I had said something about depression on on Instagram and someone messaged me and said in my country we call that laziness.

And it like really struck accorded me because I hadn't really heard that before but I remember feeling

very lazy and I remember feeling considered lazy but it wasn't like I didn't want to get up I just you know when

you're like really suffering like that I think it's such a common thing.

Hi, hello, how are you? Are you good?

I'm good.

I'm good.

Isn't that great? I feel good. I don't I feel happy. Not that you ask

but I know you care. I haven't felt depressed in a while not to brag but as you know

Unless this is the first episode that you've ever listened to.

In which case, I mean, I hope you enjoy it.

I will tell you it's going to be a little bit different.

I'll tell you more about that in a second,

but I have bipolar bipolar disorder bipolar two which is characterized by pronounced depression and so I've I've identified as a person with depression for the majority of my life.

But I've seen it drastically reduce over the last, well definitely over the last like three months, but over the last

like eight months since I really started to just take it seriously and go back on

medication and do a little therapy, do all sorts of other things, other types of alternative therapies,

and just like really focus on mood management.

And so that's great. The interesting thing is if you're someone who

identifies as being depressed or anxious or any of any anything that has to do with a mental health issue,

when you start to feel less of it,

it's almost like you're like, wait, who am I?

...