Motor City Hypnotist
Motor City Hypnotist
Mental Health Q & A, Part 7
Mental Health Q & A, Part 7, Show Notes
In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast, we are answering questions about mental health.
And I’m also going to be giving listeners a FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE! Stay tuned!
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What are your recommendations for achieving mental wellness?
It's important to have realistic expectations when dealing with problems or struggles. It's unlikely that they will be solved overnight. Change takes time and can be difficult. However, it's crucial to celebrate the small victories along the way to stay motivated and encouraged. To enhance your overall well-being and satisfaction, prioritize the important elements that provide comfort and joy in your life. These include nurturing relationships with friends and family, the companionship of pets, engaging in enjoyable work and activities, incorporating humor into your daily routine, finding solace in faith or spirituality, staying physically active, maintaining a balanced diet with good nutrition, ensuring adequate rest and sleep for rejuvenation, and fostering a positive attitude towards life.
What advice would you give to a person struggling with low self-esteem or with lack of self confidence?
If you're looking to boost your confidence in any undertaking, it's often helpful to start with smaller, achievable tasks. By breaking down a larger goal into more manageable steps, you can take the first simple step towards progress. For instance, if your aim is to learn how to play the guitar, start by setting a goal of learning just one chord. This approach allows you to build momentum and gain confidence as you accomplish these initial easy wins. Achieving even small milestones can be highly fulfilling and can provide the motivation to continue working towards your ultimate objective. It's also crucial to show self-compassion and understanding when you're not able to make as much progress as desired.
Where Can I Go To Find Therapy?
The effectiveness of therapy can vary depending on the specific mental health condition, symptoms, and the individual seeking help. For instance, children may benefit more from a therapist who specializes in children's mental health. It is important to consider these factors when choosing the type of therapy that would be most beneficial for someone. When it comes to addressing various conditions, there are multiple treatment a
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David R. Wright MA, LPC, CHT
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In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist podcast we are going to finish. I promise we're gonna finish this today. Q&a part seven and eight. There are tons of questions, dude I feel like 13 to 14.
David Wright :I know it feels like we'd be doing a million of these, but we are gonna get through it today and we're gonna move on to something. Next week we'll be out and we'll be moving on. Not that this is bad, just there's a lot of questions people have and we wanna make sure we answer them. So Q&A, part seven and eight, this episode and next episode, and, as usual, we'll talk about other stuff too. But hang in there, folks, we'll be right back.
Announcer:Get ready for the Motor City Hypnotist, David R Wright. originating from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, He has hypnotized thousands of people from all over the United States. David R Wright has been featured on news outlets all across the country and is the clinical director of an outpatient mental health and hypnosis clinic located just south of Detroit, where he helps people daily using the power of hypnosis. What is going on, my friends?
David Wright :it is David Wright and we are back with another episode of the Motor City Hypnotist podcast.
Matt Fox:I almost forgot what you looked like, Man.
David Wright :I know it's been a while. Apologies to those of you who've missed us over the past few weeks, but yeah, i was right in the middle of grad season, and grad season means a hypnosis show almost every night, for I did 23 shows in 21 days, damn.
Matt Fox:Yeah, they say thousands of people across the United States. You're absolutely right.
David Wright :I got thousands of people just in the Detroit area. I'll say that I mean just in this immediate area. But boy, let me just tell you about grad season Again. Bunch of schools and I'm going to miss some because there's a whole bunch of them but some of the best schools out there Northville, brighton, woodhaven, a whole bunch of other ones but some great kids, great graduates, great shows had a blast. It was just out last weekend, a week ago. This past weekend at the Canton Liberty Fest Did a couple shows on Saturday night there. That was always that's fun. I've never been out to the Canton Liberty Fest before, but shout out to them And yeah, we're back on. We're kind of back on typical schedule now. So yeah, monday.
David Wright :Yeah, yeah it's a Monday and Matt's still recovering. I'm a tough mutter. I'm fully recovered.
Matt Fox:Don't let me walk, don't let me walk full you. Yeah, no, it was a great experience. If you wanna challenge yourself and put yourself to the test, you wanna do something like that.
David Wright :Yeah, i've always admired people who do well more marathons in general. Yeah, i mean, i couldn't even imagine that.
Matt Fox:But even tough mutter, just cause you gotta add all these obstacles and that make it so much more difficult We did 10K And within that 10K there were 20 obstacles And some of them were like, oh really, it could've challenged you more. But there was one that was actually kind of funny. It was called the crybaby. The crybaby was like they described it as like tear gas.
Announcer:Oh yeah.
Matt Fox:And you have to crawl through this. You know big block of wood or what have you, and there's gas inside of it. The folks that had asthma problems came out of there feeling great, cause it was like Vicks.
David Wright :Oh, VapoRub Yeah.
Matt Fox:And they came out like I'm gonna do that again because it just it really kind of opened up their lungs or what have you. So but I it was dark and I was wearing sunglasses and I'm crawling through. I'm like, why is it so dark in here? I've realized I'm wearing stupid sunglasses. I have sunglasses on, but it was a whole bunch of buddies and myself and we had a really great time and we really hyped each other up.
Matt Fox:And we had the old guys, you know guys in their fifties and then their mid forties, and then we had the youngins your college age boys right. So we kind of split it up. You were as the gentleman that put it together. He was strategic in getting the youngins involved. But it was definitely an experience and anyone can do it. Oh yeah, you just have to challenge yourself, sure, but you also have to prepare, and I wish I had prepared more. And we are gonna do it next year, and now I know what to expect.
David Wright :Absolutely. Once you've done it, you know like, okay, this, this, yeah, And it wasn't.
Matt Fox:it wasn't easy, It wasn't really hard, but it was challenging.
David Wright :Well, and I do know, just from the things I've watched online and I've known a couple of other people that I'm acquaintances or friends with that have done it in the past, that it's a big camaraderie type thing, absolutely, because the whole point of a tough mutter is everybody helping everybody else get through it.
Matt Fox:It is definitely a community event And there were strangers helping strangers up a wall and what have you. It was really cool to see. And it was really fun to be a part of, so.
David Wright :Well, good for you, Matt.
Announcer:Oh, good, for you No that's.
David Wright :that's an impressive thing for real. That's cool. Thank you Absolutely. I'm gonna go and cry in the corner.
Matt Fox:Now Go suck your thumb somewhere. But you've been doing great Odin's, great Odin's Graven. You've been doing a lot of shows.
David Wright :Oh, yeah, yeah, super busy.
Matt Fox:You know we've both been super busy, but I gotta tell you, you know, not doing this episode, these episodes on Mondays, it kind of threw my world.
Announcer:Oh, okay, i'm gonna cry a little bit. Nice, because I look forward to the.
David Wright :Monday nights.
Matt Fox:And yes, we've had done a number of Q and A episodes and we're gonna wrap those up today. We are Yep, But I look forward to the coming weeks and the coming episodes because I know you've been working really hard on coming up with some topics that you've been kind of saving.
David Wright :So looking forward to this Absolutely. And we're, you know just, you know, this show we're not, we're not super serious, but we do want to give you content that's going to help you, and that's my approach as a therapist too. I mean, there are times you need to be serious, but this isn't a podcast. That's gonna be super clinical, serious psychobabble all that kind of stuff. We just want to give it to you as real as we can.
Matt Fox:And that's what we aim to do, but not in layman terms, but so a layman can understand it Absolutely. Does that make sense?
David Wright :Yeah, because if I wanted to do a podcast for psychologists, it would be targeted towards them, which this is not. It's towards the masses, the people who are listening, right, right, right. So yeah, absolutely So. Let me tell you, folks, where you can find me. My website is MotorCityHypnotistcom. Check that out. All kinds of cool stuff on there, especially if you're looking for a show or if you want a personal hypnosis session. Check that out. You can find me on social media Facebook and YouTube, which are both Motor City Hypnotist, and on Twitter and the Snapchat, i'm sorry. Instagram and the Snapchat, the Snapchat, the Snapchat, i don't know, i just call it that The motor, or see, you got me, i'm sorry.
Announcer:You threw me off, Matt.
David Wright :No, no, don't shut me up.
Announcer:We're out of practice.
David Wright :On Instagram and the Snapchat MotorCityHypnot H-Y-P-N-O And, as usual, just take a look at the show notes. We're always giving away free stuff. The free hypnosis guide is always there, so that's where you can find me. The big thing is wherever you're listening, whether it's the podcast or you're watching us on Facebook Live, which a lot of our people do Cheers, cheers, thank you for joining us.
David Wright :But if you're watching on Facebook Live, i hope you have liked my page. We just reached 45,000 fans on my Facebook page. That's amazing. Recently, fairly recently, in the past month or two. So, yeah, make sure you like the page. That way you'll get updates and you can see when we go live and all of that good stuff. And if you're listening to the podcast on a platform whatever platform that is subscribe. That way you get it. You don't have to look for it, it just pops right into your device. You just pop it in Yeah, half hour drive to work. Yeah, that's an episode, yep, you're good. And Leave a review. That's one of the biggest things I can say is leave a review, because that helps other people find us as well. So, before before we move on, a big shout out to my, my good friend, richard Barker, the incredible hypnotist. All right, he was in town. I hung out with him over the weekend. I Was just telling Matt I've not spent three nights out in a row since I was like 25, but that's okay.
Matt Fox:How's your liver?
David Wright :Yeah, it's okay Yeah but yeah, richard did a show at the token lounge last night. Yeah, what was great. I'm not fantastic, it was, it was just a blast. So yeah, big shout out to my buddy, richard Barker, the incredible hypnotist.
Matt Fox:He said the token lounge, and in my mind just goes to the police academy.
David Wright :Yeah, and I know the token lounge has been around for forever, i think. Like I think I saw last night they, since 1971, exists existed and they have a lot of it's a lot of rock band shows there. But they had him in last night and again, it was, it was great, it was a fantastic show. So, yeah, good, shout out to him Awesome. All right, here we go. I'm out.
Matt Fox:That's how we did is done. All right, what are we doing?
David Wright :Alrighty. After Gulf conditions off the Florida panhandle changed rapidly, one resident attempted to rescue three people Trapped in a capsized houseboat.
Matt Fox:I thought it was going a different direction. Did you okay?
David Wright :Another boat saw what was happening and came to help and even rescue the rescuer, demonstrating the diffusion of heroism among folks of the Florida Gulf community. Hmm, it started last Friday when Travis Brady and his friends left the Panama City Marina on the opening day of red snapper season. Okay, where they going to catch Marcia Red snapper season was storm clouds coming fast behind them. Oh boy, so they went out to go red snapper fishing and Big storm clouds coming in, loath to miss the chance for the big catch, they nevertheless decided to call it a day early when the water became smattered, with five to six foot waves. Yeah, on the way back to the marina, they saw a houseboat, a floating general store that served watermen near a sandbar. Wait, was the? what was the store in the water? Yes, it's a floating store. It's a floating Okay. Yes, yes, that served watermen near a sandbar. It had broken free from its moorings.
Announcer:So now, it's now it's now.
David Wright :It's not a stationary store, it is floating store for for real, a drifting store Where's.
Matt Fox:Kevin Costner when you need him as Brady and his friends approached.
Announcer:Great Odin's. What are you talking about?
David Wright :I got it. I got it. It took me a second, but I got it. Worst movie ever.
Announcer:Boy. That escalated quickly. I mean that really got out of hand fast. Yes, i know.
David Wright :So it broken free from his moorings. As Brady and his friends approached, they saw another boat had already arrived and its owner was attempting to rescue three people trapped in the houseboat. That rescuer later identified it as identified as boy Jordan, jumped in the water, smashed the window and helped all three people out After the houseboat capsized. Wow, so this general store sent on moorings for people to come and get stuff. Sure, became detached and flipped over. Yeah, capsized. Uh, he is the true hero of the story Brady told WJHG without hesitation. He was just in the water helping those people. Um, sorry, let me get my page turned here. Oh.
David Wright :Like this in the background. What the fuck?
Announcer:is it? Yeah, i know, i know I got it, i got a flip.
David Wright :That's when Brady and his friends arrived, dodging debris and waves to throw a lifejacket to Jordan with a line attached to it. The houseboats occupants were already wearing their life jackets. Okay, good thing. Yeah, howling Jordan aboard their already overcrowded fishing boat. They then guided the stranded individuals to the sandbar where they were able to walk ashore. Brady then took Jordan his in his own boat before it crashed into the seawall. My goodness, um, such an excursion. Not one injury was sustained and there was no damages to and there were no damages to either boat. All in all, it was a miraculous escape. I'm assuming that the general store is gone.
Matt Fox:Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's called shrinkage Yeah.
David Wright :All glory be to God, man. He puts us in the right place at the right time. I've never been super religious, but Friday was just an eye-opening moment for me. I just felt like the divine intervention puts you in the right place at the right time. Amen, yeah, and that was Boy, we used to Brady Travis, brady, travis, brady talking.
David Wright :Yeah, Yeah So yeah, it's kind of a you know, you just happen to go out fishing. all of a sudden you're in the midst of a rescue Right. I mean, i will say not to put a damper on the story, but you know it probably.
Announcer:I ain't listening to you, no more.
David Wright :I mean, they saw a storm was coming. You probably, yeah.
Announcer:Right.
David Wright :But the fact that they did go out helped them to rescue these other people. So, all in all, he does work in mysterious ways. Yeah, all in all, a good story and a great winner of the week. Thank you.
Announcer:That's how winning is done.
David Wright :Yes, it is All right So back to it All right Q&A, q&a.
David Wright :So, we, we're doing Q&A. This is part seven and we're going to do one more episode after this, because we're just going to, we're going to get through all the questions. It's got to be even So that we can move on. But that's fine, because these are things that, again, people have asked or they want to know, and we want to be able to help them with that. So one of the questions was what advice would you give to a person who's struggling with low self-esteem or lack of confidence? Oh, repeat that again What advice would you give to a person who is struggling with low self-esteem or with lack of confidence? Hey, dave, yeah, you look great today. Yeah, thank you, matt. So do you? Thank you? Yeah, i try, you're a handsome man, so are you.
Matt Fox:It's confidence or wonderful, what the fuck are you doing? Just trying to break up your self-esteem a little bit.
David Wright :Absolutely. But here's the thing, and I know because I deal with a lot of different clients, even myself. I can go back in my life and there are times I'm like, yeah, you don't feel great about yourself, but Oh, go on. But a lot of times so, somebody with low self-esteem when you give them a compliment, here's the typical reaction Oh yeah, right, they just downplay it. They don't take it seriously because they're not used to hearing positive things about themselves.
David Wright :Sure, so here's the thing that I would say is that every individual doesn't matter what you look like, what you do, what your occupation is, what your abilities are. Everybody has strengths, everybody has things that they are either good at or they feel more drawn to or feel more experienced about. You know what I'm saying, right? So the big thing is is find the things that you're good at and recognize those things and focus on those things. It's just like anything else You have to practice something before you become competent in it. So I'm going to throw out a random thing. What if you want to learn to play a musical instrument? Let's say you want to learn to play guitar? Well, you, you're going to start and you're going to suck. Yeah, you're not going to feel good about the way you play. You're not going to ever play in front of anybody, but it's practicing that and getting confident with it yourself that enables you to kind of show that to other people.
David Wright :And I would say it's the same thing with yourself. Let's say that that may. Maybe maybe you have a fear of, maybe you have a social anxiety that that makes you feel like you're. You don't have any, any confidence with that. Right, i'm not confident in social social situations. What do I talk about? the best thing you can do is practice it Right, and I'm not saying you have to subject yourself to groups of hundreds or more, but even just practice the idea of it. And here's where mental imagery and imagination comes in. Play it, play that scenario in your head. Play it like you're going into a group of 20 people. Play out that conversation like you were confident. You can do it to yourself in your head And then start implementing it for real. I think these mental practices are really something that a lot of people don't think about because it seems kind of nutty.
David Wright :But it's not, because talking to myself, talking to anybody you're getting your mind used to being confident or being able to do the thing that you're attempting to do, and that's the whole idea for it. So I would say, even making small progress, you got to look at that and say, ok, am I better now than I was 30 days ago? Do I feel more confident now than I did last week? And you have to take those measurements. And I say this to clients all the time. When we're talking about progress, i'm like do you feel like you're in a better place today than you were a month ago? Right, and if the answer is yes, i'm like OK, look at that Now. Imagine piling on 12 months. How far, how much farther you're going to be, how much further you're going to be. Sure, and that's the whole thing is just taking small steps, visualizing it, playing it out in your mind and then just kind of practicing it. That that's the best way you can do it.
Matt Fox:See, that's what golfers do when they walk up to it. They envision themselves and how they're going to. They picture the shot.
David Wright :They picture it in their minds And most of the time, these guys and that's a good example, Matt, because these guys have swung a club hundreds of thousands of times on their lives. They know how to hit a golf ball. That that's their. They're not. They're not like the hack that goes on the weekend and is praying not to whiff.
Announcer:Hi, how you doing. Yeah, i know I get it.
David Wright :They. So the whole thing, and with any professional athlete that has done something like that, the skill set is there. It's the mental part that you have to get connected And again, yes, you're visualizing that shot to happen just the way you want it to. That's part of improving yourself, as part of getting better, because the physical skills are there. So so, so, yeah, i would say, as far as lack lack of confidence or lack of self-esteem, look for those positive things and kind of nurture those things, Because there are a lot of people out there who have a very specialized skill set and that helps them to be successful.
Announcer:Thank you for that. Yeah, absolutely.
David Wright :I think we hit this one, so I'm going to skip that one. Ok, because I think we already talked about where to find therapy. Yes, we did. Oh, where can I go to find inpatient care? So so let me explain, yeah, how this works in patient care. Inpatient means you're hospitalized, you go to a facility, you're admitted. That is inpatient care. Outpatient care, which is the clinic that that I run, is outpatient therapy. You go for a visit and you leave. It's outpatient. You come for your visit, you do your thing, you leave. Inpatient again is being admitted to a facility so that you can get help.
Matt Fox:That helped, though, dave. It could be anywhere from restabilizing your medication to an absolute mental breakdown.
David Wright :There are a lot of levels of inpatient care Absolutely, and that's the question that I would ask of this question that, yes, there are a lot of levels and it depends on what exactly you're looking for. I will say this if somebody is in crisis, whether they're suicidal or again having a mental breakdown, just not being able to function, your best resource is to go to the ER, wherever that is, because at that point now, once they figure out what's going on now, you can be directed to something, another facility that can address your issues. So I always say, whenever there's any doubt or any question about life being in jeopardy or some serious injury or inability to function, the ER is the best place to go to start. They will get you to where you need to be.
David Wright :Now a lot of people out there are looking for, let's say, substance abuse, say, okay, somebody's been an alcoholic or a drug addict for many years and they think I just want to get clean. Now that one's going to take some research because you have facilities everywhere for that. And typically and I did inpatient substance abuse in my internship 100 years ago, so it's probably changed since then But typically they'll have a minimum stay for a substance abuse program. It used to be 30 days, i don't know if it's still that now, i would have to look into that. But it's a place where you go And especially if you're an alcoholic, you need medical supervision because you're going to withdraw from this substance and that can be dangerous without the medical supervision.
David Wright :The detox DT's, the reaction your body's reacting against not having the substance that you've had. So that one, as far as finding an inpatient substance abuse again, there are programs, a lot of different places, and the best thing to do on that one is to do research, Go online And this is going to come into play. One does your insurance cover it?
David Wright :If you have, and if you don't have insurance, is this something you can afford? Okay, Because there's everything from free programs to programs that will cost you $10,000. $10,000 a week? Sure, Because there are different levels of care there. If you're in question again crisis, go to ER. Anything else I would probably the probably the best place to do is is to consult with your PCP, your primary care. They can usually direct you or even your therapist. They will probably know of programs if you want to get something that that's a little more.
Matt Fox:Trying to think of a good word for it Comprehensive almost.
David Wright :Like specialized Specialized, okay, yes like substance abuse, or and again, substance abuse can be different sometimes. Sometimes programs will only do alcohol, they won't do drugs. Sometimes there's specific drug rehab programs that don't do alcohol, so it can be very specialized.
Matt Fox:But you said something that kind of sparked my brain. You said you know, talk to your therapist. The biggest thing when you have a therapist is you have to be 100% honest with that individual. So when you do have a problem you can go in and they're not going to judge you and let, because you told them the absolute, yes, absolutely, and now they can help you.
David Wright :Their number one concern is to help you with whatever you have to deal with. So you're right. Yet you need to be 100% honest and you have to be transparent with your professionals with your primary care, with your therapist, even with a partner. I would say even that it goes to that far because because if people don't know exactly where you're at, they're not going to know how to help you. That is the big thing. Where can I learn more information about creating a psychiatric advanced directive?
Matt Fox:Wow, Okay, Yes, I've heard of directives. You know that you have when you are going to the hospital right.
David Wright :So think of a healthcare power of attorney. That's kind of what we're talking about, but for your mental health, in case at some point you become incapacitated, or a lot of people who have dementia or may have a psychotic break where they can't make decisions for themselves that are healthy because you're not thinking right at that point. So it's just like any other power of attorney or any other advanced directive. It's a legal document. It's signed, it's done by an attorney, it's filed, but it gives you the chance to spell out what, how you would like things to be done. It provides instructions regarding treatment or services and then who is in charge of that, of making those decisions, and that's the big thing.
Matt Fox:One of my directives that I have is called the old Yeller clause.
Announcer:I wanted to shoot you if you get rabies Boy. that escalated quickly. I mean that really got out of hand fast.
David Wright :Yeah, absolutely. Well, no, i'm. I probably have that same directive. Here's the thing And here's here's what happens a lot with people in general. They'll get health directives or even even psychiatric directives that we're talking about, but that may have done it 30 years ago, right? And the person that you wanted to kind of handle this might not even still be alive, or it might not be somebody you're close with anymore. Sure, it might be a family member, like is typically in most cases. If you're married, you would want your partner to be that person, but when you do these directives, they get filed and they don't get touched again unless you change them. So I've seen this over and over again where people are like oh yeah, my, my spouse is, the is the person that has has right to make decisions, but we've been divorced for 10 years, but that's the only legal document on file. So make sure these things, things like this And I'm not even talking about just psychiatric care or health care your end of life wills update your beneficiaries to be updated at least yearly.
David Wright :Or if you have a major life change or relationship change, it's always a good have to revisit those things.
Matt Fox:You have to revisit them, and just a good reminder is when the time changes in the fall, when you fall back you gave that hour. Spend that hour to update that information.
David Wright :Absolutely, and it's going to be well worth it, because you want that, you want the, you want the right person to be in charge of that. I mean, again think, if you're incapacitated, who do you want to be making those decisions?
Matt Fox:Me, yeah, right, and that's you know, and that can be you know you would have scary sometimes, which you would have made that decision if you had already planned for it, right?
David Wright :Well, that's right, yes, you just have somebody to kind of execute it Correct, make it, make it the way you want it to be.
Matt Fox:Don't dress me into two, two, that's not, Please. I'm sorry, man, i know you're looking for something. Damn it, i can't find it. Hold on, hold on.
Announcer:Great heavens. What kind of radio show is this?
David Wright :That was the outfit. Yeah, that fits.
Matt Fox:Wow, these are. These are really good questions, because it makes people, it makes me think, it makes me want to ask more questions.
David Wright :Yes.
David Wright :I got Well, and that's you know, and honestly, that's why this series is going on a lot longer than we expected. But because questions lead into questions and there are a lot. There are so many overlapping things that plug into a lot of this. So when we start discussing it, yeah, a lot of other things come up that, but we want to make sure we answer all of the things. That that's the big thing, right? This sounds like a very general question. Ok, what is mental health and why is it? is it important? Now, i know that sounds very super general, that's vague, but but, but I, in general, i'm going to answer this and say it's really your emotional, your psychological and your physical well being. That is mental health. Because a lot of people hear the term mental health and they think of mental illness, right, and it's not that. It's like saying, hey, how's your physical health, matt? Oh, it's fantastic. Yeah, exactly. But if I say how's your mental health, people, people, it's fantastic, people just all automatically assume oh well.
Announcer:I'm not crazy, i'm not mentally ill.
David Wright :Yeah, i'm not crazy, i'm. I've lost my mind, but. but. but see, that's that. that's the stigma around mental health is that when people hear the word, it's automatically assumed something's wrong, right, but it doesn't mean that at all, and when someone asks me, it's like somebody asks you are you?
Matt Fox:are you doing? OK, yeah, the best response, hey, i'm still smiling, that's, that's hard to say No, i'm not, yeah, and that's how I came to be with my partner. She. She asked me a question on the Facebook through Messenger and say how are you doing? I said terrible, how are you? And that's we just started talking.
David Wright :Yep, you know, i mean there's really no reason, unless it's just a passing acquaintance or somebody you don't know and you don't want to get into it. I get that Sure, sure. But yeah, i mean you really should be honest about where you're at, especially with mental health, because There again there's a stomach. Because, because I mean if, if somebody asks me, hey, how are you doing? And I'll be like, oh, you know what, i really messed up my back last week so I'm really having a hard time getting around, i wouldn't think twice about that. But if somebody says, hey, how's your mental health doing? I'll be like, well, you know, last week, you know, i had a revolver out on the table and I was spinning it.
David Wright :I know I'm being very, very dramatic, dramatic on that Great People are less likely to be truthful about their mental health status and how they're feeling true, and you're absolutely correct on that And it's a tough thing to talk about.
Matt Fox:But if you're honest with yourself, you're true to yourself and you put the homework into be mentally healthy, you're going to have a better outcome and a better better conversation And you're just going to feel better.
Matt Fox:Yeah, it's, and I'm telling you, it will affect everything else in your life, even as far as your physical health goes, and everything else gets connected to it Goes back to the first question that was asked this evening Mm, hmm, right, you know, you know that not having the, oh, what was the first question that we talked about? It was having the comprehension and the being. Darn it, i'm losing my train of thought. The very first question on that page in your left hand.
David Wright :Oh, what would you? what advice would you give to somebody struggling with low self-esteem? There it is, yes, yes, but that and that's low self-esteem.
Matt Fox:It comes from not being able to vocalize and really share how you feel Or how you are feeling. But if you can and you're just honest with yourself, that that's only going to help your self-esteem in the long run. Mm, hmm, so I was trying to put puzzle pieces together there.
David Wright :So absolutely, absolutely. All right, folks, we're going to be back with our last Q&A mental health Q&A on next episode. If you're on Facebook Live, stay with us. We're going to be right back to record our next episode. If you're listening on whatever platform you're listening on, jump to the next episode, or it will drop the next Tuesday or Thursday. And before we leave, we have to say who is it? Who is this? You know who needs a home.
Matt Fox:Gus Gus.
David Wright :Gus needs a home.
Matt Fox:I got to share a funny story about Gus.
David Wright :Gus is a beagle mix He's about. he will be 20 pounds. He's dog friendly. They don't know about cats. He's kid friendly. What type of puppy is he? He's a beagle mix. Oh, you said beagle mix. Look at Gus.
Matt Fox:Oh I guess Gus is adorable. I love that.
David Wright :There's Gus. Gus needs a home.
Matt Fox:Oh yeah, OK, thanks for sharing that.
David Wright :Look at that face. And he was born April 2023.
Matt Fox:Oh, he's a puppy, just a couple months old.
David Wright :A puppy He's a puppy and he needs a home.
Announcer:Look at that face.
David Wright :So yeah, shout out to Gus Go pick him up. People, detroit, detroit dog rescue All right, folks, we'll be back. In the meantime, change your thinking, change your life, laugh hard, run fast, be kind, we'll see you next time.