Rick Ness joined the Discovery series “Gold Rush” in Season 3 as a new miner. His career started off well, and he soon became very good at his job, earning a permanent spot on the show. But when Season 13 started, Rick wasn’t there. This worried his friend, Brian “Zee” Zaremba, who decided to visit him in the second episode. Rick shared that he was feeling down and revealed that he was dealing with seasonal affective disorder and depression.