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TED-Ed · Wednesday · 12 min

What's so amusing about mental illness? - Ruby Wax

Diseases of the body garner sympathy, says comedian Ruby Wax -- except those of the brain. Why is that? With dazzling energy and humor, Wax, diagnosed a decade ago with clinical depression, urges us to put an end to the stigma of mental illness. Talk by Ruby Wax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Diseases of the body garner sympathy, says comedian Ruby Wax -- except those of the brain. Why is that? With dazzling energy and humor, Wax, diagnosed a decade ago with clinical depression, urges us to put an end to the stigma of mental illness.

Talk by Ruby Wax.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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