thank you! that’s very sweet. i think for me personally it’s just nice to hear someone say, “hey depression sucks, i understand. you don’t always have to put on a front and act like you’re functioning fine”. i think that helps a lot, at least for me. cuz i’m depressed plus anxious and a high performer at work (and you know what they say… the reward for good work is more work so welp vicious cycle). and i’ve rlly been starting to crack. i have a support network in my similarly suffering colleagues + my partner though, and we got a new team lead (context my previous lead sucked and caused approx 90% of my unhappiness) so. things are looking up i guess? i hope. okay anyway. long story short yeah i’m not dead and thank you very much for checking in on me!!