Lessons from the Mental Hospital | Glennon Doyle Melton | TEDxTraverseCity

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[LaurenHayes]

I wish when people ask "How are you?"... that they really wanted to hear the truth.

[emigrace]

I wish that schools taught classes about how to keep a friend, how to listen, how to love, how to tell the truth, etc. In school acting is a matter of survival. It’s very hard to be accepted if you are vulnerable and just yourself.

[SilverFlame]

I love when people ask me how I'm doing. I never say "fine." I tell the truth. And it horrifies people. And I love it. If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question. Makes people think about their societal norms a little, and about the words that are coming out of their mouths. Everyone could use a little more self-awareness in this society.

[Babydollxxsaz]

Omg this lady is just amazing. She was made to speak. I could see through alot of this she had to take big breaths and get through the anxiety but omg she spoke with humility, humour, truth and strength. So amazing. Well done.

[francesevelynrogers]

I am 72 and finally live like this. Thank you for being you.

[EhsanAmini]

"I'm not afraid of my feelings anymore. I know they can come and they won't kill me. And they can take over for a little while, if they need to, but at the end of the day what they are is really just guides. They are just guides to tell me what is the next right thing for me to do." A beautiful human soul if I have seen any. Most authentic. This woman is walking poetry. Inspired.

[MintyCanRead]

It's strange how hard it is to admit to having feelings. I like the concept of feelings as they portray them in movies, but it's uncomfortable to feel them myself.
I once heard a kid say "You hurt my feelings" and I was amazed at that kind of honesty.

[TopHatKitty]

"sensitive is just how I was made." Me too.

[aletaboyette]

'help me' can be some of the bravest words we speak

[lma]

I know this lady, personally. She goes to my church and her family is amazing. You wouldn't think that she has gone through any of these struggles because of how positive and kind she is- this shows how strong of a person Glennon truly is. She is inspiring & can teach everyone something.

[gregoirdefaoite]

"Blessed are those who suffer, for they know life"

[zoe.christofis]

hearing that the sun is waiting for me, made me burst into tears. one day I'll be out there to greet the sun

[niralitanna]

Life is beautiful, life is brutal.
If you are alive, you are still invited.
By far the best I ever heard.

[hannabusse]

I'm not fine today. (thanks for helping me feel like I had permission to say that.)

[jlo]

“Sensitive is just how I’m made”. “I’m not broken”. Thank you for being like me.

[hanwentbananas]

when i was in the mental hospital last year they showed all of us this video and it left a mark on me. today i came back to look for it because ive been at a complete loss on how to pick myself up and carry on again. i got chills just like the first time i watched it. thank you so much

[salma]

"I am not broken."
What a brave and beautiful woman.

[NatalieFromCA]

So incredibly true. Every word. My little sister has spent years in and out suffering from bipolar disorder. She is a different, happier, less anxious, person when she is in-patient. The one thing that I wish people would know about the “mental hospital” wherever that may be, is that, it is soo incredibly difficult to retain enough staff, that are strong enough (mentality, physically and emotionally ) to stay in the ward. Funding/ pay, is basically the same as public teachers. The staff, just like teachers, are paid pennies when they are actually some of the most important people on this planet. When you are a patient, especially at a psychiatric hospital, an amazing caregiver can change your entire outlook on life! I’ve seen it with my sisters care!! The turn over rate is far to large. The staff are mentally and emotionally, pushed to the brink daily. They are exhausted. The pay should reflect the importance and expectation of the position. Most of These people, the ones that stay, are truly, hero’s in scrubs. 🙏

[michelleferguson]

This is the reason I enjoy being a therapist in an inpatient psychiatric unit, is because people are real - the masks are down.

[propertyofranger]

"Life is beautiful, and life is brutal. Life is brutiful."

Truer words were never spoken.