Bonus Content: Love, Dating, Marriage with Schizophrenia

09/14/20 • 53 min

Can people with schizophrenia love? Can they date or get married?

Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard review their own past experiences.

Andrew and Stephanie Downing, authors of “Marriage and Schizophrenia: Eyes on the Prize” join and share their incredible journey and love.

Bonus Content: Inside Schizophrenia Podcast

Can people with schizophrenia love? Can they date or get married?

Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard review their own past experiences.

Andrew and Stephanie Downing, authors of “Marriage and Schizophrenia: Eyes on the Prize” join and share their incredible journey and love.

Bonus Content: Inside Schizophrenia Podcast

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Involuntary Spokesperson for Mental Illness

Our host Gabe may have signed up to be a spokesperson for mental illness, but do you sometimes feel like an involuntary spokesperson simply for having mental illness? It’s kind of like being the only person of a certain ethnicity or sexual orientation in your social group -- you often become a representative, whether you want to or not. So what happens when your symptoms act up when you represent “everyone” with your illness?

In today’s podcast, Gabe and Lisa discuss how it feels to be a representative of your illness -- voluntary or not -- and the pressures that come with it.

For More Information and a complete transcript, visit Involuntary Spokesperson for Mental Illness.

Find More Episodes of Not Crazy online at psychcentral.com/notcrazy

About The Hosts

Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations , available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from Gabe Howard. To learn more, please visit his website, gabehoward.com.

Gabe also hosts The Psych Central Podcast available on your favorite podcast player or by visiting psychcentral.com/show.

Lisa is the producer of the Psych Central podcast, Not Crazy. She is the recipient of The National Alliance on Mental Illness's “Above and Beyond” award, has worked extensively with the Ohio Peer Supporter Certification program, and is a workplace suicide prevention trainer. Lisa has battled depression her entire life and has worked alongside Gabe in mental health advocacy for over a decade. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband; enjoys international travel; and orders 12 pairs of shoes online, picks the best one, and sends the other 11 back.

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Medical Procedures and Anxiety Disorders

Does the thought of surgery throw you into a panic attack? Let’s discuss how to mentally prepare yourself for invasive medical procedures, especially if you already struggle with anxiety on a daily basis. Today’s show was recorded a day after our host Gabe’s surgery, so the anxiety and experience was still fresh in his mind.

Gabe and Lisa also reminisce about Gabe’s decades-old surgery -- and his extreme anxiety around it -- before he knew he had bipolar disorder.

For More Information and a complete transcript, visit Medical Procedures and Anxiety Disorders.

Find More Episodes of Not Crazy online at psychcentral.com/notcrazy

About The Hosts

Gabe also hosts The Psych Central Podcast available on your favorite podcast player or by visiting psychcentral.com/show.