My Story - Pete George - Sometimes You Have To Hit Rockbottom

Pete George discusses how, for several years, they began to experience more and more medical problems, which eventually led to a partial breakdown and an attempt to take their own life. They explain how their family saw the decline, but they were too deep in it to realize it themselves. The speaker goes on to say that they are doing better now but still struggle from time to time. They end with a few pointers about mental health and how to help those who are struggling.

Pete describes how their life spiralled downwards after they became addicted to pain medication. They describe how they woke up one day in a rage and abused their family members. They ended up in the hospital and do not remember four days of their life. He also describes how they were close to ending their life but decided to seek help instead. They checked into a mental health unit and began to understand why they had gotten to that point. The person describes how there is a good obsession and a bad obsession and how their obsession drove people away from them.

In the conversation, Peter talks about how his mental health deteriorated to the point where he had to spend time in a mental health unit. He talks about how his friends and family were supportive, but that a lot of people were offended by his behaviour and no apology could help that. He talks about how, after spending time with an occupational therapist, he realized that he needed to try to improve his mental health and that he had let a lot of people down. He talks about how there is a lot of help available for people in his situation, and that his friend David was a great help to him.

Pete also discusses how he has been trying to improve his body function He talks about how he has been swimming and how he plans to go back to school and start being a  photographer again. He also talks about how important it is to ask someone how they are doing, instead of just asking how they are doing.

TIMESTAMPS 

0:  0:00:00   Mental Health: How I Got There, How I Got Out, and What I'm Doing Now

1:  0:03:20   The Dangers of an Unhealthy Obsession

2:  0:05:29   Mental Health Conversation with Peter George

3:  0:10:14   The Peter George Show: How to Help a Friend in a Bad Situation

4:  0:12:31   The Dangers of Over-Medicating for Mental Illness

5:  0:14:25   Mental Health Awareness: How to Approach Someone with Mental Health

6:  0:19:18   Mental Health Check-In: A Conversation with Alec

7:  0:21:10   The Importance of Checking In With Loved Ones

8:  0:23:50   Mental Health: How to Help a Friend in Need

9:  0:26:01   Pete Holmes on the Effects of Isolation on Mental Health

10:  0:28:17   The Pete George Show: A Look-Back