#325 I Am The Worst Person Ever: Mike Levine
Mental Illness Happy Hour
English - April 06, 2017 07:28 - 2 hours - 131 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Sexuality artists comedian comedians comedy depression gillmarten gillmartin gilmarten gilmartin paul Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For most of his life Mike has been wracked with shame and self-hatred, convinced he was the worst person ever and fantasizing about suicide when he was hospitalized at 15. He and Paul talk about where his self-hate may come from as well as his ADHD, emotionally sterile and achievement-focused childhood, body dysmorphia, cross-dressing, kink as a submissive male, and how he finally summoned the courage and self-love to end an abusive friendship. Mike is a great example of someone learning to embrace his uniqueness instead of hating and shaming himself for it.
Follow Mike on Twitter/Instagram: @bizmichael
Check out his books: At Least You're Not These Monsters and All The Feelings
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