Mental Health: Insights

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Some talks about mental health issues. In this society where we tend to be pessimistic and take that 'usual' approach to understanding and treating mental illness, the fresh perspective these folks provide is pretty re-freshing!

Why I Thank the Voices in My Head
Inspirational & insightful! Schizophrenia:
Video: http://on.ted.com/Longden

Embracing otherness, embracing myself
Not about mental illness but about self acceptance:
Video: http://on.ted.com/Newton

The world needs all kinds of minds
Autism (Temple Grandin):
Video: http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_...minds.html

On being just crazy enough
Bipolar disorder:
Video:http://on.ted.com/Walters

Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
Suicide:
Video: http://on.ted.com/JDSchramm

My stroke of insight
Stroke experience:
Video: http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_tayl...sight.html