How I tried to self medicate my depression by doing sports

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

1. 08/03/2014 eurucamp, Berlin How I tried to self medicate my depression by doing sports
2. André Cedik Ruby developer Hamburg !
3. How i got here
4. Year of firsts
5. after the marathon sore but happy (kind of)
6. mood changer
7. What depression feels like
8. splitshire.com is it really this bad?
9. flickr.com/photos/derekgavey/5275765214/ first contact
10. flickr.com/photos/skibler/4530994733/
12. flickr.com/photos/chain12/9121929903/ telling family & friends
13. 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 04/23/2014 first training session of the triabolos rookie program 2014 6 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
14. Why are we prone for depression and how to fight it
15. impostor syndrome
16. “70% of all people feel like fakes at one time or another, but it's most common in successful women and people of color”
18. worldofcostumes.com masking symptoms is easy
19. insomnia
20. can’t fall asleep not getting enough sleep getting (even more) depressed
21. Ways to fight back
22. flickr.com/photos/kristiand/3223306147/ diet & sleep
23. excercise
24. meekevoges.com meet new people
25. try new stuff
27. @andrecedik ! andre.cedik@gmail.com