to both of the devices you were using.

[@GoogleAccount-ev2hq]

PATRIOT Act working as intended by the CIA & NSA.

[@johnf.kennedy7339]

@@GoogleAccount-ev2hq 1984 ‘Newspeak.’

[@mcd5478]

The all-knowing algorithm code lives, breathes and grows stronger with every search 😉😆

[@beeimaginative]

Tesla was a fascinating person. I have always wondered if his life circumstances were different and he was encouraged what kind of inventions he might have developed. I wonder if you and others who treat “unusual people” have had the opportunity to redirect people so they can be successful and productive.

[@erikparent8176]

The world has an order and must always unfold exactly the way it does. Live without regrets and learn from " mistakes". I'll see you in the astral plane!( as will everyone else!)

[@richardnineteenfortyone7542]

I have always wondered what would happen if I could go to Vienna in 1913 and offer a certain starving artist a fat scholarship to study art in America...

[@Strype13]

The hairball joke laughed me outta my damn chair. Well played, sir.

[@JaneDoe-vi5yc]

Oh, I love Nikola Tesla! I've been a fan of his for a long time. Thanks for analyzing him.

[@lexsigg]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!! One of my favorite person doing an analysis of another of my other favorite person!!!!😍💖 Tesla was a genius, a pure, unique person in this world. Thank you Dr. GRANDE! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT! Thanks for all the hard work! ☺👏

[@stt5v2002]

I am an ER doctor. The story of the therapist and the felon really resonated with me, because I experience a similar situation quite often. A patient will present with a story that is obviously false, and try to use it for some type of secondary gain. A common one is what I have termed “Kryptonian syndrome.” This is when a patient claims to have experienced an injury which would be devastating to a human, yet doesn’t have a single bruise or scratch. A common one would be “I fell 40 feet off a roof.” If that actually happens, important parts of your body explode or shatter on impact. Anyway, when I hear this type of thing I don’t typically challenge it. That will only make things worse. I know it is a lie or exaggeration but I just give the impression that I believe it. No doubt the patients often think they put one over on me.

[@yousernameish]

Ive no idea why Dr Grande would criticise the junior therapist for NOT calling out the career criminal compulsive liar. But Grande does have a bit of ego, and i suspect theres a bit of power play as in "you're my junior and I would have done it like xyz"

[@Marc-NZ]

I've been learning from Dr Grande just by observing his way to talk..calm and precisely...and it's been helping me a lot...some times in stressful situations I just try to imitate his behavior on talking..and them the person I'm arguing just calm down too...thank you Sir.

[@lienlael3196]

Tesla, like most geniuses, are recognized as such after death. I am sure that all who regard him as genius now (that includes me of course), won't have the same regard of he was still around. We will regard him as a wierd and introvert crazy guy. We rarely see beyond our nose. Great analysis Dr. Thanks

[@kerilyndillman9778]

Thanks, I can never learn enough about Tesla.

[@bodyofalegend]

I’m creating KZbin videos on Nikola Tesla and his health too! This is great insight. Thanks for the upload 👍

[@jordedge7979]

Really laughed out loud at the hair ball joke, didn't see that coming 😂

[@trace9657]

So did I, but then again my cat is laying on me and while she was a neighborhood rescue, she has a significant amount of Persian in her. I understand scary hairballs.

[@milekrizman]

0:30 - Smilyan. Lj in croatian is pronounced like ll in spanish. I am native speaker.

[@jfkaufmann8025]

Tesla je rodjen u Smiljanima ( nominativ Smiljane).

[@rj-jl5nv]

@@jfkaufmann8025 it is NOT "Smiljane" in the nominative, but "Smiljan". Dr Grande just mispronounced it, but got the place right.

[@Dasha-lr4mv]

Would you mind talking about Keith Raniere? He has just been convicted. Thank you for your work, Dr. Grande😄

[@mrooz9065]

Dasha, thank you for the reminder. I'm right behind you to ask for this case. Sadly even with all the information and expose available online still many people don't hear or don't get it.

[@louise-yo7kz]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@Catlily5]

@@spiritmatter1553 MGTOW? I am a feminist and have zero tattoos and I don't hate men.

[@JBatesProductions]

Thank you! I have long been wanting for you to do interesting historical figures. You learn about what a lot of people in history do, and the societal climate they were in, but what psychological conditions they may have had often gets brushed aside. Much appreciated video.

[@planet4allofus]

Damn , I am exactly like him. Except for the cleanliness obsession , but I have similar traits. "Odd" behavior ? Based on what ? Out of the norm? Yes , it mandates you're different to invent , if you have to think alike the creative mind is lost. Being influenced by others hampers creativity. Set your own path and let your imagination rule. I've been judged as being odd as long as I can remember. In my youth it bothered me a lot but the older I got the more I admired my own personality. Unique in thinking , looking at different paths becomes so enlightening. The world will seem odd to you as the world sees you as odd. See it as an opportunity more so than a hindrance. It makes life exciting , controversial yes , but what makes life worth living if you have to follow the path of others. The freedom you will feel setting your own path feel is incredible. There is no hierarchy , no one is above you , no control or influence by others. Life can be wonderful and for me it is.

[@user-ut8gh7ww9y]

PLEASE in depth review of JULIAN ASSANGE and KARL LAGERFELD. Many thanks. Please research thoroughly for this two, not just the wikipedia page.

[@gjh9299]

I love Lagerfield because he left his fortune to his cat

[@user-ut8gh7ww9y]

@@gjh9299 not exactly: there are 7 people named in his will. One of them is in charge of Choupette and it's not the largest beneficiary. Btw, it's "Lagerfeld", originally was "Lagerfeldt"

[@quester09]

both interesting, for entirely different reasons.

[@user-ut8gh7ww9y]

@@quester09 I only pick worthy ones. I could add many more but I don't want to overwhelm him.

[@ren17x50]

Margaret Cho's commentary on Karl's fan was kinda funny.

[@MultiCappie]

Once I was in line behind a woman at the market, she was buying literally everything in her order in groups of three! I overheard the cashier saying something like "do you like the number 3?" Her reaction was very cold and defensive, she just said "No." and silently packed her groceries, paid and left.

[@Ina_5686]

Very interesting! I've so much about Tesla in this short video. Great job, Dr. Grande!!!

[@debrajones7344]

I love it when you analyze people of bygone days, it brings history to life.

[@ddoyle11]

As for loving pigeons, you forgot Bert from Sesame Street!

[@erikparent8176]

Bert,the extrovert! Ernie the introvert!

[@mattfritz1]

Great story at the end! When I was a kid, I had an obsession with even numbers, especially the number 8, and I recall a number of counting rituals I used to do involving 8. But sometimes 8 was impractical, so I did 4, because 4 is half of 8; or 16, because it was double 8. I saw all those numbers as related. 2 was also OK, if reaching 4 was impossible, or upset my mother too much. She used to threaten to take me to a psychiatrist if I didn’t quit. I learned to hide a lot of it, though, so people wouldn’t notice

[@theozman38]

I think people back in the early 19th/20th century were quick to call someone insane if they didn’t have the ability to understand a smarter person. Some people were stereotyped as hysterical or were suffering from hysterics. A lot of women were drugged because of they were deemed as hysterical if the husband didn’t want to hear the truth or questioned. Just a thought

[@rajrajn3864]

True.

[@jennylynn82173]

What a wonderful discussion of Tesla - I have always found him to be an interesting person! And, love the anecdotal story at the end! Thank you, Dr. Grande! I'm always delighted to find that you've published a new discussion! :)

[@seansersmylie]

Picasso also liked pigeons, he would be a good candidate to look at as well.

[@kensyskye8965]

Yes absolutely......

[@jaxl1931]

What an interesting fellow. I also appreciated the story at the end! Thanks for the video Dr.🖤 Im a big fan of your work😘

[@thereal4113]

Dr. Grande, this was your BEST analysis yet!!!! Sharing with my friends who are Tesla obsessed. Also, loved your story afterwards. Great takeaway 👌

[@MartinaGlenn]

Dr. Grande, I really love your examples from your clinical work. I’m very close to getting my license as an MFT and your videos really helped me get a deeper understanding of my clients’ issues and made me a better clinician. I sometimes even assign my clients homework to watch your videos ☺️

[@genevievemead6792]

Thank you for a video of Tesla and discussing his OCD, schotypical behaviour, number obsessions, perceptual aberrations and his skills and achievements. What a combination of attributes he had!

[@CookingbyCampsite]

Yes!! One of my all time favorite inventors. I didn’t even think about analyzing him but this is great!

[@jack_k2136]

Very interesting! While I ALWAYS enjoy your sense of humor, you seem to know when to dial it back. Many of my clients/patients are mandated so I was really identifying with your story at the end. Another great job!

[@solarshine272]

I don't usually comment on things but I just want to say I really appreciate your content. It's great that you take such an emotionally unbiased and factual approach to explaining things and it really does provide clarity. I hope you reach more people as time goes on because I think a lot of people could benefit from the topics you're teaching.

[@cottontails9003]

Dr Grande thank you for your analysis of this man .I personally never heard of this man but your analogy of him was brilliant I found it extremely informative.This man appears to be a genuis Thank you Dr Grande for taking the time to research and put these great videos up.

[@rayross997]

Thanks Dr. Grande. How about Henry Ford & General Patton?

[@ren17x50]

Patton or Macarthur, both strange personalities.

[@paper-chasepublications9433]

Thanks for covering Tesla, Doc!

[@abrilalvarez1733]

One Dr. Grande video a day keeps ignorance away. Thank you so much for creating such high quality content about mental health!!

[@NarcissisticAbuseRehab]

What a treat! Thank you for this message about Nikola Tesla, Dr. Grande ☀️

[@gomogomez7300]

Because he use to wash his hands freqvently, for sure he did not die from covid19! Thank you, dr.Grande!

[@sarahnoonchester6599]

I really enjoyed your anecdote at the end!

[@liamjohnson1219]

As an electrician in NZ , I am very thankful and amazed by Nikola Teslas work.

[@amyreed8579]

Can’t wait to hear this one! I’ve always liked Tesla🤍

[@wandaburns8075]

Tesla was a true genius.

[@PunkyJessie]

This is my favorite video so far! Tesla was such an interesting person and ending the video with a more personal story was awesome!! Love this!!

[@mariamatmos4506]

Awesome video on a super interesting man! Loved it!❤️

[@anita0354]

Great analysis! Tesla is such a interesting man. Hollywood should make a movie about him.

[@d.s.archer5903]

The problem is, Hollywood would screw the movie up. Better an indy company does a film on Tesla.

[@ilovesunsets]

Anyone BUT Hollywood!

[@jimdouglasmorrison5972]

Friedrich Nietzsche next please

[@ivabiljic7309]

my favourite doc talking about my favourite scientist, thank you so much, your videos make my day much better😊

[@mixinitupNY]

So good! Thank you Dr Grande!

[@n.c.6211]

💚 Can't wait to hear this!!! :D

[@lizbetpcb3759]

I haven’t watched this yet, but I’ve had a crush on him forever. It might be weird, but the heart won’t be denied 💕 And yes, I know he’s dead. Thank you, Dr. Grande!

[@longwhitemane]

You aren't alone in having a crush on Tesla. I think he's gorgeous. Tsar Nicholas as well. Cheers! 💖🐶

[@anafindlay1696]

Same here ❤️❤️

[@jardel_lucca]

Very good. The side story was even better than the main analysis. Keep pushing!

[@blazinvenus3914]

Really interesting and good video! Thank you again for your work!🙂🙂🙂

[@TheMOMdq]

Oh, I've been hoping for this one. He was such an intense character.

[@kiwiconnection3580]

It seems OCD is quite tightly aligned to high IQ and genius. Perhaps it's a lack of purpose and useful focus that turns the genius into ocd

[@kathryn6402]

Yeah, but disgust is negatively correlated. Go figure 🤔

[@kiwiconnection3580]

@@kathryn6402 I never said anything about disgust

[@cancel_naomi]

The higher in the iq you get the more eccentric the person is like very eccentric and odd things about them.

[@kathryn6402]

@@kiwiconnection3580 Sorry - that comment wasn’t meant to be in disagreement with you. I actually actually found it interesting because, on one hand Tesla had those OCD traits which can correlate with high IQ as you point out, but on the other hand he had the extreme aversion to germs and obsession with physical purity (which aligns with what psychs call “disgust”). I find that really interesting as disgust is correlated with lower IQ, yet he was clearly a genius. I was simply making that observation 😊

[@kiwiconnection3580]

@@kathryn6402 oh I see. In some ways it makes sense to see disgusting a negative light,yet currently that has been twisted to criticize those who are disgusted by disgusting behaviour (such as narcissistic abuse)

[@mightymeatymech]

Never knew I needed this actually, I'm commenting before watching but I'm really excited

[@bcbro142]

Super interesting analysis as always!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@JessHull]

You forgot to tell me how you remember the 5 factor personality model.

[@ianp6742]

lol

[@Casper58]

Busted! 🤣🤣🤣

[@segunmola1]

Hahahaha

[@holisticpsychologybyobrien]

The first and third word found at the start of every fairytale.

[@nfcboys1984]

Dr. Grande.. “He didn’t like hair or circles, so I imagine he would’ve hated hair balls.” 🤣 Well done, Dr. Grande. Tesla was really taken advantage of as a businessman. It’s a shame that passed away hardly no money. I do wonder if he died a happy man?

[@allrightknight]

Extremely interesting and insightful! 💪🏼

[@carolannelabellekarlin440]

Wow, never seen a docu about Tesla that included his personality. Really interesting and educational! Another banger Doc! 😎🤩

[@jaydamalley3398]

_"He was judgemental of women"_ FAIRLY judgemental. Words like that are used most of the time in its negative connotation. That quote you're talking about, when Tesla was asked why he never married, was actually prophetic.

[@Yasmine91646]

Thank you! Tesla was justified in what he said about women in his day!

[@LaMaestra2102]

In 1924, Nikola Tesla was asked why he never married? His answer was this: "I had always thought of woman as possessing those delicate qualities of mind and soul that made her in her respects far superior to man. I had put her on a lofty pedestal, figuratively speaking, and ranked her in certain important attributes considerably higher than man. I worshipped at the feet of the creature I had raised to this height, and, like every true worshiper, I felt myself unworthy of the object of my worship. But all this was in the past. Now the soft voiced gentle woman of my reverent worship has all but vanished. In her place has come the woman who thinks that her chief success in life lies on making herself as much as possible like man - in dress, voice, and actions, in sports and achievements of every kind. The world has experience many tragedies, but to my mind the greatest tragedy of all is the present economic condition wherein women strive against men, and in many cases actually succeed in usurping their places in the professions and in industry. This growing tendency of women to overshadow the masculine is a sign of a deteriorating civilization. Practically all the great achievements of man until now have been inspired by his love and devotion to woman. Man has aspired to great things because some woman believed in him, because he wished to command her admiration and respect. For these reasons he has fought for her and risked his life and his all for her time and time again. Perhaps the male in society is useless. I am frank to admit that I don't know. If women are beginning to feel this way about it - and there is striking evidence at hand that they do - then we are entering upon the cruelest period of the world's history. Our civilization will sink to a state like that which is found among the bees, ants, and other insects - a state wherein the male is ruthlessly killed off. In this matriarchal empire which will be established, the female rules. As the female predominates, the males are at her mercy. The male is considered important only as a factor in the general scheme of the continuity of life. The tendency of women to push aside man, supplanting the old spirit of cooperation with him in all the affairs of life, is very disappointing to me." Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas, page 23. August 10, 1924. Nikola Tesla He was right.

[@jaydamalley3398]

@@LaMaestra2102 Well, granted, he was wrong about one thing. Turns out you don't need to "ruthlessly k1ll off men"...men will kill themselves.

[@thatpointinlife]

Great subject!

[@ryangrabowski2665]

I appreciated the general analysis of the topic, accompanied by a relevant case (maybe not exactly a case study per-say). I found Dr. Grande’s clinical experience quite interesting and valuable.

[@phoenixbg2096]

Wow! You nail it again Doc! I am serbian also and I was soaking in all this information about Nikola Tesla since I was a kid! Btw, you said it perfectly his name👌🏼 Just to add one interesting thing- He was a great friend with Mark Twen❤️and he also had big passion for books since he was a little kid. His dad had a big Library, and Nikola would often read the books till late at night with a light of a candle. His dad would always say to him to stop reading books so late, he was afraid to Nikola don’t ruin his eyes:) Who would think that he would invent electricity one day, what we have today and his stolen scripts about shield around the Earth. He was a beautiful men and gentlemen and all lady’s in that time had a crush in him:) He was the Genius of all times and I am so happy that he wasn’t greedy. Greed is rooth of all evil. He was generous like you said and he had a beautiful heart. He wanted for all people in a world free energy. Everything was stolen from him..He is in good place now...God bless him forever🕊

[@jelenabulic7817]

Thank you, this was a treat! I realized that I had more in common with Tesla than being a Serbian. Like being bad with money 🤪 Just kidding (not really) but much appreciated analyzing such an interesting character like Tesla, objectively and without that gossip newspaper tone that I often hear when I talk to people about Tesla both here in the States and Serbia.

[@LEV1ATHYN]

It's always interesting to see how genius and mental illness sometimes intersect.

[@momzzzmari5523]

That comment about the hairball was genius!

[@fogweaver5633]

I wonder if Tesla might have had temporal lobe epilepsy and/or Aspergers. One of the defining traits of TLE is religious mania. Both his father and grandfather were visionary Orthodox priests. Tesla's religion was, obviously, science. (Migraines and epilepsy run in families.) Hallucinations are quite common, usually based on misinterpretation of sensory data; I turn white noise into music. Hypergraphia (writing compulsively) is almost univeral. Tesla left behind dozens of trunks of notes. See The Tesla Files, among many others, on Amazon.

[@thebusinesswoman23]

⚡I've always been so fascinated by Tesla , and his life's work. Thank you for covering yet another great subject! 💡 ● My theory is that he could have been having these skewed perceptions of reality from both a mixture of his genetics (his father being schizophrenic and his brother having halucinations) AND from chronic sleep deprivation. 🤔 ● Personally I've struggled with chronic sleep deprivation too, as a result of my ptsd, asd, and night terrors my whole life. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I have stayed up many times for 80+ hours tossing in bed ,and let's just say ... *reality isn't quite as clear, when everything you experience becomes so blurred* 👀 ● Thankfully , over time I have learned to sleep every night, or at least catch a nap during the day. I'm a mother now too so I'm certainly tired out from chasing my 2 year old around all day! Lol ● But hey, maybe that helped with his "outside the box" kind of thinking! ☺️

[@skyro222]

Thanks for sharing this looks at the life of Tesla... it was fascinating. Can it be said that great intelligence is often accompanied by notable character idiosyncrasies, be it quirky traits or mental issues? - just an interesting hypothesis. Looking forward to the next one ;)

[@sherunswithscissors]

Someone I knew nothing about. Once again, thank you. I’d love to hear more stories from your supervisory experience.

[@christinley5213]

Woooeee...this was a dam good one!! First of all tesla is one of my heroes:) so thank you for doin this one..also..the extra storie was great..I'd like to hear more of your experiences:)

[@cancel_naomi]

I think dr Grande knows what’s next: Can you do a Howard Hughes video I have been asking for a month and I will not stop.💕

[@jillhoward1879]

Howard Huges, great idea! How about Charles Lindbergh? Loved that you did Tesla!

[@cancel_naomi]

@@jillhoward1879 yeah.

[@kensyskye8965]

Yes definitely! 👍

[@cancel_naomi]

@The Real Deal Wow! I thought I was like the only one asking, Well that feels great.

[@angelahamon6730]

@Joan Crawford Love Howard hughes and there is SOOO much going on with his OCD and how he used people and ran over them (sometimes literally) but contributed so much to mankind with airplane safety, internet satellites, and medical funding. You have good taste!