Jessa Reed - Trailer Park Survivor

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2018

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

Few guests have revealed as much of themselves as Jessa, a comic and podcaster (Mormon and the Meth-Head) We touch on being molested, fear of intimacy, addiction, mending relationships, sobriety, anger, psych wards, rejection, sexual fantasies most people would never share publicly (rape, being cheated on), psychosis, binge eating and the lengths we will go to get attention. 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. Jessa's links: https://www.facebook.com/reedjessa www.JessaReed.com Mormon & the Meth-Head Podcast www.Twitter.com/JessaReedComedy 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]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fund the podcast going abroad and recording European guests in July. https://www.gofundme.com/pauls-trip-to-ireland ——————————————————————————————— Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. 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	Welcome to episode 386 with my guest, Jessa Reed.
0:06.0	I'm Paul Gilmarton.
0:07.1	This is the metal illness happy hour, a place for honesty about all the battles in our
0:10.9	heads from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday
0:17.6	compulsive negative thinking.
0:19.4	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:23.6	I'm not a therapist.
0:25.5	I'm not a doctor.
0:27.2	But I am a hypocondriac.
0:29.3	And that has to come for something.
0:33.6	I am not going to be reading surveys after the interview with Jessa.
0:40.4	I am going to read a couple beforehand.
0:45.5	Sorry my brain is moving a little bit slow.
0:48.2	It's weird.
0:49.2	I go through these patches where I talked to my psychiatrist.
0:55.6	I think that's all you need to know.
0:57.1	That's all you needed to hear.
0:58.4	That explained everything.
1:00.6	I talked with my psychiatrist at the last visit and we're trying to figure out if it's
1:06.4	a side effect of some of the meds.
1:09.5	So I'm going to try this thing called NACNIC.
1:11.8	I forget what it is.
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