I knew David fairly well. I was working with/for him when he suddenly died. I'd been listening to him even longer. He was an incredibly gifted and insightful man, with an amazing ability to assess a person and their BS almost instantly. He could also be a royal pain in the ass - just like the rest of us. I think The Language of Feelings is basic human psychology "must read" material. We'd all be better off if we understood the basics of human emotion. But if you want a real page turner, read David's, "The Making of a Psychiatrist." What an interesting memoir! I miss him. This was a real delight to watch.
Thanks for that insight! I used to watch him as a kid ( I was an odd kid, ok?) . I found him so compelling and helpful. Was he still in private practice when you knew him and what became of the Viscott Center? Do you feel he got the credit he deserved for his legacy?
Thanks for posting this interview. I used to listen to Dr. Viscott on the radio years ago. Sometimes, I found what he had to say hard to hear and very challenging. At times, I downright disagreed with him. But often, after reflection, I thought he was able to quickly address major obstacles people were working with. I remember at the time of his death, Dr. Laura Schlessinger commented briefly about Dr. Viscott on her radio show. I thought she said something about their styles being different, but that she valued his work and his ethics, and that she felt he helped many struggling people get in touch with their true problems, and not the fringe issues that served as distractions.
I used to love watching Dr. Viscott after SNL aired in Los Angeles. Then he briefly had a morning talk show I believe. I loved when he would tell the cameraman to zoom in on his face and tell the caller to look at the screen. Then he'd say "Get over it!"
Saw a quote by David in a book I'm reading on reprogramming the subconscious. The man is absolutely spot on. It is so key to investigate those trapped emotional responses and their causes, the beliefs, perspectives and interpretations they are associated with and initiated by, in your subconscious, to either confirm the actual truth of the situation or experience to yourself (and lock that new associated emotional response and perspective, interpretation or belief into that memory) or to reassess a more positive, productive perspective, interpretation or belief that can allow the subconscious to express and manifest further positivity in similar or identical situations, as opposed to the anxiety, fear, anger, stress etc. that was being interpreted by the subconscious (which, in itself, is undiscerning, only receiving and believing in whatever your conscious mind allows to be seen as truth - the language of the subconscious being emotions, feelings and imagery - regardless of whether it really is or not) as the appropriate response, despite it being absolutely debilitating to you. It's so brilliant to see someone publicly championing a truth I didn't find easy to discover about, all the way back in the 80's upwards.
Yes he was part showman, and he had a bit of a schtick... But so much of what he says about feelings makes sense. It's not that easy to change and learn how to share your feelings instead of keeping them hidden and within and the ravages of that course of action on the self. Perhaps it's more of a problem for introverts and for women, who are taught not to speak up often times. He gives a very good pep talk and with a little non-violent type communication... there may be hope in relationships.
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I knew David fairly well. I was working with/for him when he suddenly died. I'd been listening to him even longer. He was an incredibly gifted and insightful man, with an amazing ability to assess a person and their BS almost instantly. He could also be a royal pain in the ass - just like the rest of us. I think The Language of Feelings is basic human psychology "must read" material. We'd all be better off if we understood the basics of human emotion. But if you want a real page turner, read David's, "The Making of a Psychiatrist." What an interesting memoir! I miss him. This was a real delight to watch.
Thanks for that insight! I used to watch him as a kid ( I was an odd kid, ok?) . I found him so compelling and helpful. Was he still in private practice when you knew him and what became of the Viscott Center? Do you feel he got the credit he deserved for his legacy?
God was he brilliant..I miss listening to him back in the early 80's.
I loved watching David Viscott in 92 on late night tv
Thanks for posting this interview. I used to listen to Dr. Viscott on the radio years ago. Sometimes, I found what he had to say hard to hear and very challenging. At times, I downright disagreed with him. But often, after reflection, I thought he was able to quickly address major obstacles people were working with. I remember at the time of his death, Dr. Laura Schlessinger commented briefly about Dr. Viscott on her radio show. I thought she said something about their styles being different, but that she valued his work and his ethics, and that she felt he helped many struggling people get in touch with their true problems, and not the fringe issues that served as distractions.
yes.. I remember Dr. laura said tt hat although david viscott had a huge ego.. tthat he really wanted to help people
Rest in paradise.
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I used to love watching Dr. Viscott after SNL aired in Los Angeles. Then he briefly had a morning talk show I believe. I loved when he would tell the cameraman to zoom in on his face and tell the caller to look at the screen. Then he'd say "Get over it!"
R.I.P. David Viscott, M.D. (1938-1996).
Thank you. I miss him. Meet him two times. Accepting.
Saw a quote by David in a book I'm reading on reprogramming the subconscious. The man is absolutely spot on. It is so key to investigate those trapped emotional responses and their causes, the beliefs, perspectives and interpretations they are associated with and initiated by, in your subconscious, to either confirm the actual truth of the situation or experience to yourself (and lock that new associated emotional response and perspective, interpretation or belief into that memory) or to reassess a more positive, productive perspective, interpretation or belief that can allow the subconscious to express and manifest further positivity in similar or identical situations, as opposed to the anxiety, fear, anger, stress etc. that was being interpreted by the subconscious (which, in itself, is undiscerning, only receiving and believing in whatever your conscious mind allows to be seen as truth - the language of the subconscious being emotions, feelings and imagery - regardless of whether it really is or not) as the appropriate response, despite it being absolutely debilitating to you. It's so brilliant to see someone publicly championing a truth I didn't find easy to discover about, all the way back in the 80's upwards.
Truth!!!!!!!!!!
In the late 80s and very early 90s he was really popular then in the mid 90s his popularity quickly waned.
I thought his popularity waned because he died
@@privateprivate1865 It started to wane before he died.
@@CesarClouds oh.
Was he able to apply anything he taught to himself?
I met David viscott in 1988 in Santa Barbara he is was a narcissist
How did you end up meeting him?
I never met him, but didn't think much of him. He'd here two minutes of person's story & act like he knew had to fix all their problems.
Yes he was part showman, and he had a bit of a schtick... But so much of what he says about feelings makes sense. It's not that easy to change and learn how to share your feelings instead of keeping them hidden and within and the ravages of that course of action on the self. Perhaps it's more of a problem for introverts and for women, who are taught not to speak up often times. He gives a very good pep talk and with a little non-violent type communication... there may be hope in relationships.