Episode 216: John H

[SpookyGhost]

The 25 year-old discusses his Generalized Anxiety Disorder, social awkwardness, difficulty making eye-contact, compulsive overeating, abusive ex-wife and the possibility of being on the autism spectrum.

http://mentalpod.com/John-H-podcast#sth ... oicql.dpuf

[gfyourself]

What I really liked about this episode was Paul going into really specific detail both in the intro and with the guest. Also I identified with a lot of guest's manifestations of anxiety.

[failbot]

Related so much to John. Enjoyed hearing from his girlfriend, too (can't remember her name, I'm an asshole). Great episode.

[Fargin]

I relate.

I force myself to maintain eye contact while talking to someone, but I'm constantly thinking:

Am I starring
Am I not making enough eye contact
I am starring again
look away, now look back
Am I starring
Omg body language, my arms are crossed!
Now smile
Also smile with your eyes
Now my smile feels stuck to my face
Break eye contact

So much work.

[IvyFailure]

This could have been me. I identified with so much of John's past - breezing through school, making bad jokes in class, having no ambition, feeling no connection with others, jumping from subject to subject. That last one I call my 9 month rule. I can excel at any academic subject for exactly 9 months, but after that further improvement becomes a slog. It was enough to get a law degree, but now I'm stuck.