221: What if you were addicted to each other?

This Is Actually Happening

Wondery

True Crime, Tiah, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

“All that stuff I went through, the abuse, the physical, verbal, everything was not rock bottom for me….Me realizing that I was being abusive to people I loved, that was my rock bottom.”

Producers: Whit Missildine, Jason Blalock

Episode Summary: A woman struggles to free herself from the catastrophic consequences of an obsession with a man she cannot leave

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Content/Trigger Warnings: infant death, domestic violence, graphic domestic abuse, near death, abortion, explicit language

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere

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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.
0:17.4	All that stuff I went through, the abuse, the physical verbal, everything was not rock bottom.
0:24.3	Me realizing that I was being abusive to people I loved, that was my rock bottom.
0:41.4	From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine.
0:43.6	You are listening to this is actually happening.
0:55.6	Episode 221.
0:57.2	What if you were addicted to each other?
1:06.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to this is actually happening.
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1:39.9	Go listen to Red handed right now on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:55.1	Let's say you love sports but are also, you know, a busy person.
1:58.8	You want to know the latest sports news but don't want to sit through a two hour podcast.
2:03.7	All right, if we're talking about you right now then check out the new podcast from Wondry.
2:07.6	Listen to the lead starting five on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
2:26.8	I was born to a 16 year old mother and eight year old father.
2:31.8	I'm a twin. That's kind of where we started.
2:35.1	These two teenagers having a pair of twins.
2:39.8	My mother fell in love with my dad. He's a surfer. He had a girlfriend.
2:44.8	The ends of it getting pregnant and my grandparents were very old-fashioned so they made them get married.
2:51.9	My dad was brought up around a very strict household.
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