How BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), addiction, and ruthless editing turn pain into art—without glamorizing the damage.

A candid talk with writer/musician Trevor Wischmeyer (Sympathy For The Typewriter) on craft, accountability, and recovery.

Content note: addiction; explicit language; intense emotional content.

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

Episode focus: turning wound + wisdom through the creative process—influence, drafts, ruthless edits, accountability & amends, and making songs from scar tissue without selling the suffering.

We cover:

• BPD patterns that feed (and fight) creativity
• Addiction, accountability, and amends—beauty and consequence in the same room
• Craft mechanics: influence, drafts, ruthless edits, finishing
• Turning pain into songs without glamorizing the damage
• The songwriting–recovery loop: honesty, integrity, and staying out of exploitation

Hosts/Guest: The DEFECTIVE Schizoaffective (Nick) • Guest: Trevor Wischmeyer (Sympathy For The Typewriter)

The iPad tried to cut us off; the story still sings.

Guest links:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sympathy_for_the_typewriter

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