A woman explains derealization, a disorder that causes the external world to feel fake and distant.
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Derealization Disorder: My Life Feels Fake

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This week, for our season finale, we speak with a woman who admits to having uncontrollable incest fantasies. She explains how this affects her daily life and she is working to combat it through therapy and other measures. This is the first time she's spoken in depth about this.
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I Have Incest Fantasies About My Own Family

Today we speak with a woman who has a severe case of misophonia. Misophonia is self-diagnosed chronic condition in which a person experiences autonomic arousal to certain innocuous or repetitive sounds. This can include chewing, clicking, and more. Our guests talks about how severely it affects her daily life. Many people may experience misophonia but not realize there’s a name for it.
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You Might Have This Disorder If Certain Sounds Bother You

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This week we speak with a man who needs to get a secret off his chest. He tells the story of how he slept with his best friend’s wife years ago and never told anyone. He discusses how it happened, why he did it, and how it still affects him to this day. He hopes talking about it on the show can help lift a weight off his shoulders.
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I Slept With My Best Friend’s Wife And He Has No Idea

This week we speak with someone with objectophilia - which involves romantic and sexual attraction to specific objects. Also known as objectum-sexuality. He explains how he first devleoped these feelings and what objects he is most attracted to. 

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I'm Romantically & Sexually Attracted To Objects

This week we speak with a woman about her severe porn addiction. She reached out because porn addiction is rarely discussed from the female perspective. She discussed how her addiction began, how it has affected her everyday life and relationship, and how she working to overcome it.
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Derealization Disorder: My Life Feels Fake

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