Elyn Saks: A Tale of Mental Illness — From the Inside
Elyn Saks: A tale of mental illness — from the inside – www.ted.com “Is it okay if I totally trash your office?” It’s a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn’t a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia, controlled by drugs and therapy but ever-present. In this powerful talk, she asks us to see people with mental illness clearly, honestly and compassionately.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http If you have questions or comments about this or other TED videos, please go to support.ted.com
More Evidence Linking Creativity, Mental Illness
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Forward March Conference to discuss mental illness
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Those awkward moments were signs of a larger and troubling truth, one the Grahams have been working for years to change: Many people aren't comfortable talking about mental illness and suicide. As suicide and mental health have become two of the …
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Amanda Todd's death was more about mental health than bullying
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I don't understand why Amanda's mental illness has been given such short shrift. She didn't kill herself because she was being bullied. The vast majority of children who are bullied don't kill themselves. She killed herself because she was in the …
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Dream Interpretation As A Science
The Knowledge You Can Access Through Your Own Dreams Protects You From Diseases And Accidents, And Has The Potential To Cure You Of Mental Illness Or Physical Disease, Thereby Guaranteeing Your Mental Health For Life.
Dream Interpretation As A Science
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