A note to listeners, this episode contains mention of self-harm.

Do you like mysteries? Big fan of Matlock, murder she wrote. Do you dig a Hercul-Perot thing,

have a hankering for Benoit Blanc? Well, I think I might know why, Because I think I know a little bit about a lot of people

who listen to this program. It's Depression Mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad you're here.

See, those of us with interesting minds, those of us who deal with depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma response, whatever it is, people like us are programmed to try to solve mysteries, or at least investigate them, gather clues, try to identify a culprit.

That culprit?

Usually not a person, but maybe it's a circumstance of childhood.

Maybe it's a genetic predisposition.

We're searching for what caused this thing.

I don't know if it's a crime.

Maybe it's a crime. This thing that happens in our head.

Unfortunately, as we pursue these investigations, there's rarely a big reveal where the bad guy is caught.

You don't see a parlor scene where like a mustachioed figure in black is accused and then confesses

to the crime of messing with your head with all these mental health conditions and then they're

hauled off to jail never to bother you again. It's messier than that. Maybe that's why you like a mystery

in the movies or on TV. It gives you some resolution

that your own mental health mystery solving can't seem to do. Anyway, I have a podcast

to recommend for you, mystery fans. I mean, listen to this podcast and all of our fine

maximum fun podcast, but you may also want to give

Hyperfixed a try. In Hyperfix, the host, Alex Goldman, takes submissions from listeners

about real-life mysteries they're trying to solve. Some are simple, like, where did this

weird button come from? Others more murky, like, where did this weird button come from? Others, more murky, like,

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