Essam Daod: How we can bring mental health support to refugees The global refugee crisis is a mental health catastrophe, leaving millions in need of psychological support to overcome the traumas of dislocation and conflict. To undo the damage, child psychiatrist and TED Fellow Essam Daod has been working in camps, rescue boats and the […]
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Kevin Breel : Confessions of a Depressed Comic Kevin Breel didn’t look like a depressed kid: team captain, at every party, funny and confident. But he tells the story of the night he realized that — to save his own life — he needed to say four simple words.
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Jeremy Forbes: How to Start a Conversation About Suicide Is there someone in your life dealing with anxiety, depression or thoughts of suicide — but is too ashamed to talk about it? Jeremy Forbes saw this happening around him, and now he’s on a mission to teach people how to start a conversation about it.
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Melissa Walker: Art Can Heal PTSD’s Invisible Wounds Trauma silences its victims, says creative arts therapist Melissa Walker, but art can help those suffering from the psychological wounds of war begin to open up and heal. In this inspiring talk, Walker describes how mask-making, in particular, allows afflicted servicemen and women reveal what haunts them
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There’s no shame in taking care of your mental health When stress got to be too much for TED Fellow Sangu Delle, he had to confront his own deep prejudice: that men shouldn’t take care of their mental health. In a personal talk, Delle shares how he learned to handle anxiety in a society that’s
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Depression, The Secret We Share “The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.” In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the years he battled depression. That
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This video is brought to you by Agony Autie. Find more at https://www.youtube.com/c/AgonyAutie/featured Do you experience DERMATILLOMANIA (skin picking) and TRICHOTILLOMANIA (hair plucking)? Do you find yourself chewing, rubbing or scratching when anxious? Episode 10 of our “What’s That?! series explores this behavior, common in Neurodivergent people tending to their sensory profiles—but which has sadly
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AUTISTIC BEHAVIOR – The way we explore and play has been pathologized. We learn through our senses—like all humans have. But if Autistic people are going to keep being stigmatized and misunderstood for that, we need to really ask questions about existing cultural norms and attitudes. This video is by Agony Autie- Find more at
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Everyone stims differently, uniquely and sometimes discreetly. But for autistic people, such as myself, stimming can be a vital part of our daily lives. It’s frustrating that my stimming is often misinterpreted for daydreaming, boredom or me being “just plain rude!” But I can promise, however, that I actually can listen without giving you my
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ANXIETY—what it is, how it impacts us, and coping tips for yourself or someone you know, in four minutes. Find more at https://www.youtube.com/c/AgonyAutie/featured
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SHUTDOWNS in three minutes—what they are, why they happen and advice from an autistic perspective. Find more at https://www.youtube.com/c/AgonyAutie/featured
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