Open Sourcing Depression

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A developer describes opening up about lifelong depression, generalized anxiety and adult ADD on a podcast episode that gets far more response than previous episodes, names medications like Lexapro and Strattera, and explains using Klonopin and occasional Xanax, therapy, light and exercise, and simple hacks (blocking sites in /etc/hosts, working from coffee shops, video standups) to survive travel, conferences and remote teams; an online forum (DevPress) and the Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast become concrete resources.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 4:31Who am I
3. 12:36Mental Illness
4. 17:16Anxiety
5. 27:06Negative events
6. 31:51Broken
7. 42:21Being Alone
8. 44:01Taking Things Personally
9. 47:01What Should I Do

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