Why Your Brain is Trying to Kill You

[@PeakedInterest]

How do you Feel about CTE in sports?

[@NCardosoIres]

I was a red belt (one before black) in taekwondo and I was kicked in the face during a fight. I broke my nose and had three stitches on my upper lip. My teacher at the time, on the way to the hospital, while I was holding a towel soaked in blood to my nose, said: now you decide, either you stop or you continue even stronger. And I was just a 15-year-old girl. This mentality that suffering breeds strength and you must continue is very prevalent in sports, much more so if you are a man, I believe. I was completely terrified by the situation and this sentence from my teacher made me afraid that this would be the constant if I continued in the sport. I stopped.

[@PeakedInterest]

I had a similar experience in TKD grading for black and getting ready to do some breaking. The dude before me went to break his board, clearly broke his wrist on the first attempt and was told he had to complete his attempt and that pain is in the mind. That was the day I realised the belt didn't matter and went home. Pain might be in the mind but disability sure isn't.

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

It's a huge culture in all physical sports. The military also has this mentality where any pain you feel is all in your head. I've had plenty of experiences where cadre would tell us to stop for 10 seconds to puke our guts out if we had to. Or to stop breathing so loud if we were having issues. It's almost like it didn't exist. I once literally rubbed the skin on my ankles off during a ruck march and got severely injured. I was bleeding through my boots. My fucking combat boots meant to withstand a war zone. It was a lot of blood, my ankles looked completely white. I went to get a check up for it and had at least 5 people stop to yell at me for going to the medic. That was... until I turned around and showed them. I also know several people who died from over exertion. Including my battle buddy who was 19 at the time. Not to mention all the people who would just pass out from doing too much. It's a weird thing. I can understand it in the military. Better to feel exhausted and near death than actually dying. In sports? Absolutely insane. I know people who would abuse the medical system to get pills to stay fit to fight, like they would in WW2 with tanker chocolate. Now people are taking drugs like they are candy to get better results, it's sad.

[@kingcrustytut7544]

id say thats a good coach tho, he didnt sugar coat it and let you know exactly what that life leads to, pain.

[@PeakedInterest]

I think the mistake is in implying it's weak to stop. If the coach had said you stop or carry on that's up to you - that's totally fine. But he implied that if she quits she is weak , that is not true. And he he shouldn't give that kind of shame and pressure. He's supposed to encourage free though lt not stifle it

[@Caphalem]

I'm not really a fan of sports but it annoys me that issues like these are so rarely brought to light and attempts at addressing them are so rare and few in between because "Men are men". The sickening part is that there are a lot of organizations, whose main beneficiaries are people who are not exposed to this level of physical violence btw, whose main interest is profit above everything else; playing the "Men are men" card as much as possible. Thank you for shining a light on this!

[@PeakedInterest]

Yeah my experience in psychology and medicine has taught me that's a very common thing. I was even raised a similar way myself, a lot of repressed feelings even though my dad was not ultra masculine we were still raised to believe men shouldn't complain

[@Caphalem]

@@PeakedInterest Same here, I feel like most of us are. Although. it's important sometimes to suck it up and soldier on, it's self-destructive to make that part of your personality. Let's do our best Not to carry that on onto the next generation :P

[@PeakedInterest]

@Caphalem there's a middle ground which people should strive for, the problem is we are constantly told accepting a middle ground is losing.

[@Caphalem]

@@PeakedInterest Strongly agree

[@lindasapiecha2515]

Theres also Women

[@ryanreilly664]

You broke every section down so well and turned the medical jargon into layman's terms that actually mean connect to casuals like me. I really enjoyed this and some of your quotes within it

[@PeakedInterest]

It's such a medical heavy topic I knew that id need to try to remove as much jargon as I could to relay the information properly and allow people to understand it. I'm really happy it worked in this case because people like yourself were actually the target demographic for this video

[@cindyy4866]

That this is how CTE section almost felt too much like how i feel at times. Im a veteran. 24/7 headpain since 2010 with 4 to 6 migraines a month and it just gets worse and worse every year. Plus nausea and SI and poor memory. It sucks.

[@PeakedInterest]

There is a lot of evidence to suggest veterans of combat have cte symptoms. It's why I mentioned it's links to armed forces and domestic abuse, people need to see it's not just a contact sports problem. Hopefully I captured some of the experience with that section.

[@WildeMike49]

Med student here, my family is all military. You have the ability to improve things if you use the VA for everything they've got. It's tough, it sucks, but you and yours will benefit. Keep trying. God bless.

[@russellst.martin4255]

The parties with money at stake here are so influential that they have people debating whether repeated blows to the head cause brain injury.

[@PeakedInterest]

It's very similar to how petrochemical industry obfuscates climate research - all they do is say "well the science isn't settled" and create wiggle room which they then set up camp inside

[@JeffreyBenzodiazepines]

​@@PeakedInterest Very false equivalence, we don't depend on boxing to power and sustain modern civilization

[@Wagga-mt6cx]

​@@JeffreyBenzodiazepinesThe end result doesn't need to be the same to be comparable.

[@igottaberp]

the last video clip broke my heart. he was just a boy, his life was only beginning. it hurts to think about him suffering from unbearable pain at such a young age

[@PeakedInterest]

I left that at the end because I wanted people to be left with a real example of how damaging it can be even from a very young age

[@NitroIndigo]

This video made me worried about all the times I bumped my head as a kid... But the section at the end with "Stickerbush Symphony" was so raw, honest, and touching.

[@PeakedInterest]

I try to treat topics with some empathy since I'm often discussing someone's real life conditions

[@daftcow706]

what a gem of a video

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you ☺️

[@PeakedInterest]

Well I could just read the medical definition and the video would be 8 seconds long.

[@greg6924]

​@@ppp.pp.pQuit whining, fella. Nobody made you watch it

[@CheshaGurimu]

This realization is cosmically terrifying. We often associate Alzheimer's or dementia as like a living death. The person you once were now deteriorated and dust to the wind. To have it induced just after your greatest years is so debilitatingly melancholic. The time you've worked the hardest just so that you are incapable to relax and enjoy the fruits of your traumatic labor. Very well done video and gives insight into an issue that impacts several aspects of our society, not just sports. Wyatt's final words are absolutely haunting. This makes the video stick with you once it's over. Excellent work again.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. It's always nice to read feedback from the original subscribers. You've been coming here a long time

[@CheshaGurimu]

@@PeakedInterest I like the title change. Btw. That comment had the right idea I think.

[@PeakedInterest]

@CheshaGurimu I try to pay attention to what people say. Particularly if they disagree with me because it helps me to view things externally. It's genuinely very valuable

[@ashleyleah9723]

Admittedly, I got teary-eyed watching this. It was hard one to watch, but this was very necessary. I really appreciated the part where you tried to demonstrate what it’s like living with CTE. I don’t think I’ll ever fully understand it because I don’t have it myself, but I have a better idea of what that experience could be like.

[@PeakedInterest]

It took some time to come up with that. It's not a one to one experience because it develops more subtly than the way I showed it, but the demonstration is pretty accurate to the symptoms according to what people told me and what research shows. I've also had some ex vets comment on the video saying they suffer the same symptoms.

[@GrimTransmission]

Found you through your video on the 2 Dutch girls who went missing in Panama, and have watched all your videos since. The level of quality and effort you put in manages to get me invested in topics I never would've thought i'd be interested in learning about (no easy feat given my abysmal attention span). Thanks for doing what you do, and I sincerely hope that your work pays off in all the ways you want it to.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. That's genuinely quite affirming for me since I always hope people will trust that if I decide to talk about something that either the topic is interesting or how I explore it will be. I really appreciate that.

[@joshbau5481]

I found you from that video too, now this video, subscribed

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks Josh, I appreciate that. It's nice to know the videos land for the few people who do see them.

[@YellowPlagueProductions]

In regards to MMA and boxing, the headgear won't protect against brain damage. It only exists to prevents cuts from happening since the edges of the gloves are a bit sharp. Wearing headgear can increase chances of getting brain damage because your head is a bigger target now and will be easier to hit. You would have to slip and dodge farther to make up for the increased target size, but now you're developing bad habits because you're slipping farther than you should.

[@PeakedInterest]

I do say at the end that none of the 'safety' measures actually protect against brain damage. You literally can't protect against it

[@Therearethings8148]

​@@PeakedInterest Physics doesn't count? Maybe springs and shock absorbers are redundant on cars? I'm not denying the problem, and besides, I've never thought anything of these sports

[@simonfrancis110]

⁠@@Therearethings8148 every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction. You cant soften deceleration to an object like the head without literally anchoring the head with something other than the neck

[@catmask1123]

@@Therearethings8148 The problem is that the initial blow isn't the only source of damage. If the head accelerates fast enough, the fact that the brain accelerates slower causes it to smack against the inside of the skull, then the head can slow down to fast and the brain doesn't slow fast enough. The head protection can absorb all the force you can get it to absorb, but unless it also somehow alters the way the head moves as a result you still have two chances of injury per blow. This is also why headbanging is dangerous, and with that there is no blow in the first place, just someone voluntarily bobbing their head way to fast, unaware that they're giving themself a collection of minor injuries that will build over time if they keep doing it.

[@royhenley2396]

Agreed. Even if some new kind of boxing/mma helmet distributed the impact of a strike, it's still ultimately anchored to the neck. And, the acceleration/deceleration is still causing damage as the brain is slammed from one side of the skull to the other. Nevertheless, in football or hockey, a helmet could have accelerometers (much like the sensors in the bumpers on a car). These accelerometers could collect both severity and cumulative impacts. Once a medically determined threshold is exceeded, that player would be forced to exit the game. Imagine a helmet with LED's displaying impact status. Of course it would fundamentally change the game. But seeing the longterm effects that these athletes (AND THEIR FAMILIES) suffer through, makes me not want endorse their sport by watching it.

[@pyrethorn]

I saw a documentary about this years ago. It was about ex-hockey players and their families trying to get answers to why'd they'd changed. Fucking heartbreaking. I'm glad it has a name and diagnosis now. As someone who's been through medical hell, I feel for anyone who's tried to get help and couldn't. Nothing is worse than no one believing you when you're trying to tell them that something is wrong. Or worse, you're told that it's all in your head and you just need therapy. . . Should also say, you rock! Keep making awesome videos

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. The documentary you're referring to might even be the one probert saw. I tried to find it but I think it's unfortuantely lost media now

[@hanaortiz7596]

my heart breaks for wilma out of everyone in this video! the amount of abuse she had to sustain to be equivalent to a professional boxer… that is heartbreaking

[@PeakedInterest]

I have never seen anyone anywhere mention that case despite it being quite pivotal in learning it's not just a boxing problem. It also made me realise that physically punishing your kids very likely leads to the same outcome.

[@Kurai-Solo]

This channel is so slept on, keep up the great work bro. Hopefully it gets the recognition it deserves 👍

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks man, that means a lot .

[@RNG-999]

1 hour documentary on CTE? I am happy to have found this video and this channel. I will stay here. This was the video I will be listening to for nighttime, getting ready for bed.

[@PeakedInterest]

I hope you found it interesting and welcome aboard

[@SakuraAsranArt]

I worked with some patients with serious head trauma in mental health services. They had all suffered head injuries in incidents related to alcoholism (fights or falls usually) which is why they were referred to mental health services. While most patients had one single incident of severe head trauma that was identified as the cause of their symptoms, some of them reported multiple prior incidents, sometimes spanning the course of years. This is a serious issue that needs more attention.

[@PeakedInterest]

Agreed, it was funding the Wilma case that made me realise how the issue is much more widespread. It also invalidates any person who holds the opinion that corporal punishment of kids corrects their behaviour - it very likely causes it

[@SuperMichelleDJ]

Nothing is ever going to change if psychiatry and neurology aren't differentiated.

[@atomixfang]

The part where you simulated CTE really hit home. I hope sports start to take this issue seriously.

[@PeakedInterest]

One of the hardest things is trying to help people understand how bad it is because we really can't comprehend it. I remember I always knew Alzheimer's was really bad but didn't get how bad until I volunteered in a dementia home and then I saw it first hand. It's horrible. So I tried to create a way to simulate that experience for people so they can understand it better.

[@jimmyseaver3647]

This is but one of the reasons I find myself so disinterested in professional sports. These people might be making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year at minimum, but medical expenses and rehab have a way of making all of that evaporate real quick. If I had my way, I'd raze FirstEnergy Stadium here in Cleveland and replace it with a badly-needed remodeled Amtrak station.

[@PeakedInterest]

Yeah, that's why I tried to make a point of the fact that despite it sounding like a lot of money once you take into account expenses it's not as big as it seems

[@Yharims]

I feel as if one of the most understated yet devastating causes of CTE is how young people start. In many sports, American football, boxing, even to some extent wrestling, it is FAR too normalized for children to take numerous hits to the head while their brain is still developing, and they continue to take hits into their 40s.

[@PeakedInterest]

This is really true. A lot of our laws were created before we knew anything about the brain. For most people it continues to develop until 24 or so, which means things like smoking, drinking, violence, drugs all cause actual brain damage and prevent it from developing properly. Really all these things should have an over 24 age limit

[@Yharims]

​@@PeakedInterest What exasperates the issue further in the case of boxing is the amount of young men participating in copious amounts of "hard sparring" and other forms of dangerous training to seem tough. Boxing coaches need to inform themselves and absolutely crackdown on this type of behavior.

[@PeakedInterest]

@Yharims to be fair I interviewed a few boxing and UFC coaches to discuss that and most of them don't include full contact sparring , though it's because it can result in other injuries. There are some that do though and when I used to practice TKD and TSD both had full contact sparring included.

[@southparkfirefly]

That poor Boxer in the first fight, I bet he felt like he had killed two people, he must've lived with so much guilt for something that was of course not his fault.

[@PeakedInterest]

There are a couple of interviews where he says it was impossible to box afterwards because he always cautious that he might kill the other fighter.

[@mangrove]

Mancini has said that people would meet him and say things like "Hey, Killer!", like it was a compliment. He'd shake his head and go "No, no, I'm no killer." The referee from the bout also killed himself months later.

[@EddieM1994]

The part about Iron Mike being physically unable to sleep reminds me of Fatal Familial Insomnia. I wonder if there's a link there, in the type of damage done to the brain.

[@PeakedInterest]

Without researching I couldn't say. Might be worth looking at though

[@modernmusic52]

I guess i never understood why people wouldnt automatically go , yeah this guy constantly getting beat up gets brain damage. Obviously its profits. As someone with mild amnesia, cognitivie issues, and migraines not from trauma, its horrifying. I wouldnt want anyone to deal with this. Sports always scared me because of the violence and physical trauma

[@PeakedInterest]

They mostly think that because it's such a delayed condition. The illness comes ten years after the damage so most people don't connect the dots. It was only when they started to see it in the same demographic groups they stayed to realise it was linked together.

[@lyr4nx931]

Important Video! Thank you for your work.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and leave a comment

[@adanice49]

Damn you did an amazing job with this video, as always. Especially that sequence at 48:40. I was listening to the video while cleaning up my room and really felt like I was losing it for a second

[@PeakedInterest]

People responded really strongly to that part of the video which was great because I really wanted people to understand it better. Originally there was a title card to tell you what that section was because I was worried people would think their phone or the video was broken and turn it off. I took out the title card because this way gives a more accurate experience I think

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@PeakedInterestDefinitely effective but that was risky for my migraines ngl😅 I still say the payoff is worth it though. People dismiss migraines as just headaches much like they like to think of CTE as temporary so I completely understand putting that intense perspective experience in.

[@PeakedInterest]

I did consider that it might have that affect for some overall I felt it was more a benefit than a risk.

[@fav1ful]

Set off my tinnitus😢

[@Phoebe5448]

I've been a long-time lurker of this channel thanks to the true crime and campfire analysis, but I have to congratulate you, Mr. Lee Baron. You've really outdone yourself on this video production wise! Looking forward to more content, mate!! As a martial artist myself, I'm sometimes worried about being hit in the head while sparring because of this.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, this was long in production so I'm really happy with how many people have said similar comments.

[@iced.autumn]

This is heartbreaking and incredibly well done. I wish that anyone thinking about playing a contact sport had to watch this. Every point you made was extremely valid and I hope more people watch this.

[@PeakedInterest]

I hope so too, it really is information they need

[@thaisplouvier5403]

Stage 1 is undetectable. Symptoms really become apparent 10 years after the disease has started. 34:17 stage 2 - frontal lobe damage Leads to - impulsivity - anger issues - memory loss - poor judgement 34:39 stage 3 - dementia - speech problem - depression - suicide ideation - increased violence 35:00 medications for depression, insomnia etc are completely inneffective due to the nature of the problem 44:30 soccer players have an 3.5 x increased risk of developing alzheimer

[@jukeboxxx11]

This is an incredibly well-done doc. You deserve far more attention for your channel, you consistently put forth such high-quality and interesting vids!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I spent a lot of time on this video

[@torgeist.]

Thanks for talking about personal responsibility. This will be happy peppy watch for sure!

[@PeakedInterest]

Some of it is quite sad, the stories of cte are really not a pleasant read but I think there's value in telling them.

[@torgeist.]

It's just part of reality, if we like it, ir not. Thanks for for making this. It's really appreciated!

[@PeakedInterest]

@torgeist. Thank you for taking some of your valuable time and spending it here. It's appreciated.

[@leebrighurst1]

The amount of effort you put into researching the subject of your videos is absolutely outstanding, you make the difficult and complex subjects far easier to understand in a very entertaining way. A notification that you have posted a new video is always a good thing, especially today as it's my birthday 🙂 thanks

[@PeakedInterest]

Happy Birthday dude 🎁 I hope you had a really great day and spent time with people you love. Also thanks so much for the kind words, appreciate it.

[@frvo]

I didn't know this condition existed. Great video. 👏🏼

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, you're exactly the type of viewer I was aiming for.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

Isn’t this what Cassius Clay (aka Muhammed Ali) suffered from?

[@PeakedInterest]

I suspect so but according to his doctors it was Parkinson's which may have been acquired through boxing

[@NCardosoIres]

Amazing video, I’m so glad KZbin recommend it. Thank you very much for the information and entertainment!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you so much for the kind words and spending some of your time watching my video

[@QuickQuips]

A solid documentary. Wished you went into detail about the brains and how they were messed up outside of a picture during the biographies.

[@PeakedInterest]

Can you elaborate as to what you mean?

[@QuickQuips]

But man, great job and research. It definitely took a lot of time to produce and organize. When you go into details at the 33 minute mark it's everything I needed.

[@QuickQuips]

​@@PeakedInterestI meant discussing how each person's brain was affected by CTE. Iirc Aaron Hernandez had a brain like an 80 year old Alzheimers patient.

[@PeakedInterest]

I could consider a follow up video around that. The issue is I'd have to spend a lot of time discussing how the brain works and how it's structured so it might be less accessible for most because it would be very physiology heavy. Try searching for Dr mckee she has a KZbin channel and discusses it in a bit more depht she did have a live cte brain autopsy once but it likely got demonetised and removed. Medical things get that a lot

[@AGreatDivorce]

Your deep dives never fail to impress me. You present your subjects in ways that make them extremely approachable to the layman. The fact that you drew together these histories from several fields in a way that clearly outlines our understanding of CTE is fantastic. This was a really touching history. You do a wonderful job respecting the individual stories of the people you covered. And it's fascinating to see our understanding of a condition go from the foggy notion of "getting punched makes you act drunk" to a diagnosable medical injury. Hopefully the story from here will be one of learning ways to prevent or treat it.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you , what a really nice and thoughtful comment. Really appreciate that

[@pepe6666]

man thank you for putting in all the effort you have.. hope this video makes the rounds. absolutely top notch research and presentation. its a real eye opener. i was tangentially aware of brain issues from repeated knocks but only knew it anecdotally. well done man, you are damn good at this.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. I try not to make videos about a topic unless I understand it myself and I came into this with about the same knowledge as you. It spent about 6 months in research until I felt I understood it well enough to convey it and make it accessible. I am a sucker for medicine

[@shfity5]

Excellent as always, Lee! Thanks for keeping me entertained for som many hours. I look forward to the next analysis, whatever that may entail.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you for continually coming back to watch. I hope I can keep repaying your faith

[@joseatorres9707]

I always look forward to whenever you upload. This has been an insightful video, and I thank you for it. I hope we see more videos of similar length soon.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. Videos like this take a lot longer because of the amount of research I have to do given it's very medical nature but these are actually my favourite type of video to make.

[@Eran_2525]

Well done on creating this informative, important, thought provoking, and high quality video! Amazing work!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you for taking the time to watch it.

[@SpookeyGael]

I remember reading that there's a paradoxical effect to more padding and better helmets in sports, in that it protects from things like bruises, cuts, and broken bones but exacerbates concussions and brain damage because the players are much more likely to hit harder since there's less danger of other injuries. Not sure if it was actually supported by evidence or not.

[@PeakedInterest]

That's correct. Safety gear is largely to protect the fighters hands and keep the fight going longer. If we took away gloves they would throw less head punches because their hands would get destroyed

[@AnthonyRusso93]

I had heard that the paradoxical effect is attributable to the reduced severity on concussions when someone receives a severe concussion it is detected almost every time and the most significant recourse is taken with the longer the hiatus enforced. Minor concussions can be completely undetectable and leads to the most deleterious circumstance the double concussion possibly stacking up with the second most destructive the sequential concussion prior to complete recovery. That was at the very least the case within gridiron football. Which does have a significant statistical record of increased protective equipment made it better before it made it worse gridiron despite the ridicule of rugby fans was demonstrably more deadly than rugby prior to the introduction of the forward pass which was actually apparently an effective resolution as before that they would just red-rover style ram into each other repeatedly.

[@PeakedInterest]

@AnthonyRusso93 that's an interesting take, I can see how that might be the case. Safety equipment reduced a raft of other injuries but made it possible to take bigger risks.

[@saddemgargouri]

@@AnthonyRusso93 it's CHRONIC traumatic injury , not acute one , any equipment that makes fighters take even more head traumas only exacerbate the problem

[@jordant.teeterson3100]

You didn't read anything, that was from Joe Rogan

[@cappu7121]

incredible video!! thank you for your work

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you so much for coming back and watching.

[@sam.p12345]

Great vid. Nice long length, so may need to watch it in two parts, but definitely not complaining.

[@PeakedInterest]

I contemplated making it shorter but eventually just thought people can watch it in parts of they wish. I like to keep the video flowing

[@maxinelineham6393]

Just discovered your videos. Have watched a couple and LOVE them! Really well narrated, interesting and informative.(This one was sad to hear, but needed saying). Keep it up ❤

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, my motto is maximum effort, which admittedly is stolen from Deadpool which doesn't suggest maximum effort but it's true

[@evanm2755]

Wonderfully put-together video.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you very much

[@BrotherJP333SP]

It's great to see you uploading more videos recently. Many thanks for the interesting content!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you for spending some of your time on this channel.

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

Something that should be noted about the Chris Benoit case and why he was so popular especially for the WWE. One thing just about anyone, and especially wrestlers, will not do is get hit in the back of the head when given head shots. The front of the head can withstand some blows without cracking but the back of the head is a completely different story. Chris Benoit repeatedly took chair shots to the back of the head and would do so willingly. It was said the 40 year old had the brain of an 80 year old with severe dementia. His brain was pea shaped compared to a normal brain.

[@danielgibson8428]

Another well done video! Excellent thought, research and presentation!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you very much. I try my best

[@Archers2005]

You simply make one of the best videos on any topic touched. Thank You for Your effort

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you very much for this. I work really hard to make sure videos are well researched and presented so I really appreciate comments like this

[@greg6924]

He's done it again, lads. Another homerun video! Great job

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks greg, worked for a long time on this

[@AtomicB-zq2cw]

What I don’t like about a lot of these types of docs and reports is that they tend to suggest that professional athletes are the only ones to confront these issues. For every famous and semi-famous pro athlete that gets CTE, there are hundreds of kids that only played youth and school sports who silently live on with these struggles and yet that get mo such diagnosis.

[@PeakedInterest]

This is why I also talked about domestic abuse, ex military service people and finished the video with a high school kids good bye video to his family - it's not just a sports issue.

[@evryhndlestakn]

Why the hell aren't I getting my notifications KZbin?😫 I must look into this. Awesome Lee. You never fail to interest with yet another intelligent & informative episode . I had a conversation today with someone along these lines, though about the subject of depression & how so many people, even the most sincere, seem to miss what is truly happening for the sufferer. Many people seem to have a disconnect between medically assessed depression and its physically debilitating effects as well as the mental effects which they don't seem to quite put into perspective either. They think of depression as speaking softly to the person but given a couple of weeks or other time period they have self decided, that the sufferer now needs to shake it off & go about their life as they did previously to having depression. Depression is experienced in varying degrees but that attitude alone, no matter how well intentioned, shows how their understanding of depression & its real effects to the sufferer haven't been grasped. They view depression as if the sufferer has chosen to be "sad" or lacks motivation. The lack of a physical injury obviously has something to do with that view but not contemplating that it isn't a mood or a choice means they can't ever empathise with the person going through depression or understand the condition well enough to be of help in the way they genuinely might like to be. Anyway, another excellent episode mate. Well done.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I dunno why that happens about notifications. I have told KZbin before they suggested it might be the push settings in people's phones so you can try looking there. On the subject of mental health I've been thinking for a while about how to make a video which properly conveys how it actually feels similar to how I simulated cte in this video. I think people might understand better if they can actually see because it's hard to contextualise something you've never felt.

[@evryhndlestakn]

@@PeakedInterest yes exactly. You can't bandage what is occurring internally. I did see, after I posted, that you had done a previous early episode that mentions depression & Im slightly embarrassed to say I haven't watched it yet because I thought I had watched everything you had produced on Peaked Interest. I'll be watching it in about 20 minutes & appreciate it wouldn't be going into the depths of the subject or may be in reference to a character or specific person rather than the subject as a whole. Always great to see the content you put out. I especially enjoyed the comedy of the pilot & I can't tell you how many times I've watched your Musk episode. God, that's a story that keeps giving & any follow up to that episode is going to be an exercise in "suffering for your art" if you did decide to make one. I get the feeling you prefer not to go over subjects that are already well covered or if you don't see that you may be bringing anything new to what is believed on the subject. Or if the subject interests you enough to put in the required effort. In the case of Musk I could see how the subject could be less than appealing after having gone there once before😬🥲😂. All the best mate.

[@evryhndlestakn]

@@PeakedInterest Im 1.52mins in & its already good. It helps that I have seen the movie the Babadook so I got the reference & say your pretty bang on I'd think. Rightio, Ive paused it but just wanted to mention that. 👍

[@evryhndlestakn]

@@PeakedInterest mate, I tell you what. You nailed it in descriptive terms, having watched the episode of depression you already did. Impressive.

[@PeakedInterest]

@evryhndlestakn you're right on that I don't really like to tread the same ground twice. I know that normally KZbinrs get a hit video and then make another 20 videos and milk it but I like to do what interests me then I'm always motivated. I think it leads to better videos.

[@deeayenn]

This is amazing! The quality of your work here is astounding. It deserves much more attention.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, hope you remembered to like the video and it will hopefully reach even more. Appreciate the kind words

[@deeayenn]

Naturally!.. Probably found your work about two years ago & you've consistently produced top notch videos. The algorithm is a cruel mistress & you should have so much more attention.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I'm grateful to have whatever audience I get. You're all a very nice and supportive bunch. I'm lucky

[@milk_yt]

This video is basically: "Hurting the brain hurts the brain."

[@PeakedInterest]

True

[@bigbadsheep1032]

Fantastic as always. I really hope you will get more audience because you deserve it!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I feel lucky already because I have such a good audience here.

[@themarksmith]

Havent seen any of your vids for a while - good to see you back, this looks like a gooden!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks man. I've been working on this a loooooong time. About 8 months or so. Mostly in research. I really enjoy big deep dive videos like this.

[@themarksmith]

@@PeakedInterest It shows, v high quality - I hope it does well... you deserve to earn from this!

[@PeakedInterest]

@themarksmith I hope so too

[@joaomarcosvelez2]

Damn, this is a powerful video. How does this not blow up in views? More people need to watch this!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. That's just the algorithm unfortunately. Feel free to share it like the video and that will help.

[@bodhimantra7688]

The Mickey Ward Arturo Gotti fights were some of the best, if not THE BEST fights I ever saw. Unreal battles to the finish

[@PeakedInterest]

Indeed they were. If someone asked me to name a boxing match from flthe last 50 years the second gatti/ward match would be the one I name

[@bodhimantra7688]

@@PeakedInterest A patricians choice. It is funny when people watch the Rocky movies you can say "real boxing matches arent like that, no one can take those kinds of hits for multiple rounds on end" but those fights were literally like a Rocky movie. I was speechless at how amazing they were. I always watched boxing matches on pay per view with my Dad in college and they were a bonding experience and great memories, but to know how much they both suffered from them really takes the shine off. Didnt Gotti commit suicide?

[@stedydubdetroit]

Neat topic‼️ thanks for this new video today 😊🙏🏽 very interesting

[@PeakedInterest]

You are most welcome. Thanks for spending some of your time watching my video, I really appreciate it

[@RedIzaK_YT]

Thank you for this video; It's very educational and important to know

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I worked very hard on this so all the feedback has been very assuring

[@noxanneballadynasowacka6125]

"Wrestling is a soap opera for men." Beautifully said.

[@PeakedInterest]

That's how I've always seen it. Which is why I never understood the 'its fake' criticism. It's not supposed to be real.

[@noxanneballadynasowacka6125]

@@PeakedInterest I keep thinking back to your video whenever I see people punch each other in films now. Thanks for getting back to me, I love your content! 💗

[@PeakedInterest]

I've actually wondered recently about things like people that do stunts. For example I wonder if Bruce Willis recent dimentia diagnosis is related to his many action film roles. And you're welcome, I try to reply to people when I can. It's harder these days 😊

[@OriginalStachuJones]

I'm really pissed off i NEVER got notification about your video, despite "bell" ticked.

[@PeakedInterest]

Youre not the first to say that, at least you got to see it. That's the important part

[@trainsonplanes709]

Incredible video, thank you! So proud to be a patron

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. For both the compliment and for being a patron subscriber too. It genuinely helps fund the channel.

[@learningcurve1114]

"Men being men" A big part of it is that contact and combat sports or military service just feels right as a man. It makes sense. It fits who we are in our fundamental nature as men.

[@renatashp]

shut up toxic man!

[@lefthooklarry6878]

Self destruction?

[@kryzethx]

Absolutely terrifying...

[@VicMeep]

I feel sick and i want to cry I don't want this. Im so scared im gonna develop this.

[@PeakedInterest]

I understand the fear, I did a lot of full contact martial when I was younger too. If it's ten years after and you have no symptoms the chances are you won't get it.

[@tilde4350]

As someone who is only somewhat functioning because of several kinds of both psych and pain meds. It hit so hard that meds have no effect. I am not a sports person, so I only had a basic understanding of CTE, admittedly mainly because of the true crime tie-in. So it might be a known symptom, but for me, it was a new and heavy hitting fact. Amazing video!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I don't think it is well known that pain and sedation meds are virtually ineffective I didn't know and my knowledge of cte was above average. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment

[@wu-ren]

Great video as always! And nice use of the Donkey Kong remix track ❤

[@PeakedInterest]

Always loved that music..sometimes include music to see if anyone comments. Congrats on being the person who did that for this video

[@panqueque445]

I knew this was a concern in physical sports. Boxing, NFL, hockey, etc. But I had no idea it was a thing in soccer too. I mean I know soccer balls are much lighter today than they were back then, but still.

[@PeakedInterest]

To be homest its a problem in other non contact sports too, I found out earlier today that Bobsleigh also has an issue with CTE

[@gehenna14]

I'm a bit worried now because in my childhood and teenage years my school enforced everyone to play sports like Football and Rugby basically all the time, took many blows to the head.. Great video btw

[@PeakedInterest]

It's the same for me. I played ice hockey (as a teen) and have competed in full contact martial arts until I was 25. I have the same worry. Chances are if it's 10 years later and you have no symptoms , then you're probably ok. And thank you, I worked hard on this video

[@NickyBlue99]

Amazing video! Great watch as all your videos are.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I'm just glad it's helping people understand it

[@rougeneon1997]

Fantastic video. Great work.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I spent a long time on this video so thats really appreciated

[@bigmamag240]

this is such a golden video i hate this algorithm. this should have at least a million views!! a masterpiece!!!!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks man. I really appreciate that. Maybe it'll pick up more views over time, if not I'm just glad some people stopped by to watch and tell me they found it interesting.

[@bruta1ny]

terrifying topic but terrific film

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. I lost many months to the making of this video so that's greatly appreciated

[@LegendsOfSushi]

It sucks how KZbin does not push you into the algorithm as if they don't want people to see the harsh truth. Your videos are amazing and no matter how slow your channel grows, I'm always going to be a fan and loyal follower of your works! Thanks so much for another amazing video, man!

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks, that's a really nice thing to say. Obviously id love to be huge and make millions but if people learn something and find some value in what I do then I've succeeded already

[@hhdhpublic]

well i got here from recommendations so clearly the algorithm pushes this at least to some users.

[@PeakedInterest]

@hhdhpublic that's good to know. What the algo right to send it to you? Was it interesting?

[@KyanoAng3l0_Mtvtks]

The algo also led me to this channel. And I've already gotten rid of recommendations on my end (via browser extensions and disabling watch history), so I'm glad I found this channel beforehand.

[@PeakedInterest]

I don't really blame the algorithm. It tends to just suggest things similar to what people already watch and I've found a few small channels myself via the algorithm so it does work. It does also punish crime content or graphic too so it can be a double edged sword

[@rox9570]

This is an awesome video!! I actually recommend changing the title of it on KZbin to reflect the title on the titlecard, because I think a lot of people might NOT click this because it has a click-baity title, and this deserves all the views it can get!

[@PeakedInterest]

What title would you recommend ?

[@rox9570]

@@PeakedInterest I think just the "Brainwrecked: The Horrifying Price of Sport" (the one from the title card) rocks honestly

[@PeakedInterest]

I really love that title but KZbin often doesn't reward things like that. The reason click bait is so prevalent is because it works, people (unfortunately) click on it

[@rox9570]

It's up to you 😊 I'll send it to my friends regardless

[@PeakedInterest]

I took your advice and changed the title. I'm always open to feedback, it's why I think it's valuable to have an audience who will challenge what I do and say

[@shroomer8294]

"Go outside" Just seen the brain part, never leaving my home again.

[@PeakedInterest]

That's how I live

[@TacoGuy]

really great video, keep going

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you, I'm genuinely really lucky to have such a good viewership

[@stedydubdetroit]

FYI: I’m not into sports at all… but I still found this video interesting.

[@PeakedInterest]

Excellent. That means I did my job. I want to make all topics interesting and accessible for everyone. 😊

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

This is a pretty obvious thing that sports fans are fine with overlooking. Another one is horse racing... It cannot be acceptable that we force horses to race and then end up getting so injured that we have to "put them down"... At least boxers choose to box, but horses have no choice whatsoever

[@PeakedInterest]

I agree with you there. I think horse racing should be banned. Terrible sport

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

​@@PeakedInterest respect - would love if you did a video around the horse racing industry

[@PeakedInterest]

@MostlyLoveOfMusic that would take me a long time because I'm really not familiar with it's ins and outs. I only know that it's by rich people, for rich people so that the can feel more rich than other rich people. I also think any situation in which a horse might get a broken leg and need to be shot should be avoided unless necessary, and of course horse racing is far from necessary

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

​​@@PeakedInterest sure but I'm guessing that all of your videos take a large amount of research - you're a pro at this!

[@PeakedInterest]

@MostlyLoveOfMusic some are smaller than others but it's easier when I have a base knowledge of the topic because I know where to start and look. When I'm starting at zero I often end up researching tons of tangentially related topics to better understand everything as well

[@4n4Queen]

Hey lee , where is phobia video ? Great work as always.

[@PeakedInterest]

You know, I was considering what video to make next. You just made up my mind. The next video will be a phobia video. 😊

[@4n4Queen]

@@PeakedInterest thanks for replying lee. Can't wait for new phobia video. Your fear of water phobia video feels different , already watch it 5/6x times. 😂

[@sarahcyrus5343]

If only this came out a year ago when I was writing a paper where 2 of the people I talked about had CTE. I wrote about Chris Benoit and used your first video on him in my paper. Thanks for the A on that paper Lee

[@PeakedInterest]

I'm very flattered to have been used in an educational fashion. It's always my goal to squeeze some education in so that genuinely makes me feel pretty good. Thanks. Btw the A is all yours you worked hard for it and deserved it.

[@sarahcyrus5343]

​@@PeakedInterestThank you so much! You are probably mine and my step mothers favorite channel on youtube. And maybe a case you could look into is JonBenét Ramsey. Now that would be a fascinating campfire analysis

[@striveneveryield]

I rarely comment on videos but I wanted to for the algorithm. This is the best video on CTE that I’ve seen ❤

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. Maximum effort

[@biopticwharf9014]

Man, what a fantastic video! Had me hooked the entire time, got yourself a new sub sir \O/

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. Long videos like this one aren't as common as other videos but that's only because they spend so long in research first. This was took about 5 months

[@karansensei272]

You should have used the other thumbnail, that would be more engaging for sure! Anyway i know its gonna be great vid 🔥

[@PeakedInterest]

I just went with the one which won the second poll. Hope you find the video interesting

[@nightytime]

Great video. Sad to see it not being picked up by the KZbin algorithm.

[@PeakedInterest]

Sometimes my videos take awhile for the algorithm to know who to send it to. Maybe it'll get picked up in future

[@stedydubdetroit]

1:05:11 thank you to Wyatt’s family for sharing such an intimate video.🙏🏽 Rest in Peace, smart human.

[@PeakedInterest]

That clip was hard to watch. Couldn't help thinking about how his parents must have felt watching it the first time

[@stedydubdetroit]

@@PeakedInterest that’s exactly what I thought. And he is so well spoken and sure of himself. How brave… or just how desperate too..🫂

[@zombiasnow15]

I have watched horror videos such as these(no offence meant), and it touches me in the depths of my inner core. It’s very sad that these once champions are made to become their opposites due to brain injury (from a dear sport in their life)😢 I pray for science and medicine to come together and solve these are many other brain diseases/disorders. PLEASE SHARE THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE YOU KNOW. We need more attention brought to this disease. 🙏❤

[@PeakedInterest]

Honestly seeing former champions shuffle their way through their life was genuinely heartbreaking. There are so many sad stories like this.

[@L3v3LLIP]

Science already found a solution!!!! Do not punch kick or otherwise cause sudden violent acceleration or deceleration to your brain. There wont be a magic anti brain damage yoga, surgery or pill. Realistically these sports and healthy brains are not compatible. At least long term.

[@Nick-b7b9s]

That section made me subscribe, good work

[@Nick-b7b9s]

Where all going out soon... 50, 75.. no difference

[@UltimateMajor]

It's not something medicine or science can solve. The science is if you keep getting hit, you're probably going to get hurt. No way around that.

[@stedydubdetroit]

49:54 appreciate that CTE simulation 🙏🏽

[@PeakedInterest]

I wasn't sure if people would understand why that section was there but luckily everyone seems to have understood the point.

[@ademcouper7026]

Great video Lee🎉

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks 👍dude

[@RodoChaska]

Your attempts at Spanish and Portuguese in the CTE section were hilarious, I know that was not the goal but sadly that section didn't have the desired impact on me.

[@PeakedInterest]

Jokes on you there was no Spanish in that section it was just English and Portuguese and I do actually speak Portuguese I just don't memorise lines in it well. The point was to be confusing and frustrating, it sounds like you did feel annoyed by it so it did it's job

[@karamelles98]

This was great. Thanks.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I appreciate that

[@ralphbrennan7700]

Wow, what a great video essay.

[@PeakedInterest]

Thank you. What a kind thing to say

[@worldofwilson464]

Great documentary

[@PeakedInterest]

Thanks man, I worked hard on that

[@Warewolfgirl1]

CTE is also starting to be found in AFL players from the 70s. The AFL is taking concussion a lot more seriously than they were back then.

[@PeakedInterest]

It was breaking news when I was editing the video but rugby league here in UK also has admitted it has a growing problem with cte also

[@HazyFelix]

I think you should change the name of the video for it to trend better. The topic of CTE is insane and the production quality here is way high for the 16000 views that it has currently

[@PeakedInterest]

I have tried a few different titles and thumbnails for it and can't seem to get it to gain traction. I am going to make some changes again soon to see if I can get it moving

[@jtetteroo2919]

Thank you for making this video.

[@desireehernandez1235]

Great video thank you.

[@christophermartin7927]

I knew Mike Norgrove, a professional boxer who died following a fight in 2013. RIP Mike. Not forgotten.

[@AP-yx1mm]

35:28 that is truly horror movie plot kind of situation, like the pinned comment mentioned. Being physically unable to react at all to medication 🙈

[@PeakedInterest]

It's one of the worst ways to live.