Don't suffer from your depression in silence

Max points: 5 Type: TEDx Talk

A Black Emmy-winning producer shares her struggle with anxiety and depression, the stigma that kept her — and her nephew — silent, and research on racial disparities in mental health. Honest, practical and hopeful: therapy, meditation and community can save lives.

Channel: TEDx Duration: 0:06:35

Questions

1. What tragic event deeply impacted the speaker on July 4, 2013?

Her mother was hospitalized Her nephew Paul ended his life She lost her job Her Emmy award was revoked

2. What practices does the speaker use to help manage her anxiety today?

Medication only Yoga, meditation, diet, and therapy Traveling constantly Isolation and rest

3. According to the World Health Organization, what is the leading cause of sickness and disability worldwide?

Heart disease Depression Cancer Diabetes

4. What percentage of Black Americans mistakenly view depression as a weakness?

40% 63% 75% 50%

5. What two conditions was the speaker diagnosed with?

Schizophrenia and depression Generalized anxiety and depression Bipolar disorder and PTSD OCD and panic disorder

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