I read (past tense) your financial stuff at Mauldin, then became a Dirt Nap subscriber for a few years. I recently let my subscription lapse, no fault of yours. Trimming the family budget pretty hard these days, I'm just a 'retail investor' dude.
A dude also struggling. Again, thank you for writing, for writing this piece.
An incredibly brave, honest account of the difficult journey that you have traversed. Your brave approach to a lonely struggle is at once poignant and uplifting. I wish you all the best and have a feeling that the knowledge you have acquired will bring you to a grace you could not have imagined.
writing this was a real public service, and i applaud and admire you for doing it. i'm a psychiatrist who happens to have clinical depression - runs in my family and responds well to treatment thank heavens. my practice partner and i got interested in bipolar disorder before it was fashionable, about 1993. our colleagues thought we were nuts when we said there was more bipolar out there than they thought. as i was reading your piece i kept wondering if anyone had given you lithium - an amazing drug that is unfortunately underlutilized, but then you described your simple cocktail. protect your sleep: that's the advice i give when people ask what they can do besides take their meds. and i hope this essay of yours helps others overcome stigma and get the help they need.
"Dead or in jail" or worse my friend. I deeply feel your heartache on losing a part of yourself from "before" the diagnosis. I was there for a long time. Still miss it... But as you say, this is about LIFE.
I often wonder what would have happened to my granfather in our era. He was comitted by my grandmother and medication gave him back his life. More to the story, but without being forced with would not have happend. He was paranoid schizophrenic triggered by a major head injury. I imagine him when I see homeless people as that would have been the most likely scenario. He shook and now I know why.
I own a ketamine clinic in Florida. We’ve had amazing results with patients who have treatment-resistant depression. 30% of the people who take antidepressants don’t respond to them. Ketamine has been a great alternative treatment. I think psychedelic therapy will bring a revolution in psychiatric care in the near future.
Thank you for being so real and vulnerable with us! Beautifully said. I have done a ton of work on myself over the last 30 years (I am 52) and have deconstructed a lot of the things I internalized from my childhood, the web of coping and protective mechanisms I built up to survive the hard parts of the human experience. It's a journey, and I am glad you are pushing forward on your path. Love you Jared!
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Might be one of the best discussions on living with severe depression I have ever seen.
You’re a gift to the world Jared. I continue to look forward to sharing your writings.
Paul
25 year ER Doc
Thank you.
I read (past tense) your financial stuff at Mauldin, then became a Dirt Nap subscriber for a few years. I recently let my subscription lapse, no fault of yours. Trimming the family budget pretty hard these days, I'm just a 'retail investor' dude.
A dude also struggling. Again, thank you for writing, for writing this piece.
An incredibly brave, honest account of the difficult journey that you have traversed. Your brave approach to a lonely struggle is at once poignant and uplifting. I wish you all the best and have a feeling that the knowledge you have acquired will bring you to a grace you could not have imagined.
writing this was a real public service, and i applaud and admire you for doing it. i'm a psychiatrist who happens to have clinical depression - runs in my family and responds well to treatment thank heavens. my practice partner and i got interested in bipolar disorder before it was fashionable, about 1993. our colleagues thought we were nuts when we said there was more bipolar out there than they thought. as i was reading your piece i kept wondering if anyone had given you lithium - an amazing drug that is unfortunately underlutilized, but then you described your simple cocktail. protect your sleep: that's the advice i give when people ask what they can do besides take their meds. and i hope this essay of yours helps others overcome stigma and get the help they need.
heh, I’m sure a lot of writers wish they could write “mediocre drivel” like this!
"Dead or in jail" or worse my friend. I deeply feel your heartache on losing a part of yourself from "before" the diagnosis. I was there for a long time. Still miss it... But as you say, this is about LIFE.
Abrazo fuerte
I often wonder what would have happened to my granfather in our era. He was comitted by my grandmother and medication gave him back his life. More to the story, but without being forced with would not have happend. He was paranoid schizophrenic triggered by a major head injury. I imagine him when I see homeless people as that would have been the most likely scenario. He shook and now I know why.
Life is all about trade offs.
It must take a lot to put all that out in the public. Stay strong my man, stay strong.
What you write is not mediocre.
Thanks for sharing Jared. I wish you all the best on your journey. Jordan
You rock, Jared. We love you just the way you are!
That's some deep stuff written in a not deep way, but in a deep way.
I own a ketamine clinic in Florida. We’ve had amazing results with patients who have treatment-resistant depression. 30% of the people who take antidepressants don’t respond to them. Ketamine has been a great alternative treatment. I think psychedelic therapy will bring a revolution in psychiatric care in the near future.
Thank you for being so real and vulnerable with us! Beautifully said. I have done a ton of work on myself over the last 30 years (I am 52) and have deconstructed a lot of the things I internalized from my childhood, the web of coping and protective mechanisms I built up to survive the hard parts of the human experience. It's a journey, and I am glad you are pushing forward on your path. Love you Jared!
You know who I am and my daughter will give birth to Aliya.
ps mounjaro is 30% cheaper than ozempic/wegovy and is more effective than either. dropping your weight that much conveys substantial long-term health benefits. use goodrx