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Old Feb 09, 2014, 05:35 PM
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"The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment...."

"In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the years he battled depression. That led him to an eye-opening journey across the world to interview others with depression -- only to discover that, to his surprise, the more he talked, the more people wanted to tell their own stories."

Andrew Solomon: Depression, the secret we share | Video on TED.com
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Old Feb 09, 2014, 07:49 PM
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Wow. I pretty much just "came out" to any friend on Facebook that didn't know.

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Old Feb 09, 2014, 08:26 PM
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I agree...depression is a SLOW KILLER!! Has been for me
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Old Feb 09, 2014, 08:40 PM
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Omg! I literally just watched that earlier today!

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Old Feb 09, 2014, 09:02 PM
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I loved Andrew Solomon's TED talk. I also loved his book about depression "The Noonday Demon" I am obssessed with the way he writes.
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Old Feb 10, 2014, 02:56 AM
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Wow thank you so much for sharing. I. I really needed that today
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Thanks for posting this. It is interesting.
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Old Feb 17, 2014, 08:03 PM
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Thanks for posting this
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"The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment...."

"In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the years he battled depression. That led him to an eye-opening journey across the world to interview others with depression -- only to discover that, to his surprise, the more he talked, the more people wanted to tell their own stories."

Andrew Solomon: Depression, the secret we share | Video on TED.com
Watched the whole thing! It was incredible! Thanks!
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Old Feb 20, 2014, 03:44 AM
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Thanks for posting that video. I posted it on my facebook a couple of days ago, and it really helped me be a little more okay with this whole stupid depression thing. I swear, it's like it took some of the pressure off.
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