Mental Health & Neurodiversity Videos Hacker News Recommends

lecture#16

Essential Ideas for Parents

Jason Salotti

“Here's the best explanation I've ever seen of the subject”

9 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

lecture#37

Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)

Stanford

“This is the quintessential video for understanding clinical depression.”

14 HN recommenders · 2009–2026

talk#88

The great porn experiment | Gary Wilson | TEDxGlasgow

TEDx Talks

“Here's an enlightening video on the detrimental effects of porn on the brain.”

10 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

lecture#117

ADHD: Essential Ideas for Parents - Dr. Russell Barkely

ADHDtips

“You don't need to watch the entire 3 hours. The first 10 minutes should be fairly enlightening.”

11 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

talk#204

Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Google

“Its almost embarrassing how much that video changed my perception of my decisionmaking.”

11 HN recommenders · 2009–2017

lecture#208

30 Essential Ideas you should know about ADHD, 1A Intro, Chronic Developmental Disability

Adhd Videos

“Probably the best introduction to ADHD is a 1.5 lecture by Dr. Russell Barkley, a top researcher in this area.”

9 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

lecture#223

This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture

Adhd Videos

“It's a talk by Dr. Russell Barkley on ADHD and it's what made me finally schedule a full analysis”

10 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

documentary#279

TempleOS | Down the Rabbit Hole

Fredrik Knudsen

“This video is the definitive rundown on his life and illness”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

tutorial#378

Guided Wim Hof Method Breathing

Wim Hof

“It's been very valuable to me.”

10 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

talk#381

MountainWest RubyConf 2013 Devs and Depression by Greg Baugues

Confreaks

“I recommend this talk about depression and software developers: There are newer versions of this talk, but I think this one has the most powerful storytelling.”

7 HN recommenders · 2013–2020

podcast#395

What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health

Andrew Huberman

“Andrew Huberman's 2-hour blog post on the negative effects of alcohol[1] convinced me to stop drinking.”

7 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

explainer#480

Why Is It So Hard to Do Something That Should Be Easy? (Wall of Awful pt. 1)

How to ADHD

“It totally changed how I approached my procrastination by simply asking myself "why" I was avoiding a task.”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

podcast#551

Dr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More

Tim Ferriss

“I recommend Tim Ferris’ interview with Gabor Mate for a great honest look into the causes and mechanisms of addiction.”

6 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

talk#1014

How I overcame alcoholism | Claudia Christian | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool

TEDx Talks

“This TEDx talk was what convinced me to try it”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

talk#1081

Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED

TED

“This is my favourite addiction talk.”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

talk#1189

Breakthrough with Healing Chronic Pain | Howard Schubiner | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“The author links to Schubiner's talk on chronic pain, which I heartily recommend as the right balance of rigor and tone”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

interview#1253

Homeless man talks openly about being addicted to heroin. We have an opioid crisis in America.

Invisible People

“Extremely powerful 5 minute interview with an obviously intelligent homeless person addicted to heroin: Terrifying”

3 HN recommenders · 2021

lecture#1285

2012 Burnett Lecture Part 1 Keynote Speaker: Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.

UNC Learning Center

“Educate yourself by watching this”

4 HN recommenders · 2013–2022

talk#1354

Depression is a disease of civilization: Stephen Ilardi at TEDxEmory

TEDx Talks

“Two points I remember clearly taking from this lecture”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

lecture#1612

Dr Russell Barkley on ADHD Meds and how they all work differently from each other

Adhd Videos

“Dr. Russell Barkley has good explanations of what different prescription ADHD drugs do”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

talk#1661

How to recover from depression

Psychlopaedia.org

“this video helped me immensely at one point in my life”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

commentary#1771

Gambling and the desire machine | Pay to Win

Jimmy McGee

“it's a genuinely interesting exploration on the murky history of video games and gambling”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

explainer#1790

Loneliness

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“had an excellent research report as video summarizing loneliness”

4 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

lecture#1831

The Neuroanatomy of ADHD and thus how to treat ADHD - CADDAC - Dr Russel Barkley part 3ALL

Adhd Videos

“Watching that video helped me put my behaviors in perspective and really understand how my brain works.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

explainer#1895

Brené Brown on Empathy

Royal Society of Arts

“the video was still useful for me. It's less than 3 minutes long.”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2020

comedy#1930

Craig Ferguson Speaks From The Heart

Monke96ify

“Craig Ferguson's comments on alcoholism are worth listening to”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

tutorial#1952

#NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) with Dr. Andrew Huberman

Virtusan

“I like this guided NSDR session with Andrew Huberman.”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

podcast#2202

ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus

Andrew Huberman

“He's pretty well credentialed though, so I trust on average the advice is good”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

lecture#2375

"Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley)

Thriving In Science

“There is this excellent talk by Maslach, "Understanding Burnout" which dispels most misunderstandings”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2019

lecture#2450

Irving Kirsch: The Emperor's New Drugs

Mizzou Visual Productions

“I found Irving Kirsch's talk about anti-depressants vs placebo in depression [1] very interesting.”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2019

explainer#2500

Why Gifted Kids Are Actually Special Needs

HealthyGamerGG

“It is a truly excellent video for helping to understand some of the psychological/emotional challenges of being”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

talk#2688

Strange answers to the psychopath test | Jon Ronson | TED

TED

“In my opinion it is one of the greatest talks of all time and it gave me goosebumps.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

talk#3095

How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED

TED

“Anecdotally, I did feel less anxious than usual in the days after I first watched the video.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

talk#3271

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast

TEDx Talks

“I think this talk is relevant.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

explainer#3530

Why Don't You Want To Do Anything After Binging 4 Hours of YouTube Videos...

HealthyGamerGG

“the video has a more scientific explanation of this phenomenon.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

news#3560

Neurosurgeon pioneers Alzheimer's, addiction treatments using ultrasound | 60 Minutes

60 Minutes

“Most fascinating video I’ve seen in a long time.”

1 HN recommenders · 2024

other#3592

Nuggets

Filmbilder & Friends

“Here is a perfect video to do that”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

talk#3674

Techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression

Jonathan Blow

“Best advice I heard was from Jonathan Blow”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

podcast#3689

Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke

Andrew Huberman

“Highly recommend listening to Huberman's interview of Dr. Anna Lembke”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

lecture#3713

30 Essential Ideas you should know about ADHD, 1B Inhibition, Impulsivity, and Emotion

Adhd Videos

“I'd highly recommend listening to Dr. Russell Barkley talk about ADHD on this playlist”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

comedy#3913

Hal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle S03E06 - Health Scare)

VinnieFarsheds

“This short scene from Malcolm in the Middle is the best explanation I've found of ADHD as an adult”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

podcast#4760

Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Dr. Chris Palmer

Andrew Huberman

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

documentary#4785

Medical Marijuana and Parkinson's Part 3 of 3

Ride with Larry

“here is a video of a guy suffering from tremors due to Parkinson's disease. he is given medical cannabis and the results are highly visible.”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2024