We’re behind in updating our episodes on this blog as they drop. But if you haven’t already, check out these two episodes from June 2023.
SLEEP
Sleep is an underrated aspect of mental health. For the general public, a lack of sleep (which afflicts by some estimates up to 70% of Americans) has a negative impact on mental and emotional health. But for the mentally ill, it becomes almost impossible to fight your illness if you’re underslept.
Episode Description
Our 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.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Numerous studies have shown the negative effects social media can have on the mental health of the general public. For the mentally ill, social media represents a completely different and more insidious danger, especially for those suffering from delusions.
Episode Description
Adam 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.
BatShit 
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