What if the Devil was battling for your mind? [Rebroadcast - #116]
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
“What I feared the most was that these episodes would continue to increase until that’s the world I was living in, in this other nonsensical world completely detached from reality.”
Today’s episode featured Steve Kissing. You can find out more about Steve’s story in his story “Running from the Devil” which can be found in narrative and graphic formats on Amazon.
Producers: Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: A man attempts to reconcile the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms with his Catholic identity.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.2 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:07.6 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:15.7 | Today we finish our holiday re-broadcast series with the incredible story of a man who attempts to reconcile |
| 0:21.3 | the sudden onset of psychotic symptoms with his Catholic upbringing. |
| 0:25.0 | This episode originally aired on September 18th, 2018, as number 116. |
| 0:30.6 | What if the devil was battling for your mind? |
| 0:34.9 | What I feared the most was that as these episodes increased, |
| 0:40.2 | that they would continue to increase until that's the world I was living in, |
| 0:45.3 | in this other nonsensical world completely detached from reality. |
| 1:02.9 | From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine. |
| 1:06.2 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 1:16.2 | Episode 116. |
| 1:19.4 | What if the devil was battling for your mind? |
| 1:28.6 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to this is actually happening. |
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| 1:37.0 | Hi there Wondry listeners. |
| 1:38.8 | Hannah and Sruti here from TrueCram Podcast Red handed. |
| 1:41.2 | Your favourite podcast red handed. |
| 1:43.0 | We just wanted to say how excited we are to be included in Amazon Music |
| 1:46.1 | and Wondry's best podcasts of the year as chosen by their listeners, which is you. |
| 1:51.3 | So thank you so much to everyone who listened to us voted for us, |
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