This could be why you're depressed or anxious | Johann Hari | TED

In a moving talk, journalist Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world -- as well as some exciting emerging solutions. "If you're depressed or anxious, you're not weak and you're not crazy -- you're a human being with unmet needs," Hari says.

[rin-kdow]

"if you're depressed, if you're anxious, you're not weak, you're not crazy, you're not a machine with broken parts... you're a human being with unmet needs."

[Stevelemontrudy]

Congrats to anyone trying to improve their life. Never stop trying.

[ChynnaTheIsraelite]

Amazing. "Your depression is not a malfunction. It's a signal". That brought tears to my eyes. I've been thinking "something is wrong with me. Why do I have to be messed up?" When in reality I'm not messed up. There's something wrong about my situation or circumstances that's bothering me. Thank you for this.

[nancyflaherty]

There’s a saying: ‘before you diagnose yourself with anxiety and/or depression, make sure you’re not surrounded by a$$holes’

[elpurobean]

i used to say 'i cant wait to be an adult'. never have i been so wrong. life as a child was bliss.

[CynthMzannar]

"If you are depressed, if you are anxious, you're not weak, you're not crazy... you're a human being with unmet needs." 100%

[nhatnamphan]

1. The most cause to be depressed or anxious is the way we live, lifestyle
2. Be us, be we, be part of a group
3. "We live in a machine that is designed to get us to neglect what is important about life"... your depression is a signal to tell you something !
Thanks Mr. Johann Hari !

[letty]

"I feel like pain is leaking out of me" that is deep

[lidette]

"You're not a machine with broken parts. You are a human being with unmet needs." That hit me in the feels and made me start to cry.

[mrhappy]

"Your depression is not a malfunction, it's a signal." Excellent TED Talk.

[bennessentials]

The main reason why I believe I cannot break out from my depression/anxiety is because everytime and I mean absolutely everytime I do open up to someone they always compare my suffering to someone else's. By giving the good old and here's some examples " imagine some people can't walk" or " you could have no job" I don't want comparison to someone else's mindset/life I want you to hear ME out.

[jordantoronto]

Oh my. “You’re a human being with unmet needs.” Beautiful. Thank you for this talk!!

[manteigaflower]

"you're not weak, you're not crazy,
you're not, in the main, a machine with broken parts.
You're a human being with unmet needs."
That hit me, I needed to hear it.

[CybrZone]

"you don't want to die, you want your way of life to die"

[Nikki-mtyh]

They did NOT say “Hey, buddy, you need to pull yourself together. It’s your job to figure out and fix this problem on your own”.
They said “We’re here to pull TOGETHER with you, so together, we can figure out and fix this problem”.
Thank you so much for your speech, it was highly needed, thanks a lot

[fem]

"Junk values don't meet your psychological needs."

Thank you for this talk!

[kalkschaap]

“On your deathbed, you are not going to think about all the shoes and retweets you got, you will think about these moments of love.” Love it

[ajohncarino]

"We need to talk less about chemical imbalances and more about the imbalance in the way we live."

[FazlayElahi]

His watery eyes are much enough to understand how much pain he went through and how much he feels for the depressed people.

[ingridsara]

I have been depressed for a long time, but after taking shrooms few months ago, l feel much happier and highly motivated and my ADHD gone, lost a ton of anxiousness and had a few epiphanies about how I should live my life. I decided to buy an ounce for backup, but haven’t yet felt the need to take any more since then.