Jordan Peterson: The Existentialist Analysis of Depression

Jordan Peterson, psychologist at the university of Toronto, talks about the main points of existentialism and afterwards applies it to an analysis of depression.

#jordanpeterson #depression #existentialism

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[DavidLombardo]

5:04 is the fundamental idea of cognitive behavioral therapy and IMO is one of the most powerful idea in human thought. And I agree, it is not about positive illusion, it's about non judgment and not feeding the machine of beating yourself up constantly.

[SebastianSastre]

Shreds light in so many ways... He is extraordinary

[danielsan]

Thank you Mr Peterson. You help me understand certain things better.

[BeEmoBro]

This one hit home and really helped me.
I started to take medicine against depression but it didn't help me.
So ye I guess my problem is that I don't have friends, job, hobby, ora girlfriend. I have nothing.

[clcee]

I have yet to listen to a J.P. lecture without thinking "holy shit, that makes total sense!"

[Torgo]

"The tragedy of a species becoming unfit for life by over-evolving one ability is not confined to humankind. Thus it is thought, for instance, that certain deer in paleontological times succumbed as they acquired overly-heavy horns. The mutations must be considered blind, they work, are thrown forth, without any contact of interest with their environment. In depressive states, the mind may be seen in the image of such an antler, in all its fantastic splendour pinning its bearer to the ground." - Peter Wessel Zapffe

[Torgo]

Has Peterson ever read or discussed "The Conspiracy Against the Human Race" by Thomas Ligotti? And by "discussed", I mean discussed among serious adults without bringing up manipulative scenarios about a child in pain?
I appreciate what he says about betrayal being so destructive to people and to society in general. It destroys trust, and trust is priceless for a well-functioning community.

[torgenxblazterzoid]

*Comfortaby Numb* by *Pink Flloyd*
A complete exposé of every aspect of existential depression within the confines of one song.

[elhoucineamrani]

Existential depression is not a mental illness, nor a philosophy, nor a sensitive personality, nor high intellectual abilities, but the truth QURAN(22-68)(31-30)

[MrArchibald]

This is very interesting what next after death!? Why it is have to be tragic? It is normal!

[angelus_solus]

So my problem isn't the fact that I'm suffering from clinical depression, it's the fact that I'm surviving in SSI due to mental illness, I don't have friends, I've lost all interest in my hobbies, life has lost all meaning and I don't have the affection of a significant other. My life is just empty.

[randyosborne]

Normalcy is the understanding you are being naturally dealt with fairly like anyone else. You are exposed to consequences or rewards by your own actions, just like the next person. Government's foolish programs of racial preference like Affirmative Action is very depressing. Affirmative Action should be abolished.

[hol-upLIL-bit]

i wish he would stick to psychology and away from politics. his psychology i enjoy. hate admitting it 😂😂

[prereflective]

Yet another video showcasing that Peterson has no idea what he's talking about. Nietzsche himself said that the self is a fiction, not a falsehood. In the same way Pragmatism sees truth as being operational and true based on its positive outcomes. Stop watching this video and pick up The Genealogy of Morals

[bellezavudd]

Everyone knows by now an unbelievably cynical can become believable cynical.