A Personal Story of Depression, Social Anxiety, and the Treatments That Helped
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Why do other people seem to get through life so easily, while I struggle with even the smallest things?
That was a question that plagued Holly Barker for years as she went through a major depressive episode—one that made it hard for her to do anything but sleep and shut out the world, including her closest friends.
She shares her journey on today's show, which includes her experience with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and antidepressants.
Tune in to hear her story and learn:
- What aspects of CBT Holly found most difficult, but how the tools have helped her over the years
- What Holly's on-and-off relationship with antidepressants has been like, and the telltale sign that she wasn't ready stop taking them
- How Holly's struggle with infertility impacted her mental state, and how she dealt with it
Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
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| 0:00.0 | Forget frequently asked questions. |
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| 0:04.7 | How about advice from a real genius? |
| 0:06.9 | 95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified in license. |
| 0:11.3 | 5% go above and beyond. |
| 0:13.1 | They become very good at what they do. |
| 0:14.8 | But only 0.1% are real genius. |
| 0:18.1 | Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you. |
| 0:22.2 | He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field. |
| 0:25.1 | Sleep science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more. |
| 0:28.6 | Here come the geniuses. |
| 0:30.3 | This is the Finding Genius podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | The Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:37.3 | Before we begin, a note from our sponsor. |
| 0:40.2 | I'm Richard Jacobs, executive director of the nonprofit Finding Genius Foundation and host |
| 0:44.8 | of the Finding Genius podcast. |
| 0:46.7 | In late 2016, I was rear-ended at 65 miles an hour by a truck on the highway, which |
| 0:52.3 | sent me off-road into a ditch. |
| 0:55.7 | The impact of the collision gave me a concussion and other injuries. At the hospital, a CT scan showed that I had thyroid nodules, |
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