how i tried to self medicate my depression by doing sports
DESCRIPTION
Living a developers life makes you more susceptible to mental illnesses like depression. However, these things have always been stigmatised and therefore are a tricky thing to talk about. That is because people naturally assume the worst. Depression e.g. can get pretty serious, leading to a disconnect with the world and finally ending with a person taking his/her own life. In my talk, I'll explain the hows and whys of depression based on what I’ve experienced first hand. You will hear about how I slowly recognized that something might be wrong with my life. I’ll show you the unusual way I tried to self medicate my symptoms instead of reaching out to family or friends. You will also hear a few strategies that have helped me dealing with my depression.TRANSCRIPT
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08/03/2014
eurucamp, Berlin
How I tried to self medicate my depression by doing sports
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André CedikRuby developer
Hamburg !
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How i got here
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Year of firsts
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after the marathonsore but happy
(kind of)
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mood changer
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What depression feels like
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splitshire.com
is it really this bad?
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flickr.com/photos/derekgavey/5275765214/
first contact
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flickr.com/photos/skibler/4530994733/
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flickr.com/photos/chain12/9121929903/
telling family & friends
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Date Activity before after
04/04/2014 Rails girls: installparty 4 5
04/05/2014 Rails girls: workshop 5 8
04/06/2014 bike ride 5 7
04/07/2014 running 5 6
04/19/2014 Last long run before the marathon 5 8
04/23/2014first training session of the
triabolos rookie program 20146 8 (6)
05/08/2014 Educational Reading (with flu symptoms) 4 5
05/09/2014 Reading for fun 3 4
05/10/2014 visiting my parents 3 4
05/11/2014 listening to music 3 3
05/13/2014 Educational Reading & listening to music 3 5
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Why are we prone for depression and how to fight it
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impostor syndrome
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“70% of all people feel like fakes at one time or another,
but it's most common in successful women and people of color”
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worldofcostumes.com
masking symptoms is easy
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insomnia
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can’t fall asleep
not getting enough sleep
getting (even more) depressed
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Ways to fight back
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flickr.com/photos/kristiand/3223306147/
diet & sleep
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excercise
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meekevoges.com
meet new people
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try new stuff
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