Dolph Lundgren: Therapy saved my life

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Swedish actor, filmmaker and martial artist Dolph Lundgren recalls the impact of years of therapy sessions, which he started in 2012. Dolph looks inward as he shares how therapy taught him to be honest with himself and examine the darkest areas in his past. He continues by remembering the lowest point in his life - prior to therapy - when he was a drinking heavily, disappearing for days on drinking benders with random women and wrestling with suicidal ideation. We also hear from Dolph’s daughter Ida Lundgren, who remembers when her father owned up to his mistakes and made amends with his family.
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  • @yokiryuchan7655
    @yokiryuchan7655 Жыл бұрын

    It is OKAY for a man to cry sometimes. Seeing Dolph break down and start crying, in a way was very beautiful and moving. Seeing this guy who has a very macho tough guy image and works really hard to maintain it, just be vulnerable and show the world that he's a human being with feelings like everyone else.

  • @charleneelovitz3738

    @charleneelovitz3738

    Жыл бұрын

    Very damaging childhood experiences ...it wouldn't be easy to talk about

  • @SteveWoodsGsy
    @SteveWoodsGsy Жыл бұрын

    This is a real man and someone who I’ve looked up to for years, even more so after this interview.

  • @Czechbound
    @Czechbound Жыл бұрын

    It takes a big man to apologise for the hurt they've caused. More courage than you think you have. Well done Dolph. You should be proud of owning your mistakes, and seeking forgiveness.

  • @robd1329

    @robd1329

    Жыл бұрын

    I had no idea he had a wild life. I thought he had a serious workout life..no alchol or women

  • @Czechbound

    @Czechbound

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robd1329 He was knee deep in group sex when he dated Grace Jones. But like everything, it gets boring. Or so my friend says. His bisexual girlfriend would pick up girls and they would have threesomes regularly ( like twice a month ). Eventually it got so samey that he would let the girls play together in the bedroom while he played videogames the couch. I kid you not.

  • @antartorres7594
    @antartorres7594 Жыл бұрын

    It takes a real men to apologize to his kids and wife for his mistakes as a parent and husband. Total Respect.

  • @andresousa9721
    @andresousa9721 Жыл бұрын

    I so understand his reaction to owing up mistakes, and apologising to his family and the emotional impact it shows in the interview. Kudos to you Dolph.

  • @Ek0

    @Ek0

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Very powerful moment.

  • @TKOSound
    @TKOSound Жыл бұрын

    This whole series of interviews w Dolph was great....

  • @MrQlypse1

    @MrQlypse1

    Жыл бұрын

    Graham is a good interviewer

  • @jefferymcmasters1517
    @jefferymcmasters1517 Жыл бұрын

    Man I had a lot of respect for Dolph before I saw this… but now it’s gone up at least 10 fold. Absolute tank of a man🏆

  • @robd1329

    @robd1329

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here. Not even Stallone has been this honest and personal on camera

  • @Patrickflicks
    @Patrickflicks Жыл бұрын

    Dolph, what a great man! So inspiring to hear how he overcame his demons

  • @adrianblaze
    @adrianblaze Жыл бұрын

    I met him in Montreal many years ago and he was very friendly and good natured. Which is more than I can say for many of the stars I’ve met.

  • @theflyingninja1
    @theflyingninja1 Жыл бұрын

    You can see the difference in Dolph from the bad years through his performances in his films. You can tell in his career from 1997-2007 that his heart just wasn't in it. If you see him now, it's like night and day.

  • @russellwoollard
    @russellwoollard Жыл бұрын

    Had the privalige of meeting this fine gentleman im proud to say

  • @Karrllson
    @Karrllson Жыл бұрын

    3:28 - I'm a results oriented guy! - re suicide. One of the qualities I love about Dolph is the sense of humour he has about himself.

  • @sappermade6012
    @sappermade6012 Жыл бұрын

    What a nice guy this guy is

  • @therandysmith697

    @therandysmith697

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice guys don’t cheat on their wife and walk out on their kids

  • @anthonymartino9917

    @anthonymartino9917

    Жыл бұрын

    @@therandysmith697 But the big difference is HE redeemed himself with his kids!

  • @therandysmith697

    @therandysmith697

    Жыл бұрын

    @@anthonymartino9917 You don't redeem yourself when you do shit like that. It is permanent. The act happened. He is weak in character, despite the hero's that he plays.

  • @bradford_shaun_murray

    @bradford_shaun_murray

    Жыл бұрын

    1:04 organised violence lol

  • @conradspy3611
    @conradspy3611 Жыл бұрын

    I remember Dolph back in Sydney Uni where he was studying Chemical Engineering he was a giant of a man both physically and metaphorically. After seeing this video I have more respect for him. Well done Dolph.

  • @bbeela3257
    @bbeela3257 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful person he is. That is the definition of ' a real man' 🏆

  • @smsog2236
    @smsog2236 Жыл бұрын

    His transparency is inspiring. It must make us all try to do the same.

  • @madgemackles4337
    @madgemackles4337 Жыл бұрын

    I can’t even think of the words to describe how incredible this interview is. To think he’s this big action star but on the inside is the opposite and he’s just expressing himself like this. Much respect.

  • @costalepas7192
    @costalepas7192 Жыл бұрын

    This is a real man!!!!

  • @Jnevergoesout
    @Jnevergoesout Жыл бұрын

    To say sorry requires a lot of guts, to tell it on an interview even more 🙌🏻

  • @jeffbame8792
    @jeffbame8792 Жыл бұрын

    Total Respect For Dolph And His Family...

  • @newfoundpower5061
    @newfoundpower5061 Жыл бұрын

    Throughout my life I looked up to all the poster boys from the 80s... Sly, Arnie, Dolph and others And just now I begin to realize they are human... not Terminators or Universal Soldiers ....

  • @161BMW
    @161BMW Жыл бұрын

    Dolph Lundgren is my hero. This is the best interview I have ever seen of Dolph. Wish it was longer. The interviewer really did his research and wish interview was longer.

  • @RAYMONDBOGERT-up9hs
    @RAYMONDBOGERT-up9hs11 ай бұрын

    DOLPH ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS GOD BLESS YOU DOLPH STAY STRONG LOVE YOU MAN✌️

  • @bridgeman4046
    @bridgeman4046 Жыл бұрын

    Good man Dolph.

  • @FromTheHood2TheWoods
    @FromTheHood2TheWoods Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing brother. I know about that struggle all to well

  • @Prestonesfpv
    @Prestonesfpv Жыл бұрын

    I feel you brother, i too has been utterly self destructive when i was younger and in that proces destoyed all and everything around me

  • @TonyVega123

    @TonyVega123

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too brother. I was horrible. I slept with my wife's two sisters, I even slept with my best friend's wife on their wedding night

  • @joscar062

    @joscar062

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@TonyVega123so instead of a best friend you went seeking for a breastfed? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @thegoldcoastvibe
    @thegoldcoastvibe Жыл бұрын

    Love Dolph`s honesty.

  • @landgabriel
    @landgabriel Жыл бұрын

    I admire his candor and generosity to share his story.

  • @Orcishihi
    @Orcishihi Жыл бұрын

    Damn this hit hard. You’re a true Master of the Universe, Dolph. Stay strong.

  • @basedgodstrugglin
    @basedgodstrugglin Жыл бұрын

    Me too sir. Same boat. Working on therapy and AA right now.

  • @jerrywick7769
    @jerrywick7769 Жыл бұрын

    His iconic and he's legendary

  • @tiediegymnasts920
    @tiediegymnasts920 Жыл бұрын

    I can relate to those struggles the drink will ruin everything

  • @paulbirkbeck1790
    @paulbirkbeck1790 Жыл бұрын

    I love the way nothing is off limits with Dolph he will talk about the good and bad.👍

  • @eggstersmodelbuilds210
    @eggstersmodelbuilds210 Жыл бұрын

    Well done Dolph, I met you in Marbella a few time back in the 1990s.

  • @HK-cp8tm
    @HK-cp8tm Жыл бұрын

    Wow, loved his honesty! What a man - praying God's blessings and love to him and his family!

  • @ProudBostonian
    @ProudBostonian Жыл бұрын

    This interview has really opened my eyes to the idea that maybe seeing someone in terms counseling/therapy isn’t a weakness. Being in my late thirties close to forty, I grew up believing that therapy was something you did if you weren’t mentally strong enough to handle life. I will NEVER say I had a tough life because there are ALWAYS going to be people out there who had it FAR FAR FAR WORSE THAN I DID. However I did grow up in a so called “broken family” because my parents divorced when I was 8/9 years old. We lived with my mother who became emotionally and physically abusive. She would hit me and my sisters, she would pull us by the hair around the house. She hit me with objects too including a wooden meat tenderizer and even a frying pan on two different occasions (probably would’ve been more if I hadn’t ripped it out of her hands when she went to swing to hit me again during the second beating I got with it and told her if she ever hit me with it again it would be THE LAST THING SHE EVER DID, and I absolutely MEANT IT). I’m not going to dump my whole life story on a KZread comment that literally NO ONE is going to read because it’s too long. I’ll finish up by saying this. After all the abuse physical mental and emotional. After being poor as a kid growing up in Boston to the point of being evicted twice including getting served the eviction notice by the sheriff on Xmas eve, and having every placed we moved be smaller than the previous one to the point where it was literally a motel room for me, my younger sister, mom and her bf. Thankfully my father fought and got custody of us and then we lived with 9 people in it during my high school years. After 9/11 happened and personally knowing two people who lost loved ones (one was on one of the planes that took off from Boston and the other was someone’s brother who worked in the north tower of The WTC’s) I remember to this day being in class and telling my friend just as the second plane hit that it was intentionally done and my exact words were “Well, college is going to have to wait because I’m joining the military” and that’s exactly what I did as soon as I turned 18. Now I’m a nearly 40 year old fully disabled combat veteran and an avowed Atheist, I was an automotive technician for GM for several years after my unexpected medical discharge from the military after 7 years of service including two combat AOR deployments. I tried to make the best out of my life but I live every day in severe physical pain as well as mental and emotional pain from different things that happened in my life over the years whether it was as a kid or as an adult like losing a few of my military “brothers” at their own hands including a very close friend who did it while his family including his young sons and his wife as well!! I need to consider therapy because I’ve contemplated making the ULTIMATE CHOICE just so I am not in pain anymore!! They’d rather I’d off myself rather then prescribe pain meds despite them seeing the MRI’s and knowing there are legitimate reasons for my pain!! For anyone who has actually read this, THANK YOU!!

  • @rsmith02

    @rsmith02

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing and you've had a hard run. I hope you can talk through your issues with someone and figure out what's next for yourself. You still have options and it's up to you what you do with them. Your future is yours to make.

  • @Lessonswithsenseimatt
    @Lessonswithsenseimatt Жыл бұрын

    Hard to watch when you’ve been there I appreciate him opening up 💯❤️

  • @Sinedd11
    @Sinedd11 Жыл бұрын

    It's deeply moving to see Dolph's emotional side and vulnerability.

  • @juancarlosescoto3381
    @juancarlosescoto3381 Жыл бұрын

    I've always liked him as an actor and as a person from interviews that I have seen.

  • @josephklimchock5412
    @josephklimchock541211 ай бұрын

    I've watched many famous people interviewed and Dolph is one of the most honest and open person that I have watched and heard. I like listening to his stories.

  • @Ladiesman-js3kt
    @Ladiesman-js3kt Жыл бұрын

    Amazing honesty.

  • @JMast
    @JMast Жыл бұрын

    Thank you dolph for this video !

  • @sly_tendencies87
    @sly_tendencies87 Жыл бұрын

    It takes more courage to admit you're wrong than it does to play the victim.

  • @michaelbark4264
    @michaelbark4264 Жыл бұрын

    Great guy real honest admit his mistakes. A Scorpio like me ,sad trauma he went through. I can definitely relate. Keep up the good work Dolph your a Scorpion. I definitely messed up on my ex wife and I wasn't the best dad either. Your such a big inspiration to me.

  • @nostradamus522
    @nostradamus522 Жыл бұрын

    He was and is a great action actor. After hearing of his story with cancer, and the art how he surpassed this situation, that was / are a hard time for him and his family. He earns maximum respect ✊🏻 for that. In this interview he shows his emotional side, that he always hided on screen. He played the strong hero’s, that was/ are invincible. But he is a sensitive human being, that allowed himself to cry / tears to show the love that he have for his children. Real mens cry tears when the situation is for that- only sociopaths not. Wish you health and the best Mr. Lundgren, and many new films.

  • @Eli_skips
    @Eli_skips Жыл бұрын

    Glad, he is still here.

  • @jamestraynor2046
    @jamestraynor2046 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I watched this interview; I really appreciate his sharing some difficult times in his life. It's amazing to see how much Dolph's older daughter looks like him. Cool!

  • @patrick-ho5kc
    @patrick-ho5kc Жыл бұрын

    Dolph , owning your mistakes is what makes u a real man , best wishes to him and his family

  • @woodtool2882
    @woodtool2882 Жыл бұрын

    Strangely, his experiences parallel mine.

  • @MasterChris666
    @MasterChris666 Жыл бұрын

    Dolph is so fucken underrated action star actor

  • @guerrerojaguar6371
    @guerrerojaguar6371 Жыл бұрын

    What a great guy! Thanks for sharing Dolph!

  • @VinylSpotlight77
    @VinylSpotlight77 Жыл бұрын

    A great man!

  • @blackmore1972
    @blackmore1972 Жыл бұрын

    It's good for a person to talk and release their problems as it can be a great weight off your mind

  • @markoivanmarelic
    @markoivanmarelic Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for posting this interview. I always liked and respect Dolph Lundgren as a person and actor. He is a great person. I wish him all the best.Stay Strong Dolph. 💪

  • @paulpurves484
    @paulpurves484 Жыл бұрын

    Dolphs a great guy

  • @bartlebyjonze2438
    @bartlebyjonze2438 Жыл бұрын

    "Strong men also cry." --The Big Lebowski.

  • @Jay-ef2ii
    @Jay-ef2ii Жыл бұрын

    He was on Arrow which aired on The CW. He is a great actor.

  • @MichaelLivingston-me
    @MichaelLivingston-me Жыл бұрын

    These are a series of very good and honest interviews. Mr. Lundgren has had many opportunities and experiences in life which it appears to have learned from it. It's commendable for anyone to come to terms with their problems and behavior, then recognize, changes are needed. I should think it would be more difficult for someone so famous and have many adoring fans, to set aside ego and deal with their stuff. I respect the man that much more for these kind of accomplishments and self accountability.

  • @DavidWBIII
    @DavidWBIII Жыл бұрын

    I have been there and done that to my family. It is a hard road to go down, but I believe I went down that dark road, so my kids didn't have too. I have full turned my life around and my kids have forgiven me, but the ex-wife hasn't and that still hurts. I put her through a lot, and I know that. Hopefully one day my ex-wife will love me again and we can move forward. But I feel Dolph's pain and it still hurts 9 years later.

  • @charlieve906
    @charlieve9066 ай бұрын

    I didn't know that he had any type of abuse problem. What I noticed in movies recently that he looks much better. Good job Dolph lundrim. Keep up the good work buddy. I'm happy for you.!

  • @v1per187
    @v1per187 Жыл бұрын

    This whole interview, in different segments, has been so revolutionary and insightful. thank you!

  • @michaelgerardcondon8531
    @michaelgerardcondon8531 Жыл бұрын

    Hans is amazing.

  • @sergiosantoscoaching
    @sergiosantoscoaching Жыл бұрын

    This is really great! Thank you so much for this interview.

  • @Yogurt1701
    @Yogurt1701 Жыл бұрын

    Dolph is an awesome guy.

  • @clifforddoo6987
    @clifforddoo6987 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome awesome awesome interview. Good for u dolph more power to you

  • @stankormy5717
    @stankormy5717 Жыл бұрын

    Get well Dolph!

  • @twobraincells4364
    @twobraincells4364 Жыл бұрын

    You got this!

  • @jmc32007
    @jmc32007 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You Dolph

  • @andrebastos5635
    @andrebastos5635 Жыл бұрын

    Great human being sir i love you 🙏 i grew up on yr movies

  • @wallybingbang4350
    @wallybingbang4350 Жыл бұрын

    Legend

  • @klau2128
    @klau2128 Жыл бұрын

    God bless him😇🥰

  • @mellis966
    @mellis966 Жыл бұрын

    This guy has Balls!

  • @latina_girl8761
    @latina_girl8761 Жыл бұрын

    Yup, escape behavior is real I used drugs and alcohol from age 15 - 29 until I decided no more I'm going to change and break this curse.

  • @rethagreen6533
    @rethagreen6533 Жыл бұрын

    Graham you are the best interviewer-love your style. Father God heal Dolph, and if he has never known Your Great Love for him bring him and his family into Your Loving arms of Salvation-Jesus Christ, and thank You for Your unconditional love in Jesus name amen and amen

  • @bonnahpatrick6451
    @bonnahpatrick6451 Жыл бұрын

    Thank God Red scorpion

  • @bonnahpatrick6451
    @bonnahpatrick6451 Жыл бұрын

    Long live Red scorpion

  • @youtubej2757
    @youtubej2757 Жыл бұрын

    i do that same shit man wtf i need help with my alcohol problem

  • @MelloThatDude
    @MelloThatDude Жыл бұрын

    His name will forever be tied into It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • @bradwoods371
    @bradwoods371 Жыл бұрын

    1:44

  • @realreview1285
    @realreview1285 Жыл бұрын

    2:50

  • @realreview1285

    @realreview1285

    Жыл бұрын

    3:50 result-oriented guy :d

  • @Pfsif
    @Pfsif10 ай бұрын

    It's hard to believe that it use to be normal for a grown man to "beat up" a child JUST for being a child. And it was NORMAL.

  • @marcusj8623
    @marcusj8623 Жыл бұрын

    Why is this behind a paywall

  • @SadBoyHades
    @SadBoyHades Жыл бұрын

    ⚡️🔱👿⚡️🌊🗺️⚡️🫡

  • @nismoman420
    @nismoman420 Жыл бұрын

    Just release the full interview and quit being an ad revenue hog already.

  • @janlausten287
    @janlausten287 Жыл бұрын

    God jul 1960, hahaha its swedish , but its the same in Danish . Merry Christmas 1960

  • @Crotch_Goblin1
    @Crotch_Goblin1 Жыл бұрын

    Who the F is Graham, and why the F all the sudden every celebrity doing interviews with him?? 😂😂😂

  • @jessicabullock6160
    @jessicabullock6160 Жыл бұрын

    Zaiden And Jessica Iphone 📱Brandon Nintendo Switch 📱

  • @jessicabullock6160
    @jessicabullock6160 Жыл бұрын

    Zaiden And Jessica Iphone 📱Brandon Nintendo Switch Age 📱

  • @gibememoni
    @gibememoni Жыл бұрын

    drinking and ending up in bed with random attractive young women sounds like a good time to me!

  • @gaelle4328

    @gaelle4328

    Жыл бұрын

    No, not when you do it to hurt yourself…it’s not fun…

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