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Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! | A Mental Health Podcast On Lived Experiences & Dark Humor

Harnessing Flow State Through Drumming | Quieting Intrusive Thoughts

January 20, 2025 • Nicholas Wichman - Mental Health Advocate • Season 1 • Episode 3

How flow state and drumming help quiet intrusive thoughts, steady an anxious brain, and make bad days survivable—no platitudes, just lived experience.

A candid mental health podcast with creativity, grounding techniques, and micro-routines that actually stick.

Content note: brief symptom talk; explicit language.

If you’re struggling (U.S.): Call/Text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7).

Episode focus: using creative practice (especially drumming) as “psych first aid”—what flow does to attention, mood, the symptoms of mental illness and tiny reps that beat perfectionism.

We cover:

Flow state 101—attention, challenge/skill balance, feedback loops
Drumming as grounding—a metronome for anxiety; rhythm that calms the body
Process > product—micro-sets, habit stacking, low-friction reps
Intrusive-thought interrupts—tempo breathing, stick-in-hand rituals, body anchoring

Hosts: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • IndyPocket (Tony)

IndyPocket (Tony) links:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@indypocket
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indypocket
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@absolutezen

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