Stress, Portrait of a Killer - Full Documentary (2008)

[@alyssaricks7057]

In case anyone’s wondering yes... professors everywhere are still assigning this video

[@TheOne-fe1dj]

Yea I know he asking questions and like tf you want me to pay attention

[@willie7841]

my health teacher assigned me a paper bout this i’m doin it rn

[@brieraven6633]

And I'm reading two of Sapolsky's books for two different classes.

[@Laura-et2xj]

More relevant than ever with the whole pandemic situation....

[@Ms9Fly]

same here lol

[@Raveuntotheyear200]

Psych students are stressed because they have to watch this video for class.

[@jessemoynan4332]

thanks mrs. robinson

[@Raveuntotheyear200]

Jesse Moynan You are quite welcome Benjamin Braddock.

[@mariogoodrich3003]

Raveuntotheyear200 hell yea this video boring as hell

[@Raveuntotheyear200]

Mario Goodrich Thank you.Someone with a brain.

[@ewitsChu]

I'm a psych major who hates neurobiology and I thought that the video was fascinating.

[@hamnahjaved]

For all the college students, if you click on the three dots on the bottom of the video and click “open transcript”, you can get a written version of the video. It has time stamps so you can scroll down to find the answers to whatever questions you need. This saved me from watching all 55 minutes of the video. Hope this helps!

[@danielliu9368]

you're a life saver

[@rahulchaudhary6740]

But you lost so much though

[@KantoKorey]

I love you

[@ayshahashmi9617]

Thanks, it's really helpful.

[@juanmiguelrodriguez6601]

i hope you are having a good life

[@janabrown5561]

95% of the comments: who's here bc their psychology professor made them watch it? 4% of the comments: quoting the documentary/amazed by the amount of stress we carry 1% of the comments: it's bizarre how that whole family has the same haircut!!

[@drfuzzy3977]

i got assigned this video for biology

[@CheeseController]

I was assigned it for health

[@pksscuffed]

I got assigned this for english

[@ds-lz7mp]

If only 4% of viewers report that they were amazed after watching this video, what is the data telling you? It may not be as interesting as the professors might think that it is, and it is obviously not reaching the majority of students.

[@mfariba18]

I got assigned for Psych class! Need to answer questions about the video! I don't mind watching it but having to answer the questions, That's stressful!

[@ElMasriyeen]

I watched this video and started stressing out about the negative effects stress has on your body, then I realized the paradox that I was getting myself into.

[@LTPTENSIDR]

+ElMasriyeen Isn't stress about the effects of stress the vital stress that we need to get out of danger?

[@ElMasriyeen]

Sounds a bit paradoxical, but you're right

[@hanssmirnov9946]

A vicious cycle.

[@alainpannetier2543]

Agreed. There is an air "Stop stressing NOW!!!!", which is kind of counterproductive. Not to mention the usual US documentary narrator prosopea, the musical intro and the veiled threats... I prefer to watch Sapolski's lecture. Much less risky!

[@fjiona]

Dee F - I think it should be A, but that was asked 10 months ago :-* :)))

[@ericpaulauskas2847]

My psych professor assigned this video and I was expecting like a 20 min video max and oh boy was I in for a treat

[@psyionic8595]

watching this was stressful

[@pgdogg9672]

@@psyionic8595 1.5x speed helps

[@psyionic8595]

Pgdog G I went full 2x speed. But I couldn’t find the first question in my homework anywhere so I kept repeating and slowing down on spots I thought were important. Then I finally finish the video and there it is. The first question’s answer is in the very last few minutes.

[@tahanalee3613]

I was expecting 5-10 mins hahaha Im studying meditation...

[@ashleycodd5826]

😂😂

[@LauraDollx]

"You're running for your life, this is no time to ovulate"

[@AAG981]

funny isn't it?

[@JoeHeine]

Exactly

[@reinhardstadler7722]

Seems funny,but biologically useful.

[@The_CrackedPot_Christian]

This whole episode is funny.

[@sartainja]

Perfect.

[@johnkevin1104]

"the problem in our society is that we don't value stress reduction. we in fact value the opposite: we admire the person who not only multitasks and does two things at once, but does five things at once. we kinda admire that person, 'how do they manage that?', you know. well that's an incredibly stressful way to live. we have to change our values and value people who understand a balanced and serene life." so much truth to this

[@cristianm7097]

Per aspera ad astra. It takes millions of stressed, sacrificed humans to go from being a baboon to colonizing the galaxy.

[@yvonnekerezman6144]

Not me, I'm not one of those people who have to be busy all the time, I'm to laid back for that and no I'm not lazy i just know the art of relaxation and how much better it makes me feel, I've been stressed in my life because of a broken heart 💔 because of a devorce over my husband leaving me and our baby girl for another woman and i got very sick thank god that's all behind me and i have a beautiful grown up daughter and im so blessed. I actually have two x husband's and one has passed but i will tell you they both were high strung people on the go all the time and would insenuate that i was lazy although i kept a spic and span home but they both ended up with high blood pressure and one has past from an accidental fall but he was on two different BP meds so I've been lucky in that department so far at least but I'm glad im a very calm person because it does make a difference and i run a very peaceful home.

[@philojoonie]

@@yvonnekerezman6144 I'm sorry to hear about the troubles from your past and I'm glad to hear you recognize and appreciate your calm nature now, which allows you to live a more peaceful life. Reading your comment really validated the stress and burden I feel in not wanting more in life, or at least not wanting to be so busy. This semester, I returned to school for the first time in nearly two years. During my break and my time since returning, I have tried to console myself, saying you don't have to be on the same path as others or it's okay to be different. But this whole time, I still blame myself for not wanting to be as ambitious or driven. I kept asking myself why I didn't want more from life. While I know there are more reasons that underlie why I don't, I feel a bit better from this video and your experience that I don't have to be so serious or so worried about my achievements in life. I know there is a lot I have to work through (with my own trauma), but thank you for making me feel like I'm a bit normal. Haha, and I'm sorry to dump all of this.

[@adeolaola4516]

​@@cristianm7097Conquering ourselves should be a far more important goal than "conquering the galaxy". Material accomplishments should never trump well-being.

[@cristianm7097]

@@adeolaola4516 There is something inside humans that pushes them outside the comfort zone.

[@raddestcow]

i love that the professor talks about how society admires those who overwork themselves. New generations are not lazy we just dont want the stress that overworked Gen X and millenials have. It does not make us lazy that we dont want to overwork ourselves and we hate seeing older generations glorifying and romantisizing something that is obviously so dangerous.

[@aplus1080]

haha Yeah y'all have it figured out, lazy hippies.Your non-existent work ethic means you have to mooch for LIFE off of those "who overwork themselves." Y'all sure love traveling and spending other people's money though, for a group that's so cautious about money.

[@Crabbadabba]

Good point.

[@forapps9364]

GenX here. I'm happy for you and your generation but please understand that "working hard" was drilled into the heads of the children who were born between the mid 1950s and the early 80s. We watched our peers get fired just for being late 3x by 5 minutes to work, for instance. GenX doesn't complain - we keep our heads down and get our work done. We do secretly watch you though. We see the boomers and their judgement but you know what, we're also in the elevator and hear your judgments too! Wishing you the best.

[@gueyhoo9261]

I had to live 60 years being ridiculed for the same ideas that the younger generation have now.

[@johnthurber6011]

This person is amazed at how many views their video got over the years... *College students everywhere stressed they have to watch this and then write about it later*

[@philipsparks6089]

3 page paper just finished lol

[@lpennington9182]

Love how my teacher has us watch this but then gives us 5 assignments in a week... so are you trying to kill us?

[@domp5014]

*Good Question*

[@sonofhell98]

They're letting you know that they know what they're doing lmao

[@oluwilliams7904]

What are the psychological effects of chronic stress mentioned in the video?

[@deedeeramone34]

You shouldn’t be in school if this stresses you out

[@ilikematches2]

@@oluwilliams7904 pumpkin eater!

[@jordanhoon]

Sapolsky's most impactful finding and philosophical statement comes at 48:00... "We belong to multiple hierarchies. And you may have the worst job in your corporation-and no autonomy and control and predictability-but you're the captain of the company softball team that year, and you better bet you are going to have all sorts of psychological means to decide it's just a job-9 to 5-that's not what the world is about. What the world is about is softball; 'I'm the head of my team, people look up to me.' And you come out of that deciding you are on top of the hierarchy that matters to you."

[@Zara_Luna]

Jordan Hoon Wow! I replayed that part over 2x . That part stood out to me the most as well. :)

[@LL-cz5ql]

Homie are you okay?

[@coweenuhm9662]

Timothy Lee pretty sure you’re overlooking the main points of the video.

[@localscissors4036]

@Timothy Lee studies suggest that only 10% of our happiness is determined by life circumstance, and 40% comes from intentional activities. Intentional activities can include how we think about our life and purpose in it.

[@amandanay8035]

I think it’s just a little off in that it still loops right back to in hierarchical thinking, I feel like people have to let go of the idea that you have to be “head” of something to be fulfilled or that there should always be a system where there is a head

[@vcapasso03]

in 2024, psych students are still watching this video for their classes

[@sebastianmorales9745]

Health class

[@abcrane]

hard work never stresses me out. but the manipulation and deceit of others is very stressful. so my "job related stress" is more about who I work with than the work itself. sigh.

[@geperge]

same

[@ShaySails]

Yep! Stress is generated *by the environment* and as you describe it is usually the *culture* that stresses us, not the work itself. We need to change the environment, not "handle stress better!"

[@You_Can_Do_If]

The human is capable to sens others lack of energy/awareness/and fear because we are connected in a invisible fungal network that helps us to sens the environment and dangers better, but also sends the signal when you don't feel well, and others are feeling the need to take advantage on that, because that's how we are driven as animal in this reality based on fight for your rights to survive and how well you are integrated in reality.

[@creeperroese]

Worksheet on Stress Video - I hope someone finds this and makes use of it :) 1. According to the video, where in our bodies do we gain weight when we are stressed? How is this fat different from the other fat in the body? We gain fat in the abdomen and it is special because it produces different hormones altering the effect it has on your health even further. 2. In Robert Sapolsky’s research on monkeys, there was a tragedy which occurred that changed the group’s dynamic forever. What happened to the group and who was affected? The baboon troop got infected with tuberculosis after eating bad meat, however the dominant males were the ones mainly affected. This meant the females and timid males were the only ones left, changing the group to be much more passive and far less hostile. 3. What did the video say about social dominance and those who are lower on the hierarchy? How are each affected? People that are lower on the social pyramid suffer higher stress levels from things like lack of control. This can cause bodies to be much less efficient and it can even lower immune systems leading to shorter lives. 4. Name three specific ways that stress affects our bodies/brain according to the video One way stress affects our bodies is by forcing us to only power the essentials like our senses. This can cause other functions like the reproductive system or the immune system to shut down. The immune system shutting down increases risk of disease and even death. The system that controls our metabolism also slows causing us to gain stress weight. This stress fat also provides hormones that have a worse effect than normal fat. Our brains are affected because stress can lead us to different types of memory loss, poor blood flow, and flat out stupidity. These can make it even harder to get out of unnecessary long-term stress. 5. According to the video, what causes ulcers? Primarily a type of bacteria. However most of us have this bacteria so it's the stress that lowers our immune system’s walls allowing the bacteria to take over.

[@oluwilliams7904]

What are the Psychological effects of chronic stress mentioned in the video?

[@nakkiel7]

How come the dominant baboons got infected, i thought they were the ones with the less stress.

[@howardron6468]

THANKS ALOT

[@ryleejae3762]

why would you do this to innocent people

[@leighanne8529]

God bless youu

[@iiiiiiiiiiii90000000]

All this documentary did was stress me out.

[@2CSST2]

"Isn't stress about the effects of stress the vital stress that we need to get out of danger?"

[@redragongaming]

iiiiiiiiiiii90000000 The documentary is designed to brainwash you, welcome to Sapolsky, the biggest liar ever, now inventing fake stories about aliens, non existent animals and diseases that don't even exist.

[@illmatic33]

Survival of the fittest...

[@cedarwilde2277]

@@2CSST2 We're not using it to get out of danger, we're just going away and swallowing it until we can find someone lower in the pecking order to dump it on. And if we are really nice people we just keep it in and it festers!

[@andrewsmith3257]

I was stressed before I even started watching

[@SeniorBrochacho]

I was asked to watch this by my teacher for an assignment. This documentary ended up educating me quite a bit about myself. I honestly feel motivated to improve my standings with my own stress.

[@lolajohn5973]

+withadeafeningcry same thing with me

[@rae-raereinhardt6662]

I know this is super late but i watched a TED talk that helped me a lot to learn how to make stress a helpful aspect in my life. here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJSqqomKdtSLe7c

[@jeffreybermudez3956]

@@lolajohn5973 in your opinion, what are the main ideas of the documentary?

[@gabyhernandez5063]

@@jeffreybermudez3956 😂

[@heartfiremindwater6600]

Love this Doctor Sapolsky; admire his brilliance, compassion and humility!

[@Just_Keep_Ronin]

Agreed!

[@italaamc9663]

I had to watch this for an assignment, but it turned out to be very insightful and quite interesting. I’m glad I invested an hour of my life watching this. I needed it.

[@recalcitrantrecidivist5927]

This GREAT documentary is available all over the net WITHOUT all the bullshit ads.

[@schoolwork178]

So ironic, students stress to remember names, locations, phenomenons etc and that stress is the very reason we can't remember...

[@GenerationX1984]

I know. I actually became better at college algebra when I studied without the stress. I used to be terrible at it before. A lot of college students are stressed like I was but stress hurts their grades.

[@E-plunksna]

it's the grades systems evil that creates that stress. the kids of the world elite go to specialised schools where they are not stressed like that. they are encouraged to speak more themselves, to look for answers, to search - not to shut up and just listen or read in order to learn by heart the digested info already given

[@jancywells3771]

Studying consistently is beneficial as well. Just look over your notes from days added before, for just a few minutes each day, it really helps

[@johndoe4073]

Phenomenal documentary! I distinctly remember watching this documentary back in 2008. Understanding the essence of stress and exploring ways in which stress evaporates have significantly changed the course of my life for the better. I am extremely thankful and grateful to all who made it possible.

[@colemankamryn]

Work stress is the reason I left management. Life is too short to live like that and there is so much more to life than money.

[@MDMAx]

Until you run out of money.

[@TheHuskyK9]

Can't live life without money tho. Unless you actually want to be wandering around homeless

[@Firefighter0763]

I would recommend every person on the planet watch this and take notes.

[@theofficialness578]

A start to actual solutions to basically all the issues in the human condition. Nah, we’re humans not baboons, person A obviously just didn’t work as hard as person B. Not to suggest blame just observation of the current state.

[@zoecarlibur]

Really interesting video, I was feeling extremely stressed out to the point I just typed stressed on KZbin and found this video. It's very enlightening and encouraging for someone who grew up in a stressful environment. Thanks for sharing.

[@UnleashedTraining101]

I’ve been staying up way too late watching Robert’s lectures. I’m not even in school and I’m assigning myself homework from his work. Fascinating and brilliant, with an incredible understanding of psychology and neuroscience. I would love to meet with Robert some day.

[@TrapDaily]

Thought that was Zach Galifinakis

[@alfredomejia410]

XD LMAO

[@mallyzcool]

This is by far my favorite documentary. Sapolsky is fantastic.

[@artistsComplex]

Ohhhhhh my god, this is not available on Netflix anymore, I'm so happy it's here and I can watch it again!!!! Thank you!

[@hobbitone2939]

This stress is horrible, I had to move countries to get away from a not a very nice person, this flight or fight feeling I have had for 18yrs and I struggle to get it to stop. Its horrible...

[@keithgarma8523]

While there's life, there's hope -Steven Hawking

[@Samaurrii]

I was directed to watch this video by my professor in my psychology class.

[@moniquefiorecna]

GemRubyDiam0nd mee too

[@craigpointon8394]

same

[@ahood677]

+GemRubyDiam0nd same lol don't think i can make it through the entire video.

[@kamiiu]

Mines was health lol

[@dillon9450]

Same

[@cultofmao]

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” The Buddha. This just about sums up all you need to live long and overcome all, get your mind around this it is maybe the most important piece of wisdom given to to humanity ever.

[@joshboshify]

The professor you wished you had teaching you biology at school. What an absolute legend! 🧬

[@AlexanderRinehart]

Stress is one of the most recognized factors of total health, and can be the elephant in the room when it comes to a variety of chronic diseases. Health professionals typically keep stress management to vague notions of "taking it easy", "try meditation", "sleep more"... while these textbook remarks fit standard of care of medicine, they still leave the average person no practical steps to live by. I think it's important to organize a practical, simple step by step approach that is personalized.

[@bossbrent]

Facts!

[@catlogic7934]

Yes. One of the best suggestions in the video is to give to others. No matter how low you are on the totem pole at work, you can make your life meaningful by contributing to others - tutor kids, help feed the poor, donate your time, set up a feral cat organization. Like they said about being captain of the local baseball team, you focus on your outside-of-work life, understand that there's more to life than your job, become somebody important in your own social circle. And love each other.

[@emilypinto1447]

Still being assigned this video ✋

[@Kimmonpurple]

One of the best videos on KZbin and Robert Sapolsky is an amazing researcher

[@beethbachmoz]

Ten years on since this documentary, all research points to the worsening human mental conditions and state of the world. I don't think there will be a new earth in foreseeable future with beings that care much for each other.

[@retrothingz]

52.40 mark ....sounds like an introverted manager is being described ....low key, , inclusive, happy to let others have a say, not obsessed with dominating everything, all the time .... basically the kind of manager that most people would like to work for

[@mykimikimiky]

thank you. probably the most revealing video on the whole YT

[@matureyoungman]

All Stanford freshman need to watch out for Sapolsky on campus, looming around the corner with his blow gun.

[@riseofthethorax]

Thanks for keeping this thing uploaded, I'm using this to make people aware why you shouldn't threaten your employees with their survival..

[@marisboring]

And 3 years later, we still have to watch this for intro to psych

[@kennamondejar9566]

Some people are complaining about this, and while dry at times (You gotta have a nice bed or couch to relax in.), is informative. At least for me. So ***TIMESTAMPS!*** For people who wants to cram the hell out or skipping to the answers. May not be accurate. 0:00 - 2:27 - The Intro! The Abstract! 2:27 - 3:37 - Topic Sentence, Understanding Stress on "how it impacts our bodies, and how our social standing can make us more or less susceptible." 3:54 - 7:19 - Monkey Business at Kenya, East Africa. Part 1 - How similar Baboons is with Humans about stress and social hierarchy. Featuring: Blood Samples and drugging baboons for science. "The backbone of the stress response": Adrenaline/Epinephrine and Glucocorticoids. 7:13 - What does Adrenaline and Glucocorticoids [AaG] does in the wilds: "Oxygen pumps throughout the body" but "turns off anything that is not essential... growth, reproduction," 8:17 - What does [AaG] does in the modern world: "We hyperventilate, our hearts pound, and muscles tense." 8:49 - What stress does to us positively: "The body's way of rising to a challenge." so things like roller coasters, sky diving, bungee jumping, and other extreme sports and challenges. - ♥ - 9: 35 - 13:00 - Monkey Business. Part 2 - real life is stressful and unlike going to a roller coaster. Featuring: Stressful lifestyle of baboons within the species. Hierarchy of baboons, like Whitehall for humans. 12:07 - Dom males have low stress hormones. 12:11 - Sub males have high stress hormone and have health risks. 13:29 - 16:39 - Whitehall Study. Part 1 - a clear cut British civil service where everyone has the same health service. "A link between rank and stress." 14:31 - 14: 59 - Kevin's terrible manager, Ben. How he increases Kevin's stress and how he later cried at his room. 15: 12 - Sarah Woodall, a higher ranked than Kevin and works for the government. Notably not as stressed. - ♥ - 17: 46 - 20:00 - Monkey Business [MB]. Part 3 - In depth explanation of the hierarchy of baboons and the health effects of the high level and low level baboons. Featuring: Sapolsky's Family drugging baboons for science. 19:20 - How does baboons react and recovers stress over time. 19:47 - 30 years of baboon blood for science of stress in a storehouse somewhere. 20:20 - Ulcer inducing year. "Stress and Ulcers". 21:31 - Gastroenterologist rejoiced Ulcers are unrelated to stress. 22:27 - Stress shuts down immune system and stomach bacteria prosper. - ♥ - 23:00 - - MB. Part 4 - Macaque Monkeys. -[Finish this later.]-

[@subculture8310]

There's another way too,no matter how your world is,its your choice/way that you react to it that governs your condition,simply being recognized or valued is not enough,we over time burden our self with a whole spectrum of conditioning,we can sit alone and allow that conditioning to influence us,therefore never allowing our self to just be and settled/at ease,if our surroundings/social structure has so much influence on us,then not allowing it to have influence,has the same benefits.

[@pliniogoiania]

I was pretty much OK with my low status, but this video made me aware of the consequences so now I'm cripplingly stressed, thanks

[@2Cerealbox]

Everyone in that family has the exact same hair, it's bizarre.

[@nikzanzev2402]

How was Africa?

[@rachelsidney4600]

zanzeh teh hero pretty damn incredible. Doing this level of scientific study and getting to experience it in a completely novel environment is unparalleled...

[@nikzanzev2402]

Rachel Sidney Mmmm, I am pretty jealous, hahaha. Regardless, your father's (I assume?) work should eventually prove invaluable in trying to transform healthcare (my current area of study). It already is influencing me, and hopefully in the future I can influence the direction of the healthcare system (here in Canada). Cheers, and thanks for all the hard work!

[@Just_Keep_Ronin]

It's genetics? Humidity?

[@Nonameforyoudangit]

@@Just_Keep_Ronin Speaking as a curly-haired person, I can confirm that it's both genetics and humidity.

[@iremozbey007]

After 16 years its all still same. They still ask how much you can work in stressful environment in your interviews and in hiring assessments. That's why I prefer staying at home as a student than working. I am not ready to deal with these bullies and their work. I wanted to study fine arts and music because it makes me feel less stressed and working independent from people, but guess what? A fine arts degree doesn't guarantee a job as much as an engineer or nurse!

[@averycoolgal]

This documentary is stressing me out

[@elsaireland]

Amazing, watched it fir the 3rd time in life,had tears in the ending, great work, Thanks for sharing 🌷👍

[@gpingol9186]

Always smile! Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict.

[@beethbachmoz]

As someone who grew up in East Africa myself I agree with Dr sapoksky. I am more extroverted and have a different metabolism and voice every time I go back from time to time.

[@WasabiWei]

I am not exaggerating when I say that my life's experience led to the awareness of this need to re-structure our human systems in the US. I have been unable to articulate my general displeasure and even anger at the systems I live in. It is hard to explain that I love the people but despise what our society has done and is doing to us. Now I feel a significant reduction in stress. Thank you to those involved for putting such a fine point on the fundamental 'root' problem of our age.

[@DaisyChaine]

robert sapolsky. toughest nerd on the planet. the man touches dry ice with his bare hands. this dude is a well rounded individual, smart and strong. perfect example of how a man should model himself. also you can see the kindness in his eyes. love him!! 19:50 the dry ice i was referring to. did i mention he is brilliant ?

[@Pii2cs]

Great guy but I’ll never forgive him for indirectly making me write a paper on this

[@thelaughingtiger146]

Robert Sapolsky is the best lecturer. Thank you for your work.

[@manojnairc09]

This Documentary has just had a profound effect on me. I am changed, atleast my thinking has. Thanks for uploading this.

[@idkman5025]

I'm really glad my teacher recommended this, it was really eye opening.

[@schellydaigle1930]

I really like the idea of including family, in this type of testing. Not to mention that I am actually learning more of my demise...manic depression, which stress is involved. Thank you professor!

[@joshbenzo8862]

Depression is not real

[@ritamccomas9271]

​@@joshbenzo8862don't tell me it isn't real. You must live a pretty rosy life if you believe this. EVERYBODY experiences bouts of depression, one good example is when losing a lived one. And there are also those that have chronic depression. Not as smart as you thought you were, now are you.

[@SteelieSazoo]

What a great mind. His voice alone, helps mend my hippocampus.

[@robertarnott8848]

I think "You're running for your life, this is no time to ovulate" is my new favorite saying

[@oryantezuka]

Nobody involved in this documentary thought that maybe portraying stress as such an imminent, terrifying threat wouldn't just stress people out even more? o.o

[@natalieleonard5876]

i show this to my 9th graders but i break it up and explain parts. i think it helps but i wish i could show it to senior and junior students. i feel like they get it more. i think as an adult it showed me what matters is the hierarchy that matters is what i have control over. The feeling of control you have and how you perceive the stressors shows you have the control. it lowers your stress

[@jerrydelafuente284]

I'm surprised that I'm not dead yet with amount of stress I carry.

[@keithgarma8523]

Don't worry, me too

[@gritskennedy5007]

If you know you are stressed or wondering how much of an effect stress has on your body soul and mind then stop what you are doing imagine you are not in debt you have the house car family life you always dreamed of be in that moment you havent a care in the world you have everything you need and some of the things you always wanted to achieve deep breath and feel what it feels like to have no worries no anxiety no insecurities you own a house you have money for property taxes you have a car clothes a great relationship with spouse friends relatives and you are not in danger of being one paycheck away from living in a tent or in someones rv or garage or box off the side of the fwy....imagine....first thing i noticed i could breath again my shoulders neck facial muscles relaxed my ears stopped ringing my headache began to dissipate and i felt joy....or happiness real happiness a feeling of security well being and at peace within my soul

[@asad5067]

in america ppl are stressed partly cuz they work more than they want, in conditions they dont like, and get paid less than their worth. another thing which is gonna stress ppl out is environmental destruction resulting in declining food productions and clean water supplies, not to mention pollution

[@wertrocks123]

Shut the fuck up Americans are the most priveledged, self-entitled and deluded people on earth, followed closely by the english (I should know I am one). Life aint easy full stop. It's not supposed to be. You need to rid yourself of that destructive American mentality you have. Seriously, you think Americans have it bad? Literally everywhere else has it worse. You've no right to complain.

[@asad5067]

wertrocks123 i dont have an american mentality, what i said was very anti capitalist and pro worker control. thats a mentality that has been driven out of americans minds. americans are certainly not the most privileged, theres alot of european countries which do it better. england is better than america, but not much.

[@Spider_7_7]

as ad You are so right! "...in america ppl are stressed partly cuz they work more than they want, in conditions they don't like, and get paid less than their worth..."

[@wertrocks123]

***** no you're so wrong it's unbelievable, have you ever actually been anywhere in europe, specifically England?

[@thomasthetans]

Not trying to attack you but really this is why older generations of Americans feel that the younger ones are the "entitled" generation. Yeah we're stressed, but its not just work its our education system as well, and basically our whole way of life. We don't get paid less, and don't use the wage gap because that was proven to be a myth. But the fact that young Americans were told that if they went to school they would make all this money, and when they get out of school they are engulfed with debt, and working at an entry level job because in real life not all degrees lead to a lot of money. What conditions in work do people not like? I am curious because this isn't the early 20th century or so. We don't have a declining food production, or clean water supplies. In case you haven't read on many scientific advancements of gmo foods, and water purifier straws. The problem isn't working its what we the American people put so much into our government, and education based on lies and self entitlement.

[@gueyhoo9261]

One of my favorite documentaries; I've seen it several times. Sapolsky is brillant. He has interesting lectures on the Stanford channel as well.

[@BoJangles42]

Sapolsky is brilliant, I love his lectures on human behavioral psych

[@stresscontrol8658]

Wow, we'd not seen this before and it seems to have been made quite a while ago. Very eye opening indeed. It's a shame only 384,000 people have viewed this video. It might look like a big number but it's tiny compared to how many people are negatively affected by stress and the millions it costs our economies each year. At least this documentary aids in our mission to raise awareness that stress is a huge problem and that there are ways to reduce it's impact on individuals and companies so we can all live better.

[@jjbing3]

Will y’all keep it down in the comments?! I have to watch this for psych class.

[@domp5014]

Nah

[@RESMITHcarpentry]

My sister and I were trying to think of reasons as to why the most dominant males were the most affected by the TB. All we could really come up with is that meat is probably the most sought after food, so the big males maybe ate first and ate most of the contaminated meat. I wonder if he looked into that aspect of the event and what he thought was the most likely reason? I think its interesting how their culture changed, and has remained changed for 20 years which must be many generations of baboons. With a lifespan of around 30 years some of the original ones would still be around but I would think the majority would never have witnessed the original event and would have learned the new baboon culture from the older generations. I guess it just goes to show that in order to end bullying behavior we just need the culture to change :D I would like to think that we don't have to kill off the entire worlds population of alpha types although i see that has been suggested in some of the comments.

[@josephgordon3608]

Roxanne Smith The documentary alluded to the cause stating access to the dump was what initiated the fatalities... So in a strict hierarchy such as theirs, alpha males probably had first access at the very least, and as you concluded ate more of the "best" "stuff". The TB bacteria grows extremely slowly, so quantity should have a bearing on infectious load... This piece is fascinating. Clearly the collective "enforces" the 'new' established behavior set; likely in cooperation with females of all ages, adolescents, etc... How could human cultures adapt these patterns? Imho, we are too far gone as mindlessly predatory creatures, wherever we self identify on the alpha/omega scale.

[@RESMITHcarpentry]

Joseph Gordon I've watched the full documentary at least three times now I find it so interesting. I grew up in a fairly isolated village of around 100 people. It was initially one of the small remote towns of Canada that grew with the mining rush at the turn of the last century but then became a ghost town until the 50's. Quakers from the US settled it with the hopes of starting a community more in alignment with their values. During the late 60's and 70's when their children started to grow up they looked for teachers willing to move there and participate in their community and teach in their small school. By the time my parents moved there in 1982 it was a fairly diverse community but the general methods of the Quakers were still practiced such as all community decisions being come to by consensus, plenty of non violent conflict resolution education and of course social activism. In this instance I would say it was fairly successful. People who liked how things were done stayed, and those that didn't either changed their ways or left. I think culture always changes, and we do have input into how it changes, but there is certainly a lot we have no control over, at least as individuals. My parents nor I are Quakers, but I do have some experience with them and their ideals. I've heard of, but not been to, meetings in which well over 2000 people come together and everything is still done by consensus. So clearly it is possible to have reasonably large groups who have all agreed to a different sort of social construct. I think too that us humans tend to have fairly small spheres of social activity in terms of quantity of humans we are evolved with and these subgroups tend to have variations on our general social norms. I would say some things have clearly changed for the better in the last 100 years, especially for women and children. I was speaking with my Grandma recently and she said she had to get my Grandpa to co-sign on her first bank account. I think a lot of our alpha male behavior which would have been accepted just 50 years ago, is no longer accepted today and there's no question it reduces social stress for those lower on the totem pole. I know my grandpa wouldn't have thought twice about swinging his fist into the backseat on a road trip and connecting with any kid there, regardless of who was acting up. I don't know a parent today who would do that although I'm sure it still happens in isolated cases.

[@josephgordon3608]

Roxanne Smith Roxanne, thx for such a thoughtful response. I agree that certain patterns have progressed in 'general' modern society in terms of interpersonal and familial 'acceptability'. Last weekend I brought my family to Vanc. BC from Seattle for a day (fortunately no fists into the backseat)... Deep differences btw Canadian and American sensibilities continue to manifest after many decades, however what struck me most this trip was an elite, hierarchy (family?) driven link to "well-being". Areas of Van now seem just as horribly self-congratulatory, 'asshole-y' and outwardly materialistic as US cities. Perhaps it was always so & I never noticed, perhaps not. My point is, imho Our culture seems inexorably driving us to a place of generalized, deeply dysfunctional, destructive similarity from which we cannot escape. The community you describe sounds interesting but I would be shocked if it were practical in a larger context. Clearly humans who share societal perspective have a shot at such a system, however I have a very difficult time imaging actual or "shadow" alphas being capable of accepting The Other to a necessarily respectful degree. On the flip, those who don't share social perspective would certainly be less encouraged to participate in such a human system, based on our exclusionary bias. Observing what drives and wrecks "Us" as primates, I believe it more important to observe the "successful" & "powerful" as the cause of trouble, rather than the omega. Our view seems to always focus on the little guys as possibly causing their own suffering, but following the baboon troop, how about getting rid of (or at least controlling/limiting) The Greedy Successful and/or The Assholes? Perhaps due to growing up here (US) and visiting/living many other places (S.Am, Afr., Eur., As.) I've always wondered why they were rarely, if ever, held to deeper scrutiny...

[@RESMITHcarpentry]

Joseph Gordon hehe yea. Many certainly believe that the only way for the 'powers that be' (if you want to call them that), to change is for some sort of similar affliction to wipe them all out. There is certainly a lot of hypocrisy in any social group. Hippies preach love and acceptance, but a huge part of what keeps such a social group intact is excluding anyone who threatens it. Growing up I was deeply troubled and upset by what I saw as cliquishness within the community. Having traveled a great deal and now living in Calgary which is a city dominated by oil, I certainly appreciate more what they were trying to preserve. I used to spend far too much time worrying about such dichotomies and now I'm much more comfortable just accepting the ethical complexity of being human. Personally I am pro collective oversight of business, banking, infrastructure etc. I think it is fairly clear at this point that humans do not handle wealth or power particularly well. They will make decisions which not only hurt themselves, but everything else in the process for short term gain. I would like to think that government could fulfill that role but, as usual, any position in our culture which has power seems to attract those that want power for power's sake, rather than to work for the purpose of the greater good. Maybe due to where I grew up and how it led me to think, I do believe we have an ethical responsibility to examine these issues and find working solutions. It is very clear that a small handful of people (in a relative sense) are making this process unduly hard in an effort to maintain their power. I also agree that the general population gets manipulated by media a great deal. It isn't too hard to get a group to enter a 'witch hunt' like metal state where they can focus any dissatisfaction they have with their world on a particular race, gender or social group. Someone you can see and 'punish' is a much easier target than some shadowy figure you don't even know exists behind the scenes. I think we are wising up though. The internet has allowed a great deal more information to be available to a great deal more people. We're not beholden to those few who had the means to make a printing press and distribute their own propaganda. Now I use that word fairly loosely in that we all have our own agendas that we try to promote. The internet also provided an outlet to such things as the internet troll, the bitter MRA types and other such unsavory characters but they are truly the minority (although you'd never guess by how vociferous they get in the comments section lol!). But I look at it like the news. If you watch the news us humans seem terribly violent, greedy and selfish. I don't think its an accurate picture though. Most of us live such ordinary uneventful lives its just not newsworthy stuff. For every stabbing there's literally nearly a million people who've never stabbed anyone or even gotten into a fist fight. Most of us (at least in the western world) will die of the various things which happen as we enter old age. Not true in every country of course, especially those with high infant mortality. I don't really have any concrete solutions to any of it even though I give it a lot of thought. I think the consumer has some power with their dollar, although we have to feed ourselves and get to work. Most of us can't afford an electric car, or to buy only goods made without slave labour in countries with good environmental laws. But we can make small choices and do what we can and change can happen. We have some say with our votes, but its hard as there are very few people worth voting for. The more we work as a collective rather than against each other, the more power we have. I think sometimes we don't' realize just how much power we do have. I think a huge reason I keep coming back to this video and watching the segment starting at 44:00 is that it shows the power of culture to improve things for everyone. I know its possible to change our culture of what we accept as behavior from others. There's no question the baboons had a head start on the process.

[@baronsamedi7304]

The food dump was in another troops territory and they had to fight their way into it, only the larger more aggressive males even tried, in the one troop the fatality rate was 100%.

[@Nick23at63]

Obviously Mr Sapolsky is much smarter than me, and I do agree with many of the things he says on this topic. But I can personally say my life was much less stressful when things were much simpler, and at that point in my life I had no desire to be in the upper hierarchy. I feel not everyone is cut out for that. I think you can be happy at the lower level, but each person is different.

[@lindakautzman7388]

what you say is exactly the main take away lesson of this video..surprised you missed the message that you agree with.

[@Nick23at63]

@@lindakautzman7388 - Okay, my comment was from over 4 years ago, so it is sorta hard to remember the exact reasons for my post. So I watched the video again to see if something jogged my memory. The message of the video, the point you said I missed, came at around the 50 minute mark. I'm pretty sure I gave up on the video before that point, since the theme up till then was social hierarchy was what determined your stress level. Social hierarchy has perks that can put you in a better position to be happy, but it isn't the reason you have stress or not.

[@Kay_Shawty]

Here in January 2024 for my Stress Management class. So far I'm loving this class.

[@carolineyunker9]

Childhood traumas can dysregulate your nervous system which will lead to chronic illness later in life.

[@teamslaycptsd9210]

FASCINATING 46:24 - just think of how we could transform our human society if we can bring our toxic elements into harmony, instead of rewarding and allowing it.

[@MrProTutos]

Ingredientes activos que reducen el estrés: - La compasión y el cuidado por los demás. - El humor libera dopamina. - Encontrar un lugar donde tengamos el control, incremente nuestras sensaciones y nos haga felices.

[@javar888]

Great film . One of the best of its type.... Stress and it's micro effects. Good intro to stress. Timely these days . Thank-you.

[@BarryAnderson]

Detach your self from trying to keep up with others . Let it go and live with Nature and find your comfort zone and to live your life and not some one elses. Holistic Chef Barry

[@batbat9929]

An informative and engaging documentary. Thanks for including subtitles- I'll see if I can't contribute on Amara.

[@harukoharuhara6514]

"Rollercoaster rides are not 3 weeks long" I want off Mr Bones' Wild Ride.

[@joekinnear4671]

I hate this reference!.. But thank you.

[@_Junkers]

Affects of watching this are somewhat ironic.

[@stanleyfoss8442]

I learned so much from this video! thank you for sharing your research!

[@Poppyfrost]

For those doing an assignment on this, click the 3 dots above subscribe and open transcript. Then click the 3 dots in the top right corner of your computer or ctrl + f or find your "search/find on page" and type in key words for your question. Thank me later ;)

[@OZRIC1985]

It's amazing that with all the technology that we have that we are moving faster and faster and working longer and longer creating an insane amount of stress. Society is going to have to completely change in order for most of these stressors to be eradicated. There are way too many things in today's society that cause undue stress. Money is a huge stressor, which is why I see it as the root of all evil.

[@S0lidState]

If the Japanese can handle it, why can't we ?, so we try to compete with other cultures to stay up and if we don't have our Neanderthal playtime we get stressed while our competition works 105 hours a week with no problems, then not only do we start to lose out but the stress of feeling inferior adds on.

[@dickhamilton3517]

you seen their (male) suicide rates. Solid State?

[@OffTheRailGaming]

Wow, Mr. Sapolsky is a cool guy. I'm definitely gonna watch more of his stuff in the future. :)

[@rodriguezelfeliz4623]

Please do if you can... he has great lectures in the Standford KZbin channel, and he has published many interesting books. If you're interested in stress "why zebras don't get ulcers" is your best choice... but I think you can't go wrong with any of his books

[@OffTheRailGaming]

@@rodriguezelfeliz4623 thanks for the advice my friend. 🙏

[@Zuschauerquaeler]

37:10 This is why bullied children should be able to sue the bullies.

[@Xenozillex]

the irony of your suggestion being sueing is a tool of the upper class to bully.

[@cortez3jlb]

Failures for bipolar which had been well controlled until then. After 6 particularly vicious weeks I suddenly presented with a very fast spreading case of vitaligo which my MD told me was am autoimmune disorder whose onset was often associated with high stress. During this time I also began to have symptoms of what was later diagnosed as fibromyalgia also an auto immune disorder. Up until then my health had been pleasing to me. That job and the situation I was subjected to, caused a level of

[@sweethater8558]

The fact that Sapolsky knows his way around a blow-gun really changes how I view his lectures.

[@ystconnection]

Sweet Hater 1. Load dart 2. Point/aim blowgun 3. Blow... Revolutionary Although I do concur on my opinion of Sapolsky. I do respect him more knowing he actually goes out in the wild and collects the samples himself as was shown in this documentary.

[@TheHearing0]

so true, nearly 3 years ago I was at my wits end trying to control my high blood pressure from main stream to alternative methods when I saw program on how transcedental meditation reduces stress, since then I started to practice the technique and have basicly been on cruise control ever since

[@AdvaithKumar]

Although this was a task given by my professor. I found it interesting! Awesome documentary

[@jrh98033]

Recently at work, I underwent a six-month period of high stress: change of duties, closer supervision, faster pace, heavier workload, more hours per week, and so forth. I didn't realize the increased level of stress until the period ended. During that time, my type-2 diabetes came under control for the first time since it was diagnosed three years earlier. I think the difference stemmed from my *enjoying* the stressful activities and from the increased physical rate the new work required.

[@lachauntiswashington231]

I'm stressed cause I have to wright a 500 word essay about stress after watching this for English.

[@JD200_]

*write

[@IffyEdem]

ngl, been having stomach issues for the past few days.. i have been stressed out of my mind, emotionally, spiritually, mentally... lack of sleep and a broken heart and stress to start my career and make a lot of money... sooooooo i think I will go on a nice little breather for a hot minute

[@kamiiu]

.... Watching this for health

[@coolgal1293]

I liked the meaning at the end. Very thought provoking. Interesting study and video.

[@Isaacxlopez]

Still got this video assigned in class, still stress.

[@mystictouch9]

45:10 and 46:05 (the narrator wrongly used the word "alpha male" because Alpha Males are NOT bullies... according to latest input by the man who invented the term Alpha Male... Alpha male is NOT synonymous with Bully... Alpha Males are LOVED by the group and they groom the babies, the bullies are the ones who died out)

[@konkelberryfinn]

interface, you mention neurobiology, which is scientific area, but you do not question why prayer is stress relieving. Have you ever considered that it might be stress-relieving because you are removing responsibility from yourself and putting it into faith? Because basically thats what you do.

[@RomanKondrachov]

Always a pleasure to listen to Robert Sapolsky speak

[@LilithLaurelin]

Watching this for my required health and hygiene class. its like 2 pages of work i already know but having to pinpoint where i heard it in here

[@Haichiko1]

I was watching this video for my Psychology class, kept getting stressed and falling asleep, having to rewind where I left off 4 times. how ironic