Paul in Ireland III- Caitlin - Sponsored by BetterHelp

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2018

⏱️ 88 minutes

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The 29 year-old Dubliner opens up about her struggles with depression, psychosis, cutting/self-harm, alcohol, anger, learning disability (seeing letters mirrored) & spatial/motor control; also her suicide attempt and it finally expressing her pain despite feeling numb. 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 Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. Other Links Mentioned www.Aware.ie To contact previous guest Michael Corr about his email drafts project email him at [email protected] 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.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 398 with my guest, Caitlin.
0:06.9	Paul Gilmarton, this is the Metal Illness Happy Hour, a place for honesty about all the
0:11.5	battles in our heads from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction
0:18.1	to everyday compulsive negative thinking.
0:20.4	This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:24.6	I'm not a therapist, it's not a doctor's office, it's more like a waiting room that doesn't
0:28.3	suck.
0:29.6	The website for this show is mentalpod.com and mental pod is also the handle you can follow
0:37.5	me on on Twitter and Instagram.
0:41.7	This is the third installment of the episodes I recorded recently in Ireland.
0:48.1	This one was recorded in Dublin.
0:54.0	The episode that was recorded last week with Michael Korr, I forgot to do a shout out
1:01.8	for a project that he is doing that some of you guys might want to participate in.
1:07.8	I'll just read what he wrote because I think it's a great idea.
1:12.8	I want to make a collection of draft emails.
1:15.3	A few years ago I mistakenly thought that I had sent all the drafts in my drafts folder.
1:21.3	I had recovered from the fear of this and realized that I had not done it.
1:25.7	I began to wonder about the imperfect potential held in that drafts folder.
1:30.8	The word draft is derived from the word imperfect.
1:34.9	For the collection to be meaningful, I need people to dig into their drafts folder and
1:39.7	draw out the ones that are vulnerable, exposing and honest in their imperfection.
1:44.9	The ones that they never sent for whatever reason.
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