170: What if you didn't sleep for 120 hours?
This Is Actually Happening
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🗓️ 1 December 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
“It felt like the earth had stopped rotating like I was trapped in this moment of just complete all-encompassing fear.”
Producer: Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: A young woman hungry to explore the world goes on a trip to Tanzania and unexpectedly finds herself caught in an endless cycle of impending doom.
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Content/Trigger Warnings: anxiety, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, medical trauma, explicit language
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.2 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:07.6 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:17.3 | I didn't know what was happening and I felt like I couldn't move. |
| 0:21.3 | It felt like the earth had stopped rotating. |
| 0:24.1 | Like I was trapped in this moment of just complete |
| 0:29.6 | all-encompassing fear. |
| 0:42.8 | From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine. |
| 0:46.0 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 0:55.7 | Episode 170 |
| 0:57.2 | What if you didn't sleep for 120 hours? |
| 1:08.8 | Hey, prime members. You can listen to this is actually happening. |
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| 1:14.8 | Download the app today. |
| 1:16.7 | 13 years ago in one of the cramped dorm rooms of prestigious |
| 1:20.5 | Sera Lawrence College, a nightmare unfolded. |
| 1:23.5 | The students didn't know it yet, but when a bizarre new roommate moved in, |
| 1:27.1 | he would change their lives forever. |
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| 1:33.2 | dives into the horrifying story of Larry Ray, |
| 1:36.0 | who moved into the dorms with his daughter. |
| 1:38.3 | Shortly thereafter he started to control, |
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