Trigger Warning: This episode contains content about depression, suicide behavior, and mental illness. If it is triggering or upsetting to you, please click off this episode.

In this episode, I want to spend some time discussing the common misconceptions about mental illness, my personal experience, and what you can do if someone around you is struggling with depression.

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I can only speak from my experience, and I didn't go into details because I know everyone is fighting their own battle and because this is something that I'm still dealing with. But I hope by sharing a little bit of my story,  I can help open the conversation and let some of you know that you're not in this alone. You are not weak or weird; you are not wrong or worthless. It's okay to not be okay. —Elise 

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Resources for mental health (in Taiwan): 

https://www.mohw.gov.tw/cp-4560-49581-1.html 

https://www.tsos.org.tw/web/page/sos 

https://www.tip.org.tw/ 

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【Podcast 關鍵字】

spontaneous (adj.) 自發的；即興的

disclaimer (n.) 免責聲明

trigger warning (n.) 敏感內容警告

depression (n.) 憂鬱症

suicide (v.) 自殺

mood disorder (n.) 情緒障礙

triggering (adj.) 觸發強烈情緒反應的

light-hearted (adj.) 心情輕鬆的

casual (adj.) 休閒的

attempt (v.) 嘗試

high-end (adj.) 上層的；高端的

institution (n.) 機構；團體

mental illness (n.) 心理疾病

specifically (adj.) 明確地；具體地

debate (v.) 斟酌；考慮

awareness (n.)意識

hopefully (adv.) 但願；希望

misconception (n.) 誤解

clinical (adj.) 臨床的

diagnose (v.) 診斷

psychiatrist (n.) 精神科醫師

cough (v.) 咳嗽

apply to (phr.) 適用於

stress resistance (n.) 抗壓性

capability (n.) 能力

vary (v.) 變化

mild (adj.) 輕微的

severe (adj.) 嚴重的

symptom (n.) 症狀

appetite (n.) 食慾

fatigue (n.) 疲倦

worthless (adj.) 無價值的

guilty (adj.) 有罪惡感的

concentrate (v.) 專注

functioning (n.) 工作；運行

diagnosis (n.) 診斷

psychologist (n.) 心理學家

trauma (n.) 創傷

medical condition (n.) 身體病況

substance use (n.) 酒精、藥物使用

circumstantial (adj.) 間接的

treatment (n.) 治療方式

medication (n.) 藥物

antidepressant (n.) 抗憂鬱劑

psychotherapy (n.) 心理諮商

intimidating (adj.) 令人畏懼的

assure (v.) 向…保證

permission (n.) 許可

expense (n.) 費用

deny (v.) 否認

hurtful (adj.) 傷人的

devastating (adj.) 令人絕望的

comprehend (v.) 理解

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