How to Overcome an Existential Crisis | Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Even in the course of a generally happy and fulfilling life, it’s natural to have moments where we question our meaning, value, and purpose. This is often concentrated when we’re faced with the reality of our own mortality. Today’s episode of Being Well considers how we can confront these basic questions with purpose, acceptance, and curiosity.
If you're in crisis, are thinking about suicide, or are concerned about a loved one, please call 1-800-273-8255. The Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States.
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Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
2:20 Meaning and purpose as the basis for Existentialism
5:10 Four basic issues of existence
6:50 Practical reasons for exploring Existentialism
10:50 Forrest’s childhood acceptance of death.
12:00 Four approaches to confronting existential frailty
13:50 Rick’s orientation to existential dread and its three psychological challenges
15:55 Rick’s personal experience confronting ambivalence and asking the point of living
20:50 Confronting an existential crisis as a catapult into a meaningful life
23:20 Morbid preoccupation as avoidance and selfing
24:20 The three major whys of living: pleasure, service, and learning
26:50 What death can teach us about living a good life
32:35 Waves and water - resting in gratitude for life and it’s inevitable ending
37:45 Humor in the space of emptiness between living things
40:50 Natural fear vs. anticipatory dread
45:00 Finding your why when familiar structures break down
50:25 Recap and front porch meditation
Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.
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I really enjoyed this episode. As someone with terminal diagnoses, I think about my upcoming death a lot. I found a lot useful here. Thank you. ❤️🙏
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I love listening to you two. You've really helped me grow and get through some very difficult times. 🙏
this is such a beautiful episode. I'm moved by so many of the words you guys shared in this one. Not only is this topic rarely talked about, but also I'm more impressed about how you and your dad speak in a way that is so compassionate, so kind and so full of inner peace, even in topics like mortality and the inevitable ending. When I speak, I notice I will project my inner darkness and pessimism through my tone, and that's depressing. I wish I could have that inner peace and warm place like you guys, but I guess that's not teachable at all.
For me this episode yoked together many areas of being human.and also gave insights and tools to navigate our existence. Thank You both again.
Truly loved this topic. It has opened up an area of interest that l have long forgotten . You have put this topic existentialism into an easy way for me to further explore. I feel more at ease in my acceptance of death when looking at it in a larger picture. I feel so calm listening to to Rick’s comments on this issue . Thank you
This father son duo has helped me so much in this past few days than any of my therapist has in years. Thank you so so so much.
Especially how Rick put it together about how he decided to be in with his life and take the good and the bad and not have second thought about wanting to live really hit me in the right spot ❤️❤️ thank you so much again. You guys are doing a great job
Enjoyed the entire conversation. Thank you.
I love what you shared, Dr. Hanson, about your own ideation and how you had to make a choice. At age 53, I am at a place where I want to make a new kind of choice as to why. This is an invaluable episode.
Forrest, your Dad mentioned at 29.34 about putting resources to help people who might be suicidal in the show notes. It might be useful to put something at the end of the show description and breakdown above. Great discussion - thank you both.
Peaceful meditation and extra-ordinary conversation in the dialogue with Rick Jarow just now. Thank you.
Thought provoking, valuable discussion...thank you❤
Oof this was everything I needed right now. ❤
I'd be really curious to learn more about how to know if a therapist, therapy in general, or a type of therapy is working for me? What are the criteria I could look at to measure this, and what questions can I ask myself, and ask my therapist to know? And if we get off track, what questions can I ask my therapist to make sure we're moving towards the same goal, and that we're holding each. other accountable to that goal? What are the criteria around when to leave a therapist or just look for a new type of treatment?
Hey there, these are great questions. We addressed some of them in a few episodes we did in 2019 dedicated to getting the most out of therapy. That's before we were on UA-cam. They're titled "How to Start Therapy" and "How to Get the Most Out of Therapy." You can find them on most any podcast player.
So deep and interesting subject! You both did a great job discussing it. Thank you so much for your works!
Great presentation, talk, and school of thought! Thank you.
You spent 60 seconds mentioning and dismissing anyone who gets caught up in that "morbid preoccupation". Calling it "selfing" doesn't do anything but make me feel worse about being trapped in a profoundly hopeless place that I don't want to be in but haven't ever been able to find my way out of
I agree. There isn't even a great analysis on how morbid preoccupation is selfing.
Made any progress on your crisis?
What about when you feel like you don’t want to be apart of the cycle? You don’t want to live or die or be apart of the journey of enlightenment? why do i feel like nothing matters
Really excellent. Thank you!
Loved this one!! Thank you
Great guys
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Do you believe in reincarnation? We are reincarnated souls …. existence in this life gives me peace in remembering I have been here so many times!