Constant State of Anxiety

How Did We Get Here?

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Education, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Charlie, who had to care for his siblings and had a difficult coming out story, finds it hard to take care of himself. If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please see below for information about further support and advice. To find help via talking therapies you can either go to your GP or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) bacp.co.uk or bps.org.uk - they should be HCPC registered. Other helpful organisations: NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines SAMARITANS - www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan or call 116 123 MIND - www.mind.co.uk NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe WELLDOING - www.welldoing.org NICE - www.nice.org.uk/guidance Anxiety UK - www.anxietyuk.org.uk Find the transcript for episode 6 here: somethin-else.github.io/transcripts/hdwgh/episode3_6.txt How Did We Get Here? is a Somethin' Else Production. If you're interested in taking part in future episodes of "How Did We Get Here?", please email describing your issue to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What you're about to hear are the key parts of a one-off session with a real person.
0:11.4	Names have been changed for confidentiality. Please note that this episode contains some
0:16.0	discussion around homophobia, depression and suicide which may not be suitable for all
0:21.7	listeners.
0:22.7	If it wasn't for a partner, I genuinely don't know if I would be here or not.
0:27.9	This is How Did We Get Here With Me, Claudia Winkman and the brilliant clinical psychologist
0:32.8	Professor Tanya Byron. Each episode we look at some of the difficulties people are facing
0:38.1	in their daily lives with their families. Tarn talks to our guest in a one-to-one session
0:43.2	and I listen in, asking questions in the beginning, middle and end.
0:47.9	Today we meet Charlie. He's 47 and has a partner of six years. The eldest of three boys,
0:54.3	he was often put in charge of his younger brothers. Charlie's parents divorced when he was nine.
0:59.7	Then aged 21, Charlie told his mother he was gay.
1:03.2	She yelled at me before she left the room. He's not unreasonable. You're the one that's
1:07.4	chosen to be gay.
1:09.7	Charlie suffers with anxiety and feelings of worthlessness. He wonders whether this springs
1:14.9	from a lack of affection growing up or constantly looking after others and not himself.
1:21.4	Let's go and meet Charlie.
1:24.6	Charlie, thank you so much taking part.
1:29.7	Thank you for having me. Why are you taking part, please?
1:33.8	Throughout my life and as long as I can remember, I've always felt my life should really
1:40.2	belong to somebody else. I don't really know why I'm here.
1:43.2	Anything I do or anything I accomplish, I always think somebody else could have done
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