And for the first time in my life, I didn't feel all of those things I had always been ashamed of,

but it wasn't because of the drugs, it was because I shared my truth, and I was accepted, and I wasn't alone.

And it fueled like my passion to keep going and I decided to start making videos just for fun I

literally had no friggin clue that any of this was going to happen.

Never a million lives.

Hey everybody, before we start the show,

I want to make a couple disclaimers.

This show does cover a wide variety of topics

related to mental health and life in general,

and some of those could be sensitive for you.

I want to simultaneously encourage you to be brave and consuming difficult content, but also

respect and recognize your limitations. So please use your best

judgment. I will never be offended if you need to skip a question or an episode

entirely, but feel free to feel it out, check out the episode and just see what

happens. If you need to skip, that's okay, but you know, feel free to give it a shot first.

I also need to say that while I am a psychologist, I'm not your psychologist and I'm not your therapist.

This is not intended to be direct medical advice and you should not use this as a substitute for professional help.

So with those said, let's go ahead and get into the show. I'm going to be All right.

Hello, friends of all varieties, this is the Hardcore Self-Help

Podcast episode 173.

I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff, aka Duff the Psych. I make

mental health content for real people just like you. And today I have a

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