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When I grew up in the 90s, the horror stories were still very much alive. Having sex meant a risk of getting AIDS. Once you contracted the HIV virus, you’d painfully rot. Slowly at first, then rapidly, until your organs failed and all that was left was shame for being uncareful and a grave for an unfulfilled life.
Today, there is a new horror story in town. But it’s not getting told as much.
Ingeborg Senneset is a Norwegian journalist in the respected daily newspaper Aftenposten, bestselling non-fiction author and event lecturer. She’s also a board member in the freedom of speech organization Norsk PEN and an associate judge in Oslo District Court. A demanded voice in TV debates, radio/podcasts and on stage; especially within the subjects of alternative medicine, psychiatry, health, human rights, critical thinking, science, religion, anti-semitism, vaccine resistance, monarchy and media critics.
In her book Anorektisk she writes about her experience with eating disorders from a very young age, serious mental disorders and her experience with the Norwegian psychiatry through these years.
She is nominated for the «Årets Ladejarl» award, the Book Blogger Prize, and a finalist in «Social Media personality of the year».
Senneset is an educated nurse, a background and calling often shining through in texts and engagements. 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