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

If you live with mental illness—or love someone who does—and you’re tired of sugar-coated wellness talk, this show is for you.

Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! blends dark humor with real recovery so you feel seen, steadied, and a little lighter. We tell it like it is, so you don't have to.

You’ll get:

Lived-experience truth from “The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective” (host) + grounded insight from "IndyPocket" (co-host and music therapist).
Edgy, stigma-smashing and often, controversial conversations about life with mental illness mixed with social commentary, relationships and messy real-world coping as it relates to mental health.
Some challenging takeaways you can ponder after each episode—along with laughs that punch up, down, left, right... EVERYWHERE.

Perfect for: people juggling therapy, meds, and everyday chaos who want honest talk, gallows humor, zero judgment and acceptance for who they are.

Guests include survivors, clinicians and everything in between... Any human being who is willing to share their story with our listeners.

Content notes are provided when necessary.

We (the hosts) are NOT providing professional mental health services. We are simply sharing our lived experiences and our perspectives on these topics while offering support to this community.

If you are in the U.S. and you need help, call or text 988 (24/7) and seek professional psychiatric care immediately.

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

Emotional Dysregulation & Cognitive Distortions | Making Better Decisions

February 03, 2025 • Nicholas Wichman - Mental Health Advocate • Season 1 • Episode 4

Emotional dysregulation and cognitive distortions can hijack your decision-making—use simple data checks, gut checks, and pattern interrupts to steady choices when your brain’s on tilt.

A candid mental health podcast with practical coping skills and relationship tools—zero Pinterest positivity.

Content note: explicit language; relationship conflict.

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

Episode focus: using data checks + gut checks (in order), spotting relationship triggers, and building decision guardrails: label emotions, take time-outs, use third-party mirrors, and prioritize rest/sleep.

We cover:

Emotional dysregulation in the moment—and how it skews decisions
Cognitive distortions (all-or-nothing, mind-reading, catastrophizing)
Data checks vs. gut checks—how to use both, in sequence
Simple pattern interrupts for heated conversations
Relationship triggers and early warning signs
Decision guardrails: labeling, time-outs, third-party reflections, sleep/rest

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

Drop your messiest decision on our Discord "The Struggle Bus"—we’ll sanity-check your options and help you set guardrails. (link below)

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We’re a candid mental health podcast with lived experience—schizoaffective disorder, trauma recovery, coping skills, and dark humor that fights stigma!

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The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick)