#73 - Peter Balcarek - Masking pain with alcohol & bravado

Meet mental health speaker, Peter Balcarek, as he Opens Up about the breakdown of his relationship, & how he initially tried to mask the pain with alcohol & bravado. As a result of masking his pain, Peter eventually became depressed. Finding it hard to function in that state, he also became dependant on a close friend, until one day that same friend had no choice but to admit Peter to a mental hospital.   Open Up:   [email protected]   Website: https://openuppodcast.com   Free FB community: http://bit.ly/MakingMentalHealthMainstream   Facebook: http://bit.ly/OpenUpPodcastFB   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/open_up_podcast/   iTunes: http://bit.ly/openuppodcast-iTunes   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7m4z7MgzinHhGf4r5tVpgz   Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/openuppodcast   Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/open-up-podcast-2/open-up-podcast   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTovdKChwndCNwGeXDHxGw?view_as=subscriber