Can't believe this is real life! TRIGGER WARNING
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Ever wonder what lurks in the darkest corners of Reddit? This episode takes you there, with no punches pulled.
We begin our journey with the stomach-turning tale of a husband whose hygiene has deteriorated to unimaginable levels. What starts as skipped showers and fast food evolves into something far more disturbing, raising important questions about mental health, relationship boundaries, and when to recognize that love alone can't fix certain problems. When does patience become enabling? At what point should you prioritize your own wellbeing over trying to help someone who refuses help?
The horror continues with the discovery of an uninvited houseguest who'd been secretly living in a woman's attic for months, helping himself to her food and amenities. But this story takes an unexpected turn when compassion replaces fear, challenging our assumptions about strangers and second chances.
We then explore the dangerous intersection of workplace safety and extreme religious beliefs through the story of a diabetic mechanic whose cult-like church has convinced him that his medical hallucinations are divine visions. Should someone experiencing regular hallucinations be responsible for the safety of vehicles on the road?
Our final stories from prison environments reveal the cognitive dissonance of meeting genuinely pleasant people who have committed heinous acts, including a memorable account of softball games with inmates and a bird-feeding prisoner with surprising culinary skills.
Throughout these tales of the bizarre and disturbing, we find threads of humanity, mental health struggles, and important conversations about boundaries, help-seeking, and the complex psychology behind extreme behaviors.
Subscribe now for more deep dives into fascinating internet subcultures, relationship dilemmas, and the strange complexities of human behavior that make you question everything you thought you knew about the people around you.
Chapters
1. Can't believe this is real life! TRIGGER WARNING (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to Reddit-only Episode (00:00:17)
3. Husband poops his pants constantly (00:01:41)
4. Mental Health and Relationship Boundaries (00:13:59)
5. Woman Finds Homeless Man in Attic (00:33:32)
6. Is my coworker in a cult? (00:40:49)
7. Prison horror Stories * Trigger warning (00:55:15)
8. Final Thoughts and Conclusion (01:10:02)
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