Learning to Live with Clinical Depression | Angelica Galluzzo | TEDxWesternU
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2023
- Angelica shares how living with depression has impacted her life. Angelica Galluzzo is a mental health advocate, largely motivated by her own struggles with mental illness. After battling depression and suicidal ideation for many years, she became passionate about making an impact, using her voice to create positive change, and normalizing the struggles that many of us go through.
In 2021, she started her own podcast, called The Revolutionized Mind, with the goals of providing a safe space for people to share their stories, raising awareness about various mental illnesses, and learning how to embrace true authenticity.
Angelica graduated with an Honors Specialization in Psychology at Western University and has also completed her safeTALK, ASIST, and Mental Health First Aid certifications. She currently works full-time for Jack.org, a national charity that focuses on improving youth mental health and dismantling barriers such as stigma, access to resources, and more. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I really feel the voice trembling as she speaks. I feel it in my throat as well. It's not easy to speak about this subject without crying or bring vulnerable. Kudos to her!
I wholewholeheartedly agree .
Same
She is so honest and brave. I cried listening to her. I'm going through exactly the same thing. I thank her for her messages.
I know how you feel. I myself have suffered from depression for years. Would make a Video of my own story but i am on a 18-hour busride haha.
Only we sufferers understand each other. There is no point to talk about it much with the so-called normal people.
When you wake up early hours in the morning and feel a surge of despair...just think that there is a Mari in the world who often feels the same. I dont know you but i will pray for you now ❣️
@@mtamela1855i like your comment ❤❤❤ really only sufferers can understand us
I cried too 😫
Acceptance is key; surrounding yourself with people who understand that you're not mad or bad but you are who you are. Keep on fighting; it always gets better.
Do not try to gaslight yourself. It does not get better. Just learn to live with it and try to get as comfortable ae possible. It's the only solace you'll ever get
B.s
10 years still waiting to get better
What a generic response.....
This is not the key.
I have struggled with mental illness and my mental health since I was a kid. Before I even knew what those terms were. After years of depression, anxiety, and even an attempt to take my life, I never thought I would be able to live without psych medications. I clung to them because it was the only thing that made my mind quiet, but it also made me a zombie. Microdosing has given me control of my mental health for the first time, and they essentially gave me my life back.
I’ve been researching on psychedelics and it’s benefits to individuals dealing with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD and from my findings, they really work and I’ve been eager to get some for a while but its been difficult to get my hands on them.
The Trips I've been having really helped me a lot. I’m now able to meditate and I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well
I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety due to work stress. Not until I came across a very intelligent mycologist. He saved my life honestly
His name is *DR Adolf Petter*
@ohmakure4716
I feel the same way too. I put too much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels. I am also glad to be a part of this community.
Im so devastated!! I've tried to explain the complexes of multiple mistakes and foolish decisions i make... that completely ruined my life... with regret and guilt.
The depression is beyond words.
I cannot even go outside. I lost interest in everything.
I’ve been struggling with depression for 10 years. It comes and goes sometimes and can come on out of nowhere with no warning and for no particular reason. A few months ago, I came off of medication and seeing a therapist. I did very well for several months on my own and I started to think maybe I could deal with it on my own. Then, about two weeks ago, my depression flared up out of nowhere and caught me by surprise. I now have an appointment with a Dr and may need to be on medication again. Realizing I needed to get help again felt like a punch in the gut. I felt like a failure. I struggle with depression because I just want to be normal. I don’t want to deal with it and I hate that it affects those around me, especially my husband. Listening to this felt like a light at the end of the tunnel. Gave me hope when everything seems bleak❤
@pleasevoteBlue I can relate 100 percent. I’m in my 60’s and I have been dealing with depression most of my life. My thoughts are this….. THIS TEDX video is one year old.
you replied one day ago- I’m here one year later too.🧐We never give ourselves enough credit when dealing with mental health issues. But with what you just wrote you have know idea
How much you have helped me.I could only pray that something in here helps you because after all your here for you not me. God bless.🙏🏾
Wow that sounds exactly like what happened to me. I was on it for 12 years and then thought I would try to get off; didn’t feel anything super off at first but now the depression is hitting me like a million bricks. I’m scared I feel like I can’t go through this again.
I relate to you so much ❤
@@nataliahanson6779 Me too. It’s unbelievable.
@@Anyoneoutthere89 I am glad I am not alone 😔
Hugs to you as you go through your own process 🫂
The worst part is that it's so stigmatized and no one understands that it's not just being sad. It takes hundreds of thousands of lives a year but you're told you're being lazy and dramatic. The constant/recurring feelings of doom, hopelessness and emptiness are not the same as just being upset. One of the symptoms is that it just saps the joy out of things you like and you can't enjoy them anymore because of it. Everything becomes bland and pointless and people judge you for struggling. The brain is an organ that can get sick and have conditions like any other part of the body but because most of the outward symptoms are behavioral people call you an attention seeker. It sucks so bad I'm so tired
It’s sucks,I know. We have to keep going,I’m sure in time things will improve.
@@ciprianion4142im struggling.
Right there with you😣❤️🩹
Same here
This is the most honest and relatable video on depression I have ever watched. Thank you so much Angelica for sharing your story and providing hope that it is possible to get out of this rut or at least adapt to it. Your journey gave me so much strength to keep pushing forward.
This meant so much to me to hear you speak of your symptoms and your strength. I have recently been diagnosed with clinical depression and I’m still working through the reality of it/accepting it and some of things you’ve said that you’ve thought are the same thoughts I’ve had. Thank you for speaking on this!
You are not alone. We will fight this battle and win
Me too im living in torment. How r u coping? Its exhausting
on disability because of it. i never get more than a couple of days before it returns, full force. nearly 30 years, now, and a childhood full of inexplicable sadness even before that. it has put everything i've ever wanted well out of reach. that last one is without a doubt the worst trigger of them all. by all normal societal definitions, i am an abject failure. and i will not let myself forget it. and i don't know who else has this experience with their mental illness, but i don't have good days. i feel hopelessness constantly. the best days i get are simply ones where the hopelessness is slightly milder. that's the best it ever gets.
Alex, I have experienced mostly everything you have described, for most of my life, and I’m 65 years old. I’m still working on taking care of myself each day, and it is very difficult for me, as I have no support from anyone who truly understands. You are not alone in your struggles. There are many of us out there, so please don’t ever give up on yourself. Your life has immense value, and God loves you beyond what you can even imagine. I’m right there in the struggle with you, and I will keep you in my prayers. Please keep trying, one day only at a time. May God bless you and keep you safe, and give you strength and perseverance to find the inner peace and joy you deserve.
Alex you are not alone ...trust me I can relate to what you spoke here ....so we all are sailing in the same boat and fingers crossed we will get over it
Same here except for I’m not on disability. My new philosophy I am clinging to is absurdism. Look up “life is absurd Albert Camus” and maybe it’ll bring you some strange peace… (you know, in case the above person’s prayers to an almighty God don’t help you.)
I can resonate with everything with u. I live in complete sadness daily and its exhausting. I hate living like this, the person I am
@@wasupman2284 @nmg389 @AT46TF4 only just saw all your messages now. just wanted to say thank you for your kind words. i hope these words find you in reasonable spirits. keep fighting, friends.
Thank you ❤. My last episode is already 2 years on and I can’t seem to get out of it. I am so ashamed that I have a good situation, a loving husband, no extreme financial problems, a wonderful flat near a beautiful park with a lake, and still some days can’t shower nor eat. I haven’t tried accepting much less allowing me to feel this way… maybe that’s exactly what I need
@melina paixao82 hang in there,I been living with and feeling like Angelica described almost 100 percent. I have been going through this for most of my life, and I’m 64 yo.
Your very fortunate that you have the support of family and friends, many of us do not. That is extremely important in recovery of people like us with mental health issues.
Being embarrassed and ashamed of my mental health WAS normal feelings and part of the process. Not no more, I am open book to anyone willing to listen but a lot of times
I have to go out and find that. there’s a reason I’m watching this Ted talk from a year ago, (and reading the comments) because for me that’s part of my recovery or what some of us
Call tools, and in my tool box I have many that I have collected through out the years, I just need to use them more often. Good luck to you and your family.❤
@@Louiepr60 im dying inside and live in complete sadness. I'm struggling so much!
Thank you! I now feel that I am not the only person dealing with depression
You're definitely not the only person. ❤ We're all in this together.
Thank you for this. I often totally forget the acceptance and allowance part of it. I just feel angry and sad that I am going through it - again! I guess I have to allow for that, too and just get on with functioning through it and resting when I need, because depression is a very real energy sapper.
I'm a non diagnosed, medically neglected, ethnic minority, unemployed, undeveloped,unsupported,unhappy British woman approaching my 30s with no life quality and ideating suicide each day. Yet I pretend all is well. I'm not here to boast but to say that acting fine can indeed be done. In an ideal world every one would care for one another's well-being but since this is reality, and especially as an ethnic minority who is already marginalised, you have to pretend all is well.
I’m going through the same thing…but we have to stay strong!
I wonder how you are doing 🌻🪻🌺🌸🌼
Thank you for this. I’m 18 and my dark cloud developed at 13. Just came out of nowhere…… but this is very insightful I’m going to try to accept myself and my illness more.
Medicine for mental health could help others. When I took medicine for depression, it made me feel like I was meditating a bit. My head felt very at peace and calm. The chatter in my head lessened
Loved this. Her story and advice. Thank you.
This young lady is brilliant! It took me many, many years to understand what the bad feelings were (clinical depression), start working on it and me and come up with ways to manage it. She did this relatively quickly. It rarely goes away, but having ways of coping is extremely helpful. This was a very powerful speech. Thank you!
You are so brave ❤ I know the struggle thank you for “you’ve gotten better from this before you’ll do it again” when I was 18 I went to clinical depression back at it again 😢
It's important to check in with yourself. Thank you for sharing. Very brave!
Yours was the best presentation I’ve heard on living with depression. Beginning now I will utilize the plan you created, because it makes more sense to me than anything else. Thank you so much Angelica. You have given me hope.
Yes this is so good❤
Go Angelica! I love this for you so much!
Thank you angelica and Ted x ,great recovery tools for anyone like us dealing with depression. Wish you well in your journey.
So grateful for this experience 💜
Thank you for this Angelica❤
The thing you said abt intentionality really hit home. Ive never seen a doctor to get diagnosed but I know I have dark days and episodes that once almost led me to giving up completely. But nowadays im feeling better especially when i tell myself im doing a certain something for myself. Everyday i try to go to work earlier and I tell say that im doing it for myself and it makes me feel better.
Thank you for this speech and sharing this. I didnt know that I was dealing with depression & anxiety all these years since I was a kid. I've always wondered why I am always feeling depressed and now in my 30s, I have spent the past 6-7 years trying to get better after a few mental break downs. I always tried to mask it by joking or pretending to be happy now its too hard to hard the other older I get. I sometimes now overshare my thoughts when they are extreme and I sometimes beat myself up mentally doing it thinking im crazy and such a mess. Listening to you really helps me understand depression more, that its real and find out ways to be okay with it. Also being okay to express it to others because its hard when people do not know what I/we are going through. Thank you!
Well done - keep spreading the word 🙏🏼☮️
Why can’t i explain my pain to others?
Unless they've had depression, there's no way for them to imagine the mental....and physical pain of the illness. It's soul-crushing.
@kelseymathias3881 great answer... I keep trying,.. it doesn't work at all. No words can express.
I'm in a very dark place right now. ... its very scary for me. I don't like this suffering. No one can ever believe. .. the decision and mistakes I've recently done. ...
They all say... No way!! You did that?... why.??
It's that bad.
@@klanderkal I'm the same...feel all my decisions are wrong....very hard to function normally...wishing better days for us
@kelseymathias3881 tnx for replying.
Yes... hoping for us.!🙏
.... I've talked to a psychologist.
He even said,.. my situation is devastating, and not only with the many losses and the trauma , I have to suffer from the stress, anxiety, insomnia and severe depression.
..... Sometimes, too much is unbearable. I'm struggling moment by moment. How about you? Are you able to go outside, do things? How about hobbies or friends?
.. I don't want to see or talk to any friends, I'm isolating and I hate it.
Depression really sucks!😫
@@klanderkal Hi klanderkal, yeah, it's unbearable..Hard to function. .I am barely able to go outside...I try to take short walks....been told they help with mood, but I haven't noticed any benefit. I see few people for only a few minutes....the isolation is so painful, but being around people doesn't help. Like you I struggle moment by moment. Yeah, it all really sucks.
Im like her just right now, im so sad for no reason, i have been through a lot suicide attempts, my arms are covevered in scars, but im brave, i try x
You are on point.i get goosebumps with your admission to chronic depression. Sheri from Omaha Nebraska depression
I needed this today. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Put your faith in Jesus. He is alive and He still saves. He saved my life and made me new. I survived suicidal attempts, was hospitalized and on life support. For over 20 years I battled with depression, anxiety, insomnia, low self esteem until Jesus delivered me of all of the demons that were trying to steal, kill, and destroy my life. If you are struggling with mental illness, call onto Jesus! HE HEALS! He completely healed me and made me new. Repent of your sins and ask for forgiveness. He will give it to you. God loves us so much. He doesn’t wish to see any of us perish. Time is running out! Please call on Him, ask to be born again, in Jesus name. He will come soon, and every knee will bow to our almighty King! He who died on the cross for our sins and was then resurrected. Jesus Christ is King!
The thing is… depression has likely been a part of the human condition since before recorded history. It’s now both stigmatized and popularized under “mental illness.”
I’ve lived with it in its recognizable “clinical” form for more than 50 years. I can agree - somewhat - with her three-step plan, but it’s also somewhat a surrender to a cycle that defies “plans.”
I’ve been under the cloud for the last few days. I suppose that’s why I ended up here.
Thanks for your insights.
Yup :// been living with it for years. No situation triggered it. Just hit me out of nowhere. I’m determined to beat it… there is a root cause we just have to find it
not always it has a root... sadly
@@harmony4537 it’s an issue with the brain
I love this. I was diagnosed earlier this year
You are so brave. And I know you sharing will help many. thank you so much. Your awesome
Amazing!!! You are a true advocate for mental health. Thank you for sharing your story ☺️🙌
Thank you so much for sharing 💖
Thank you.
PTSD, Anxiety, complex trauma, and depression has been impairing a lot of people around the world and researchers have proven that mind manifestation (microdosing) has been of great help to us, I was struggling for years but now I'm more creative and productive. You see psychedelics does a lot more good than harm and I feel there’s more to it we’re yet to discover. Albovegateway gave me a shot at life after so many years.
I have come across a few positive comments on UA-cam and some articles online about microdosing psilocybin,any help on how to reach out to albovegateway?
Is he on instagram?
@@tamicahardina980 yes, you can look him up.
Put your faith in Jesus. He is alive and He still saves. He saved my life and made me new. I survived suicidal attempts, was hospitalized and on life support. For over 20 years I battled with depression, anxiety, insomnia, low self esteem until Jesus delivered me of all of the demons that were trying to steal, kill, and destroy my life. If you are struggling with mental illness, call onto Jesus! HE HEALS! He completely healed me and made me new. Repent of your sins and ask for forgiveness. He will give it to you. God loves us so much. He doesn’t wish to see any of us perish. Time is running out! Please call on Him, ask to be born again, in Jesus name. He will come soon, and every knee will bow to our almighty King! He who died on the cross for our sins and was then resurrected. Jesus Christ is King!
Red flag, scammer alert…
Good points! Thank you❤️
Mam ....that accceptance reallly works...thanks a lot❤️❤️
Such a great share...Thank you...🙏
Thank you Angelica ❤❤❤❤
This is so helpful. Thank you. ❤
Ahhh so proud of you!!!!!❤
Thank you ❤
After 2 years of intense depression, I told my family I would hold out for 10 years and if I felt depressed still, I would end it. I’m 9 years in. I’m in my 11th year without relief. By the time my 10 years are up, I will have nothing and no one. Should have done it 9 years ago.
You might have heard this before many times, but maybe you should try Jesus. Pick up the Bible. Read. Pray. I mean, what's the harm? You're already planning to end it, anyway. You might as well pass the time by reading the Bible.
A year ago, I was EXACTLY where you were, literally days from ending it. And because I couldn't lose more, I tried Jesus. And it changed my life forever.
Thank you ❤❤❤
Well spoken. Help and Support is paramount in depression. It's too hard but we should never quit and give up. To persist and be resilient is the way to carry on. Without hope all seems lost, but difficult times prepare for strong individual. Learn to love and appreciate life regardless of depressive pessimistic thoughts. It's something we need to learn to live along and no one might understand the pain and struggle. But that's okay. Infact never complain just share love,kindness and compassion for everything around. Keep self busy with things and you'll feel helped and relieved a bit by your actions that will bring some hope back perhaps.
Thank you for sharing it gives me hope
Thank you
Thank you for this. ❤
This is so helpful because it focuses on the present/ intention and taking it day by day. What do I need right now? How can I invite gentleness into my life and how can I show that to myself?
Watching this on a Friday afternoon. Knowing I will be on the couch the next 50 hours. Alone. First ever depression episode at 42 already lasting 12 weeks. I need answers but getting none.
What kind of answers are you looking for? Willing to help if I could.
I wept through this entire video.
It's a very helpful talk
I needed to hear this.
I'm experiencing overwhelming depression today.
I feel numb.
Thank u for making this on my birthday too
Wow amazing speech
Thanks
La depresión, aunque estés medicada, t impide levantarte d la cama. Al punto d no poder llegar al consultorio del psicólogo y al psiquiatra. Gracias a Dios ahora lo puedo hacer online...
Así q no seguí mirando el video porq si hacía tantas cosas, no entiendo, con todo respeto, q tipo d depresión tenia.
True..
I don't understand how she can do things.... I cannot do anything. I've lost everything.
I cannot go outside . Or do anything at all. Hope you are better. 🙏
29 years of living with depression❤️🩹
this helps me a lot ❤❤❤❤
My last most depressive episode was 2019, now it has come back in 2023 September in a new country altogether
❤ I suffer too Gel....it sucks.....zoloft, clonazapam just to function and still dark clouds.....good for you though 👍
The world must already find a way to treat this cursed disease in a way that will eliminate it forever!
I always feel like it's not if i do it, but only when.
Informative.
This was great
If i dont have depression then i dont know what…
3 years of pain and i have no idea what to do
Proud of u
*recommended for you*
Why this didn't get 10 million views?!
its very recent
tHANKS
Going Through It
The strongest souls fight the most difficult battles. Depression is like an angry dragon that fights us. To master depression, you have to go through it. One does not defeat the angry dragon. Because you are the dragon and the depression. You slowly become one with the dragon and the depression and gain strength in going through it.
❤
Hearing this after trying to suicide 2x in a month... gives hpoe, and perspective
You have to stay strong
Remember God is with everyone 😊
Watching as I cry on the shower floor. Water hitting my feet feels nice
❤❤❤❤
I suffer from Bipolar-I. I stopped the Bipolar-I by looking at the mirror and saying, "calm down, calm down"
How to make someone talk if they dont talk?
I also have clinical depression. I was thinking about trying microdosing on psychedelics to help "unlock" my brain. What do you guys reckon?
Antidepressants are far more effective once you find the right one
depends on your history and psychological state, if you're prone to psychosis it's probably a bad idea but who knows maybe it will help
Does it help permanently or you have to keep taking the drugs?
As a fellow spiritual person, I'm just assuming you are, I've found that there is GREAT wisdom in balance between the spiritual route, as well as the 3D route (as much as I hate pharmaceuticals). This isn't medical advice, but I will say this, in case it helps. Go for the path that feels most balanced to you. As someone who's lived life on the edge for ages, trying to cope with my childhood trauma, I've found that the balanced route is the one to take, to find some semblance of normalcy in today's world, whatever that means for you.
If of course you don't live in a city, and you're in a heavily nature filled area/town/country/continent already, then your path will probably be different. I speak as a city dweller. ❤
I am going through this everyday....
Each night I get drunkk and sleep .
That's what I am doing....
Have you tried the Wim Hof Method? It won't heal clinical depression, but it can help a lot, especially with anxiety and/or depression. If you want to, try the guided breathing exercise that you can find for free on UA-cam. Might help you fall asleep without alcohol. Blessings 💪
the wim hof method relies on short bursts of adrenaline it doesn't heal anything @@mrzukunft
Stupendous 🦍
This is exactly I am going through 😢....fkkk this is called as clinical depression....I need fkn treatment
it is high functioning depression i have it going to school everthing looks normal but inside we feel same as major depression lack of interest insomnia anxienty and more
Yes it is please get help on time dear one ❤ I had high functioning depression didn’t properly treated and now I’m severe depression
Isn't suicidal ideation common? It's honestly a comfort knowing if things get too bad, when pretending no longer works, I can just "tap out" anytime. It's better than wasting money on feelings when real life problems need solving.
Low dose ketamine has worked for me! 40 years of grayness is lifting. Research it it works
How do you ask someone who’s going through pain that you’re going through they don’t know no one knows everyone depression is horrible I wish I could find a cure.
I'm the same...
It's beyond words.. horrible?.. no worse.
I cannot leave the apt anymore.
I'm just stuck
With no meaning or purpose or desire to do anything....
How about you?... same?
Watching every video I can find yo help me cope and finding nothing new. I'm on meds and seeing multiple therapists and none of it is helpful. I had already guessed every method used in therapy before I was told about it by a therapist. It's all common sense. I really need help. What actually works?
Same here.!!! They can't help me.
They say it's the trauma and losses... that even they say, wow! That's alot to deal with...
All that, add stress, anxiety, insomnia and depression..
😫
Try 40 years of it,PLUS working in mental health and Healthcare for 27 years
Great vid. Anyone suffering from depression should start running and taking omega 3 fish oil pills
i'm 18 and i got diagnosed weeks ago, rn i'm working through acceptance
I’m only 19 and I am drowning inside already I feel hopeless
Same bro. I've been struggling with depression since I was 16. People say it will get better bt nothing really changes...everyday when I wake up I just wish I was dead
I stumbled upon Planet Ayurveda's channel during a particularly dark period in my life, and I'm so grateful I did. Their natural remedies and expert advice have been a crucial part of my journey towards healing from depression.
Almost 20 years..
How bad is ur depression? I live in complete sadness.
@@wasupman2284 it sometimes is really bad. I think meds are helping me....
@@supersmart671 im 35, been dealing with it my whole life but last 2 years its been complete torment. No way out for me. Im doomed.
@@wasupman2284 You need to connect with good Psychiatrist and a Psychologist.. it takes both medication and counseling.
It was never easy for me when I was in school. I dropped out of college because I didn’t get the support I needed. 😢., I can’t keep up with my work.
So youre telling me im going to be depressed for my entire life??
Some people do suffer from it for their whole lives. I don’t know the stats, though. Since you don’t know if you’re one of those, the only thing to do is to fight it with everything you’ve got and cling to hope where you can find it. That’s my two cents, anyway. Wishing you well
Ketamine therapy helps ❤