Welcome to episode 279 with my guest Anna W. We're going to talk about narcolepsy and

codependency. My name is Paul Gilmarton. This is the metal illness happy hour, a place

for honesty about all the battles in our heads, from medically diagnosed conditions, past

traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking. This shows not

meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling. I'm not a therapist, it's

not a doctor's office. It's more like a waiting room that doesn't suck. The website for

this show is mentalpod.com. Go there, check it out. There's a forum you can post in, tons

of different threads on every imaginable topic. You can read blogs and guest blogs on the

website. You can also fill out surveys. They're anonymous, maybe there's a chance we'll

read your survey on the show. We read tons of them on it. You can also browse and see

how other people have filled out surveys. Just click the browse responsive tab and then

you'll... I don't know what the word is, to rifle through them. My brain is sludge is the

best word that comes to mind. I am definitely in a depressive trough right now. Great way to

start the show. There's nothing people love more than hearing on the front end of a couple

hour podcast that I'm going to be bringing you down for the next two hours. I was like being

stuck on an elevator with somebody. The first thing they say is they turned you is, have I

told you about my rash? This is probably about day three, maybe, of being in this valley. It's

more mental than it is emotional. The interesting thing about it is when it really kicked into

gear was when I was emceeing, Metal Health Matters Day on the steps of California's capital.

The morning, I can't even remember what morning it was this week was it Tuesday? Yeah, it was

Tuesday morning. A great organization called Metal Health America of California asked me to

emcee this event. It was a great event, but for some reason that morning my depression had just

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