Aired 4 months ago 24:09

Procrastination or Mental Health Issues?

Procrastination or Mental Health Issues?

Aired 8 months ago 24:37

Dwelling on the Past Mistakes Caused by Mental Illness

Once we reach recovery from mental illness, we tend to dwell on the mistakes of our past. Thoughts of failures and people we’ve hurt ruminate inside our head and make it difficult to move forward. Why do we think about these things? Does it protect us, make us feel better, or is it way to keep us from moving forward? In this episode our hosts discuss their past failures in the hopes it allows our listeners to realize living in the past only really accomplishes one thing . . . Highlights from ‘Ruminations’ Episode [2:00] We are talking about ruminations today [4:30] Ruminations feed delusions [6:00] Gabe dwells on his past wives [8:20] Michelle ruminates about how her brother treated her in the past [11:00] Gabe tried to set up his brother to get in trouble [13:00] We want Michelle to make amends with her brother [18:00] Why ruminating is detrimental to your health. [19:30] Gabe dwells about his biological father [21:00] Why can’t we just get over things and move on?

Aired 5 months ago 28:02

Anxiety and Paranoia How to Deal

Does anxiety keep you from living the best life possible? Do you feel that you are nervous all the time? Are you not sure the difference between anxiety, worry, and paranoia? Want some suggestions on how to cope? Listen in as our hosts discuss all this – and more – on this week’s episode of A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast. Highlights from ‘Anxiety & Paranoia’ Episode [1:00] What’s the difference between anxious, nervous and paranoid? [3:00] Michelle explains her delusions -- which stem from anxiety. [5:00] Night time is when anxiety is worst for Gabe. [10:00] What is paranoia? Is it anxiety induced? [14:30] Does Michelle get anxious selling her clothing line Schizophrenic.NYC on the streets of NYC? [20:00] Gabe can’t help but see the worst in his speech evaluations. [23:00] Nerves can be good sometimes.

Aired 10 months ago 27:57

How to Tell Friends and Love Interests About Mental Illness

A mental illness diagnosis doesn’t mean you can’t date or make new friends. It does mean – at some point -- that you need to tell all the new people in your life that you’re living with depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, or whatever your mental health concerns are. In this episode, our hosts discuss telling the new people in our lives about our health issues – including the people they’ve dated. Highlights from ‘Mental Illness, Friends, Love Interests’ Episode [2:20] Being public and vocal about mental illness. [3:30] What is the right (and wrong) way to tell people you have a mental illness? [4:00] How soon is too soon? How late is too late? [7:00] Michelle shares her story of telling romantic partners. [11:30] We discuss when would we not share our diagnosis. [15:30] Some people don’t believe we have mental illnesses. [18:30] If we talk more about mental illness, people will understand it more. [20:30] People should still respect your boundaries when it comes to mental illness. [23:30] Michelle’s friends all knew she was schizophrenic before she was diagnosed.

Aired 6 months ago 24:38

Mental Illness Advocacy Meets Two Truths and a Lie

This podcast strives to accomplish many things: we hope to be entertaining and educational, and we hope to make our listeners think about their own lives -- or about the life of someone they know who lives with mental illness. There is, however, an easier way to describe this podcast. It’s an advocacy effort led by two people who are award-winning advocates nationally. In this episode, our hosts each tell three stories about their mental health advocacy work. Two of them are true and one of them is a lie. Is truth stranger than fiction? You decide. Listen Now! Highlights from ‘Mental Illness Advocacy’ Episode [1:45] WebMD said Michelle is a professional. [4:20] Gabe was spit on for handing out a pamphlet. [5:44] Michelle is unprepared for advocacy. [7:40] Gabe gets slapped in the face. [12:00] Don’t speak Michelle – mental illness speech. [15:00] Gabe oversleeps for a mental health advocacy event. [20:00] Which stories are true and which ones are fake?