How COVID Destroyed My Career and Triggered a Mental Health Crisis

Before COVID, Lindsey Jennings was on the rise.A comedian, performer, and tour manager, she was building the career she'd worked toward for years when the pandemic abruptly changed everything.What followed wasn't one rupture. It was many.After losing her professional momentum, Lindsey sought treatment for ADHD symptoms and was prescribed Prozac. The medication triggered a prolonged manic episode that eventually gave way to a devastating year-and-a-half depression. Along the way she encountered barriers to care, financial instability, hospitalization, predatory self-help programs, and the crushing pressure to "get better" on schedule.In this conversation, Lindsey and Wendy explore the systems that failed her, the support systems that ultimately helped her survive, and why recovery is rarely as simple as society wants it to be.Lindsey is awarded BestGuessistan's Ministry of Bootstraps BS.Because sometimes the biggest lie is that we're supposed to do it all alone.If BestGuessistan helps you feel less alone in your own rupture, please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs it.Every conversation helps build a language for experiences that too often remain invisible.Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestGuessistanSubscribe to our Substack: https://bestguessistan.substack.com/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestguessistan/Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestguessistan/