#344 If Only You Knew This Secret

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2017

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

YouTube personality Sarah Sterling is 26 and was obsessed with Harry Potter (and Disney) since day one. At a convention she met a singer who captivated her. He was 24 and she was 16. Looking back, she sees it as statutory rape and is processing that. What's possibly even harder to process for her is that she still hasn't told her overly-protective easily-overreactive mom. Sarah talks about how she has always felt the need to protect her mom from information that would set off her anxiety and the dynamics of having a parent that loves her but sometimes just doesn't understand her or accept her as an adult. For more about Sarah visit: Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/sarahsterling_ YouTube- http://www.youtube.com/sarahsterling Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/sarahgsterling This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To try a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental and fill out a questionnaire. Must be 18 To become a monthly donor (and qualify for bonus content and goodies from Paul go to www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Catch the podcast live at LAPodfest Oct 6-8. To learn more go to www.LAPodfest.com To make a one-time donations via Paypal go to www.mentalpod.com/donate Help the podcast by shopping with our podcast's Amazon link (it doesn't make your product any more expensive - even bookmark it!) To help fund Paul's next trip to record international guests, especially in Ireland, go to https://www.gofundme.com/pauls-trip-to-ireland 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 344 with my guest Sarah Sterling.
0:06.3	I'm Paul Gilmart and this is the Metal Inus Happy Hour, a place for honesty about all
0:10.3	the battles in our heads.
0:12.3	For medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas and sexual dysfunction, to everyday
0:17.6	compulsive negative thinking.
0:19.6	The show's not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:23.3	I'm not a therapist.
0:24.8	It's not a doctor's office.
0:27.5	Turn around and leave.
0:29.6	If you think this was a doctor's office, why am I attacking the kind listener right
0:36.8	out of the gate?
0:38.0	Because I hate myself.
0:39.6	That's why.
0:41.1	Because I feel less than.
0:42.9	Let's not go down this rabbit hole.
0:47.8	Hey, our website is mentalpod.com.
0:50.9	Go there, fill out a survey.
0:52.2	A big part of this show was reading surveys.
0:54.8	And I know we've been a little bit light on them lately.
0:57.8	It's because I've been trying to find a place to live.
1:01.2	As I mentioned, I'm getting booted out of this apartment.
1:05.4	And I've also been looking for maybe another apartment to live in.
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