Depression
Subject in Mental Health
Depression has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Rainn WilsonAmerican actor known for playing Dwight Schrute on The Office and founder of SoulPancake
Wilson said his childhood sense of being unloved produced anxiety and depression, and that his reading of science fiction was rooted in loneliness.
“in reality, it was because I was lonely and depressed and sitting in my room and not socializing and just reading science fiction books”
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Re-Air: Embrace Your Eccentricities & A Petri Dish of Creativity | Rainn Wilson (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 31:20
DruskiAmerican comedian, content creator and founder of the Coulda Bin Records comedy brand
Druski described his college depression as isolating himself in his dorm room, stopping attending classes for a full semester and stockpiling food to avoid socialising.
“I stopped going to classes for like the whole second semester of being at that school, no classes, sat in my room”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success! (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 22:55
Podcasts
- Mayim Bialik's Breakdown · 1 episode
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 1 episode
Episodes
Re-Air: Embrace Your Eccentricities & A Petri Dish of Creativity | Rainn WilsonMayim Bialik's Breakdown · Sep 25, 2026 · 55 min
Rainn Wilson tells Mayim Bialik and Jonathan Cohen about his alienated nerdy childhood, anxiety and addiction, therapy, 12-step programs and the Baha'i faith.
Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 49 min
Comedian Druski tells Steven Bartlett how an abusive childhood, a college dropout and an armed robbery shaped his pursuit of comedy greatness.