Its amazing to see how emotional he gets when he starts talking about how he watched a guy perform a Bob Dylan song and how it changed him, I find it inspiring.
Understaning why you were abandoned and forgiving your mother isn't a case of generosity it's more about survival. The pain that comes with feeling abandoned is so great and so paralyzing that you just have to let it go. A life of bitterness isn't worth living.
Just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed that comment: "The global elite call Australia "the Ark of the Earth". Pine Gap has accomodation to handle 35,000 people built underneath. Common sense would tell you that the ruling class wouldn't hesitate to save themselves without a thought for the rest of us. Who gives a rat's ass anyway, we are eternal consciousness, these illusions that we believe are our lives are merely field trips designed to gather 3rd dimensional data for "The Source". We've allowed the elite to fuck our Mother Earth up, we failed to create Heaven on Earth so let's just go home and let Nibiru or any satellite smash this pile of rocks into pieces."
What a love! all the best to you Billy...you absolutely fasinate us, your precious soul is just so very evident ,it's like a beacon. Precious is what you are!
Pamela was not and did not and does not ever put words in Billy's mouth. She was trying to wrap her own head around a situation she was not privy to. By her understanding she brings herself closer to Billy and from all I've seen and heard since this was originally filmed they are far closer as a couple. We should not place our own concepts on this man because he is honestly so far removed from most people. He stands with no emotional crutch and works with the gifts he has. His wife included.
I think that from a psychologist's perspective, she's trying to make him come to terms with any anger that he has for his mother, not trying to get him to overcome it - rather accept that he is angry. Once you can accept your feelings, you are much more comfortable with them (generally at least), so I think that's what she's trying to do.
this are conversations billy and pam have had for a long time, so pam doesn't really have to do the shrink thing on billy because she's done that already, billy knows what she's after, but its tv, pam has to say something, ofcourse its not the same as it would be in other situations
@paddythetinker Anger is sometimes a healthy state of being when dealing with emotional traumas. It's a stepping stone on the way to a resolution, I feel.
@paddythetinker I think Pamela is not hearing what she expects to-that is, what she has learned are the effects of particular behaviour by adults towards a child, so she is prompting him, trying to get him to say what she wants to hear. She is also not listening to him. One of the best things anyone can do for a troubled person is listen. He is far smarter than she is and understands himself far better than she does.
If you don't think of Pamela as a shrink but just as an interviewer then she is doing a great job. What may seem a stupid question to some brings out in Billy an interesting response. Good for her.
@Olivia, in his generation and mine, we learned very young post ww2 not to openly complain about what we didn't have, we didn't need it belted into us by our parents we saw it for ourselves. "stiff upper lip!" andd all the other clichés. "Council Living Theology" I call it which Is on its way out! Peace
@paddythetinker - wifey may be asking questions for a million people who want his answer on the point - so she is not attempting to "get him angry" she knows the "brain" as a doctor, and she is seeking Billy's deeper method of focus- This is the reason of the RAP, other wise this would be BEIGE you know , thanks for posting
Maybe for you that`s true, but he`s clearly past that. Not everyone needs to process emotions in the same way, which these psychologists always seem to forget.
I don't it's as much trying to get him angry as much as trying to understand how he's not angry. Or maybe projecting her own anger toward them onto him.
what the fuck does that mean? She loves him, he loves him. She's the psychologist, he's the person being helped. Get with it.This is his life and his wife and the real him. Accept it.
I know this'll be about the kerbillionth comment on this issue but: The one thing I've always hated about shrinks is that they wrap people up in little conforming packages, saying that everyone is precisely 20% anger, 15% sadness, 50% sexual tension, or whatever, and they therefore think that if you're not displaying this exact formula, then you're just repressing it. Hasn't anyone ever considered the possibility that people react differently to similar situations??
I love how people are so annoyed with Pamela just because she is a shrink. I don't think it is that she doesn't understand him, but that she can't articulate what she DOES understand. When she says that he intellectualized the problem, and understands what happened as an adult, I think she is saying that he is wise enough, and old enough, to be in his mother's shoes. He DID have a bad childhood, and it had to have come from somewhere. She assumed being abandoned contributed to SOMETHING.
i disagree...its not human nature to get over monumental things like he describes...event culturally....like all comedians i think he suppresses his feelings....but i think he has managed well....
Wait isn't the left side of the brain to do with being creative and right side of the brain is more to do with organisation? I think she had that backwards.
well Scientific testing has proven both sides of the brain are used pretty much equally when doing creative things etc etc, they debunked that a while ago, yet people still think one side of the brain does more of a type of thinking.
that woman seems to annoy billy, not in an obvious way, but you can tell. It is annoying though, when a shrink tries to tell you how you're feeling, and 'diagnoses' you.
I've never felt the need to go to a "shrink", but jesus this woman/his wife must be a bad one, right? How the hell can it be productive to talk to someone who is basically telling you how to feel.
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Its amazing to see how emotional he gets when he starts talking about how he watched a guy perform a Bob Dylan song and how it changed him, I find it inspiring.
Here is Billy bearing his soul and feelings.....he is not just that crazy goofball that he acts like onstage.....this man has a heart.
Wow, I've always like Billy's comedy, but now I like the man.
How great of him to be able to look at it from another perspective - to not blame her or feel abandoned
Understaning why you were abandoned and forgiving your mother isn't a case of generosity it's more about survival. The pain that comes with feeling abandoned is so great and so paralyzing that you just have to let it go. A life of bitterness isn't worth living.
Just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed that comment:
"The global elite call Australia "the Ark of the Earth". Pine Gap has accomodation to handle 35,000 people built underneath. Common sense would tell you that the ruling class wouldn't hesitate to save themselves without a thought for the rest of us. Who gives a rat's ass anyway, we are eternal consciousness, these illusions that we believe are our lives are merely field trips designed to gather 3rd dimensional data for "The Source". We've allowed the elite to fuck our Mother Earth up, we failed to create Heaven on Earth so let's just go home and let Nibiru or any satellite smash this pile of rocks into pieces."
"The world doesn't seem to suit me" because you're an original, billy connolly and thank you for that!!!
Smell is the sense most connected with memory !!!!
What an amazing woman. Great interview
What a love! all the best to you Billy...you absolutely fasinate us, your precious soul is just so very evident ,it's like a beacon. Precious is what you are!
He Makes Me Feel Really Proud To Be Scottish. I Dont Think I'v Ever Thought About Heroes (mine) But i guess he could be - no, he is my hero.
Billy n Bob...oooooooooh what a partnership.
The most interesting man in world!!!!!!!!!!!
Pamela was not and did not and does not ever put words in Billy's mouth. She was trying to wrap her own head around a situation she was not privy to. By her understanding she brings herself closer to Billy and from all I've seen and heard since this was originally filmed they are far closer as a couple. We should not place our own concepts on this man because he is honestly so far removed from most people. He stands with no emotional crutch and works with the gifts he has. His wife included.
I think that from a psychologist's perspective, she's trying to make him come to terms with any anger that he has for his mother, not trying to get him to overcome it - rather accept that he is angry. Once you can accept your feelings, you are much more comfortable with them (generally at least), so I think that's what she's trying to do.
Bless you Billy.
Cell phones - couldn't agree more.
Beautiful guy so honest no.pretence.❤❤
this are conversations billy and pam have had for a long time, so pam doesn't really have to do the shrink thing on billy because she's done that already, billy knows what she's after, but its tv, pam has to say something, ofcourse its not the same as it would be in other situations
he flows on stage,you can see that onstage,some comedians have notes or some shit to help remind themselves,but billy justs go's with it.
I'm not a massive fan of him but he's very intelligent and understanding. Talks a lot of sense.
Haha, she loves him so sternly :P
she loves him. isn't that good enough for you? she good enough for billy to love her. that should be enough for you!
he's a fucking hero to everyone.
@paddythetinker Anger is sometimes a healthy state of being when dealing with emotional traumas. It's a stepping stone on the way to a resolution, I feel.
@paddythetinker She's also his wife of many years so she knows him and his history very well.
@paddythetinker
I think Pamela is not hearing what she expects to-that is, what she has learned are the effects of particular behaviour by adults towards a child, so she is prompting him, trying to get him to say what she wants to hear. She is also not listening to him. One of the best things anyone can do for a troubled person is listen. He is far smarter than she is and understands himself far better than she does.
If you don't think of Pamela as a shrink but just as an interviewer then she is doing a great job. What may seem a stupid question to some brings out in Billy an interesting response. Good for her.
@Olivia, in his generation and mine, we learned very young post ww2 not to openly complain about what we didn't have, we didn't need it belted into us by our parents we saw it for ourselves. "stiff upper lip!" andd all the other clichés. "Council Living Theology" I call it which Is on its way out! Peace
@amagad1989 I think if anyone is qualified, it's her. Apart from himself, she knows him best of all. How long have they been married now?
He is an realy open minded guy and a real smart man. Hes a fucking hero
@paddythetinker - wifey may be asking questions for a million people who want his answer on the point - so she is not attempting to "get him angry" she knows the "brain" as a doctor, and she is seeking Billy's deeper method of focus- This is the reason of the RAP, other wise this would be BEIGE you know , thanks for posting
IAM A SAGITERIOUS, everything he saying is closure to me
He'd likely tell you to define yourself by your star sign (Sagittarius) is bollocks.
who gives a hoot Glass of water.
Sagittarius
Maybe for you that`s true, but he`s clearly past that. Not everyone needs to process emotions in the same way, which these psychologists always seem to forget.
I don't it's as much trying to get him angry as much as trying to understand how he's not angry. Or maybe projecting her own anger toward them onto him.
what the fuck does that mean? She loves him, he loves him. She's the psychologist, he's the person being helped. Get with it.This is his life and his wife and the real him. Accept it.
Thank You for pointing that out, psfanatic.
Some of the comments on this page are pretty scathing of Mrs. Pamela Connolley.
[chuckles]
i agree x
I think she got the the sides of the brain thingy wrong. Isn't the left side of the brain the creative side and right side is the organisational side?
I know this'll be about the kerbillionth comment on this issue but: The one thing I've always hated about shrinks is that they wrap people up in little conforming packages, saying that everyone is precisely 20% anger, 15% sadness, 50% sexual tension, or whatever, and they therefore think that if you're not displaying this exact formula, then you're just repressing it. Hasn't anyone ever considered the possibility that people react differently to similar situations??
boy, you really think you know everythihg. she is his wife not just another shrink! Fuck off!
I love how people are so annoyed with Pamela just because she is a shrink. I don't think it is that she doesn't understand him, but that she can't articulate what she DOES understand. When she says that he intellectualized the problem, and understands what happened as an adult, I think she is saying that he is wise enough, and old enough, to be in his mother's shoes.
He DID have a bad childhood, and it had to have come from somewhere. She assumed being abandoned contributed to SOMETHING.
True enough, psfanatic, i'm sick of people trying to villify 'this women' without realising that maybe she knows what she's taling about.
aren't shrinks suppose to ask question and dig the issues a bit deeper anyway?
I'd just say " Tea or coffee, mate? " JoshTurner11
That woman is billy's wife :P. So of course she annoys him ;)
doesn't look like he's annoyed. looks like he's in love.
@amagad1989 Isn't that his wife? It's expected.
i disagree...its not human nature to get over monumental things like he describes...event culturally....like all comedians i think he suppresses his feelings....but i think he has managed well....
Where's Billy?
Where he wants to be!
Get on with your life!!
Wait isn't the left side of the brain to do with being creative and right side of the brain is more to do with organisation? I think she had that backwards.
well Scientific testing has proven both sides of the brain are used pretty much equally when doing creative things etc etc, they debunked that a while ago, yet people still think one side of the brain does more of a type of thinking.
RealistReviewer
Oh okay well thanks for explaining that then I guess. I kinda liked that thought as I'm pretty creative.
The standard line was left for analytical, right for creative. As has been pointed out, that seems not to apply, but it's fallen into common parlance.
@@NxDoyle erm...is that my left or your left
@amagad1989 of course she is annoying him, she his wife!! LMFAO!!
Ironicly that woman is his wife xD
@amagad1989 That woman is his wife haha, ofcourse she annoys him!
that woman seems to annoy billy, not in an obvious way, but you can tell.
It is annoying though, when a shrink tries to tell you how you're feeling, and 'diagnoses' you.
Pamela is anxious to prove herself but appears to get few subscribers. This is kinda like taking a sales job and your first customer is your mother
you're a jerk. billy loves her. she loves billy. if you can't see that - fuck off!
I've never felt the need to go to a "shrink", but jesus this woman/his wife must be a bad one, right? How the hell can it be productive to talk to someone who is basically telling you how to feel.
In thais case of course she is just too close too the source material to objective
Yes, but no shrink is as annoying as you are.