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148. Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard (Existentialism)

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Suffering Is a Better Way of Thinking About It

Existentialists say life is full of intrinsic misery, but suffering is a better way of thinking about it. Suffering that manifests itself as a consequence of your intrinsic vulnerability. That psychopathology is built into the human experience. And you'd be surprised how often that sort of observation is useful for clinical clients - especially if they're interverted and don't have people to talk to.

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