Synopsis: In this episode, Matt Finch interviews Ultra Tim Davis, a 47-year-old male that lost his father at age 11, began drinking and using drugs to numb the pain, was suicidal at one point, then was diagnosed with bipolar 2 disorder on suicide watch.
This story is INSPIRING!!!
Here are the main topics discussed in this episode:
- Tim’s early childhood
- Losing his father at age 11
- Turning to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain
- Getting into meth, cocaine, other drugs, and alcohol at the addiction level
- In and out of rehabs and 12-step
- Bipolar 2 diagnosis after a manic episode led him to a suicide lockdown treatment
- Trying out different meds prescribed by the psychiatrist
- Finding a combination of meds that works
- Getting sober in AA
- Benefits of AA and Alanon that Tim attributes so much to his recovery and family support
- Gaining more than 60 pounds in early recovery
- Having a health crisis and making new rules around diet and fitness
- Losing the weight and getting fit working out and also training for races
- Doing marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons, and other types of races and outdoor physical challenges
- Finding health and happiness using a combination including things like 12-step, therapy, psychiatry, exercise, personal growth, physical challenges, nutrition, family, and purpose
- Writing the book TRIPOLAR: The Story of a Bipolar Triathlete
- The work Tim does to spread awareness about mental health
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