#347 Paul Rust - Anxiety, OCD & Embarrassment

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2017

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

The actor/writer/comedian known for the Netflix show Love, the movie Inglourious Basterds and IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! opens up about his battles with anxiety, OCD, taking on other people's emotions, people pleasing, wanting attention, shame, fear of letting people down and the role vulnerability and therapy have played in him finding emotional stability and peace. Follow Paul on Twitter @PaulRust Follow Paul on Instagram @PaulRust 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 This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh. To get $30 off your first week of meals go to www.HelloFresh.com and use offer code MENTAL30 To take the survey Paul mentioned on the podcast (to help out a graduate student doing a thesis on how this podcast helps people) click here. 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 If you live in the Twin Cities come see a live taping of the podcast in the afternoon and a comedy show that night (with Paul as the emcee) Sat Oct 14th. More details to follow. 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	Miss Fit toys.
0:02.6	Welcome to episode 347 with my guest Paul Rust.
0:06.1	I'm Paul Gilmarten.
0:08.1	I'm a different Paul.
0:09.7	And this is the Metal Onus Happy Hour.
0:12.4	Come on in.
0:13.4	Have a seat.
0:15.3	I do not know who this folksy person is that I'm channeling, but I'm not a fan of it.
0:24.1	This is the Metal Onus Happy Hour, a place for honesty about all the battles in our heads
0:28.7	from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday
0:34.3	compulsive negative thinking.
0:36.4	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.
0:40.3	It's not Dr's office.
0:42.0	I know therapist.
0:43.0	It's more like a waiting room.
0:45.0	It doesn't suck.
0:46.6	The website for this show is mentalpod.com.
0:50.4	MetalPod is also the Twitter handle that you can follow.
0:54.4	Follow me at.
0:56.9	I want to remind you that LA Pod Fest is coming up October 6th and 8th.
1:03.3	And my guest is going to be Andy Kindler.
1:04.9	It should be a lot of fun.
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