#726 Fantasy, Shyness & Low Self-Esteem - Rebecca W

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

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

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Rebecca W is Paul's friend from a support group. She shares her struggles with shyness and low-self esteem and opens up about sex and love addiction as well as her penchant for fantasy.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Lights are going up, snow is falling down, there's a feeling of goodwill around town.
0:07.0	It could only mean one thing.
0:12.0	Make ribb is here.
0:14.0	People throwing parties, ugly sweaters everywhere, stocking tongue up by the chimney with care it could only mean one thing
0:25.9	at participating McDonald's for a limited time welcome to episode 726 with my guest
0:33.2	Rebecca W you are listening to the mental Happy Hour, which is a place for honesty
0:39.2	about all the battles in our heads from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas,
0:44.2	and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive negative thinking, and this show's not meant to be a
0:49.6	substitute for professional mental counseling. I am not a therapist.
0:55.5	You have been warned.
0:59.2	The website is metalpod.com.
1:05.7	Go there, take some surveys, buy a t-shirt, a coffee mug, support us financially.
1:07.9	Whatever you want to do.
1:09.7	There's a forum you can join.
1:11.6	Lots of love and support there.
1:17.4	Our social media handles are at MentalPod.
1:19.2	Do it.
1:20.2	What are you waiting for?
1:29.0	This is from the Struggle in a Sentence survey, and this is filled out by a guy who calls himself Ian and about his anxiety.
1:31.0	He writes, I'm so concerned about negative results or reactions to his situation or course
1:37.2	of actions.
1:38.2	I don't do anything.
	...

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