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BatShit: Living with Mental Illness$10,000.00Health Care sucks2024-12-1140 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar in London p3We're all crazy down here with Miguel Coranado III
https://www.mciii.net2024-12-0434 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar in London with Miguel CoronadoMiguel Coranado III is back with more info about Bipolar living across the pond.
https://www.mciii.net2024-11-2733 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar Type 1 with Miguel CoranadoVisual artist Miguel Coronado III joins the show to discuss his experiences with Bipolar Type 1, including a psychotic break and delusions.
https://www.mciii.net2024-11-2039 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBoundariesAdam and Brad dive into why boundaries are important, how difficult it can be to set them, and strategies for doing so.
2024-11-1339 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessPost-Election StressRecorded before the election, the bipolar boys dive into how the election, politics, news, and social media can negatively impact your mental health, and how best to deal with that - no matter what your political affiliation.
2024-11-0636 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessHealing - Part 2Adam and Brad continue their discussion on healing, how awful ghosting someone is, and having self-respect.
2024-10-3042 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessHealing - Part 1The first of a two part discussion between the Bipolar Boys about healing, including how Brad managed to heal his anxiety disorder and anxious attachment style.2024-10-2338 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar - DeathAdam and Brad take a deep dive into the topic of death, and how losing a loved one impacts those with mental health issues.
2024-10-1635 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessIf you're Bipolar and you're manic clap your handsAdam and Brad take a deep dive into Brad’s recent manic episode after going off his meds.
2024-10-0933 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessPoverty & Bipolar DisorderThe guys open up about their financial situations, and how poverty negatively impacts mental health. Whoever said money doesn't buy happiness has never been poor.2024-10-0239 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessReturn of the Bipolar DuoWe're back! Adam and Brad talk about why they needed a break, how that impacted their bipolar, what they've been up to, and what listeners have to look forward to for the show moving forward.2024-09-2537 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSummer BreakHey Gang,
Brad and I have decided to take the month of July off from Batshit. Brad's gonna spend his summer in the Maldives while I go back to solving cold fusion. We'll be back in August. Take care of yourselves and keep fighting.2024-07-0800 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessVulnerabilityFrom nape to navel warships2024-06-2636 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessFailurewe didn't do it well...2024-06-2037 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessAdam's Episode EpisodeAn episode about Adam’s recent episode.2024-06-1227 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessInsuranceAdam and Brad dive into issues they’ve had with their insurance and how it impacts their mental health care and medication.2024-06-0529 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBilly O’Leary Part 3The conclusion of our three part interview with bipolar actor Billy O’Leary.2024-05-2939 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessThe Seinfeld EpisodeIt's our show about nothing! Adam and Brad go topicless and riff about whatever crosses their mentally ill minds.2024-05-2224 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessMotivation Part 2Adam and Brad continue their discussion on motivation and the lack thereof for the mentally ill.2024-05-1538 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessWhy Are We Bipolar? Part 2 with Billy O’LearyActor Billy O’Leary returns to the show to continue an in-depth discussion about bipolar disorder.2024-05-0830 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessMotivationThe boys discuss how to find motivation when you’re struggling with mental illness.2024-05-0138 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessWhy are we Bipolar? With Billy O’LearyActor Billy O’Leary (Hot Shots, Bull Durham) joins the show to discuss why mental illness occurs, his own struggles with it, and how it’s impacted his career.2024-04-2436 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessChecking In AgainAdam and Brad are back after a short break to check in on their own mental health and to go off on the tangents that you’ve come to expect from their mania addled brains.2024-04-1938 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSorry GangWe were both two stressed/wiped this week to make it happen. We love you all.2024-04-1000 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessWorld Bipolar DayAdam and Brad discuss World Bipolar Day, why it exists, and if it helps the cause.2024-04-0338 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessAdultingThe bipolar boys take a look at how difficult it is to just handle the basic functions of adult life while struggling with mental illness.2024-03-2738 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSupporting OthersAn episode about those who support loved ones with a mental illness, including spouses and friends of those with bipolar and other disorders.2024-03-2044 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessAngerBrad smash! Adam and Brad explore the anger issues people with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses often struggle with.2024-03-1342 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar CelebritiesBrad and Adam take a look at celebrities struggling with bipolar and whether knowing about them helps. ChatGPT. Taylor Tomlinson. Adam does research. Selena Gomez. Carrie Fisher. Robin Williams. Putting on a mask for others. Jean Claude Van Damme. Pete Davidson. Ted Turner. Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. Psylocibin. Halsey. Richard Dreyfus. Stephen Fry. Jimi Hendrix. Demi Lovato. Alan Ritchson. Russell Brand. David Harbour.2024-03-0637 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessApologies!No episode this week, but we were recently guests on the podcast Jockular Pugilists to discuss bipolar so you can check us out there. Or listen to our bipolar discussion a few episodes back on the podcast EmoDojo. We’ll be back with a new episode next week!2024-02-2800 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessListener Questions Part 4Brad and Adam dive into listener questions about bipolar, OCD, PTSD, depression, and other conditions. Helping a loved one when they feel judged. Does depression ever end? Should you feel happy when baseline? Mood journals. Accepting the diagnosis. Being diagnosed young. Accused of faking symptoms. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). 2024-02-2128 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessAlternative TherapyAdam and Brad dive into alternative therapies that might work for mental illness. The keto diet. Egg yolks and dopamine. Vitamins. Red light therapy. Ketamine therapy.2024-02-1437 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessMental Illness in the MediaThe Bipolar Duo take a look at how mental illness is portrayed in the media, examining everything from the news to television shows to your favorite movies.2024-02-0735 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessDepression Part 2Adam and Brad once again dive into depression, their recent struggles with it, and coping mechanisms to fight it.2024-01-3131 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessAnxietyAdam and Brad dive into clinical anxiety. Brain chemistry. Medication that can cause anxiety. Fixating on worst case scenarios. Combatting anxiety. EFT. The news creating anxiety. Sleep and anxiety. Journaling through anxiety. Cell phones, availability, and anxiety.2024-01-2437 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSleep DisordersDr. Katie Carlson returns to discuss sleep disorders, sleep hygiene, and how sleep affects our mental health.2024-01-1747 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessTraumaDr. Katie Carlson joins the show to discuss trauma in all its forms, and tips for managing it.2024-01-1038 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessNew Years ResolutionsAdam and Brad dive into making New Year’s resolutions for the mentally ill, and how we shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves.2024-01-0339 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessA Therapist’s POV with Rebecca StevensFamily therapist and comedian Rebecca Stevens joins the show to discuss mental illness and therapy from a therapists POV. Rebecca has some fantastic and hilarious insights into bipolar disorder and other mental health issues, so don’t miss this one.
NOTE: During the episode we mistakenly referred to Rebecca has a psychiatrist. Our B. Neither she or we were trying to misrepresent her. It was a verbal flub.
2023-12-3051 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessYear In ReviewAdam and Brad look back on 2023 and the all the ups and downs that came with it.2023-12-2729 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessAttachment TheoryAdam and Brad delve into Attachment Theory and how it impacts our adult relationships. Mary Ainsworth. The Four Attachment styles: Secure Attachment, Anxious Preoccupied, Dismissive Avoidant, and Fearful Avoidant. How the Attachment styles each react to serious relationships. Adam takes a quiz to determine his attachment style. Attachment styles and breakups. Healing your attachment style.2023-12-2039 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessThe One Where Brad Considers SuicideBrad confesses thinking about suicide and the duo dive into the topic. TRIGGER WARNING. Passive suicidal ideation. Making sure there's no easy way to kill yourself on hand. Feeling overwhelmed. Feeling like people would be better off without you. Trying to remind yourself that suicidal thoughts are a result of brain chemistry and your "reasons" are always wrong. You have people who count on you. You are loved.
If you or a loved one are having suicidal thoughts, please dial 988 on your cell phone.2023-12-1340 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSeasonal DepressionIt’s a Blue Christmas as our hosts discuss seasonal depression, its causes, and how to fight it.2023-12-0638 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessGrandiosityThe Bipolar Boys dive into the grandiosity that accompanies mania and how it can look like narcissism.2023-11-2937 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessCatch us LIVE on TikTokAdam and Brad will be live on TikTok Sunday, December 3rd at 4pm EST/1pm PST. @batshitpodcast
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-slemon/message2023-11-2900 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSelf CareCaring for yourself isn’t easy, and our hosts dive into the methods that help the mentally ill keep healthy. Red light therapy. EFT. Reading. Hot baths. Drinking. Sex. When self care becomes self medication.2023-11-2237 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessOverspendingMental illness creates strange relationships with money. Join Adam and Brad as they dive into overspending, impulse control, grandiosity, and all the reasons the mentally ill have poor financial decision making skills.2023-11-1538 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar Relationships 4 - BreakupsBreaking up is hard to do, especially when you’re mentally ill. Adam and Brad dive into how breakups can trigger episodes, Attachment Styles, and why the mentally ill might end a good relationship.2023-11-0839 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessChecking In - Part 2The Bipolar Duo check in again on their own mental health, recent struggles, and even some victories. Cocaine! Money problems all around. Avoiding phone calls. Roleplaying games. Depression. Defeating anhedonia. Counting down the clock until bedtime. Withdrawing when you see someone's episodes. Younger people deal with mental health much better. You need people in your life who encourage your healing. Applying morality to mental illness. Brad refuses to hate himself anymore. Adam stops brushing his teeth. There are good times, too!
2023-11-0134 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar BlackoutsAdam and Brad dive into the horror that is memory loss during an episode. Manic blackouts. Laying on the couch all day. Playing detective on yourself. Forgetting entire relationships. Forgetting as a protection against trauma. Different types of therapy. Looking for a connection while manic. Being manic is like doing coke, molly, and a roofie. Placing a moral value on being sick.2023-10-2540 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessDiet & ExerciseBrad and Adam explore how diet and exercise impact your mental health and whether it can combat mental illness. Getting swole. The manosphere. Keto, paleo, 4 Hour Body. Calf veins. Veggies. Weightlifting. Running. Vitamin supplementation. Getting in shape and going manic. Pick one thing you're good at. 2023-10-1840 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessADHD & Narcissistic Disorder with Carlos LarkinGuest host Jessica Wall joins Brad in interviewing voice actor Carlos Larkin (World of Warcraft) to discuss his Narcissistic Personality Disorder and ADHD. Oh, and he’s also bipolar. Carlos traces the origins of his own unholy trifecta of illnesses. How NPD impacts his relationships and career. Jessica tells the true story of a severed hand. Fill your cracks with gold (not those cracks, you perverts).2023-10-111h 15BatShit: Living with Mental IllnessMasculinity with Ayden Cox (New Audio)Anthropologist Ayden Cox joins us to discuss the latest research into masculinity and men’s mental health. AUDIO CORRECTED - apologies! What is masculinity? Toxic masculinity versus positive masculinity. Masculinity from a feminine perspective.
The researcher who was referenced, Ronald Levant, has a podcast with the American Psychological Association about masculinity (his research focus). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbC4V39noghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-state-our-unions/202208/whats-behind-the-rise-lonely-single-men
This is a study that discusses gendered responses and norms to how we treat babies based on their perceived gender
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/35272
And finally for the yo...2023-10-051h 12BatShit: Living with Mental IllnessApologies To Our Listeners!An explanation and apology for the audio issues with Masculinity Part 2 with Ayden Cox. It’s a great episode and we’re working with Spotify to get to the bottom of the issue.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-slemon/message2023-10-0400 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar Relationships Part 3 - DatingAdam and Brad explore the minefield that is dating when you’re bipolar or suffering from another mental illness.2023-09-2736 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBatshit Badasses 09/22Who's a badass? You are. Another celebration of our listeners as we go through comments and messages.2023-09-2228 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessListener Questions Part 3Brad and Adam tackle the hard questions from our listeners. If you’re dating someone mentally ill and they break-up with you, is it the illness? How do you deal with the guilt and shame following an episode? Batshit Badasses meet-up group. A Halloween surprise.2023-09-2024 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessWhy You Need Time OffAdam and Brad discuss why time off is necessary for your mental health. Toxic work ethic. Why vacations are needed. Practicing self-care, especially when you have a mental illness like bipolar, anxiety, or schizophrenia.2023-09-1339 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessHeredityThe Bipolar Boys take a look into how mental illness can be passed from one generation to the next. We can't pronounce this word. Ari Aster's "Hereditary." Adam's parents start listening to the show. Internalized stigma. People don't want to talk about the "bad" parts of their family history. Brad's Dad on coke. Brad discovers he has a sister he never knew about. Adam's Dad takes weapons away from students at school. It's never too late to get diagnosed. Will our kids have this? You don't realize you're in these states when you're in them. Normalize mental health with your...2023-08-3037 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessObsessionAdam and Brad talk about the obsession and anxiety that comes with mental illness. Brad sings (unfortunately). The place didn't even have a basement. Brad texts too much. Adam called her way too much. Body dysmorphia. All she could talk about were her breasts. Murph. Obsession and success. Fan culture. Don't be obsessed with us individually, just the show.2023-08-2336 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessDelusionsAdam and Brad dive into what delusions are and some of the more common ones in mental illness. Successful delusions. Steve Jobs. Defining delusions. Erotomania. Dangerous delusions. John Hinkley and Jodie Foster. Brad's paranoid delusion that made him call the cops. "If things were different between us, would you date me?" Adam's dozen roses. Romance or stalking? Politicians and delusions. Poetry and mental illness. Musicians and drug overdoses. Brad sings Elvis. Tommy Wiseau. Cable news creating delusions. Delusion of the Week!
2023-08-1635 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessAsshole or Illness?Adam and Brad look at how mental illness can present as you being an asshole. Where do I end and my mental illness begins? Manic irritation. Do you use mental illness as a crutch? Conspiracy theories. Schizophrenia. Road rage. Bite your lip. What about the supplement industry? Got that shit mania. Those who refuse help. Treating being an asshole like sneezing.2023-08-0935 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBatshit Badasses 08/04/23In addition to calling out this week's badasses, we share several of our poll results for the first time. 2023-08-0438 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessEating Disorders & Self Love featuring Jessica WallCover model Jessica Wall joins the bipolar boys to discuss eating disorders. Jess is funny, charming, and insightful about all aspects of mental health and you don’t want to miss this one. Getting started in modeling. Losing weight. The model housing scam. The mental effects of starving. Jess is going to Hell. Bad photographers force unrealistic weight loss. Beans crashes the interview. A 14-Day water only fast. Pick one thing you love about yourself and build from there. Donuts.
2023-08-0255 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBrad, InterruptedAdam questions Brad about what drove him to check into a mental hospital, how the experience was, and what’s wrong with our current mental health system. Britany Murphy. We thought we had this shit under control. Mania usually feels good, but this time did not. Our mental health system is fucked. Insurance issues. Mental health urgent care. Does porn still use that music? Seroquel. Memory gaps. Guerilla marketing. Mixed feature states. Abilify. The Phantom Ice Cream Truck. Take care of your own shit. You have to do the work. Don't martyr yourself for someone who won't get help. Br...2023-07-2657 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessDrugs! Part 2The bipolar duo dive into how so many people with mental illness self-medicate with recreational drugs and alcohol. Food as a drug. Burrito-chucks. Edibles versus smoking. Marijuana and mania. Brad tries MDMA. Grown men with pacifiers is not a look. Taking cocaine before a flight. Nicotine. Vape me, bro. Alcohol and depression. The need for chemical assistance when mentally ill. 2023-07-1935 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSex!Adam and Brad discuss the minefield that is sex for the mentally ill. That overhead lighting really makes Brad look bald. The pizza is here. Nibbling Adam's ear. Penetrative sex and masculinity. The Madonna whore complex. Being a bottom in Rome. Sex as self-medication. Brad's a cuddler. Touch-starved and how that comes out in episodes. Body conscious during sex. The Soup of Sexuality. Let's Get It On. The sex roles forced on women by our culture. Hypersexuality, impulsivity, risk-taking, and grandiosity slamming together during episodes for very risky sex. Risky sex and memory gaps. Is the mid-life crisis really...2023-07-1239 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBorderline Personality Disorder & PTSD featuring Lauren MiliciPoet and film & television journalist Lauren Milici joins the bipolar boys to discuss her struggles with Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD, and OCD. What is Borderline Personality Disorder? EMDR as treatment. Childlike behavior during episodes. Hyper vigilance and abandonment issues. The body really does keep the score. Comedy as a coping mechanism. Horror movies as catharsis. Religion and mental health. David Cronenberg and James Woods. Lauren is a badass.2023-07-0543 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBatshit Badasses 6/30/23Next round of super awesome supporters of the show. They're going through their own battles and are brave enough to share their stories with us. We just wanted to give you all a shout out and remind you that we see you. You are not alone2023-06-3018 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar Relationships Part 2In this follow-up to their most popular episode, Adam and Brad discuss why it’s so difficult for bipolar patients to maintain friendships. Childhood friendships. The machines have taken over. When did your bipolar develop? Acting like a child while manic. Brad runs Micah off while manic. Pistachio crumbs. It's difficult to be vulnerable with another man. Brad runs DeVon off while manic. And Josh. Memory gaps. Pirate treasure. Driving naked. Brad runs Sian off while manic then walks 20 miles to the airport. Scars on your brain. That damn Batman podcast. Brad runs George off while manic. And James, th...2023-06-2859 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSocial MediaAdam and Brad look at social media's impact on mental health. Social media is exhausting. Kids with cell phones have worse mental health. Presenting a fabricated life. Doomscrolling. Ignorance about mental illness spreading. Arab Spring. Rage-aholics. Keeping up with the Joneses. Finding communities online. A British court blames social media for suicide. Kaley Cuoco. Dating apps. Manic posting online. Brad regrets his shirtless pics. Adam tries to be friends with Patton Oswalt. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Confessing adultery online. The algorithms feed you negative emotions. Rob Schneider. We have questions.2023-06-2138 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessSleepOur intrepid hosts tackle why sleep is important for mental health and how a lack of it impacts mental illness. Sleep deprivation's effect on hormonal responses. Depression's impact on sleep. Revenge free-time. Sleep studies and the monkey. Working hard and not sleeping. Chekov's "The Potato Farmer." Daylight Savings Time and surgeons. Medication for mental illness and sleep deprivation. Adam doesn't dream. The problems with dream interpretation. Night terrors. Brad writes a suicide note. Brad lets his guilt go. Adam recommends a show. Dreams creating depression. If you have mental illness your memory sucks. Get some sleep.
2023-06-1444 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessListener Questions Part 2Adam and Brad once again tackle listener questions. Talk to your doctor. How long until your medication kicks in? Tweaking your brain's chemistry. Brad learns to read. Revisiting your diagnosis. Why do depression and anxiety seem to pair so often? Robin Williams. Mood journaling. Losing a friend to bipolar. How much your support means to those of us suffering. Joyce Carol Oates and arrogant ignorance. We're horrible at social media. Don't kill the triceratops. The Twitter Wars of the 1920s. Harry Potter. Leaving us voice messages.2023-06-0738 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessThe Best of Batshit: Eps 1 to 6Highlights from the first 6 episodes of Batshit. Curious if the show is for you? Or just want to re-listen to some of our funniest moments? Or revisit your favorite topics? Give it a listen! Topics covered are Arrogant Ignorance, Mania, Depression, Relationships, and Batshit itself.2023-06-0533 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBatshit Badasses - 6/02/23Round 2 of us recognizing the Badasses. In these episodes, we take a few minutes to call out our Badass listeners who are fighting mental illness and have reached out to us to share their struggles. Just Adam on this one....God I miss Brad's dulcet tones. Don't you?
Psychology Today has a great search tool to find therapists and you can filter by EMDR. There is also a directory of licensed EMDR therapists here: https://www.emdria.org/find-an-emdr-therapist/.2023-06-0222 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessMental Illness in the WorkplaceThe Bipolar Duo talk about how their mental illness has impacted current and past jobs, as well as how the corporate environment has little compassion for mental illness. Bullshit small talk. Sit and watch movies all night. Movies Anywhere and barbell curls. How the work environment creates mania. Brad punches a steel door off the hinges. Bonjour! George Costanza. We define ourselves by our jobs. You're a leech. One rockin' dude. The Emmys give Adam shingles. Work life balance. Take a break.2023-05-3138 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessParenting featuring Maggie GwinActress Maggie Gwin (Grey's Anatomy) returns to discuss parenting while mentally ill with Adam and Brad. Fire up the mics. Brad's OnlyFans page. Having children opens all your old wounds. Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. Genetic components of mental illness. Love-bombing. Maggie becomes the Mama Bear. Child abuse and trauma. Talking to your kids about your mental illness. Adam's dogs. Learning to stand again. Misconceptions about what's natural. Adam's fears about having kids. Maggie grabs a kid's tongue. Unconditional love. Will Brad's kids hate him? Stay on your medication for your kids.2023-05-2446 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBatshit Badasses - 5/19/23In this first of what’s to be a regular piece of bonus material, we take a few minutes to call out our Badass listeners who are fighting mental illness and have reached out to us to share their struggles. We also answer Listener Questions.
2023-05-1906 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessMasculinityAdam and Brad discuss the intersection of masculinity and mental illness, and why so many men refuse to seek help. Teaching yourself masculinity. Nature versus nurture. Impulse control. Notches on the bedpost. Repression. Coming out and denying who you are. Shoving your trauma down. Long fuse attached to big keg. Men see mental health as a weakness. The Bipolar Boys are drawn to fighting. Putting a kid in a dumpster. Buying your masculinity. Pilgrims were assholes. Cowboy heroes. Arnold covers "Jump Around." Rowdy Harrington's cinematic masterpiece ROADHOUSE. A man works a job. Raising boys. Actor Brad dates. Women are...2023-05-1748 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessChecking In - An Update on Adam's & Brad's Mental HealthAdam and Brad talk about the struggles they've had with their mental health since starting BatShit in this special bonus episode for Mental Health Awareness Month. Do I have a hangover? Another outlet for therapy. A rapier on Adam's hip. A boulder on your back. A dryer from 1977. A man works a job. Learning how to work again after losing the mania. If you don't laugh, you cry. The war is never over. Is Adam ever happy? Moments of buoyancy. Knowing you have depression makes it feel worse. Christi saves Brad. You've already suffered the pain and yet you...2023-05-1539 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessC-PTSD featuring Christi WamplerChristi Wampler joins the show to discuss her experience with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following an abusive marriage. We're all so old. Mental illness is a blast. Daddy Issues. Fleabag. Diagnosis and treatment. Fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. We take the love we know. Curled in the fetal position on the floor. Prank calls at work. Afford yourself kindness. Willpower as a finite resource. Depression's impact on work. Brad makes an apology. Talk to someone who won't judge you.2023-05-101h 10BatShit: Living with Mental IllnessListener QuestionsAdam and Brad answer listener questions about living with mental illness. We've heard you about audio concerns. Brad gets choked up. How do you tell someone you're dating that you have mental illness? Brad's best friend takes off after a manic episode. Seeing past the mental illness to who your partner really is. Why do people with bipolar tend to have such big hearts? Meeting a paraplegic online. You're more than your bipolar. Social woman. Not being able to verbalize your feelings. How to talk to your parents about mental health concerns. Mood journals. Mental health care for those...2023-05-0335 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessPostpartum & Perinatal Depression featuring Maggie GwinActress Maggie Gwin (Grey's Anatomy) joins the bipolar boys to discuss her experiences with postpartum and perinatal depression. The Brad Pitt of podcasters. In 9 months, you're going to be in a car wreck. Childbirth is trauma. Scan the barcode on the back of their neck. Hypno-birthing. All childbirth is natural childbirth. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed nation. Taking care of a baby while pregnant. The shame of not enjoying your pregnancy. The birth control pill possibly causing depression and other unwanted changes. Don't you judge me. There is no mental health check-in...2023-04-2650 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessPublic PerceptionAdam and Brad talk about how the misconceptions about mental illness affect the way people see you when they find out about your diagnosis, and how that can be painful (and sometimes hilarious). Hollywood's portrayal of mental illness. Jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. I'm Danny DeVito if he hit the gym. Lizard People. Sadness is not depression. More Arrogant Ignorance. Gwyneth Paltrow. Physical markers in the bipolar brain. Go get a fucking insulin prescription. Science is an on-going process. Pharmaceutical kickbacks. Confirmation bias and Google's algorithm. We love the Cartels. Lobotomies. Brad makes a noise like a llama...2023-04-1933 minBatShit: Living with Mental Illness60 sec preview - Episode 6In this 60 second bit from "Episode 6: Public Perception," Brad reveals exactly how full of himself he was when manic. In the full show explore how people treat you when they discover you're mentally ill & all the misconceptions surrounding mental illness.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-slemon/message2023-04-1901 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessDepressionJoin the Bipolar Duo as they discuss what bipolar depression feels like, how to cope with it, and tools for fighting it when you feel it coming on. The fog. Apathy. Anhedonia. They found the bodies. Wading through wet concrete. Is Brad wearing pants? Comedy as a coping mechanism. Why most suicide victims are men. Needing validation. Trying to fill the pit with good. If Brad ever hangs himself. Was that car accident intentional? Adam wants to go home. The self-absorption of depression. Rocky 3. I just want to know I wasn't a mistake. No Woman No Cry. Am I...2023-04-1242 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBipolar RelationshipsOur hosts dive into how bipolar disorder can wreck friendships and romantic relationships, and the tools required for both the patient and their spouse to navigate a healthy long-term relationship. Brad takes a knee. Love at first sight. I guess I live here now. Depressive states nearly destroy Brad's marriage. Hypersexuality while manic. That's what sociopaths say. Chemically inducing mania. Hurting and flirting. Hold on, let me get my CPAP. Resentment. Your spouse as a partner in your treatment. Trauma dumping on my female friends. British soccer hooligans. Hug someone you love.
2023-04-0550 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessManic CreativityAdam and Brad look into manic creativity and how mania impacts their careers in Hollywood. The Tortured Artist. Creativity as a coping mechanism. Mania on-stage. Brad's pushups. A desperate need to share. An accidental bipolar novel. Don't stalk Brad's wife. Game Show Adam returns. Channeling mania outward. One specific reader. Flow states. Memory gaps and misremembering when manic. The mania takes over. The governor's get pulled off. Why mania feels good. The ego and cockiness of mania. Smurfs 6. Manic pitch meetings. F#ck off, Actor Brad! Rewiring yourself. Did I do something wrong? Asking to be seen. Take your...2023-04-0238 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessDrugs!Take a deep dive into the medications that help control mental illness and how they change you. Self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. Lord Elko's Broadsword. What medications Brad and Adam are taking. Preventing episodes for life. One Lethargic Salmon. Ghost Dogs on the Scottish Moors. A penthouse filled with prostitutes. Making amends to those you hurt. Medieval exorcism. Actor Brad enters the scene. Bring that tight little butt over here onto my couch. Manically starting a new career. Game Show Adam enters the scene. How mania controls you and medication flips that script. Being present in the moment. Brad's...2023-04-0241 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessGetting Diagnosed BiPolarMeet our hosts and learn how and why they were first diagnosed as bipolar. Rationalizing manic & depressive behavior when you don't know you're sick. Brad's Funeral Playlist. Misconceptions about mental illness and the curse of Arrogant Ignorance. Lack of Impulse Control. A skull full of minnows. Second guessing everything you do. Why bipolar patients feel emotions stronger even when not in an episode. Friendships & bipolar. Guilt & shame. Coke & Molly. Why mania can make you think you've fallen in love. Manic creativity. Misdiagnosis. Why mania is addictive. Manic relationships. Pathological lying. Compulsive overspending. Entitlement and a lack of repercussions. Clinical...2023-03-3132 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBatShit Trailer60 seconds. Give a quick listen to find out why everyone is going BatSh!t.2023-03-2001 minBatShit: Living with Mental IllnessBatShit: Living with Mental Illness (Trailer)2023-03-1900 min