Overview
- Simon Schwarz, speaking on his "Schwarz & Rubey" podcast Friday, said he has been unwell for a long time and is in a very strenuous course of therapy.
- He said the therapy has surfaced that his drive to entertain is tied to experiences of humiliation and to a complex neurodivergence.
- Co-host Manuel Rubey pointed out a long-running gap between Schwarz’s upbeat public image and how he has felt in private.
- Schwarz noted he has an upcoming psychiatrist appointment and declined to share personal details or any timetable for treatment.
- He received a late ADHD diagnosis last year after reading about adult ADHD and taking a psychological test, and he later reflected on these strains in his 2025 book "Geht's noch? Betrachtungen eines Überforderten."