#303 Feeling Invisible & BPD - Celia Finkelstein

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2016

⏱️ 200 minutes

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Summary

The actor/improvisor (Horrible Bosses, American Horror Story) shares about learning to manager her Borderline Personality Disorder, and fears of abandonment or not being enough. She also shares about her weight struggles , depression, suicidal ideation, and being in a psych ward but hiding it from her mom. Post-interview Paul reads surveys and shares his thoughts on the intersection of our new political reality and mental health, especially for survivors of sexual trauma. This episode is sponsored by Madison Reed. For 10% off your first hair color kit (and free shipping) go to www.Madison-Reed.com and use offer code HAPPY. For tix or info on this weekend's In This Together mental health festival in Hollywood (Sun 4pm) where Paul will be recording former NBA player Royce White, go to www.ittfest.com Follow Celia on Twitter @CeliaFink Check out Celia's Facebook page See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Episode 303 with my guest, Celia Finkelstein.
0:06.1	I'm Paul Gilmarten, this is the Metal Endless Happy Hour, a place for honesty about all
0:09.9	the battles in our heads, for a medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual
0:14.4	dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.
0:17.9	The show's not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.
0:21.4	I'm not a therapist, it's not a doctor's office, it's more like a waiting room that
0:25.0	doesn't suck.
0:26.3	The website for this show is mentalpod.com.
0:28.9	I'll go there, check it out, join the forum, fill out an anonymous survey, maybe we'll
0:34.2	read your survey out loud on the show.
0:37.5	You can support the show at the website, all kinds of stuff.
0:42.4	And also my Twitter handle is at mental pod.
0:50.9	Just for those of you who are wondering if what's been happening in our country and the
0:58.1	last couple of days is going to be addressed on the podcast, it is, but I pushed it to
1:04.7	after the interview.
1:06.5	So those of you that don't want to hear it, you don't have to hear it.
1:12.9	I want to read an email from Dan and he writes, I've been dealing with a lot of pain from
1:20.0	my depression and anxiety to the point where I've been suicidal for some time now.
1:23.8	I've been on and off medications and I've been in therapy.
1:27.1	I've learned and known some coping mechanisms for a while now and yet I haven't been able
1:32.1	to get myself to use any of it.
1:33.8	It wasn't until I listened to your first audio blog that you had on the podcast that I realized
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