It's Okay To Be Weird - May Wilkerson

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2018

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

The standup & cohost of the "Crazy in Bed" podcast opens up about being an only child & a "weird kid" who couldn't appreciate her uniqueness and desire to belong until college. She shares about her battles with social anxiety, bulimia, drinking, insomnia, racing thoughts, being left out and feeling guilty for coming from privilege. She and Paul also talk about their histories of taking meds and their side effects and finding a home in support groups despite thinking they wouldn't work. Older episodes can be found ad-free exclusively at Stitcher Premium for $4.99/month. Get one month free with offer code MENTAL at signup at www.StitcherPremium.com/mentalpod Hear guests like: Tiffany Haddish, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Melissa Villasenor, NHL Legend Theo Fleury, Aisha Tyler, Scott Thompson, Kathryn Hahn, Nikki Glaser, Rob Delaney, Paul F. Tompkins and bestselling authors like Dr. Elyn Saks, and Caitlin Doughty. More About Our Guest bitly.com/crazyinbed (podcast) https://twitter.com/shutupmay https://www.instagram.com/maywilkerson/ Ways to Help the Podcast ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 ————————————————————————— Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod -------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Stitcher Premium for back catalog (& much more) -Older episodes can be found ad-free exclusively at Stitcher Premium for $4.99/month. Get one month free with offer code MENTAL at signup at www.StitcherPremium.com/mentalpod -Subscription includes all episodes, ad-free, going all the way back to ep #1 in 2011, plus back catalogs of tons of other great podcasts, standup albums, original content and more. -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 405 with my guest, May Wilkerson.
0:06.1	Paul Gilmarten is the metal illness happy hour, a place for honesty about all the battles
0:10.7	in our heads from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday
0:18.2	compulsive negative thinking.
0:19.8	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.
0:24.1	I'm not a therapist, it's not a doctor's office.
0:26.5	It's more like a waiting room that doesn't suck.
0:29.6	The website for this show is mentalpod.com and mental pod.
0:34.5	Also the handle you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram.
0:40.3	I was meditating this morning, also known as closing my eyes and thinking about myself
0:46.8	for 20 minutes.
0:49.4	The first thing to pop into my mind was I had read an internet comment, not towards me,
0:58.0	but just in general.
1:01.8	Somebody was insulting someone else with addressing them as snowflake, which has kind of come
1:08.6	to be a, most of you know, a way of insulting generally people on the right use it to insult
1:20.1	people on the left, insinuating that they're weak or sensitive or worry too much.
1:28.0	Or too politically correct.
1:33.2	While I agree that on the far left there are definitely people that want the world to
1:41.6	cater to their every whim so they never have to feel uncomfortable.
1:48.9	But I identify as a progressive and I tend to think of myself as sensitive and compassionate.
1:57.9	There's something about that comment just kept coming up in my mind while I was meditating
2:05.9	and it just really got under my skin.
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