YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Thank you, Mr. Gilmartin. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one stuck in the existential malaise.

Murphy, I am what you might call one of those "boss ladies" you have at work. I am in charge of a team of 14 people ranging in age from 18 to 30+. I have been working with them for over a year now and have gotten quite close to them. Mentorship is a part of any leadership and especially wi...

For a quiet introvert like myself I have a HUGE, intense angry side. I used to let it distance myself from other people and it was a barrier to separate what I was really feeling about a situation or person. But I learned something from The Avengers movie that makes me understand myself and my anger...

I too have taken St. John Wort to self medicate my depression but it took several weeks for it to "kick in" and for me to feel the effects. However I've had to stop taking it since it counteracts with my anti-malaria pills (long story) and I have recently switched to 5HTP. I feel the 5HTP ...

Clinically speaking it is a chronic depression lasting more than two years with symptoms that are less than that or less severe than major depression. Symptoms include low drive, low self esteem, low capacity for pleasure. People with dysthemia can come off as critical, negative or as a stick in the...

Hello, my name is Mimi. I am a new listener but I am catching up on the podcasts rather quickly (averaging about 1.5 a day during my commutes). They have become quite addicting since I learn/relate so much with each episode. I am 24 and have recently been diagnosed with dysthemia. Looking back on my...