The Unscheduled CEO I finally faced my biggest fear (it's haunted me for 30 years)
Mar 10, 2026
A comedian recounts finally confronting a 30-year phobia tied to sedation and an endoscope procedure. He traces a long history of anxiety, therapy breakthroughs, medication trials, and lifestyle shifts that helped. There is a playful sparkling water taste test and a preview of upcoming facilitation and training plans.
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LaCroix Tangerine Still Number One
- Jonathan resumed his recurring canned sparkling water reviews, holding LaCroix Tangerine up on camera and confirming it remains his number one.
- He described the aroma as light, bubbles perfect, and ranked LaCroix Pamplemousse second.
Lifelong Fear Of Being Put To Sleep
- Jonathan Courtney revealed a lifelong severe phobia of being put to sleep for operations that stopped him from ever being sedated or having certain procedures.
- He described booking and cancelling endoscopies twice before finally undergoing a sedated endoscope with support from his fiancée and therapist.
Anxiety Feels Tied To Innate Sensitivity
- Jonathan links lifelong anxiety and hypochondria to personality and early life sensitivity, seeing creativity and anxiety as connected.
- He traces severe panic, insomnia, and worry back to childhood and notes some traits may be innate rather than fully shaped by parenting.