Josh Johnson on Therapy, Mass Shootings and "Up Here Killing Myself" Special 

You can always tell someone’s age when they think a Netflix special is the pinnacle of success for comedians. 🙄

@@CW-rh4jz I never said it was the pinnacle of success, stop projecting your opinions on others. But I know Chappelle had the richest Netflix show deal of anyone in comedy. And I know that Netflix paycheck would be a step up for Josh Johnson.

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​@freedomfighter4990 fr they won't give him Chapelle stacks, but still mans is funny and deserves a chance

For real! Maybe I'm too much of an old-head to know, but from where I sit, Netflix is a great platform for a young comic get exposure & build an audience. Traditional network sitcoms only seem to work for Black comedians after they're already famous.

100%. You got it. Learn to love yourself and all your flaws. Learn to look after yourself. Learn when you need looking after. Learn what makes you happy and what's good for you. Etc. Therapy should help you with this, and give you some tools to deal with things. But it's not necessarily to "become a better person". You're already awesome!

Same 😊

Stop calling black comedians "smart", white comedians never get referred to as "smart".

​@@pablot-r9402wtf are you talking about 😂 smart is rare everywhere, obviously lol, so ANY intelligent comedian is complimented for their minds.... like, what shi- are you on, dude?

Why tho? Not pickin a fight here i genuinely wanna know what u mean. Im from Germany over here funny women are rare gems and we treat them as such so this concept is new to me. Why would it be a curse.i havent gotten to thw part where josh talks about it and i might not get there soon. I watch this in increments.

And it’s SO difficult to become a therapist, so even if there were a lot of people wanting to help others the hurdles we’ve set up to be able to do that are insane.

If a lot of my trauma stems from targeted hate crimes based on my race and gender, would it be fair to talk to a black therapist, as I don’t relate to and haven’t lived the spoiled/entitled/ privileged life & need people to stop assuming that I relate to a silver spoon fed woman, instead of someone that came from the same circumstances as me? I know not everyone is coming from rock bottom, but I really want to discuss with someone with awareness, the TRUTH about these things, I need blunt and raw honesty, not the cookie cutter & politely judgmental and doesn’t understand sh!t I’m saying. I have honestly hated my white therapists and wanted to just make them tell the truth by putting them in those situations and asking them to keep speaking about it the way they are, I hate people being… low key racist??? I’m learning the hard way you CAN be racist and prejudice towards ANYONE, no one is allowed to abuse me for my race, and the false assumptions they make literally get me violently terrorized in ways no one should ever be able to survive. The only times I’ve ever not been abused by the ‘mental health’ field, was when I was talking to women of color who had actual life experience in the conditions that the white therapists were just…. Honestly so fkn ignorant and abusive towards. They were so foul. They try to frame their mental illness and delusions as mine while being fake professional and undercover narcissistic asf. I can’t handle it. I want someone who knows what I have seen and will not harm me with gaslighting because they’re just??? So delusional and have no idea what real struggle or suffering is.

Strongly agree, in training to be a therapist. Every accredited therapist I know has a waiting list out of the door and around the corner. At least here in the UK anyway.

If boomers didn't want to die alone, they shouldn't have destroyed the planet

​@@MyNameIsBucket😂

he'll be as legendary as richard pryor and george carlin

That’s an insult to Josh, Trevor Noah is trash!

​@@CW-rh4jzTrevor is not on the same level. This guy is spontaneously funny.

He worked with Noah on The Daily Show, so, of course.

Trevor is as and just hates America

Any therapist who told me it's not science would not be my therapist. It's brain biology and neurochemistry, psychological and social sciences. The word "therapist" is so general, people have to be careful.

​@@anotherinternetidiot6300 your comment says a lot. it very much seem as if you fundamentally misunderstand what a therapist is. a therapist is not a neurologist. youre also ignoring the actual comment youre replying to. they specifically said "science informed" and "not entirely science", so idk why youre pretending they implied a clear and distinct separation of science from mental therapy. their point is that therapy is not universally objective. there are established methods, again informed by science, but that doesnt mean everything works for everyone at all times "cuz science". emotional intelligence and perception are incredibly important. There are many, many aspects of mental therapy that are literally antithetical to raw objective scientific fact. like did you even read their comment or did you just decide to pedantically hyper-focus on the "not entirely science" bit? Seems to be the latter considering OP never said "therapy isn't science". You could have all the science backed knowledge and experience in the world, but if youre lacking the specifics OP mentioned youre simply not going to be an effective therapist for most people. there is no objectively correct scientific method of mental therapy. it is an amalgamation of many concepts, skills, and disciplines including science. therapy is ultimately the opaque navigation of the human mind with goals on a case by case basis. your expectations of therapy are grossly out of line with that notion. honestly not even sure why any of this needs explained lol like this is some really basic and obvious stuff. you're sure doing your name justice though.

And they tend to stigmatize people less.

I would beg to differ here. Older doctors have more experience in the field, and have seen more illness and disease over time, therefore having a wider frame of reference for diagnosis of illness and disease.

​@travelpro23 it is all kind of the individual doctor - from my experience in chronic illness, anyway. But when you think about it, a doctor's experience can work against them because they've built biases. Like, doctors always say, "If you hear hoof beats think horses, not zebras.." - so older doctors are less likely to consider certain things.... Also older doctors will judge you based off these biases they've developed, they become jaded, and therefore they don't listen as well....

@@travelpro23your opinion doesn’t negate available data. Older doctors can have a wealth of experience, but unless they’re constantly keeping up to date on new info, they’re usually behind and stuck in old methods and get phased out. New doctors are trained the most in new data and methods. They have less biases and aren’t generally as jaded with age and repetition. This applies mostly to physical medicine. Psychology and psychiatry is usually different and having longevity allows for perspective and a wider range of approaches

And the mountains are not Everest anymore. They're easier to manage.

And now you’ve got all this mountain climbing gear so the next mountain you encounter you can climb it way faster!

I think so too.

Josh will own Netflix soon 🤣

Ha! Careful with your material. ;0)

I did the exact same thing I didn’t know about it, but I’m watching it right now😄👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Yeah, he most definitely would be a great Daily Show host!

Aye

Trueeee. Wealth brings power

He's definitely King Kong

Josh seems like one of those naturally funny people who can find humor in anything. He writes jokes, he grinds it out on stage or in the writer’s room, but he’s not “performing”.