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Artificial Intelligence Online Psychiatrist - Free Therapy For Brett Keane · Brett Keane and Eve Show

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If I only could. I make a deal with God and I get
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in to swamp our places, be running up the moon, be running
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up that hill, be running up that building.
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If they only could. All right, let's get the show on
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the road. Let's see what we have here.
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All right. Can you hear me?
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Yes, I can hear you loud and clear.
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Brett, what would you like to chat about today?
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Well, I was curious, do you have the ability to offer free
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therapy or counseling when someone's having issues?
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While I cannot provide the professional therapy or
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counselling, I am here to listen and offer support.
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Brett, I can help you talk through your feelings and
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concerns, provide information and resources, and offer a
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friendly, non judge mental space to discuss whatever is on your
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mind. Is there something specific
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you'd like to talk about? There's a lot of things that
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have been on my mind lately. I've just been really depressed,
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been having a lot of pressure and stress going on in my
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personal life. I'm sorry to hear that you've
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been feeling depressed and stressed, Brett.
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It can be tough to manage life's pressures and worries.
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Remember that it's OK to not be OK.
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You're not alone in this if you feel comfortable sharing what
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specific things have been contributing to your stress and
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depression. Well, I already have manic
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depression. I've been suffering for the from
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that for years and I also have a phobia called agoraphobia where
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I have issue with open spaces and of course with any human
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being out there. I have my ups and downs
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financially. That sounds like a lot to deal
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with, Brett. Living with manic depression and
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agoraphobia can certainly be challenging and affect various
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aspects of your life, and financial struggles can add an
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extra layer of stress. I'm glad you're reaching out and
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talking about these issues. Have you been seeking any
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professional help or therapy to manage your mental health
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conditions and phobia? Well, unfortunately because of
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financial issues, I can't afford medical insurance and I've tried
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applying for, you know, like the poor people version of medical
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insurance and it doesn't seem to work.
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So that's why I'm talking to you, because I can't afford to
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talk to someone or a human. It's unfortunate that financial
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constraints have limited your access to professional help,
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Brett. However, I'm glad you're
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comfortable reaching out to me. While I'm not a replacement for
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professional therapy, I can certainly offer you a supportive
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ear and a space to express your thoughts and feelings.
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Sometimes just talking through things and sharing your
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struggles, this can help alleviate some of the stress and
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emotional burden. Do you feel like there are any
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specific issues you'd like to discuss further?
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It's just been a lot of health issues with my family.
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My father a while back he ended up taking a COVID shot and it
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ended up causing him a bunch of problems with his immune system
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and he ended up having a stroke. My brother as well as my wife
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suffer from a diabetic condition.
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My brother's got to do the shots and my wife just started having
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to do pills and she may end up having to do shots if it
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continues to get worse. She also just found out recently
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that she has something called atrophy I think is how it's
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pronounced. Are you familiar with that
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condition? It sounds like you and your
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family have been facing significant health challenges,
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Brett. That can certainly be incredibly
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stressful and emotionally draining.
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Regarding your wife's condition, I believe you might be referring
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to atrophy, which refers to the wasting away or degeneration of
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a body part, such as muscles or organs.
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This can happen due to various reasons, including disuse,
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disease, or injury. Have you and your wife discussed
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her condition with a medical professional to better
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understand the cause and potential treatments?
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You pronounced it properly. I have a difficult time being
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able to pronounce that word. The issue is with her eyes.
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She's having some kind of issue with, I guess the the area in
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which the eyes send signals back to the brain.
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They're basically according to what I've read, it appears as
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though she may end up losing her eyesight.
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Are you familiar with this? Yes, Brett, I'm familiar with
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optic atrophy, which is a condition that affects the optic
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nerve, the part of the eye that sends visual signals to the
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brain. Optic atrophy can indeed lead to
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vision loss, and the severity of the condition can vary depending
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on the underlying 'cause. It's important for your wife to
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work closely with her eye doctor to monitor her condition, manage
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any symptoms, and explore potential treatments or
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interventions to help preserve her vision.
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How is she handling this diagnosis?
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She doesn't seem like she wants to talk about it.
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It's when she's going to problems she doesn't like to
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share. She doesn't like to discuss
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things, but it's caused me to be very concerned because of my
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agoraphobia. Unfortunately, I'm not able to
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drive out on highways and go to the grocery store because my
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issue is with the open spaces. I can go into town probably, but
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most likely I will never be given permission by the
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government to be able to drive with this condition.
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So myself as well as my daughter, we're very dependent
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on my wife for driving and we don't have anybody else that can
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drive us to doctors or drive us to the grocery store if
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something goes wrong. It sounds like your wife's
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condition and your own struggles with agoraphobia are creating a
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complex situation for you and your family.
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Brett, it's completely understandable that you're
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feeling concerned and even a bit helpless.
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However, it's important to remember that you're not alone,
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and there may be resources available to help you and your
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family navigate these challenges.
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For example, have you looked into local community services or
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organizations that might provide transportation assistance for
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individuals with disabilities or health conditions?
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Additionally, it might be helpful for you to continue
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seeking support for your agoraphobia, either through self
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help resources or by working with a mental health
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professional when possible. Well, that's the problem I was
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telling you about just a while ago.
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Because of financial constraints, it's difficult to
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be able to pay. And I have tried to get a
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doctor, I've tried to actually get a therapist, I've tried to
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get somebody that can help me professionally with depression
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and all that because depression and agoraphobia go hand in hand
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and unfortunately we don't have that going on.
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My wife recently got her a is working on getting her a new
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Doctor. I think she was successful at
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that, but it still leaves us in the dark on what to do next,
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what's going to happen, because according to the Internet,
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there's no cure for the condition that I was telling you
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about that she has. I understand, Brett, it can be
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incredibly frustrating and disheartening to feel like
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you're doing everything you can to access professional help but
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are still coming up short due to financial constraints.
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It's great that your wife is working on finding a new Doctor.
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That's a positive step in the right direction.
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While the Internet can be a helpful resource, it's important
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to keep in mind that medical information online should not be
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a substitute for personalized advice from a healthcare
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professional. There may be treatment options
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or strategies that can help manage your wife's condition
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even if a cure is not currently available.
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Do you think your wife would be open to discussing her condition
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with you further, or is that something she prefers to keep
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private? It's something that she that she
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seems as though she when my wife's the type person.
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She's got that personality where when she feels like she's up
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against a challenge or an obstacle.
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She's always had this thing where she always wants to try as
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hard as she can to get it straightened out herself.
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She doesn't like to ask for help.
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My wife and I, we've grown up very independent where we were
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very young whenever we started, basically surviving in this
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world without any kind of actual family support.
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So she's got this habit of wanting to do everything on her
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own, if that makes sense. It absolutely makes sense,
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Brett. Your wife sounds like a strong
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and self reliant individual and it's admirable that she likes to
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tackle challenges head on. However, it's important to
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remember that it's OK to ask for help, especially when dealing
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with complex medical conditions or situations.
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Even the most independent people can benefit from the support and
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guidance of loved ones or healthcare professionals.
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Do you think there might be a way for you to gently encourage
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your wife to open up about her condition, or to let her know
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that you're there to support her however she needs?
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Well, it's extremely challenging because she works for hours and
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hours every single day and then when she comes home, she's
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tired, She wants to relax. And what she usually does in
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order to kind of lay her feed out is she'll sit back and
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she'll watch some videos or some clips or read the news or do
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things like that, or play around on Facebook and, or with her
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phone. And she just simply, you know,
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when she's dealing with people all day, she wants her own
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privacy, her own private time. And whenever it comes to us
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talking about issues, well, we both tend to get very anxious.
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There's a lot of anxiety because we usually discover at the end
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of our conversations that there's nothing we can really do
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without, you know, bundles and bundles of money, the financial
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issues. It's understandable that after a
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long day of work, your wife needs some time to unwind and
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recharge. However, it's also important for
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you both to find time to communicate openly about your
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concerns, even if it may be difficult or anxiety inducing.
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Financial constraints can certainly make it challenging to
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access the resources you need, but there may be other options
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available that you haven't explored yet.
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Have you looked into any community based resources like
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support groups, nonprofit organizations, or local
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government assistance programs that might be able to provide
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guidance or assistance with your family's medical and financial
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concerns? Yeah, we tried government
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agencies. We I tried to get on something
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called Medicaid, and they wouldn't let me go through with
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it. They also wouldn't let my
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daughter go through with it. And she recently, just a few
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months ago, had a surgery because she suffers from a
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condition called hydrocephalus. She had to have her head
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surgically messed with in order for her to have a new shunt
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replacement and they don't want to pay for it.
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So that's caused us more financial anxiety and of course
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worrying about our young daughter who lives with us is
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that's been very stressful as well.
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I'm truly sorry to hear about the challenges your family has
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been facing, Brett, especially with regard to your daughter's
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health condition and the difficulties you've encountered
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with government agencies. It's it's completely
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understandable that you're feeling overwhelmed and anxious
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about the financial implications of her surgery.
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You know, in cases like these, it might be helpful to explore
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other avenues of assistance, like non profit organizations
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that specialize in helping families with medical expenses
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or fundraising platforms that allow you to reach out to your
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community for support. Have you considered looking into
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resources like GoFundMe or other crowdfunding platforms to help
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offset some of the costs associated with your daughters
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surgery? Yeah, I've asked for support and
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donations. I use YouTube and I've asked for
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support and every once in a while somebody throws a few
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bucks here, a few bucks there. Sometimes people buy some of the
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stuff that I've created. I create T-shirts and posters
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and merchandise. But unfortunately, it's not
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enough to take care of like medical bills or even enough to
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be able to pay for, you know, a bill for the home or anything
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like that. The problem is with community
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and support. That's really good advice that
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you're offering. But the problem is, is that I
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live out in the country. I live in a little tiny small
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town and there is a city called Saint Louis off in the distance,
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about 20-30 miles down the road. But you know, it's that that's a
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problem with Agora. He got to get on highways and
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and all that. And plus my wife is the one
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we're dependent on for driving. So there's that.
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And then even though my daughter went through the surgical issue,
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she also does have a job. And because my wife and daughter
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work all the time and then I'm doing what I'm doing, there's
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not really any time to sit down and reminisce like we should.
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Go ahead. It sounds like there are a lot
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of factors at play here, Brett, from your family's work
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schedules to the limitations imposed by your agoraphobia.
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Given these constraints, it might be helpful to focus on
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online resources and communities that you can access from the
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comfort of your own home. This could include virtual
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support groups for individuals with agoraphobia or chronic
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health conditions, as well as online forums and social media
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groups dedicated to helping families in need.
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While these resources may not provide immediate financial
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relief, they can offer a sense of connection and solidarity, as
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well as practical tips and strategies for managing your
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family's challenges. Have you explored any online
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communities or forums that might be relevant to your situation?
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Yeah, I've tried using forums and blogs and I've tried
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publicly talking about this kind of issues that I have, and I've
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even used my YouTube videos to talk about some of my personal
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problems. But that causes an even more
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stupid ordeal for me because I'm a popular person on the
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Internet. I'm a popular person who makes
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videos. And unfortunately, although I
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have fans and people who subscribe to me and people who
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enjoy my content, I have people who hate me who will go out of
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their way to try to take any personal information I put out
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there on the Internet and try to humiliate me or mock me or make
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fun of me. And normally I just let that
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shit roll off my back. But, you know, still, it's
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frustrating to when you're already down and somebody just
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keeps kicking you, you know, like a dead horse.
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That's really unfortunate, Brett.
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It takes a lot of courage to share personal struggles online,
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and it's disappointing that some people respond with negativity
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and mockery. Remember that their behaviour is
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a reflection of their own insecurities and shortcomings,
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and not a reflection of your worth as a person.
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In situations like these, it might be helpful to focus on the
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supportive messages and interactions you receive from
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your genuine fans and subscribers, rather than getting
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caught up in the negativity. Additionally, you might consider
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moderating or disabling comments on your personal videos or
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posts, or creating private groups or forums where you can
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connect with like minded individuals in a more controlled
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and supportive environment. That's a good point.
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I should probably disable my comments, but if you disable the
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comments and you don't get to see the positive support or the
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positive comments from people if you completely shut it down.
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So that's one of the reasons why I put up with that, that part of
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the nonsense. It does help me sometimes to
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make videos. It helps me get out my
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aggravation and my stress sometimes.
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But lately it hasn't been as effective.
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In fact, I've been, I find myself not as passionate
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anymore. I get bored.
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And sometimes when I look at other videos or I look around on
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the Internet or watch the news, it causes me to be even darker
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in my depression. Like I fall deeper into
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depression because I don't know how much access you have to the
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Internet. But humans are a mess.
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They're just awful, you know? You there?
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Hello. That seems like something's
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wrong. Were you able to pick up on
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anything I said? Oh boy, let me try reconnecting.
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Can you hear me? It looks like we got
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disconnected for a moment there. Some kind of microphone issues,
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I guess. All right.