when I was a little girl I suffered from toothache I woke up one day with this
toothache I woke up one day with this
toothache I woke up one day with this sharp stabbing pain around my tooth Bert
sharp stabbing pain around my tooth Bert
sharp stabbing pain around my tooth Bert the day I got worse and worse until it
the day I got worse and worse until it
the day I got worse and worse until it felt like millions of hot burning
felt like millions of hot burning
felt like millions of hot burning needles being pushed into my flesh
needles being pushed into my flesh
needles being pushed into my flesh underneath my tooth I couldn’t sleep I
underneath my tooth I couldn’t sleep I
underneath my tooth I couldn’t sleep I couldn’t eat I couldn’t think although
couldn’t eat I couldn’t think although
couldn’t eat I couldn’t think although was was pain so the next morning I told
was was pain so the next morning I told
was was pain so the next morning I told my parents and they took me by the hand
my parents and they took me by the hand
my parents and they took me by the hand and they drove me to the dentist I
and they drove me to the dentist I
and they drove me to the dentist I didn’t have an appointment so I had to
didn’t have an appointment so I had to
didn’t have an appointment so I had to wait for hours but I remember these
wait for hours but I remember these
wait for hours but I remember these hours felt like an eternity to me when I
hours felt like an eternity to me when I
hours felt like an eternity to me when I was finding my turn to see the dentist
was finding my turn to see the dentist
was finding my turn to see the dentist it was horrible there was drilling that
it was horrible there was drilling that
it was horrible there was drilling that was cleaning that was crying but after a
was cleaning that was crying but after a
was cleaning that was crying but after a few days the pain was gone so this is
few days the pain was gone so this is
few days the pain was gone so this is how I grew up
how I grew up
how I grew up I grew up with the understanding of
I grew up with the understanding of
I grew up with the understanding of living in a world where this is how it
living in a world where this is how it
living in a world where this is how it works when you’re in pain you tell your
works when you’re in pain you tell your
works when you’re in pain you tell your loved ones they hold you by the hand you
loved ones they hold you by the hand you
loved ones they hold you by the hand you go see a doctor and you get helped
go see a doctor and you get helped
go see a doctor and you get helped growing older I found out that this is
growing older I found out that this is
growing older I found out that this is not always how it goes couple of years
not always how it goes couple of years
not always how it goes couple of years ago I had a friend who was one might say
ago I had a friend who was one might say
ago I had a friend who was one might say in a similar situation to the one that I
in a similar situation to the one that I
in a similar situation to the one that I was in back when I was little she was in
was in back when I was little she was in
was in back when I was little she was in severe pain my friend did not suffer
severe pain my friend did not suffer
severe pain my friend did not suffer from a tooth ache though my friend was
from a tooth ache though my friend was
from a tooth ache though my friend was suffering from a depression what this
suffering from a depression what this
suffering from a depression what this means is that her pain was not limited
means is that her pain was not limited
means is that her pain was not limited to her tooth but it was also in her legs
to her tooth but it was also in her legs
to her tooth but it was also in her legs and in her stomach and in her head it
and in her stomach and in her head it
and in her stomach and in her head it was sitting on her chest and inside her
was sitting on her chest and inside her
was sitting on her chest and inside her heart the millions of thought burning
heart the millions of thought burning
heart the millions of thought burning needles
needles
needles I felt so strongly back when I was
I felt so strongly back when I was
I felt so strongly back when I was little they were everywhere to her just
little they were everywhere to her just
little they were everywhere to her just like me she couldn’t eat she couldn’t
like me she couldn’t eat she couldn’t
like me she couldn’t eat she couldn’t sleep she couldn’t think although was
sleep she couldn’t think although was
sleep she couldn’t think although was was pain yet when my friend called for
was pain yet when my friend called for
was pain yet when my friend called for help no one took her by the hand and
help no one took her by the hand and
help no one took her by the hand and when she went to see a doctor she was
when she went to see a doctor she was
when she went to see a doctor she was sent away she went from Doctor to doctor
sent away she went from Doctor to doctor
sent away she went from Doctor to doctor to doctor and from waiting list to
to doctor and from waiting list to
to doctor and from waiting list to waiting list to waiting list and in the
waiting list to waiting list and in the
waiting list to waiting list and in the end it took her five months before she
end it took her five months before she
end it took her five months before she got a care thinking back to the hours
got a care thinking back to the hours
got a care thinking back to the hours that I had to wait at the dentist I
that I had to wait at the dentist I
that I had to wait at the dentist I cannot imagine what five months would
cannot imagine what five months would
cannot imagine what five months would have done to me and since then I kept
have done to me and since then I kept
have done to me and since then I kept asking myself why what was the
asking myself why what was the
asking myself why what was the difference in the situation that I was
difference in the situation that I was
difference in the situation that I was in compared to the situation that my
in compared to the situation that my
in compared to the situation that my friend was in we were both in pain we
friend was in we were both in pain we
friend was in we were both in pain we both needed help why did I with the pain
both needed help why did I with the pain
both needed help why did I with the pain of a toothache receive felt Woltz my
of a toothache receive felt Woltz my
of a toothache receive felt Woltz my friend who were suffering from something
friend who were suffering from something
friend who were suffering from something just as real and just as painful though
just as real and just as painful though
just as real and just as painful though maybe not as visible was neglected by
maybe not as visible was neglected by
maybe not as visible was neglected by the healthcare system and I tell you
the healthcare system and I tell you
the healthcare system and I tell you something and this is scary part now my
something and this is scary part now my
something and this is scary part now my friend she’s not the exception
friend she’s not the exception
friend she’s not the exception she’s the rule it is across the world
she’s the rule it is across the world
she’s the rule it is across the world and so-called developed countries that
and so-called developed countries that
and so-called developed countries that people with mental health disorders like
people with mental health disorders like
people with mental health disorders like a depression like an anxiety are being
a depression like an anxiety are being
a depression like an anxiety are being neglected by health care systems my old
neglected by health care systems my old
neglected by health care systems my old view of a world where if you need help
view of a world where if you need help
view of a world where if you need help you receive help was wrong instead we
you receive help was wrong instead we
you receive help was wrong instead we are living in a world where if you have
are living in a world where if you have
are living in a world where if you have a broken arm or tooth ache on open wound
a broken arm or tooth ache on open wound
a broken arm or tooth ache on open wound you have people holding your hands and
you have people holding your hands and
you have people holding your hands and you get help straight away whilst when
you get help straight away whilst when
you get help straight away whilst when you suffer from the severe agony of a
you suffer from the severe agony of a
you suffer from the severe agony of a depression of an anxiety people run away
depression of an anxiety people run away
depression of an anxiety people run away from you and you wait months before you
from you and you wait months before you
from you and you wait months before you receive care and I’m here to say today
receive care and I’m here to say today
receive care and I’m here to say today that I do not understand and that I
that I do not understand and that I
that I do not understand and that I definitely do not approve there’s 600
definitely do not approve there’s 600
definitely do not approve there’s 600 million people out there in this world
million people out there in this world
million people out there in this world who suffer from
who suffer from
who suffer from depression of an anxiety which is almost
depression of an anxiety which is almost
depression of an anxiety which is almost a tenth of the population and the number
a tenth of the population and the number
a tenth of the population and the number keeps rising and still mental illness
keeps rising and still mental illness
keeps rising and still mental illness remains in the shadow so I’m asking what
remains in the shadow so I’m asking what
remains in the shadow so I’m asking what do you people need to take mental
do you people need to take mental
do you people need to take mental illness seriously what do you need to
illness seriously what do you need to
illness seriously what do you need to finally treat depression as a proper
finally treat depression as a proper
finally treat depression as a proper illness do you need some sort of
illness do you need some sort of
illness do you need some sort of physical effects because look at an fMRI
physical effects because look at an fMRI
physical effects because look at an fMRI scan of a person with depression you
scan of a person with depression you
scan of a person with depression you will see that there is changes to the
will see that there is changes to the
will see that there is changes to the brain of a person with depression and
brain of a person with depression and
brain of a person with depression and that there’s loads of physical symptoms
that there’s loads of physical symptoms
that there’s loads of physical symptoms being associated with it like back pain
being associated with it like back pain
being associated with it like back pain like an in pain like joint pain or do
like an in pain like joint pain or do
like an in pain like joint pain or do you need financial impacts because then
you need financial impacts because then
you need financial impacts because then I tell you that the lack of treatment of
I tell you that the lack of treatment of
I tell you that the lack of treatment of depression and anxiety costs the global
depression and anxiety costs the global
depression and anxiety costs the global economy one trillion dollars each year
economy one trillion dollars each year
economy one trillion dollars each year which is just as much as cancer costs us
which is just as much as cancer costs us
which is just as much as cancer costs us or do you need deadly consequences
or do you need deadly consequences
or do you need deadly consequences because then I tell you that more people
because then I tell you that more people
because then I tell you that more people die because they kill themselves due to
die because they kill themselves due to
die because they kill themselves due to depression then they die because of
depression then they die because of
depression then they die because of homicide or because of car accidents it
homicide or because of car accidents it
homicide or because of car accidents it is now the second leading cause of death
is now the second leading cause of death
is now the second leading cause of death in the United States among the youth and
in the United States among the youth and
in the United States among the youth and in fact since I’ve started giving this
in fact since I’ve started giving this
in fact since I’ve started giving this talk about 15 people somewhere around
talk about 15 people somewhere around
talk about 15 people somewhere around this world will have taken their own
this world will have taken their own
this world will have taken their own lives due to an untreated depression so
lives due to an untreated depression so
lives due to an untreated depression so I say it’s time to change it’s time to
I say it’s time to change it’s time to
I say it’s time to change it’s time to change the way we think about mental
change the way we think about mental
change the way we think about mental illness it’s time to change the way we
illness it’s time to change the way we
illness it’s time to change the way we treat mental illness there’s so many new
treat mental illness there’s so many new
treat mental illness there’s so many new possibilities nowadays there’s so many
possibilities nowadays there’s so many
possibilities nowadays there’s so many new treatment options why do we not take
new treatment options why do we not take
new treatment options why do we not take advantage one example is technology I
advantage one example is technology I
advantage one example is technology I studied psychology at the University of
studied psychology at the University of
studied psychology at the University of Cambridge where I learned there’s so
Cambridge where I learned there’s so
Cambridge where I learned there’s so many new ways in which technology can
many new ways in which technology can
many new ways in which technology can help to provide better care to people so
help to provide better care to people so
help to provide better care to people so this year we founded our own company
this year we founded our own company
this year we founded our own company called self appeal with which we provide
called self appeal with which we provide
called self appeal with which we provide online psychotherapy to people with
online psychotherapy to people with
online psychotherapy to people with depression with Barnard and with anxiety
depression with Barnard and with anxiety
depression with Barnard and with anxiety disorders our psychologists they work
disorders our psychologists they work
disorders our psychologists they work around the clock so that people who need
around the clock so that people who need
around the clock so that people who need help can actually get helped with the
help can actually get helped with the
help can actually get helped with the 24 hours what we do is we developed
24 hours what we do is we developed
24 hours what we do is we developed online courses with which we teach the
online courses with which we teach the
online courses with which we teach the patients the strategies of cognitive
patients the strategies of cognitive
patients the strategies of cognitive behavioral therapy so eventually they
behavioral therapy so eventually they
behavioral therapy so eventually they will be able to help themselves because
will be able to help themselves because
will be able to help themselves because they know the techniques our
they know the techniques our
they know the techniques our psychologists also speak to them on the
psychologists also speak to them on the
psychologists also speak to them on the phone
phone
phone weekly so they have someone to speak to
weekly so they have someone to speak to
weekly so they have someone to speak to and talk about their problems and we’re
and talk about their problems and we’re
and talk about their problems and we’re creating a community where people can
creating a community where people can
creating a community where people can learn to support each other where people
learn to support each other where people
learn to support each other where people can speak to each other where people
can speak to each other where people
can speak to each other where people know that there’s others out there who
know that there’s others out there who
know that there’s others out there who feel just like them where people know
feel just like them where people know
feel just like them where people know that it’s okay not always to be ok since
that it’s okay not always to be ok since
that it’s okay not always to be ok since we started we had thousands of people
we started we had thousands of people
we started we had thousands of people signing up and I think that this is
signing up and I think that this is
signing up and I think that this is great and I’m happy about it but here’s
great and I’m happy about it but here’s
great and I’m happy about it but here’s what I also want to say it also makes me
what I also want to say it also makes me
what I also want to say it also makes me sad it makes me sad that so many people
sad it makes me sad that so many people
sad it makes me sad that so many people have to come to us because they’re not
have to come to us because they’re not
have to come to us because they’re not given help by the traditional healthcare
given help by the traditional healthcare
given help by the traditional healthcare system it makes me sad that so many
system it makes me sad that so many
system it makes me sad that so many people have to come to us because
people have to come to us because
people have to come to us because they’re on the 10th waiting list because
they’re on the 10th waiting list because
they’re on the 10th waiting list because the insurance doesn’t cover the costs
the insurance doesn’t cover the costs
the insurance doesn’t cover the costs because they’ve only been medicated for
because they’ve only been medicated for
because they’ve only been medicated for years and now finally need someone to
years and now finally need someone to
years and now finally need someone to talk to because they cannot go to your
talk to because they cannot go to your
talk to because they cannot go to your doctor because they’re too afraid of
doctor because they’re too afraid of
doctor because they’re too afraid of what others might think about them it
what others might think about them it
what others might think about them it makes me sad that so many of them are
makes me sad that so many of them are
makes me sad that so many of them are under 18 and it makes me sad that so
under 18 and it makes me sad that so
under 18 and it makes me sad that so many of them have the concrete plans to
many of them have the concrete plans to
many of them have the concrete plans to take their own lives because this tells
take their own lives because this tells
take their own lives because this tells me that it is real but the stigma is
me that it is real but the stigma is
me that it is real but the stigma is real that the intolerance is real that
real that the intolerance is real that
real that the intolerance is real that the shame is real and that treatment
the shame is real and that treatment
the shame is real and that treatment options are appalling still I do believe
options are appalling still I do believe
options are appalling still I do believe that there is hope with self appeal with
that there is hope with self appeal with
that there is hope with self appeal with our online psychotherapy we’re now in
our online psychotherapy we’re now in
our online psychotherapy we’re now in the process of integrating our service
the process of integrating our service
the process of integrating our service with general practitioners with sulphur
with general practitioners with sulphur
with general practitioners with sulphur groups and with insurances and I see
groups and with insurances and I see
groups and with insurances and I see that things like that are happening
that things like that are happening
that things like that are happening somewhere around the world in course
somewhere around the world in course
somewhere around the world in course Europe so I say that there is hope but
Europe so I say that there is hope but
Europe so I say that there is hope but also that so much more needs to change
also that so much more needs to change
also that so much more needs to change because it’s not enough something
because it’s not enough something
because it’s not enough something fundamental
fundamental
fundamental needs to change and people’s heads so
needs to change and people’s heads so
needs to change and people’s heads so that we do take mental illness seriously
that we do take mental illness seriously
that we do take mental illness seriously so that we treat depression as a proper
so that we treat depression as a proper
so that we treat depression as a proper illness so I’m calling out for more
illness so I’m calling out for more
illness so I’m calling out for more psychotherapists I’m calling out for
psychotherapists I’m calling out for
psychotherapists I’m calling out for shorter waiting times I’m calling out
shorter waiting times I’m calling out
shorter waiting times I’m calling out for less pure medication treatment I’m
for less pure medication treatment I’m
for less pure medication treatment I’m calling out for insurances to cover
calling out for insurances to cover
calling out for insurances to cover costs and calling out for more people to
costs and calling out for more people to
costs and calling out for more people to hold each other’s hands and to the
hold each other’s hands and to the
hold each other’s hands and to the politicians who sit there deciding who
politicians who sit there deciding who
politicians who sit there deciding who gets treatment and who doesn’t make
gets treatment and who doesn’t make
gets treatment and who doesn’t make mental health a policy priority treat
mental health a policy priority treat
mental health a policy priority treat depression as a proper illness give it
depression as a proper illness give it
depression as a proper illness give it the attention that it needs to have
the attention that it needs to have
the attention that it needs to have thank
thank
thank [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] you
you
you [Music]
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