My name is Simone Rana, I'm 30 years old and I'm talking to you about depression... my depression. Winston Churchill and I have practically nothing in common. Different times, different stories, he was someone and I was a nobody, or rather, an ordinary person. But perhaps the truth is that even two people so different, so far away, could have something in common: I don't know how many of you know the story of Churchill's black dog, but this Tedx has that story as its starting point. I've been depressed since I can't remember and my troubled path has brought me to this stage. I was inspired by stories similar to mine and during my darkest years, Youtube (including Tedx) accompanied my days inspiring my creativity, allowing me to escape from a world that didn't want me, that made me feel like a fish out of water. Today I still suffer from depression, but some stories have made me understand that with depression it's just a matter of learning to live with it, even if it doesn't pay your rent. Some stories have alleviated my suffering and I hope that this story, my story, can somehow alleviate, or even just keep those who suffer company in a moment of darkness. – My name is Simone Rana, I'm 30 years old and I'm talking to you about depression...my depression. Winston Churchill and I have practically nothing in common. Different times, different stories, he was someone, I was nobody. But perhaps one truth is that even two people so different, so far apart, might have something in common: I don't know how many of you know the story of Churchill's black dog, but this Tedx has that story as its starting point. I've been depressed for as long as I can remember, and my troubled path has brought me to this stage. I was inspired by stories similar to mine and during my darkest years, Youtube (including Tedx) accompanied my days inspiring my creativity, allowing me to escape from a world that didn't want me, that made me feel like a fish out of water. Today I still suffer from depression, but some stories have made me realize that depression is just a matter of learning to live with it, even if it doesn't pay the rent. Some stories have alleviated my suffering and I hope that this story, my story, can somehow alleviate, or even just keep those who suffer from it company in a dark moment. In 2018 I opened my YouTube channel with the pseudonym The Bald Frog: a monologist inspired by stand-up comedy. With the second video published I realized that I liked and inspired video editing a lot so I started investing in equipment to increase the quality of the content. After two years I decided, a little recklessly and a little with dreamy intentions, to open my own business to work on content creation. Initially I managed a health and wellness channel managing to bring content on a weekly basis, including 3 interviews (one of these with Mauro de gli Orti di Mauro) which had huge success despite it being a newly born channel. At the same time I started collaborating with a real estate agency. With them we are thinking about a project to clean up the site, social networks and for some exclusive interior photoshoots. 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