The Reason for Almost All Mental Illnesses - Prof. Jordan Peterson

[LeatherTrumpet]

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thoughts?

[Oliver_W]

Interesting but it seems like it only really applies to mental illnesses he'd come across in his role as a psychological therapist, not mental illnesses out "in the world". Mental ill-health isn't always, or even nearly always, the result of external factors.

[Scarlett.]

Oh god not this guy

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Garbage

[thesheriff443]

He makes a lot of sense.
People get to the point where they can’t cope with what’s happening in their lives.

[Zizu]

He makes a lot of sense.
People get to the point where they can’t cope with what’s happening in their lives.



..... the straw that broke the camel’s back so to speak ?


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[LeatherTrumpet]

He makes a lot of sense.
People get to the point where they can’t cope with what’s happening in their lives.

yes and whatever the genetic weakness is in them is the place it goes, like in the overfilling a balloon analogy

[Elliot]

Senile man

[Toy Soldier]

I half agree. Most mental illness isn't chemical or physical, it's usually rooted in trauma (often adverse childhood events, but can be adult events too) and then triggered by an acute life event, or (as he says) multiple events occurring at once and becoming overwhelming.

I don't agree with the idea that people have genetic susceptibility to where that's likely to go, e.g. some people being genetically predisposed to alcoholism, others anxiety disorders, etc... I think it's much more likely that any heriditary element is social: someones parents drank as a coping mechanism, so when they hit a point in life where they can no longer cope, they're subconsciously drawn to mirroring that behaviour. Likewise, someone who has seen extreme anxiety in a parent in times of stress is more likely to experience anxiety themselves in stressful circumstances... not because their "brains are wired the same biologically" but because it's what they saw when their minds were susceptible to those influences. The pull of observed behaviours of adults from childhood is VERY strong and completely instinctual; it's how any animal learns how to hunt, learns how to fight, learns when to run, learns how to survive the world. The human world is far more complex these days, but the human brain is the same organ it was 100,000 years ago.

[Toy Soldier]

Mental ill-health isn't always, or even nearly always, the result of external factors.

...they really ARE, though. Most "relatively minor" mental ill health (depression, anxiety, OCD, things like that) is rooted in identifiable trauma. That doesn't mean it's easy to address but it usually is the case. On top of that, many of the actual physiological mental health issues where there is an actual "brain problem" (e.g. schizophrenia) are often caused by external factors, like head injuries or substance abuse.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Senile man

making fun of mental health?

what a vile comment

[The Slim Reaper]

Why was my post asking for LT's thoughts, deleted? I mean obviously it was reported (surprisingly), but to what end was it removed?

[Kate!]

Why was my post asking for LT's thoughts, deleted? I mean obviously it was reported (surprisingly), but to what end was it removed?

Yeah I was very surprised to see that disappear?? There was nothing wrong with it. Clearly was just a request.