Nicole

Yeah.

I think it would be like, I don't know, like kind of like you were saying, like when you, when either one of us come home from work, that there's some time where we just ask each other about our day and, you know, connect together.

Outside of the kids.

Right.

Yeah, I like that.

That's a great idea.

Hi.

Hi, Dr. Deloney.

I can't complain.

The sun is shining and there's a wonderful breeze off the ocean.

Well, I was just wondering, how does one accept loneliness in a mentally healthy way without giving up hope that someday they'll be able to make connections?

Um...

For the last two years, I've been seeing a therapist and being medicated, and I moved out on my own, and I'm trying to grow up, you know.

28.

Depression.

Okay.

I'm on Lexapro, 5 milligrams.

Um, I, I had an incident when I was 21 where I didn't do very well out in the world and I became a house hermit for almost six years.

Um,

I was at a private college at the time and I had my very first panic attack and this was, you know, about 10 years ago.