Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - Why Depression Doesn’t Make You Broken

Depression doesn't define you, and it definitely doesn't make you broken. It's okay to feel this way, and it's okay to seek help. Depression isn't a sign of weakness but a testament to your strength. So, if you're dealing with depression or just wondering if what you're feeling is depression, this video is for you. We've got your back. You're stronger than you know, and your mental health matters. DISCLAIMER: Please know that we are not trying to romanticize depression! It is a serious mental illness, and we are rooting for you to get better. The purpose of this video is to help fight the stereotypes about depression, and to make those who suffer from it feel better about themselves. Because everyone deserves to feel good about themselves, even if they’re fighting a mental illness. This video is meant to inform and educate, and it doesn’t serve as a diagnostic or therapeutic tool. If you think you may have depression, please talk to a mental health professional to get the help you deserve. #depression #depressed #mentalhealth Researcher/Writer: Stela Košić Script Editor: Michal Mitchell Script Manager: Kelly Soong Voice :Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera) Thumbnail Artist: Sam Rain Thumbnail Manager: Michal Mitchell Animator: Zuzia YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Alloy, L. B., & Abramson, L. Y. (1988). Depressive realism: Four theoretical perspectives. In L. B. Alloy (Ed.), Cognitive processes in depression (pp. 223–265). The Guilford Press. Binder, M., & Freytag, A. (2013, February). Volunteering, subjective well-being and public policy. Journal of Economic Psychology, 34, 97–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2012.11.008 Cao Y, Dingle G, Chan GCK, Cunnington R. Low Mood Leads to Increased Empathic Distress at Seeing Others' Pain. Front Psychol. 2017 Nov 20;8:2024. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02024. PMID: 29209256; PMCID: PMC5702010. Forgas, J. P., & East, R. (2008, September). On being happy and gullible: Mood effects on skepticism and the detection of deception. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(5), 1362–1367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2008.04.010 Gasper, K., & Clore, G. L. (2002, January). Attending to the Big Picture: Mood and Global Versus Local Processing of Visual Information. Psychological Science, 13(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.00406 Holm-Hadulla, R. M., Roussel, M., & Hofmann, F. H. (2010, December). Depression and creativity — The case of the german poet, scientist and statesman J. W. v. Goethe. Journal of Affective Disorders, 127(1–3), 43–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.05.007 von Helversen, B., Wilke, A., Johnson, T., Schmid, G., & Klapp, B. (2011, November). Performance benefits of depression: Sequential decision making in a healthy sample and a clinically depressed sample. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 120(4), 962–968. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023238