#326 I Was Born Afraid - Jenny Jaffe

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2017

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

The comedic writer/performer and mental health advocate who started www.projecturok.org shares about the tremendous support she received from her family when depression anxiety and OCD had her close to suicide by age 10, and even more despondent from 15-17. Her story is a great example of parental support, the power of coping skills, and proof that even people from safe supportive homes with no trauma in their lives can suffer from mental illness because the issue is often one of chemical imbalance. Follow Jenny on Twitter @JennyJaffe and @JennyJaffe on Instagram Check out her Facebook page www.facebook.com/jennyjaffe Visit her website www.theJennyJaffe.com And of course check out www.ProjectUROK.org This ep is sponsored by BetterHelp online therapy. To try it and get a week for free go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental To support the podcast consider becoming a one-time or recurring monthly donor or donating frequent flyer miles. It can be done at www.mentalpod.com/donate Monthly donors using Patreon can begin for as little as $1/month and qualify for occasional free stuff from Paul, like mini-episodes and more. To sign up go to www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Another way to support the show is to give it a nice review and rating at iTunes or spread the word through social media. 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 326 with my guest, Jenny Jaffy.
0:06.3	Today's episode is sponsored by First Day Back.
0:09.3	It's a new podcast from Stitcher, and the concept is pretty simple.
0:13.8	How does a person return from an event that changes them?
0:16.8	Well the new season tells this incredible story about a woman who accidentally shot and
0:21.4	killed her husband, but has no memory of it.
0:25.2	How do you come back from the worst thing you've ever done when you don't even remember
0:29.1	doing it?
0:30.1	First day back.
0:31.1	Subscribe now in Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:35.2	I'm Paul Gilmarten.
0:36.9	This is the Metal Illness Happy Hour.
0:38.9	A place for honesty about all the battles in our heads, from medically diagnosed conditions,
0:43.8	past traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking.
0:48.7	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:52.4	I am not a therapist.
0:53.4	It's not a doctor's office.
0:55.9	It's more like a waiting room that doesn't suck.
0:57.7	I was trying to think of something else to throw in there.
0:59.7	It's like a circus.
1:00.7	It's like a...
1:01.7	That's what I came up with.
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