Don't suffer from your depression in silence | Nikki Webber Allen

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Zeeva Livshitz ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
What are you doing on this stage
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ืžื” ืืช ืขื•ืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช
00:17
in front of all these people?
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ืžื•ืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื”?
00:20
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:21
Run!
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ื‘ืจื—ื™!!
00:22
(Laughter)
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00:23
Run now.
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืจื•ืฆื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
00:26
That's the voice of my anxiety talking.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช.
00:30
Even when there's absolutely nothing wrong,
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ื’ื ื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื‘ืขื™ื”,
00:33
I sometimes get this overwhelming sense of doom,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืื‘ื“ื•ืŸ ืžื•ื—ืฆืช,
00:37
like danger is lurking just around the corner.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืกื›ื ื” ืžืžืฉื™ืช ืื•ืจื‘ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืคื™ื ื”.
00:40
You see, a few years ago,
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ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•, ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื,
00:43
I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety
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ืื•ื‘ื—ื ืชื™ ื›ืกื•ื‘ืœืช ืžื—ืจื“ื” ื›ืœืœื™ืช
00:45
and depression --
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ื•ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ --
00:47
two conditions that often go hand in hand.
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ืฉืชื™ ื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ื™ื“ ื‘ื™ื“.
00:49
Now, there was a time I wouldn't have told anybody,
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ื”ื™ื• ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ืœื ืขืœื” ืขืœ ื“ืขืชื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืขืœ ื›ืš ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“,
00:54
especially not in front of a big audience.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื ืžื•ืœ ืงื”ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
00:56
As a black woman,
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ื›ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”,
00:58
I've had to develop extraordinary resilience to succeed.
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ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ ืœืคืชื— ื—ื•ืกืŸ ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
01:01
And like most people in my community,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™,
01:03
I had the misconception that depression was a sign of weakness,
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ืกื‘ืจืชื™ ื‘ื˜ืขื•ืช ืฉื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืœื—ื•ืœืฉื”,
01:07
a character flaw.
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ืคื’ื ืื•ืคื™.
01:09
But I wasn't weak;
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ืœืฉื”;
01:10
I was a high achiever.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขืœืช ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื.
01:12
I'd earned a Master's degree in Media Studies
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืชื•ืืจ ืฉื ื™ ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ืžื“ื™ื”
01:14
and had a string of high-profile jobs in the film and television industries.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืฉื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืจื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข ื•ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”.
01:19
I'd even won two Emmy Awards for my hard work.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืคืจืกื™ ืืžื™ ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ื”ืงืฉื”.
01:23
Sure, I was totally spent,
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืชืฉืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ,
01:26
I lacked interest in things I used to enjoy,
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ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืคืขื ื ื”ื ื™ืชื™ ืžื”ื.
01:28
barely ate,
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ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ืื›ืœืชื™,
01:30
struggled with insomnia
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ื ืื‘ืงืชื™ ื‘ื ื“ื•ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื ื”
01:32
and felt isolated and depleted.
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ื•ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“ืช ื•ืžืจื•ืงื ืช.
01:35
But depressed?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื“ื•ื›ืืช?
01:36
No, not me.
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ืœื, ืœื ืื ื™.
01:39
It took weeks before I could admit it,
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ืขื‘ืจื• ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืขื“ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืš,
01:41
but the doctor was right:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื•ืคื ืฆื“ืง:
01:43
I was depressed.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื“ื•ื›ืืช.
01:45
Still, I didn't tell anybody about my diagnosis.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช, ืœื ืกื™ืคืจืชื™ ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื” ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™.
01:49
I was too ashamed.
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ื”ืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉืชื™ ืžื“ื™.
01:50
I didn't think I had the right to be depressed.
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ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื•ื›ืืช.
01:54
I had a privileged life
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ื ื”ื ืชื™ ืžื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื™ืชืจ,
01:55
with a loving family and a successful career.
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ืขื ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื•ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื”.
01:59
And when I thought about the unspeakable horrors
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ื•ื›ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื–ื•ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืงืฉื” ืœื‘ื˜ืืŸ ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื
02:02
that my ancestors had been through in this country
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ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ืื‘ื•ืชื™ ื‘ืืจืฅ ื”ื–ืืช
02:04
so that I could have it better,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื™ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:06
my shame grew even deeper.
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ื”ื‘ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื” ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:08
I was standing on their shoulders.
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ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชืคื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
02:10
How could I let them down?
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ืื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืื›ื–ื‘ ืื•ืชื?
02:13
I would hold my head up,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืจื™ืžื” ืืช ืจืืฉื™,
02:15
put a smile on my face
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ืžืขืœื” ื—ื™ื•ืš ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื™
02:17
and never tell a soul.
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ื•ืœื ืกื™ืคืจืชื™ ืœืื™ืฉ.
02:22
On July 4, 2013,
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ื‘-4 ื‘ื™ื•ืœื™, 2013,
02:26
my world came crashing in on me.
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ืขื•ืœืžื™ ื”ืชื ืคืฅ ืขืœื™.
02:29
That was the day I got a phone call from my mom
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื™ื—ืช ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืžืืžื™
02:32
telling me that my 22-year-old nephew, Paul, had ended his life,
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ืฉืกื™ืคืจื” ืœื™ ืฉืคื•ืœ, ืื—ื™ื™ื ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื”-22, ืฉื ืงืฅ ืœื—ื™ื™ื•,
02:36
after years of battling depression and anxiety.
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืื‘ืง ื‘ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื•ื—ืจื“ื”.
02:40
There are no words that can describe the devastation I felt.
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ืื™ืŸ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืชืืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืฉื—ืฉืชื™.
02:44
Paul and I were very close,
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ืคื•ืœ ื•ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืื•ื“,
02:45
but I had no idea he was in so much pain.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืฉืžืฅ ืฉืœ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืกื‘ืœ.
02:48
Neither one of us had ever talked to the other about our struggles.
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ืื™ืฉ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืขื ื”ืฉื ื™ ืขืœ ื”ืžืื‘ืงื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
02:52
The shame and stigma kept us both silent.
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ื”ื‘ื•ืฉื” ื•ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ื’ืจืžื• ืœืฉื ื™ื ื• ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืฉืชื™ืงื”.
02:55
Now, my way of dealing with adversity is to face it head on,
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืžืฆื•ืงื” ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืชื™ื™ืฆื‘ ืžื•ืœื” ื—ื–ื™ืชื™ืช,
03:00
so I spent the next two years researching depression and anxiety,
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ืื– ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ืขืœ ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื•ื—ืจื“ื”,
03:03
and what I found was mind-blowing.
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ื”ื“ื”ื™ื ืื•ืชื™.
03:06
The World Health Organization reports
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ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ ืžื“ื•ื•ื—
03:08
that depression is the leading cause of sickness and disability
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ืฉื”ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื•ืจื ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื—ื•ืœื™ ื•ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช
03:13
in the world.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
03:15
While the exact cause of depression isn't clear,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื”ื’ื•ืจื ื”ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ืœื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ืื™ื ื• ื‘ืจื•ืจ,
03:18
research suggests that most mental disorders develop,
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ืžื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืขื•ืœื” ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ืžืชืคืชื—ื•ืช,
03:21
at least in part,
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ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืœืงืŸ,
03:23
because of a chemical imbalance in the brain,
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ื‘ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ ืื™ื–ื•ืŸ ื›ื™ืžื™ ื‘ืžื•ื—,
03:26
and/or an underlying genetic predisposition.
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ื•/ืื• ื‘ืฉืœ ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ื’ื ื˜ื™ืช.
03:30
So you can't just shake it off.
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ืื– ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜ "ืœืฆืืช ืžื–ื”".
03:34
For black Americans,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืคืจื•-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื,
03:36
stressors like racism and socioeconomic disparities
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ื’ื•ืจืžื™ ืœื—ืฅ ื›ืžื• ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช ื•ืคืขืจื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื•ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื™ื
03:40
put them at a 20 percent greater risk of developing a mental disorder,
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ืžืขืžื™ื“ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื‘ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘-20% ืœื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ืคืจืขื” ื ืคืฉื™ืช,
03:45
yet they seek mental health services
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ืืš ื”ืขื–ืจื” ืฉื”ื ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืžืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ
03:48
at about half the rate of white Americans.
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื›ืžื—ืฆื™ืช, ืžื–ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื.
03:51
One reason is the stigma,
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ืกื™ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื”,
03:54
with 63 percent of black Americans mistaking depression for a weakness.
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ื›ืฉ-63 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืืคืจื•-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืœื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื‘ื˜ืขื•ืช ื›ื—ื•ืœืฉื”.
04:01
Sadly, the suicide rate among black children
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ืœืฆืขืจื ื•, ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
04:05
has doubled in the past 20 years.
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ื”ื•ื›ืคืœ ื‘-20 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช.
04:09
Now, here's the good news:
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ื ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช:
04:12
seventy percent of people struggling with depression will improve
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70% ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ืื‘ืงื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื™ืฉืชืคืจื•
04:16
with therapy, treatment and medication.
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ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืชืจืคื™ื”, ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื•ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช.
04:21
Armed with this information,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฆื•ื™ื“ืช ื‘ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื”,
04:22
I made a decision:
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื”ื—ืœื˜ื”:
04:24
I wasn't going to be silent anymore.
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ืœื ืืฉืชื•ืง ืขื•ื“.
04:28
With my family's blessing,
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ืขื ื‘ืจื›ืชื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™,
04:30
I would share our story
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ืื ื™ ืื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื•
04:32
in hopes of sparking a national conversation.
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืฉื™ื—ื” ื›ืœืœ ืืจืฆื™ืช.
04:35
A friend, Kelly Pierre-Louis, said,
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ื—ื‘ืจืชื™, ืงืœื™ ืคื™ื™ืจ ืœื•ืื™ืก, ืืžืจื”,
04:38
"Being strong is killing us."
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"ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื–ืงื™ื ื”ื•ืจื’ ืื•ืชื ื•."
04:42
She's right.
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ื”ื™ื ืฆื•ื“ืงืช.
04:44
We have got to retire those tired, old narratives
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ืขื™ื™ืคื™ื
04:48
of the strong black woman
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ืขืœ ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื”ื—ื–ืงื”
04:49
and the super-masculine black man,
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ื•ื”ื’ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื”ืกื•ืคืจ ื’ื‘ืจื™,
04:51
who, no matter how many times they get knocked down,
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ืฉืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื ืžื•ืคืœื™ื,
04:54
just shake it off and soldier on.
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ื”ื ืžืชื ืขืจื™ื ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ืื‘ืง.
04:57
Having feelings isn't a sign of weakness.
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ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืื™ื ื ืกื™ืžืŸ ืœื—ื•ืœืฉื”.
05:02
Feelings mean we're human.
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ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืžืฉืžืขื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื.
05:04
And when we deny our humanity,
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ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื• ืžื›ื—ื™ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
05:06
it leaves us feeling empty inside,
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ื–ื” ืžืฉืื™ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืขื ืจื™ืงื ื•ืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช,
05:08
searching for ways to self-medicate in order to fill the void.
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ื‘ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืื—ืจ ืกืžื™ื ืฉื™ืžืœืื• ืืช ื”ื—ืœืœ.
05:12
My drug was high achievement.
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ื”ืกื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”.
05:16
These days, I share my story openly,
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื” ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืœืงืช ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื’ืœื•ื™,
05:19
and I ask others to share theirs, too.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉืช ืžืื—ืจื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ืง ื’ื ืืช ืฉืœื”ื.
05:22
I believe that's what it takes
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื ื“ืจืฉ
05:23
to help people who may be suffering in silence
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ื‘ื“ืžืžื”
05:26
to know that they are not alone
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ืœื“ืขืช ืฉื”ื ืœื ืœื‘ื“,
05:28
and to know that with help,
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ื•ืœื“ืขืช ืฉืขื ืขื–ืจื”,
05:30
they can heal.
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืคื.
05:31
Now, I still have my struggles,
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืื‘ืงืช,
05:33
particularly with the anxiety,
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืขื ื”ื—ืจื“ื”,
05:36
but I'm able to manage it
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื–ื”
05:37
through daily mediation, yoga and a relatively healthy diet.
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื™ื•ืžื™ืช, ื™ื•ื’ื”, ื•ืชื–ื•ื ื” ื“ื™ ื‘ืจื™ืื”.
05:42
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:43
If I feel like things are starting to spiral,
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ืื ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืฆืืช ืžืฉืœื™ื˜ื”,
05:45
I make an appointment to see my therapist,
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ื‘ืขืช ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ืขื ื”ืชืจืคื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœื™,
05:48
a dynamic black woman named Dawn Armstrong,
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ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื“ื™ื ืžื™ืช ื‘ืฉื ื“ื•ืŸ ืืจืžืกื˜ืจื•ื ื’,
05:51
who has a great sense of humor
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ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืœืช ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ื ื”ื“ืจ
05:53
and a familiarity that I find comforting.
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ื•ื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ืฉืžื ื—ืžืช ืื•ืชื™.
05:56
I will always regret
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ืื ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ืืชื—ืจื˜
05:59
that I couldn't be there for my nephew.
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ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืื—ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
06:02
But my sincerest hope
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ืื‘ืœ ืชืงื•ื•ืชื™ ื”ื›ื ื”
06:04
is that I can inspire others with the lesson that I've learned.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื•ืจืจ ื”ืฉืจืื” ื‘ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื”ืœืงื— ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™.
06:11
Life is beautiful.
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืคื™ื.
06:14
Sometimes it's messy,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื ืžื‘ื•ืœื’ื ื™ื,
06:16
and it's always unpredictable.
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ื•ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฆืคื•ื™ื™ื.
06:18
But it will all be OK
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ
06:20
when you have your support system to help you through it.
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ืขื ืžืขืจื›ืช ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืฉืชืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื”.
06:23
I hope that if your burden gets too heavy,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืื ื”ืขื•ืžืก ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ื“ ืžื“ื™,
06:25
you'll ask for a hand, too.
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ืชื‘ืงืฉื• ื’ื ืืชื ืขื–ืจื”.
06:27
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
06:28
(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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