Dr K: "There Is A Crisis Going On With Men!", “We’ve Produced Millions Of Lonely, Addicted Males!”

Dr Alok Kanojia (HealthyGamerGG) is a psychiatrist and co-founder of the mental health coaching company 'Healthy Gamer', which aims to help with modern stressors, such as social media, video games, and online dating.

00:00 Intro 02:43 Achieve Whatever You Want 03:16 External Success Won't Fix You Inside 04:49 This Won't Lead To Happiness 07:25 I Had A Gaming Addiction 09:20 How To Identify Real Needs From Desires? 12:45 What Sort Of People Have You Worked With? 13:25 What Does It Mean To Be A Man? 21:04 What Is The Remedy For Men’s Mental Health & Suicide Issues? 24:57 Men Get Upset Based On Their Insecurities 27:22 Men Need Self-Expression 28:20 What Are Your Thoughts On Andrew Tate? 32:08 How To Stop People From Following Toxic Masculinity? 36:01 Do Men Need More Positive Role Models? 38:59 Why Are Women's Suicide Rates Increasing? 41:11 The Role Of Social Media In Our Mental Health 47:53 Should Yoga Be Taught At School? 51:44 What Is Meditation And The Biggest Misunderstanding? 54:53 The Important Impact Of Meditation On Our Lives? 56:06 What Stops People From Meditating? 01:01:06 How Does Meditation Help With Addiction? 01:04:00 Our Biggest Addiction Is Success 01:07:09 Dissatisfaction Leads To Watching Pornography 01:07:41 How To Help People With Addiction? 01:08:43 Does Addiction Create Shame? 01:10:20 Case Study: How Any Transformation Is Possible? 01:11:09 Having The First Conversation With An Addict 01:12:41 Do We Need To Hit Rock Bottom To Realise How Bad It Is? 01:13:42 Don't Protect People; Let Them Accept Their Responsibilities. 01:17:43 Motivational Interviewing 01:18:37 The 25% Rule To Achieve Your Goals 01:22:57 Last Guest Question

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This episode of The Diary Of A CEO was filmed at Gold Tree Studios, located in the heart of the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California