Huffing Gas at 8 & Homeless at 16 – David Stebbins

Comedian David Stebbins joins Forrest to talk childhood addiction, early drug use, homelessness, cancer, chaos, and the darkly funny, brutally honest path that shaped his life. They get into huffing gas at eight, discovering alcohol young, drifting between states, surviving cancer at 20, and how comedy became both an escape and a lifeline. It's raw, wild, and packed with real stories about addiction, homelessness, self-destruction, survival, and the strange places life takes you before you're ready to face it. 🎧 If you've ever felt lost, restless, out of control, or like you're piecing your life together one disaster at a time, this episode hits hard and still makes you laugh. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on addiction, recovery, mental health, and comedy. Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 01:45 – Comment Corner 06:58 – Shadow-Banned? 10:08 – Meet David Stebbins 11:05 – "What Isn't Your Problem?" 12:31 – Optimism vs Reality 16:13 – Using at Age Eight 18:05 – Huffing Gas Story 19:24 – Forrest's First Gambling Memory 21:23 – The FIU Recovery Show Disaster 24:11 – The Drunk Guy in the Gymnasium 28:23 – Homeless at Sixteen 33:26 – Surviving the Streets 39:51 – Cancer at Twenty 41:40 – Starting Stand-Up 48:03 – NBC Deal While Using