When It All is Just Too Much - Prof. Jordan Peterson

Psychology professor and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson sheds some light on the early stages of paranoid schizophrenia and contemplates the often devastating life circumstances of his patients.

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[dobsona]

I fell into burnout this year for being overwhelmed and my wife of 35 years abandoned me. It really shows you who is really there for you in your time of need.

[GLN]

Well said. The word "crisis" is just that, a crisis and we need help, assistance. Not fear, anger and mistreatment.

[snusify]

Having suffered from a psychosis indused jump from a 20 meter tall building, shattering my legs and breaking my back causing spinal chord injury, I agree with this 100 %. It was 3 years ago and now I'm just constantly asking myself "What am I supposed to do?" "How do I lead a life when I can't work?" Just because I learned to walk again doesn't mean that I'm not in constant pain when doing so. Not to mention the mental issues that has come with this whole ordeal, paranoia, voices, obsessive thoughts.

On a brighter side it does mean I can explore my creatvie side and for that I'm happy.

[skipeveryday]

This is so relevant to everything thats happened in my life this last few years. Its no wonder i cracked.

[yoyoz]

The issue is that we have to live in highly stressful environments: low incomes, high cost of living and we can't afford to pay for the professional help to make us better. It all becomes too much, and when people crack, they either get arrested, killed, or some little shit films it and uploads it to tiktok or instagram.

[monjiaitaly]

Nobody can understand what it is like to lose all the people you love until it begins to happen to them.

[edwardroark]

If you’ve been there, you know how unbelievably on point he is on this. He’s a gift to all that appreciate him.

[lynnb]

My life has become unbearable. Forever trying to focus on the blessings…but the compounded losses have left me defeated without support

[roymillsjnr]

I worked in pychiatry 14 years only as a auxillary nurse but i made a difference i still have patients see me after ive left, they are welcome into our group of friends 👍👍

[LegoSwordViedos]

I just have to say loosing the ability to Run and walk, and loosing work opportunitys that require that is utter hell.

[kyliewilson]

I've always said this especially to those who have had it easier than the ones they judge

[BonesTheCat]

When you deal with the terminal illness of your wife or husband you really have NO idea what's coming. Initially you freak out over the news, but there's an incredible amount of pressures that you don't even consider appearing until they do. I went to my GP and explained how it's fucked me up. Watching them die is some of the trauma, but holding your life together while you try to deal with it is impossible without some real assistance and understanding from your wife, to theirs and your family, to friends who mostly do not hang around, to work, and coming to grips with your life during and after. My future after her inevitable passing is like looking at a massive blank white board with nothing on it. You just can't prepare for any of it. The comment my GP made did make a huge difference to my head space though. You worry about the depression that comes from the overwhelming volume of stuff. You feel like you've failed and lost because of that depression. He said it isn't so much depression (which is a symptom) but what he called transition disorder. When everything was normal with hopes and dreams and plans, then that changes course to an entirely different direction. It doesn't come with a users manual and you're scrambling with so much it becomes too much to cope with. You're mourning her, yourself as well because your life as you were planning it is over, and then having to be a carer while keeping everything together with work and everything else. Incredibly traumatic stuff. Sorry, just started typing.

[RF_Data]

It's so interesting hearing that from Mr Peterson, just as he reach to his state over a medicine that was supposed to help him with his anxiety developed by a "monster" in the form of his wife's cancer.
It really could happened to anyone, both informed and misinformed about the damages, and we should all be aware that reality can strike hard, no matter your mental state, the drugs you use or success you have acquired.
Such strong words from Mr.P

[adityaaloysius]

It's so on point, I've been going through it for more than 10 years now and my mom broke and fell ill and it's exactly how it's said here.

[judementz-gibbons]

Jordan Peterson is brilliant - I went through exactly what he described; 6 monsters hitting me at once and 'it was hell'. I wish someone prepared me.

[ogthebarbarian]

This all sounds pretty true. One of the leading causes of male suicide is erectile dysfunction that doesn't respond to medication or therapy; the man in question begins by losing confidence in himself and ends by concluding that he is beyond help, that every sexually capable male is his superior (therefore he doesn't 'deserve' sex) and that companionship is simply outside his dimension of life's possibilities; hence, life is out of control.

I always find it repulsive how society and the media find erectile dysfunction a massive source of amusement. I lost a very good friend to this issue and I felt so powerless to help him. Every time I hear someone joke about impotence I want to spit in their faces.

[sqne]

I'm going through this as we speak. He's 100% correct.

[CNSTAdventures]

To everyone in here, things are going to get better for us one day! Hang in there!

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