Coping with Depression - for iPod/iPhone
By The Open University
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Description
“You just want to step out of it, to step out of the whole race, the whole business. The monstrosity of life overwhelms you.” Following a nervous breakdown in 1995, actor and journalist Stephen Fry discovered he was suffering from bi-polar disorder – commonly known as manic depression. Symptoms of fear and sadness (often classed as ‘anxiety’ and ‘depression’ if they are diagnosed) are the most common ‘mental disorders’ in Britain that people seek counselling for. This collection of videos looks at what can happen when people are overwhelmed by such profound feelings of sadness that they can’t carry on with their everyday lives. Fry, along with Trisha Goddard and engineer Jim Brown, share their personal struggles and experiences with diagnosis and drug use, giving us a glimpse into the journeys they have taken. This material forms part of The Open University course D240 Counselling: exploring fear and sadness 'The Secret life...' footage appears courtesy of RTF and BBC.
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| 1 | VideoCoping with Depression | Stephen Fry, Trisha Goddard and Jim Brown share their experiences with anxiety and depression. | 10 10 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Coping with Depression | Transcript -- Stephen Fry, Trisha Goddard and Jim Brown share their experiences with anxiety and depression. | 10 10 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoDepression: diagnosis and stigma | A look at being diagnosed with a mental illness. | 10 10 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Depression: diagnosis and stigma | Transcript -- A look at being diagnosed with a mental illness. | 10 10 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoDepression and drug use | Several people share their experiences of prescribed and recreational drugs. | 10 10 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Depression and drug use | Transcript -- Several people share their experiences of prescribed and recreational drugs. | 10 10 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Very informative
Good celebrity accounts detailing the struggle of the problem sufferers face
Your having a laff !
Must be good to have the money to just up and go to France when you’re feeling blue ! Then come home and book yourself into a hospital ! In the real world, for the rest of us, Can’t afford to go to the next town, wouldn’t know where to go for shelter, certainly not got the money to pay for any ! Then just book myself into a hospital ! Been waiting 2 years for a minor, simple operation, that is necessary to give me a normal life, and they won’t do it because I snore !
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