Jamal Anderson says he's in a much better place mentally and emotionally -- following a bizarre incident in which cops say he exposed himself in a gas station convenience store.
"I'm doing fantastic," the ex-ATL Falcons running back told us ... "I've had a very, very good couple of months. Got my mind right."
We broke the story ... Anderson was cited by police in Georgia back in December when the clerk at a QuikTrip said the 44-year-old had pulled out his penis in the store.
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