What If You Knew Depression as a Doctor + as a Patient | Dr. Deborah Serani | TEDxAdelphiUniversity
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- Dr. Deborah Serani will be talking about her personal and professional experiences living with depression at TEDxAdelphiUniversity.
Dr. Deborah Serani is a go-to expert on psychological issues. Her interviews can be found in ABC News, Associated Press, CNN, Newsday, New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Scientific American Mind and affiliate radio station programs at CBS and NPR, just to name a few. Dr. Serani is in clinical practice over 25 years, and is an associate adjunct professor at Adelphi University, with research interests in depression and trauma. She is also the author the award winning books, ”Living with Depression,” “Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers” and “Depression in Later Life” published by Rowman & Littlefield.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Great talk about hard truths. My experience with depression has been life-changing too. Ending the stigma is such a key point in the fight against mental illnesses! What you're doing, reaching out to talk about this, to explain it to people, is so important. Thank you.
Thank you, Deborah, for sharing the absolute best lecture on suffering and coping with chronic UniPolar Disorder that I've experienced online!
Your patients and students are incredibly fortunate individuals.
PLEASE continue to educate the public, therapists, counselors and physicians, en masse, globally! Best wishes! :)
Her eloquence and knowledge is intriguing! With my recent relapse, I could really use the information she shared.
I hope you are feeling better soon.
Sure, I'm doing better, thanx.
I've suffered from depression since I was 8. I'm 40 and still have not found the right drug combination that stops my daily struggle and suffering. I'm glad you've found a way to treat your depression successfully. One day I hope to before it's too late.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. People and society need to be educated and treat depression as an illness seriously 🙌🙌🙌
Thank you for taking the time to write a note here. It's my wish that my story may bring hope and healing to others... including you, Deb.
I wish I could find a doctor like you. Trying to find someone who is understanding and not condescending.
This resonates within myself.. Because it's even worse when I'm still a medical student.. everything you said makes so much sense.. Thank you..
Great presentation! I totaly agree regarding the stigma of mental illnesses. A week ago my mood was dangerously low. I then decided to write a story about my feelings and thoughts. I wanted other people to know what I feel when I'm on a very low point. I published the story on my weblog and then shared the link of it on Facebook.
The days following I got a lot of reactions from friends and family to my story. It affected them greatly and it made some of them even cry. I was overwhelmed by these warm reactions! Because of that story I do not need to put a mask on with the people who read it. That feels so good! Be open and honest to your loved ones regarding your illness.
Sharing your story can help you heal, that's true. But only when you feel ready and strong.
Wow thank you so much Dr. Serani! 💐 I am so inspired by your TEDx Talk. I'm beginning to feel and see that my purpose and calling is to go back to school for my Master's Degree so I can help others who suffer from depression, anxiety, trauma and ptsd like me. I love knowing that I'm not alone in my struggle, 😊 and I love knowing that it's not my fault. 😉 The first time I learned it wasn't my fault was when I watch "Good Will Hunting" with Robin Williams 18 years ago. I needed to know it wasn't my fault...and nobody ever told me that. Speaking out boldly and educating those around us, our communities, country, and the world is the only way to break free from the stigma and teach us how to help one another. 💞 The internet is such a blessing, and so are you! Thank you again and I hope to cross paths with you someday.
Warmly,
Sunshine
I LOVE your talk, and, as much as I believe it important that there are more and more videos, options, whatever, for kids, teenagers and young adults to be out there, for it IS, undeniable, an increasing problem in the younger population, it is ALSO (and has always been) a problem for those over 30,40, etc. - and for those, there is barely anything relatable online. So thank you for stepping up, thank you for being so brave, and thank you for helping others out now!
Thanks so much. It's always so meaningful to learn my story helps someone.
@@dr.deborahserani9996 thank you!
@@dr.deborahserani9996 It's great, keep on working and keep on fighting! I wish I'd had your courage and energy
This really made me feel better. It defined what i am going through. And i must try harder to be consistent with my meds the same time everyday. This is one of the ways to stay mentally healthy and stable. Thank you this is a wonderful talk. .
Consistency is really one of the toughest pieces to maintain
Wow- what an incredible presentation. I am SO very proud of your strength and courage to overcome and achieve so much! I love you !!!!! #2 : )
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Thank you,you saved my life tonight...
Thank you so much for this. It's nice to have a medical professional who understands from personal experience. Kudos to you for overcoming your depression. Your video has inspired me to try my hardest to do the same.
I LOVED this, it meant a lot to me. We need more brave clinicians like yourself. THANK YOU.
Thank you for this talk. This was the video I was looking for. I'll be a psychologist soon and I understand you 100% . There is a lot of stigma specially if you work in health care. as a patient myself there is stigma too so there is pretty much stigma everywhere.
I been suffering from anxiety since 5 years ago. I feel sad that I feel so hopeless at this moment. The past 5 years I been through so many situations that caused "this dark side"... I am a kind hearted person. I try my best to be there for my family and friends if I am able to. I lost my mother to cancer 12 years ago. I can not believe I am fighting for my life now. I stay alive for my love ones. I already feel dead inside. Everyday is just struggling with pain. I know how and why I got this way. The medicine I take is to help me function just a little. How long can I hold on? I really feel alone too because it seem like no one experience this in my life. They love me but they don't understand 100%. I feel scare... what if I give up or turn insane....
Hi Dr. Deborah, I have many situations that happened the past decade. I have a good heart and I try my best to be there to help 5 relatives settle here from China. During that year I was also dealing with grandpa and grandma dying too. I feel like superwoman that year doing everything for my aunts and uncles. Then when I see that they were more settle after a year I was going to do ME again. I put my life on hold because it was not easy running at least 5 errands everyday. It was the time I thought I can get back to my own life and start working again because I eventually told my boss I need to help my relatives so I resigned. I use to have good credits. Everything start falling apart after I was going to get back to my life. My uncle passed his driver license so he ask me to go cruise. Uncle was driving and my aunt was in back seat. I was the passenger. He hit another car and I don't remember how damaged my Lexus was until I have to pay $1,700 to take it out from the impound. I was the only person that the ambulance drove me to ER. Almost had to do surgery for my face and fracture neck spine. While laying in the hospital I was asking God why this happen to me? I never acted evil or shady. I was trying my best to keep going every day to do everything for my family. That year helping my relatives and dealing with deaths I start having anxiety. I was so hurt going to the doctor to get medicine just to calm down. I feel like I been having bad luck too. I always have full coverage for my car but that one year I decided to be cheap since I need to help my relatives too. My car was totaled. I can let that go. I am traumatize with hospitals because I see how my wonderful mother suffer from cancer 14 years ago. She have such a good heart. She do not drink or do drugs. Why her? Cancer I never experience but when my was fighting for her life I know a lot about cancer and pain. So I been dealing with anxiety, depression, and PTSD for 5 years now. After my car accident I got into other issues that was not my fault too but was wrong place and wrong time. I start having to deal with court issues. I was on probation for 3 years. Oh I had few other situations that I don't want to mention. But this is my last push to the dark side. I know this guy name SCOTT CHAU. He try to get with me for over 10 years but I do not like how judgemental and how he criticize people. So I never gave him a chance until a year ago. I always took him as a friend. He try hard to brain wash me that he will be so good to me and be there through my bad times. I did not know what a Narcissist was until he set me up and put me in jail because I broke up with him after giving him a chance last year. He knew all I wish was for my court issue to be done with and I was a month away from being done with probation. I can not believe that I was so blind and dumb because now when I think about it and I been reading about Narcissist there was lots of red flags... He destroy me and I am so depressed and all these other symptoms start to show up. I have suicide thoughts but I tell myself I can not give my love ones any pain if I do that. So every day is living in suffer, struggles, and try to survival mode. He put me in a lot of debts too. He really is so evil. He have no remorse because before me he use to abused his dad that was dealing with mental illness too. He push his dad so bad that his dad try to kill the family and himself. I remember telling him he can not treat his dad so mean when he is going through mental health problems. He don't care. He always think he is right. He go around spreading rumors try to make the world think he is the good guy and I am the crazy one still. Why is he still trying to do all this I do not want to deal with him at all. Now I am fighting for my own battle to save my health...
Fantastic! Thank you SO much! Your description of what your teenage episode was like mirrors my own (except the suicide attempt part). So much of this deeply resonated with me. We must share this far and wide and end the stigma! Keep up the great work Dr. Serani! You are a huge blessing!
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What a brave woman I resonate with her
I had undiagnosed hypothyroidism for years because my doctor always told me the symptoms were just about my depression. Now I'm medicated for it thank goodness. It is a life long illness and I could've had it untreated for the rest of my life if I hadn't been so insistent with the doctors.
thank you Dr. Serani for sharing your story! I too as a clinician can appreciate your story ❤
Your speech is enlightening as well as powerful. Thanks for sharing.
Dear Dr. Serani, your talk is so inspiring and compassionate and needs to be circulated everywhere!
Battling with depression and emotional dysregulation myself and that too in India, its first of all very hard to find the right combination of therapy and medical supervision especially the kind of personalised genetic testing that you talk about which would make life so much easier and simpler for patients here.
On the stigma front, its a relief in a way to even know that stigma also exists in North America and other parts of the world because here, people never ever want to talk about therapy in connection to themselves, forget about taking medication (which means something is *really wrong with you and that you can't possibly be a functioning or dependable individual).
If you have any connections or suggestions in India, please do share. Thank you again!!
My new favorite phrase: “sleep architecture”
Bless you for this talk! Great Talk! Great talk! Great talk! Thank you!
You're welcome. And thank you for your kind words.
Guess what? The stigma around diabetes is still strong and people are often confused between type 1 and type 2. The stigma is common for both types (which sort of lets us relate to each other (type 1 to a type 2) on a deeper level than the illness itself). The worst thing is, people often think that its all an act for "attention". I have received comments like "Just get over it already!" , "Oh god, not again." The thing is, people don't really get it unless they have been through it themselves. The stares I get when I inject my insulin at a public place, the words "This will cure u, trust me", the blame game, it's all still there and people do say those words.
P.S Type 1 diabetic with Hypothyroidism (19 yrs old, diagnosed at 2) and living in a country where all that matters is your image in the society.
When u try to share it with the people you trust and they turn it down by saying "Stop being so negative." , it makes it even worse. I'm at the point where I can't feel anything. Its just dark and empty. Nothing to live and hope for. Tried 14 times to kill myself and failed which makes me feel even more disappointed.
Excellent. I’m a Counselor and patient. I get it!
i would simply like to say thank you!
thank you is all I can say
She is an Angel 💖
Congrats keep doing this
beautiful
That was an excellent speech. Also, I hope that you are feeling better now.
I understand what depression feels like. I have dealt with it on and off for many years.
Nice talk. I learned what it might take for me to start getting better. The commitment is daunting. But the payoff... it would feel so good :)
excellent video!
Thank you so much for sharing. I'm in that rabbit hole now.
Hope you emerge from your relapse soon. It's so hard, I know...
Ty. Im actually making a come back again, again. Its been a 2 year struggle this time. Im 43 and have been dealing with severe PTSD, major depression, and severe anxiety. Its been a true struggle with this vicious circle. I was abused as a child by my father and he would do thing like tie me up, put me in a sleeping bag, then put me in a closet and lock me in. It started it all started at 4-5 years old. You keep your chin up and it is brave of you to share a piece of yourself. I hope you have a great great day. Thank you.
I can't metabolize anti depression medication and no doctor I met knew that this exists. I only knew because my brother was genetically tested for that and told me about it. it scares me that this is't known because it's like poisoning yourself when you haven't found a right medication after years and years
Thank you.
I learned a lot Dr.Deborah Serani
Thank you. Glad it helped.
Very good, I have depression and It is terrible
This is phenomenal.
Well said!
this literally made me more depressed than I already was
sometimes it takes symptoms to worsen before we seek help.
how do we find a doctor locally that does this testing? What is the testing called? My son needs this so badly and I think I do also.
Genelex Labs Assured RX or Genesight Labs
you r great
I wish you were my doctor!
Do you live in NY?
I wish I could find some help of this quality but my family isnt supportive and sort of hates me for my depressive ways. I've sought help at a local fred clinic but they can only give me drugs, not therapy. do to my stupid choices and ruining my life by turning to alcohol to deal with this illness I didn't know I had at a young age im a loser who works at a warehouse, so I cant afford therapy. I'm at the point where suicide seems like the best option for me. It's been a 28 year downward spiral and I can't see any reason it will get better. In fact its only gotten worse these past 5 years.
I don't know why I typed this. guess I just needed to get it off my chest.
Dr. Deborah Serani Its extremely kind of you to reply. I'll email you soon. thank you.
Excellent talk, Deborah, thank you.
How can one cure diabetes with water fasting?
Exercise....... has always worked for me .... but it gets harder as you get older
Same here. Harder to do as get older...
I new a person (a psychiatric nurse)who had psychosis i met in hospital.
The meds I've been put on have never worked. I'm talking almost five decades. I want genetic testing. The psychiatrist I was referred to, who does not take my insurance, flat out told me genetic testing is worthless, but he'll do it at my request. I want to believe he's wrong. GeneSite requires a psychiatrist rather than an MD. Syracuse NY does the tests. They give preference to children and young adults, and with them, there's a two plus year waiting period! To put the approximately $300- to $1,200- on it while striving to keep a roof over my head and an old car on the road is scary. I'd like to hear more about the genetic testing's effectiveness. I wish Deborah could be my counselor! Even for that I'm on a waiting list since my last counselor retired.
That mental health professional is WRONG. Ask your primary care physician if he or she can order a test for you. Check out GeneSight, Genomind or Genelex labs for more.
@@dr.deborahserani9996, Thank you for your response. I agree! Thanks also for the additional labs to check on. I told my primary care doctor about genetic testing and she basically acted like I was making something up, then I was warned to stop reading things on the internet, which is where I learned about GeneSite. I gave her the information. They supposedly checked with GeneSite then referred me to Syracuse, New York where there is the two-plus year waiting list. When I checked with GeneSite, it was one of their representatives that told me it had to be through a psychiatrist. It was a psychiatrist who told me there was no value in genetic testing for depression. Misinformation is all over the place. I had to change primary care doctors when I changed my Medicare supplement. I didn't know that or I wouldn't have changed. Maybe it's better I was forced to change? I'm doing well enough now, enjoying the lockdown, and will pursue genetic testing when things are opened up again.
Not all people suffering depression respond to CBT or pharmaceuticals... they (like me) are either resistant or build up a tolerance. So, what do people like me do other than live with the illness, the stigma and the rapid exodus of people who you thought would be there to help you on your way to (attempted) recovery?
It is difficult when you have a treatment resistant depression. Researching alternative and experimental approaches may be a good starting point. The down side is they may be hard to find if you live in a rural area, or not covered by health insurance. Finding a support group is another suggestion. Online resources like NAMI have warm lines that you can connect to.
Mine was labeled treatment resistant. I knew I couldn't live with it because it was very bad. It was by chance that antibiotics meant for a sinus infection cured me.
My son Steve died by suicide April 2015...I so want to be with him
My heartfelt condolences to you....
So sorry to hear of your loss
I am really so sorry!
I am really so sorry!
What’s the exact name of this genetic testing you talking about
I failed an attempt, i still feel ire to the people "saving" me, it was
not the depression talking. i still very much like to die, it hard work working up to that.
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+Dr. Deborah Serani Don't thank me, it's okay.All the love.Hugs🌹
+Dr. Deborah Serani P.S: What a speach!!😊
Ms Gigi
I couldn't watch the whole video 😭 I started having an anxiety attack
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Society needs to be educated to understan mental illnes
5 months per medication, 7 medications. Hello.
I know. Genetic testing can help find appropriate medications sooner.
@@dr.deborahserani9996 😂 Yeah, f*** up the neurotransmitters until the patient is a happy vegetable. Hello.
So I have been thinking that Depression affects only Losers and underachievers like ME! I have depression and hate myself because I havent achieved nothing. I have been working as a Nurse since 1995, I am not goood in saving money and to accrete it. I did not make it to buy an appartement, so I live for rent in a small appartment all by myself. I think I should have achieved more in my age. I think I should have one or two cars , a nice large House, maybe running an own business but I dont have nothing of those thing I think are important! I just have 3000€ on my Banc Account.. How pathetic am I!
I totaly understand you! I feel exactly the same... but how if we are wrong in to fell that way... ????? deep inside me, i think we are wrong in to fell loosers... every thing is so relativ... buda teachings might help us! As a philosopy not as a religion
She is missing the most important point. Social connection. Too bad.
No, I mention that
im sorry but western philosophies are absolute crap when it comes to mental illness. medication does not help. i promise you your body is much smarter than you think. if you are feeling tired, disinterested, lethargic, and experience a loss of appetite, it is not because you need drugs in your body. that is nothing more than symptom treatment. if you feel tired, and experience a loss of appetite, consider listening to your body for once rather than resisting these messages. try water fasting and meditation. you will be shocked. depression is a call for your mind and body to rest. if you give it what it wants, youll be amazed.
Damn, her statistics pretty much let ya know there is no chance of getting better, eh?
😞I wouldn’t trust you because you would of had to experienced what I did to understand . Those people don’t become doctors
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