'You Are Not Alone' - Freedomain Radio Interviews Dr Richard Schwartz

[scotchvelo]

Really outstanding interview. Thanks.

[paullie6719]

I know Stefan was biting his tongue when the good doctor shared is hope for Obama and talked about the US war on citizens, er I mean, terror.

[fourplusseven]

I like the idea of vulnerability being the breakthrough -- that's very Lao Tzu as you would expect from something so systems orientated.

I have to say I don't think that society is so very much worse than before... I think it's always been a tricky ask, to get yourself back from the culture if you like, and to be a part of that physical system (as we all must be) whilst still being something authentic. Authenticity wasn't mentioned here but 'exiling' these parts of course removes authenticity.

[fourplusseven]

I like this theory and its quiet competence, so different from the Freudian slam-bang stuff. I also like how he explains it, a lot more than the cartoony presentation of the Jay Earley book I've seen. But I'd have trouble seeing these elements as autonomous... I see blocked energy and emotion, and a series of images and beliefs keeping that in place, then on top of that I see habitual behaviours covering up this 'encystation'. To me treating all this as separate would be kind of disturbing!

[wsdmnature]

Very cool! Thanks for putting this out there :) I liked the willingness to look at history and psychology together.

[smartalex1972]

Psychiatrity is just another authoritarian subjective pseudoscience which keeps people in control by telling them that they are mentally ill.

[luvhafiz]

@smartalex1972 People just let their minds run on and on and they have to fill it with something, Monotheism / one mind bs

[CreatorChannel]

Our mind is not our own!!

[capgains]

steph, please keep more videos on human dynamics coming.

one of the best i've seen.

interestingly enough, i've had thoughts on the misconceptions of mental pathology and the idea that disease is not necessarily a "bad" thing and boxed in by labels.

[throwntomato]

interesting. never heard of this, before.

[soapmode]

Wittgenstein made the same observation in his attack on essences. Personas are assembled from public discourse (no wonder Jung's archetypes ring true); and as they are founded in discourse, so our minds stage internal debate. There is a danger here of re-defining as psuedo-science something already understood. A psychological account would definitely have its place in therapy, though.

[pelucas716]

amasing, my eyes teared with that story he told of his client. this knowledge or aporach clicks in my mind with sniper accuracy :P. great work that you ar doing stef and dr shwartz. id love to hear more about this and to find a book or 2 to read about this to help my self as i go along the way as therapy is sadly not available for me and probably wont for some time. stil i appreciate your imput and work and, keep it coming man : )

[andrewh817]

This could have possibly been the source of my depression in high school. It occurred around the same time I was going through an empirical "transformation" which happened to alienate me from most people at school. I thought there was something wrong with me, only to find out later the problem wasn't me but the world around me.

[DCLugi]

I thought your Philosophical Parenting series was just fantastic. Particularly #4.

[stefbot]

Thank you so much, I was very pleased with them as well! :)

[throwntomato]

one of your more interesting videos. thanks, Stef!

[seditionape]

Me, Myself and i

[Weezzuul]

Jacques Lacan called it the fragmented self

[OpineTime]

Thanks Stef. Thanks Richard. :)

[pretorious700]

Americans are way too over-analyzed and neurotic.

[bunabayashi]

Is that your analysis?

[hargilad]

LOL

[S1L3nCe]

You are wrong. If masses have something in common is that they are asleep, like sheep. Being analytical is reserved for those who stand out from the masses.

What I mean is that by saying "Americans are..." you are implying American masses. You see the contradiction?

Precisely, it is the lack of analysis what made you write that false statement.