In this candid episode, we explore how BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), addiction, and the art of ruthless editing can transform pain into meaningful art—without glamorizing the damage done.

Join writer and musician Trevor Wischmeyer (Sympathy For The Typewriter) as we delve into the intertwining processes of craft, accountability, and emotional recovery.
We shine a light on key topics:

• BPD patterns that can both inspire and challenge creativity
• The relationship between addiction and artistic expression
• The paradoxical beauty that emerges from crafting songs from scar tissue

Discover how to embrace honesty and integrity in the songwriting process while ensuring that your art does not exploit suffering.

Share a four-line verse or 30-second demo in on our Discord "The Struggle Bus"—get real feedback without the ego cosplay. (link below)

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

Beat The Mental Health Out Of It! is a candid mental health podcast with lived experience—schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia spectrum psychosis, BPD, PTSD, trauma recovery, coping skills, and dark humor that fights stigma.

Hosted by Nicholas Wichman (“The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective”) with frequent co-host Tony Medeiros, ("IndyPocket"), we talk serious mental illness, psych wards, religious trauma, bad therapy, meds, disability, and messy real-world coping.

New episodes drop every other Monday at 6am ET.

Want community and support? Join our Discord, “The Struggle Bus”: https://discord.gg/emFXKuWKNA

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Podcast cover art by Ryan Manning