I hate Dr. K - HealthyGamer

[paredler]

Honestly, he has no breakthrough when it comes to advising how to live a healthier life.
He just repeats the same futile bullshit everyone says. "You want to eat less? Then don't buy fat products at the grocery store" Wow! What a discovery! What would I have done without you, Dr. K. In the end, it's not helpful at all.

I think mental health professionals and motivational speakers like Dr. K should just admit they have no idea how to solve laziness and addiction problems. Our crave for high dopamine and resting is way stronger than us, we can't control it. We are passive actors that have no agency on our lives and even our own bodies and souls. We're stuck our bodily prisons constrained by instincts, biological drives and brain function We have zero mental, intellectual and physical resources to tackle these problems.

 

[Lightkeeper]

He just repeats the same futile bullshit everyone says.

That's basically Youtube in a nutshell. I don't follow Dr K anymore, but he's a professional youtuber, so his primary goal is to make content that people will click. It doesn't really matter if the content he makes is relevant or not, only as long as people consume it. However regarding your second point:

Our crave for high dopamine and resting is way stronger than us, we can't control it. We are passive actors that have no agency on our lives and even our own bodies and souls.

Maybe I misunderstood what you meant, but tons of people have lost weight and tons of people ended up feeling better. I myself have often fought with this, lost some weight, exercised and I absolutely did feel somewhat better. Wasn't able to stick to it as it couldn't fill the void in my soul but still, even if I am likely to kill myself, I want to be able to say in the end that I at least tried. Of course it is harder for some people than to others, but I don't think it's ever impossible really.

 

[KillingPain267]

I hate him too

 

[qw3rty259]

He just repeats the same futile bullshit everyone says. "You want to eat less? Then don't buy fat products at the grocery store" Wow! What a discovery! What would I have done without you, Dr. K. In the end, it's not helpful at all.

Lol, what breakthrough are you waiting for in this type of question? It's really simple as that.

Our crave for high dopamine and resting is way stronger than us, we can't control it. We are passive actors that have no agency on our lives and even our own bodies and souls. We're stuck our bodily prisons constrained by instincts, biological drives and brain function We have zero mental, intellectual and physical resources to tackle these problems.

Nah, you chose to think so to justify your laziness

 

[paredler]

That's basically Youtube in a nutshell. I don't follow Dr K anymore, but he's a professional youtuber, so his primary goal is to make content that people will click. It doesn't really matter if the content he makes is relevant or not, only as long as people consume it. However regarding your second point:

Maybe I misunderstood what you meant, but tons of people have lost weight and tons of people ended up feeling better. I myself have often fought with this, lost some weight, exercised and I absolutely did feel somewhat better. Wasn't able to stick to it as it couldn't fill the void in my soul but still, even if I am likely to kill myself, I want to be able to say in the end that I at least tried. Of course it is harder for some people than to others, but I don't think it's ever impossible really.

Losing weight does make you feel better, Many heath prolems, like back pain, acid reflux and sleep apnea can be cured by weightloss, and you feel better mentally and socially, but how do you make the first step and how do you not break? The chase of dopamine is extremely challenging and I always succomb to dopamine. A year ago, I lost 16 pounds but I felt really bad because I starved myself and suffered from psychosis. Now, I've gained all the weight and even more, but I'm more relaxed. I stress eat a lot, but it's way better than it was when I was on a diet.

Sticking to it for the rest of your life when you can't fill the void in your soul adds more suffering to people who alreaady suffer much more than they deserve.

 

[Downdraft]

Our crave for high dopamine and resting is way stronger than us, we can't control it. We are passive actors that have no agency on our lives and even our own bodies and souls. We're stuck our bodily prisons constrained by instincts, biological drives and brain function We have zero mental, intellectual and physical resources to tackle these problems.

You are a bit off mate. Maybe his advice isn't the best, but that doesn't make all of it incurable.

 

[paredler]

You are a bit off mate. Maybe his advice isn't the best, but that doesn't make all of it incurable.

It's theoretically curable, but in practice, most people are fat or obese.

Lol, what breakthrough are you waiting for in this type of question? It's really simple as that.

Nah, you chose to think so to justify your laziness

What do you do when you feel a void in your soul you can't fill and the only coping mechanism you got is emotional eating and resting?

 

[HeadTikker]

He is just another grifter in the sense that he really has no profound insights to contribute. He just repackages things he was taught in college because I'm pretty sure there is no legal risk when you are able to cite "authoritative" medical textbooks. I can't think of a single clip of his where he specifically lays out something he has learned from his work that wasn't already written down before he started.

But to your point about Laziness and Addiction- we all have choices to make and even if in the end it all seems predetermined, that isn't a valid reason to "choose" to be weak. I would say one of the few values of things like suffering is that it can enhance introspection and reflection, but even then you have to be strong to not just end up with spiraling thoughts. Dopamine is a chemical that can be altered with certain choices and the use of different substances- it is not as hopeless as you make it sound.

 

[Innereye]

Guys insanely delusional and grandiose. literally believes that perception creates reality through "manifestation"

However, often contradicts himself also. Just another grifter.

He is just another grifter in the sense that he really has no profound insights to contribute. He just repackages things he was taught in college because I'm pretty sure there is no legal risk when you are able to cite "authoritative" medical textbooks. I can't think of a single clip of his where he specifically lays out something he has learned from his work that wasn't already written down before he started.

But to your point about Laziness and Addiction- we all have choices to make and even if in the end it all seems predetermined, that isn't a valid reason to "choose" to be weak. I would say one of the few values of things like suffering is that it can enhance introspection and reflection, but even then you have to be strong to not just end up with spiraling thoughts. Dopamine is a chemical that can be altered with certain choices and the use of different substances- it is not as hopeless as you make it sound.

Yeah, describing learned helplessness. Hellish condition.

 

[paredler]

He is just another grifter in the sense that he really has no profound insights to contribute. He just repackages things he was taught in college because I'm pretty sure there is no legal risk when you are able to cite "authoritative" medical textbooks. I can't think of a single clip of his where he specifically lays out something he has learned from his work that wasn't already written down before he started.

But to your point about Laziness and Addiction- we all have choices to make and even if in the end it all seems predetermined, that isn't a valid reason to "choose" to be weak. I would say one of the few values of things like suffering is that it can enhance introspection and reflection, but even then you have to be strong to not just end up with spiraling thoughts. Dopamine is a chemical that can be altered with certain choices and the use of different substances- it is not as hopeless as you make it sound.

No one chooses to be weak or strong. They are weakend or strengthened by external forces.

 

[HeadTikker]

No one chooses to be weak or strong. They are weakend or strengthened by external forces.

This just becomes a circular argument. Free will might be an illusion but still we must act as though it isn't or else this just becomes a source of nihilism. There is pleasure in overcoming the difficult thing, but it takes varying degrees of strength to even try. Better off worshipping strength then giving in to nihilism.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I completely agree. Once in a while he makes a good point but his videos always just boil down to "you need to believe in yourself" and he also is the type who'd never see suicide as an acceptable option.

 

[paredler]

This just becomes a circular argument. Free will might be an illusion but still we must act as though it isn't or else this just becomes a source of nihilism. There is pleasure in overcoming the difficult thing, but it takes varying degrees of strength to even try. Better off worshipping strength then giving in to nihilism.

What's wrong with nihilism?
I think nihilism is better because it makes us focus on things that are more achievable instead of continuing wasting our energy on things that don't succeed. Some of us don't even have the resources to try in the first place. Nihilism helps you recalculate yourself and the society around you.

Edit: You can't get to the scenario where everyone gets what they want, simply because different people have conflicting goals, for one to achieve something means someone else doesn't achieve it or loses it.

 

[qw3rty259]

most people are fat or obese.

Well... It depends what country you live in

What do you do when you feel a void in your soul you can't fill and the only coping mechanism you got is emotional eating and resting?

The answer: consume less calories than you burn. And that's a matter of fact that you can stop eating too much and do at least some exercises, (if you still can get through the door hole) but you choose not to. Sport is a coping mechanism available to most of people. I understand your situation, but it's better to be honest with yourself. If you think that you're hopeless and a slave of your body why do you even search for those answers and recommendations if you'll deem them as BS anyway. Weird

 

[paredler]

If you think that you're hopeless and is a slave of your body why do you even search for those answers and recommendations if you'll deem them as BS anyway. Weird

Because I'm looking for like minded people to have an echo chamber where we can explore our situation and our ideology and try to understand the arguments and counter arguments and shape our thinking.

 

[qw3rty259]

Because I'm looking for like minded people to have an echo chamber where we can explore our situation and our ideology and try to understand the arguments and counter arguments and shape our thinking.

Wtf lmao you are a passive actor that have no agency on you life and even your own body and soul, have zero mental, intellectual and physical resources to tackle these problems

You contradict yourself

 

[paredler]

Wtf lmao you are a passive actor that have no agency on you life and even your own body and soul, have zero mental, intellectual and physical resources to tackle these problems

You contradict yourself

Interesting point, but you could have said it with a lot less toxic.

 

[penguinl0v3s]

Our crave for high dopamine and resting is way stronger than us, we can't control it. We are passive actors that have no agency on our lives and even our own bodies and souls. We're stuck our bodily prisons constrained by instincts, biological drives and brain function.

No that's just YOU lol, this is evidently not true by the millions of people that keep jobs, go to the gym, eat healthy, and all those things that are good for your body.

It IS harder if you have a mental pathway that makes you tend towards addiction, but it's not innate.

The biological drives and instincts point sounds like messaging from an incel psuedo-psychologist. Humans are a high order species that are capable of more complex thought and organization than the average animal. We cannot be reduced to our biological urges.

Because I'm looking for like minded people to have an echo chamber where we can explore our situation and our ideology and try to understand the arguments and counter arguments and shape our thinking.

Where are you supposed to get counterarguments in an echo chamber?

You can't get to the scenario where everyone gets what they want, simply because different people have conflicting goals, for one to achieve something means someone else doesn't achieve it or loses it.

This is only true in hierarchical societies, which are relatively new in history. Hierarchy is not innate, it's a byproduct of modern economy. What is it that you want? Is it material? Is it status? If what you want is status and material then yes, you will have to adhere to hierarchy. But it seems like a pretty sad way to live life, I think greater fulfillment comes from more psychological things.

 

[paredler]

Where are you supposed to get counterarguments in an echo chamber?

Echo chambers usually counter argument arguments that are against their beliefes.

 

[qw3rty259]

Interesting point, but you could have said it with a lot less toxic.

What is toxic in me stating that you contradict yourself?

 

[paredler]

What is toxic in me stating that you contradict yourself?

You called me weird and LOL'd on everything I had said.

 

[WhatPowerIs]

I am distrustful of YouTubers, they're all money-first but unlike other celebrities there is a parasocial element to their content.

 

[qw3rty259]

You called me weird and LOL'd on everything I had said.

Well, you're weird to me tbh, and I pointed out in that message why... It's not like I said it out of nowhere. And I think "weird" isn't that offensive. But if it's so, k i'm toxic i take it

You called me weird and LOL'd on everything I had said.

I have more believe in you than you yourself and you're calling me toxic smh

 

[MelancholyMagic]

I agree he is annoying, but he is a nice example of the uselessness of "mental health professionals". He serves as a reminder to avoid shrinks like the plague. They are both ineffectual and dangerous.

 

[Downdraft]

What's wrong with nihilism?

Lack of purpose is linked to depression. Nihilism isn't very healthy.

No one chooses to be weak or strong. They are weakend or strengthened by external forces.

I get you feel very low and tbh if life wants to wreck you it totally can, but there are things one can do to palliate our suffering. We don't need to make our life worse.

 

[nattys5thtoenail]

Me personally I actually like his videos, his video on discipline gave me a whole new perspective than the other videos I've seen on it. However it's def not a one size fits all approach and I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience with him :(

That being said, it's all about what works best for you

 

[bluefeather177]

Me personally I actually like his videos, his video on discipline gave me a whole new perspective than the other videos I've seen on it. However it's def not a one size fits all approach and I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience with him :(

That being said, it's all about what works best for you

Same here. I'm surprised to see people say that his videos regurgitate the stuff he learned in college because I've never seen another mental health professional discussing video game addiction or meditation the way he does. I don't take his word as gospel because he's a proponent of some wack shit like ayurveda, but in lieu of access to mental healthcare he has helped me through a lot of my issues and understand myself a lot better than any therapists or psychiatrists have in the past.

 

[cait_sith]

I don't follow him or know much of his content but I actually have a somewhat positive memory of him when people on social media got angry with him saying that suicide often isn't necessarily linked with depression. While he might be pro-life and YouTube-Mainstream-friendly he at least made a statement that set him apart a bit

Edit: found the clip:

 

[soledad.virgen]

lot of weirdly reactionary, misanthropic, and ignorant posts in here lol. in regards to cravings and losing weight specifically, it's not a moral failing to have a hard time with it. there are numerous systemic factors playing into it, especially in the us. countless lower income people live in food deserts where they only have access to cheep foodstuffs that are engineered to be addictive, car culture is pervasive so it's frankly unsafe for many to even exercise in their area, stress factors in life can lead to people eating out of comfort, etc. obesity is a systemic issue, and it's rightly seen as such with medical professionals. it can't be broken by just 'not being lazy' or having the 'willpower.'

 

[notwhereIbelong]

Our crave for high dopamine and resting is way stronger than us, we can't control it.

Nah, I have the opposite problem