Suicide rates are higher in cultures that value high achievement, productivity, low acceptance of failure (capitalist values), and lower in countries that have an acceptance for failure and see self-worth as inherent
And so many of us are spread out further away than we'd like to be from our loved ones. Granted to some extent we did that to ourselves, but at the same time, if I lived closer to my friends I'd have probably more like an hour long commute.
Yes! We are told we have to be fit (work out), eat healthy (prepare our own meals), take care of our home, be good to friends and family, build a family, and have hobbies. No one has enough time to do all of those things. Maybe if we had no jobs at all...
I've been ambivalent about the concept of therapy as a social boon bc it's an individual solution to a communal problem. So to see therapists challenge capitalist narratives is always good for me.
Waking up to the reality of life outside of the conventional system has brought me a lot of joy but also a lot of anger. I don't really blame anyone, or the system, because I know it's born of ignorance or traits like greed that are themselves born of ignorance. But there is a lot of anger and feeling of having been exploited my whole life. From school to working life and the strong conditioning about what we SHOULD be. Most of all I'm just glad that I realised it early. I can't imagine dealing with the pain of realising this at 40+ years of age, with most of my self worth being tied up with consumerism or toxic cultural values.
@@adrianazollo2688 Congrats and good on you. It's rough at first, but eventually liberating to take your life into your own hands. We're all just making it up as we go here, so your way of doing things is equally as valid as what anyone else says. Best of luck, go live life your way and enjoy. Peace!
@@magikarpslapper759 Your Leftist movement only makes people far worse Woke Attitudes, being Left Wing, victim mentality, resentment towards a made up all powerful enemy, entitlement to things you feel you deserve, lack of spirituality etc are ALL statistically linked to higher levels of depression, mental illness, unfulfillment, lack of productivity and responsibility, destructive behavior The truth is you’re not liberating anyone but making everyone worse. A cancer that feeds off of built up resentment and destroys everything in its path
I'm from Indonesia. I've just accidentally found out this video from the random google searches that lead to your blog website with the same title as this video. Thank you very much, finally, I've found another person who truly realizes (deeply) on what's (really) wrong with our world & life today: Capitalism. I've actually been saying the same thing, but it's really sad, frustrating, & depressing, when in reality, you're the one being seen/viewed/judged as the 'weirdo' one, for even just thinking about all these things, whereas most people in this world today somehow just seem to be 'fine/okay' living their everyday lives like this. It seriously makes me feel like I don't belong in this world, and yes, it's even a lot much worse because I'm already 40 years old, who is basically just a failure/loser in today's society's (& people's) eyes. I've had passive suicidal ideation everyday basically, to be very honest.. Again, thank you very much for being real honest in saying this 'unpopular opinion' about capitalism. It's very RARE actually especially for even the 'mental health' experts/psychiatrists/professionals etc etc to know/realize about all these stuff deeply. That's why I really admire & respect you, for saying all this things. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this. I feel the same way! CPTSD makes it so hard to work and I feel so much shame about it. But it’s not my fault that I was abused.
We literally grew up in an Orwellian society, and it's hard to deal with being one of the few reasonable ones in an ocean of fully brainwashed masses. Especially if, like me throughout most of my life, you don't know anything about politics, and have no idea that words like "capitalism" refer specifically to all the stuff in society that you've always fundamentally opposed yet were always told was not only acceptale but supposedly 'inevitable', which makes it impossible to realise that there's actually a bunch of people who agree with you. Until I got informed on political terminology a few years ago, it felt extremely lonely and frustrating. "How can I be the only one that gets it?! And how do I even communicate my gripes to others?" Well, clearly I'm not alone at all, and I've caught up with the relevant language :) And the reasonable people seem to be becoming much more numerous, lately
One day I’ll have escaped capitalism by living in my off grid house growing my own food collecting my own rain water and producing my own electricity without a care in the world. Please do more anti-capitalism videos I’m here for it!
I LOVE this. I've been critical of capitalism for a while, and am just now entering the field of mental health. This speaks to SO MUCH of my observations and beliefs. Hard to treat anxiety when the system is taking such a toll on our mental health, leading to those challenging thoughts and feelings!!
Thank you so much for this piece! I'm a college student going through the dependency override process right now and the world seems so overwhelming at 19. This really helped and validated a lot of what I'm feeling, thank you
A long while ago I was (reluctantly) having a conversation with the owner of my workplace, and I mentioned that "Im back on antidepressants", and he said "ITS NOT THIS PLACE IS IT?" (making me depressed), so I said "I hope not", and he mumbled something and walked away, LOL !! And for the record ive had lifelong depression, but work will badly aggravate it. The more I learn about this vile system, the more I hate it.
I've written a lot on how therapists refuse to acknowledge basic truths that you have refused to avoid in this video. Much appreciated! Like all things in our society, the business of therapy is a part of capitalist models, and the majority of therapists it seems would rather focus on changing self perception than radicalize their clients, and this sort of voctim blaming makes therapy less a model for bettering mental health and more a model for creating more docile workers. Plus the entire industry makes tons of money prescribing drugs they don't understand whatsoever to live human guinea pigs. The best thing you can do for your mental health is to fight against capitalism. Buy healthier and less expensive foods. Act in your community and be a part of a group. Spend money frugally and informatively. And work with a disobedience for how the structure depends on your actions to further advance our oppression of one another. Happiness is not in the dollar. We've had the tools to be happy people for thousands of years before the discoveriy of gold or the invention of rulers. Despite knowing this, its difficult every day to not be pressured by our society and i let it destroy me inch by inch. Its a process to get better when you're born into a world that incubates you in it's disease.
One thing that really helped me was separating things into categories - what can I change (make my living space cleaner, stop reading the news so much, eating healthy, and focusing on art and music and work, friends, and family only) & what can I do very very little about (what other people want to do with their lives, buying tons of stuff etc).
I never thought I would find a therapist, let alone American, who would talk about this subject. Thank you so much. I hope you are well as I don’t see any new videos.
Yess for more anti-crapitalism content! But deconstructing from crapitalism was the best thing I ever did for my mental health. It is hard to work within crapitalism in corporate america esp. during Covid. I hate it. I hate this society, and desire that class revolution so hard.
More, please!!! The capitalistic populations need to hear you put into words what what it's feeling but don't know where it comes from. Huge jobs, huge pay, huge insurances to cover the burn out you don't even have the time to take care of and rake advantage of our job benefits because... 50h/week+
Thanks for that piece! I can recommend reading Alain Ehrenberg, a sociologist who digged deep in this field of correlation between depression and capitalism.
Please please please talk more about this. And if you can please go into more detail about ways to cope with this stuff. It's been a serious struggle for me for a while and I really need any help I can get, and others do too
Thank you for this video! And for every video! But this is particularly really affected me deeply. I was saying the same but my close friends tell me I am trying to blame everyone else except me, and that I am not taking accountability for problems. I am not saying I might not be doing that but definitely not a systemic problem we should avoid looking.
Maannn the influence of capitalism on our mental health is real, like I honestly believe that’s why Americans are more prone to heart attacks, yeah diet is a factor, but I believe we’re all tired, and yeah….
Yep! And capitalism is one reason for bad diets, too. Can't afford healthy food, don't have time for anything but fast food, constant exposure to junk food advertising... plus, emotions and mental health problems and physical problems making people reach for unhealthy food to feel better... Yes, some of that is individual "choice," but it's so hard to overcome in this environment. Our minds and bodies are exhausted. I'm not even against junk food. I just think that most people would choose to eat a more balanced diet if they had the resources and environment that encouraged it. (ACTUALLY encouraged, rather than just shaming and yelling at people, which is counterproductive and cruel.)
Love this video, it's been a year since I've started to feel like I don't wanna "grow" in the corporative ladder nor having bunch of stuff to feel worthy.
All I ever wanted to do in this world was make art and live on a farm. When I was a child I was a gifted child with art. All I was told was how talented I was with creativity. When I graduated I was told I need to get serious about college because being an artist I could never afford to live on a farm and I needed to make More money to support it. My soul was crushed that day I shoved myself into boxes I didn’t fit. I was on every type of anxiety pill you could think of. I had heaps of health issues. Dizziness, ibs, nausea, migraines, insomnia. I was horrible to the people around me becuse I was so stressed out with having to preform, having to be everything all at once, having to show up look professional be friendly always smile never have a bad day. It destroyed me. And even when I was working these soul draining jobs I never was able to afford a house let alone a farmhouse. Flash forward to now I live with my parents and I work at a garden shop. Sometimes less is more
Say it louder for the people in the back! Would love to hear more from you about how people can work together (collectives, cooperatives) that have to follow economical laws of capitalism but want to truly respect mental health (rather than that being just a corporate slogan).
YES WE NEED MORE VIDEOS ON THIS! Ive been following you for awhile for your unmatched advice for relationships. I got extremely excited when I saw you post this because it was something different and something that desperately needs to be discussed. Late stage capitalism is a fuck. And unfortunately, i really dont see how we will get out of it. No one is ready and there will be a lot of long-term pain and discomfort that comes w dismantling it. Personally, im not even sure if im ready. I want to be, but at the same time i am so aware of how addicted i am to my consumerist comforts. It brings me a lot of shame and guilt because of how much my actions conflict with my values.
When I was a stressed out special education teacher I used to be infuriated by the seminars administration would foist on us promoting self care techniques (deep breathing, visualization, chair exercises while you're doing your paperwork!!) so we could better tolerate the unreasonable work loads and expectations. Ugh.
I really agree with your explanation. This is something I’ve felt my entire life and have talked about before and this made me feel so much less alone in my beliefs. May I ask if you’re okay with sharing some more ideas on what to do to escape capitalism the best someone can?
This is a great tape. I woke up this morning g thinking about needing to cope with capitalism rather than unabashedly hate on it. This video helped to name that thing that's been bugging me. Yku laid it down really well. Now for the mental shift and practical behavior change.
It is very nice video on current scenario of mental health. Thanks a lot to you for telling the insights of mental health. I would like to know more about mental health especially dealing desperate feelings, depression feelings. Thank you😊
Thank you so much for sharing this! I resonate with this so much and it’s taken me years to deprogram the capitalist mindset, and redefine what success is to me. ❤
So, what do I do, when the majority of people, including me, has no idea what to do, how to tackle all the problems that root in capitalism? Many are not even aware and I can't even explain an alternative very well, since the pressure would be, to solve all this problems with another ideology. I lean to Socialism but I'm not well educated in all of it's aspects. And I feel occasionally that I'm drowning in the pain of the world, the systemic injustice and inequality. I don't want to become a cynic. But I'm scared.
Thank you. I'm a single mom of a special needs child, we escaped an abuser that destroyed me financially as well as subjected me to the whole buffet of abuse. I'm already torturing myself for not leaving the narcissistic millstone sooner, and feeling like a terrible mother because I just make ends meet keeping ourselves fed, housed and clothed. I try to find fun free things for us to do, I let my daughter get involved in household tasks and do creative projects, and I try to make time for myself after she goes to bed at night. I thank the Gods I have good friends online I can lean on for support as well.
You can also be replaced at any moment by someone the boss likes better, someone they think is hipper, has a gender they like better, whatever. And the laws do little to protect even the most vulnerable.
thank you so much for this. found your channel today and your content is fantastic. hearing this is highly validating ❤️ ive been struggling so much with exactly what you're articulating here - trends of personal branding, commodatizing ourselves, filling voids with social media and parasocial relationships, addiction and harm caused by algorithms driven by money. I wish everyone could hear what you say here. thanks again ❤️
Right on!! And I headed over to Therapy Den and LOVE all the filtering options and profile info that helped me find someone with the approach I was looking for. 👌
Loving this video, thank you, Jeff! I thought I'd be escaping the capitalist cubicle prison by doing something I used to be passionate about - I just completed a PhD in biology (in Germany, where it's a lot easier to do this, financially speaking). I unfortunately found out that the capitalist mindset is profoundly entrenched in academic science, at least in my field. From the combination of it being a "passion work" and very strongly held beliefs in meritocracy, working in basic biological research is rife with authoritarianism and abuse. I've worked in three different labs so far, and, for me, each was a highly anxiety-inducing experience. Being subject to the ever-changing whims of overworked and underinterested bosses, the "if you don't figure out the rules by yourself, you aren't smart enough to be here" mindset, and the perpetual job insecurity makes working a corporate job feel cushy by comparison. Obviously, I know that's not the case either. But how wrong did we make the world if especially all of these passion-based endeavors are so exploitative and mentally draining?
Self improvement is 100% more helpful to your mental health and your success than the victim mentality of self pity. This is a simple fact. The empowerment you will get from realizing the things you can change with just simple choices is undeniable. It will make you feel that you can live through things, that you are so much more than you thought, that you can indeed be better. Hell exercising makes more of an impact on your mental and physical health than most therapy and medications will.
I own a small residential native landscape design install and maintenance company. When I was creating my website, the design kept asking me for my "brand" and I kept saying we are not a brand so she came up with "what is our identity" that felt better. It is hard to be a democratic socialist in a capitalist economy.
Hey! Great points but you hardly talk about how to cope with it! Someone struggling might be sent further down because of how much you talk about the ways in which capitalism is damaging.
Understanding where it comes from and that you are not the only one to blame but acknowledging that your environment plays a big part of your well being and mental health is the first step. A good step I beleive
I have a different veiw of capitalism. Maybe it's because I was raised by parents that grew up during the depression. I've been a self employed barber stylist since I was 19 years old. I'm frugal with spending yet generous to help others. It's been 43 years working and 29 years owning my salon. With good work ethics and gratitude for my clients, capitalism has been good to me. But I realize that I was responsible for my part in the equation.
But I will say I disagree on some things and think a lighter form of capitalism then what we have now would be much better. And more people being homeless is also something ive noticed and been very sad about recently
Capitalism isn’t the problem….Crony capitalism is. There is a big difference. Big government is the enemy. Not the free market. We need a separation of state and tech. Btw, social media is a bigger problem than capitalism too.
isn't the reason that social media is bad due to capitalism? After all tech companies are inclined to make us addicted to their product and feed us as many ads as possible. This is due to the profit motif of capitalism. It is profitable for companies to do this hence they do it. They do not value our mental health
@@blazaram3368 But you do realize that is completely under your control right? No one is forced to use social media, yes we influenced by our environment to use it but it’s always completely under your power to just say no
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Suicide rates are higher in cultures that value high achievement, productivity, low acceptance of failure (capitalist values), and lower in countries that have an acceptance for failure and see self-worth as inherent
Not to mention we can’t afford the self care stuff or have time to spend with friends family because we have to work at least 2 jobs to exist.
Yeah good point.
Blame Biden and the delusional DFL/demon-rats
And so many of us are spread out further away than we'd like to be from our loved ones. Granted to some extent we did that to ourselves, but at the same time, if I lived closer to my friends I'd have probably more like an hour long commute.
Yes! We are told we have to be fit (work out), eat healthy (prepare our own meals), take care of our home, be good to friends and family, build a family, and have hobbies. No one has enough time to do all of those things. Maybe if we had no jobs at all...
I’m a licensed professional counselor in Texas, and I love *love* this video. Most of my patients are simply learning how to deal with a broken system
I've been ambivalent about the concept of therapy as a social boon bc it's an individual solution to a communal problem. So to see therapists challenge capitalist narratives is always good for me.
Waking up to the reality of life outside of the conventional system has brought me a lot of joy but also a lot of anger. I don't really blame anyone, or the system, because I know it's born of ignorance or traits like greed that are themselves born of ignorance.
But there is a lot of anger and feeling of having been exploited my whole life. From school to working life and the strong conditioning about what we SHOULD be.
Most of all I'm just glad that I realised it early. I can't imagine dealing with the pain of realising this at 40+ years of age, with most of my self worth being tied up with consumerism or toxic cultural values.
im 36 and just waking up
@@adrianazollo2688 Congrats and good on you. It's rough at first, but eventually liberating to take your life into your own hands. We're all just making it up as we go here, so your way of doing things is equally as valid as what anyone else says. Best of luck, go live life your way and enjoy. Peace!
@@magikarpslapper759 Your Leftist movement only makes people far worse
Woke Attitudes, being Left Wing, victim mentality, resentment towards a made up all powerful enemy, entitlement to things you feel you deserve, lack of spirituality etc are ALL statistically linked to higher levels of depression, mental illness, unfulfillment, lack of productivity and responsibility, destructive behavior
The truth is you’re not liberating anyone but making everyone worse. A cancer that feeds off of built up resentment and destroys everything in its path
I'm from Indonesia. I've just accidentally found out this video from the random google searches that lead to your blog website with the same title as this video. Thank you very much, finally, I've found another person who truly realizes (deeply) on what's (really) wrong with our world & life today: Capitalism. I've actually been saying the same thing, but it's really sad, frustrating, & depressing, when in reality, you're the one being seen/viewed/judged as the 'weirdo' one, for even just thinking about all these things, whereas most people in this world today somehow just seem to be 'fine/okay' living their everyday lives like this. It seriously makes me feel like I don't belong in this world, and yes, it's even a lot much worse because I'm already 40 years old, who is basically just a failure/loser in today's society's (& people's) eyes. I've had passive suicidal ideation everyday basically, to be very honest.. Again, thank you very much for being real honest in saying this 'unpopular opinion' about capitalism. It's very RARE actually especially for even the 'mental health' experts/psychiatrists/professionals etc etc to know/realize about all these stuff deeply. That's why I really admire & respect you, for saying all this things. Thank you.
From india and feeling exactly the same
Thanks for sharing this. I feel the same way! CPTSD makes it so hard to work and I feel so much shame about it. But it’s not my fault that I was abused.
We literally grew up in an Orwellian society, and it's hard to deal with being one of the few reasonable ones in an ocean of fully brainwashed masses. Especially if, like me throughout most of my life, you don't know anything about politics, and have no idea that words like "capitalism" refer specifically to all the stuff in society that you've always fundamentally opposed yet were always told was not only acceptale but supposedly 'inevitable', which makes it impossible to realise that there's actually a bunch of people who agree with you. Until I got informed on political terminology a few years ago, it felt extremely lonely and frustrating. "How can I be the only one that gets it?! And how do I even communicate my gripes to others?" Well, clearly I'm not alone at all, and I've caught up with the relevant language :) And the reasonable people seem to be becoming much more numerous, lately
One day I’ll have escaped capitalism by living in my off grid house growing my own food collecting my own rain water and producing my own electricity without a care in the world. Please do more anti-capitalism videos I’m here for it!
Respect mam
....how communal of you
I LOVE this. I've been critical of capitalism for a while, and am just now entering the field of mental health. This speaks to SO MUCH of my observations and beliefs.
Hard to treat anxiety when the system is taking such a toll on our mental health, leading to those challenging thoughts and feelings!!
I’m also on the mental health profession, and thumbs up to everything you said
Thank you so much for this piece! I'm a college student going through the dependency override process right now and the world seems so overwhelming at 19. This really helped and validated a lot of what I'm feeling, thank you
The line at the end about re-orienting your thinking towards connecting with community in particular just flipped my mindset
A long while ago I was (reluctantly) having a conversation with the owner of my workplace, and I mentioned that "Im back on antidepressants", and he said "ITS NOT THIS PLACE IS IT?" (making me depressed), so I said "I hope not", and he mumbled something and walked away, LOL !! And for the record ive had lifelong depression, but work will badly aggravate it.
The more I learn about this vile system, the more I hate it.
I've written a lot on how therapists refuse to acknowledge basic truths that you have refused to avoid in this video. Much appreciated! Like all things in our society, the business of therapy is a part of capitalist models, and the majority of therapists it seems would rather focus on changing self perception than radicalize their clients, and this sort of voctim blaming makes therapy less a model for bettering mental health and more a model for creating more docile workers. Plus the entire industry makes tons of money prescribing drugs they don't understand whatsoever to live human guinea pigs.
The best thing you can do for your mental health is to fight against capitalism. Buy healthier and less expensive foods. Act in your community and be a part of a group. Spend money frugally and informatively. And work with a disobedience for how the structure depends on your actions to further advance our oppression of one another.
Happiness is not in the dollar. We've had the tools to be happy people for thousands of years before the discoveriy of gold or the invention of rulers.
Despite knowing this, its difficult every day to not be pressured by our society and i let it destroy me inch by inch. Its a process to get better when you're born into a world that incubates you in it's disease.
You can't solve problems in an ideology that is built on scarcity and inefficiency but have to create jobs around it to preserve jobs.
One thing that really helped me was separating things into categories - what can I change (make my living space cleaner, stop reading the news so much, eating healthy, and focusing on art and music and work, friends, and family only) & what can I do very very little about (what other people want to do with their lives, buying tons of stuff etc).
Thank you! I needed this so much today! I was actually struggling with this a lot in therapy and didn't know how to voice it.
Happy I could help!
I never thought I would find a therapist, let alone American, who would talk about this subject. Thank you so much. I hope you are well as I don’t see any new videos.
Yess for more anti-crapitalism content! But deconstructing from crapitalism was the best thing I ever did for my mental health. It is hard to work within crapitalism in corporate america esp. during Covid. I hate it. I hate this society, and desire that class revolution so hard.
I’m feeling you.
@@TherapyJeff I don't really look to self-improve myself as much just healing from various traumas.
More, please!!! The capitalistic populations need to hear you put into words what what it's feeling but don't know where it comes from. Huge jobs, huge pay, huge insurances to cover the burn out you don't even have the time to take care of and rake advantage of our job benefits because... 50h/week+
Thanks for that piece! I can recommend reading Alain Ehrenberg, a sociologist who digged deep in this field of correlation between depression and capitalism.
Please please please talk more about this. And if you can please go into more detail about ways to cope with this stuff. It's been a serious struggle for me for a while and I really need any help I can get, and others do too
Self improvement is neoliberal metaphysics (oppression)
Thank you for this video! And for every video! But this is particularly really affected me deeply. I was saying the same but my close friends tell me I am trying to blame everyone else except me, and that I am not taking accountability for problems. I am not saying I might not be doing that but definitely not a systemic problem we should avoid looking.
Same situation......the more we explain....more they blame....
Wish u fine
Maannn the influence of capitalism on our mental health is real, like I honestly believe that’s why Americans are more prone to heart attacks, yeah diet is a factor, but I believe we’re all tired, and yeah….
Yep! And capitalism is one reason for bad diets, too. Can't afford healthy food, don't have time for anything but fast food, constant exposure to junk food advertising... plus, emotions and mental health problems and physical problems making people reach for unhealthy food to feel better... Yes, some of that is individual "choice," but it's so hard to overcome in this environment. Our minds and bodies are exhausted.
I'm not even against junk food. I just think that most people would choose to eat a more balanced diet if they had the resources and environment that encouraged it. (ACTUALLY encouraged, rather than just shaming and yelling at people, which is counterproductive and cruel.)
Itz increasing in here INDIA too......capitallism is everywere now mam..
This is such a great video. It hits all the important points, is concise and is easy to understand.
It truly bothers me that it only has 2800 views.
Love this video, it's been a year since I've started to feel like I don't wanna "grow" in the corporative ladder nor having bunch of stuff to feel worthy.
All I ever wanted to do in this world was make art and live on a farm. When I was a child I was a gifted child with art. All I was told was how talented I was with creativity. When I graduated I was told I need to get serious about college because being an artist I could never afford to live on a farm and I needed to make
More money to support it. My soul was crushed that day I shoved myself into boxes I didn’t fit. I was on every type of anxiety pill you could think of.
I had heaps of health issues. Dizziness, ibs, nausea, migraines, insomnia. I was horrible to the people around me becuse I was so stressed out with having to preform, having to be everything all at once, having to show up look professional be friendly always smile never have a bad day. It destroyed me. And even when I was working these soul draining jobs I never was able to afford a house let alone a farmhouse. Flash forward to now I live with my parents and I work at a garden shop. Sometimes less is more
Say it louder for the people in the back!
Would love to hear more from you about how people can work together (collectives, cooperatives) that have to follow economical laws of capitalism but want to truly respect mental health (rather than that being just a corporate slogan).
I really needed this! I would love to hear more about the damaging effects of capitalism and more about how to build fulfilling communities.
YES WE NEED MORE VIDEOS ON THIS! Ive been following you for awhile for your unmatched advice for relationships. I got extremely excited when I saw you post this because it was something different and something that desperately needs to be discussed. Late stage capitalism is a fuck. And unfortunately, i really dont see how we will get out of it. No one is ready and there will be a lot of long-term pain and discomfort that comes w dismantling it. Personally, im not even sure if im ready. I want to be, but at the same time i am so aware of how addicted i am to my consumerist comforts. It brings me a lot of shame and guilt because of how much my actions conflict with my values.
Also i JUST realized this video is a year old 😂 Please post more on this topic though! we need it more than ever
When I was a stressed out special education teacher I used to be infuriated by the seminars administration would foist on us promoting self care techniques (deep breathing, visualization, chair exercises while you're doing your paperwork!!) so we could better tolerate the unreasonable work loads and expectations. Ugh.
I really agree with your explanation. This is something I’ve felt my entire life and have talked about before and this made me feel so much less alone in my beliefs. May I ask if you’re okay with sharing some more ideas on what to do to escape capitalism the best someone can?
A socialist revolution is what you're looking for.
This is a great tape. I woke up this morning g thinking about needing to cope with capitalism rather than unabashedly hate on it. This video helped to name that thing that's been bugging me. Yku laid it down really well. Now for the mental shift and practical behavior change.
It is very nice video on current scenario of mental health. Thanks a lot to you for telling the insights of mental health. I would like to know more about mental health especially dealing desperate feelings, depression feelings. Thank you😊
So helpful and realistic! Would love more videos on the topic!
Thank you so much for sharing this! I resonate with this so much and it’s taken me years to deprogram the capitalist mindset, and redefine what success is to me. ❤
I synthesize every negative emotion into aggression
And now i can't keep a job because I'm a ticking time bomb
Great video. I'm not completely anti-capitalist per se, but it desperately NEEDS limitations and it is beyond long overdue for being put in check.
Yes. Absolutely. Let's keep having the discussion about the toxicity of capitalism. 100%!
So, what do I do, when the majority of people, including me, has no idea what to do, how to tackle all the problems that root in capitalism? Many are not even aware and I can't even explain an alternative very well, since the pressure would be, to solve all this problems with another ideology.
I lean to Socialism but I'm not well educated in all of it's aspects. And I feel occasionally that I'm drowning in the pain of the world, the systemic injustice and inequality.
I don't want to become a cynic. But I'm scared.
Thank you. I'm a single mom of a special needs child, we escaped an abuser that destroyed me financially as well as subjected me to the whole buffet of abuse. I'm already torturing myself for not leaving the narcissistic millstone sooner, and feeling like a terrible mother because I just make ends meet keeping ourselves fed, housed and clothed.
I try to find fun free things for us to do, I let my daughter get involved in household tasks and do creative projects, and I try to make time for myself after she goes to bed at night. I thank the Gods I have good friends online I can lean on for support as well.
Wow. I’m here to learn. Thank you, Theraoy Jeff!
Would love to hear more from you about this topic! So fascinating and you're explainations are always fantastic!
Absolutely nailed it! Thank you so much for this valuable message.
This must be the most valuable video I have ever seen. Thank you for speaking the truth.
This video made me subscribe to your channel. Thank you for putting this out
Id love to see more videos around this. Thank you 🤍
You can also be replaced at any moment by someone the boss likes better, someone they think is hipper, has a gender they like better, whatever. And the laws do little to protect even the most vulnerable.
Omg Yes! I’ve been working at on this for a few months now! Thank you for being so explicit!
I found you today, and I’m glad I did! These videos are spot on! Thanks for posting. ❤🥰
5:42 I'm waiting for your signal.
thank you so much for this. found your channel today and your content is fantastic. hearing this is highly validating ❤️ ive been struggling so much with exactly what you're articulating here - trends of personal branding, commodatizing ourselves, filling voids with social media and parasocial relationships, addiction and harm caused by algorithms driven by money. I wish everyone could hear what you say here. thanks again ❤️
Right on!! And I headed over to Therapy Den and LOVE all the filtering options and profile info that helped me find someone with the approach I was looking for. 👌
sorry but where is a course? where does the information come from?
From a therapist viewpoint do support groups work and could they be applied to people trying to cope with capitalism?
Very important reflection 😊 Obrigado 🙏
Jeff! Thank you for this! Making me reconsider a few things I’ve been doing lately when I have been to my own detriment because of capitalism.
You're so awesome. I wish you were my therapist. Or my friend. :)
Finally someone talking about this!!! 🙌👏
YES PLS TALK MORE ABOUT CAPITALISM AND MENTAL HEALTH!!!
This. Please keep talking. I would love a list of ways/groups to get better community and working together. (Not church). Any book recommendations?
Loving this video, thank you, Jeff! I thought I'd be escaping the capitalist cubicle prison by doing something I used to be passionate about - I just completed a PhD in biology (in Germany, where it's a lot easier to do this, financially speaking). I unfortunately found out that the capitalist mindset is profoundly entrenched in academic science, at least in my field. From the combination of it being a "passion work" and very strongly held beliefs in meritocracy, working in basic biological research is rife with authoritarianism and abuse. I've worked in three different labs so far, and, for me, each was a highly anxiety-inducing experience. Being subject to the ever-changing whims of overworked and underinterested bosses, the "if you don't figure out the rules by yourself, you aren't smart enough to be here" mindset, and the perpetual job insecurity makes working a corporate job feel cushy by comparison. Obviously, I know that's not the case either. But how wrong did we make the world if especially all of these passion-based endeavors are so exploitative and mentally draining?
I love this. Please continue this series. Thank you❤️
Love this content, high self awareness from him in order to have such a good analysis of the system. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome stuff ❤️🙏
Amazing. Yes, keep talking 🙏
Thank you for saying this
I just need to dig a vegetable garden and get to know my neighbors!!
Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!! I really needed this so bad
This was so insightful!
Self improvement is 100% more helpful to your mental health and your success than the victim mentality of self pity.
This is a simple fact. The empowerment you will get from realizing the things you can change with just simple choices is undeniable. It will make you feel that you can live through things, that you are so much more than you thought, that you can indeed be better.
Hell exercising makes more of an impact on your mental and physical health than most therapy and medications will.
thank you!!
University is highly over-rated.
Yes, more videos like this one!
A million times yes! It’s on point.
I have been waiting to hear this. I love it.
I've never hit "subscribe" faster❤
Oh my god thank you for saying this
Please more on this!
Can't beat a bit of ideological socialist indoctrination when looking for relationship advice.
Its EVERYWHERE! Your not happy BLAME SOCIETY!
So true and sad....
❤ I agree
I own a small residential native landscape design install and maintenance company. When I was creating my website, the design kept asking me for my "brand" and I kept saying we are not a brand so she came up with "what is our identity" that felt better. It is hard to be a democratic socialist in a capitalist economy.
And please talk more about anti-capitalism
thank you for this
This is great! Please make more about capitalism damaging our mental health!
needed this today thank you
Yes!! End capitalism!
Check out International Manifesto Group statement from Sept. 2021
Hey! Great points but you hardly talk about how to cope with it! Someone struggling might be sent further down because of how much you talk about the ways in which capitalism is damaging.
Understanding where it comes from and that you are not the only one to blame but acknowledging that your environment plays a big part of your well being and mental health is the first step. A good step I beleive
Go to the 5th Dimension… done and done.. bam!
this is validating
thank youuuu . I am going insane
Totally 💯
I have a different veiw of capitalism. Maybe it's because I was raised by parents that grew up during the depression. I've been a self employed barber stylist since I was 19 years old. I'm frugal with spending yet generous to help others. It's been 43 years working and 29 years owning my salon. With good work ethics and gratitude for my clients, capitalism has been good to me. But I realize that I was responsible for my part in the equation.
Capitalism is not bad for the business owners lol.
More more more of these videos.
And ofc, as always, this turns out to be an ad for what you're selling
U an angel
But I will say I disagree on some things and think a lighter form of capitalism then what we have now would be much better. And more people being homeless is also something ive noticed and been very sad about recently
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Eloquence and precise capitalism and community is an oxymoron. Capitalism breeds alienation.
Excellent 😎 just what I needed
Capitalism isn’t the problem….Crony capitalism is. There is a big difference. Big government is the enemy. Not the free market. We need a separation of state and tech. Btw, social media is a bigger problem than capitalism too.
isn't the reason that social media is bad due to capitalism? After all tech companies are inclined to make us addicted to their product and feed us as many ads as possible.
This is due to the profit motif of capitalism. It is profitable for companies to do this hence they do it. They do not value our mental health
@@blazaram3368 But you do realize that is completely under your control right?
No one is forced to use social media, yes we influenced by our environment to use it but it’s always completely under your power to just say no
Then i ask to you people: how to not think in suicide all day after hearing this and studying more about? 🤡
Thank you