Sit Next to the Schizophrenic | Liliana Christofides | TEDxYouth@DAA

Everyone gets creeped out sometimes, it’s a fact. But do we ever really think about why something creeps us out? Is there really a need to be creeped out, or are we reacting to biases that have been subconsciously integrated into our belief system? Liliana Christofides explores these questions in her talk and how they interfere with our judgement of others; especially those diagnosed with a mental illness. She raises points of view that can help people understand their reactions and rise above false stereotypes to promote compassion.
"This theme this year was “Yallah!”, meaning “go” in Arabic; whether it is pushing for a change in the local community, or a global issue. As a team, yallah was very closely linked with this years restrictions and it meant moving forward with a positive outlook.
Unlike other years, this year’s event was held entirely on zoom due to CoVID-19 precautions. Despite the obvious technical changes this year, the TEDxYouth@DAA team worked at full speed and technicality in order to push this unique event forward. We are proud to say that TEDxYouth@DAA was a huge success." Everyone gets creeped out sometimes, it’s a fact. But do we ever really think about why something creeps us out? Is there really a need to be creeped out, or are we reacting to biases that have been subconsciously integrated into our belief system? Liliana Christofides explores these questions in her talk and how they interfere with our judgement of others; especially those diagnosed with a mental illness. She raises points of view that can help people understand their reactions and rise above false stereotypes to promote compassion. 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

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I myself deal with scizoeffective disorder and am glad for videos that talk and know how much stigma and media potray hurts

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Well, extraordinarily presented… this should be on CBS nightly news…. Broadcasted and actually a mandated course in Highschool… thank you…

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The question is what is being normal?

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Normal isnt a set thing, i realized that normal is different for different groups. Normal for kids is watching cartoons, being carefree. Normal for teens is being either in a deppressive mood or either fixed with an aesthetic, Normal for adults is having a job, kids, and being happy. Normal is also being able to tell someone "being unique is what makes you special" when really, if you are too unique that's bad. Normal is something Normal people don't want to be, Normal is also something Non Normal people want to be. Not sure how to explain it, but Normal changes from time to time. and truth be told the Non Normal people will never be fully normal. they will always be not normal and normal people will always be normal. Oddly enough non normal people are usually only friends with normal people, because there will never be a non normal person like them. (Anyway that's just smth that's been on my mind for a while) Just my opinion, been tryin to be normal for a while now and I've kinda realized the only people who say "just be yourself/unique is good" is normal people or people who are talking to normal people. (i got a few mental problems and trauma lol, normals far from here)

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Thank you so much for this

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Are you Greek?