Overcoming Bad Inner Voices

All of us have deeply unhelpful inner voices inside us, dragging us down with criticisms and unfair accusations. Wisdom involves learning how to replace them with more benevolent guides.
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  • @HarpistAngelina
    @HarpistAngelina7 жыл бұрын

    'All inner voices used to be outer voices' Mind. Blown.

  • @user-yd4el3ts2e

    @user-yd4el3ts2e

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hanz zimmer trombone sound effect

  • @AFabricatedReality

    @AFabricatedReality

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I don't buy it. Inner voices can be completely irrational constructions of our own psyche, which aren't necessarily directly based on input from others.

  • @choclatetaffypop4266

    @choclatetaffypop4266

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, the voices come from ppl who said hurtful things to us as a child at least mine are

  • @SavvyToli

    @SavvyToli

    4 жыл бұрын

    Inner voices aren't always from people that have said bad stuff to you, but probably from just indirect comments either to you or to others that are close to you. Sometimes it may just be trigger words themselves. I do believe that words of bad influence from others in your life does have a big part in it.

  • @denisjrrichard5440

    @denisjrrichard5440

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think it's that and retaining bad experiences/failures that hurt us. We internalize them and let them take refuge instead of fending them or not believing in them. Hard to do as a child when everything is gospel. Possible to work on as an adult but takes a lot of work. My two cents after working on them for some time now. 🙏

  • @AndroidG13
    @AndroidG137 жыл бұрын

    One suggestion I would provide is, speak to yourself the same way as when you speak to your best friend; With kindness, understanding, and encouragement

  • @Abhijeetetrx

    @Abhijeetetrx

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gabriel Medina THIS This is great advice.

  • @grahamhoran5389

    @grahamhoran5389

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gabriel Medina that's truly great advice !! thank you for that I'll always remember that 👍

  • @videtowitelpavo

    @videtowitelpavo

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gabriel Medina what if me and my best friend are always being rude to each other, like we're fighting or something like it.

  • @hipnhappenin

    @hipnhappenin

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gabriel Medina I never liked this advice. My friend bitches to me about something bad going on with her literally at least once a day. Many of these things are indeed shitty and I pity her. And I honestly don't know if things will look up for her. Do I tell her this? Of course not. I just tell her to hang in there but deep down I'm a lot more pessimistic about her situation. It's hard to talk to yourself objectively when you know the real deal of what's going on

  • @grahamhoran5389

    @grahamhoran5389

    7 жыл бұрын

    hipnhappenin I think your taking the advice in the wrong context. ..the whole thing is about stopping negative /bad thoughts and replacing them with kind thoughts instead and it's a great concept to treat your own thoughts like how you would speak to your best friend...

  • @abhilashajha8822
    @abhilashajha88224 жыл бұрын

    Dear people who suffered emotional neglect in childhood and also everyone else, You in no way were responsible for the fallacies of your parents. When we are abused as children we tend to think we don't deserve love and kindness from people around us and end up sabotaging their efforts. Remember that you are unique, you are beautiful, you are lovable. Love yourself unconditionally, shower yourself with love for being you. See you will make mistakes but if you love yourself you will find the strength to say "It's okay, its human nature to be like this". The assurance from yourself will give you joy even when things go very wrong. You will be your own lover, friend and parent, glowing with inner warmth, helping people discover their own glow and helping them love themselves. This will give you the zeal to live, and even in darkest times, you will be grateful for your existence. Love yourself the way you want people to love you and never once will you feel that life is not worth living. Keep glowing, Love, Human, Earth, 2019 P.S: The message of self-love is urgent. It might prevent someone from committing suicide, it helped me. Edit: Had a good happy cry after reading all your comments. You are all nice, kind and beautiful people. You deserve your own generosity. Love you all.😘

  • @deadheadronin1392

    @deadheadronin1392

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so so much for this comment that you wrote. I really needed that, you made me cried reading this. Thank you.

  • @blurrytoken9489

    @blurrytoken9489

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @NubianQueen_xo

    @NubianQueen_xo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for helping me not to harm myself and stay on this planet. ❤️🥺🙏🏾🙌🏾

  • @isaac8853

    @isaac8853

    4 жыл бұрын

    Helped me before and seeing it again now is so encouraging.

  • @randombraincell4444

    @randombraincell4444

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking bout it.. thank u

  • @ruthjones5557
    @ruthjones55574 жыл бұрын

    I once heard that when we hear the negative voices in our minds, it’s helpful to try and identify whose voice it is. Is it your mother’s voice, or your boss’s voice. Try it, it’s amazing to be able to put a name to the voices going around in your head. I tried it and I was shocked by how many other people’s voices had been internalised, and how much attention I paid to them. Nowadays, I try to develop the habit of saying to myself, “ah, that’s my mum’s voice telling me I can’t do this because I’m not good enough.” Once I’ve identified the voice I respond with another voice, my own voice and say “no, mum, I get to decide what I can and can’t do, and for the record, I was always good enough, and I’m sorry that you never realised that.” Excellent video 👏👏👏

  • @albaniansnippets4809

    @albaniansnippets4809

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ruth Jones I imagine the voice to be some kind of shape shifter whose goal is to bring me down by shifting into people in my environment.

  • @KateGladstone

    @KateGladstone

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know whose voice it is, but I canNOT counter it or withdraw attention from it - I’ve been trying that for at least 55 years (I’m 57). The mechanisms for doing so appear to be absent or at least completely inaccessible/unfindable. Please help.

  • @ThePartyProfessors

    @ThePartyProfessors

    3 жыл бұрын

    I find it's my voice though

  • @aswanghalimaw

    @aswanghalimaw

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ThePartyProfessors me too. Triggers my anxiety

  • @MrEvgoo

    @MrEvgoo

    3 жыл бұрын

    who's voice is telling me to kill myself, nobody has said it to me before I don't even consider that option anymore, but there's a voice that constantly spams this idea, and I am in constant internal conflict with it..

  • @Mathematrix7
    @Mathematrix77 жыл бұрын

    I've noticed that when you lack sleep, it can get a bit more difficult to keep the inner voices under control (maybe? Or it's just me)

  • @leanhanleleanah6929

    @leanhanleleanah6929

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just you

  • @permaculturedandfree2448

    @permaculturedandfree2448

    5 жыл бұрын

    Weed will help with anxiety

  • @Brubarov

    @Brubarov

    5 жыл бұрын

    Totally

  • @johnfarris6152

    @johnfarris6152

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's the Arm e.

  • @monkeyton5

    @monkeyton5

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lack of sleep, is like mild insanity

  • @sbeast64
    @sbeast647 жыл бұрын

    Another way of overcoming negative self talk is to assume that all criticisms and insults are questions rather than statements. For example, change "you are useless" to "are you useless?". Because the usefulness of a person can only be determined by them self, then other people do not have the power to determine your worth, therefore it was always a question, and not a fact.

  • @user-ds5fr6ob3i

    @user-ds5fr6ob3i

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sbeast thank u

  • @OhMyGodHeAdmitIt

    @OhMyGodHeAdmitIt

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ah this is a nice idea :) thank you

  • @blueconversechucks

    @blueconversechucks

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sbeast yes I find that identifying and questioning unhelpful thoughts is a very effective way to interrupt them. so often the thoughts that bring me down are not true. I have gotten better at stopping them from getting in the way using a very similar method to what you describe. it is slow and takes a lot of practice, but it's beginning to make a difference after many months.

  • @Kaykay-jh1zu

    @Kaykay-jh1zu

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good tip. Thanks

  • @cesgar7994

    @cesgar7994

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey you. Thanks. (A real thanks)

  • @bigboss9150
    @bigboss91504 жыл бұрын

    While it's interesting to think who's voice has been embedded in me, I think it's even more interesting to think who has MY voice inside their heads.

  • @sadisticgirl_

    @sadisticgirl_

    4 жыл бұрын

    do you have children?

  • @abiamiamab9677

    @abiamiamab9677

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like this .

  • @samkelisotshuma8485

    @samkelisotshuma8485

    4 жыл бұрын

    True. We all need to be mindful of what we say to others

  • @alannothnagle

    @alannothnagle

    4 жыл бұрын

    Now THAT‘S a truly terrifying thought...

  • @malihachowdhury7323

    @malihachowdhury7323

    4 жыл бұрын

    Interesting question... but I have an answer to it for myself. Hope you find yours, Penguin.

  • @mar_tat
    @mar_tat3 жыл бұрын

    All the lines sampled by Porter Robinson: 0:21 - "Sometimes, the inner voice is encouraging, calling for you to run those final few yards, "You nearly there, keep going! Keep going!.."" 0:32 - "...it will all be okay in the end." 2:21 - "They come to feel like things we are saying to ourselves." 4:45 - "Now, these voices have become our own..."

  • @Glaceer11

    @Glaceer11

    3 жыл бұрын

    2:28 - "The best sort of inner voice speaks to us in a gentle, kind, and unhurried way..." -- Sampled in Porter's Secret Sky Set, Apr. 24, 2021

  • @DaveEuson

    @DaveEuson

    Жыл бұрын

    In Porter Robinson's Second Sky Festival 2022: Nurture Live, he added "and if it's not ok, then you are not done yet"

  • @DavidRamirez-gn2fr

    @DavidRamirez-gn2fr

    Жыл бұрын

    lol i thought i was the only one that noticed this xD

  • @medishojo

    @medishojo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DaveEuson is that quote in this video?

  • @tvre0

    @tvre0

    7 ай бұрын

    @@DaveEuson "And if it isn't okay, then it isn't the end yet." and it is not in the video unfortunately

  • @Ghastly1
    @Ghastly18 жыл бұрын

    My inner voice is asking why this artist has such an infatuation with leg hair.

  • @lilygrant7093

    @lilygrant7093

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sardonicous1 HAHAHA

  • @KlickPy

    @KlickPy

    8 жыл бұрын

    same hahaha

  • @louisefrancoiseleblancdela6095

    @louisefrancoiseleblancdela6095

    8 жыл бұрын

    It makes me uncomfortable 😨😥

  • @VictorFoote01

    @VictorFoote01

    8 жыл бұрын

    lol maybe this artist loves cactus and wanted to show his love for them by putting them on a person. I show my love for German expressionism by creating a similar style in my videos when I animate certain things.

  • @Inkulabi

    @Inkulabi

    8 жыл бұрын

    lmao, maybe because her inner voice is saying I like my natural legs but the media makes it out to be disgusting

  • @critical11creator
    @critical11creator7 жыл бұрын

    This video made me realize that when I become a parent, I'll do anything in my powers to try and stress my kids as little as possible. Thank you for that

  • @RosanneSol

    @RosanneSol

    4 жыл бұрын

    This will result in non-resilient, narcissistic children. Children need to learn to cope with stress and tackle difficulties in a healthy, encouraging way. Overprotection against stress will not do that for them. It will only teach them that everything will just come their way and once life hits them with unavoidable difficulties they won't know how to deal with them and will most likely resort to avoiding responsibility, blaming others, and possibly not taking feelings of and consequences for others into account.

  • @critical11creator

    @critical11creator

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yo guys I said as little as possible. Being rough on the kids in just the right way is best. Every mature person knows that. Chill :D

  • @annab8189

    @annab8189

    3 жыл бұрын

    I achieved it with my son. After a difficult and dysfunctional childhood I broke the chain and became the parent that I needed my parents to be. He is a very happy, stable, positive, successful, smart and caring individual. It can be done and it will make you proud.

  • @wladimir2483

    @wladimir2483

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@annab8189 How old is him ?

  • @daveyt4802

    @daveyt4802

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wait until they have to leave the house!

  • @nobodyeverinhistory
    @nobodyeverinhistory3 жыл бұрын

    Porter Robinson fans will be rushing in soon. Edit (4-26-21): This video was sampled by Porter Robinson in his track "Mirror", the sampled section in question is at 0:20 - 0:35.

  • @bluekora5288

    @bluekora5288

    3 жыл бұрын

    We already here lol

  • @Bigffen

    @Bigffen

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup we are already here

  • @westont98

    @westont98

    3 жыл бұрын

    Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going

  • @Sarafara7

    @Sarafara7

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why!? I wanna know! Haha

  • @FreedomPotatoes

    @FreedomPotatoes

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Sarafara7 Check out Porter's song "Mirror" - it uses samples from this video at the end and in general is themed around the idea of the inner voice.

  • @BD638
    @BD6385 жыл бұрын

    "An inner voice was once an outer voice" - This line has changed my life. I first watched this video in 2016 while I was struggling with anxiety and insecurities. Upon watching this I was able to pinpoint exactly where my anxiety came from and was able to mentally detach myself from that. I started distracting myself from my anxiety with more productive habits and with the course of 3 months I was able to almost completely obliterate my insecurities and nearly all my anxiety both of which I had been struggling with for over 6 years. Thanks so much :)

  • @kirtirajlahiry8135

    @kirtirajlahiry8135

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could talk to you. I had a debacle in my studies in 2012. And it's now 2020 I still cry every night. I have tried committing things which I don't even wanna remember. But this detaching thing I have been trying since a few months watching Jordan Peterson videos. And now I find this and your comment. We share the same journey I feel. I wish I could talk to you. Wherever you are... Know that you have inspired me! ❤

  • @sse8917

    @sse8917

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! This is so encouraging, thanks for sharing your story❤️

  • @vvvbingsu

    @vvvbingsu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful story! Happy to hear that.

  • @csan24

    @csan24

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're comment was what I needed today, I'm now more motivated than ever!! We all will get through this as you did Congratulations 😊

  • @yokab
    @yokab8 жыл бұрын

    This video finds me in a very hard time in my life, and I respect and thank you for it

  • @kothar6159

    @kothar6159

    8 жыл бұрын

    Same had horrible night, still in bed in the afternoon, this video helped in some way of washing all that away.

  • @JBJaeggerjaquez

    @JBJaeggerjaquez

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kobi Tzarfati same

  • @PreetiKaur1999

    @PreetiKaur1999

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kobi Tzarfati I came here tosay the same. The video felt very close to home. I stopped watching it withing minutes, couldn't handle the emotions. I will watch it later when I am not this emotional.

  • @pennymac16

    @pennymac16

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kobi Tzarfati Life has a way of doing things like this, doesn't it ^^

  • @alibushell6762

    @alibushell6762

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kobi Tzarfati I don't know you Kobi Tzarfati, but I hope that everything turns out well for you, because you deserve a happy life in which you feel valued and contented with who you are and what you have.

  • @curlyhairdudeify
    @curlyhairdudeify8 жыл бұрын

    I used to draw and to paint. I made a self portrait impressionist style, at that time I was seeing someone. Then, it ended and that person told me that my painting was garbage that I didn't know how to paint and that person knew people that could paint a thousand times better than me. I got rid of the painting and my drawings. Every time that I tried to pick up the pencil all I could hear was that person's voice belittling my portrait. Then after years had passed, I saw an episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog titled "Perfect" and that fish's voice telling Courage that there is no such thing as "perfect" got me into drawing again, and every time I start to hear that person's voice the fish's voice drowns it. There is no such thing as "perfect."

  • @stvltiloqvent

    @stvltiloqvent

    8 жыл бұрын

    oh, damn, sounds like i gotta watch that EP of Courage the Cowardly Dog... (i have issues with perfectionism, it makes my ADHD life hell)

  • @curlyhairdudeify

    @curlyhairdudeify

    8 жыл бұрын

    +marcy唯美 I have started drawing, then I feel like I have to stop because they don't look "perfect" but I continue to draw hearing that Fish's voice telling me that "there is no such thing as perfect." And my drawings have improved, watch that episode, practice makes perfect.

  • @FutileGrief

    @FutileGrief

    7 жыл бұрын

    that is so cool. I have to watch that episode, maybe the fish will come to my aid as well haha. No, seriously, I completely understand what you mean. How it takes but one mean comment on a random day to hinder your belief system and fill you with crippling doubt. It's easy to say to "shake it off", but sometimes it cuts so deep that that is simply not possible. You're lucky you found a way out.

  • @cjxgraphics

    @cjxgraphics

    7 жыл бұрын

    I was taught the same thing, except that other people will always be better, so that's why you should quit. It's taken me many years to overcome that voice. and sometimes it still gets the better of me.

  • @yoinjay4846

    @yoinjay4846

    7 жыл бұрын

    Bacchanali remember that episode it a shame the show ended

  • @strawberrygoldie329
    @strawberrygoldie3293 жыл бұрын

    Who is the narrator? She has such a calming and mature voice.

  • @darrellborland119

    @darrellborland119

    2 жыл бұрын

    @byyzgk 47...asmr'ish...lol. Thanks.

  • @imnaku

    @imnaku

    11 ай бұрын

    Did you ever find out who it is?

  • @TheleastofHis
    @TheleastofHis5 жыл бұрын

    My inner voice tells me "I'm a loser, I hate myself, I wish I was dead, I want to die, I hate life" it's not fun.

  • @michaelmannon611

    @michaelmannon611

    4 жыл бұрын

    “SOMETIMES EVEN TO LIVE IS AN ACT OF COURAGE.” ― SENECA Just hang in there and don't give up. Learn to be your own best friend.

  • @carolineleonard5999

    @carolineleonard5999

    4 жыл бұрын

    💝

  • @finding.a.new0

    @finding.a.new0

    4 жыл бұрын

    You aren't the only one. Since oneself is the worst enemy.

  • @agstinacueva1673

    @agstinacueva1673

    4 жыл бұрын

    I feel you, I hope we can all make it through, which will be a great deal of an achievement.

  • @Mushroom321-

    @Mushroom321-

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's simply a thought. doesnt make it true.

  • @13superdude2
    @13superdude28 жыл бұрын

    I feel like this channel is one of the most constructive and important channels on KZread

  • @pretzelzotikos1885

    @pretzelzotikos1885

    8 жыл бұрын

    Actualized.org is the most important for me followed by School of Life

  • @Vlasko60

    @Vlasko60

    6 жыл бұрын

    I started "Why brains don't exist" on actualized.org. Stay away if you value rational thought. It is total woo woo for magical thinkers.

  • @funny29041

    @funny29041

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dialogue with the Stars genuinely

  • @samirsamirzaza5231

    @samirsamirzaza5231

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kurzgesag is as good

  • @oro-oluwatoromo-thewordoft7339

    @oro-oluwatoromo-thewordoft7339

    5 жыл бұрын

    remember God loves you! and created you to do great things may it be well with u and may God be with u and us all in the mighty name of Jesus Amen! when I was down God brought me up to look up to Him for help! May we live for over a hundred years with long life, good health and prosperity to glorify the name of the Lord God in Jesus' mighty name Amen! remember u are loved! as God says: for I know the plans i have for you plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future, Thank God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @antebellum606
    @antebellum6067 жыл бұрын

    You, School of Life, are a good voice to have inside one's head.

  • @helio2361

    @helio2361

    7 жыл бұрын

    Rum Ham no kidding :)

  • @roopaakant3262

    @roopaakant3262

    5 жыл бұрын

    And the comments too.

  • @joseenoel8093

    @joseenoel8093

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because guys have a right to hairy legs. I agree and shave daily!

  • @LearningWithVal

    @LearningWithVal

    4 жыл бұрын

    I read this in the narrarators voice hahah

  • @korewaniho
    @korewaniho3 жыл бұрын

    2:28 Sad Machine (Nurture Live Edit) "The best sort of inner voice speaks to us in a gentle, kind and unhurried way. It should feel as if a sympathetic arm were being put around our shoulder, by someone who's lived long, and seen a great many sad things." speaking of someone who's lived a long time.. avanna! "The girl who's slept a hundred years" i find this so incredibly beautiful. its as if in porters struggle to differentiate from worlds, he found comfort in avanna. gosh T~T

  • @braininmeatsuit1207

    @braininmeatsuit1207

    2 жыл бұрын

    I loved this line in the Sad Machine live edit! I was going to go to Nurture live in Seattle, but could not. But watching nurture live on KZread still gives me an amazing feeling with that line

  • @heyjinx5567
    @heyjinx55674 жыл бұрын

    3:09 is where my tears start streaming down. I often push people away from me because my bad inner voice keep telling me that I have no one to hold on to. Believing that people only see my failures but that is not true at all. I do have real people that never gave up on me, no matter what. 😭💖 Im so happy it’s on my recommendation, thank youu 🥺

  • @Datadrug
    @Datadrug7 жыл бұрын

    So the inside voices come from outside. So all I need is someone to be positive/ loving to me? If that's the case I'm royally fucked.

  • @JTan-wu7wg

    @JTan-wu7wg

    7 жыл бұрын

    The "voices" can be silenced. Used to had them. They've mostly gone now.

  • @timeshiftersvk

    @timeshiftersvk

    7 жыл бұрын

    Actually, they can be silenced, but you should not try to do it consciously. You should not try to focus on negative thoughts and try to silence them. Instead, you should accept them as a part of your own inner self, and try to train them, to actually invoke them so at the end you will become numb to them. See ERP therapy and/or wiki on OCD for more info. The best way is, though, to see a therapist on your own and talk to him/her. It helped me a lot to overcome instant raging thoughts... they are still there, but I can cope with them little bit more rationally then before. :)

  • @BrooklynMoor

    @BrooklynMoor

    7 жыл бұрын

    I hear voices in my head and they are saying Fuck Chump ooops I mean Trump and the system is rigged against all of us.

  • @zoidfreakvoidwalker1687

    @zoidfreakvoidwalker1687

    7 жыл бұрын

    First and easiest step in such a process: Look at who you know and if those people are the same people as the voices inside you, and check if anyone else you know also is bad for you. Family are very often the bad voices inside, and they tend to still have contact with us beyond our inside voices.

  • @michaelselvaggio4935

    @michaelselvaggio4935

    7 жыл бұрын

    Is being Royally Fucked a good or bad thing? I get it may be a subjective answer.

  • @delicatessen5670
    @delicatessen56708 жыл бұрын

    So perfectly appropriate to my situation right now. The hardest part is overcoming that overwhelming belief that the words of said positive voice are nothing more than wishful thinking at best and a boldfaced lie at worst. How on earth did I end up so far down here? Thank you for this.

  • @munani

    @munani

    8 жыл бұрын

    What a splendid movie.

  • @ryanlacroix6425

    @ryanlacroix6425

    8 жыл бұрын

    Ah, you have come to the nuance of the issue and seen the "happiness trap" before you fell in. The positive voices are no more or less real than the negative ones. Neither are of greater or worse value. Whenever you have a negative thought temper it and think about it rationally before believing it, but crucially do the same with any positive thoughts. A fantastic book with many practical tools in this area is called "Feeling Good" by Dr. David Burns. I've found it to be very useful.

  • @vivekraghuram2459
    @vivekraghuram24593 жыл бұрын

    "All inner voices used to be outer voices" was like a lightning bolt in the darkness. A lot of things made sense in an instant.

  • @vifurawa2715
    @vifurawa27153 жыл бұрын

    So this was the voice clip in Porter Robinson's "Mirror", and it's quite a beautiful video.

  • @jonnnnniej

    @jonnnnniej

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oeh, I didn't know he made a new song. Thanks!

  • @cosmicmercy5554

    @cosmicmercy5554

    3 жыл бұрын

    FELLOW GIORNO FAN AND PORTER FAN?? WOO

  • @willjones2328
    @willjones23286 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mom for always being so negative around me, panic attacks and severe depression have ailed me since 4th grade

  • @rachelgarcia605

    @rachelgarcia605

    6 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry, you're not alone. I feel that way too.

  • @aysimaberil

    @aysimaberil

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same, my parents ruined me tbh but I am trying to be better.

  • @shizzle1903

    @shizzle1903

    5 жыл бұрын

    I had my first panic attack in 2nd grade. I thought I was dying in the classroom. Didn’t know how to ask for help

  • @aldelgado9343

    @aldelgado9343

    5 жыл бұрын

    My mom was a non caring person, she didnt give a damn

  • @scottishgirl825

    @scottishgirl825

    4 жыл бұрын

    My mum did the same to me she shouldn't of had me, If you can't be a strong inspiration to your kids why have any. Selfish reasons probably just so I can run about after there selfish arses when there old

  • @keepoutintruder
    @keepoutintruder7 жыл бұрын

    By watching this video i realised that my inner voice comes from my father, and that scares me a lot.

  • @HelgaCavoli

    @HelgaCavoli

    5 жыл бұрын

    It should be the key to change, cut the strings.

  • @meiko431

    @meiko431

    5 жыл бұрын

    And you can overcome them,you deserve so much better to live the life you suppose to live🤗

  • @minhduong4446

    @minhduong4446

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too, but my father voice in my head doesn't criticize me, it always tells me how good I am and how bad everything else are, told me to stopp caring and trying. The inner voice that always picks on me is my mother and my own. That sometimes make me wonder does his own voice in his head do the same thing to him.

  • @intp9944

    @intp9944

    4 жыл бұрын

    i failed in something where i was admired bcs of my inner voice that was actually a voice of my father....now when i am awere how stupid it was and why i let myself to fail with doing nothing...i don’t know how to forgive myself, i really don’t know how to do that ...

  • @sabbiewabbiewasabi

    @sabbiewabbiewasabi

    4 жыл бұрын

    SAME :( im literally just cried just now

  • @leoisforevercool
    @leoisforevercool4 жыл бұрын

    The goal is clear: become that old dude on the bench who's chillin' in the chaos

  • @leoisforevercool

    @leoisforevercool

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zeviandavis6689 Everyone keeps mentioning that guy to me, I don't watch Avatar but I'm gonna have to watch a best of Uncle Iroh now.

  • @horowitz8680

    @horowitz8680

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@leoisforevercool watch the whole show while you're at it, it's a good trip.

  • @brit5790
    @brit57904 жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of the section of Harry Potter where you have to develop powerful positive thoughts to help fend off the dementors.

  • @herby5175

    @herby5175

    4 жыл бұрын

    Brian Daley I'm pretty sure JK Rowling created the Dementors as a symbol for her struggle with depression so yeah similar I guess

  • @juliehumphreys6888

    @juliehumphreys6888

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow that’s a perceptive interpretation of the dementors! I will use that next time I’m besieged by my inner demons. Thanks 😊

  • @muna4321

    @muna4321

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love that

  • @potato-yc1fr

    @potato-yc1fr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, you're right. A Patronus. (TQ JK Rowling)

  • @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075

    @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075

    3 жыл бұрын

    oh man i'd be so doomed if i encountered Dementors lol, i can't think of powerful enough memories other than bad ones

  • @mayaportland8805
    @mayaportland88058 жыл бұрын

    Sad is when the voice of the mother is the most mean, angry, hateful, mad one. How to replace that?

  • @madelinee94

    @madelinee94

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Isabelle Layla hang around nice people who appreciate you and learn to accept yourself for all your strengths and weaknesses. Push yourself to achieve things you never thought you could and do something that will help to build your confidense.

  • @mayaportland8805

    @mayaportland8805

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah thank you. I am mostly ok and happy, only when I make mistakes even silly ones like dropping something from my hand or knocking down something is when that hateful voice comes out laughing at me telling me that I'm stupid or idiot or worthless and so on. I had two maternal figures in my childhood, both were hateful, mad, bitter and angry, super criticizing and judgmental pretty much hating everybody and everything including themselves.

  • @madelinee94

    @madelinee94

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Isabelle Layla I'm sorry to hear that sounds awful

  • @mayaportland8805

    @mayaportland8805

    8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, me too.

  • @Maron2111

    @Maron2111

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Isabelle Layla i kinda share the same Situation as you... just hang on and try to be independent asap and grow distance to toxic members of your daily life routine. surround yourself with people who makes you feel save and who heals you from the damage caused by the bad.

  • @davidmb1595
    @davidmb15958 жыл бұрын

    The bad inner voices in my case, are all my own voice. I have no memories of people being specially rude or mean at me, but I always have bad inner voices.

  • @bohsia

    @bohsia

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rarity Sparkle in my case, i am still not sure if it is my own voice or other's.

  • @bohsia

    @bohsia

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rarity Sparkle but i really want it to be my own voices

  • @davidmb1595

    @davidmb1595

    8 жыл бұрын

    Ammar Hafiz Why? 0:

  • @bohsia

    @bohsia

    8 жыл бұрын

    Rarity Sparkle i seriously think that the voices are from other's and myself ofcourse

  • @salmanmaqbool6825

    @salmanmaqbool6825

    8 жыл бұрын

    nop there must be always an outer influence

  • @vitral2853
    @vitral28533 жыл бұрын

    Mirror by Porter Robinson lead me here, and I really needed this with my struggle

  • @Mienarrr
    @Mienarrr6 жыл бұрын

    This hit so hard right now i‘m crying at 4am in my bed. But also I just love that this channel is so well loved and watched. Isn‘t it beautiful that we all share these emotions? That we all aren‘t all perfect? In this world full of hate, reading the comments of all of you just restores my faith in us humans. Thank you all ❤️

  • @EvolutionBG

    @EvolutionBG

    2 жыл бұрын

    I miss real human interaction, which is very hard for me, being isolated is the worst thing... and to be unable to find a way out. This channel and comments helps, but still ... people seems so far away from each other. Maybe its just me.

  • @smitty4shizzles925
    @smitty4shizzles9258 жыл бұрын

    I have managed to rid my criticizing, mean and negative self voices with a diligent self-love and compassionate new mindset, self-awareness and patience. I mean, life is hard enough! Why should I contribute to that hardship? We should all be our own best friends :)

  • @loursfloral5409

    @loursfloral5409

    6 жыл бұрын

    Seek & you shall Find I am currently in that process of self exploring and putting more love in my life. For several years I have forgotten myself, and little by little negative voices came. Now I’m nearly all good :) the power of the mind is amazing, especially when it’s based on a positive and loving energy.

  • @pranitanaskar5938

    @pranitanaskar5938

    6 жыл бұрын

    I know it's been a year but it woupd be nice if you can help me with this process......

  • @Starry_Night_Sky7455

    @Starry_Night_Sky7455

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well said! Oh, I am critical on myself but it's productive to me. It's constructive criticism. Just wailing away on negatives is what's useless. I've had some overbearingly blunt coaches that were professionals at colorful criticism. Strange to say, I love blunt coaches like this. I don't trust those that are way too flattering. If it's constructive criticism, it can be helpful. My nastiest of red-ink spilling teachers were strangely my favorite ones too. I took their remarks with a grain of salt. You can always ignore their opinion.

  • @PreetiKaur1999
    @PreetiKaur19998 жыл бұрын

    The fact that this video is relatable to almost all of us goes to show how similar we are to each other. Yet, we keep dividing ourselves with gender, the color of our skin, race and what not.

  • @johnlives6903

    @johnlives6903

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Nomad K We are the same but still unique. Not everyone wants friends, regardless of gender, the color of our skin, race and what not.

  • @PreetiKaur1999

    @PreetiKaur1999

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** Thanks :)

  • @VictorFoote01

    @VictorFoote01

    8 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you so much! We all go through so much. We all feel pain. We are all so similar yet for some reason the mind/ego separates us apart. I try to create positive animations to inspire people. Hopefully one day we do all get a long alot better :)

  • @Mimi-cq4bg
    @Mimi-cq4bg4 жыл бұрын

    Achievement is not synonymous with love. How am I 41 and this is news

  • @deren2001
    @deren20015 жыл бұрын

    I might not be the best, but I am the best I have

  • @gay4vivi294

    @gay4vivi294

    4 жыл бұрын

    Franky Lee YES

  • @EzequielMartin55vf

    @EzequielMartin55vf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well said good one ♡

  • @Lama-tt4eg

    @Lama-tt4eg

    3 жыл бұрын

    wow! I love it! it’s true 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @chadmichael8021
    @chadmichael80217 жыл бұрын

    What I noticed, for me, is that I immediately started characterizing my parents as the people who had no faith in themselves, therefore couldn't have faith in me. But I need to remember that it's my influence that will affect others, including my kids. It's important to realise how I affect others.

  • @vrushabhchotalia8861
    @vrushabhchotalia88618 жыл бұрын

    i felt that this video was made solely for me. :")

  • @michaeldavis8800

    @michaeldavis8800

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The School of Life This was probably your best video ever!

  • @nathanielmcveigh3861

    @nathanielmcveigh3861

    8 жыл бұрын

    right

  • @lolad-v6427

    @lolad-v6427

    8 жыл бұрын

    +nu mi Same :)

  • @rubberbumm

    @rubberbumm

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The School of Life What a truly beautiful video

  • @mariposawatosha4445

    @mariposawatosha4445

    7 жыл бұрын

    nu mi i felt so too

  • @mo-issa
    @mo-issa Жыл бұрын

    I love this channel it's a big big reason for who I am today , It literally saved my life when everything went to shit and actively thought me how to be a decent human when no one else including my parents did .

  • @SamurottMaster
    @SamurottMaster3 жыл бұрын

    This sample from Porter: so good. Good video as well

  • @westont98

    @westont98

    3 жыл бұрын

    *It will all be okay in the end*

  • @CrimsonOptics
    @CrimsonOptics8 жыл бұрын

    I really needed to see this video. My voices get so bad that they end up playing every mistake I make in my head over and over again. They even tell me to hit myself. I've created a nervous tick where I hit myself in the head whenever I feel like an idiot for something I did in the past or if I made a stupid mistake. It's difficult, and sometimes even unbearable, but this video helps me. Thank you for offering your voice to me. I'll be sure to use it in those situations.

  • @SwordSkill2

    @SwordSkill2

    8 жыл бұрын

    Doing mistakes and getting rejected is a good thing, because you can trace those ass holes who do that, I personally do "mistakes" on purpose to lure the predators into fake weaknesses.

  • @Derkaderka7777

    @Derkaderka7777

    8 жыл бұрын

    Sorry bro. That sucks.

  • @davidlucey543

    @davidlucey543

    8 жыл бұрын

    Please call a doctor immediately. I'm not a doctor but your symptoms sound quite serious

  • @davidlucey543

    @davidlucey543

    8 жыл бұрын

    Also the art of forgiveness includes forgiveness of self. I'm not kidding get help NOW.

  • @CrimsonOptics

    @CrimsonOptics

    8 жыл бұрын

    BasedLink I don't think I do. It's not like I actually have voices in my head. I guess you could say it's more like I'm my own bully.

  • @littleblueclovers
    @littleblueclovers7 жыл бұрын

    "An inner voice always used to be an outer voice." I honestly can't think of a single person who said any of the things my inner voices have said. No one has ever said "you're ugly" or "you're pathetic" or "you can't do anything right" to me. At least, not to my face.

  • @CanariasCanariass

    @CanariasCanariass

    7 жыл бұрын

    Same here, but I think we might have perceived others to think about us that way when we were younger, solely through their actions, so that it became a core belief nonetheless. For example, I was very shy and insecure in school, so I never managed to find a girlfriend while others had it very easy to find one. That experience probably taught me that I'm ugly and inadequate and whatever, and shrank my self worth even more so that I had even less of a chance. But it was probably not the reason why I didn't succeed...

  • @marsea2

    @marsea2

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes it is from mood disorders, like depression and anxiety, but sometimes, the bad voices are just based on feeling like the opposite of what is expected of you from society. Sometimes seeing other people succeed based off of the things you've been told successful people do, or sometimes not being grounded in yourself, and making constant comparisons might cause you to internalize messages that are harmful to you.

  • @smonkedweed7414

    @smonkedweed7414

    7 жыл бұрын

    The inner voice repeats what it feels outer voices meant and amplifies them.

  • @AaaaAa-yf6ku

    @AaaaAa-yf6ku

    7 жыл бұрын

    littleblueclovers communication is a lot more then just words lol.

  • @pau.k8989

    @pau.k8989

    7 жыл бұрын

    maybe it could be from what other people say to each other and you just compare yourself to those people

  • @Tony-dq5bz
    @Tony-dq5bz3 жыл бұрын

    Porter... Thank you for leading me here.

  • @whiterabbit4606
    @whiterabbit46064 жыл бұрын

    This made me cry. I heard so much of my own inner voices in this. "You screw everything up. Why can't you make a right decision for once? This is what you get when you're stupid." Thank you, Mrs. Miltemore. Your voice cuts to this day.

  • @rarebeeph1783
    @rarebeeph17836 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I'm stressed, I always have both positive and negative voices at the same time, arguing constantly about everything, to the point where I can't focus on anything or even talk without a reason. It's never just the negative one keeping me down, but the dissonance of constant self-conflict that makes me want to cry or escape a situation to wait until I calm down.

  • @smartcatcollarproject5699

    @smartcatcollarproject5699

    4 жыл бұрын

    Funny, I usually have negative and positive thoughts at different moments, but not long ago the inner critic said something with his scolding voice, when a sharpe, even angrierr new voice, made him shut up ! I was quite surprised, like Wow ! who's that one ?

  • @afouri

    @afouri

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same I thought I was going crazy. Turns out it’s normal and you just have to learn to quiet your mind. I do mindfulness meditation every now and again

  • @shannissagodoy9290
    @shannissagodoy92907 жыл бұрын

    The voices that have help me lately, are the voices of this channel.

  • @psychedesireeeencastillo9405
    @psychedesireeeencastillo94054 жыл бұрын

    I promise to not become the people who were the harsh punitive outer voices that haunted me in the most critical years of my life.

  • @FaultyTwo
    @FaultyTwo3 жыл бұрын

    Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, *It will all be OK in the end*

  • @5kastubh5
    @5kastubh58 жыл бұрын

    this was helpful :) the voices hinder studies as exams are coming closer and closer. I will try to smother them with the the encouraging voices .

  • @PigeonSwag

    @PigeonSwag

    8 жыл бұрын

    +kaustubh Good luck with your exams. You'll do your best.

  • @PigeonSwag

    @PigeonSwag

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Mikarukaja! dunno, it was helpful with the question "What's a synonym for suicide?"

  • @AsitorCorporation

    @AsitorCorporation

    8 жыл бұрын

    Got my exams coming up too - people always think that at a young age you don't have a care in the world, but it's not as if these exams determine if you get a good job which will lead on to better jobs and pretty much change the entire course of your life. Way too much pressure.

  • @VictorFoote01

    @VictorFoote01

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yes! We all need the encouraging voice in our head to lead us. I can only hope the videos I create encourage people to live a more fulfilling life :)

  • @jersn5560
    @jersn55608 жыл бұрын

    Just in time, I really need this video. Got a crapton of insecurities right now and its destroying me.

  • @cjxked12

    @cjxked12

    8 жыл бұрын

    Try REBT therapy

  • @shyaaammeneen63
    @shyaaammeneen63 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video. Reduce overthinking to relax the mind. Feed trash and trash will come out. Be careful what you feed your mind. Avoid comparing yourself with others, avoid storing bottled up emotions, reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils and within the nostrils for 10-15 minutes or more. You can sit on a chair or lay down anywhere, be as still as possible, eyes closed but no deep breathing. Don’t fight your thoughts. Make it a lifetime habit to observe your breath before sleep, when travelling, when reading, at the workplace etc, if needed with eyes open. Best wishes--Counsellor.

  • @satisfyhelter-skelter4666
    @satisfyhelter-skelter46664 жыл бұрын

    So that is why it is so important to surround yourself with kind and gentle speaking people..

  • @kasperm.r.guldberg7354
    @kasperm.r.guldberg73548 жыл бұрын

    Along with "Why we hate cheap things", the one on being anxious, "In praise of the quiet life" and (last not least) the one rehabilitating "wisdom" are absolute keepers and should be pondered and listened to several times. This one is in that league. Many others are good but these are really excellent and essential (_I_ think).

  • @MehruPoppins
    @MehruPoppins8 жыл бұрын

    I have been using youtube since ages but your channel, hands down, is my favourite one. Such amazing uplifting content! you guys deserve way way more views and likes.

  • @VictorFoote01

    @VictorFoote01

    8 жыл бұрын

    I agree! I recently just discovered this channel and I love it. It's awesome that people out their put so much positive energy in this world. I can only hope the videos I create do the same thing one day :)

  • @myselfme767
    @myselfme7673 жыл бұрын

    "The best sort of inner voice speaks to us in a gentle, kind and unhurried way. It should feel as if a sympathetic arm were been put around our shoulder by someone who had lived long and seen a great many sad things, but wasn't enbittered of panicked by them."

  • @NeoJiNeTiK
    @NeoJiNeTiK5 жыл бұрын

    5:15 “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.” Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

  • @levsagan9902
    @levsagan99027 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone else cry a little?

  • @Paytonrifley

    @Paytonrifley

    4 жыл бұрын

    🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

  • @sabbiewabbiewasabi

    @sabbiewabbiewasabi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me:(

  • @salmagique

    @salmagique

    4 жыл бұрын

    was about to

  • @vule92994
    @vule929948 жыл бұрын

    In hundred years videos of this kind may very well be placed in museums under " early 21. century art".

  • @nidhi5810

    @nidhi5810

    8 жыл бұрын

    I was just thinking about that!

  • @chipster-cu4xi

    @chipster-cu4xi

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Nidhi Ramakrishnan sure u was liar

  • @HughJNess-ly6er

    @HughJNess-ly6er

    7 жыл бұрын

    vule92994 actually that will be memes

  • @fafflerproductions
    @fafflerproductions2 жыл бұрын

    "Sometimes, the inner voice is encouraging. Calling for you to run those final few yards. You're nearly there. Keep going (keep going). It will all be ok in the end." "Its not the voice of all the others, you've only said it to yourself. I dont know what you want from me." What a way for porter to express his inner thoughts. Nurture told a really good story about learning how to overcome self doubt and explaining the self harming thoughts that go through the mind while also being an insanely good album production-wise.

  • @bonson9156
    @bonson91564 жыл бұрын

    My inner voices are exhausting and debilitating. Glad I saw this video. Hope it sticks with me.

  • @justtheouch
    @justtheouch8 жыл бұрын

    This...hit home harder than I was expecting. I'm finally coming to terms with myself and my attributes, and this is an important step for me to overcome to put myself back on track. I can only sincerely thank the producers of this, you are truly amazing people.

  • @Starkitty1
    @Starkitty16 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy this woman's voice. It's so peaceful and loving. It's like a warm blanket to my cold thoughts. Thank you "The school of life".

  • @MrSaintJupiter
    @MrSaintJupiter3 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes, the inner voice is encouraging calling for you to run those final few yards. You’re nearly there - keep going keep going keep going keep going. It will all be okay in the end.

  • @leoisforevercool
    @leoisforevercool4 жыл бұрын

    This is fascinating. I've thought about the fact that my negative inner voice literally speaks the way my older sibling talks to me. Thank you for confirming this. Time to get some distance and re-frame everything.

  • @jmccoomber1659

    @jmccoomber1659

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me, too! After 50 years of dealing with an older sibling who always put me down, minimized anything I did right and refused to respect my boundaries, I was forced to cut off contact. It's been almost 10 years now and finally, I no longer hear his voice screaming negativity when things go wrong...or that I'm an imposter when things go well. Sadly, we haven't been in contact for almost a decade and I still miss the big brother I wish I had had, but I know I'm much stronger and mentally healthy than I ever could have been with him in my life (and his voice in my head). I hope you can salvage some kind of relationship with your sibling, Leo, but don't feel guilty if you cannot. You must do what is most healthy for yourself!

  • @leoisforevercool

    @leoisforevercool

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jmccoomber1659 Thank you, I wish you the best as well! Maybe one day our siblings will do some reflection and work on themselves so we can regain contact with them. Sending love your way. :)

  • @ZanyFlash
    @ZanyFlash8 жыл бұрын

    Can't thank the School of Life enough for being one of my better inner voices :)

  • @warfire101

    @warfire101

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The School of Life Can you make a video on depression thanks. ☺

  • @lalapc091
    @lalapc0917 жыл бұрын

    This should be taught in school... Thank you! This is very helpful!

  • @alessandrofrioli6978
    @alessandrofrioli6978 Жыл бұрын

    Specially if u were in a relationship with a Narcisist , you really need to separate these voices from yourself. this is the path of redemption.

  • @jarrodknight4698
    @jarrodknight46983 жыл бұрын

    The best way i think I’ve said this in the past to make it clear is “the second we realize that people do what they do bc they hate themselves, is the second we will love ourselves and have compassion for others”. I came to this insight after a very hard 6 months search into psychology, philosophy, physics, religion and myself, combined with the 37 yrs of my life experience

  • @Nomatterwhat69

    @Nomatterwhat69

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @rajivkrishnatr
    @rajivkrishnatr8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you... I'm in tears... This made me accept myself(though not fully), and made me so comfortable and reduce the depression and anxiety I have... Thank you again...

  • @echoes9966
    @echoes99668 жыл бұрын

    Anxiety and depression which is induced by judgement and chronic loneliness is the worst scenario any human would want to escape. Hopefully the society will realise and help their fellow beings.

  • @spiralpython1989
    @spiralpython19894 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful narration of a timely narrative. And I LOVE the artwork; the hairy legs were just perfect 👌🏽 particularly in an era when regardless of gender, people are being shamed for having body hair! Like it’s the worse possible character flaw. The hairy legs really underscore the meanings of the story. Thank you 🙏

  • @kbw160
    @kbw1604 жыл бұрын

    this is so beautiful. wiping tears off of my pillow now. thank you.

  • @sarahlikestacos1010
    @sarahlikestacos10108 жыл бұрын

    Can't thank you enough. This is a problem that has plagued me for years. Sometimes it's overwhelming and ends up exhausting me.

  • @fen4554
    @fen45548 жыл бұрын

    It's overwhelming sometimes how personal these messages feel.

  • @exodus146
    @exodus146 Жыл бұрын

    If you are here, watching this video and reading the comments, you are in the right place. You will be able to overcome, be patient my child and grow like the mighty oak.

  • @AkiraDesmondes
    @AkiraDesmondes6 жыл бұрын

    It's so easy to say such things, to offer assistance and compassion. You say it very nonchalant, "We humbly offer this voice, as one of the more helpful ones we might take on board". But it hits deep when you think about it. Whenever I'm in trouble, I can think of this stranger in KZread, telling me tips on how to be better to myself. Although it might seem like such things wouldn't carry much meaning with them, the fact that someone is willing to just give out empathy, and love in this place fills me with warmth. For someone like me, who can be unbearably rough on myself, is beyond words. Thank you, dear voice.

  • @maurogquil
    @maurogquil8 жыл бұрын

    Please put subtitles in your videos. Sometimes the voices are too low to hear with clarity

  • @JW_CC

    @JW_CC

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Mauro F Madero hey, try clicking the box that says "CC" inside (lower right corner of the video, or directly across the play button). Sometimes it's not the most helpful subtitles but I think it works for The School of Life and most videos.

  • @susukilljoy95

    @susukilljoy95

    8 жыл бұрын

    I would suggest subtitles too! I want to share your videos with friends but they're Spanish and their English level might not be good enough to understand it. And even if it's also written on your website, I think it would be useful :)

  • @janedonut1169

    @janedonut1169

    8 жыл бұрын

    youtube has a captions option, although it does sometimes jumble the words, but it helps. to access it, click anywhere on the screen, and a top menu will cascade down. Look for a line of three dots, and click on it. You should get a pop-up menu with a captions option. :)

  • @jobroray

    @jobroray

    8 жыл бұрын

    The KZread subtitles work really well on their videos, try using them. But I can always understand them they speak pretty loud and clear...

  • @VictoriaGates

    @VictoriaGates

    7 жыл бұрын

    Click the gear icon in the lower right of the video. Click subtitles, choose your language and you should be all set. :)

  • @SydneySings137
    @SydneySings1378 жыл бұрын

    this video was lovely and all but i dont know why im crying now

  • @svilen12345

    @svilen12345

    8 жыл бұрын

    I cry after watching these videos sometimes too. Its ok :)

  • @MochaGibbon

    @MochaGibbon

    7 жыл бұрын

    Same😢

  • @CanariasCanariass

    @CanariasCanariass

    7 жыл бұрын

    You're a good person, that's why!

  • @OMIMreacts

    @OMIMreacts

    7 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could cry over these videos. :(

  • @ab_kxng

    @ab_kxng

    7 жыл бұрын

    you're grandma glasses and you😍😍😍

  • @patricia27968
    @patricia279684 жыл бұрын

    “It is the voice of a person who loves you for being you outside of achievement” I don’t have a person in my life like that. Sorry self

  • @jc802

    @jc802

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hugs

  • @dhara4963

    @dhara4963

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @MrTracicles

    @MrTracicles

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe you can imagine/invent/become this voice for yourself. What I've found works for me is to try and love myself as I would love my child(ren). If they used the words I'm saying to myself, how would it make me feel? What would I tell them? If I saw their partner treating them the same way mine is treating me, would I talk to them like I'm talking to myself, or would I recommend they get out of destructive relationships. What if I saw them having a moment of nihilism where there was no purpose and no hope, would I tell them they might as well not exist because that's what I tell myself? If it's not okay to tell these things to someone you love, why is it okay to talk to yourself this way?

  • @nxtquy
    @nxtquy3 жыл бұрын

    0:21 I think Porter Robinson may have watched this video

  • @alexmckoy3478

    @alexmckoy3478

    3 жыл бұрын

    ya he sampled it lol

  • @alieniverson8139

    @alieniverson8139

    3 жыл бұрын

    What song are you referring to?

  • @eduardochavacano

    @eduardochavacano

    3 жыл бұрын

    so many of these so called motivational speakers just Steal their material from KZread.

  • @kyblitz8093

    @kyblitz8093

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alieniverson8139 mirror

  • @PinkSugarification
    @PinkSugarification7 жыл бұрын

    I was raised by quite nervous and stressed parents hovering around all the time making sure I never got hurt. They were doing their best, I'm sure but is has left me with quite little faith in myself. Having understood all these reasons recently and trying not to be so hard on myself, this video was so fantastic new point of view, thank you so much School of life:)

  • @cainfft008
    @cainfft0088 жыл бұрын

    This is hands down the best channel on youtube. I feel as if the people who create these videos actually care about our mental and physical well being as well as our knowledge and continued learning.

  • @litshadow1

    @litshadow1

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The School of Life thank you this helped me so much, I've been depressed for a very long time and didn't know what to do now I do know

  • @chupitronco
    @chupitronco3 жыл бұрын

    Porter, I love you.

  • @Yulia369F
    @Yulia369F4 жыл бұрын

    I cannot possibly comprehend how someone can dislike such videos... Thank you for another marvellous post. 🙌🏼😌😊

  • @WIllz2GOTA
    @WIllz2GOTA7 жыл бұрын

    I think one of the main causes is social media. if you try and cut back on it I'm sure it would help deeply.

  • @lovelylove6193

    @lovelylove6193

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dave Smith personally I agree back when I was younger and didn't have it I was fine

  • @cevisuals

    @cevisuals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Social Media is a cancer... Since I deactivated my Facebook profile, my overall mood has been more balanced. It's an experiment I thought would be the case for me. I'm very soon about to delete Facecrack completely.

  • @MA-rn2xp

    @MA-rn2xp

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cevisuals do it asap your real life awaits. I left facebook about 4 years ago. Never looked back. Im still stuck on instagram. Instagram has gotten worse as well. Very unhealthy and addicting.

  • @xohillary

    @xohillary

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean, I agree to an extent but I've hated myself my whole life, long before social media lol

  • @adriansalsahot7367

    @adriansalsahot7367

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MA-rn2xp you do know FB owns IG right?

  • @Aman1012
    @Aman10127 жыл бұрын

    So within your head is the voice of every person you've ever know.

  • @w0rloko

    @w0rloko

    7 жыл бұрын

    "quantum entanglement"

  • @w0rloko

    @w0rloko

    7 жыл бұрын

    "Collective Unconscious" and Carl Jung

  • @nobs726

    @nobs726

    7 жыл бұрын

    Adam Sanchez all's our brain does is store information, billions and trillions of terabytes stored in our DNA apparently. however most things are stored subconsciously which is like putting everything in a safe and forgetting the password. decipher your dreams to understand your subconscious... that's my opinion ,take it or leave it 😏😛

  • @Aman1012

    @Aman1012

    7 жыл бұрын

    no bs I need a dream decoding video now.

  • @Javidschannel2022

    @Javidschannel2022

    4 жыл бұрын

    "known"

  • @PyroKittensInSuits
    @PyroKittensInSuits2 жыл бұрын

    Woe bot brought me here the day after I went to the Porter Robinson concert where he played the song sampling this. It honestly was a bit of whiplash hearing it again!

  • @alina1216
    @alina12164 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this video years ago and being so impressed. Thank you School of Life

  • @lambusaab
    @lambusaab7 жыл бұрын

    School of Life, you are one of my best inner voices.

  • @ChenAnnaQinyi
    @ChenAnnaQinyi8 жыл бұрын

    I always think inner voice is more of the super-ego judging the other two.

  • @sliceofbread29yrago52

    @sliceofbread29yrago52

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Chen Anna Qinyi Exactly what i was thinking, That inner voice is the Ego's most lethal weapon it has.

  • @gods_aestheist5082
    @gods_aestheist50823 жыл бұрын

    When she said the inner voices were once outer voices I thought of my parents and how they've always been there and always been a constant variable in my life. They're the only ones who tell me why I'm wrong and why I should remain wrong. I'm 14 and it hurts to say that both voices in my head scream at me when I'm messing up or I've done something wrong.

  • @mishabalsh8771

    @mishabalsh8771

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey sunshine, i hope you are in a better place and found/in the process to find your inner strenght

  • @potato-yc1fr
    @potato-yc1fr3 жыл бұрын

    I am going to listen to this everyday. Thank you, The School of Life!!

  • @Lethargo226
    @Lethargo2268 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to hear what you have to say about the larger system of the world and where it is going. I am dying inside everyday as I continue this worthless existence, excuse my drama, I've been thinking about poverty, politics and economy again. You have to die as a child to become an adult, and one of the ways I have died is realising that good ideas and ideals are not enough to change the world, you need money, (even to run for offices!). I start to feel like I understand Nietzsche and Nihilisim a bit, perhaps total annihilation is the best solution if it means that true justice will finally come about on this fucked earth. Why does thinking, knowledge, illumination make me so sad?? Why am I ranting now to people I have never met?? Why bother when I'll be relaxed and forgetful again soon?? I'll be spouting philosophical rhetoric to my walls again soon. I'm so glad I found this channel, thank you for being you, can't talk to my parents, have no real friends currently and am pretty much nearly a wreck. But watching your videos, learning a bit more about philosophy is helping me a lot.

  • @falleneldor

    @falleneldor

    8 жыл бұрын

    I feel much the same way. the difference being I find grace in the knowledge that God loves me, and eveyone else the same. Humanity is unified under the Creator's love. Also, I find solace in the comforts of daily visits back to childhood. This "s" is a symbol of HOPE, one that unites us, and tells us we can acomplish great things!

  • @Lethargo226

    @Lethargo226

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** I've thought about that, and that is actually the natural conclusion, to just adapt as lazily as possible, do what everyone else is doing. But I can't stand to think about what part of myself I would have to give up to become that person who would be so rich, would that still be the same person who wishes to see change? I look at my father and say no. There's no middle ground, you have to choose your path in life, I think I've just about found mine, even though I might have to worry about my families financial health in the meantime, I think for myself, I want to become the change I want to see.

  • @Lethargo226

    @Lethargo226

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** Word.

  • @ryanlacroix6425

    @ryanlacroix6425

    8 жыл бұрын

    Try thinking of your life not as a thing a single individual has and experiences, but as a tool that you have to wield to make the world better for everyone. Put yourself in the larger context of human history and see the enormous time span over which societal changes occur: decades, centuries, and millenia. Don't think "my life is shitty now ND everything sucks" but think "I have the power the make positive changes in the world, but likely my actions will be a small force in a larger scale dynamic moving human civilization toward greater equity and peace that I won't enjoy in my lifetime but future generations will benefit from." Nihilism isn't the answer, it's just defeatist and there are ways to effect change in society through activism, politics and business but you can't get discouraged when success seems so far out of your lifetimes. Fight for those generations to come and hopefully you'll find a drive and purpose that gives meaning for your life beyond just your own life. Hope you feel better, man.

  • @Lethargo226

    @Lethargo226

    8 жыл бұрын

    Ryan Lacroix Thanks a lot man, that was really well said, and encouraging. You're right, keeping a level head is important, it's an uphill battle, but yes as part of a larger force, change will come.

  • @lustkim
    @lustkim8 жыл бұрын

    It really hurts to watch this video for some odd reason... because it resonates so much in my life. Especially wanting worldly success, so that i can feel worth something, so that the school bully can later look at me , and realise that i wasn't affected by them. But i am, who am i kidding... But with every struggle, we get stronger, we learn to love and to feel sympathy towards other people who are feeling this way. It will be hard, but know that its makes us better people. Make sure others don't go through this struggle, and help them .

  • @blj1523
    @blj15233 жыл бұрын

    I feel I just had a therapy session through my childhood’s trauma and how my parents had no faith in themselves. They worried so much about me that those voices became my own and clouded my own capabilities. This just exacerbated my anxiety so I can move forward.

  • @Dr.Cr0w
    @Dr.Cr0w Жыл бұрын

    This video and comments are very helpful. Im going through a horrible series of tragedies making me feel exceptionally weak and self conscious. (What did i do wrong?) Keeps swirling around. Everything id been working to build has crumbled to nothing and its hard to accept what i have to do. I know now whats most important. Not the goal, not entirely the journey, but the way we grow through life

  • @rkgk1517
    @rkgk15178 жыл бұрын

    I am amazed that so many other people have this brutal tendency like I do. For a long time I was aware of the voice and not being able to change it. What's helped me a bit is trying to internalize positive things more in general, since I readily absorb negative things. I have some great people in my life so I WRITE DOWN encouraging things they say and positive affirmations in general. I write them, and reread them, and try to internalize them. They're collected on little slips of paper in a box in my house though I'm sure a portable notebook would work fine as well. The CBT method of recognizing the recurring negative thoughts of the voice, discrediting it, and trying something else (what would you say to a friend?) can be helpful. I put it in practice by writing the common negative thoughts down notecards and turning them over. I time myself and try to quickly flip it and write something more positive/constructive on the other side, drill-style. I guess for me I have to physically put it into practice. But they say of course neurons that fire together wire together, so putting it with something I enjoy (writing) has been helpful. Good luck to everyone else who's dealing with this issue.

  • @MAKEARTNOWCHANNEL

    @MAKEARTNOWCHANNEL

    6 жыл бұрын

    I just made a video on this topic....maybe you'd be interested in seeing it?

  • @pranitanaskar5938

    @pranitanaskar5938

    6 жыл бұрын

    rkgk1517 Thank you do much for the tips sir!

  • @wms72

    @wms72

    6 жыл бұрын

    rkgk1517 A great idea! Thanks!

  • @wolfordragondemon
    @wolfordragondemon8 жыл бұрын

    This....this video made me cry. Well done.

  • @johnfarris6152

    @johnfarris6152

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's the Arm e.

  • @The-bi5ry
    @The-bi5ry Жыл бұрын

    I was telling my sister today that i ordered something wrong online, which was a waste of money, just 10 dollars. But i literally got so upset that i told myself i don't deserve to live. My sister told me she took the wrong driving route the other day and she literally cried because she couldn't do anything. Knowing she did the same thing as me, i just wanted to hug both of us and keep us safe. Because i realised we both were suffering even now for our father's abuse and it was his voice. And i know it's the same for her, because even though she's frugal, the minute i told her what i did, she just said it's alright, it happens, which i know she wouldn't say to herself.

  • @7ofSummersStudio
    @7ofSummersStudio6 жыл бұрын

    The School of Life is one of my helpful voices! Thank you for making these videos, I can not begin to express how much they help me think critically about myself and others. Much love from Tennessee, USA!