170: What if you didn't sleep for 120 hours?

170: What if you didn't sleep for 120 hours?

“It felt like the earth had stopped rotating like I was trapped in this moment of just complete all-encompassing fear.”


Producer: Whit Missildine


Episode Summary: A young woman hungry to explore the world goes on a trip to Tanzania and unexpectedly finds herself caught in an endless cycle of impending doom.


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Content/Trigger Warnings: anxiety, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, medical trauma, explicit language


Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Union Flow” – Spuntic

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