Can mental disorder be a superpower? | Zak Sandler | TEDxAnchorage

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Mental health activist and Broadway musician Zak Sandler explores the potential benefits of mental disorder, examining a variety of extraordinary achievements by successful individuals with mental disorders throughout history. Zak Sandler is a mental health activist and Broadway musician. He has spoken about his bipolar and how mental conditions can be superpowers at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Convention, the NAMI New York State Convention (where he won their 2018 young leader award), and for the JED foundation. He has appeared on 5 podcasts, including “This Is Actually Happening” with Whit Missildine (45k+ plays) and “At The Podium” with Patrick Huey (episode coming soon), and was written up in Psychiatric News, the official online publication of the American Psychiatric Association. He says “mental condition” and not “mental illness” because he feels the word “illness” implies there’s something wrong with him, when it’s just a part of who he is. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx