Don't suffer from your depression in silence

Title:
Don't suffer from your depression in silence
Speaker:
Nikki Webber Allen
Description:

Having feelings isn't a sign of weakness -- they mean we're human, says producer and activist Nikki Webber Allen. Even after being diagnosed with anxiety and depression, Webber Allen felt too ashamed to tell anybody, keeping her condition a secret until a family tragedy revealed how others close to her were also suffering. In this important talk about mental health, she speaks openly about her struggle -- and why communities of color must undo the stigma that misreads depression as a weakness and keeps sufferers from getting help.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
06:35
Format: HTML5
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