diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index cdcc6f2..442d7c8 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,43 @@ const AutojoinRoomsMixin = require("matrix-bot-sdk").AutojoinRoomsMixin;
 const client = new MatrixClient(config.homeserver, config.token);
 AutojoinRoomsMixin.setupOnClient(client);
 
+const myself = client.getUserId()
 
-client.on("room.message", (roomId, event) => {
+client.on("room.message", handle);
+
+async function handle(roomId, event) {
     if (!event["content"]) return;
-    if (event.unsigned.age > 1000 * 60) return;
-    if (event.sender === "@wug:dodsorf.as") return;
+
+    console.log("Got message!");
+
+    if (event.unsigned.age > 1000 * 60) { console.log("Message was old!"); return; };
+    if (event.sender === await myself) { console.log("Wait a minute... That's me!"); return;};
+
+    if (event.content.body === "!xhelp") {help(roomId); return;};
+    if (event.content.body === "!xdebug") {debug(roomId); return;};
+
+    console.log("Trying to convert the message!");
 
     var converted = x2i(event.content.body);
     if (converted === "") return;
 
     client.sendNotice(roomId, converted);
-});
+};
+
+
+function help(roomId) {
+    var helpmessage = `Hi I can help you translate X-SAMPA, Z-SAMPA to IPA, and transcribe into proto-indo european notation!
+Use (x/z/p) together with either / or [] as delimeters
+x/hello/ z[or like this!] or p/waow/ 😀`;
+    
+    client.sendNotice(roomId, helpmessage);
+}
+
+async function debug(roomId) {
+    var helpmessage = `Hi my name is ${await myself}, and I want to help you debug me!`;
+    
+    client.sendNotice(roomId, helpmessage);
+}
+
 
 client.start().then(() => console.log("Client started!"));