431 - Gary Gulman: "I'm Not Suffering from Depression Anymore"

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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The first time Gary Gulman came on my podcast, he was totally depressed. He had difficulty speaking. He was hunched over. I almost felt bad for inviting him. But he was really candid. And I wanted to be his friend. He's likable and his comedy always makes me laugh. This is his third time on the show. And he's not suffering from depression anymore. He told me about the medical changes he's made, the support of his loved one, and (best of all) finding his way back to feeling normal. "I wasn't myself for so long," he said. "And now to be myself is so exhilarating." But I realize a lot of people, even people without depression, don't have the safe and secure feeling of being themselves on a daily basis. So this episode can help you if you feel stuck in some version of yourself that wants to grow and be different and be healthy again. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.4	This is the James Altiger Show.
0:09.4	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:15.8	Well it's funny because I must have asked you a couple times in the past few months to
0:20.4	come in the podcast and finally our schedules clicked but just in the past few weeks you've
0:25.4	been writing on Twitter these hashtag goldmine tips like a comedy tip of the day and often
0:31.4	it's a tip for any kind of art like if you're writing a tip I saw someone tweet all these
0:35.5	are working for you for music so they're really about art and the discipline and attention
0:41.4	one should pay to being an artist of any kind and I feel like these tips are picking up
0:47.1	steam so clearly there is a a book in you that's kind of you know bit by bit over Twitter
0:53.1	which is exciting to watch I've been following these tips and they were fantastic each one
0:57.7	has been a game changing tip oh well we're going to talk about them but I wanted to ask
1:02.8	you to about your depression you're grappling with this demon yes and it wasn't like a
1:08.5	situation thing it was oh yeah medical thing yeah it was chemical yes you had been hospitalized
1:12.6	yes yes and depression it's like a satanic possession I wasn't myself for for so long
1:18.9	and now to live as myself and be myself is is so it's it's exhilarating and I'm so grateful
1:26.2	and everything is so much easier to do walking out these stairs getting on the subway going to
1:33.0	the grocery store these things that used to be monumental tasks that I would put off because
1:37.1	they were so overwhelming are now just I don't even think twice about that so when when
1:43.8	over the years people would come to me and say do you want to do you want to write a book do you
1:48.2	want to write a screenplay do you want to pitch a show I would say I can't do laundry
1:55.0	is that that that almost I'll say no it's not it's not
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