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THERE IS A WAY OUT! Hey guys, I’ve chronicled my battle with depression on
my channel and I recently came out of a major depressive episode. I am
getting my life back from the all consuming darkness and am feeling good
after a year long bout of deep depression. There IS hope! You can love life
again. Check my channel out.
I developed a deep depression when I was a teenager, I figured it was just
a normal phase, but it never went away, I’m 31 now and not a day goes by
that I don’t think about suicide. I don’t think I’m a type 3 as he
describes though. I can find pleasure in life. I also want to live. There
is this battle in my head over it. So far I have maintained reliable coping
mechanisms, but I always feel that it wouldn’t take much to push me over
the edge.
As I get older, my fear if dying decreases and my loathing for my
surroundings (society) increases. All I want to do is make my fiction and
art, that’s what I’ve been living for.
Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most
damaging disease that you can experience. Right now it is the number four
cause of disability in the US and it is becoming more common. Sapolsky
states that depression is as real of a biological disease as is diabetes.
If i looked like this Guy ..I’d be pretty depressed too
Depression is simply an indication of lungs and/or large intestine and can
be easily and quickly treated by KOSA (Korean Orthodox Saahm Acupuncture),
which makes lungs and large intestine healthy so that they treat emotional
problems.
Joe Rogan brought me here
This academic lecture from Stanford is one of the best explanations I have
ever seen of the ins and outs of living with major depression. The effects
on the brain’s chemistry are devastating.
I encourage anyone who wants to understand #depression to make the time to
watch this lecture.
(Thanks to +Tony Berno for reminding me that this video existed. I’d seen
it before, but the message was just what I needed right now.)
#MajorDepression
I completely agree it’s a biological disorder, but I’m not convinced it
should be dealt with medications.
funny that audience laugh frequently. not depressing at all.
Fascinating lecture on Depression from the biological perspective.
story of my life. I even cried while watching this ;(
This academic lecture from Stanford is one of the best explanations I have
ever seen of the ins and outs of living with major depression. The effects
on the brain’s chemistry are devastating.
I encourage anyone who wants to understand #depression to make the time to
watch this lecture.
(Thanks to +Tony Berno for reminding me that this video existed. I’d seen
it before, but the message was just what I needed right now.)
#MajorDepression
Feed your head.
Heck, he has such clarity of thought.
This was so good. I am a classic case, and Professor Sapolsky has really
helped me to understand it better.
Thank you for sharing this!
Excellent, no frills, no bull, no fancy language, explanation of depression.
It even has humour.
Depressive people not only hurt themselves, they hurt other people too..
They deserve everything they got handled to them..
Hmmmm….he seems to say that you have to have a trigger to start the
depression. My depression started at age 8. I still have constant
depression 50 years later. Nothing bad happened to me at age 8. And my life
is just fine now but i can’t enjoy it. Medication and talk therapy do not
help. I continue on by shear willpower. You’re only here once…I know that
my lack of brain chemicals cause this and i won’t let it kill me even
though it is misery….
Holy crap, this is like the opposite of my childhood memories of church. I
was not bored for a *second* listening to this guy, and that’s rare. A
riveting presentation.
I’m so afraid of admitting, and, or documenting my condition, but, I’m so
tired of feeling this way. My family is aware, and now they avoid me. That
doesn’t feel good.
47:00… Gennes
“The worst disease you can get…”
I am a middle aged guy and if I have that heart attack I hope it kills me.
No family or friends so who cares if I recover?
so insightful. my god.
I been struggling with depression for a year now but it dose get better.
He’s right nothing does it better for me then jogging. It’s not everyone’s
cup of tea but I’ve never felt so much clarity doing anything else.
It’s the simplest of things to recover from for most pips.
What pseudo intellectual bullshit. Unless you suffer from severe depression
yourself no amount of research,papers you write or fancy university degrees
you have can help you understand it. I exercise every day run 10km. Play
organised sports. Mountain bike. Play in a band and eat very healthy but
there is still this overwhelming sadness that lingers over me. I have it
well off compared to people I’ve seen living in abject poverty and I feel
guilty that I should be depressed. If depression was a disease of
civilization how come animals have been known to exhibit depression? Yes
the society we live in exacerbates the onset of it but its not solely
responsible for it. Its all related to the fight or flight response and the
evolution of the amygdilla.
Note that this says “Without Drugs.”
“Dr. Stephen Ilardi is a professor of clinical psychology and the author of
The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs.
He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University in 1995,
and has since served on the faculties of the University of Colorado and
(presently) the University of Kansas. The author of over 40 professional
articles on mental illness, Dr. Ilardi is a nationally recognized expert on
depression. His work has been honored by the American Psychological
Association’s prestigious Blau Award for early career contributions to the
field, and his research on the neuroscience of depression has been funded
by the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH).
Dr. Ilardi has also received several major teaching awards in recognition
of his dynamic, engaging classroom presence. Recently, he was selected from
a pool of over 2,000 instructors as the recipient of the school’s highest
instructional honor, the HOPE Award for teaching excellence. He also
maintains an active clinical practice, and has treated several hundred
depressed patients over the course of his career.”
While I do not particularly disagree with his assertions, and I believe he
is correct about the damage that can be done by a diet high in processed
(non)foods, I was disappointed to see no mention of therapy with full
spectrum light. There are numerous studies on depression that mention
improvement with sunlight exposure. Check nih and pubmed for the abstracts
of the studies on depression. Some have links to the full studies.
Yes, living a paleo lifestyle should be ur first step..
Slavery. And it needs to be understood.
The root to curing the problem is philosophy. Objectivism when understood
for what it is. It is rejected with false understanding and or fear, and or
peer pressure (slavery).
I’ve never heard a criticism of Objectivism.
I’ve heard criticisms that are wrongly attributed to it, and I’ve heard ad
hominem attacks, but I’ve never hear a criticism of Objectivism.
Coconut oil is an even better anti inflammatory than omega 3s; better for
brain health, too. The brain is made of mostly saturated fats.
PS @ 6:28 Arthritis is also an inflammatory disease of civilization.
Exercise never worked for me. When I was exercising regularly, including
running over 20 miles/week plus weight training, I was so stressed that I
spent most of my days feeling as if I couldn’t breathe and once went to the
emergency room with what turned out to be a panic attack. Since I
acknowledged my depression, and following a course of antidepressants which
did nothing but give he horrible side effects, I’ve been unable to maintain
an exercise program for more than a few weeks. And that includes regular
walking.
I like to walk. I walk whenever I can make an excuse to. But doing it
regularly is just not something I can even remember to do.
Movement is healing
While acknowledging that there are many different factors involved in
depression, for me, a primary reason for my depressive episodes is the fact
that the world is fucked up, and that doesn’t look like it is going to
change any time soon. Sure, exercise and healthy eating may make you feel a
bit better (though that doesn’t work for everyone) but even if they do
help, they don’t change the fact that the world is completely fucked up. In
saying that, psychedelic drugs like ayahuasca and LSD made a difference to
me, in seeing things clearer – so, obviously, they are illegal, in spite of
clinical trials proving they are helpful with depression, PTSD and the
like, and I have to acknowledge that the anti-depressents I am on
(sertraline) are making life for me more manageable and bearable. But I
don’t want life to be “manageable and bearable” – because that is a shitty
baseline for existence really, no, I want life to be fucking amazing. Maybe
that is an unrealistic expectation on Planet Psycho, but I feel that it is
my birthright, and if the world wasn’t so fucked up, then life would be
fucking amazing. I often think about life after death, and if there is such
a thing (and I believe there is, because we are, ultimately, energy, and
energy never dies), I want to go somewhere where life is actually fair, and
where your environment supports you and builds you up to be the amazing,
incredible being you are, instead of tearing you down and invalidating you,
which seems to be the primary mode of operation of how life works on this
planet, in terms of the education system, business, politics and social
dynamics. It’s this fucking capitalistic system at play – which is a giant
dick waving contest where you have to prove that your dick (car, house,
salary etc) is bigger than other peoples to somehow validate your existence
and sense of worth. Which is pure, unvarnished horsecrap, cos, irrespective
of my circumstances, I know that I am, fundamentally, awesome and
magnificent beyond words, and I don’t appreciate the fact that I need to
prove that to this world to justify my existence here. In saying all of
that, the best way I have in dealing with depression is occupying my mind
long enough (with games on the internet or watching a movie or reading a
book) not to have to think about how fucked up this world is for a bit.
It’s a problem of western civilization. That’s what you get for being too
smart. Most things have their disadvantages too. And I bet all the people
in that audience are just there so they can say they were there without
lying about it, because we live in a guilt-based society and lying is bad
mmmkay? And yeah, it’s ironic how we’re all learning about this guy’s
knowledge through our computers.
I feel so fuckin’ depressed today
10:24 !
One word PROGRESS!! Make sure there is progress in every area of our life,
job, hobbies, friends, sexual relationships, living conditions etc
im suffering from it now its the worst experience in my life it so
unbearable its like I cant enjoy anything, I feel bored, I feel empty, fed
up, very sad all together combined its so hard to the point I want to die
its even worst than severe physical torture
I’ve had it for about 30 years and its up and down, but it stays with you
forever
IIardi wants us to understand that “Depression is a disease of
civilization” Does anyone disagree?
“Dr. Stephen Ilardi is a professor of clinical psychology and the author of
The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs.
He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University in 1995,
and has since served on the faculties of the University of Colorado and
(presently) the University of Kansas. The author of over 40 professional
articles on mental illness, Dr. Ilardi is a nationally recognized expert on
depression. His work has been honored by the American Psychological
Association’s prestigious Blau Award for early career contributions to the
field, and his research on the neuroscience of depression has been funded
by the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH).
I think it’s remarkable to have a doctor dedicated in eradicating this
disease and it’s honorable what he’s trying to do.
BUT I’d like to see him tell a patient who’s so depressed they can’t even
get out of bed in the morning to “exercise! Omega-3! Sun light! Social
network! (ESPECIALLY to the people who are also anxious, to whom making
connections is nothing but stress and more depressing thoughts). Besides
the “healthy sleep” part that he skipped – without meds! C’mon, really?
Really.
I told my doctor about the efficiency of sports as a means to combat
depression. He said sports does help, but it would represent only half a
dose of a conventional anti depressant. When all the studies clearly show
that sports is more effective.
This guy was my physician for decades, but now when it comes to natural vs
pharma I can see he’s not all I made him up to be.
After doing some digging I’m pretty sure I’m depressed and have been for
years. I never before looked at it as a disease so I just took it for
granted that that was how I was like as a person because I didn’t know
better. And I think that’s what the problem is for many people, they’re
clinically depressed and not knowing it so they end up not doing anything
about it and it just gets worse. They dont tell anybody about it, either
because they don’t know they have a problem or they feel too apathetic
about it. There isn’t a panacea, a magic cure for everybody, but the first
step should be to tell someone close to you how you feel, so you have a
course of action. You might feel hesitant about it, even though there is
nothing to be embarrased about. I remember when I didn’t feel so apathetic
and unmotivated all the time and I guess I’m just clinging to that memory
to keep me going. After watching this video I’m gonna try to force myself
to excercise more, I think it has helped me before. Well that’s it for me.
I was born miserable
This talk is scientifically true: but it is totally ass-backward.
FACT: Depression is a disease caused by civilization:
How to get rid of depression is simple
GET RID OF CIVILIZATION! you dumb fucks
Get rid of MONEY
Get rid of MACHINES
Get rid of CHEMICALS
Get rid of TECHNOLOGY
GET RID OF SCIENCE
And you won’t need this idiots trying to cure you of a disease that is
caused by the artificial environment you live in.
Trying to get rid of depression without getting rid of civilization
Is like trying to get rid of alcoholism without getting rid of liquor
stores.
Its’ STUPID: It is an INCREMENTAL: HALF-ASSED, INEFFECTIVE STRATEGY that is
guaranteed to make people who treat depression RICH, so they can waste
their whole lives trying to cure a SYMPTOM of civilization.
Stop trying to treat the symptom: Treat the ROOT of the problem.
Depression is an epidemic and getting worse for a simple reason:
CIVILIZATION IS GETTING WORSE: Modern industrialized civilization is out
of control and none of you baboons have the intelligence and willpower and
passion to rein this mechanical monstrosity in and stop it dead in its
tracks.
What he explained is obvious: Humans are not designed to sit on their
asses and do nothing but stare at a flat screen. SEDENTARY CIVILIZATION is
the problem: depression is only one aspect: one symptom of people who are
born into this artificial mechanized nightmare.
Here’s the thing, if you’ve actually suffered severe clinical depression
you will know that you can’t even get out of bed, so how exactly are you
meant to do any exercise? It’s a flawed concept. Drugs aren’t perfect,
but they do work.
Dr. Ilardi has some very appealing ideas for those who have little faith in
the “magical thinking” behind the popular practice of simply “throwing
medication” at ANY kind of illness, but particularly mental illness.
Over 70% of completed suicides in the last 10 years were on some form of
pharmaceutical anti-depressants at the time of their self-inflicted death.
This disturbing fact certainly is food for thought.
Thanks for posting.