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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.
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08/03/2014
eurucamp, Berlin
How I tried to self medicate my depression by doing sports
André CedikRuby developer
Hamburg !
How i got here
Year of firsts
after the marathonsore but happy
(kind of)
mood changer
What depression feels like
splitshire.com
is it really this bad?
flickr.com/photos/derekgavey/5275765214/
first contact
flickr.com/photos/skibler/4530994733/
flickr.com/photos/chain12/9121929903/
telling family & friends
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
Why are we prone for depression and how to fight it
impostor syndrome
“70% of all people feel like fakes at one time or another,
but it's most common in successful women and people of color”
worldofcostumes.com
masking symptoms is easy
insomnia
can’t fall asleep
not getting enough sleep
getting (even more) depressed
Ways to fight back
flickr.com/photos/kristiand/3223306147/
diet & sleep
excercise
meekevoges.com
meet new people
try new stuff
@andrecedik !
andre.cedik@gmail.com
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