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Having a tough time lately? You still deserve to treat yourself with compassion. #TEDTalks

Have you ever had a hard time doing daily household tasks — cooking, cleaning, laundry — and felt like a terrible person for struggling in the first place? Therapist KC Davis is here to flip that negative internalized script with a simple yet perspective-shifting fact that may change your approach to life. Learn a gentler,…

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Have you ever had a hard time doing daily household tasks — cooking, cleaning, laundry — and felt like a terrible person for struggling in the first place? Therapist KC Davis is here to flip that negative internalized script with a simple yet perspective-shifting fact that may change your approach to life. Learn a gentler, more practical approach to mental health as Davis shares hard-won wisdom and helpful shortcuts on how to get by when you feel like you’ve barely got it together.

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  1. @Grey_mind

    August 15, 2025 at 1:06 pm

    Too depressed to shower? Really…

    • @PiotrKaszuba8403

      August 15, 2025 at 1:55 pm

      Really. I know people like this, and I also know what I’ve been through as well. It might not be your perspective, but that means you are lucky and/or were able to not experience it. That doesn’t mean it’s not others’ perspective; otherwise, even this video wouldn’t exist. Please don’t be arrogant like some people used to be and don’t take simple things as given. Nothing is, and to anyone.

    • @Grey_mind

      August 15, 2025 at 2:26 pm

      @@PiotrKaszuba8403I’m definitely not arrogant. I would be interested to hear more how you deal with a situation like this. Just startling to hear that you can incapacitate yourself beyond hygiene even though it could be readily accessible. Seems like more of a self neglect/destructive result of depression rather than the depressions itself maybe.

    • @MrStredders

      August 15, 2025 at 6:31 pm

      @@Grey_mind people who are in that position, myself included once upon a time, lose connection with norms as intrusive thoughts and negative self-talk govern your existence. It’s an insidious loss of self-control, rather than a choice. I likened falling into it like falling into a well. The trip down is quick, and the trip back up is long and arduous.

    • @Grey_mind

      August 15, 2025 at 6:43 pm

      @@MrStreddersman. I hope you are doing better now. Thanks for sharing.

    • @MrStredders

      August 15, 2025 at 6:56 pm

      @@Grey_mind yes, I’ve been much better for a few years now, and able to keep on top of my mental health. Thanks 🙂

  2. @PiotrKaszuba8403

    August 15, 2025 at 2:00 pm

    Compassion is very important, especially when there is a lack of it from other people whom you used to trust, even with your life, and for whom you would be able to give your life if necessary. Be compassionate to yourself and others. This is what makes us human. P.S. There is a well-known book, ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’, which is actually a lot about this topic, even if it is initially known as dystopian science fiction. It is good and probably should be read by anyone.

  3. @PiotrKaszuba8403

    August 15, 2025 at 2:01 pm

    Thank you for this video.

  4. @BecomeBroly

    August 15, 2025 at 8:25 pm

    The solution is in the work your avoiding. Although, we could have more compassion towards one another.

  5. @dakottabigred1257

    August 15, 2025 at 11:49 pm

    you can tell she speaks from expierence

  6. @brokenwizards9122

    August 16, 2025 at 7:29 pm

    It’s like she learned a bunch of life hacks and then practiced saying them with emotion.

    • @aaronrosenberg6633

      August 17, 2025 at 7:56 am

      I haven’t seen the long version of this, but no, it’s like she’s addressing serious issues of depression and self-care in the face of it.

      Is mean-spiritedness your default?

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