Patrick Custer | Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens & Facing a Brain Tumor
About this episode
Patrick Custer shares his journey through alcohol addiction and facing a brain tumor while being sober.
What do you do when the very thing you have feared since you were three years old actually happens—and you have to face it while five years sober? In this episode of RecoveryCast, Brittany Barnard talks with recovery advocate and media personality Patrick Custer about his intense journey through alcohol addiction and a life-altering medical crisis. Patrick opens up about a childhood shaped by hypervigilance and a "fear of God" that led to chronic anxiety. He describes how his first drink didn...
People in this episode
Host: Brittany Barnard
Guest: Patrick Custer
Topics covered
- alcoholism
- mental health
- addiction recovery
- medical crisis
- anxiety
- personal journey
Keywords
- alcoholism
- Delirium Tremens
- brain tumor
- recovery
- mental health
- anxiety
- sobriety
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