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JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
JD Schramm：打破自殺生還者的沉默
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即使我們每個人的生活從外面看來都很正常，深鎖內心深處的可能是無盡的苦痛，這種苦痛可能帶領有些人走向生命的盡頭。在TEDYou，JD Schramm請求我們打破籠罩在自殺與自殺企圖周圍的沉默，為從死神手中逃出來，重獲新生的人提供急需的資源。資源地址：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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從外表看來各個方面
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John had everything going for him.
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約翰一切都很順利
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He had just signed the contract
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他剛剛簽了一個合同
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to sell his New York apartment
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以6位數的價格
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at a six-figure profit,
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賣掉了他在紐約
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and he'd only owned it for five years.
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僅僅買了五年的公寓
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The school where he graduated from with his master's
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他碩士畢業的母校
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had just offered him a teaching appointment,
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剛剛提供給他了一個教職
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which meant not only a salary,
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這個教職不僅意味著一份薪水
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but benefits for the first time in ages.
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還有多年以來頭一次的福利
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And yet, despite everything going really well for John,
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然而，即使所有事情看起來都很順利
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he was struggling,
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約翰仍然在掙扎中
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fighting addiction and a gripping depression.
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與他的成癮和無法掙脫的抑鬱鬥爭
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On the night of June 11th, 2003,
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2003年6月11日的夜晚
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he climbed up to the edge
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他爬上了曼哈頓大橋
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of the fence on the Manhattan Bridge
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欄杆的邊緣
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and he leaped to the treacherous waters below.
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縱身一躍跳入了莫測的河水中
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Remarkably --
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奇怪的是
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no, miraculously --
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不，奇蹟般的是
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he lived.
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他生還了
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The fall shattered his right arm,
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這一跳摔碎的他的右臂
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broke every rib that he had,
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他的所有肋骨都斷掉了
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punctured his lung,
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還刺穿了他的肺
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and he drifted in and out of consciousness
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他在清醒跟昏迷中晃蕩
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as he drifted down the East River,
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沿著東河向下漂
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under the Brooklyn Bridge
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穿過布魯克林大橋
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and out into the pathway of the Staten Island Ferry,
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進入了斯塔騰島渡輪的水道
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where passengers on the ferry
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渡輪上
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heard his cries of pain,
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聽到了他痛苦的叫喊
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contacted the boat's captain
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乘客們聯繫了船長
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who contacted the Coast Guard
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船長聯繫上了海岸警衛隊
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who fished him out of the East River
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警衛隊把約翰打撈上來
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and took him to Bellevue Hospital.
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送到Bellevue醫院。
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And that's actually where our story begins.
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事實上，這只是故事的開始。
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Because once John committed himself
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因為當約翰決心要
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to putting his life back together --
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重新開始他的生活之後——
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first physically, then emotionally,
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先是身體上，然後是情感上，
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and then spiritually --
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再然後是精神上——
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he found that there were very few resources available
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他發現很難找到資源來幫助
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to someone who has attempted to end their life
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自己這樣的
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in the way that he did.
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試圖過自殺的人
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Research shows
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研究表明
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that 19 out of 20 people
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在試圖自殺的
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who attempt suicide
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20個人中
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will fail.
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19個會失敗
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But the people who fail
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但是這些失敗的人
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are 37 times more likely to succeed
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在第二次嘗試的時候
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the second time.
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有37倍於從前的可能性會成功
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This truly is
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這些人毫無疑問
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an at-risk population
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是處於危險中的人群
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with very few resources to support them.
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並且只有極少的資源來幫助他們
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And what happens
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這樣
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when people try to assemble themselves back into life,
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當自殺過一次的人們試圖重新開始人生的時候
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because of our taboos around suicide,
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因為我們對於自殺的忌諱
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we're not sure what to say,
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我們不知道該說些什麼
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and so quite often we say nothing.
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所以大部分時候，我們就對這件事一言不發
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And that furthers the isolation
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這就加深了像約翰一樣的人
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that people like John found themselves in.
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陷入的隔離環境
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I know John's story very well
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我對約翰的故事非常了解
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because I'm John.
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因為我，就是這個約翰
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And this is, today,
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今天，這是
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the first time in any sort of public setting
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我第一次在任何形式的公開場合
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I've ever acknowledged
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談起我
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the journey that I have been on.
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經過的這段旅程
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But after having lost a beloved teacher in 2006
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但是，我在2006年失去了一個親愛的老師
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and a good friend last year to suicide,
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在去年又出去了一個好朋友，都是因為自殺之後
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and sitting last year at TEDActive,
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還有去年參加TEDActive（行動）會議
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I knew that I needed to step out of my silence
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我意識到我需要從我自己的沉默中走出來
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and past my taboos
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突破我自己的忌諱
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to talk about an idea worth spreading --
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來談論這個值得散播的觀點——
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and that is that people
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那就是這些
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who have made the difficult choice
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作出艱難的決定
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to come back to life
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開始重新生活的人們
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need more resources and need our help.
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需要更多的支持資源，以及我們的幫助
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As the Trevor Project says, it gets better.
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就像Trevor項目所說的，一切都在變好
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It gets way better.
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一切都會變很好
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And I'm choosing to come out
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並且我今天也算是出櫃
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of a totally different kind of closet today
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一個不一樣的櫃
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to encourage you, to urge you,
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就是為了鼓勵你們，敦促你們
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that if you are someone
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如果你曾經
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who has contemplated or attempted suicide,
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考慮過，或者嘗試過自殺
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or you know somebody who has,
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或者你認識考慮過或者嘗試過自殺的人
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talk about it; get help.
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談談這個問題，尋求幫助
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It's a conversation worth having
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這是一個值得進行的談話
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and an idea worth spreading.
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一個值得散播的觀點
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Thank you.
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謝謝
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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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