ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joshua Walters - Comedian, activist
Joshua Walters is a bipolar comedian whose work explores language, creativity, beatboxing and madness ...

Why you should listen

Joshua Walters is a comedian, poet, educator and performer. He incorporates elements of spoken word and beatbox into his shows in a mash-up of comedy, intimate reflection and unpredictable antics. In the last two years, Walters has performed at theaters and universities throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East.

His eclectic combination of performance disciplines and activity as an educator in mental health has given Walters a national platform and audience. In 2002, Walters co-founded the DBSA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance) Young Adults Chapter in San Francisco, one of the few support groups specifically for mentally ill young adults in the country. As a facilitator, Walters developed humor to address the subject of mental illness, reframing it as a positive. Walters speaks as a mental health educator and has engaged in mental health advocacy at conventions and in classrooms nationwide.

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Joshua Walters: On being just crazy enough

約書亞•華特斯︰瘋得剛剛好

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在TED的Full Spectrum面試會上,罹患躁鬱症的搞笑藝人約書亞•華特斯遊走在躁鬱之間,講述了精神疾病以及它的「優點」。在這有趣又發人深思的演講中,他問道:「在藥物治癒以及善用躁症的創意優勢與衝勁之間,該怎麼平衡?」
- Comedian, activist
Joshua Walters is a bipolar comedian whose work explores language, creativity, beatboxing and madness ... Full bio

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My name名稱 is Joshua約書亞 Walters沃爾特斯.
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我是約書亞•華特斯
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I'm a performer演員.
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我是位表演家
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(Beatboxing口技)
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【口技表演】
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(Laughter笑聲)
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【笑聲】
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(Applause掌聲)
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【掌聲】
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But as far as being存在 a performer演員,
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但身為表演家的同時
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I'm also diagnosed確診
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我也被診斷出
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bipolar雙極.
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患有躁鬱症
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I reframe重構 that as a positive
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我換個想法把它當成件好事
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because the crazier瘋狂 I get onstage在舞台上,
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因為我在舞台上越瘋狂
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the more entertaining娛樂 I become成為.
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我就越有娛樂性
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When I was 16 in San Francisco弗朗西斯科,
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我16歲那年在舊金山的時候
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I had my breakthrough突破 manic躁狂 episode插曲
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我的躁症發作了
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in which哪一個 I thought I was Jesus耶穌 Christ基督.
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我以為自己是耶穌基督
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Maybe you thought that was scary害怕,
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也許你們覺得那挺可怕的
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but actually其實 there's no amount of drugs毒品 you can take
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但老實說 想靠嗑藥
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that can get you as high
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High到以為自己是耶穌基督
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as if you think you're Jesus耶穌 Christ基督.
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還不容易咧
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(Laughter笑聲)
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【笑聲】
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I was sent發送 to a place地點,
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我被送到一個地方
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a psych迷幻 ward病房,
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一間精神病院
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and in the psych迷幻 ward病房,
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在那間精神病院
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everyone大家 is doing their own擁有 one-man一個人 show顯示.
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每個人都在唱自己的獨角戲
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(Laughter笑聲)
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【笑聲】
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There's no audience聽眾 like this
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那裡不像現在,有觀眾
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to justify辯解 their rehearsal排演 time.
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來讓他們的「排演」看起來正式
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They're just practicing.
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他們不斷地練習
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One day they'll他們會 get here.
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好像有一天 他們也會站上舞台
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Now when I got out,
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在我出院後
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I was diagnosed確診
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我接受了診斷
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and I was given特定 medications藥物治療
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也拿了藥
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by a psychiatrist心理醫生.
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精神科醫師開的藥
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"Okay, Josh玩笑, why don't we give you some --
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「好吧 喬許(暱稱) 不如我開個......痾.....
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why don't we give you some Zyprexa再普樂.
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那個......金普薩(常用精神藥物)給你好了
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Okay? MmhmmMmhmm?
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好嗎? 嗯?
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At least最小 that's what it says on my pen鋼筆."
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至少藥商送的筆上是這個名字」
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(Laughter笑聲)
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【笑聲】
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Some of you are in the field領域, I can see.
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我看得出來你們有人在這個領域工作
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I can feel your noise噪聲.
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我聽到你們的笑聲了
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The first half of high school學校
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在我高中的前半段
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was the struggle鬥爭 of the manic躁狂 episode插曲,
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我都因為躁症發作而掙扎著
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and the second第二 half
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後半段
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was the overmedicationsovermedications of these drugs毒品,
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則是服藥過量
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where I was sleeping睡眠 through通過 high school學校.
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而讓我一路睡到畢業
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The second第二 half was just one big nap小憩, pretty漂亮 much, in class.
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後半段差不多就是在學校睡一場很長的午覺
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When I got out
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畢業後
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I had a choice選擇.
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我有個機會抉擇
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I could either deny拒絕
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我可以排拒
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my mental心理 illness疾病
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我的精神病
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or embrace擁抱
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或者是擁抱
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my mental心理 skillnessskillness.
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我精神病症的「優點」
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(Bugle號角 sound聲音)
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【口技表演喇叭聲】
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There's a movement運動 going on right now
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現在有一個趨勢
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to reframe重構 mental心理 illness疾病 as a positive --
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要人們正面看待精神疾病
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at least最小 the hypomanic輕躁狂 edge邊緣 part部分 of it.
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至少正面看待輕躁症的優勢
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Now if you don't know what hypomania輕躁狂 is,
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如果你問我輕躁症是什麼
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it's like an engine發動機 that's out of control控制,
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它就像是失控的引擎
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maybe a Ferrari法拉利 engine發動機, with no breaks休息.
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可能是法拉利的引擎 但沒有剎車
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Many許多 of the speakers音箱 here, many許多 of you in the audience聽眾,
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台下許多講者及聽眾
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have that creative創作的 edge邊緣,
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就有這樣的創意優勢
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if you know what I'm talking about.
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如果你們懂我在說什麼
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You're driven驅動 to do something
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你們被驅使著去做一些
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that everyone大家 has told you is impossible不可能.
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大家都說不可能的事
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And there's a book -- John約翰 GartnerGartner公司.
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有一本書 約翰‧嘉納寫的
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John約翰 GartnerGartner公司 wrote this book called "The Hypomanic輕躁狂 Edge邊緣"
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約翰‧嘉納寫了這本《瀕臨輕躁》
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in which哪一個 Christopher克里斯托弗 Columbus哥倫布 and Ted攤曬 Turner車工 and Steve史蒂夫 Jobs工作
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在書中 哥倫布 泰德‧透納(CNN創辦人) 和賈伯斯
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and all these business商業 minds頭腦
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這些頭腦精明的人
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have this edge邊緣 to compete競爭.
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都有這樣的優勢
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A different不同 book was written書面 not too long ago
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不久前還有另一本
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in the mid-中-90s
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在90年代中期寫的書
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called "Touched感動 With Fire" by Kay Redfield雷德菲爾德 Jamison賈米森
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凱‧傑米森的《為火所染》
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in which哪一個 it was looked看著 at in a creative創作的 sense
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這本書就創意的角度來探討躁鬱症
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in which哪一個 Mozart莫扎特 and Beethoven貝多芬 and Van麵包車 Gogh梵高
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提到莫札特 貝多芬以及梵谷
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all have this manic躁狂 depression蕭條 that they were suffering痛苦 with.
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都深受躁鬱症折磨
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Some of them committed提交 suicide自殺.
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他們之中有幾位自殺了
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So it wasn't all
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所以 這種病
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the good side of the illness疾病.
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並不只有好的一面
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Now recently最近,
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最近
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there's been development發展 in this field領域.
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這個領域有了新的發展
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And there was an article文章 written書面 in the New York紐約 Times,
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紐約時報刊登了一篇文章
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September九月 2010,
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2010年9月登的
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that stated聲明:
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標題是
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"Just Manic躁狂 Enough足夠."
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〈瘋得剛剛好〉
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Just be manic躁狂 enough足夠
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瘋得剛剛好就好
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in which哪一個 investors投資者 who are looking for entrepreneurs企業家
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文章談到有些投資人在尋找企業家
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that have this kind of spectrum光譜 --
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有躁鬱症狀的企業家
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you know what I'm talking about --
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你知道我在說什麼
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not maybe full充分 bipolar雙極,
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或許不是完全的躁鬱症
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but they're in the bipolar雙極 spectrum光譜 --
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而是有一點那樣的症狀
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where on one side,
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或許一方面
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maybe you think you're Jesus耶穌,
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他們覺得自己是耶穌
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and on the other side
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也可能同時
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maybe they just make you a lot of money.
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他們就幫你賺了一堆錢唷
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(Laughter笑聲)
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【笑聲】
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Your call. Your call.
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完完全全看你怎麼想
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And everyone's大家的 somewhere某處 in the middle中間.
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每個人其實都介於躁跟鬱之間
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Everyone's每個人的 somewhere某處 in the middle中間.
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都不是在躁鬱的兩極
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So maybe, you know,
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你們知道嗎 也許
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there's no such這樣 thing
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根本就沒有
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as crazy,
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發瘋這回事
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and being存在 diagnosed確診 with a mental心理 illness疾病
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即使被診斷出精神疾病
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doesn't mean you're crazy.
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也不代表你真的瘋了
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But maybe it just means手段
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或許這只意味著
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you're more sensitive敏感
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你比較敏感
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to what most people can't see
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對於多數人看不到
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or feel.
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或感覺不到的事物敏感
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Maybe no one's那些 really crazy.
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或許沒有人真正瘋
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Everyone大家 is just a little bit mad.
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而每個人都有那麼點狂
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How much
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而你有多瘋狂
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depends依靠 on where you fall秋季 in the spectrum光譜.
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就要看你離躁鬱的兩極有多遠
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How much
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而你離躁鬱的兩極有多遠
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depends依靠 on how lucky幸運 you are.
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就要看你多幸運了
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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(Applause掌聲)
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【掌聲】
Translated by Ching-Yuan Chen
Reviewed by Te-Hao Chien

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joshua Walters - Comedian, activist
Joshua Walters is a bipolar comedian whose work explores language, creativity, beatboxing and madness ...

Why you should listen

Joshua Walters is a comedian, poet, educator and performer. He incorporates elements of spoken word and beatbox into his shows in a mash-up of comedy, intimate reflection and unpredictable antics. In the last two years, Walters has performed at theaters and universities throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East.

His eclectic combination of performance disciplines and activity as an educator in mental health has given Walters a national platform and audience. In 2002, Walters co-founded the DBSA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance) Young Adults Chapter in San Francisco, one of the few support groups specifically for mentally ill young adults in the country. As a facilitator, Walters developed humor to address the subject of mental illness, reframing it as a positive. Walters speaks as a mental health educator and has engaged in mental health advocacy at conventions and in classrooms nationwide.

More profile about the speaker
Joshua Walters | Speaker | TED.com