Men. Abuse. Trauma. | Philosophy Tube ★
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Channel: Philosophy Tube
Views: 1,338,480
Rating: 4.9618778 out of 5
Keywords: mental health, abuse, trauma, philosophy, descartes, no exit, satre, abusive relationship, relationships, therapy, masculinity, anxiety, men
Id: AeGEv0YVLtw
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Length: 34min 59sec (2099 seconds)
Published: Fri Jul 26 2019
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It was all done in one take, like the play, but there was a mirror so it isn't hell.
u/realphilosophytube, you’re probably going to get pinged a lot in this thread, but you’re honestly one of a kind, you beautiful, transcendental man.
Additionally, r/Breadtube ready to make the Shakespeare livestream shine just like Hbomberguy’s did?
So that is about 884,647 words and if the average person speaks 150 words a minute, Olly will be streaming for about 98 hours😲
Jack Saint, PhilosophyTube, and ThoughtSlime. BreadTube out in full force today
Edit: Just got to watching the video. Holy shit this is a really powerful video. It just has me broken down and introspecting on everything I've ever done
Holy... this was... this was good. Thank you, u/realphilosophytube. Thank you. I cried, and I thank you.
One thing I would like to add to the conversation here is this post by a Canadian trauma therapist on the question "what is trauma?". I value her words a lot and I'll copy some of the post here for ease of reading; other parts go into detail on child trauma in particular. I think it is very, very relevant to the section 14:45-16:35 wherein Olly describes the abuse and trauma he underwent, a whole series of things that might not even look like trauma to some people but they so very much are.
Olly, you beautiful man.
I had a pretty major mental health relapse last weekend and have been turning myself inside out for some time trying to figure out what I actually believe, what I really want for myself - versus what's been jammed into my head over years of trying to fit in to reduce pain and trauma.
As a TrANs wOmAn, this really does resonate heavily in a multitude of ways. It's going to take some time and a rewatch to process further.
Oh and I see you talking about No Exit being perfect for the stage because there are no cuts and you're just there with this one long scene... While you're doing exactly that. A very nice touch.
This is the most relatable video that he has put out yet, to me at least. When he exclaimed near the middle “I have no needs, I’m invincible!” and explained how those thoughts correlated with low self esteem and how it can seep into non-abusive relationships, my heart sank and I almost cried.
I never had this experience with a romantic relationship, but I did with a friend, my first real deep friendship in high school (and one of my only friendships at the time). Since then, I’ve latched onto my relationships with other female friends and love interests (I’m male btw) to the point it has been unhealthy. I don’t know when to take care of myself and don’t recognize when I’m being hurt because I want to help friends/partners and “I’m invincible”. It’s not usually ever their fault (minus that first abusive friendship) it’s just... I refuse to see that I have emotional needs because I think it’s not worth thinking about. All that I should focus on is the other person in the relationship, otherwise, I’m a selfish a-hole. That’s what I often tell myself. And I’ve been thinking on it lately but this video... this video just hits home.
And I’m not depressed, don’t y’all worry, it’s made more anxious though most definitely. I used to apologize all the time to the people I care the most about, to the point I felt bad apologizing and then I would apologize for that... I felt I was never quite good enough of a friend or a lover. I get told constantly something on the lines of “I’m a good person,” but I have a hard time accepting any praise. A therapist told me one time to say it out loud and I just cried because it was too hard.
As you can see from my use of some past-tense, things have improved. Progress is being made. I feel like I’m living my life now more free than I have for the past few years. But like Olly said, it’s a process.
Sorry if the writing style here is sloppy, I’m just very emotional right now. Y’all have a good day. And tune into that Shakespeare livestream.
Oh and u/realphilosophytube I hope you can read this, I just wanted to say thanks:)
Did anyone else notice that Olly was Superman in the mirror, but Clark Kent after the camera spun around?