It’s been ages since anyone heard anything from Jordan Peterson, and I think it’s fairly well-known that he’s been dealing with some health issues.
Well his daughter Mikhaila has just provided an update and shared that Peterson has been suffering from a “psych med-induced neurological injury” and severe Akathisia – a neurological disorder that causes extreme inner restlessness.
Mikhaila described the situation as “devastating” and indicated her dad had come close to death in the last year:
So to summarise: his condition was caused by anti-psychotic medication (even though he’s been off such meds for 6 years) and has flared up because of mold exposure. He then also had pneumonia and sepsis and spent a month in critical care. He’s now out of hospital, but his recover is ‘slow and scary’.
Obviously Jordan Peterson is a controversial figure, and the internet being what is, a lot of people claim that this is some kind of divine punishment for his “give them hell” Tweet following October 7.
It is a shame that Peterson aligned himself with the worst kind of people in Ben Shapiro and Bibi Netanyahu and so on, but he was always insightful and interesting when he spoke about psychodynamics and the more extreme ends of ‘wokeism’. Just a shame he always seems to be almost dying?!
The good news is that he’s on the mend (I think?), even if he’s still a long way from good health. I would suggest the all-meat diet might be something he should re-think but they insist that’s not the issue so fair enough.
Peterson’s 2026 tour dates have all been cancelled or postponed. With any luck he’ll at least be able to start putting out divisive content again before the end of the year.
For the time a teenager ‘destroyed’ Jordan Peterson in a ‘One Christian Vs 20 Atheists’ debate