Opiates, Anxiety & Comedy – Jamie Wolf

Comedian Jamie Wolf joins Forrest to talk addiction, opiates, anxiety, childhood drug use, mental health, and the emotional spiral that pulled him into pills. They get into growing up anxious, replacing drugs with comedy, chasing adrenaline on stage, and the quiet, lonely moments that kept him using. It's raw, funny, and brutally honest — packed with real stories about Oxy, panic attacks, emotional avoidance, recovery attempts, and how comedy became both an escape and a coping mechanism. 🎧 If you've struggled with anxiety, hidden addictions, or the pressure to hold it all together, this episode hits you right in the center and still makes you laugh. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on addiction, recovery, mental health, and comedy. Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 08:40 – Introducing Jamie Wolf11:04 – "I'm an opiate addict" — Jamie sets the tone12:30 – Anxiety, low self-esteem, and the root of addiction14:15 – Comedy as a new addiction16:00 – Relationships vs. stand-up: why no one understands18:44 – Anxiety, empathy, and people who "don't get it"22:40 – Is addiction a mental illness?26:00 – Growing up atheist, panic as a kid29:00 – Starting drugs at 1331:00 – The first shrooms trip from hell (and all the piss)36:20 – Oxy prescriptions, surgeries, and the slide into pills50:00 – Using alone, lying to everyone, and the emotional hook 🎙️ Find Jamie Wolf: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiewolfcomedy/?hl=en ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jamiewolfcomedy 👉 TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@jamiewolfcomedy