245: What if you were taken to the dark side?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
A woman struggling to find herself finally discovers a place where she belongs and forms a deep friendship, but when she experiments with a powerful psychedelic the experience reveals more than she bargained for.
Today's episode featured Ash Stryker. You can find out more about Ash and see her illustration and artwork by going to her website: ashstryker.com/
Content/Trigger Warnings: eating disorder, drug use, drug overdose, hallucinations, explicit language
Producer: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
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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. |
| 0:17.6 | I was scared that reality wasn't wearing its usual face anymore. |
| 0:21.6 | I felt like it was wearing a mask that it was going to take off at any time. |
| 0:25.1 | Almost like I was navigating this giant dollhouse like it was fabricated. |
| 0:29.0 | And I was just cludged by these incisive thoughts of what meaning does my life have. |
| 0:45.5 | From Wondry, I am Whit Missaldine. |
| 0:48.7 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 0:51.5 | Episode 245. |
| 0:58.5 | What if you were taken to the dark side? |
| 1:09.5 | It's hard to imagine losing a loved one, a wife, a husband, a child. |
| 1:13.5 | For many, it's their biggest fear. |
| 1:15.5 | I'm Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished. |
| 1:18.5 | A podcast that tells the stories of often overlooked and unsolved missing persons cases. |
| 1:23.5 | In an effort to uncover the truth. |
| 1:25.5 | Listen to The Vanished on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:29.5 | Hi, I'm David Brown, the host of Wondry's podcast business wars. |
| 1:32.5 | In our latest series, two visionary automakers each believe they can beat Detroit |
| 1:38.5 | and build America's favorite cars. |
| 1:41.5 | Listen to business wars on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:48.5 | I usually describe my upbringing as being kind of normal, uneventful. |
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