Ruby Jones I agree that a little anxiety can be helpful. Constant, daily, crippling diagnosable anxiety disorders that many folks suffer from are not useful in the same way as feeling mild anxiety about changes or new opportunities.
Anxiety needs to be coupled with reward. Stress should be intermittent, not endless. Think of it like the opposite of anxiety - pure adrenaline thrill. Its fun once in a while, but if you're high all the time you'll shatter your mind and body. Its why they call them adrenaline junkies - they are past the reward stage of any high and are now just doing it because they don't know how to stop.
4 years late but have you checked out his audiobook 'Confessions of a Conjurer'? Semi-autobiographical with deep insights, and at least 6 hours of him talking!
i wish derren brown was my therapist. he seems like someone who could really make u think about things from a different approach, as well as it having an influence on your psychology. it’s one thing to acknowledge that u can see things differently, but it’s another thing to take that different approach AND practise it.
Yeah, last time I smiled at someone on a train he sat next to me and came on to me for the rest of the train ride (this dude was 10+ years older than me, by the way). Don't do this, especially if you're a woman.
@@sid6554 Yeah - respectable mature types. Being older doesn't make you that. I can see the appeal in someone like George Clooney, he is maturing like a fine wine with a side of cheese. Most men are not that. They are socially inept, often not very bright, usually ignorant of anything not directly concerning them and totally clueless about what it is women are interested in men for. Sure, some women probably like balding unfit slobs working in lower-middle management. But some guys like whales, so its not really reasonable is it? Can you imagine if a woman who ticked all your turn off boxes hit on you relentlessly? That's most straight men. And its not just about looks. Its about personality. Mutual respect. Charm and wit. There are guys out there who should gross me out, but because they are so charming and interesting to talk to I find them endearing. Just like there are women who won't ever win a beauty contest but are so full of life and intrigue she'll turn every head in the room.
So true, I need to pass an assessment soon, so rather than going into the assessment and focussing on passing, I'm going to go in and focus on doing the best as I can. I needed to hear that, thank you 😊
We need both left and right wings for stability, if we didn't have liberals then minorities would be marginalised and eventually persecuted but if we didn't have conservatives then ethics would take a backseat to "progress at all cost" and we would end up killing ourselves 'I am Legend'-style with a supervirus or genetic modifications that we only realise are terminal once hundreds of millions have had them. If you only have an accelerator you will crash and if you only have brakes you will never go anywhere, you need both if you want to prosper. It's the extremists that we don't need, those ultra-conservatives that chant Nazi slogans at Jews and Muslims and the ultra liberals that try to make us feel guilty of every action by throwing raw meat at people in fast food restaurants or throwing paint over people every time someone manspreads on the subway. When you see Antifa and the EDL throwing bottles at each other that isn't the left versus the right, that's the far left versus the far right. Both groups should be dropped off on a deserted island and left to fight one another.
I love Derren's work and have binge-watched his videos on his YT channel many times in the course of a year. My only wish is that he converts the other couple million of Trump supporters and maybe help them put the Kool-Aid down and help us get back on the rails.
Thank you for saying positive thinking won't make every all better. It's important to be realistic, work at things, and try your best. I have a chronic illness and get stick of people telling me to "just think my self well". It can be very damaging to be told this, as it makes you feel that your just not good enough. So thank you again. 😃
I don't think Trump would ever let Derren Brown within a hundred miles of him. I think he's the one person Trump would be absolutely scared shitless of
This was at Newcastle for my 18 th birthday too caught the Frisby! it was really weird! But amazing he set it up as a date where we had a piece of apple each 😂 didn’t expect the bit where I smash the bulb and eat glass lol moment to remeber
When Derren talked about how we need anxiety, I felt that. I've always said that we can't have one without the other. If not a single person on the planet experienced depression, how can we truly appreciate joy? How would we even know what happiness is if we have never felt despair? The move 'Inside Out' reflects this well too.
I love both these lads but I have to say that; suffering from the mental condition Anxiety and just feeling anxious is completely different. I suffer from a wide range of mental illnesses, including anxiety and it's very different. Being out and about in a situation where you're kind of meant to be anxious is fine. But suffering from anxiety 24/7 about nothing, as in no situation has come up but you're still scared/nervous/having a panic attack is not natural. There's a big difference and I don't expect people without mental illness to understand that, before I get a lot of "Pull yourself together" comments...
Tbh I get you. What I think is meant again is that SOME feelings of anxiousness are positive, so you shouldn't feel the need to strive to NEVER have any anxious feelings, instead strive for a life that is more or less anxiety free (to use his terms?
7:51 He seems to have a really good view on Stocism. What I've read of it makes it seem like a garbage philosophy. Though the idea of changing what you can and accepting what you can't change seems like a really healthy outlook. Plus not poisoning your outlook with "positive" expectations. I emphatically disagree with the idea that your suffering is due to your own choices. It becomes victim blaming when considering people with PTSD due to experiencing a horrific incident that they had no part in creating. I'm going to have to read his book sometime.
Agree with you. I just realise that spirituality and religion may be part of that stoicism, the letting go of what you cannot control. Another profound thing I learned from this interview is that right wingers are fear based and left wingers thrive on hope. Something Michelle Obama said this week as well. But better explained by Darren. Wow, Russell, I'm impressed by this interview.
"...horrific incident that they had no part in creating" Doesn't that sort of make it beyond their control? The best they can do is make peace with the situation, which is basically Stoicism, no?
@@Climix I think Chriscom28 example of PTSD is not a good one to apply to stoicism. Because a traumatic event does alter your brain and gives you a mental disorder. It has nothing to do with a general outlook on life and daily stress. In case of PTSD it is not just a matter of letting go. And it would be victim blaming if not treated properly.
@@suzanne2 I wasn't trying to imply that it would be a simple matter of letting go. I'm just confused as to how Stoicism contradicts op's outlook, or purposes that one's suffering is self-inflicted.
I get what they're saying about normal anxiety, but the difference between feeling anxious (which can be good) and having severe anxiety is like 'having a sense of touch/healthy nerve endings' versus 'I have chronic pain and it is a problem.' If the goal is healthy levels of stimulation, then "demonizing" is less an issue than that we learn together what's "this is normal go live ur life," and "oh no this is overwhelming u let's get u some help."
My GP, my counselor, My work my Union. All told me to seek treatment for anxiety, take drugs. Turns out, I was right, the treatment I was receiving isn't in good faith, the harden up attitude, the "wait for a good situation", "a better tomorrow", as if it would just happen was all bollocks. I strongly advise you, if you can. Remove and limit sources of anxiety, perhaps learn to live with less, get treatment like dental work, don't worry about the cost. Get the pain sorted out, ignore the bills. You might financially lose everything. but when you shift your focus to your health and good living, you can step back and make and make better decisions. GOALS cant make you happy, goals do.
The anxiety thing is so true im in college I have horrible anxiety and i have pretty good grades and after i went to a psychiatrist and got on anxiety medication my grades actually dropped because i stopped freaking out about grades so much
I watched ‘Sacrifice’ after watching TRHH - so freaking intense!! It made me so happy though, I stranger would risk their life for another; so beautiful man T^T
Sacrifice was really good but the zombie apocalypse is still my favourite! Also I do think it’s important to point out that anxiety and being anxious are two very different things!
From one Jewelle to another Jewell, let me tell ya--People can be downright shitty sometimes. But you're on the right track. 😊 You have to find things you love that help bring you back up when you're down. It sounds like a silly cliche statement, but having a strong sense of self and what you want to be to others will carry you through just about anything. Hang in there and keep smiling. ❤
For anyone who's interested. Sacrifice isn't as good as apocalypse but it's better then the one where he got some one to push a guy over a ledge, so it's still really good, because the murder one was good as well.
Owen Squelch I haven't got Netflix so I had no idea this series/documentary was even a thing, is it still available to watch or is it a limited time thing?
If anyone has seen the joe rogan podcast with Derren but it’s crazy how similar it is to this interview. He obviously has his press stuff well rehearsed!
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1 week later:
"To be sure that Russell had no suspicion of what was really happening, I had to lie to him here"
Professional Meme Enthusiast 1 hahahaa
I laughed a bit too hard at this comment. XD
I read this in Derren’s voice
Two of my favourite people in one interview
Literally what I was going to comment😂
I'm sad that my comment is now just a repeat I literally cried when I saw these two together
Ted The pasty same I’ve been watching these two for years and it’s good to see that they’re paths crossed
I think Jordan Peterson was there too.
ikrrr i said the same thing
I love that Derren and Russell both care so much about helping others. One through humour, one through mental magic.
He is so coherent in his feelings. He's like a philosopher or a speaker
This guy is seriously inspirational and makes you think a lot
What he said about anxiety, so many people need to hear that
Ruby Jones I agree that a little anxiety can be helpful. Constant, daily, crippling diagnosable anxiety disorders that many folks suffer from are not useful in the same way as feeling mild anxiety about changes or new opportunities.
Anxiety needs to be coupled with reward. Stress should be intermittent, not endless.
Think of it like the opposite of anxiety - pure adrenaline thrill. Its fun once in a while, but if you're high all the time you'll shatter your mind and body. Its why they call them adrenaline junkies - they are past the reward stage of any high and are now just doing it because they don't know how to stop.
Derren is not just genius but very entertaining as well. He should have a chat show.
That would be a waste of his time
A chat show where he makes celebrities say things very ff brand
Oh my gosh this is so fascinating - I could literally hear Derren Brown for six solid hours
Maybe you have,but he's made you forget.... *hums twilight zone*
4 years late but have you checked out his audiobook 'Confessions of a Conjurer'? Semi-autobiographical with deep insights, and at least 6 hours of him talking!
Pleasantly surprised by the lack of jokes and what turned out to be quite a insightful conversation. Nice
i wish derren brown was my therapist. he seems like someone who could really make u think about things from a different approach, as well as it having an influence on your psychology. it’s one thing to acknowledge that u can see things differently, but it’s another thing to take that different approach AND practise it.
Jesus can
serendipidus1 the human brain can be influenced very easily, especially as a child
serendipidus1 I didn’t say anything about kids books 😂 I was just going into depth about the brain being easily influence
Fantastic interview!
Thanks for the music Sam. Big fan. :)
The best crossover in history
Wow I did a derren brown marathon yesterday and now I get two of my favourites people on tv together 💛
Yeah, last time I smiled at someone on a train he sat next to me and came on to me for the rest of the train ride (this dude was 10+ years older than me, by the way).
Don't do this, especially if you're a woman.
A lot of women go for men over 10 years older than them
@@sid6554 Yeah - respectable mature types. Being older doesn't make you that. I can see the appeal in someone like George Clooney, he is maturing like a fine wine with a side of cheese. Most men are not that. They are socially inept, often not very bright, usually ignorant of anything not directly concerning them and totally clueless about what it is women are interested in men for. Sure, some women probably like balding unfit slobs working in lower-middle management. But some guys like whales, so its not really reasonable is it? Can you imagine if a woman who ticked all your turn off boxes hit on you relentlessly? That's most straight men.
And its not just about looks. Its about personality. Mutual respect. Charm and wit. There are guys out there who should gross me out, but because they are so charming and interesting to talk to I find them endearing. Just like there are women who won't ever win a beauty contest but are so full of life and intrigue she'll turn every head in the room.
I've been taking psychology at school since September and we constantly just watch derren brown video it's great
Absolutely love Darren Browns work! Definitely buying his book. Thanks for interviewing him 😄
_The American dives in front of the Mexican and takes a bullet!_
*Derren:* It’s just a prank bro!
spoilers
Derren brown: becoming sam pepper
I can't believe I only just saw this awesome interview! Such a deep and thought provoking conversation.
This was a great interview. I love the story at the end, I remember it from one of Derren's books. I will have to try it sometime.
Loving the Newspaper chairs
Been to four Derren Brown live shows, love him.
This is such a nice interview! It's very rare that are the questions so interesting, it was nice just them having a chat ^_^
YES! I love what he said about visualisation. There is SO much in life we cannot control.
I love Derren Brown and Russel Howard’s shows ✌️ such amazing people ❤️🙂
Wow I gained so much insight from this interview. Can't stop listening to derren brown
So true, I need to pass an assessment soon, so rather than going into the assessment and focussing on passing, I'm going to go in and focus on doing the best as I can.
I needed to hear that, thank you 😊
How did it turn out for you?
Edit: And pretty spot on name for me to comment like that on, I now realize!
Derren brown is litttt
I’d say it’s rather dimmed
just say genius. -__-
Derren and Russell? YESYESYES
Was not expecting a life lesson from Daren brown on a Russell Howard video, Greatfull. Keep up the wholesome content
Derren
Very strange seeing an interviewer these days that is pleasant and respectful on mainstream tv
omg yes both of these people are amazing 👍👏❤️
Two of my favourite people
I'd pay good money for more "derren brown hypnotises people is real world situations" stories.
Love Derren Brown,seems like such a decent bloke
Derren Brown is a gem.
Could of listened to that forever. Fantastic. !!!
I just watched Sacrifice.... nail biting
Would have used that trick in my youth. What a great interview with @DerrenBrown
For anyone who's interested, "Derren Brown: Sacrifice" is on Netflix as of September 6th, 2019.
Right wing left wing you need both to fly efficiently
@timwins31 true but i think his point agrees with your point, you both support a kind of centrist idea
What about a chopper?
@timwins31 Ever seen a plane without wings try to land?
timwins31 Yeah but missiles explode eventually, planes tend to land safely on the ground (unless you have a bad pilot).
We need both left and right wings for stability, if we didn't have liberals then minorities would be marginalised and eventually persecuted but if we didn't have conservatives then ethics would take a backseat to "progress at all cost" and we would end up killing ourselves 'I am Legend'-style with a supervirus or genetic modifications that we only realise are terminal once hundreds of millions have had them.
If you only have an accelerator you will crash and if you only have brakes you will never go anywhere, you need both if you want to prosper. It's the extremists that we don't need, those ultra-conservatives that chant Nazi slogans at Jews and Muslims and the ultra liberals that try to make us feel guilty of every action by throwing raw meat at people in fast food restaurants or throwing paint over people every time someone manspreads on the subway.
When you see Antifa and the EDL throwing bottles at each other that isn't the left versus the right, that's the far left versus the far right. Both groups should be dropped off on a deserted island and left to fight one another.
I've been waiting for this for so long!!
Love these dudes
I love Derren's work and have binge-watched his videos on his YT channel many times in the course of a year. My only wish is that he converts the other couple million of Trump supporters and maybe help them put the Kool-Aid down and help us get back on the rails.
OMG JUST FOUND THIS SHOW ON NOW TV LETS GET READY FOR A BINGE
Thank you for saying positive thinking won't make every all better. It's important to be realistic, work at things, and try your best.
I have a chronic illness and get stick of people telling me to "just think my self well". It can be very damaging to be told this, as it makes you feel that your just not good enough. So thank you again. 😃
I don't think Trump would ever let Derren Brown within a hundred miles of him. I think he's the one person Trump would be absolutely scared shitless of
Especially after being duped at his golf course so simply a while ago (its a class A video)
Mr Krimson saw that with the swatstikas😂
So he's Trump's Dumbledore?
HAHA YAS KWEEN! Orange man bad!
You’re kidding, right? 😂
11:48 this story is so funny! There are similar ones described by Milton Erickson.
Darren brown fed me some glass visa versa then gave me a special box and a kiss on the cheek best moment of my life so far
Was that you?!!!
Omg, must be amazing😄😄😄!
I got on stage with him too and he gave me a hug. Such a great moment.
This was at Newcastle for my 18 th birthday too caught the Frisby! it was really weird! But amazing he set it up as a date where we had a piece of apple each 😂 didn’t expect the bit where I smash the bulb and eat glass lol moment to remeber
When Derren talked about how we need anxiety, I felt that. I've always said that we can't have one without the other. If not a single person on the planet experienced depression, how can we truly appreciate joy? How would we even know what happiness is if we have never felt despair? The move 'Inside Out' reflects this well too.
I woyld love to have a full on conversation with these two...that would be a dream come true...seriously
I love both these lads but I have to say that; suffering from the mental condition Anxiety and just feeling anxious is completely different.
I suffer from a wide range of mental illnesses, including anxiety and it's very different. Being out and about in a situation where you're kind of meant to be anxious is fine. But suffering from anxiety 24/7 about nothing, as in no situation has come up but you're still scared/nervous/having a panic attack is not natural.
There's a big difference and I don't expect people without mental illness to understand that, before I get a lot of "Pull yourself together" comments...
I totally get you. I have BPD and generalised anxiety disorder and being anxious all the time is life ruining!
@@emilyharwood89 I really do think you have to suffer yourself before you can understand.
Hope things get better for you Mate :) x
That's true but I think derren was only referring to normal anxiety he even said not feeling anxious all the time or irrationally.
I don't think he was referring to clinical anxiety. I think by "anxiety" he was still referring to feeling anxious but just in noun form
Tbh I get you. What I think is meant again is that SOME feelings of anxiousness are positive, so you shouldn't feel the need to strive to NEVER have any anxious feelings, instead strive for a life that is more or less anxiety free (to use his terms?
I see Derren brown..... I click!!!!
same here
Honestly, the story of Llandudno. I live very close, and yeah, that story checks out
Joe Rogan and Russell Howard! Can't get enough of Derren!
14:00 How to save a seat...Derren, you genius.😅
‘It’s absolutely nail biting’
‘Thank you :)’
7:51
He seems to have a really good view on Stocism. What I've read of it makes it seem like a garbage philosophy. Though the idea of changing what you can and accepting what you can't change seems like a really healthy outlook. Plus not poisoning your outlook with "positive" expectations. I emphatically disagree with the idea that your suffering is due to your own choices. It becomes victim blaming when considering people with PTSD due to experiencing a horrific incident that they had no part in creating. I'm going to have to read his book sometime.
Agree with you. I just realise that spirituality and religion may be part of that stoicism, the letting go of what you cannot control.
Another profound thing I learned from this interview is that right wingers are fear based and left wingers thrive on hope. Something Michelle Obama said this week as well. But better explained by Darren.
Wow, Russell, I'm impressed by this interview.
"...horrific incident that they had no part in creating"
Doesn't that sort of make it beyond their control? The best they can do is make peace with the situation, which is basically Stoicism, no?
@@Climix I think Chriscom28 example of PTSD is not a good one to apply to stoicism. Because a traumatic event does alter your brain and gives you a mental disorder. It has nothing to do with a general outlook on life and daily stress. In case of PTSD it is not just a matter of letting go. And it would be victim blaming if not treated properly.
@@suzanne2
I wasn't trying to imply that it would be a simple matter of letting go. I'm just confused as to how Stoicism contradicts op's outlook, or purposes that one's suffering is self-inflicted.
@@Climix I know. But that was the original comment about.
Derren Brown is such an interesting guy!
GET HIM INTO THE MINDS OF THE EU POLITICIANS SO THEY CANCEL ARTICLE 13 LMAO
Get him into the head of Boris Johnson, but he might need a mind condom.
I’m a simple Khoisan language, I see Derren Brown and I click.
he is actually wonderful
No one can rock a waistcoat like Derren Brown.
best 15 minutes of my life right here
I get what they're saying about normal anxiety, but the difference between feeling anxious (which can be good) and having severe anxiety is like 'having a sense of touch/healthy nerve endings' versus 'I have chronic pain and it is a problem.' If the goal is healthy levels of stimulation, then "demonizing" is less an issue than that we learn together what's "this is normal go live ur life," and "oh no this is overwhelming u let's get u some help."
My GP, my counselor, My work my Union. All told me to seek treatment for anxiety, take drugs. Turns out, I was right, the treatment I was receiving isn't in good faith, the harden up attitude, the "wait for a good situation", "a better tomorrow", as if it would just happen was all bollocks.
I strongly advise you, if you can. Remove and limit sources of anxiety, perhaps learn to live with less, get treatment like dental work, don't worry about the cost. Get the pain sorted out, ignore the bills. You might financially lose everything. but when you shift your focus to your health and good living, you can step back and make and make better decisions.
GOALS cant make you happy, goals do.
When smoking bongs in the woods I shout "lager" and the dog walkers take the other path.:) bong up.
The anxiety thing is so true im in college I have horrible anxiety and i have pretty good grades and after i went to a psychiatrist and got on anxiety medication my grades actually dropped because i stopped freaking out about grades so much
The base from that outro hit me hard.
Omg.. those seats! :)
He even said Llandudno properly 😂 plus it sounds like he was outside the boulevards club 😂
12:40 and now I’ve thrown him of his rhythm! Street smarts!
Paused it to watch sacrifice, What a show! worth the watch.
On Netflix BTW.
Edit: Was I just tricked to watch it 😂
I watched ‘Sacrifice’ after watching TRHH - so freaking intense!! It made me so happy though, I stranger would risk their life for another; so beautiful man T^T
Does anyone else noticed Derrens tick? That little nod of the head?
I've never noticed that before.
I love him and I love Russ
My god perfect recommendation from YT
By the way you really should watch Sacrifice! I know he’s trying to promote it but it’s honestly incredible!
it's Sacrifice. Sacrifice! is the musical version
All the Russells...
Sacrifice was really good but the zombie apocalypse is still my favourite! Also I do think it’s important to point out that anxiety and being anxious are two very different things!
Russian Roulette will always be my favourite Derren special. God damn, that was terrifying to watch.
Love u russle, ur the best, u help me not cry so much when people be twats to me
Sad to hear, I hope your situation improves.
From one Jewelle to another Jewell, let me tell ya--People can be downright shitty sometimes. But you're on the right track. 😊 You have to find things you love that help bring you back up when you're down. It sounds like a silly cliche statement, but having a strong sense of self and what you want to be to others will carry you through just about anything.
Hang in there and keep smiling. ❤
Just tell the twats about your 4 foot wall, then ignore them pal
Hope you’re alright bro .
Keep your head up
I lasted to 1:36. This comedic genius is just too much for my head.
I need Derren Brown to voodoo, hoodoo, do what, rewire my brain. I could live without anxiety, trivial fears and unhealthy lifestyle.
I’ve gone off Russell as a comedian lately but I do love his interviews
I never believe anyone that says "I swear this is true", to me that means they worked on a story to make it sound much better than it actually was.
For anyone who's interested.
Sacrifice isn't as good as apocalypse but it's better then the one where he got some one to push a guy over a ledge, so it's still really good, because the murder one was good as well.
Owen Squelch I haven't got Netflix so I had no idea this series/documentary was even a thing, is it still available to watch or is it a limited time thing?
@@Roadent1241 it is still available.
Beautiful person 😍
Where is the show?
I liked the part at the end where his wife comes out to give him a hug. Imagine his wife being there if he just did nothing hahaha
Russel Howard is Darren Brown with hair isn’t it? 😂
Life hack was the correct way to put it! o.o im using that bus one
Did they ever publish these experiments?
why do I feel like if I tried the wall thing I'd get knocked the fuck out
Only a man would think that patting the seat next to you on the bus will make people not sit next to you.
Russell Howard: Can you explain it? Because I didn't watch it lol!
1st to watch u the best russ
Number one
I'm getting here early alot lately
Sounds like an amazing idea for a Black Mirror episode.
He told a different version of the last story. Funny maybe he changes it everytime. " I promise this is true" 😂
the 'get our head inside trump' gag, intentional or not, was somewhat missed!
If anyone has seen the joe rogan podcast with Derren but it’s crazy how similar it is to this interview. He obviously has his press stuff well rehearsed!