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Chris Gethard: Career Suicide
He's been seeing the same psychiatrist for years and he's not embarrassed about it. Neither should you be.
Who it's for
Gethard treats long-term therapy and medication as ordinary, even funny, parts of life, which chips away at the stigma that keeps many people from getting or staying in treatment.
Hopeless→Hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
Chris Gethard's one-man comedy show about depression, anxiety and drinking, first staged off-Broadway and then filmed as a 90-minute HBO special that premiered in May 2017. It is directed by Kimberly Senior, with Judd Apatow among the producers.
Where to find it
HBO original (streams on HBO Max). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Discusses a past suicide attempt.
Age: TV-MA on HBO Max (suggested 17+)
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller, Optimism: An Essay
