Damn Wombat was phenomenal. I think I will rewatch Ep1-4 now and then 5. Thanks. I am an Airline Pilot (B738 in the past, now A320) in Germany and I love your talk. Gloves off, the real stuff. Being human, not fake. Thanks! Always happy landings guys!
I thought i had control of my life until out of nowhere, my wife left with my friend. I then try to control my divorce, nope. I tried to control my future, nope, heart decided to show me how little control we have. Even after the repaired i still suffer Congestive heart failure. Now I am happy just waking up in the morning. Great channel guys
Mover - I appreciate you, Gonky and Wombat covering this topic. As a retired Air Force PJ and a retired sheriff's deputy I've had my share of issues surrounding this topic. I recently joined the Civil Air Patrol here in the SF Bay Area and routinely speak with the young Cadets about staying out of their heads. It's a tough topic for young people to grasp, but they seem to understand it pretty well. Thanks for the great videos ! Check your Six !
I’ll tell you, man it’s crazy, I grew up with a father but mostly society where it’s like “be a man/deal with it/it’s all in your head” and I was diagnosed with social anxiety/depression in 2015, but I was probably dealing with that shit for years and just packed it all in. It helps me when you guys do these because it makes me feel normal instead of a for lack of a better word, a “pu**y”. That’s the way my father grew up and his father before him and so on and so forth. So, for me this is very therapeutic for me and I just want to say thank you Mover, that story about your dogs when you had a sortie that day was like for me just like “he gets it!!” That’s happened to me I mean not in aviation but just basically pain people cannot see or understand. I try to describe this to my wife and it’s like describing breathing to someone who doesn’t require oxygen to live. Anyways, just wanted to say thank you guys, you help me get through these days when I feel like I just can’t do life that day. Thank you
The only time compartmentalization should be used is in situations where total focus is needed in order to accomplished the task at hand. To compartmentalize emotional for feelings of despair should be addressed and not suppressed at the time of when the anguish occurs. By addressing and not suppressing, it will prevent the boil over at the time when a trigger causes the suppressed emotions to manifest. This I speak from my own personal experience in agreeance with what you said regarding knowing when and when not to compartmentalize.
We did compartmentalization in the Army, too. Shove all that shit in a dark corner of your mind, drown it in alcohol, lock the door, brick it up, and pray that it doesn't escape before you die.
I'm privileged to observe this principal in action very viscerally in my own back yard this week. Sadly,a beautiful very historic building on property had to come down, rotted foundation and a fire hazard. I've been watching the two very professional guys demolish it. A few times I saw the cat operator stop sit back scratch his head. Tricky.what next? Or get out of the cab and walk around. But he knows how to compartmentalize! No refuse trailer yet? Dig out the broken clothesline pole. Put barrier tape up Ah. Trailer is here. Puck up this lumber? Ok..oops. need to go fill.in that hole.wait. no. Hazardous situation. Comes first! Etc.very calm focused methodical and complete. I took some pictures just to remind me of the example this set .
My friend was a UH-60 pilot in [a service branch] and I wish he had learned this before flight school. I saw this problem in him when he was in his teens, but he wouldn't believe that compartmentalization had a downside or a breaking point. He's a wreck now, and I'm still trying to help him.
Mover I have a question for you guys. Would you or your friends who have personal controversial stories share them if everything has been exposed and disclosed?
No your mind is a tool. Your Soul is your friend. Your body and mind are but tools, extensions of our Souls. Put your self out of your mind and into your Soul. Piloting will be amplified.
Excellent 20 minutes, a lot of stuff to learn and practice. I love these breakdowns, it has helped me communicate to my coworkers better, and keep everyone safe and on track. Thank you.
Response. Don't let people bug you when you when you're busy. Get in the bubble, stay in the bubble......as required. Of course. After you compress, remember to un-comptess. Feels good. Z out.
Great episode guys, especially Wombat just highlighting that when you're in that headspace or mindset when we feel overwhelmed, it is very difficult to break through that even as a therapist working with clients. Be patient, hear them out and most importantly it's about feeling supported.
That is so funny . in the beginning of the video , when the f-16 was taxing , I thought that that for sure looks like Truax field, and after replaying several times , I got a smile when I saw the marking on the plane .. how fun ! nice to see something close to home.
So this seems related to what they called a state of "flow". Where you are so absorbed into an activity that you are fully in the present moment and 100% of your brain power is on that task. There are plenty of non dangerous activities you can not do properly without this. Literary writing and throwing pottery on the wheel comes to my mind.
Mover, these videos are gold. I have vetted you and Gonky and Wombat out for a little while now, but I am now showing these vids to my employees and my kids. You are reaching way more people than the view count says. Thanks for all you do!
I enjoyed and resonated with this episode.... Unfortunately, Mental Health is still stigmatized in many high stakes professions like Police, Fire and Aviation. And the more we try to sweep these mental health issues "under the rug", they can grow to the point where one becomes a danger to himself and others. I like the new round-robin format of the show! Keep up the great work!
I really liked Wombat's "treason flight" book. It was easy to read in a way that a lot of books aren't because the Chapters were just a few pages rather than most books that go 20-30 pages per chapter. I have a short attention span, so it is hard for me to pick up where i left off. There's something about getting to the next chapter that made reading it fun. I like when getting to the next chapter is easy. Also had a great ending. 😶🌫😎 I also liked Lemoine's books..............and thought that Gonky might have been the inspiration for "Tuna" in his books. I thought that shit was hilarious.😆🤣 I'm wondering does Gonky do books too? and did he get his call sign from the Hogan's Heros show (the Gonkulator computer)?
Third time I have watched this. I am there and the message is CRUCIAL! Each of yoy had such stellar input and Wombat, your commentary and the story about the Marine just ..100 percent! I live the addition of the visuals to the segment, excellently done. Not only great to see but very illustrative too
As Mover pointed out, focus on the current situation and your thoughts about it. Consciously check yourself “is what I am thinking about helping now?” I’m using the word training more in the sense of “practice”. A mental health professional is a good idea for the teaching part. Ask them about mindfulness and cognitive restructuring as well as healthy compartmentalization.
