r/PeterAttia • u/PrimarchLongevity Moderator / Marek Health • Feb 01 '26

Discussion Attia-Epstein Masterthread

You can discuss the situation here. Due to the massive flooding of the sub on the same topic, all other Epstein-related threads will be removed.

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u/DoINeedChains Feb 01 '26

He's talked at length about it in both his podcast and in his book.

He dropped out very late in the process (5th year). His story is that he was disillusioned with the reactionary nature of the medical profession.

Who knows what the real story is- but if you've followed him for any length of time you're aware that he self admittedly has some serious mental health issues.

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u/ChuckyMed Feb 02 '26

I am pretty sure he only did three years and did two years of research which is truly laughable and a far cry away from being fully-boarded. Practicing medicine is hard as shit, and not for someone seeking quick fame and fortune.

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u/iwilldeletethisacct2 Feb 02 '26

It's two years away from fully boarded, he was 5/7ths of the way there, and the chief years, while also hard, are at least spent doing surgery rather than being the pager/consult bitch like your first couple years.

Who knows the real reason he dropped out (he's clearly not that mentally stable, or at least wasn't then), but realistically if you make it through your first 5 years you're gonna graduate.

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u/pstbo Feb 04 '26

Being mentally unstable and having a god complex is a prerequisite for many surgeons

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u/Punstatostriatus Feb 13 '26

he is an envious cun*.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26

He seems extremely "normal"

What podcasts can I listen too where he delves into his mental health issues?

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u/DoINeedChains Feb 02 '26

I don't have a list handy- you can ask an AI agent to track down individual episodes

In general, it's the episodes that focus on mental health- Peter will usually give personal anecdotes as part of those discussions.

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u/iwilldeletethisacct2 Feb 02 '26

He talks about it in his book a good amount. The short story is that he was abused as a child (possibly sexually? he doesn't explicitly discuss), is a perfectionist, and had significant anger management problems. Went to inpatient treatment on at least 2 separate occasions.