Jordan Peterson - Stop Hiding! You Are Stronger Than You Think

Psychology Professor Dr. Jordan B. Peterson talks about the consequences and the temptation of hiding behind an authority figure or any protective system. To overcome anxieties and to reach your full potential you need to train yourself to become stronger instead of trying to avoid all the dangers of the world.

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[zizoubizou]

Jordan Peterson is like a life coach for people who can't stand life coaches

[thejackanapes]

"Nobody knows (what you should do) better than you, and it's a horrible realization, because what the hell do you know?"

I got a real kick out of that. Well done!

[Leonard-lfyl]

I'm addicted to Peterson's reasoning.

[jayjay-ltuz]

I used to have extreme agoraphobia. I started to avoid going to the places that made me feel anxious, and I ended up not being able to get out of bed. It's difficult for me talk about this, because I always feel ashamed of that part of my life. But if it can help anyone reading this, Jordan is absolutely right. We are way stronger than we think we are. It's not about minimizing the threat, it's about making yourself stronger than any potential threat.
I remember the first time I got out of my appartment after a few years of total isolation. I felt like I was an alien discovering planet earth. My legs were shaking, my heart was beating out my chest. And I thought "Alright, what you have to do is go from point A to point B. Just do it. Don't run away and hide like you used to. You know where it leads : nowhere. So just do it, and you'll be proud".

[TheWhoMe]

It's weird to hear a professor speaking so freely.

[Emily_kayy]

I have been through this, making yourself weaker and less intimidating to serve the person who is stronger and more intimidating, the reward is comfort and protection but the price you pay is complete dependence.

[anxietyebriety]

all of this golden information free of charge

[hiro]

His students must be alpha human beings at this point

[Enjoymentboy]

I spent year fighting depression and anxiety. Nothing helped. Oddly enough it was when I was at my lowest and had a failed suicide attempt that I finally got the answers I needed. My heart stopped 3 times in the ambulance and twice in the ER. But I learned exactly what Jordan describes at 5:35. I learned to withstand the threat of death. I lost my fear of dying. It was the worst case scenario up to that point and I survived it. I'm not really "afraid" of anything any longer. In fact what I found was that what I was TRULY afraid of was being rejected. Now I don't care what people think. Their thoughts and perceptions of me aren't important. It took almost dying to learn how to live. My heart stopping set me free.

[displayname]

6:58 adulthood = realization that no one knows any better than you what to do

[belledejouree]

This is exactly what I needed to hear today. I've had debilitating anxiety for my entire life, I was always hiding from the world and it was a terrible feeling. I've been pushing myself more and more over this past year, done things I never thought I could do. Today I'm leaving everything behind to move across country by myself, which I never would have thought possible. Listening to Jordan Peterson has really helped me sort my thoughts and feelings out about these things, and given me courage. He's spot on. <3

[Lopizdanu]

Face your fears, hell yeah. I had severe social phobia once. I hid myself from the world and stayed in that hole, until i decided it was enough. Then I made a decision which i can say without any doubt that it has been the best decision in my life. I decided to become a waiter. With such a great social phobia, i metaphorically threw myself in front of the beast. I've stopped hiding, I took a job that threw me literally in the middle of people and so I started interacting with them. My life has gone uphill since. Stop hiding and face the beast, and everything will go uphill, everything will straighten up.

[poisonsquid]

Man am I happy that Peterson got in trouble for deciding not to say those pronouns. What started as a a political issue for me has escalated into such wisdom from this great man. Dr. Peterson, you may have a harder time now that everyone is looking over your shoulder constantly, but I mean it when I say the teachings you have shared have a far better effect on humanity and outweigh the cons by far.

[richardlongmore]

Yes he is on point and not frightend to say the truth. He will go down as one of the great minds. But more importantly he could explain it all to us dummies. And his videos are going to be priceless when the human race catches up with him.

[johnsmith-joxp]

My sister died of cancer 2 and a half years ago. During that time I was on my last month of school (studying for finals), I had a pregnant fiancée (now my wife), and on top of that I gave the eulogy for both of my grandparents only a couple months prior. Needless to say my family and I were not only devastated, but just exhausted. During this time I realized I was stronger than I thought. While most of my family was overcome with grief. My father made all the funeral arrangements and again I wrote and gave the eulogy for the 3 time in 5 months. At the same time I was looking for a place to raise my soon to be family and the look for a job (I was only working part-time during school). I'm not going to lie. My wife and I went through hell for the next year and a half. And I made a lot of choices that I regret, but I learned that all things good and bad must come to an end. More importantly, I now know that I have what it takes when the next set of trials come my way. I now have a beautiful family and my dream job. All this to say, Jordan Peterson isn't kidding. You would be amazed at what you can endure when you have to. Who knows, you might even be stronger once all is said and done.

[TheronGBurrough]

This video leads me to conclude Peterson is not the sort of institutional or religious educator whose first purpose is to propagate the culture he works within. I was never seriously suspicious that he is so. But now I see he is the type to set you free, by telling all he knows (or at least all he can say) about how we work, and how our societies work. In any case, even were that not so, I find that Peterson is the fucking water at Lourdes. Often I listen to him and find there is nothing bothering me, and that nothing ever was bothering me, now that I think about it clearly. Think of the thousands and millions of people Peterson will help, directly and indirectly, by spreading his recordings about. (Many thanks to this channel and others, too.)

[retyroni]

Appreciated that just a little too much. Now reminding myself not to hide behind the authority figure of Dr Peterson.

[VasBaev]

Honestly, I am blown away by Dr Peterson. What a bright mind and an outstanding communicator!

[denebu]

I was raised by a single a mother that was overly overprotective of during childhood. Whenever a problem arose she will be there to solve the whole thing without me having to intervene. I remember that I didn't care about solving my own problems because I could easily tell my mom or an authority figure and the problem will usually disappear.
This worked fine during my childhood but as the years passed on I had to painfully realize that reality just doesn't work that way and I need to confront problems face to face.

[flyingnorseman]

This man has given me more understanding and strength than any single person in my life.  That is a pretty big deal.  What he does well is explain things you see and feel everyday in a way that I can relate to and understand.  What that does for me is strengthen the moral compass my parents gave me but were not good at explaining its importance.  On a personal level, I really needed his guidance at this time in my life.