Take Your Pills, Psychopath!

About Take Your Pills, Psychopath!

“Episodic” is an exploration of two comedians’ experiences with bipolar disorder. John F. O’Donnell and Andrea Allan have different versions of this mood disorder, and they both open up about their particular diagnosis. Each episode captures a different episode (bout) of mania and depression that John or Andrea have been through. “Episodic” promises to be full of insanity, euphoria, bad decisions, laughter, sadness, pleasure, pain and, ultimately, triumph of the human spirit.

Publisher

John F. O'Donnell, Andrea Allan

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Feb 2020

Latest episode

13 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

75 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Jan 2026

   Ep. 15 Manic Episode Plus Social Media Equals Disaster

   John and Andrea discuss the STAT News article, “For some with bipolar disorder, manic episodes are magnified for all to see online.” John talks about social media insanity he partook in when he was manic. Wild times!

2. 

   15 Dec 2025

   Ep. 14 ChatGPT Induces Mania And Psychosis

   Andrea and John discuss the Wired article, “OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week.” They also delve into Andrea’s controversial use of the chatbot.

3. 

   3 Dec 2025

   Ep. 13 Strategies To Help Someone In “Denial” Of Their Mental Illness

   John and Andrea go over clinical psychologist, Dr. Xavier Amador’s, decades long work about how to understand and help people who won’t accept that they have a mental illness. They’re actually not in denial often times. Instead, they are completely unaware that they are mentally ill. Dr. Amador explains the difference and how this difference informs how one should approach the person in crisis.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

37 ratings

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