What is Compartmentalization? How Can It Both Help and Hurt Us?

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[seegurke]

Damn Wombat was phenomenal. I think I will rewatch Ep1-4 now and then 5. Thanks. I am an Airline Pilot (B738 in the past, now A320) in Germany and I love your talk. Gloves off, the real stuff. Being human, not fake. Thanks! Always happy landings guys!

[skipker]

I thought i had control of my life until out of nowhere, my wife left with my friend. I then try to control my divorce, nope. I tried to control my future, nope, heart decided to show me how little control we have. Even after the repaired i still suffer Congestive heart failure.
Now I am happy just waking up in the morning.
Great channel guys

[JW]

I’ll tell you, man it’s crazy, I grew up with a father but mostly society where it’s like “be a man/deal with it/it’s all in your head” and I was diagnosed with social anxiety/depression in 2015, but I was probably dealing with that shit for years and just packed it all in. It helps me when you guys do these because it makes me feel normal instead of a for lack of a better word, a “pu**y”. That’s the way my father grew up and his father before him and so on and so forth. So, for me this is very therapeutic for me and I just want to say thank you Mover, that story about your dogs when you had a sortie that day was like for me just like “he gets it!!” That’s happened to me I mean not in aviation but just basically pain people cannot see or understand. I try to describe this to my wife and it’s like describing breathing to someone who doesn’t require oxygen to live. Anyways, just wanted to say thank you guys, you help me get through these days when I feel like I just can’t do life that day. Thank you

[charleslowery]

Mover - I appreciate you, Gonky and Wombat covering this topic. As a retired Air Force PJ and a retired sheriff's deputy I've had my share of issues surrounding this topic. I recently joined the Civil Air Patrol here in the SF Bay Area and routinely speak with the young Cadets about staying out of their heads. It's a tough topic for young people to grasp, but they seem to understand it pretty well. Thanks for the great videos ! Check your Six !

[thenegociater]

Great talk, words spoken here will save lives out there, in the jet, in the battlespace, at home, in the workplace. Experience speaks volumes.

[AmericanAbsolute]

The only time compartmentalization should be used is in situations where total focus is needed in order to accomplished the task at hand. To compartmentalize emotional for feelings of despair should be addressed and not suppressed at the time of when the anguish occurs. By addressing and not suppressing, it will prevent the boil over at the time when a trigger causes the suppressed emotions to manifest. This I speak from my own personal experience in agreeance with what you said regarding knowing when and when not to compartmentalize.

[roderickcampbell]

An open, honest and frank discussion on a sensitive topic. Excellent. Doesn't hurt that I've followed the three panelists. Thanks. Keep on swinging.

[zalseon]

These mental health minutes are SUPER helpful.

[johnsteiner]

My friend was a UH-60 pilot in [a service branch] and I wish he had learned this before flight school. I saw this problem in him when he was in his teens, but he wouldn't believe that compartmentalization had a downside or a breaking point. He's a wreck now, and I'm still trying to help him.

[nulljaeger]

Very nice words of wisdom to someone far from home and learning to fly. Thanks y'all.

[TheStowAway]

Excellent 20 minutes, a lot of stuff to learn and practice. I love these breakdowns, it has helped me communicate to my coworkers better, and keep everyone safe and on track. Thank you.

[nickwilder]

Great episode guys, especially Wombat just highlighting that when you're in that headspace or mindset when we feel overwhelmed, it is very difficult to break through that even as a therapist working with clients. Be patient, hear them out and most importantly it's about feeling supported.

[ghettostreamlabs]

Mover, these videos are gold. I have vetted you and Gonky and Wombat out for a little while now, but I am now showing these vids to my employees and my kids. You are reaching way more people than the view count says. Thanks for all you do!

[KenTails]

Apprecite these vids, they provide lots of positivity and all.

[LG_Avr]

Phenomenal post. Thanks for talking about these things.

[wildbadrehna]

That is so funny . in the beginning of the video, when the f-16 was taxing, I thought that that for sure looks like Truax field,
and after replaying several times, I got a smile when I saw the marking on the plane .. how fun ! nice to see something close to home.

[CentralStateMower]

I enjoyed and resonated with this episode.... Unfortunately, Mental Health is still stigmatized in many high stakes professions like Police, Fire and Aviation. And the more we try to sweep these mental health issues "under the rug", they can grow to the point where one becomes a danger to himself and others.

I like the new round-robin format of the show! Keep up the great work!

[katelittlewolfwelshrosesan]

Third time I have watched this. I am there and the message is CRUCIAL! Each of yoy had such stellar input and Wombat, your commentary and the story about the Marine just ..100 percent! I live the addition of the visuals to the segment, excellently done. Not only great to see but very illustrative too

[clivedoe]

We did compartmentalization in the Army, too. Shove all that shit in a dark corner of your mind, drown it in alcohol, lock the door, brick it up, and pray that it doesn't escape before you die.

[kilo_kilo]

This was helpful. Going thru a shitty patch right now and need to focus on one thing at a time.