Psychological Block: Recent Episodes
Aileen
Welcome to Psychological Block, in these sessions we will be discussing and understanding psychological disorders and different categories of trauma. Learning as we go, we will be able to grasp further insight on how people with certain conditions affect their emotions, behavior, and actions.
TW: mention of su*cide & food anxiety After witnessing two deaths in her earlier teen years Kayla has dealt with anxiety and depression. She shares her coping mechanisms and a few positive impacts in her life.
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TW: rpe, self harm, sucidal tendencies. Sydney shares her story after she’s been r*ped over a year ago and everything that happened afterward that affected her mental health. From going to a hospital to therapy she is confident for her ongoing recovery.
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Millie explains her journey with her recent eating disorder and shares how the pandemic impacted her recovery and how she helps others overcome their eating disorders as well.
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TW: self harm, eating disorder. Being in quarantine has affected so many people’s mental health including sixteen year old Lucy. Feeling alone she started to distance herself from friends and started to spiral. That’s when it shown some light on her ongoing depression and anxiety, and later developed an eating disorder as well. Now, she tells us about her struggles and explains her process of recovery.
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TW: S*xual abuse & abuse... At the age of six Gabby’s childhood would never be the same, she has dealt with sexual abuse, neglection, depression, anxiety, and emotional and physical abuse. She shares her journey through it all and still remains optimistic.
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Not wanting to gain weight but not wanting to loose weight Florrie ‘fights’ to have the perfect body. She struggles with her current recovery phases but is optimistic with her own journey to be in full health.
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As a teen Giulia dealt with depression and anxiety, and as an adult it’s just as difficult to cope with it. She explains her days at a psychiatric hospital and gives details on how she’s doing now.
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⚠️TW⚠️ Elsie explains how she first developed her emetophobia and how anxiety plays a role in that. She also explains her previous eating habits that were caused by emetophobia.
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US Marine Veteran Jacob shares his experience while in boot camp training. He explains his toughest moments, such as leaving home and overcoming The Crucible. He adds resources and gives advice for veterans and anyone who is looking into the military. He goes in-depth discussing his quarantine life based on his transition from military life to civilian life.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Most of us, if not all have thought about ourselves negatively, perhaps the way we look or even act. For this guest, it got to the point where depression and anxiety controlled her. She wanted to become someone else just to be accepted by society’s standards of beauty. She explains her darkest days, racing thoughts, eating disorder and how she’s slowly getting better.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
From a person who plays video games, and even has their own club, college student Andy gives us a segment of mental health regarding video games. (Deleted scenes included after closing).
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At a young age Abby developed an eating disorder. Being bullied and seeing other skinny girls made her want to become “one”. She started eating less and would skip regular meals to lose weight. She came into realization that it was unhealthy. Now, in almost full recovery she shares her journey through the tough times and reminds us that all bodies are beautiful.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
At the age of sixteen Jasmine has experienced depression, anxiety, and trauma. It started at the age of twelve when her father had passed. Later, she developed relationship anxiety after her partner neglected her. She struggled with personal insecurities that left her feeling unmotivated for the future.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
His childhood wasn’t like anyone else’s. Anthony experienced someone take their own life right in front of him. He also was assaulted at a young age, he talks about how all those events ties in with his mentality as of today. He encourages others to reach out for help when needed to release any burdens you may carry.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
It all started with a toxic relationship. Giselle explains what caused her depression and how she ended up in a mental hospital. And now speaking out to help those who are struggling with depression and educating us that some may not have it as bad.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Screaming, shaking, numbness. A panic attack. We’ve all panicked at one point in our lives, however sixteen-year-old Lizbeth tells us what caused and happens during her panic attacks and how she faces it.
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Losing her mother at the age of twelve, sixteen- year-old Daija goes back in time to explain one of the biggest setbacks she has faced in her lifetime. In this session we hear the steps she took to encounter this dilemma from a life of simplicity to tragedy...
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He lost his wife to suicide. He lost his dad to suicide. He almost lost himself to suicide. Eric B Zink shares his story from struggling with mental illness to almost taking his own life and what stopped him. (Closing segment included.)
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In this session we discuss the symptoms, risks, and factors of eating disorders.
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The trauma. The horror. The haunting memories. Sixteen-year-old Arianna Amador tells her side of the story as being a victim of sexual assault.
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