I have no idea what kind of hell I would be in if I didn’t stumble into your wisdom Dr. JP. Now, 3 books and many lectures later, I’m a new man.

"I learn to be afraid of the right thing." ... "You should be afraid of contaminating your soul with deceit." ... What fantastic pearls of wisdom to apply to your own life.

This is so powerful for me. For 12 years as a firefighter, the boss of a London fire station, I had horrible anxiety, fear of everything all of the time. I didn’t take sick leave because I knew I was good at my job and no way was I going to roll over and give up. The only relief I got from my problems came when there was a “shout”, an emergency that took my attention off myself and made me look elsewhere. It was a tough time and I needed help to recover but now I’m 66, I work in Spain as a skydive cameraman and I have learned Spanish language well enough to speak with friends, I probably sound to them like a 5 year old 😂 The message? Never give up and never allow yourself to make excuses because life is beautiful and you are stronger than you believe.

My life would be in absolute hell if I hadn't discovered Dr. Peterson. This man has been sent by God at this time for this time. Thank you for your wisdom.

"Distinguish between the part of you that can despite of this, and the part of you that can't because of this". How happy are those who can bask upon this man's words. Thank you Dr. Peterson

The dual antidotes to “victimhood” are perseverance and gratitude 😌💭☘️

"I'm not courageous, I just learned to be afraid of the right thing." Wow.

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

I am currently sinking in the depths of my darkest days, I am realizing my family has only been using me and I am struggling to succeed in my studies despite bad relationships and events. With great difficult but determination, I am trying to avoid the trap of victimhood when it is calling me. I desperately needed this kind of wise father-like talk to wake me up and get my act together.

Dr. Peterson, I would like to personally thank you for helping me out of attempted suicide and terrible depression. Your advice in one of your lectures on UKposts about starting very small (If you still can't do it, then the step is too big) is slowly and positively changing my life. You taught me so much and still do. Thank you.

Brilliant. So pleased and encouraged that Dr Peterson is again increasingly accessible to our culture in this time of such great need for truth and wisdom.

“The only lives that truly matter are those who respect the lives of others”.

Breath of fresh air to hear someone articulate common sense and logic

Mr. Peterson i am happy to inform you that "Do Not Lie", "Slay the Dragon on It's Lair", and "Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today" has become the official rules in me and my girlfriend's relationship. Thank you so much Mr. Peterson. We're not even living in western hemisphere, but your teaching echoes through any barrier.

When I became bipolar I abused marijuana and Booz, life spiraled, told myself I was a victim and kind of gave up. I have a better attitude now and am doing better.

Dear Dr Peterson, your first comment struck a very resonant chord. I have gone through an incredibly painful divorce where a lot of lies have been told about me and consequently I have pretty much lost everything. Including my children. The one thing I undertook from the outset was that I would tell the truth, whether it reflected well upon me or not. Initially, I foolishly believed that justice was a thing rather than the quest to "win". I went through some very dark phases in this process but the amazing thing about being open and honest is that it rewards you in a way that I hadn't truly understood. I am able to look at myself in the mirror. I told the truth I live an honest life and I damn well like what I see. Now my accusors have to live with and continue to promulgate their lies for the rest of their lives whilst I have been freed by the truth. Not just in the words that I said but also in the ability to repeat the action in the future. I tell people exactly what I think of them I am (often brutally) honest about myself and I love it. I have over the years listened to many of your lectures and I am a better person for doing so. I clean my intellectual, spiritual and emotional rooms on a regular basis. I do not consider self-reflection to be a selfish or egotistical action any longer and I have rediscovered an inner peace I thought I had lost in my marriage to my ex-wife. Truth, in all its incarnations, has been the catalyst. Thank you!

I just went through this. Had my life fall apart and was angry, resentful, and wanted revenge on the people responsible. Took almost 2 years to get out of it. It took time. Dealing with it was hard, so I didn’t for the longest time. Im not sure if the stagnation was needed, but it’s wonderful to not hate the world.

I’m 23 and suffered with M.E and fibromyalgia for 12 years, and genuinely everything Jordan just said is absolute facts and told so eloquently

Realize that life unfolds in chapters and you’ll have bad moments but that too shall pass. Ultimately you are fully responsible for your own well being.

Thomas Sowell and Dr Peterson are 2 of the greatest minds of our time. Both should be listened to. They don’t talk on the same things but we can learn so much from both of them. In times like we are in and have been in Peterson and Sowell are needed all the more.

i am 60 and many times i listen to him as if i am his son,,,,,,in times of need he is often my backbone and i am thankfull

I was in the depths of despair my anxiety overtook my thinking, and In my head I heard Jordan Petersons voice saying “well, you just have get up and get on with it” in his mild mannered tone, and for the first time in a long time I felt powerful, because I managed to push back the dark cloud and I felt it retreat. It was then I realised, in my most vulnerable moments I didn’t need sympathy I needed a lifeline to pull me out and guide me back to my senses.

Jordon Peterson is one of the greatest intellectuals of our lifetime. We are blessed to have him, especially during these dark times. God bless 🙏

Hey Jordan Peterson, I know the chances are low you will see this comment but I just wanted too say thank you. I’m a young father and you’ve inspired me and made me feel like I still have a chance to be successful and enjoy my life.

1:30 Learn to be afraid of the right things, like contaminating your soul with deceit. Brilliant Jordan 👏🏾🙏🏾🏋🏾‍♂️💃🏾

Today's videos are very applicable to me. I was a mother and wife with a history of abuse and now I am learning about who I truly am. It took some "hell" to get to this point, but I am so grateful to finally be on this path! Thank you for these words of guidance and wisdom.

You always help me find new insights. I live with schizophrenia with bipolar features, it's hard not to feel hopeless or persecuted by my illness. Thank you for being a light in dark times of my life.

Love to Jordan Peterson ❤️ So happy you’re back and that your family is well! 🙏🏼

My life turned upside down 3 months ago when I accidentally stumbled upon one of your videos about taking responsibility for one’s life. I felt something the first time I heard that lecture. It was as though something clicked inside of me. As though I finally heard something that I needed to hear. And it has never been the same ever since.

Victimhood is the simultaneous pass card to both sympathetic attention & the soap box of sanctimonious moral posturing. Both of which are trending lately. We can choose to be victims or quietly do what we can about our circumstances.

Can I just say, the second question is probably the most well developed question I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. Incredible discussion.

Jordan Peterson does't hide the hell, to speak like him, that threaten us from inside, yet he draws such a path for hope when he underlines that free speech looking for truth and reciprocity is the only way really sustainable ! He's not just an intellectual, but a wisdom speaker, with so much real spirit ! that's why I feel so grateful to him (sorry if my english is not correct)

i like the 'mutual recognition of the soul' line. when i'm really angry at someone, i feel like i could tear them to pieces like a chimp, but when i look in their eyes i'm reminded of their godliness/soul and that makes it a lot harder to demonize them. that's why the internet is so great for turning us against each other. no eye contact.

It’s incredible how Dr Peterson gets his points across. Points that have taken him hours of thought, summarised in a minute so clearly and concisely. A genuinely incredible human and we’re lucky to have his sanity and clarity to lean on 🙏

THANK GOD FOR JORDAN PETERSON !

He is one of the great intellects of our time. His lectures give me meaning and I'm grateful for his lectures.

This is excactly what i needed. Had many unpleasant things in my life lately. Some of them caused by myself. I tend to become nihilistic in these circumstances but your lectures and books helped me so much. Thank you. Greetings from Germany

The victim mindset dilutes the human potential, by not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them, so you must take personal responsibility, you cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself, that is something you have charge of, so rise up and take control of your life.

I watch your vids from Iraq, and you shaped to a significant degree how I think as a person and as a fresh physician who aspires to be a future psychiatrist. Just right before watching this video, I finished 12% of your book (12 rules) Kindle version, such a brainstorming person Dr.Jordan🇨🇦🇮🇶

This question is so important. Thank you, Dr. Peterson.

Brilliant, thank you! I always was rather right than popular and yes, there's a price to pay, but I find that my consistency led me to the right predictions.

Well said! There would be plenty of people who wouldn't push thru what I have to deal with everyday. I have my moments where I feel defeated but I cry it out, pray about it n get my ass BACK UP, dust myself off n keep it moving💯 ill just be a lump of useless clay of I don't keep pushing foward.

Cannot wait to see you in NZ in November! Your wisdom has helped me understand a lot of situations the last couple years since i discovered your videos ive watched countless hours! Bless!!

Is there an upload of this entire event? The uploads so far are OUTSTANDING✅

Mr Peterson, firstly, thank you for everything you have done for my generation. (I am 27 when this is written). I have read all your books and watched so many of your lectures; I can honestly say I would not be the man I am today if it wasn’t for you. Secondly, I could not agree more with your wise words again in this video. Not only does it substantiate the intellectual that you are, but also the psychological expertise that you have. Often what you say always seems obvious, but I, personally (maybe I’m naive) only recognise it when you say it, and for that I’m thankful. I hope others can relate.

The difference between a hero and a tragedy is courage. Thank you Dr. Peterson, for inspiring a whole generation to embody logos and face their dragons honorably.

Absolutely adore your videos professor Peterson. Would you be able to always post videos in at least 1080 p for us quality video snobs ?🙏

Excellent! Thank you.

"He's like Stalin, but in chimp form, which actually places him somewhat higher on the evolutionary scale Stalin" did not get as much of a laugh as it deserved, thats an absolute BANGER of a quote.

Excellent Dr. Peterson. When I thought of how to avoid getting in the victim trap, the only answer that arose within me is to be truthful. When someone in retelling your experience, correct them when they represent you as a victim. We all are complicit to some degree in the situations we are in. I would embrace the attitude, "I helped create this, I will help correct it." Because it keeps me able to decide a direction to move. Movent is important, it prevents stagnation. Stagnation can lead to rot. Rot is not good. So you must stay true to what is real. I guess my question would be, what of those who have trouble identifying what is true for them? I've been practicing Tibetan Buddhism for many years, so striving to become self aware is easier for me. But when one has had no guidance, what then? The victim trap is easy to fall into as we've seen with "woke" attitudes like the "me, too" thing.

This is immensely powerful stuff. Thank you for your wise words.

Delightful, meaningful input from JBP. what a great way to start a new day. ❤️ Thank you 🥩

God Bless Dr. Peterson. Thank God he recovered and continued to lecture. We are incredibly fortunate, and I for one am grateful that he can still impart his poignant knowledge with immaculate heart.

Jordan B Peterson ROCKS!

Dr. peterson, i have no words. Listening to you speak here about your daughter brought me to my knees. I send you my best sir.

Feeling grateful for all the knowledge we have access to from this man… for free!

The reality is that often if one can make it out the other side is if they recognize and value their responsibilities. I know some make it through things on their own but it was the responsibility to my wife and then my family that got the through the toughest times.

Dr. Peterson, maybe you won't read this comment, but I am so thankful for your life and the advice you hace to people in all the world. I'm currently living alone after some traumatic event in my life, listening to your videos and audios, while approaching God by reading the Bible and beliving in Him. Has Made my life better, I pray for you and your family, keep making the difference in the life of people. Even though, others may try to contradict your statments, I appreciate your help. Have a really, really nice day, sir.

I'll be seeing you in Melbourne Australia in November Mr Peterson. Huge fan and can't wait

Wow, love these words. I love that this is a thing. Im glad to hear your talk.

These comments are truly remarkable and heartwarming. Dr Peterson has done so much to help people. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. I would like to commend those that had the courage to act on the teaching of Dr Peterson. Taking action in the face of adversity and trouble is something to be admired. Awesome.

Your words and inspiration walked me forward and away from a terrible relationship I’d been in, one I found myself dependent on, and gave me the motivation I needed to build myself. I’d gone from a call center worker to a contracting truck driver in the span of a year, I’ve attained a loyal and beautiful woman in my life, and my relationships have seen a plus as well and it all stemmed from when I cracked open 12 Rules For Life. I do appreciate you Dr. Peterson, and someday I hope to shake your hand and thank you personally.

Wow, Jordan Peterson in free flow thought is amazing 👏

You are my hero JP, you helped me change my life, thanks!

"Trauma" "When I change, the world changes!"💡 As someone who has actually gone through a lot of trauma, I would like to share my experience with you. I've been through several traumatic experiences as a victim of sexual harassment and various acquired traumas from congenital heart disease. I have suffered from a number of phobias, ranging from phobias of sudden death. Also, I have acquired an acquired disability. I had a slight aphasia, so I couldn't speak properly, I couldn't recognize people's speech, and I also developed dyslexia. I was literally unable to do anything, my body was heavy like wet cotton, and my depression was quite severe. When I was a teenager, I had no will to open a textbook even though tomorrow was an exam. Because I had the basic skills, I got decent grades on the test at the beginning of the semester without studying. However, my grades were not always good as I went through the middle and second half of the semester. I was a senior in primary school, but I got to the point where I pee at school. These memories are still one of the most shocking pieces of memories for me as an adult. Depression dulls all the nerves in humans. It's like a very evil devil. I used to barely come home, leaning against the wall to hide it from people noticing it. It became something that made me lose all my self-esteem and all my cognitive abilities. It was quite serious. My teachers were very worried about me. Their reaction was that they couldn't figure out why I was doing that. Because before that, I received many awards as an excellent student in my class, and I was the class leader or representative. I completely destroyed their expectations of me, and there was nothing they could do for me. In fact, no one was there to help me. My parents couldn't afford to even care about me because the family economy suddenly became quite difficult. I understand and appreciate my parents' past difficult lives. They did their best. In any case, therefore, those were the weights of my life that I had to carry on my own. So I had a hard time in my beautiful youth. Fortunately, congenital heart disease was dramatically discovered, and after an emergency operation, after a long recovery period, I am now almost completely recovered. Almost all of my acquired disabilities and traumas have been recovered. I received a look down from many people as I suffered from these physical and mental illnesses. Because they judged me based only on my condition. Their mistake was that they didn't have the eye to see my true self and my potential. When the public's psychology is judged to be of something lower than their own, the seeds of arrogance begin to grow. What I experienced intensely in this process is that all of this is solely the burden of "me". No one can ever help. I desperately realized that only I had to overcome this hardship, and I tried to recover steadily. First of all, I trained to simplify nerves that become overly sensitive to shock or illness. You have to keep things simple in some aspect of the events that happen in your life. And if someone did something evil to traumatize me, I thought it was simple. "It's your sin. And it's just your mental world. It has nothing to do with me." I thought this way. It's so natural. To explain in more detail, I'll just keep it short because the article is too long. I've simplified what I'm going to simplify that way. And I found a code of humor in my life, I laughed a lot, I appreciated the beautiful, the pure, and the justice, and I loved them. And above all else, I strengthened my mind through martial arts, etc. to treat my acquired disability. And besides that, I made a lot of effort for treatment. Also, I tried to unlock my potential and it paid off. I have a lot of confidence right now. All of this was overcome by purely my own mental strength without taking any psychiatric medications. Everyone can do it. If you lock yourself in the trauma, the result will be only terrible. The place you squat down with it will be your last seat. The way to get out of it is to accept it all as my burden and make an effort to overcome it calmly and steadily. You never have to listen to all the negative things people say to you. It's all their mental world, and it's just their intellectual level. It all becomes a heavy burden on them. When someone gives me hardship, I rather make it a springboard of healing and development. You have your own unique and sublime your life After overcoming all hardships, life will surely present you with a sense of fulfillment that is full and precious. "When I change, the world changes!" 🌹💖

"I just learned to be afraid of the right thing."-JBP

The visual quality is outstanding

LOVE THIS!!!

It’s indicative of how crazy our world has become when a man simply talking sense has become a massive cultural figure. I’m taking nothing away from Peterson. I think he’s great. In a normal world he is a good guy. In this messed up world he is a genius

I’ve been avoiding victimhood since I was a very young child. And believe me I see and felt things I’d say 99% of you at least, could never imagine. Victimhood is like self diagnosing yourself with an ‘eternal,’ mental illness.

You make me feel amazing. God bless you

This man has opened the cage doors fir me mentally i can feel stress free and more clarity from these lectures. thank you soo much!

I always was a guy who had the thought that men shouldn't cry. How my life view changed true your lectures is a miracle. I thank you from the deepest in my hearth, soul and mind. God bless you and your family your the modern superhero. 🙏❤️

Sometimes absolute genious, sometimes only words.

Thank you. ♡

4:38 to 5:00 absolutely brilliant

Man, being a Canadian in BC is a bit rough right now since I refused the Covid vax. But instead of whining, I’m fighting for freedom. We can either accept oppression or fight it.

There's a difference between being a victim and misusing one's victimhood.

You changed my life.. Thank you Mr Peterson 🙂

The question AND the the answer are geopolitical GOLD

How to avoid being a victim? Talk to people. Understand you really aren't on your own and understand that everyones problems no matter how big or how small are relative to them or just circumstance. No one is greater or lesser, just different.

The only way I could cope with being a victim was to dissociate. I still do it even years after.. Everyone needs a way to forget. I consider myself lucky. Some people have to drink or do drugs to escape from their mind that remembers and feels too much. People like me have amnesia on auto pilot. It's weird due to the missing time, but I couldn't go on living without it.

When I suffered from severe depression and suicidal inhibitions, victimhood was entrenched in my life. This is immensely helpful to make sense of things.

One conversation with this gentleman we would be great colleagues thanks everyone y'all are awesome God bless y'all

Sometimes, you are a victim. And it's important to recognize when you are the victim. And yes, sometimes you need to openly be the victim, in order to fight something and end victimhood, or at least make the predator pay for preying on you. Don't act as if you are a victim, when you aren't. But realize you are, when you are and don't pretend you're not. Nothing good comes out of it.

I listen to Dr.Peterson to verify what my mom taught me was right, and now I have confirmed the fact that sticking to the truth will always get me out of trouble, I'll never go back to the man I was couple of years ago

Dr. Peterson, I hope you don’t have to wonder how appreciated you are by so many. Thank you for your eloquence and precision of language to provide a workable message for so many lives. October 2019 I was hit by a car on my motorcycle. The driver had lost his license 11 years prior due to DUIs and the car wasn’t his nor was it insured and he ran away on foot leaving me for dead in a ditch. Among the many injuries I sustained I had a broken T6 and a shattered T5 in my spine. Luckily I wasn’t killed instantly but I had a lot to account for in my recovery along with a severe concussion and other broken bones. I remember having the choice in my mind to stay or leave this world and whether it was really my decision or not I chose to stay but at the same time the decision was also to not play the victim in this. I chose to not only live but to improve on my way of living as a father and a man in general. My current situation at my job at a public school has me in an interesting position as I work maintenance drive buses and maintain our entire athletic complex. I have few real limitations but with buses as it beats my back bouncing around in a seat for hours. Unfortunately my boss seems to not care to find a way to allow me to reduce my daily bus activity to a substitute basis. It seems there are some high school minded games being played at my expense that I have little to no interest in playing but for the sake of my health I worry that if I don’t join the plot enough to get what I need I may be shortening my already shortened working life. Physically I mean. I refuse to feel victimized yet I can’t find the right words to make them understand how impossible it is for me to sustain this level of activity and have a life outside of work. I feel relief in your words and advice for these kinds of issues and I am even more personally thankful for them. Good day sir.

I literally teared up at this. It is beautifully true.

Do you ever struggle with shame? I have a hard time pushing away ruminating thoughts on my past mistakes. Even if I no longer make them or wish to make them. Is it the shame keeping my life from turning to what it once was or am I beating myself up for shit that is over and I should be able to move on. How does one get less sensitive?

Chris Rock just showed the world how not to play the victim, while Mr. Smith played an award-winning performance of the perfect victim 😭

That final question was beautifully articulated by the gentleman in the audience, and Jordan Peterson's response was absolutely stunning.

Jordan Peters on is very bright and his advice is useful 😊 😊🙏thank you

Damn dude. That moment were he walks toward the camera is scary.

Would love to hear your advice on how to deal with oromandibular dystonia and slurred speech if you have come across patients facing these 2 challenges at the same time. I have tried speech therapy for over 5 years, with negligible improvement.

Thank you

Honestly a man of such a truthful esteem is rare these days. Much respect from another Jordan😉

You should be afraid of contaminating your soul with deceit.

I Often fall into this trap.. bleh its bloody difficult to deal with.

I wish I had this at 11 but happy that when I need a reminder I have UKposts. Not just for mr. Peterson and other known people but for the people in the comments section. People willing to share themselves honestly and with vulnerability. It’s been a rough few months for me n I was feeling rather helpless and overwhelmed.

Thank you… just thank you 🙏🏻