Silencing the stigma of mental illness | Sam Troia | TEDxYouth@Omaha
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2016
- How can you help when a friend or loved one has mental illness? Sam Troia faced this question and came up with an answer that anyone can use.
Sam Troia coordinated a program called Be the Light, an organization working to tear down the stigma behind mental illness. He wants to bridge the gap between physical health and mental health and treat both during therapy. Troia is currently enrolled in Creighton's Occupational Therapy Program. He wants to work with patients who have had traumatic brain injuries, strokes, and many different neurological disorders to return them to the activities they once loved to do before their accident.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
This reminds me of toxic positivity, a belief that life must be happy and positive all the time and if something negative happens we label it as "bad." We often learn this from childhood to look on the bright side but we were not taught how to handle difficult emotions.
Not feeling okay is okay. Life is not sunshine and rainbows, it's a combination of various weather and events that make life so much more interesting.
This man made a clear, genuine, and emotional presentation that every student should hear
I don't think I've ever cried this much while watching anything, ever. Mostly because this hits so close to home. I am a student at Iowa State University. I also have Depression and Borderline Personality Disorder. More than anything, I wish that ISU had ANY program that focused on mental health and mental illness. Last semester alone, we had three students die from suicide, but hardly anyone knows about them because the University swept them under the rug, because if they talked about those suicides, they would have to admit that there is a problem; one that the Univserity fails on all accounts to do anything about. It's really hard to make any positive change regarding mental health at Iowa State when the University won't admit that there is a problem in the first place. This is such a important issue to me because I have had a personal experience, actually a NIGHTMARE, with ISU and the way they treat students with mental illnesses. It cost me two years of not being allowed to re-enter college, and it almost cost me my life. Sam, if there is any way that you would be willing to talk with me about how I could create a Be the Light event and an Active Minds chapter at my university, I would be more than grateful. This is something that NEEDS to be addressed at Iowa State. And it's 2:30pm and I'm still in my pajamas, so I could use all the help I can get!
You're a good man. I give you so much credit for how you're dealing with things. I'm on the other side of things....someone who suffers from depression and anxiety with a partner who I pray will never understand what this is like from my end.
You’re a hero, dude
What a brave young man. Thank you for sharing your story and your views. Very valuable message. Very touching words.. Kudos.
What a great guy
You are doing a great job!
an interesting talk, a very needed one though!
AMAZING! 🙏
Brilliant life saving
Wow.....if everyone would think like him then the stigma will be not there and world would be so much better
Fight the stigma..it’s not fair
With my mental illness I am especially vulnerable to sociopolitical pressures and the thought insertion and mindrape it causes me. I am fearful of bigots punishing me for saying something they disagree with (leftism, some Muslims, some right-wing conservatives). In our millennial society, people need to realise it is not a crime if somebody says something that does not fit your outlook. Gagging people especially those one is not presently talking to, is fascism and control.