Mental Illness as a Crisis of Meaning in Modern Society
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- Опубликовано: 8 май 2024
- Modern society has seen a massive spike in mental illness. Why could this be? We will be exploring the characteristics of modernity and associate it with the rise of mental illness through the crisis of meaning in modern society. Modernity is characterised by a sense of disorientation. The mass neurosis of modern times is the “unheard cry for meaning”.
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⌛ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction: Modern Society and Mental Illness
1:50 The Myth of Mental Illness
3:00 Modern Society: Freedom and Responsibility
5:14 Modern Society: Death of God
6:34 The Existential Vacuum
8:20 The Hero Journey
9:13 What Actually Takes Place Inside the Mentally Ill?
11:45 Modern Society: Lack of a Tribe
14:52 Modern Society: Psychic Dissociation
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📝 Sources
Roberts, M. (2007). Modernity, mental illness and the crisis of meaning. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 14(3), 277-281.
Sass, L. A. (1994). Civilized madness: schizophrenia, self-consciousness and the modern mind. History of the human sciences, 7(2), 83-120.
Littlewood, R. (1995). Abstracts & Reviews: Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature and Thought by LOUIS A. SASS, PH.D. 1992. New York: Basic Books. Cloth: 30.00, 40.00 Canadian, ISBN 0-465-04312-7, x+ 595 pages. Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review, 32(1), 78-86.
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i found your old jung channel and thought you had quite...very happy i found your new channel. you have a distinct voice and you break down difficult complex ideas into bitesize digestable portions, but you do great not losing thing in the distillation process.
Very good video. Subbed.
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schizophrenia is a made up word to control people it doesn't mean anything it's just a black magic buzzword spell/spelling for "shut up your making me have to question my paradigm or you are making me have to admit god is real". schizophrenia only exists in this satanic society, that hates to admit the earth is flat and God is real, leave the society and it's not even a thing. calling someone schizo is the same as those who call others, crazy conspiracy theorists, tin foil hat, or other names because they are either satanists,fallen angel who live among us, or don't want their paradigm shifted to have to admit God is real. they created psychology to explain away anything to do with God, or the spiritual realm because they don't want to admit they are real.
E. Fromm in one of his books said: What is the meaning of fixing a neurotic patient so he or she can go back to society, when society itself is sick.
oh wow...
Krishnamurti said “it is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society”, which is spot-on, indicating that your question is a good one. All evidence indicates society needs to change, at their very roots. As pointed out yes real mental illness exists but many people have been falsely diagnosed due to perfectly rational, natural reactions to a problematic culture
@@joeanthony7759 exactly
I mean society sucks but I'd rather my friends not kill themselves
If "fixing" means preparing the patient to have self-awareness (such that they know themselves and can see the difference between societal ills hoist upon them and their own internal demos) and the tools to combat their sicknesses (and clarity to recognize that they will have little to no impact on society in their lifetime) then I see great meaning in the effort.
If "fixing" means getting them back to a state before their neurosis hampered them then yes, there is little meaning as you are basically throwing them back into the sick society with no more tools or protection than they had before they were overwhelmed in the first place.
The problem is that society itself is sick. There are a million reasons for someone to end up chronically depressed and anxious and societies answer is not to fix those problems but rather to drug you into numbness to it. That is in itself sick.
Everyone is sick!! We all suffer from the most contagious STD of all: life!
the world literally makes you crazy
no there is nothing to do with mental illness people are acting insane because they have to either constantly deny reality or admit the horrible truth that live in a feudalism globalist slaving empire, those who deny it will constantly have to make excuses to dismiss the evidence and thus lost the basic ability of thinking critically while those who accept it will be too disgusted with people and this society to become involved on it, the fact is however whether they can mentally withstand it or not the truth remains that they will have to work a wage slaves for the rest of their lives and so will their children and the only way to avoid it is to become a exploiter as well, and then the guilt will drive you crazy, the people who would oppose this must not have any loved ones and not have any material attachment and well as no attachment to their own lives, in other world they are the opposite of everything human impulse and thus are crazy even if a good type of crazy, so ultimately until the pests that crates this feudalistic system are ripped out of power and get what they deserve and its made clear to everyone that anyone who tries the same shall suffer a worse fate not until then shall the world change, but this will take a massive war and thus its not happening any time soon
@@colorpg152 exactly. Those are the reasons I was thinking of.
wise words, absolutely TRUE
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
―Jiddu Krishnamurti
So True!!!
Truth
One of my favorite quotes!
Sounds like copium to me
@@allanlomas5133 - afraid I don't know what that means.
“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
when you loose YOURSELF you will find your SELF
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I was at home at night and sat at my desk watching a documentary of an oil drilling isle. I was warm, had a cozy bed, a full fridge, a loving family, couple of communities, wasn't broke. In the documentary I saw a group of men working under the most miserable conditions imaginable. They were dirty, grimy, freezing half to death, yelling and roaring and drinking and cursing. I was horrified to sense a deep and genuine envy for what they had. My mind immediately retaliated against me with guilt for such a profoundly ungrateful sentiment, but I could not help it. I think it was the yearning for a sense of purpose, of stakes, and a primitive drive for brotherhood that caused my reaction, and I felt that each and everyone of these men had all of that. I knew full well they would likely have envied me just the same.
Despite horrible conditions I always loved marching collectively in the army, no internal communication among the group members, no self worth and no boundaries of the self that have to be preserved. Losing your identity in exchange of that of the group is somewhat relaxing. Living like an orc made me feel better.
@@ahmeteminerdogan9266 i can feel you. The power you feel when you are in a group of people that shares the same feelings, same ideals is mesmerizing. There is nothing more sacred than a group of human fighting for a purpose.
Our minds can never be satisfied. The ultimate curse of intelligence. There is no _final state_ for one's mind as long as one is alive. The only final state is death.
I’m no soldier, but I imagine those feelings that you guys are describing are why wars are won. Whichever group of people hold on to that sense of purpose win the most on average, I would think.
What was the name of the documentary?
Perhaps things seem worse in modern times because we don’t have to spend all of our time trying to survive nature, and so we have much more time think about how miserable existence can be.
I stated something similar
Contemplating existence will always be considered a luxury.
I believe alienation from labor and social relations being reduced to the point of exchange in commodities rather than the labor that came to a complete product is what prevents meaning from truly being noticeable in people, everyone is reduced to competition or employer and employee rather than community action that can engage the proletariat to develop their own autonomy without the coercion of the flows of capital under capitalism
That and meaning comes from achievement. Planting seeds, watching them grow and feeding your family is an achievement. You can see the benefits of your labor. But in modern times, when you work for a salary, doing the same thing over and over, so that whomever you work for gets richer, but from year to year you just rinse and repeat, where's the sense of accomplishment? This is the problem.
@@shinrapresident7010 Talks about murdering communists... has the username "ShinRaPresident," a reference to a fictional hypercapitalist villain and warmonger....
Well, I suppose no one can say your username isn't fitting.
I kind of feel like the hardest part of all of this is being so absolutely depleted of drive,self worth or really feeling anything at all but you can still feel that emptiness in your gut that keeps you aware that there's something wrong
Your empty. You need Jesus to fill you with His Holy Spirit!
@@alexcajiao7489 I am spirit filled and still have a chemical imbalance 😢
Lack of love for THE OTHERS
I used to carry the same thing until I became under the spirit of abomination. I was framed by police then contracted schizophrenia in jail. I lost all my friends, family, and now pay attention to conversations that occur to be located in my left auditory cortex. I am physically injured and don't understand people anymore other than I am in abject poverty since being ejected from the social structure I used to navigate without the abominable.
@@Teriyaki-vj8ny Why? That doesn’t make sense? What Spirit? And are you taking any (meds)?
As someone who suffers from bipolar disorder 2... having gone through (spiritual) psychosis... I know one of the biggest issues for me mentally is the structure of our current society... the obsession of of the material... that you have to be obsessed with the material world in order to be considered successful... this mentality has never aligned with me. And I was on that journey for a while. I am still in the process of finishing my degree for computer science (almost done) but I began to really question why I‘m seeking this degree... what it’s worth... and spiritually it means nothing... It is only valuable to me in the sense that society forced its material value onto me. We are a society obsessed with meaningless material to the point that it clearly harms our mental and spiritual side.
Your not alone
Good to see people waking up
I feel that. maybe we're heading towards realization that the general society has zero relevance & we should still focus on ourselves, our well-being and the contribution we can make to this world. because otherwise it's a wasted life, y'know
Amen bro
Ily and you are not alone!!!
It’s so interesting that our intelligence has both caused these problems and paved the way to our understanding of them.
And yet we grow wiser but are still unable to fix these problems
That's why the devil is an intellectual being. Lex Luthor is an example, the tower of Babel has the same message. The more we advance the more we think we know about the world. In reality the more we discover, the more we don't know. But many people are too arrogant to understand this
Aaah, the paradox and duality of modern man !!!!
@@MegaMerdeux There is no devil
Wrong.
Learn neurophysiology and immunology, there you find the hints.
The world is an insane asylum and we're all inmates.
Some people are the inmates. They are the ones who try to make life hell for everyone else...
I'm a 25 year old man from Oklahoma, high-school drop out and veteran working in the cannabis industry with alcoholism. Thoughts of why I'm here on this earth constantly burden me. Listening and learning from these videos hit me in the right place when necessary.
Try not to stress, 25 is really young & you have plenty of time to figure that out... I'm in my late 30's and most of my peers are still figuring out that question... doesn't mean you can't enjoy your life in the meantime.
Same age my friend. We'll get there.
go read the Quran
@@AC-mp7cx why are you giving us bad advice
Friend, if you’re looking for a solution to that alcoholism, read The Easy Way to Control Alcohol by Allen Carr.
Sincerely, it single-handedly cured me of what I believed was alcoholism for years. I have absolutely no desire to drink alcohol anymore. Its truly brilliant.
I used to work in a psychiatric emergency. After ALL of the folks I saw coming in that just couldn't cope with not being where they expected to be in society, I decided that I didn't CARE one bit what anybody else thought of me, or what I was supposed to be or achieve by a certain age. I travel, work in different trades, meet people, and DON'T force myself to talk to mean or selfish people anymore. I only aim to please MYSELF now. I am happy with my lot in life (not too bad, not the greatest, just a sane average). Before, I felt tons of pressure from my family and my exes. Now I live FREE of all of that. I'm lucky I live in a country where you can still get educated and have healthcare without going bankrupt though. It frees up the rest of your life. It's actual FREEDOM.
Based on what you've said, I don't think you only aim to please just yourself. That would bring misery in the end. Doing good that helps others in turn pleases you. You seem like that kind of person.
Not going bankrupt due healthcare and education is great. America has it bad.
We are caught in a perpetual state of wanting more, thinking there’s something wrong, trying to change and fix things…
Life is truly a paradox. Nothing satisfies.
You sound selfish 😂😂 or narcissistic. Not to not talk to 'mean people' but all this pleasing yourself , you sound like my way or the highway ... do you negotiate with good people are you able to recognise good people if your head is so far up your ass pleasing yourself 😂
@@freespirit-111 That's because, as has been outlined in this video essay, there is something missing; but in most cases it can't be satisfied by any of our conscious endeavours, leading to despair, existential crisis and ultimately disintegration of the self.
@@xhan1167 True. A lifetime of restlessness heading towards the grave.
After suffering a psychotic episode the underlying meaning of these videos becomes all the more apparent. They are a blessing.
Hope you are doing ok Ralph?
@@robdee81 l'm doing very well but l can't relate to normal people.
@@ralphricart3177 I experienced one a couple months ago, and man for a moment when it happened i was feeling an immense happiness, its so strange
@@PautinoPR That's because it's a glimpse out of the collective dream ( waking time).
I had mine years ago, but it came with a good thing: when faced with hardships, I can think that, if I got out of that, I can get out of anything.
So in order to have good mental health:
1) work minimally
2) find a hobby
3) maintain a support system
What about third world countries.....there's no working minimally there.
@@cherylcollette6736 We should all fix that. I mean it, I do. How, I'm not sure.... but I'm 1000000000% sure that we should and 100% sure we can. To redesign all work environments and settings to be more enjoyable and to allow people more practical freedom to choose their field and support them in that more, and forget the antiquated one-size-for-all thinking in education for a good part. That'd be my start.
bottomline, overthrow capitalism
@@americadeserved9-11covid6 Because Communism has worked so much better, right?
@@americadeserved9-11covid6 yeh sure
As someone who is battling alcoholism and depression, that was heavy duty. Keep up the good work dude. We will endeavour to persevere. 😵💫
Alcohol is a depressant, as you may know, but to us alcoholics it doesn't always feel like a depressant when we are using it. I too, suffer from depression, but I managed to stop drinking 14 years ago. The fellowship helps me quite a lot. The depression has been a BITCH lately. 😆 How are you doing today?I'm thinking about you, whomever you are. I'll send good vibes to.you.
God bless you brother, please try to escape as soon as you can. I quit all by myself after over 10 years of heavy alcoholism but it took many tries. Having the proper nutrition and supplements to get past the acute detoxification hurdle was key. I’m not against AA, but it jumps straight to spirituality. You can’t focus on your spirit very well until you heal your body. Please reach out if you want help
there is no such thing as depression the moment u take responsiblity for ur thoughts and actions u can in no way suffer from an ilness that lives outside of urself lets nott batlle depression lets erase it from existence this way there is no scapegoat for shit choices
@@papillon1232 ???? yikes dude
@@papillon1232 I have brain damage that causes mood issues. Tell that to a neurologist or even a priest and see how far you get
I've lost that feeling of meaning at 11 and have never felt it since.
Perhaps you are only looking at the truth, life is indeed meaningless. But I strongly believe that value and meaning are two distinct things. Life can be outrightly meaningless, but value, we are only deprived of it. We give ourselves value, a reason to persist to exist; it could be as subjective as a person, a pet, etc. We are that capable.
When did you start spending your time in front of the computer instead of in the nature with other people your age?
@@yarpenzigrin1893 At 18. When I was 11 I was only allowed 1 hour of game time per day. I was always outside with friends and still depressed. So I just kind of resigned after a couple of years.
What feeling of meaning? There was never one. Its imaginary.
The last 2 years I've been slipping away into deeper psychological problems. The global crisis gave me time to think about my past and future and in weeks I was completely lost. I went from being an occasional weed consumer to a full addict in a matter of months. Right now I am in such a deep depression that I sleep or stay awake for days, plagued by personal trauma and the complete loss of connection with the modern society. I feel like we are collectively are destroying ourselves and our surroundings. That causes a feeling of helplessness and dissociation.
Just to put this in perspective. Before all of this I was positive minded. You could throw piles of garbage at me and I'd still find the positive part of the situation. I was motivated, extroverted and I loved the direction my life was going in.
Everything is the complete opposite now.
The only reason I reacted so much personal stuff is because my line of thoughts are so much like this video that I thought there might be more people like me
So strange that your post is exactly what I’ve experienced as well. Either our civilization is on the decline, as civilizations tend to do, or this is some major spiritual happening on an energetic level we don’t understand. I’ve pretty much resigned myself to a life of survival, finding ways to cope with suffering until my death. I find distractions here and there. I get myself up for work. I slip by. It’s like somewhere “back there” we walked into the Twilight Zone.
Same, but it’s our individual lives. It’s not going to get better because of one way or another, you just either choose to be depressed or be the opposite
Have you tried calling out to God, you may find answers if you are open to it. The lockdowns have been a terrible wake up call, like the dark night of the soul. As painful as it is we need to reach the bottom before we see how helpless we really are. Only when we choose to humble ourselves and our overcome our egos does humanity have a chance in finding the truth. We think we are enlightened just because we have advanced technology but we are the most spiritually bankrupt generation. We only believe in what we see through the senses whilst ignoring the parts of ourselves pointing to a greater reality beyond.
@@kynaatawan5967 Very wise.
I guess this is why so many people (myself included) live on the verge of workaholism, and why it is so terrifying to think about losing one's job - it's not just the monetary loss, it's also the loss of belonging to groups that tackle challenges together and strives to achieve something that brings value to other people.. in many modern IT workplaces deparments are even called tribes and people work together in teams. Being part of creating and maintaining products customers need gives a feeling of satisfaction, purpose and direction, and having no job or one that doesn't feel meaningful will easily wear down even the strongest psyche..
Interesting and also bit sad remark. And how do you balance your workaholism? How do you relax?
@@SuperMrBlaze Hobby astronomy and astrophotography relaxes me (if I'm not on call) - I like meditative hobbies outdoors and I love the night sky.
Other things that help me unwind is hanging out with chill non-judgmental friends. If I'm in a social setting where the mood is a bit tense, e.g. people who wants to discuss politics or other strong opinions, or if I'm in a setting where I don't feel comfortable, I catch myself wishing I was at work (where I can do something about things, where I have my team and I'm part of setting the direction). I've gotten better over the years, but I still need to actively work on maintaining a healthy balance.
I was once a workaholic and achiever. Best thing i did whn i gave it up. Not at the time tho. But it was certainly telling 2 run
I wish you workaholics would cut it out. You folks do it to find meaning in your lifes, but what you're really doing is pricing anyone else out of "the market", and making it that more and more people have to become workaholics.
It is dam scary 2 make the jump. But big jumps r scary. I experienced burnout thru stress from work and it will get u and slam u over that jump. Thats whn it will tell u alright but pls dont let it get to that as it is a nightmare 2 recover. Your body and mind just gives up in protest
As a 22 year old with adhd dependent on medications and still living with my parents in LA, this video has opened up a deeper understanding of my emotions and why I feel the way I do. Thanks
@Booster Rooster no shit your life is yours to take control of. Adhd is not an excuse but no doubt a contributing factor to my mental state.
Jaja mexicanos live with parents until 35
In the exact same boat but 6 years your elder, don’t feel so bad.. I’ll try not to either.
@@Iprodeltaeliteso adhd is a excuse? Or nahh. And how does it contribute to the mental state ?
So what did you understand? Care to elaborate?
I've been experiencing an existential crisis for over a decade now. Crippling to say the least.
I stop searching for answers, because I realize that no answer will satisfy me.
You're trapped in a reality paradox. You're looking for meaning from a reality you create.
@@FullCircleTravis im not actually looking for meaning. There is no meaning or reason for life. Thats the conclusion ive come to. Just got to carry on with this monotonous routine everyday in a soul crushing job and still have no money and struggle through this existence.
@@xpertnova5292 im sorry but I cant agree with that, no offense intended. I dont believe in god.
@@xpertnova5292 Not questioning your own belief and ideologies is stating that you’ve arrived. I belief there is a universal truth, but no one knows what it looks and feels like.
I spent almost all of my 20s, thinking those questions intricately.
And what surprised me is this video offers the resemble answers as i did, with wealth of evidences.
Such concordance encourages me to go deep into it.
Much appreciation for you!
INTP too?
There were answers in this video? All I heard was the description of problems. If there were answers, I missed them.
@@Nkrissz this is eerie. i was about to comment how i feel the same way and then i see ur comment... yeah i'm INTP too hahah. is that something we share? coming to see the real value of life in belonging to a tribe and sharing a belief system, as we age? of attempting to reconnect to nature?
@@randomgrinn it is an answer for myself
@@Nkrissz enfj but actually I’m pretty neutral
I had tears in my eyes at one point. I don't know a single person who understands me as well as Carl Jung does.
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I’ve said these exact words so any times Roger. Hope you’re all good.
Border here. I work at a very stressful environment, and the feeling I have is that I'm constantly holding a giant furious monster in a leash. The amount of anger, dispair, emptiness and lack of meaning is overwhelming
Many people with depression are among the sanest people I've ever met.the ones who stand up and try to tell us all how to behave may well be the most diseased..
the problem is that modern humanity chooses to embrace several causes of mental disintegration, such as isolation and aggression on social media, reliance on gadgets instead of direct communication, avoidance of intellectual growth, and the reductive thinking known as "pc culture". knowledge is viewed as legitimate mostly for the sake of money. medication is subsequently used to silence the questions that gnaw at us.
No one consciously chooses to embrace the environment to which they find themselves indoctrinated and born into. These are all only correlative symptoms of the madness of modernism, they are not causal by any means.
The state of das world is a reflection of the state of people mind.
With our minds,
We create das world.
nowadays navigating morality and ethics falls back on noone but ourselves, and if you ask me it still isnt clear how its going to go
Humanity is wildly overrated.
Nice....
i can't thank you enough for taking time and effort to produce this content , you can't imagine how this is helpful for me these days .
Lol you're muslim, just pray 😂.
@@bosozoku9183 😂😂
"You will rent forever and be happy", when the working class is unable to take on burden and responsibility to work towards a better future for their families and themselves then we have a problem
Sounds good that I'm going to be happy.
I love this channel so much, everything being discussed feels like a hug. I often think about these things however, he can actually put it into words. It makes me feel seen and makes me think about the same thoughts just in a different perspective. This is my new favorite channel, I can’t stop watching. I hope to find more channels like this to continue make sense of my journey in life. Thank you Eternalised
I wrote something inspired by this : Depression is a self destructive reaction driven by the social structure that we live in.
Just like the primitive men who laid by the side of the river; waiting patiently to die off; in response to the lack of meaning.
Thus we are responding to our environment carefully designed to be meaningless.
That was beautiful Markos :) Hope you may not suffer too much from our self destructive reaction
Except that you are wrong.
It is an inflammatory and immunological issue.
Urbanization only causes more toxoplasma infections and toxicants to float around.
@@fragileomniscience7647 when you found out how your science has studied and verified how our mind can make us sick (psychosomatic illness) making it a non physichal cause, you will lose your mind. materialism impulsed by the dogmatic cientificism it's one of the most dangerous and ignorant ideas that will lead to our downfall as civilization. we are not biologic mechanical robots.
Cheers. Like that
wow, such literature
The quality and depth of this video and it’s teachings have left me literally speechless. Took many notes, reflected a lot about my own thoughts. I can only thank you so much for the amount of effort to put such high quality content here for free. Thank you.
took notes? 🤦♂️
@@elbozo5723 What's your problem with him taking notes? That's what you do if someone is giving a lecture and you're interested and willing to learn and grow. The joke is clearly on you.
@@rwalkestai750 Just read his comment history, not worth give him any attention
It is on purpose
i went through the "why" early in life, and after a year and a half a random terror attacks from thinking about that, i eventually just thought that I'm already forced into this life, so i changed that to "why not?"
Honestly that is the best philosophy. I myself saw that answer back to people when I do things like walking barefoot in the cold, when people say why ?instead of looking for a fancy or logical answer I saw why not?
I think you got it right
100%
it's like the reduction of absurdism v nihilism that i came across awhile ago:
nihilism - nothing matters :|
absurdism - nothing matters :)
when u recognize that nothing Matters objectively, the liberation to continue forth in whichever direction YOU think is most compelling (or Matters) is unparalleled.
i just wanna tell you, your comment gave me an epiphany.. have a good day and thank you.
Awesoooome!!!
I never thought like that. I have always lived in the why, thank you! 👏🏻
The animation, the content, the entire channel.. I am over the moon rather than on it! Thank you so much for all the energy invested in this video ! It's a gift to us, will join your patreon asap :)
I once asked my Psychiatrist whether he felt mental illness was less prevalent thousands of years ago. He said "no".
My psychologist said "yes".
Interesting!
Of course
Einstein answer: Everything is relative!
i think we can agree our current lifestyle as we know it is way more demanding and convoluted than thousands of years ago.
they still had problems yes, but not to our degree
'Psychology' is not a science.
Indeed, great value has been placed on this conundrum that you have made more whole - thanks for your most excellent outline - just subscribed with much pleasure ❦
Brilliant!! Excellent references and, more importantly, a reminder of the essential link we share to our community and the connection we share to one another. Inspired! Thanks.
I think a lot of trouble is people want to have a purpose or meaning to their existence. The fact is, a large majority of us will go unnoticed; extras in the film of life. To help myself cope with this and live happy, I accept this reality. I don't resign myself to it, I accept it. Therefore, I focus on things that make me happy. I do the things I want, I spend time with people I want, I immerse myself in my hobbies, and try not to let what people think about me burden me. I'm therefore making a meaningful life for myself. Self happiness to me equals fulfillment. Of course, this stems from growing up as a loaner. It's not for everyone, and everyone has different problems, but this is how I live day by day.
That sounds great! Ideal even!
Absolutley stunning! High quality content! Thanks for the hard work!
Indeed
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on this platform.
I always thought that everybody asked that question: why? Why do we live this why? As I grew older I realized not everyone does, and some people are okay with just being another person in the crowd
This is such a great video. Keep up the good work, man!
such nice voice and grammar. I love your videos, even though I don't understand everything perfectly 'cause I'm not a English fluent, so there's a lot of words that I don't recognize, but I'm improving and your videos help me too (I'm brazillian).
@Fabricio Costa Idem
Raison Just keep listening that's awesome that your learning something new. Great job my friend!!
Agreed, but he reads with no emphasis and feels robotic
@@lelandgregory5897 thank you!
@@Knunus1103 really "KAREN" LMFAO how rude of you to belittling Raison.
I just discovered your channel and felt compelled to subscribe immediately. That hasn’t happened to me in a long while. Looking forward to watching all of the content over the next few days.
Did the same
Me as well
I recognized the voice from other videos but this one made me subscribe too! Great thought rivers
Yep indeed.
The mental illness was the friends (Nature, meaning, drive, beliefs) that we lost along the way!
Thank you for this work. Perspective. Will now have this to add to all of the new perspectives recently found on this wonderful platform!
Thank you - this is fantastic - I love how you connect the dots
An excellent video. I wholeheartedly agree with your thesis. I especially enjoyed the reflection of our modern predicament against the background of hunter-gatherer groups. We have drifted far out to the sea of culture, and the shores we departed long ago, representing our natural place in the ecosystem, are but a faint memory now. It's truly no wonder why we, despite our material quality of life, suffer so deeply from mental anguish in the modern world. A change of course, and a thorough reconnect with our natural roots, and nature at large, on a global scale, is gravely in need, before we kill the planet and ourselves in our frantic chase of culturally (mis)placed, capitalistic values.
The author of the video, like any armchair philosopher, is looking for complex answers to simple issues. Mental illness is caused by a chemical imbalance. We live in the age of free dopamine. Fix your dopamine imbalance and you'll find meaning.
I've heard the quote somewhere saying "our evolution isn't fast enough to keep up with our culture" and I couldn't agree enough.
Spectacular video. We have a lot to learn about ourselves, how to not overthink and how important is having people around you that make you feel loved and belonging
This is only the third video of yours that I have watched as I recently stumbled upon this channel. But what a gem did I stumble upon?! Thank you so much for your efforts. Very much needed. Lovely indeed.
R.D. Laing 'The Divided self' For anyone who might be suffering and needing to put words to how they feel this book ultimately saved my life. Laing what a guy. we were blessed to have people such as Juang, Laing and Neitzsche.
Neitzsche was a maniac.
@@cherylcollette6736 Just in ways stuck to his way of thinking, and putting it on pedestal above other views perhaps. I don't think anyone should be labeled like that, it doesn't contribute to the thing, and is a negative, oversimplified and demonizing thing in and of itself. Understanding the most troubled and different, quirky, edgy, violent etc individuals is crucial if we want to create a more loving world where we don't brutalize each other.
This coming from me. I completed my army training and I WILL protect civilians (even those who treated me the worst and are ignorant little stuck-up void of goodwill folks) by even going to war if need be, as a native of this little nation Finland, next to "big bad" Russia where most people are still much like you and me with hopes and dreams. I love peace and I'm fully committed to respect real boundaries of people, laws and nations, but my personal creed is to protect and be merciful, even and especially those who may least deserve it. But should war come here, even people like me will bear their fighting spirit for what we believe in.
Why do I say this? So if you actually read this far, you may realize I'm strongly for love and understanding, everyone I can while upholding boundaries, and not some idealistic pacifist detached from earth's realities.
Interesting. I'm not on the best terms with society - Im diagnosed AsPD (Antisocial PD), always been marginalised, locked in psych wards quite a few times, from young age, feels like recluse but not by my own choice, I wasnt born like this, which gave me tons anger issues and I feel restless, most of the time. I dont hate anyone though. I'm just indifferent.
Nowadays, I'm mostly observing people, I'm very detached from them, they feel like ghosts to me. It's pretty alienating to experience world like this.
Anyways, good content.
Me too most I end up talking too dr nurses I feel they need the help ... IT makes me laugh as the problem is the judgement of the judge (people) we all do it ... show me normal .... I'd rather be mad than boring lol
I think this is a result of being very emotional, you should invest yourself in others journeys and learn to see the beauty in tragedies. You have been though your own and it will help you understand the universe. You are not alone, you apart of a whole 1 body and conciousness. Reach out to reach within. Trust me its much harder to feel, then not. So don't give up cause the pain will feel good to feel when you know what it brings.
Why you were locked in a psych ward?
I've beem locked 7 times in total, since age 12, for various reasons.
Having AsPD doesnt make me immune to depression and even psychosis, it was mostly that.
Like how u describe it as being a ghost thanks 4 shareing
I have been experiencing existential crisis beyond time and dimension but luckily this video gave me some relief. Thanks a lot, much needed one
Wow… you don’t even realize how much this video helped me to better understand some of my issues and battles that I’m fighting with myself. Thank you very much for your enlightening words. May you have a blessed day!
Fantastic synthesis of ideas from many brilliant minds! What a wonderful and introspective analysis.
7 years ago I lost my purpose. My life went downhill fast. I got medicated for bipolar disorder and PTSD. After 5 years, the pills I was on still were not working.
Figured my shit out. Found purpose. Got off pills. Resolved my issues by myself.
Two years after kind of finding my purpose again, I'm doing better than ever. There is definitely something to purpose being linked to mental health.
Outstanding and resilient
How did you find your purpose? You have my respect.
Im not so fortunate as im currently in that mentally unstable state.
This is amazing. Great video. It's nice to know there is fellow thinkers who aren't afraid to speak out against the established canon of humanity. It's forever changing
This channel deserves way more views. Keep up the great videos.🙏
Incredible video it’s like I was watching a video on my internal thoughts I’ve been having for a few years
This is literally the shit I’ve be ruminating on for years, thank you for putting this onto video, I’m sending this to everyone I know
This is the best content i've watched in my entre life thus far, thank you so much for putting this together.
Literally the most useful and mind-blowing video on RUclips. I learnt more in your video than in my six month therapy. Thank you a thousand times !
Whenever my clients tell me they are chronically anxious or depressed, I do not blame them considering on what's going on in modern society right now.
You should blame them because it's their own fault. They're dopamine addicts and need to quit immediately.
@@yarpenzigrin1893 how do they quit if you don’t mind me asking
@@m9rcelin3 Look up dopamine detox.
@@yarpenzigrin1893 Oh, you are the same troll who shitposts on AronRa's channel.
@@yarpenzigrin1893 I don't think that has any scientific proof
I have schizophrenia. Life can be hell, the thoughts of paranoia can be overwhelming.
I hope you find something that works for you. I have your diagnosis and I did, for myself, at least.
When you think of your condition as something unwanted and in need of healing, when that condition is tied to your senses and thought processes... that kinda vilifying approach to your condition... well, it did not serve me, and there's a whole lot of people speaking against such way of labeling us.
Why? Because it's part of you, so it's self-hating, abusive towards yourself. Is it any wonder I too suffered a lot abd long enough, when that idea was still prevalent in my mind?
After I took a brighter, more gentle and understanding attitude to my voices, they calmed. After I realized I needed to set them boundaries on how they treat me, and uphold those boundaries, they started to respect my words and will a bit more.
I wish you the best in life....
Mikko
I’m 23 and have been struggling to find myself for years I disassociated for 6-7 months this year because all I did was work,eat and sleep. I don’t remember half of the shit I did and it’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one dealing with depression in this way 🙏 i appreciate your work/ this video
Really enjoyed this. Thanks once again to the remarkable playlister.
these are all good points but I think the main reason for the spikes in mental illness is that there are more diagnosis, and also almost everything resembling a unique personality can fit the criteria of some sort of mental illness (possibly to sell more pills).
For example my great grandpa mercilessly beat his wife and kids, obviously that's a mental illness but was never diagnosed
I genuinely enjoy watching these videos, and stumbled upon them accordingly through the glory of the algorithm.
I've fought my own demons, just to have a new wave of fiends slowly cloud the horizon. These videos put words and a certain tangible value to the series of catastrophes that fall upon my own psyche. Things that I feel that all of us watching have had varying degrees of experience with.
So thank you for grounding me, and don't mind me being theatrical with my words, it's simply therapeutic to write, even if it's just a RUclips comment.
Walk with me and I won't let you down. I promise.
Same here fella. Courage to ye, keep on fighting
The Art of creative expression is Psychi therapy in its purest form
@@blackboxgoddess8747 It challenges the debate on whether we have original ideas or not. Either way, beauty needs no explaining to appreciate.
@@gen-x-zeke8446 Debate. Hmm.
We got to get everyone feeling better right away. The suffering is so out of control that people are self-medicating with anything that they can get their hands on.
The only real way to do that is to literally go back 2 thousand years.
I know I am.
Its going to get out of Control big time soon enough
That’s why psychiatrists are there, useless panacea tho. Humans gotta wake up and change the way we are living. You can’t be sane in a toxic world.
This is genuinely the most intellectual video I’ve seen on this topic, thank you 🙏
Humanity´s problem is that we focus so much on technology as the answer to everything. No one seems to have noticed how dead one feels after having repeated the knowledge of technology over and over until one can memorize it sleeping. But one doesn´t feel inspired or excited by it. instead one feels that the mind has grown smaller instead of awakening something within.
Technology is pretty amazing. The fact that we can use relay switches to program logic circuits, and then turn them into solid state technology and shrink them down darn near indefinitely is incredible. But yeah, there are other things in life besides that. Sometimes just going outside and looking at the colors of the early morning sky is pretty refreshing. Or to look upon a wife that you have loved for years and to realize you still love her just as much as always. I know those things can always give me a sense of life if I'm ever feeling dead and the push of progress seems pointless.
Perhaps related to this, l never understood excessive quoting of others as a means of communication. If we're to make our own way, why not speak as a person and not in the second person or about mankind. Isn't that a little...mentally ill? Grasping at an artificial sense of community by using the words of strangers, just because they too quote others who do? It seems to me almost like a proto-microchip in the head. Old viral quotes gone viral again.
Very weird.
@@carlodave9 Sounds like you would like to go in the footsteps of Bruce Lee when he said: " - Having no way as a way, is to have all ways. Having no style as a style, is to have all styles." and when he says " - The art of Jeet Kune Do is simply to simplify. It favours formlessness so that it can assume in any form. And since Jeet Kune Do has no style it can fit in with all styles." ;)
There is something irreplaceable about the experience of reading a physical copy of a book or engaging in a conversation with someone that lasts for hours. Despite the direction society is heading towards, I try to maintain my ties to this earthly realm. I feel disillusioned by what I must accomplish in order to maintain my existence though. Something about the mental exhaustion that comes from upholding a routine. I believe that people will always feel internally conflicted. Some are just better at distracting themselves.
@@theboombody Beautifully said
I love this video so much! I wish more people could watch it! This video further clarified my beliefs through my own research, but now I have to make sure it's not a confirmation bias.
Hi
I am an avid mental health awareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my RUclips channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. ❤️💚❤️
Spoken word performer. Geez.
This has become one of my favorite channels. Brilliant. Articulate. Esoteric.
Every video is excellent.
put into words a lot of what i've been feeling these last few months
its comforting and validating to see i'm not the only one who is feeling or has felt like this, and i'm very grateful for the insight the people that came before us left behind
Amazing video, keep up the good work
Have you ever taken a moment to consider that mental illness is now diagnosed as such and not as "possession", "unbalanced humors" or "The Devil/witches".
Mental illness has always had a category, historically - distinct, yes, from posession and humoral medicine. Insanity was the symptom, while spiritual or planetary modalities may have been declared causal, the understood prognosis of mental illness has remained much the same. Even at the height of the religious visionaries there existed the observation and primitive understanding of shizophrenia. I suggest you look into what a number of sociologists have coined “scientization”. Our ancestors did not normally participate in bogus fantasies and make believe devoid of logical reasoning, nor is our modern corpus superiorly evolved or ‘beyond history’.
Exactly
No, the rates themselves have increased massively
@@readmycomment3707 that’s not true..
Metaphorical or an avatar for experience can be superior to an abstract materialist label.
Thank you for this video; it helped me articulate some thoughtd I had about human condition. It was very well put together!
The real question is "what happens inside the mind of the mentally sane".
Probably not much.
@@williamdavis3590 😂😂😂 True
Well they find meaning in whatever they can.. work, family, status, entertainment, hobbies, faith, values, integrity…
Structure and routine will keep you together.
To justify certain set of attitude to clarify human instinct to certify certain set of technolofy driven digital life to glorify Robotic form of love sex relationship enterpeneurship as generationZ
We’ve replaced questions of good and evil with what is healthy. Which is just as arbitrary. For instance, we say, “Healthy teenagers behave such-and-such…” But the very concept of “teenagers” is a 20th-Century concept. No civilization has ever nailed how a “healthy teenager” should behave. Material wealth has given teenagers a separate identity which we in turn label “ healthy” or “unhealthy.” It is the new well-intentioned dogma. The only way I have found to deal with the postmodern dilemma is to set “personal comfort” as the standard. Then my body tells me what I need. It also moves to be more empathic because I can appreciate other people doing what is necessary to self-soothe or self-comfort.
This comment resonated with me.
I largely agree with this comment actually I probably agree with it all. I mostly struggle with self soothing sentiments that surround me. I empathize but I also reject this notion on a personal level and to an extent even in others.
Very well done video, thanks a bunch :) i shared this in insta story
That was amazing. Eye opening. Kudos to you .
Very much interesting. I recommended this lecture to friends and alumni. Very much rich in an "Igel" (german, "Hedgehog") way: it points tips in many directions. Excellent work.
That's the most important 19 min video I have ever watched. It does explain so many layers of my own life. Walking in the wood save me. I always thought that is where I belong : In Nature. We are so disconnected in our modern world that what is left to belong to is Nature.
Thanks for all your hard work! :D
This was amazing, thank you. BRAVO!
Allowed me to realize how obviously I’m already living the hero’s journey. Seems like a good sign, because to be honest lately I’ve felt extremely content and blessed, even through struggle and pain. It really is the answer!
While what's cure for one, can be deadly poison for the other, I am reading your comment with a smile. And, what's a cure for you, can be that for many others too. So... march on, brother!
I can for sure relate... its honesty scary hearing it in such a professional manner and with so many examples.
And it's all nonsense. Don't look for answers in philosophy. The source of the problems is dopamine addiction. Fix that and you'll find life meaningful again.
The information contained in this video is priceless and really shines a light on why people feel so lost today.
Thank you so much for making this video
Bravo. Well said. Thank you for your energy in this material.
How are you doing today?
It's reassuring to see so many who feel the same way
This video is so impressive. What a great creation, congratulations, the video has greatly impacted me, thank you!!
This video gave me a huge boost, thank you so much!
The problem is decreasing face to face real interactions between people in my opinion.
Shop online, watch RUclips instead of talking to friends, when reaching out to someone we use texting, order food in the app, work in the computer and so on
This is my favorite channel for ever ✨
If you like this, check out Academy of Ideas.
Damn ..... haha
Exactly what I needed tonight as I'm working.
Really eye opening. Thank you.
Great content. ❤️
You struck a cord within me. Getting in touch back with nature.. tribalism (my growing family)... He's right in that I've always needed that sense of community. That's probably the main reason why I rejoined the Guard. I gotta figure some shit out now and I'm looking forward to it.
Wonderful, so good to listen, really listen to a post in which no word is wasted.