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Thank you so much for sharing this. I have suffered from bipolar disorder most of my life but wasn’t diagnosed until I was almost 40. Every time you encourage someone to get help it makes my heart happy. Keep up the good work and the therapy 🥰

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Thank you so much for speaking your truth. I've been in therapy, 12-step recovery for my eating disorder and on meds for depression for years. It takes courage to get help and move forward. You are brave.

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Corey, Keep going! I think you are the best and I really, really appreciate that you exist! I find your posts inspiring, and wish I could see you guys live at comedy shows. Don't think you guys get up here (Philadelphia area) much, but that's ok. I enjoy your podcasts, and especially your newsletters and Instagram account. Keep on keeping on!

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Thank you for this, Corey - for being brave enough to share and make moves to reboot the default setting some of us have been given. As someone who lost a parent to suicide, I am so relieved to know you're addressing your depression and anxiety. We are all here to support your journey! 💜

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Thank you so much for this. These attitudes aren't just a Southern thing ( Central NY here). I basically lost all of my relatives when I ended up hospitalized. Thankfully, my wife and daughters stood by me, & I've at least been able to begin rebuilding ties to my brother and his family. You're awesome Cho!

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Talking about stuff really does help. Took me forever but I've come to realize it really doesn't matter what other people think! Don't let negative people rent that space in your head for free. Make em earn it and even then it won't matter cause you'll realize it doesn't matter. Only what you and the people that really care about you do.

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+1 to all the other comments. You made the right decision!

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Keep talking about this and taking care of yourself. I started following you more for your pep talks than your comedy. Then I got to a place where I could laugh again and now I treasure you more.

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Therapy has been life changing for me. I am only kind of from the south and in my family feeling anything too much is weak and stupid. Don't be too happy, too mad, too proud, too comfortable. Just sit in your corner and don't make a stink.

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two things from decades of experience. (1) people think depression means unhappy. it doesn't. everybody gets sad. the essence of clinical depression is despair. (2) drugs; zoloft, prozac, cymbalta, etc. really do help. find the right one.

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*Pretty sure you meant vulnerable, not venerable. 😘

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Reading this made me so happy. It was like when you said you had stopped drinking. Why be happy about someone I barely know doing good things for themselves you may ask. I’m a retired therapist and it’s in my nature to be lifted up by people doing something that helps them heal. ❤️

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Congratulations!! I and my kids have all benefited from mental health therapy.

I loved the line about how you couldn’t get depression until 2008. 😂

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