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Yeah, yeah, I remember that.

You have to fight the system at the same time when you're dealing with your medical issue. It's just like, whoa, it's overwhelming.

You have to fight the system at the same time when you're dealing with your medical issue. It's just like, whoa, it's overwhelming.

You alluded to some of the variables that link today that are causing people to become more and more depressed or more and more anxious. You know, being, you know, gay or lesbian or bisexual, that certainly has its implications. Or we have societal issues like that we all faced one way or the other. COVID, okay, which was you know, over the edge for a lot of people.

You alluded to some of the variables that link today that are causing people to become more and more depressed or more and more anxious. You know, being, you know, gay or lesbian or bisexual, that certainly has its implications. Or we have societal issues like that we all faced one way or the other. COVID, okay, which was you know, over the edge for a lot of people.

Very isolated. And you can imagine if you have a mental health issue on top of that, oh my God. Right.

Very isolated. And you can imagine if you have a mental health issue on top of that, oh my God. Right.

And, and we'll address that in, you know, in, in one of our shows that we have the policy stuff for sure, because I can, I can only just begin to imagine the, the implications that, um, policy has for, for treatment. And, um, Or intervention. And you talk about calling somebody on the phone or even a Zoom type thing.

And, and we'll address that in, you know, in, in one of our shows that we have the policy stuff for sure, because I can, I can only just begin to imagine the, the implications that, um, policy has for, for treatment. And, um, Or intervention. And you talk about calling somebody on the phone or even a Zoom type thing.

I can't imagine that that perhaps is the same thing as like a in-person therapy session, okay? Where if you need to, you can hug a person or what have you. The personal interaction is compromised, but it's better than nothing. For sure.

I can't imagine that that perhaps is the same thing as like a in-person therapy session, okay? Where if you need to, you can hug a person or what have you. The personal interaction is compromised, but it's better than nothing. For sure.

Right, right, right. They can complement one another for sure. So final thoughts for kind of this state of the art, kind of the gestalt of it all here before we go into our next show with you on looking at different population groups, Mike.

Right, right, right. They can complement one another for sure. So final thoughts for kind of this state of the art, kind of the gestalt of it all here before we go into our next show with you on looking at different population groups, Mike.

Yeah, yeah. You know, I could argue the same thing, you know, in the cardiovascular arena. You know, it's just like, yes, things have gotten better, but we're still, it's still like, you know, the number one cause of death in this country. So what's going on? You know, where are we going here? So, you know, things do get better.

Yeah, yeah. You know, I could argue the same thing, you know, in the cardiovascular arena. You know, it's just like, yes, things have gotten better, but we're still, it's still like, you know, the number one cause of death in this country. So what's going on? You know, where are we going here? So, you know, things do get better.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Absolutely. Absolutely. You nailed it on that one. So, all right. So for our listening audience. This is the first of a trifecta of shows on mental health. And I greatly appreciate your insights, Mike, on all of this. And if need be, we'll do more, you know, as things progress. Our next show, interestingly enough, is on pediatric emergency room concerns.

Absolutely. Absolutely. You nailed it on that one. So, all right. So for our listening audience. This is the first of a trifecta of shows on mental health. And I greatly appreciate your insights, Mike, on all of this. And if need be, we'll do more, you know, as things progress. Our next show, interestingly enough, is on pediatric emergency room concerns.

And a very, very dear colleague of mine and neighbor turns out that many mental health patients are showing up in the ER where they aren't treated for ER oriented things, but they need to stay there because they have nowhere else to go. So, I mean, talk about a mental health issue. Oh my goodness. All right. So all these things kind of meld together. So stay tuned for that for our next show.