The voices in my head | Eleanor Longden

Translator: Laura Delgado Lastres Reviewer: Servizo de Normalización Lingüística

O día que marchei de casa

para ir á universidade, foi un lucente día

desbordante esperanza e optimismo.

Foime ben na escola. As expectativas eran altas

The day I left home for the first time

to go to university was a bright day

e con ledicia entrei á vida estudantil

brimming with hope and optimism.

de seminarios, festas e roubo de conos de tráfico.

I'd done well at school. Expectations for me were high,

As aparencias, por suposto, poden ser enganosas,

and I gleefully entered the student life

e ata certo punto este personaxe loitador e enérxico

of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft.

que ía a seminarios e roubaba conos de tráfico era unha fachada,

Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive,

aínda que unha moi xeitosa e convincente.

and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona

Por dentro, estaba en realidade moi infeliz, insegura

of lecture-going and traffic cone stealing was a veneer,

e, fundamentalmente, temorosa.

albeit a very well-crafted and convincing one.

Temorosa doutra xente, do futuro, do fracaso

Underneath, I was actually deeply unhappy, insecure

e do baleiro que sentía dentro de min.

and fundamentally frightened --

Pero era hábil agochándoo, e dende o exterior

frightened of other people, of the future, of failure

parecía ser alguén que tiña todo por desexar

e aspirar.

and of the emptiness that I felt was within me.

Esta fantasía de invulnerabilidade era tan absoluta

But I was skilled at hiding it, and from the outside

que ata me enganei a min mesma,

appeared to be someone with everything to hope for

e, así que rematou o primeiro semestre e comezou o segundo,

and aspire to.

This fantasy of invulnerability was so complete

non había maneira de que ninguén puidese prever

o que ía ocorrer.

that I even deceived myself,

and as the first semester ended and the second began,

Marchaba dun seminario cando empezou,

there was no way that anyone could have predicted

cantaruxando para min, xogando co bolso

what was just about to happen.

tal e como fixera cen veces antes,

I was leaving a seminar when it started,

cando escoitei unha voz dicir con quietude:

“Ela está a saír da aula”.

humming to myself, fumbling with my bag

Alí non había ninguén,

just as I'd done a hundred times before,

pero a claridade e asertividade do comentario

when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe,

era inconfundíbel.

"She is leaving the room."

Axitada, deixei os libros e corrín para a casa,

I looked around, and there was no one there,

e alí estaba outra vez.

but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment

“Ela está abrindo a porta”.

Este foi o inicio. A voz chegara.

was unmistakable.

Shaken, I left my books on the stairs and hurried home,

E a voz persistiu,

and there it was again.

"She is opening the door."

días e logo semanas, seguía e seguía,

This was the beginning. The voice had arrived.

narrando todo o que facía en terceira persoa.

“Ela está indo á biblioteca”.

And the voice persisted,

“Ela está indo ao seminario”.

Era neutral, impasíbel e, incluso, despois dun tempo,

days and then weeks of it, on and on,

narrating everything I did in the third person.

estrañamente tranquilizadora e amiga,

"She is going to the library."

aínda que si notei que o exterior calmado ás veces esvaraba

"She is going to a lecture."

It was neutral, impassive and even, after a while,

e que ocasionalmente reflectía as miñas emocións reprimidas.

strangely companionate and reassuring,

Así, por exemplo, se estaba anoxada e tiña que agochalo,

although I did notice that its calm exterior sometimes slipped

e facíao arreo, tendo coidado de ocultar o que sentía,

and that it occasionally mirrored my own unexpressed emotion.

entón a voz soaba frustrada.

So, for example, if I was angry and had to hide it,

Polo demais, non era sinistro nin perturbador,

which I often did, being very adept at concealing how I really felt,

aínda que mesmo nese punto estaba claro

que tiña algo que dicirme

then the voice would sound frustrated.

sobre as miñas emocións, especialmente emocións

Otherwise, it was neither sinister nor disturbing,

que eran remotas e inaccesibles.

although even at that point it was clear

that it had something to communicate to me

Foi entón que cometín un error fatal:

about my emotions, particularly emotions

díxenlle a unha amiga o da voz. Ela estaba horrorizada.

which were remote and inaccessible.

Comezara un proceso de condicionamento sutil:

Now it was then that I made a fatal mistake,

a implicación de que a xente normal non escoitaba voces

in that I told a friend about the voice, and she was horrified.

e o feito de que eu si denotaba que algo andaba moi mal.

A subtle conditioning process had begun,

Ese medo e desconfianza eran infecciosos.

the implication that normal people don't hear voices

De súpeto, a voz non parecía tan benigna,

and the fact that I did meant that something was very seriously wrong.

e cando ela insistiu en que buscase atención médica,

Such fear and mistrust was infectious.

cumprín debidamente, o que probou ser o erro número dous.

Suddenly the voice didn't seem quite so benign anymore,

Pasei un tempo contándolle ao médico da universidade

and when she insisted that I seek medical attention,

o que eu percibía que era o problema real:

I duly complied, and which proved to be

ansiedade, baixa autoestima, medo sobre o futuro,

mistake number two.

e atopeime cunha aburrida indiferenza

I spent some time telling the college G.P.

ata que mencionei a voz.

about what I perceived to be the real problem:

Entón, deixou caer a pluma, deu unha volta

e comezou a preguntar mostrando interese real.

anxiety, low self-worth, fears about the future,

and was met with bored indifference

Eu precisaba desesperadamente interese e axuda,

until I mentioned the voice,

e comecei a falarlle do meu estraño comentarista.

upon which he dropped his pen, swung round

and began to question me with a show of real interest.

Sempre desexo que, neste punto, a voz dixese:

“Ela está cavando a súa propia tumba”.

And to be fair, I was desperate for interest and help,

Deriváronme a un psiquiatra, que, da mesma forma,

and I began to tell him about my strange commentator.

miroume con seriedade cando soubo o da voz e,

And I always wish, at this point, the voice had said,

desde entón, interpretou todo o que dicía

"She is digging her own grave."

I was referred to a psychiatrist, who likewise

a través dunha lente de loucura latente.

Por exemplo, eu estaba nunha canle de televisión estudantil

took a grim view of the voice's presence,

subsequently interpreting everything I said

que emitía boletíns informativos polo campus

e, durante unha cita que se alongou, dixen:

through a lens of latent insanity.

“Perdoe, doutor, debo marchar. Leo as noticias ás seis”.

For example, I was part of a student TV station

Agora está na miña historia clínica que Eleanor

that broadcast news bulletins around the campus,

ten delirios de que é locutora de noticias.

and during an appointment which was running very late,

I said, "I'm sorry, doctor, I've got to go.

Foi neste punto que as cousas comezaron a superarme rapidamente.

I'm reading the news at six."

Now it's down on my medical records that Eleanor

has delusions that she's a television news broadcaster.

A isto seguiulle un ingreso, o primeiro de moitos;

despois veu un diagnóstico de esquizofrenia

It was at this point that events began

e, logo, o peor de todo: unha sensación tóxica e atormentadora

to rapidly overtake me.

A hospital admission followed, the first of many,

de desesperanza, humillación e desespero

a diagnosis of schizophrenia came next,

sobre min e as miñas posibilidades.

and then, worst of all, a toxic, tormenting sense

Como me animaron a ver a voz

of hopelessness, humiliation and despair

non como unha experiencia, senón como un síntoma,

o meu medo e resistencia cara a ela medrou.

about myself and my prospects.

But having been encouraged to see the voice

Isto implicaba tomar unha perspectiva agresiva

not as an experience but as a symptom,

contra a miña mente,

como unha guerra civil psicolóxica

my fear and resistance towards it intensified.

e, como resultado, isto fixo que o número de voces medrase

Now essentially, this represented taking

e se volvese progresivamente máis hostil e ameazante.

an aggressive stance towards my own mind,

a kind of psychic civil war,

Impotente e desesperanzada, comecei a sumirme

and in turn this caused the number of voices to increase

nese mundo interior de pesadelo

and grow progressively hostile and menacing.

onde as voces estaban destinadas a ser

tanto as miñas perseguidoras como a miña única compañía.

Helplessly and hopelessly, I began to retreat

into this nightmarish inner world

Dixéronme, por exemplo, que, se demostraba que era digna

in which the voices were destined to become

da súa axuda, entón poderían cambiarme a vida de volta

both my persecutors and my only perceived companions.

a como era antes,

e comezou unha serie de tarefas, cada vez máis estrañas,

They told me, for example, that if I proved myself worthy

como os doce traballos de Hércules.

of their help, then they could change my life

Comezou como algo pequeno, por exemplo,

back to how it had been,

arrincar tres fíos de cabelo,

and a series of increasingly bizarre tasks was set,

pero foise volvendo máis extremo,

e culminou en ordes de ferirme a min mesma

a kind of labor of Hercules.

e unha instrución particularmente dramática:

It started off quite small, for example,

pull out three strands of hair,

“Ves ese titor de alí?

Ves ese vaso de auga?

but gradually it grew more extreme,

Tes que ir alí e botarlla enriba diante dos estudantes”.

culminating in commands to harm myself,

Fíxeno, e nin que dicir ten, non me fixo moi querida entre o profesorado.

and a particularly dramatic instruction:

"You see that tutor over there?

Como resultado, estableceuse un ciclo vicioso de medo, evitación,

You see that glass of water?

Well, you have to go over and pour it over him in front of the other students."

desconfianza e malentendidos.

Which I actually did, and which needless to say

did not endear me to the faculty.

Era unha batalla na cal me sentía impotente

In effect, a vicious cycle of fear, avoidance,

e incapaz de establecer calquera tipo de paz ou reconciliación.

mistrust and misunderstanding had been established,

Dous anos despois, o deterioro era dramático.

and this was a battle in which I felt powerless

and incapable of establishing any kind of peace or reconciliation.

A estas alturas, xa tiña todo o repertorio frenético:

voces terroríficas, visións grotescas,

Two years later, and the deterioration was dramatic.

delirios extravagantes e intratables.

By now, I had the whole frenzied repertoire:

O meu estado de saúde mental fora un catalizador

terrifying voices, grotesque visions,

para a discriminación, o abuso verbal

e a agresión física e sexual,

bizarre, intractable delusions.

e o meu psiquiatra díxome:

My mental health status had been a catalyst

“Eleanor, estarías mellor con cancro,

for discrimination, verbal abuse,

porque o cancro é máis fácil de curar que a esquizofrenia”.

and physical and sexual assault,

and I'd been told by my psychiatrist,

Diagnosticáronme, medicáronme e rexeitáronme.

"Eleanor, you'd be better off with cancer,

Para entón, estaba tan atormentada polas voces

because cancer is easier to cure than schizophrenia."

que intentei facerme un buraco na cabeza para sacalas.

I'd been diagnosed, drugged and discarded,

Agora, mirando cara atrás á ruína e desesperación daqueles anos,

and was by now so tormented by the voices

that I attempted to drill a hole in my head

paréceme agora como se alguén morrese nese lugar

in order to get them out.

Now looking back on the wreckage and despair of those years,

e, aínda así, outra persoa se salvase.

Unha persoa rota e atormentada comezou ese camiño,

it seems to me now as if someone died in that place,

pero a que xurdiu foi unha supervivente

and yet, someone else was saved.

que, finalmente, se convertería na persoa

A broken and haunted person began that journey,

que estaba destinada a ser.

Moitas persoas me fixeron dano na miña vida

but the person who emerged was a survivor

e lémbroas a todas,

and would ultimately grow into the person

pero os recordos palidecen e esvaecen

I was destined to be.

en comparación cos da xente que me axudou.

Many people have harmed me in my life,

Os compañeiros superviventes, oíntes de voces,

and I remember them all,

but the memories grow pale and faint

camaradas e colaboradores;

in comparison with the people who've helped me.

a nai que nunca se deu por vencida,

que sabía que un día volvería a ela

The fellow survivors, the fellow voice-hearers,

e estaba disposta a agardar por min o tempo que fose;

the comrades and collaborators;

the mother who never gave up on me,

o doutor que só traballou comigo durante un tempo

who knew that one day I would come back to her

pero que reforzou a súa crenza de que a recuperación

and was willing to wait for me for as long as it took;

non só era posíbel, senón inevitábel,

e que, durante unha recaída devastadora,

the doctor who only worked with me for a brief time

lle dixo á miña familia asustada: “Non perdades a esperanza.

but who reinforced his belief that recovery

Creo que Eleanor pode superar isto.

was not only possible but inevitable,

and during a devastating period of relapse

Ás veces, neva ata ben entrado maio,

told my terrified family, "Don't give up hope.

pero o verán sempre chega”.

I believe that Eleanor can get through this.

Catorce minutos non abondan

Sometimes, you know, it snows as late as May,

para darlles todo o crédito a aquelas persoas boas e xenerosas

but summer always comes eventually."

que pelexaron comigo e por min

e que agardaron para volver darme a benvida

Fourteen minutes is not enough time

ao saír daquel lugar agonizante e solitario.

to fully credit those good and generous people

Xuntos, forxaron unha mestura de coraxe,

who fought with me and for me

creatividade e integridade e unha crenza inquebrantábel

and who waited to welcome me back

from that agonized, lonely place.

de que o meu esnaquizado ser podía curarse por completo.

But together, they forged a blend of courage,

Eu dicía que estas persoas me salvaran,

creativity, integrity, and an unshakeable belief

pero agora sei que fixeron algo aínda máis importante:

that my shattered self could become healed and whole.

déronme forza

para salvarme a min mesma.

I used to say that these people saved me,

Ademais, axudáronme a entender algo

but what I now know is they did something

que sempre sospeitei:

even more important in that they empowered me

que as voces eran unha resposta significativa

to save myself,

a eventos vitais traumáticos, sobre todo aos da infancia

and crucially, they helped me to understand something

e, como tal, non eran inimigas,

which I'd always suspected:

senón unha fonte de autocoñecemento de problemas emocionais resolubles.

that my voices were a meaningful response

to traumatic life events, particularly childhood events,

Ao inicio, isto era moi difícil de crer,

and as such were not my enemies

but a source of insight into solvable emotional problems.

porque as voces parecían tan hostís

e ameazantes, así que, neste punto, un primeiro paso vital

Now, at first, this was very difficult to believe,

foi aprender a separar significado metafórico

not least because the voices appeared so hostile

do que previamente interpretara como a verdade literal.

and menacing, so in this respect, a vital first step

Por exemplo, voces que ameazaban con atacar a miña casa.

was learning to separate out a metaphorical meaning

Aprendín a interpretalas como a miña propia sensación de medo

from what I'd previously interpreted to be a literal truth.

e inseguridade no mundo, en vez dun medo real e obxectivo.

So for example, voices which threatened to attack my home

Ao principio, críaas.

I learned to interpret as my own sense of fear

Lembro, por exemplo, erguerme unha noite

e vixiar o cuarto dos meus pais para protexelos

and insecurity in the world, rather than an actual, objective danger.

do que pensei que era unha ameaza real das voces.

Now at first, I would have believed them.

Como tivera un problema tan grave coas autolesións

I remember, for example, sitting up one night

on guard outside my parents' room to protect them

que a maioría dos cubertos da casa estaban escondidos,

from what I thought was a genuine threat from the voices.

acabei facéndome cun garfo de plástico,

dos que se usan nos pícnics, e sentei fronte ao cuarto

Because I'd had such a bad problem with self-injury

agarrándoo e agardando para entrar en acción se algo ocorría.

that most of the cutlery in the house had been hidden,

so I ended up arming myself with a plastic fork,

Era como: “Non te metas comigo.

kind of like picnic ware, and sort of sat outside the room

Non ves que teño un garfo de plástico?”.

Estratéxico.

clutching it and waiting to spring into action should anything happen.

Pero unha resposta tardía, e moito máis útil,

It was like, "Don't mess with me.

sería tratar de deconstruír a mensaxe detrás das palabras.

I've got a plastic fork, don't you know?"

Strategic.

Entón, cando as voces me avisaban de que non saíse da casa,

But a later response, and much more useful,

dáballes as grazas, por chamar á atención

would be to try and deconstruct the message behind the words,

sobre o insegura que me sentía,

porque, se era consciente, podía facer algo positivo ao respecto

so when the voices warned me not to leave the house,

e tranquilizalas a elas e a min

then I would thank them for drawing my attention

dicindo que estabamos seguras e non había nada que temer.

to how unsafe I felt --

because if I was aware of it, then I could do something positive about it --

Púxenlle límites ás voces

but go on to reassure both them and myself

e tentei interactuar con elas de forma asertiva

pero respectuosa, establecendo un proceso lento

that we were safe and didn't need to feel frightened anymore.

de comunicación e colaboración

I would set boundaries for the voices,

para aprendermos a traballar xuntas e apoiarnos unhas ás outras.

and try to interact with them in a way that was assertive

Durante todo isto, do que finalmente me din conta

yet respectful, establishing a slow process

foi de que cada voz estaba intimamente relacionada

of communication and collaboration

in which we could learn to work together and support one another.

con aspectos de min mesma, e que cada un deles

levaba emocións desbordantes

Throughout all of this, what I would ultimately realize

que nunca tivera oportunidade de procesar ou resolver,

was that each voice was closely related

recordos de trauma sexual e abusos,

to aspects of myself, and that each of them

de anoxo, vergoña, culpa, baixa autoestima.

carried overwhelming emotions that I'd never had

As voces tomaron o lugar desta dor

an opportunity to process or resolve,

e déronlle palabras.

memories of sexual trauma and abuse,

Unha das maiores revelacións

of anger, shame, guilt, low self-worth.

foi cando reparei en que as voces máis hostís e agresivas

The voices took the place of this pain

en realidade representaban as partes de min

and gave words to it,

máis profundamente feridas

and possibly one of the greatest revelations

e, como tal, eran estas voces

was when I realized that the most hostile and aggressive voices

as que precisaban maior compaixón e coidado.

actually represented the parts of me

that had been hurt most profoundly,

Foi con este coñecemento que finalmente

and as such, it was these voices

reuniría o meu esnaquizado ser,

that needed to be shown the greatest compassion and care.

cada anaco representado por unha voz distinta.

It was armed with this knowledge that ultimately

Pouco a pouco, deixei toda a medicación

e regresei a psiquiatría, pero esta vez dende o outro lado.

I would gather together my shattered self,

each fragment represented by a different voice,

Dez anos despois da aparición da primeira voz, gradueime,

gradually withdraw from all my medication,

and return to psychiatry, only this time from the other side.

esta vez co grao máis alto en psicoloxía

nunca dado pola universidade, e, un ano despois,

Ten years after the voice first came, I finally graduated,

o máster máis alto.

Non está mal para unha muller tola.

De feito, unha das voces ditoume as respostas durante un exame,

this time with the highest degree in psychology

the university had ever given, and one year later,

o cal, tecnicamente, pode que conte como trampas.

the highest masters, which shall we say

(Risas)

isn't bad for a madwoman.

Para ser sincera, ás veces gozaba da súa atención tamén.

In fact, one of the voices actually dictated the answers

Como dixo Oscar Wilde, a única cousa peor

during the exam, which technically possibly counts as cheating.

que que se fale dun é que non se fale dun.

(Laughter)

Tamén te fai moi bo escoitando conversas en secreto,

And to be honest, sometimes I quite enjoyed their attention as well.

porque podes escoitar dúas conversas á vez.

As Oscar Wilde has said, the only thing worse

Así que non todo é malo.

than being talked about is not being talked about.

Traballei en servizos de saúde mental,

It also makes you very good at eavesdropping,

falei en conferencias,

publiquei capítulos de manuais e artigos académicos

because you can listen to two conversations simultaneously.

e discutín, e sigo facéndoo,

So it's not all bad.

I worked in mental health services,

a importancia do seguinte concepto:

I spoke at conferences,

que unha pregunta importante en psiquiatría

I published book chapters and academic articles,

non debería ser que problema tes,

and I argued, and continue to do so,

senón que che ocorreu.

the relevance of the following concept:

Todo este tempo, escoitei as miñas voces,

that an important question in psychiatry

coas cales por fin aprendín a convivir con respecto e en paz

shouldn't be what's wrong with you

but rather what's happened to you.

e que, á súa vez, reflectiuse nun maior sentido

And all the while, I listened to my voices,

da compaixón, aceptación e respecto cara a min mesma.

with whom I'd finally learned to live with peace and respect

Recordo o momento máis extraordinario e conmovedor,

and which in turn reflected a growing sense

cando estaba apoiando outra muller xove, aterrorizada polas súas voces,

of compassion, acceptance and respect towards myself.

e ser totalmente consciente, por vez primeira,

And I remember the most moving and extraordinary moment

de que eu xa non me sentía así

when supporting another young woman who was terrorized by her voices,

e era por fin capaz de axudar a alguén que si.

and becoming fully aware, for the very first time,

Agora estou moi orgullosa de ser parte de Intervoice,

that I no longer felt that way myself

o corpo organizativo do Movemento Internacional Escoitando Voces,

but was finally able to help someone else who was.

unha iniciativa inspirada polo traballo do profesor Marius Romme

I'm now very proud to be a part of Intervoice,

e a doutora Sandra Escher,

the organizational body of the International Hearing Voices Movement,

que considera o oír voces como unha estratexia de supervivencia,

unha reacción sa ante circunstancias insás,

an initiative inspired by the work of Professor Marius Romme

non como un síntoma aberrante de esquizofrenia que debe soportarse,

and Dr. Sandra Escher,

which locates voice hearing as a survival strategy,

senón como unha experiencia complexa e significativa

a sane reaction to insane circumstances,

que debe explorarse.

not as an aberrant symptom of schizophrenia to be endured,

Xuntos, contemplamos e promulgamos unha sociedade

but a complex, significant and meaningful experience

que entenda e respecte o escoitar voces,

que apoie as necesidades dos individuos que oen voces

to be explored.

e que os valore como cidadáns completos.

Together, we envisage and enact a society

that understands and respects voice hearing,

Ese tipo de sociedade non só é posíbel:

xa está en camiño.

supports the needs of individuals who hear voices,

and which values them as full citizens.

Parafraseando a Chávez, unha vez comeza o cambio social,

non se pode reverter.

This type of society is not only possible,

Non se pode vexar a persoa que sente orgullo.

it's already on its way.

To paraphrase Chavez, once social change begins,

Non se pode oprimir a xente

que xa non ten medo.

it cannot be reversed.

Para min, os logros do Movemento Escoitando Voces

You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride.

son un recordatorio de que empatía, confraternidade

You cannot oppress the people

xustiza e respecto son máis que palabras;

who are not afraid anymore.

For me, the achievements of the Hearing Voices Movement

son conviccións e crenzas,

e as crenzas poden cambiar o mundo.

are a reminder that empathy, fellowship,

justice and respect are more than words;

Nos últimos 20 anos, o Movemento Escoitando Voces

estableceu redes de escoita de voces

they are convictions and beliefs,

en 26 países de cinco continentes,

and that beliefs can change the world.

In the last 20 years, the Hearing Voices Movement

traballando xuntos para promover a dignidade, a solidariedade

has established hearing voices networks

e o apoderamento para individuos con angustia psicolóxica

in 26 countries across five continents,

para crear unha nova linguaxe e práctica de esperanza

working together to promote dignity, solidarity

en cuxo centro resida unha crenza inquebrantable

and empowerment for individuals in mental distress,

no poder do individuo.

to create a new language and practice of hope,

Como dixo Peter Levine, o animal humano

which, at its very center, lies an unshakable belief

é un ser único

dotado dunha capacidade instintiva de curar

in the power of the individual.

e o espírito intelectual para aproveitar esta capacidade innata.

As Peter Levine has said, the human animal

is a unique being

endowed with an instinctual capacity to heal

Neste sentido, para os membros da sociedade,

non hai maior honra ou privilexio

and the intellectual spirit to harness this innate capacity.

que facilitar o proceso de cura de alguén,

In this respect, for members of society,

dar testemuño, tender unha man,

there is no greater honor or privilege

compartir a carga do sufrimento de alguén

than facilitating that process of healing for someone,

e manter a esperanza da súa recuperación.

to bear witness, to reach out a hand,

Para os superviventes da angustia e a adversidade,

to share the burden of someone's suffering,

lembremos que non temos que vivir as nosas vidas

and to hold the hope for their recovery.

sempre definidas polas cousas ferintes que nos ocorresen.

And likewise, for survivors of distress and adversity,

Somos únicos. Somos insubstituíbles.

that we remember we don't have to live our lives

O que hai dentro de nós nunca poderán colonizalo,

forever defined by the damaging things that have happened to us.

retorcelo ou quitárnolo.

A luz nunca se apaga.

We are unique. We are irreplaceable.

What lies within us can never be truly colonized,

Como me dixo un marabilloso doutor:

contorted, or taken away.

“Non me digas o que outras persoas che dixeron sobre ti.

The light never goes out.

Fálame de ti”.

As a very wonderful doctor once said to me,

Grazas.

"Don't tell me what other people have told you about yourself.

(Aplausos)

Tell me about you."

Thank you.

(Applause)