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Chickenkeev · 2023-10-24T03:24:58+00:00

[[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Mat%C3%A9 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Mat%C3%A9]] Does anyone else listen to him? I've never felt as 'understood' as when i've listened to him. It sounds batshit, but what he says really makes so much sense to me. I had childhood trauma, so i suppose it's possible that what he says just suits my 'agenda', but really i don't think it's that. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts?

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Chickenkeev · 24/10/2023 09:53

AnxiousPangolin · 24/10/2023 09:52

What’s your AIBU or is this just for traffic?

I just put it here because it's where i always read.

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AnxiousPangolin · 24/10/2023 09:52

What’s your AIBU or is this just for traffic?

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Chickenkeev · 24/10/2023 09:50

RaisinsOfMildAnnoyance · 24/10/2023 09:41

I have mixed feelings. I think trauma has a significant influence in many people's lives, in myriad ways. But everyone experiences it differently, and the same event can profoundly impact some people while not bothering other people at all.

Mate has brought a different angle to trauma to the oublic consciousness which is potentially a good thing, but I have the sense that he's fallen into the social media soundbite trap in a bid to stay relevant. He's a specialist with a specific set of skills and experience, but it seems to me he isn't staying in his lane and is undermining his message as a result.

Shame really.

Agree with you there re different ways it can manifest. My older sister went through similar to me, but she is driven and controlled. I am the opposite 😬i suppose it could be the case anyway, but i've always felt she's just said 'that's not happening to me' and she's made it happen. She has a great career, married a very safe man etc she's very much the boss of her life. I dunno really. Random musings I suppose....

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Doingtheboxerbeat · 24/10/2023 09:49

He keeps popping up on my YouTube recommendations, but I get very strong Jordan Peterson vibes from him.

XiCi · 24/10/2023 09:48

PizzazzRoxyStorma · 24/10/2023 09:06

He's just another quack.

He perpetuates harmful, outdated and unscientific theories about ADHD, insisting it is a coping mechanism borne of parental neglect. ADHD is no such thing; it is a neurological disorder with a genetic link.

He also diagnosed Prince Harry with ADHD, based on an interview and reading his book. I mean come on

Absolutely this. Of course what he says will resonate with you because you have suffered trauma. To apply, as he does, this to everyone with ADHD or an auto-immune disease is harmful and quite frankly fucking ridiculous

RaisinsOfMildAnnoyance · 24/10/2023 09:41

I have mixed feelings. I think trauma has a significant influence in many people's lives, in myriad ways. But everyone experiences it differently, and the same event can profoundly impact some people while not bothering other people at all.

Mate has brought a different angle to trauma to the oublic consciousness which is potentially a good thing, but I have the sense that he's fallen into the social media soundbite trap in a bid to stay relevant. He's a specialist with a specific set of skills and experience, but it seems to me he isn't staying in his lane and is undermining his message as a result.

Shame really.

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Chickenkeev · 24/10/2023 09:33

If he is a quack, he has it down to a fine art. The childhood trauma stuff he talks about got me right in the gut. I haven't heard about the auto immune stuff, that's pretty far out.

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Witchesdontburn · 24/10/2023 09:31

Yeah as a fellow Crohnes sufferer I fund that insulting.
same as my sister found the term fighting cancer offensive, did she have terminal cancer because she didn’t fight hard enough

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Chickenkeev · 24/10/2023 09:28

Capturetotalelotion · 24/10/2023 07:01

Um he thinks autoimmune disease is caused by ‘suppressed female anger’. So no. I didn’t make myself ill thanks.

I don't think it's so much female but saying women have suffered more and then have these conditions as a result.

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PizzazzRoxyStorma · 24/10/2023 09:06

He's just another quack.

He perpetuates harmful, outdated and unscientific theories about ADHD, insisting it is a coping mechanism borne of parental neglect. ADHD is no such thing; it is a neurological disorder with a genetic link.

He also diagnosed Prince Harry with ADHD, based on an interview and reading his book. I mean come on

Universalsnail · 24/10/2023 08:57

He has some interesting and helpful thoughts about some stuff. His opinions are unhelpful and just outright nonsense in others. Generally he's a take with a pench of salt but may be helpful kind of person.

bookworm14 · 24/10/2023 07:59

MiddleagedBeachbum · 24/10/2023 07:18

Yet within the healing world it’s pretty much know that auto immune diseases stem from trauma and undealt emotions

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So my Crohn’s disease diagnosis at 15 was due to entirely non existent childhood trauma? What absolute fucking nonsense.

Vegetus · 24/10/2023 07:57

MiddleagedBeachbum · 24/10/2023 07:18

Yet within the healing world it’s pretty much know that auto immune diseases stem from trauma and undealt emotions

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You mean the quack world?

MiddleagedBeachbum · 24/10/2023 07:18

Capturetotalelotion · 24/10/2023 07:01

Um he thinks autoimmune disease is caused by ‘suppressed female anger’. So no. I didn’t make myself ill thanks.

Yet within the healing world it’s pretty much know that auto immune diseases stem from trauma and undealt emotions

Capturetotalelotion · 24/10/2023 07:01

Um he thinks autoimmune disease is caused by ‘suppressed female anger’. So no. I didn’t make myself ill thanks.

Whatsgoingon12345 · 24/10/2023 06:14

He helped a close friend a lot. I’d love to listen to him, I can’t seem to ‘understand’ his way of speaking though.

lifesrichpageant · 24/10/2023 06:12

He's a family doctor with decades of experience in treating people with trauma. I don't know why people dislike him tbh, he makes a lot of sense and has brought complex theories about trauma to the forefront and made them accessible to the general public. I've seen him speak in public several times and have a tangential connection to his kids and family. I admire him greatly.