A humanistic view of mental illness: Theo Bennett at TEDxBozeman
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2014
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"mental illness gets confused with mental weakness", ...well put! Thank you for sharing your experience and insights.
Now THAT is a TED talk! Powerful, personal and profound
Your love for your Dad is so obvious Theo. Well done. Your concern is inspiring. And yes, i shall call my brother tomorrow.
Wise beyond your years! Thank you for sharing your pain and your experiences. You will make a difference in this world for so many.
The issue is too often swept under the rug as in my family. You are brave and I believe you will make a difference with the gift you have for speaking and bringing awareness. Stand strong young man, God bless you and your family as you carry this torch.
Thank you for sharing your story, Theo! Our world is better with people like you! 🙏🏾
Thanks for your talk. It’s so correct! Being diagnosed as schizophrenic at 21 instead of bipolar and being medicated to zombie- ville and hospitalized was a lot and very demeaning. So many people avoided me because of my behavior, especially the manic phase. I wish I had a friend as understanding as you by my side. I had some, but knowledge in the field was so primitive so nobody knew what to do. My father urged me to pull myself up by my bootstraps. He just never got it.
So being the son with the mental illness is also hard. I know how my disease has affected those around me. Thanks for showing your strength in dealing with his illness and thanks so much for your talk!
Brought tears to my eyes seeing your empathy. Thank you
It's good to hear from someone that has experience outside the box of bipolar.
Thank you!! I love this!!
Amazing talk. Thank you young man!
I would believe that we as humans have evolved... The day when mental health would be given as much relevance as physical health!
Ur story brought tears in my eyes! Thanks for sharing!
Hearing u was a very enlightening experience for me as a psychology student! And I guess that's the difference between simply reading and actually feeling it! I felt it and for almost 9 minutes, I lived ur pain! Being mentally ill should be considered as much normal as physical variations!
And we need to be more understanding and more empathic towards such people!
All power to u! 🙏
This is awesome . He has amazing insight .
What an amazing young man! Inspiring, raw and vulnerable - absolute strength in my mind.
So inspiring and brilliant.
Such an inspirational speech!
Anyone here from 2022, and just thinking damn... where are those new generations of drugs.
That was absolutely fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing your insights. Very brave young man, your father must be so proud. Xo
Well done Theo Bennett. Congratulations and keep on .....
Thank you for sharing your story & your insight.
Thank you Theo. Your insight and compassion for your Dad is as amazing as you are. I suffer from Bipolar 2 disorder and If just one person in my family took the time to learn more about it, I wouldn't more times than not, feel so alone and hurt. I know they love me but they believe I'm the only one that can fix it. Your father is so blessed to have you as a son and you have shown you too are blessed by having him as your Dad. I pray God continues to bless you and your family and want you to know hearing your powerful message has been a great blessing to me and I'm sure so many others. You indeed have a bright future. Thanks again from my heart....
Very intelligent insight into mental illness. The stigmas and stereotypes are very real. The ignorance and condescension toward those with mental illness is irritating. Thank you for informing the world about the truth so we can progress.
Tear. Great talk young star!
This was wonderful.
This was awesome!
pamoja gang
real
Uhh can I marry him. So amazing.
I really feel for this guy. But also as a young man, what we "NEED" is someone who has both studied and experienced this over a long period of time, to asses the complicated material at hand. We're getting ahead of ourselves just a bit, in conclusion, unless that's not obvious. Hence one of the reasons why we are at this confusing point in society. No offence to the speaker; but even the "patriarchy" demands a better assessment, given to the complexity of: age's vs society's.