Hi, I'm Dom, and I Have Depression! - Dom Davis [ ACCU 2021 ]

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Which for a session title at a tech conference isn’t what you expect. And this isn’t what you expect from an abstract. The session probably isn’t what you expect either.
Of course, to look at me, you wouldn’t realise half the problems I deal with, because a lot of the time I’m hiding behind the logic of code, and the shield of electronic communication. Turns out you wouldn’t realise it with most people. We’re fun like that.
In this interactive session we’re going to look at neurodiversity. What it can mean for your team. What it can mean for you; regardless of if you classify yourself as neurodiverse or not. You can join in, or you can sit and listen. It’s up to you. The idea is to have fun, share ideas, and learn.
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Dom Davis
Dom Davis is a veteran of The City and a casualty of The Financial Crisis. Not content with bringing the world to its knees he then went off to help break the internet before winding up in Norfolk where he messes about doing development and devops. Dom has been writing code since his childhood sometime in the last millennium - he hopes some day to become good at it. Dom is an enthusiastic and impassioned speaker [read: he gabbles] who uses a blend of irreverent sarcasm and flippant humour to bring complex subjects to a broad audience. Whether or not they understand him is up for debate, but he likes to believe they do.
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Future Conferences:
ACCU 2022 Spring Conference, Bristol (UK), Marriott City Centre:
2022-04-05 to 2022-04-09.
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[@jenswehner9180]

Brave and necessary. Thanks for the talk.

[@a0um]

Something I’ve found helpful: mindfulness as thought by Mark Williams, interleaved with EMDR to work on triggering memories, interleaved with Internal Family System to develop a healthier inner dialogue.

[@Etudio]

I too am depressive; thank you for sharing and clarifying. 👍🏼

[@TheGatewayProductions]

Big thanks for this upload! Depression is terrible but we can crush it!

[@illegalsmirf]

... what is depression?