Sleep Deprived Therapy Time: Episode 35
Added 2025-04-01 23:10:30 +0000 UTCHappy April!
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RegularDude
2025-08-02 01:11:43 +0000 UTCI could give you some advice if you’d like :) I don’t wanna overstep so feel free to say no haha
TobaccySweet
2025-06-18 16:10:18 +0000 UTCHi Mika and Aztro I’ve lowkey been watching sleep deprived for a while as an escape (and I’m very grateful) and my best friend (aka crush) got into it too. I lowkey don’t know how to tell if she likes me or not or how to tell her I like her. We both said we are too stubborn to admit to our crushes we like them so the only way I would manage to learn her feelings about me is if I asked someone else, but that would leak my feelings which I don’t want💔
Top tier goon
2025-06-09 19:07:10 +0000 UTCHey Mika and Aztro! I've been going to therapy for the past 2 months or so and things are looking up for me. I still struggle a little with constant anxiety and paranoia but your advice actually really helped me, aswell as the therapy ofc, I just wanted to thank you and ask what your favourite games are at the minute, since I have NO idea what to play it's soooooooooooo boring. Thanks :D
Swanson
2025-05-03 21:01:23 +0000 UTCHello Aztro and Mika! I hope all is well and you both are having a lovely day thus far. I’m writing regarding my concerns about being too online. I previously had a lot of issues linked to my anxiety but, I am getting professional help managing that and relearning how to function as a proper human with anxiety, which has been going fairly well. Besides the other rather pressing adult functions of my life, the one habit I have difficulty breaking away from is being chronically online, or just doom scrolling in general. For context, I spend a lot of my time reading through research articles and journals or working on labs and samples for work and then in my free time I tend to read a lot of fantasy or horror novels for fun. Most of this is done on my iPad. It's been incredibly easy to switch back and forth between social media or YouTube when I get bored or during breaks, but then I succumb to hours of just scrolling and watching videos or going down some random internet rabbit hole. Most recently, I’ve started chitter-chattering with many folks online and it's added significantly to how much time I spend logged in, instead of doing things that pile up on my to-do list. I go on walks whenever I can, but I still have a bad habit of checking my socials between the hours. How do you both practice logging off and disconnecting for long periods of time?
shan
2025-04-30 19:27:29 +0000 UTCHey Mika and aztro, i have been down lately life is just dull and monotonous. Whenever something interesting happens, it always ends in disappointment, so I never really get my hopes up anymore. You two are very wise and I would love your thoughts!
Elijah VandenHeuvel
2025-04-29 17:14:19 +0000 UTCHey Astrid, Mika, I’m currently growing more and more distant with my friends and haven’t messaged them or even go out of my way to make plans. I won’t say I’m the most popular, but I have lots of connections with different people, do you think it’s arbitrary for someone to wall themselves up but you really want to hang out with them so much. Mika, Astrid, do you think I’m bad for getting nervous on what to say and how to deal with my emotions. I don’t really have anything else to say and don’t really know how to really feel like I did much in a day whether I did di something or really nothing at all , see ya later
Jonah
2025-04-28 02:41:48 +0000 UTCHow was highschool for you guys
anal
2025-04-27 09:35:01 +0000 UTCHello mika and astro. Love this a lot and I have a super important question. Do you like my cat? (MY pfp)
Soap
2025-04-26 01:56:03 +0000 UTCHey Mika and Aztro, hope you are both doing well. I've been having a lot of trouble lately when I try to discuss my hobbies or intrest with other people I get really anxious and self conscious and end up completely acting oblivious or acting like I don't know anything about the subject. This feeling is especially prevalent when talking about music, I can't seem to share my favorite genres except the basic 70's Rock or other generic choices. Thanks for reading if you do and even if you dont thanks anyways!
MrGray
2025-04-22 15:44:39 +0000 UTCHey everyone, thank you for coming. Please grab one of the cold foldable metal chairs we rented out and get ready to squirm around as they all have slightly different dents in the seats that make it impossible to find any truly flat surfaces on them. There are no snacks due to allergy concerns but feel free to grab from the community punch bowl if you're feeling thirsty, miss Marley made it "Tropical Flavored" or whatever that means. Now that we're settled I must inform you that we are a bit early and the Mikasacus Fentanyl Intervention won't start for another hour so in the meantime let's talk about what I've been up to until then. I recently bought a region free DVD player to "LEGALLY" watch a movie that was not sold in the U.S. and after watching it I started to occasionally go out to places like Dollar Tree to find more odd movies and surprise myself by watching them without knowing the rating, reviews or anything other than the case description. Some personal favorites I found were "Pieces of April" and "Trumbo". Have any of you just bought a DVD or some other form of media without really researching it and giving it the old door number three treatment? Been thinking of doing the same for VHS but I might find more "Homemade" ones than I expect. P.S. Don't hold onto ladybugs for long, if you keep one trapped between your hands long enough it will get pissed off and start to eat at your skin even if given the chance to fly away, plus you won't feel it biting. Ain't they pretty?
Suilverio
2025-04-20 02:06:09 +0000 UTCheya mika and aztro!! thanks for answering my last question, unfortunately i haven’t had enough time to fully learn a 4-chord song, which brings me to my point of me potentially needing some reassurance please, i got told we have to move house because the owners want to sell the house, however we can’t move because my mom doesn’t have her american passport to show she can live in the UK (although we have a house in the uk anyway LMAO), and i have exams coming up in may + june time which im scared for, however, ive received an unconditional offer for a uni i really wanted to go which im so relieved about and released a lot of stress! im just really scared about the future as im taking a gap year and i have no idea how to fill my time, do you guys have any suggestions and to reassure me everything will be ok? thanks for everything <3
sliverish
2025-04-14 12:12:32 +0000 UTChi mika hi astrid. i live in a very wealthy neighborhood and it’s been makes me feel terrible lately. i go to school at my local community college which is in a poorer neighborhood and i constantly pass homeless people begging for food. i always give them food or money but i just can’t stop thinking about them and all the people in this country that are starving while i have too much to eat. i know my parents worked hard for what we have but i still feel terrible sleeping in this ridiculously large house while people are sleeping out in the rain 30 minutes away. my parents tell me thats just the way the world works and that if i want to do something about it i should work in a soup kitchen or become a social worker. am i being ungrateful or childish for thinking that we have too much? it’s not like any of this extra stuff makes us happier anyways. 谢谢Astrid和Mika老师！
Miles D
2025-04-13 15:25:20 +0000 UTCHello Mika and Aztro! Long time listener, first time interacter here. So in my daily life I'm a regular college student, but on the side I also study music- specifically classical/opera! It's truly my passion and the one thing I know I'm actually good at, however sometimes I find that the environment brings out the worst in me, even more so during competition season. I'm constantly watching those around me and determining who is a threat- even when there is nothing to compete over! I know there is value in all of us and individuality is what sets us apart, ESPECIALLY as musicians, but breaking this habit is so difficult! Do you guys have any advice on getting out of a competitive/comparative mindset? Thanks in advance, love all that yall do!
Lori
2025-04-11 06:13:58 +0000 UTCHowdy Astrid and Mika! Im currently reaching the tail end of my time in high school, with the convenience of graduating early while still 17 (YIPPEE). However, Im in a not great situation with my family atm. I recently decided that I did not want to go to college, instead wanting to pursue music and voice acting work as those both make me much happier overall. The one issue with this is that my mother (who already has disowned me and im lucky to still even be in the house) is threatening to throw me out if I dont go, and my dad is a pushover and isnt willing to back me up. I don’t have the money via scholarships or anything to actually go, nor do I really want to as sitting behind a desk for another 4 years will likely make me slam my head into a wall. I dont exactly have friends within my state or any nearby states (Indiana is a baren wasteland of a state) nor do I really have anywhere to go. My girlfriend currently resides in Canada, so I cant really go there, and my siblings have been cut off by my parents so I dont have a way to get to them. My savings from my current job are currently controlled by my mother, and my job doesn't pay enough for me to be able to properly sustain myself purely off my current job alone. Anyways with all of that context out of the way, I wanted to know what you'd recommend in terms of trying to deal with all of the mental and emotional stress from all of this. My anti-depressants (I take lexapro specifically), havent been working as well anymore, and I find myself unable to sleep some nights and instead spiraling down into a rabbit hole of worrying how everything could collapse in an instant. (I’m sure the addiction to listening to Dave Matthews doesn’t help cause holy hell can his music be depressing sometimes). Also, Mika, how difficult is it to your knowledge to immigrate to Canada? I know it takes up to 5 years of already living there on a visa and whatnot but beyond that the process is kinda foreign to me, but since I don’t have much left for me here I’d much rather get that process started sooner rather than later. Im probably going to have to leave for Canada at some point soon both with the political climate in America right now as well as also just wanting to go live with my girlfriend. Sorry about the wall of text for this question. Thanks guys! Love to the both of you. Much love to the listeners as well.
AidanYuuki
2025-04-07 03:44:39 +0000 UTChi mika and astrid! i’m currently in college as a freshman and also a student- athlete so i have a lot on my plate right now, and trying to find time to do anything is really tough. i’ve also been dealing with crazy anxiety over my sport and not having enough time in the day to sit down and enjoy things that i like. i wanted to know if either of you have experienced something overwhelming/ anxiety inducing like this and what you would do/suggest to keep the anxiety at bay? much love <3
spade knight
2025-04-03 04:10:59 +0000 UTCThank you for reading my stuff earlier! I think I didnt phrase my reply really well, as im not a native speaker. Couple of these videos ago you mentioned “developing grit”. something that i would like to elaborate on in my last send-in is struggling to get ahold of my life. I procrastinate, don’t go to uni almost at all, go to sleep at ~3am, stopped going to the gym and cant seem to do anything aside playing video games with my friends. Sometimes I write music, but even at that Im inconsistent. When I listen to Schlatts weeklyslap, i hear his story of going to colledge, then to work and then doing youtube and wonder how one can be in such shape. Also i started working in food delivery, and your podcast is a one thing that keeps me going through that. But still i work only a couple times a week and do only like 4-5 hour shifts. As a sidenote - i’ve been diagnosed with ADHD less than a month ago and started a therapy regarding that. I know that what i just described is mostly my condition. But i still want to change that, especially now, along with my therapy. And i dont blame it all on ADHD im still responsible for my anction, or a lack of them in this case. I have a passion for art, all of it. Music, writing, cinema, you name it. I write down tons of ideas, but accomplish barely any. I want to do things, but dont know how to push through my concrete laziness. P.s. Im that russian guy that wrote a couple of months ago, so yeah, leaving uni and taking a gap year or smth isnt an option, or off to Ukraine to I go (uni saves me from mandatory conscription, idk if it worked for you like that). Love you all, thanks for answering in advance.
ted
2025-04-02 00:06:36 +0000 UTCHi Mika and Astrid, I’m currently in college (community college) working with vulnerable youth and children. I found that over the last 4-6 months I have become very distant. A lot of my friends are either taking gaps or in university. I find that attempting to balance school, work, my placement (working with the kids and all that jazz) has been tough on my mental health. I took a break from smoking weed cause I found that it wasn’t helping in my life, which means that I stopped seeing my smoker friends as I didn’t want to get high. I’ve just been lonely and trying to plan things around everyone is hard and I’m trying to find ways to improve my own reaching out but I feel like since last year no one reaches out to me either. Any advice is appreciated thank you guys in advance 😎
Tjay
2025-04-02 00:01:12 +0000 UTC
