There's no shame in taking care of your mental health | Sangu Delle

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Emily Erlank ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Last year ...
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ื”ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”
00:14
was hell.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ื’ื™ื”ื™ื ื•ื.
00:15
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:20
It was my first time eating Nigerian "jollof."
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืื›ืœืชื™ ื’'ื•ืœื•ืฃ ื ื™ื’ืจื™.
00:23
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:26
Actually, in all seriousness,
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช, ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช,
00:29
I was going through a lot of personal turmoil.
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชื”ืคื•ื›ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช.
00:33
Faced with enormous stress,
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ื›ืฉืขืžื“ืชื™ ืžื•ืœ ืœื—ืฅ ืื“ื™ืจ,
00:35
I suffered an anxiety attack.
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ืกื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื”ืชืงืคื™ ื—ืจื“ื”.
00:38
On some days, I could do no work.
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื, ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
00:42
On other days,
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
00:44
I just wanted to lay in my bed and cry.
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ืจืง ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืฉื›ื‘ ื‘ืžื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœื™ ื•ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช.
00:48
My doctor asked if I'd like to speak with a mental health professional
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ื”ืจื•ืคื ืฉืœื™ ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืื ืื ื™ ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ืื™ืฉ ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืžื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ
00:53
about my stress and anxiety.
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ืขืœ ื”ืœื—ืฅ ื•ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
00:56
Mental health?
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ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ?
00:58
I clammed up and violently shook my head in protest.
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ื ืกื’ืจืชื™ ื•ื”ื ื“ืชื™ ืœืฉืœื™ืœื” ื‘ื”ืคื’ื ืชื™ื•ืช ืืœื™ืžื”.
01:05
I felt a profound sense of a shame.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืขืžื•ืงื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ืฉื”.
01:10
I felt the weight of stigma.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืงืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื”.
01:14
I have a loving, supportive family
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื•ืชื•ืžื›ืช
01:17
and incredibly loyal friends,
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ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืืžื ื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”,
01:19
yet I could not entertain the idea of speaking to anyone
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืœ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื•
01:24
about my feeling of pain.
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ืขืœ ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืื‘ ืฉืœื™.
01:27
I felt suffocated by the rigid architecture
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืžื—ื ืง ืžื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ื ื•ืงืฉื”
01:32
of our African masculinity.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
01:35
"People have real problems, Sangu.
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"ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืช, ืกืื ื’ื•.
01:37
Get over yourself!"
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ืชืคืกื™ืง ืœืจื—ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžืš!"
01:40
The first time I heard "mental health,"
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ืขืœ "ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ",
01:43
I was a boarding school student fresh off the boat from Ghana,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ ืคื ื™ืžื™ื” ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื™ืฉืจ ืžื”ืกื™ืจื” ืžื’ืื ื”
01:47
at the Peddie School in New Jersey.
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ "ืคื“ื™" ื‘ื ื™ื• ื’'ืจืกื™.
01:50
I had just gone through the brutal experience
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืื›ื–ืจื™ืช
01:54
of losing seven loved ones in the same month.
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ื‘ื” ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืฉื‘ืขื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืงืจื™ื ืœืœื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
01:58
The school nurse,
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ื”ืื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
01:59
concerned about what I'd gone through -- God bless her soul --
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ืžื•ื“ืื’ืช ืžืžื” ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™, ืฉืชื‘ื•ืจืš,
02:03
she inquired about my mental health.
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ืฉืืœื” ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฉืœื™.
02:07
"Is she mental?" I thought.
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"ื”ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื’ืขืช?", ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™.
02:10
Does she not know I'm an African man?
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืื ื™ ื’ื‘ืจ ืืคืจื™ืงืื™?
02:12
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:13
Like Okonkwo in "Things Fall Apart,"
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ื›ืžื• ืื•ืงื•ื ืงื•ื• ื‘ืกืคืจ"ืžืคื•ืœืช ื‘ืื•ืžื•ืื•ืคื™ื”"
02:15
we African men neither process nor express our emotions.
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ืื ื—ื ื•, ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื™ื, ืœื ืžืขื‘ื“ื™ื ื•ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืืช ื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
02:20
We deal with our problems.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืขื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
02:22
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:25
We deal with our problems.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืขื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
02:27
I called my brother and laughed about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
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ื”ืชืงืฉืจืชื™ ืœืื—ื™ ื•ืฆื—ืงืชื™ ืขืœ ื”-"ืื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•"- ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
02:31
and their strange diseases --
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ื•ื”ืžื—ืœื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื-
02:33
depression, ADD and those "weird things."
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ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ, ื”ืคืจืขืช ืงืฉื‘ ื•ืจื™ื›ื•ื– ื•-"ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”".
02:38
Growing up in West Africa,
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ื›ืฉืืชื” ื’ื“ืœ ื‘ืžืขืจื‘ ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
02:40
when people used the term "mental," what came to mind was a madman
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ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื•ื ื— "ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ", ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืคืฅ ืœืจืืฉ ื–ื” ืื™ืฉ ืžื•ืคืจืข
02:44
with dirty, dread-locked hair,
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ืขื ืฉื™ืขืจ ืžืœื•ื›ืœืš ื•ืจืืกื˜ื•ืช,
02:47
bumbling around half-naked on the streets.
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ืžืชืจื•ืฆืฅ ื—ืฆื™ ืขืจื•ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
02:50
We all know this man.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื–ื”.
02:52
Our parents warned us about him.
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื–ื”ื™ืจื• ืื•ืชื ื• ืžืคื ื™ื•.
02:55
"Mommy, mommy, why is he mad?"
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"ืืžื, ืืžื, ืœืžื” ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ื’ืข?"
02:57
"Drugs!
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"ืกืžื™ื!
02:58
If you even look at drugs, you end up like him."
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ืื ืจืง ืชืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ืกืžื™ื, ืชื’ืžื•ืจ ื›ืžื•ื”ื•".
03:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:02
Come down with pneumonia,
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ืชื—ืœื” ื‘ื“ืœืงืช ืจื™ืื•ืช,
03:04
and your mother will rush you to the nearest hospital
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ื•ืืžื ืฉืœืš ืชืจื•ืฅ ืื™ืชืš ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:07
for medical treatment.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืจืคื•ืื™.
03:09
But dare to declare depression,
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ืื‘ืœ ืชืขื™ื– ืœื”ื›ืจื™ื– ืขืœ ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ,
03:13
and your local pastor will be driving out demons
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ื•ื”ื›ื•ืžืจ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ ื™ืขืฉื” ืœืš ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉ ืฉื“ื™ื
03:16
and blaming witches in your village.
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ื•ื™ืืฉื™ื ืžื›ืฉืคื•ืช ืžื”ื›ืคืจ ืฉืœืš.
03:19
According to the World Health Organization,
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ืœืคื™ ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™,
03:22
mental health is about being able to cope
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ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ื ื•ื’ืขืช ืœื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“
03:25
with the normal stressors of life;
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ืขื ื’ื•ืจืžื™ ื”ืœื—ืฅ ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื,
03:27
to work productively and fruitfully;
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ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคืจื•ื“ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื•ื ื•ืฉื ืคืจื™,
03:31
and to be able to make a contribution to your community.
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ื•ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœืชืจื•ื ืœืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœืš.
03:35
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being.
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ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ื›ื•ืœืœืช ืืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื” ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ืช, ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
03:42
Globally, 75 percent of all mental illness cases
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื, 75 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืžืงืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื—ืœืช ื ืคืฉ
03:47
can be found in low-income countries.
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ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื”.
03:50
Yet most African governments
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ืื‘ืœ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื•ืช
03:51
invest less than one percent of their health care budget
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ืžืฉืงื™ืขื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืื—ื•ื– ืื—ื“ ืžืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ
03:56
in mental health.
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ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
03:58
Even worse,
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ื’ืจื•ืข ืžื›ืš,
03:59
we have a severe shortage of psychiatrists in Africa.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื—ืžื•ืจ ื‘ืคืกื™ื›ื™ืื˜ืจื™ื ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
04:04
Nigeria, for example, is estimated to have 200 --
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ื‘ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื” ืœืžืฉืš ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ 200-
04:09
in a country of almost 200 million.
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ื‘ืืจืฅ ืฉืœ ื›ืžืขื˜ 200 ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ื ืคืฉื•ืช.
04:14
In all of Africa,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
04:15
90 percent of our people lack access to treatment.
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ืœ-90 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ืื™ืŸ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ.
04:20
As a result,
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš,
04:22
we suffer in solitude,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ื‘ื‘ื“ื™ื“ื•ืช,
04:25
silenced by stigma.
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ืžื•ืฉืชืงื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื”.
04:29
We as Africans often respond to mental health with distance,
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ืื ื—ื ื•, ื›ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื, ืžื’ื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืขื ืจื™ื—ื•ืง,
04:34
ignorance,
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ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช,
04:36
guilt,
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ืืฉืžื”,
04:37
fear
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ืคื—ื“
04:39
and anger.
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ื•ื›ืขืก.
04:42
In a study conducted by Arboleda-Flรณrez,
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ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉื‘ื•ืฆืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื‘ื•ืœื“ื” ืคืœื•ืจื–,
04:46
directly asking, "What is the cause of mental illness?"
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ืฉืฉืืœ ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช "ืžื”ื™ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืžื—ืœื•ืช ื ืคืฉ?"
04:51
34 percent of Nigerian respondents cited drug misuse;
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34 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืžืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื™ื ืืžืจื• ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืกืžื™ื
04:58
19 percent said divine wrath and the will of God --
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19 ืื—ื•ื– ืืžืจื• ื–ืขื ืืœื•ื”ื™ ื•ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืืœ
05:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:05
12 percent,
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12 ืื—ื•ื–-
05:07
witchcraft and spiritual possession.
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ืžืขืฉื™ ื›ืฉืคื™ื ื•ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืง.
05:11
But few cited other known causes of mental illness,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื• ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืฉื ืชื ื• ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื“ื•ืขื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ืœืžื—ืœื•ืช ื ืคืฉ,
05:16
like genetics,
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื ื˜ื™ืงื”,
05:17
socioeconomic status,
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ืžืฆื‘ ืกื•ืฆื™ื•-ืืงื•ื ื•ืžื™,
05:19
war,
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ืžืœื—ืžื”,
05:21
conflict
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ืงื•ื ืคืœื™ืงื˜
05:22
or the loss of a loved one.
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ืื• ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœืœื™ื‘ืš.
05:25
The stigmatization against mental illness
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ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ื ื’ื“ ืžื—ืœื•ืช ื ืคืฉ
05:28
often results in the ostracizing and demonizing of sufferers.
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ืžื‘ื™ืื” ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืชื›ื•ืคื•ืช ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืจ ื•ื“ืžื•ื ื™ื–ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืžื ื”.
05:34
Photojournalist Robin Hammond has documented some of these abuses ...
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ืฆืœื ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช ืจื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืืžื•ื ื“ ืชื™ืขื“ ืžืกืคืจ ืžืงืจื™ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ื›ืืœื”...
05:38
in Uganda,
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ื‘ืื•ื’ื ื“ื”,
05:40
in Somalia,
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ื‘ืกื•ืžืœื™ื”,
05:43
and here in Nigeria.
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ื•ื›ืืŸ, ื‘ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื”.
05:47
For me,
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
05:49
the stigma is personal.
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ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืื™ืฉื™ืช.
05:53
In 2009,
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2009,
05:56
I received a frantic call in the middle of the night.
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื™ื—ื” ื‘ื”ื•ืœื” ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ืœื™ืœื”.
06:01
My best friend in the world --
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื-
06:03
a brilliant, philosophical, charming, hip young man --
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ืื™ืฉ ืžื‘ืจื™ืง, ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™, ืžืงืกื™ื ื•ืฆืขื™ืจ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘-
06:08
was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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ืื•ื‘ื—ืŸ ื›ืกื•ื‘ืœ ืžืกื›ื™ื–ื•ืคืจื ื™ื”.
06:12
I witnessed some of the friends we'd grown up with recoil.
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื’ื“ืœื ื• ืื™ืชื ื ืจืชืขื™ื.
06:19
I heard the snickers.
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฆื—ืงื•ืงื™ื.
06:21
I heard the whispers.
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืœื—ืฉื•ืฉื™ื.
06:24
"Did you hear he has gone mad?"
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"ืฉืžืขืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืฉืชื’ืข?"
06:27
(Kru English) "He has gone crazy!"
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(ื‘ืฉืคืช ื”ืงืจื•) "ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉืชื’ืข!"
06:29
Derogatory, demeaning commentary about his condition --
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ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื‘ื–ื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืคื™ืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœื•,
06:34
words we would never say about someone with cancer
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ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื ืกืจื˜ืŸ
06:38
or someone with malaria.
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ืื• ืขืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื ืžืœืจื™ื”.
06:40
Somehow, when it comes to mental illness,
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ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื•, ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืžื—ืœื•ืช ื ืคืฉ,
06:44
our ignorance eviscerates all empathy.
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ื”ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืžืคืฉื™ื˜ื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืืช ื”ื—ืžืœื”.
06:48
I stood by his side as his community isolated him,
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ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœืฆื™ื“ื• ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื• ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื” ืื•ืชื•,
06:53
but our love never wavered.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ื”ื•ืฉืคืขื”.
06:57
Tacitly, I became passionate about mental health.
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืœื ื’ืœื•ื™, ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
07:01
Inspired by his plight,
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ื‘ื”ืฉืจืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ืงื” ืฉืœื•,
07:04
I helped found the mental health special interest alumni group
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ืขื–ืจืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืขื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ
07:07
at my college.
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ื‘ืžื›ืœืœื” ืฉืœื™.
07:09
And during my tenure as a resident tutor in graduate school,
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ื›ื—ื‘ืจ ืกื’ืœ ืžืจืฆื” ื‘ืชืืจื™ื ืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื,
07:12
I supported many undergraduates with their mental health challenges.
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ืชืžื›ืชื™ ื‘ืžืืกื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืืชื’ืจื™ื”ื ืžื•ืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
07:17
I saw African students struggle
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื ืžืชืงืฉื™ื
07:19
and unable to speak to anyone.
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ื•ืœื ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ืืฃ ืื—ื“.
07:22
Even with this knowledge and with their stories in tow,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื ื”ื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื” ื•ืขื ื”ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืขื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื”ื,
07:26
I, in turn, struggled,
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ืื ื™, ื‘ืชื•ืจื™, ื”ืชืงืฉื™ืชื™,
07:28
and could not speak to anyone when I faced my own anxiety,
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ื•ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ื›ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ืชื™ ืขื ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ืขืฆืžื™.
07:33
so deep is our fear of being the madman.
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ื”ืคื—ื“ ืฉืœื ื• ืžืœื”ื™ื•ืช "ื”ืžืฉื•ื’ืข" ื›ื” ืขืžื•ืง.
07:39
All of us --
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ื›ื•ืœื ื•-
07:41
but we Africans especially --
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“-
07:44
need to realize that our mental struggles do not detract from our virility,
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ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ืžืื‘ืงื™ื ื”ื ืคืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ืžื•ืจื™ื“ื™ื ืžื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
07:50
nor does our trauma taint our strength.
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ื•ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืœื ืžื›ืชื™ืžื” ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื–ืง ืฉืœื ื•.
07:54
We need to see mental health as important as physical health.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ื›ื–ื”ื” ื‘ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืชื” ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ.
08:00
We need to stop suffering in silence.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ื“ืžืžื”.
08:05
We must stop stigmatizing disease
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ืœื”
08:09
and traumatizing the afflicted.
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ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ืœืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืžื ื”.
08:13
Talk to your friends.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื›ื.
08:15
Talk to your loved ones.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขื ื™ืงื™ืจื™ื›ื.
08:18
Talk to health professionals.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขื ืื ืฉื™ ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืžืชื—ื•ื ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช.
08:21
Be vulnerable.
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ื”ื™ื• ืคื’ื™ืขื™ื.
08:23
Do so with the confidence
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ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ
08:26
that you are not alone.
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ืฉืืชื ืœื ืœื‘ื“.
08:30
Speak up if you're struggling.
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ืื ืืชื ื ืื‘ืงื™ื, ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื›ืš.
08:34
Being honest about how we feel
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื
08:37
does not make us weak;
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ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชื ื• ื—ืœืฉื™ื-
08:40
it makes us human.
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ื–ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชื ื• ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื.
08:43
It is time to end the stigma associated with mental illness.
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ื”ืžืงื•ืฉืจืช ืœืžื—ืœื•ืช ื ืคืฉ.
08:48
So the next time your hear "mental,"
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ืื– ื‘ืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืืชื ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื "ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ",
08:53
do not just think of the madman.
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ืืœ ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืจืง ืขืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ืคืจืข.
08:56
Think of me.
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœื™ื™.
08:57
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:59
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
09:01
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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