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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.

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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

Turning Pain Into Art | BPD, Addiction & Songwriting w/ Trevor Wischmeyer

February 11, 2025 • Nicholas Wichman - Mental Health Advocate • Season 1 • Episode 5

How BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), addiction, and ruthless editing turn pain into art—without glamorizing the damage.

A candid talk with writer/musician Trevor Wischmeyer (Sympathy For The Typewriter) on craft, accountability, and recovery.

Content note: addiction; explicit language; intense emotional content.

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

Episode focus: turning wound + wisdom through the creative process—influence, drafts, ruthless edits, accountability & amends, and making songs from scar tissue without selling the suffering.

We cover:

BPD patterns that feed (and fight) creativity
Addiction, accountability, and amends—beauty and consequence in the same room
Craft mechanics: influence, drafts, ruthless edits, finishing
Turning pain into songs without glamorizing the damage
The songwriting–recovery loop: honesty, integrity, and staying out of exploitation

Hosts/Guest: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • Guest: Trevor Wischmeyer (Sympathy For The Typewriter)

The iPad tried to cut us off; the story still sings.

Guest links:

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sympathyforthetypewriter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sympathy_for_the_typewriter

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