Welcome to episode 280 with my guest Sarah Goodson. Her husband, Zach, is also sitting

in on the episode and his episode is going to air next week and she sits in on his

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I'm Paul Gilmarten. 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. It's not a doctor's office, I'm not a therapist. It's more like a waiting room

that doesn't suck. The website for this show is mentalpod.com. Metal Pod is also the Twitter

handle you can follow me at. And please go check out our website. There's a forum. You can read blogs,

you can fill out surveys. Maybe we'll read your survey on the show. You can see how other people

have filled out surveys. And you can go to the website and support the show as well.

Thank you for your concerns. Last week I was not feeling very well. I was kind of in a trough of

depression. And I'm feeling much better this week. But thank you to those of you that

sent warm hugs, thoughts, wishes, unicorn kisses, and rainbow pillows. Thank you all.

You know, like I said in the last week's episode, the one thing I've learned is whatever it is

you're going through, it will pass. And I was really, really happy that it passed within a

couple of days. It's almost like depression is almost like a really big hardball movement.

I would like that on my gravestone. Let's read some surveys. Let's read some surveys before I

pause this. Go back and erase it. This is a struggle in a sentence survey. This was filled out by

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