My tap-out on History Channel's Alone
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- I'm talking about my tap out on episode 5 of Alone, season 8. To sum it up, it's all about the relationship we have with ourselves. I recorded this the morning that the season premeired because i didn't want it to be tainted by the edited version of my time out in the bush. Sorry it took me so long to get it out, I'm not a pro at this.
I find the psychological aspect of this show to be as interesting as the survival skills aspect.
It doesn't matter how much will or how skilled you are if there is no food to procure, thats's a wrap.
Thanks for making this video Matt! If the show was an actual survival situation rather than a game, I bet you'd still be thriving out there.
Thank you for these words Matt! I need to keep learning this lesson in every moment every day it seems...
Hey Matt, you were one of my instructors at the tracker school, and Flint knapping. I will always look at you and your skill level as epic! I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us. There will always be haters, but you know the people who know you will always look highly at you, and value all the great knowledge which you share with the world. You're awesome brother!
No worries Matt. You gave it your all and nobody expects you to be perfect.
The only thing this dude killed when on Alone is his two front teeth.
What a mature introspection. I could tell by the way you were hyper focused on what people would think towards the end that it was an inner struggle about yourself. I came to find out what you had to say about it because I am that way too and I feel that with the state of the planet we will increasingly need to have inner resilience through all the changes it will go through in the next decade. Being as supportive of ourselves as we are of others is the way to be of most service to the world.
I agree, it's not only based on how we have been made to feel about ourselves but also can be an ego thing where we feel that self-abasement is how to humble ourselves. I don't want to do that anymore either. I was honored to be able to watch your experience. May we move forward with self-love and care.
What a great strong and lovely man. Thank you very much for sharing !
Thanks for sharing this. You are still my favorite instructor...and Kazar, and we learned much from this share, thx.
I enjoyed watching and learning from you... I believe Jonas put it best, if the only thing keeping you out there is ego and money, neither are worth long term damage to your health.
hey matt. Thank you for posting this video. I feel sad listening to you saying how relentlessly and ruthlessly you judge and beat yourself internally because I can relate as it's something I struggle with too. I had such a wonderful time learning from you in the online skills class and hearing you speak from this place deepens my appreciation for you and your skills. If I ever coe to the caribbean I would love to spend more time with you!!!
Thanks Matt. You are great.
I appreciate your realizing that you were chopping yourself down. However, your exit was a direct and blatant attack on the viewers. YOU tried to save face and started Chopping down the viewers who enjoy the show and yes from the comfort of their living rooms. Nevertheless that was our choice. You chose to go on alone and be public and to lecture us at your exit in my opinion was your lowest point. I feel for you and respect your effort but bashing us for your own ego is another lesson you didn't seem to glean from your experience.
Hi Danny. What you are referring to happened probably about a week before my tap out and actually had nothing to do with my decision to go. My point was not to cut any fans down, but to point out a disturbing aspect of the show. I'm sorry that you were so offended by it. It was also said as a joke, so there is no reason for you to take it personally.
@@caribbeanearthskills5865 your tone wasn't that of a joke. A week earlier doesn't dismiss the contempt you displayed towards the viewers. Personally, i expected a more humble response but instead you gave a qualified apology. Ego and pride are hard to overcome. Maybe in time you will understand what i mean. But please don't go on the show again until you realize that your failure is not our fault and we reserve the right to comment on your behavior and the lecture you tried to give us. I want to respect you for even attempting alone but your words, excuses and contempt towards viewers makes it difficult. Especially after continuing to justify them without true reflection.
Actually, Danny, maybe it is you that needs some reflection. He just heard your highly critical comment and responded to it with grace.
You may need to check in with his comments again because your words and behaviour show EXACTLY what he was talking about.
He didn’t “attack” the viewers. He offered perspective on the reality of the show, that folks are at home armchair quarterbacking and eating popcorn (he even says that was him before) and they won’t truly know what it’s like unless they are there.
So cut Matt some slack and chill out. I was laughing at the same clip that you were so offended by. Maybe next time, watch with less judgement!
@@josiahmorris5799 what he said wasn't where many viewers were offended but rather his condescending tone. You might want to understand the language of tone. I too was laughing at how pathetic it sounded as a result of his tone. I agree with his words as they rang true but his tone projected was childish. You think what you want and i can think what i want.
Btw, you need to chill out and let the man have some dignity without having to step in and play hero 👌
@@dannyleonidas4328 Ah, I see. You're an expert on tone.
You're definitely the childish one who cannot be free to let "you think what you want and I think what I want" except when it applies to you. That makes you a hypocrite. And talk about condescending tones... HAHAHA. Whatever dude. Later.
Great Video Matt! Love and Respect from the Nicolls.
Thanks for the update. Just wondering...were you able to keep a copy of all your personal video 🎥 footage? That would be a great thing to have.
Man do i wish i could have. it kills me to think of all the awesome things that i recorded that are just deleted from the memory cards.
When I was beating myself up too much, my doctor prescribed the book: Feeling Good the New Mood Therapy by David Burns. It really helped me a lot to change my thought patterns so that I was much more kind to myself. I empathize with your pain and send you my best wishes.
It's so sad to see so many adults suffer from childhood experiences of low self-esteem and low self-confidence that it alters and affects their lives in adulthood. Parents can be bullies and never see above themselves and place fears into their own children against trying and learning.
Thanks for sharing, Matt.
You da man Matt!
your humility and self awareness are inspiring. Our family loved watching, and I value THIS lesson you offered, especially for our 14 year old
yeah, no. you talked how your skills wouldve been enough to see your through to the end but that is not true in the slightest. your downfall was gonna always be not bringing a fire starter. you were gonna spend too much time and energy into trying to start a fire the old fashion way that you wouldnt be able to do anything else. the amount of food you would need to keep that going wouldve been what did you in had you not tapped out early.
just because your skill level with it would have made it so, doesn't mean that other people don't have the skill level. i like how you claim that you're not judging, but then proceed to tell me about how much more you know about the situation than me. I'm glad i pissed you off with my comments....you are proving me right.
Blessed Love
Give thanks. Just getting the link for your channel from a mutual bredren. We've met same way. Love Love. Just going to catch up to speed on the channel.
Thank you for sharing yourself Matt, it's powerful.
What I have seen with some of the people I have helped walk through similar things is that the the harsh cutting voice is often either basically a "recording" played on Loop of things parents or teachers or authority figures have told the person in the past, and with some exploration we can identify who planted that seed, that belief, and once the person can put a name and time and place to it, they can see it's not their belief after all, and it loses power because they can see that the source was wrong.
The other common root I find is what I refer to as a "Program".
Instead of the person being told they are horrible at everything or whatever, maybe the person was told that they were too proud, too cocky, too full of themselves, and so they decide that they need to take themselves down a notch, and basically create their own recording, their own Program that runs every time they are doing something good, because they think that they need to be more humble, and so they tear themselves down automatically.
There are probably many more ways that we self destruct and keep ourselves from shining as bright as our birthright gives us the right to, but those are my most frequent observations.
Enjoy your journey, it's a good one!
Thank you Matt, this is wisdom and beauty.
As a former student of yours from many years ago, in the Pines, I was excited to see you on the show.
I was disappointed in the final edit of your experience, and you sharing these thoughts brings clarity and lessons.
I wish you and your family well on your journeys.
I would eat myself alive so fast!! Love you homey!
I wish there were some calories in that. i would have been pretty full.
one love
Hey man, recurring theme I've watched you all go through to various degrees. Seems to be worse for those of you who run schools and camps, understandable to a degree but you are all way too hard on yourselves. No amount of skill is going to overcome a less than ideal or bad camp location. Never mind the haters, there is no appeasing armchair quarterbacks. You were skilled enough to get onto the show and had the nerve to stay as long as you did in a rather hazardous location.
I'm glad you decided to leave when you did, clearly things weren't clicking for you and it would've just been another session of Starvation Simulator - Alone Edition. No one really wants to see another decent into ill health like Larry or Dave. I think the show needs to step up the requirements on the health checks a bit.
My only critique of you and everyone of your build that goes on the show, I find it hard to take your attempt serious when you don't put on an extra 10-15 pounds going in. Good choice in deciding to go home, good luck for your future endeavors.
A Tracker School Instructor? Shame on you.
how did having huge Grizzlies as a threat for your mind set?---that would make me fear-stink
Honestly, I was too busy with survival challenges to think about it at all. The only time i considered it was when i was cooking and cleaning up my food.
You did good.... By the way you told me you never heard of that show.... Lol
It was easier to tell one lie than a string of them. absolutely no disrespect though, contractual obligation.
@@caribbeanearthskills5865 lol its all good, i know theirs rules when going on the show honestly man you did great. And congrats by the way... You lasted longer then most. You've done more then most... Keep your head up...
Great video
These haters below couldn't last a day out there. What is the point of being rude and insulting? Matt, those of us that know you know that there is no doubt you could have won if the physical skills were the only things tested out there. Community. Relationships. Teams. Those are what make or break the long haul. The fact that you were aware enough about yourself and the personal, emotional, and psychological issues that you faced when looking inward and the lessons you learned therein is the real win for being out there. As we know, there is no failure if you learned from the experience and it seems you learned a great deal and that makes you a winner. I am speaking for a few others and myself, but I am sure there are more of us out there that would agree.
It was actually good to see you tap out because your mind was taking a walk off the map. Your attitude towards people that you know nothing about was toxic and you had this big stupid woe is me attitude about being judged then when they showed up to get you, you got standoffish about being judged. You definitely have issues and it was more than time for you get off the camera
No need for you to take it personally. Like I said on the show, there's no way for you to understand since you weren't there. But you're entitled to your opinion, even if its based in ignorance of the teality.
@@caribbeanearthskills5865 the same can be said about you. you cant see us but you assumed that the audience was gonna judge you and be overly harsh on you which came out of nowhere. like the commenter said and like you basically said and shown, you have issues.
@@mitchhamilton64 we all have issues. why are you upset about something you saw on t.v.?
Please never go on the show again if you are asked, you were terrible on Alone. If you want self fulfillment, go on a trip by yourself. You are just not good enough, and your logic is flawed. Not hating, but what's the point when you have no chance at winning. Zero. Yes maybe a good life experience FOR YOU. But others are more deserving to go on the show.
Thank you for you comment. When they ask me next time I will definitely go on the show.
“No judging, but...”
You can’t negate your statement by saying “but.” You TOTALLY are judging. Own it.
Maybe you didn’t enjoy Matt on Alone, but I thoroughly enjoyed him on the show. I appreciated his unique perspective and the guts it took to even go on the show let alone to try and do it differently.
I doubt you would last a week in similar circumstances.
You do not speak for Alone fans.
Matt, keep going man, you did great.
“Not hating”, really?
@@megnakamura7652 Come on, he was terrible. Let's be honest, others are more deserving to be on the show.
worst participant of the season. Glad you tapped, and made a good excuse, whatever makes you feel better. Just sad that you took a spot of a person who actually would have been good.
Cringe comment
You sound fun.
No, the worst participant was the guy who had a Panic attack and left on the second day. Will we be seeing you on the show next season Bob?
Thanks Bob, I appreciate every comment, even the ones that aren't worth anyones time and energy.
@@megnakamura7652 i said of this season... that guy that got scared of bear poop is def the worst : ) . This season, there was only one fake survivalist... lets bring the water bottle guy : )