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JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
JD Schramm: Bryd stilheden for selvmordsoverlevende.
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Selv om vores liv synes fint udefra, kan det være en verden af stille smerte set indefra, hvilket fører nogle til beslutningen om at gøre en ende på deres liv. Ved TEDYou beder JD Schramm os om at bryde stilheden, som omkranser selvmord og selvmordsforsøg, og skabe en tiltrængt ressource til at hjælpe mennesker, som genvinder deres liv efter at have undsluppet døden. Kilde: http://t.co/wsNrY9C
JD Schramm - Communicator
JD Schramm teaches future business leaders both the theoretical and practical aspects of communication. Full bio
JD Schramm teaches future business leaders both the theoretical and practical aspects of communication. Full bio
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From all outward appearances,
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Ud fra alt, hvad man kunne se,
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John had everything going for him.
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kørte alt bare for John.
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He had just signed the contract
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Han havde lige underskrevet kontrakten
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to sell his New York apartment
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på salget af sin New York lejlighed
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at a six-figure profit,
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med en seks-cifret fortjeneste,
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and he'd only owned it for five years.
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og han havde kun ejet den i fem år.
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The school where he graduated from with his master's
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Skolen, han dimitterende fra med sin kandidat,
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had just offered him a teaching appointment,
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havde lige tilbudt ham en lærerstilling,
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which meant not only a salary,
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hvilket ikke kun betød løn,
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but benefits for the first time in ages.
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men også goder for første gang i lang tid.
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And yet, despite everything going really well for John,
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Men alligevel, på trods af at alt gik rigtig godt for John,
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he was struggling,
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kæmpede han,
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fighting addiction and a gripping depression.
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kæmpede mod afhængighed og en fængslende depression.
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On the night of June 11th, 2003,
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Om natten d. 11. juni i 2003
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he climbed up to the edge
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klatrede han op på kanten
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of the fence on the Manhattan Bridge
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af hegnet på Manhattan Bridge,
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and he leaped to the treacherous waters below.
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og han kastede sig i de forræderiske vande for neden.
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Remarkably --
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På bemærkelsesværdig --
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no, miraculously --
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nej, mirakuløs vis --
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he lived.
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overlevede han.
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The fall shattered his right arm,
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Faldet knuste hans højre arm,
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broke every rib that he had,
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brækkede samtlige ribben i hans krop,
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punctured his lung,
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punkterede hans lunge
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and he drifted in and out of consciousness
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og han drev ind og ud af af bevisthed,
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as he drifted down the East River,
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mens han flød ned af East River,
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under the Brooklyn Bridge
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under Brooklyn Bridge
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and out into the pathway of the Staten Island Ferry,
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og ud i ruten, hvor Staten Island færgen sejlede,
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where passengers on the ferry
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hvor passagerer på færgen
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heard his cries of pain,
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hørte hans smerteskrig,
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contacted the boat's captain
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kontaktede skibets kaptajn,
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who contacted the Coast Guard
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som kontaktede kystvagten,
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who fished him out of the East River
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som fiskede ham op af East River
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and took him to Bellevue Hospital.
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og bragte ham til Bellevue Hospital.
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And that's actually where our story begins.
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Og det er faktisk her, hvor vores historie begynder.
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Because once John committed himself
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For da John endelig engagerede sig selv
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to putting his life back together --
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i at få styr på sit liv igen --
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first physically, then emotionally,
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først fysisk, så følelsesmæssigt,
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and then spiritually --
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og til sidst spirituelt --
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he found that there were very few resources available
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fandt han ud af, at der er meget få ressourcer tilgængelige
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to someone who has attempted to end their life
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for en person, der har prøvet at ende sit liv
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in the way that he did.
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på den måde, som han gjorde.
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Research shows
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Forskning viser,
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that 19 out of 20 people
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at 19 ud af 20 mennesker,
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who attempt suicide
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som forsøger selvmord,
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will fail.
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fejler.
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But the people who fail
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Men de mennesker, som fejler,
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are 37 times more likely to succeed
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er 37 gange mere sandsynlige til at lykkedes med det
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the second time.
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i deres andet forsøg.
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This truly is
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Dette er i sandhed
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an at-risk population
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en udsat befolkningsgruppe
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with very few resources to support them.
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med meget få ressourcer til at støtte sig.
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And what happens
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Og hvad der sker,
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when people try to assemble themselves back into life,
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når mennesker prøver at samle deres liv sammen igen,
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because of our taboos around suicide,
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på grund af vores tabuer omkring selvmord,
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we're not sure what to say,
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gør at vi ikke ved hvad vi skal sige,
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and so quite often we say nothing.
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og ofte siger vi ingenting.
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And that furthers the isolation
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Og det udbygger isolationen,
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that people like John found themselves in.
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som mennesker som John befinder sig i.
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I know John's story very well
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Jeg kender Johns historie godt,
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because I'm John.
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fordi jeg er John.
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And this is, today,
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Og i dag er
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the first time in any sort of public setting
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den første gang, jeg i offentligt rum
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I've ever acknowledged
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nogensinde har erkendt
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the journey that I have been on.
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den rejse, jeg har været på.
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But after having lost a beloved teacher in 2006
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Men efter at have mistet en elsket lærer i 2006
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and a good friend last year to suicide,
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og en god ven sidste år til selvmord,
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and sitting last year at TEDActive,
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og have siddet med ved sidste års TEDActive,
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I knew that I needed to step out of my silence
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vidste jeg, at jeg var nødt til at træde ud af min stilhed
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and past my taboos
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og ud over mine tabuer
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to talk about an idea worth spreading --
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for at tale om en idé, der er værd at sprede --
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and that is that people
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og den er, at mennesker,
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who have made the difficult choice
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som har truffet den svære beslutning
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to come back to life
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om at komme tilbage til livet,
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need more resources and need our help.
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har brug for flere ressourcer og har brug for vores hjælp.
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As the Trevor Project says, it gets better.
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Som Trevor Projektet siger, det bliver bedre.
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It gets way better.
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Det bliver meget bedre.
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And I'm choosing to come out
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Og jeg vælger at komme ud
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of a totally different kind of closet today
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af et fuldstændig anderledes skab i dag
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to encourage you, to urge you,
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for at opfordre jer til,
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that if you are someone
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hvis du er af dem
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who has contemplated or attempted suicide,
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som har overvejet eller forsøgt selvmord,
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or you know somebody who has,
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eller hvis du kender nogen, som har,
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talk about it; get help.
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så tal om det, få hjælp.
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It's a conversation worth having
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Det er en samtale, der er værd at have,
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and an idea worth spreading.
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og en idé, der er værd at sprede.
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Thank you.
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Mange tak.
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
JD Schramm - CommunicatorJD Schramm teaches future business leaders both the theoretical and practical aspects of communication.
Why you should listen
A seasoned communicator and entrepreneur, JD Schramm teaches the theoretical and practical aspects of effective communication as a lecturer in management at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. At Stanford, he has led the development and launch of the Mastery in Communication Initiative to help GSB students improve their mastery of speaking and writing.
He says: "I cultivate dreams in myself and others by building bridges, inspiring greatness, encouraging growth, and living passionately."
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