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Discussion on: On Dealing with Anxiety and Depression as a Developer

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George

Beautiful article, after dealing with both of these for extensive lengths of time I finally found that programming was a calling I needed. A place to escape, keep my mind busy and have fun while doing it. It's helped me in so many different ways from just changing my outlook on how I see things to being able to solve some of the problems that came into the mind while dealing with these.

If you feel that you are at risk of harming yourself or know someone that is at risk of harming themselves, do not delay in seeking help

Speaking to someone is one of the best and scariest things you can do while going through depression and/or axiety. Whether it may be someone you know or related to or just a complete stranger the feeling of finally being able to get out all your issues, feelings and having someone there to genuinely listen and help you, well there's no better feeling.

Thank you for making this article Michael, I'm sure it will help a lot of people.