Hi all,

I am addicted to TED talks. I watch them when I'm bored, I watch them when I'm procrastinating, I watch them when my depression is at its worst and I watch them when I'm feeling well. Like I said, addicted.

Anyway, I found this particular one tonight, about a surgeon named Sherwin Nuland who suffered from very severe depression which he had treated through electroshock therapy. He tells a very moving story about his experiences with depression, and how he overcame it, and it made me feel a lot better about my own illness and how beatable it is. I posted it in the videos section but I thought it might be of particular interest to the people in the depression forum, so I'm leaving a link for you all to where I put his speech.

If this makes anyone feel as hopeful as it has made me feel about my potential despite my disorder, then I will feel twice as good about having seen it. Hugs for all.

http://forums.psychcentral.com/showt...49#post1017449