Joel is joined by Katie Habib to read listener-submitted stories for World Suicide Prevention Day. Topics include OCD, sexual abuse, and hospital visits.

Ranjan Subbiah is a 31-year-old living in Toronto. Topics include the ins and outs of medication, using comedy to frame mental illness, and explaining his condition to his family.

Ranjan Subbiah
Website: http://www.roominateless.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roominateless

The Dark Place
Website: http://darkplace.joelkutz.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkplacepod

Miranda Yaver is a 29-year-old in academia. Topics include the recent loss of her friend to suicide, how her university has responded to her own mental illness, and the unrealistic standard of perfection put on people in prestigious careers.

Miranda Yaver
Website: http://www.mirandayaver.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mirandayaver

The Dark Place
Website: http://darkplace.joelkutz.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkplacepod

20-year-old Dan tells us his story. Topics include his contentious relationship with his father, feeling like a burden, and finding his agnosticism.

Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danfromtheweb

The Dark Place

Website: http://darkplace.joelkutz.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkplacepod

Armando Flores, who goes by the stage name "Social Anxiety", is an alternative hip-hop and spoken word artist. He discusses living with paranoid schizophrenia and depression, and how he has used his music to create a larger discussion about mental health.

This episode also includes the premiere of his new song, "Mary Todd Lincoln".

Social Anxiety

Bandcamp: https://social-anxiety.bandcamp.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deathtosocialanxiety/