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

I loved this episode. I don't think I've ever heard Paul laugh so hard. It really touched me, especially being from Chicago as well. (I love it when Paul interviews fellow Chicagoans.)

A week later and I am one therapist lighter. Reeeeally awkward. I asked for assistance from my Facebook friends on how to do it (which sometimes is a crapshoot, I know). But I was lucky to find that my therapist-friends emerged from the weeds to issue advice on how to drop my therapist. I think it w...

Thanks everyone. Not feeling a whole lot better than I was on Sunday. Tried discussing my gender/sexual identity issues with my therapist and I felt really shut down. I'm really starting to consider looking for a new therapist, but I have no idea what to do about leaving the current one. (All my oth...

I feel like I put my skin on wrong today. I keep tugging at it and the wrinkles won't get out. I'm tired all the time. I don't have the time or energy to do anything I want to do. I already hate my job (not the company, just the job itself). My depression is packing a wallup today and it really star...

So I've finally talked to my therapist about it, but I'm really hoping I'm not the only one. It kinda scares me that I have these thoughts without any basis to them. As far as I can remember, I've always been really scared to be alone with men. When I was a kid, it was adult men, and now as an adult...

Only lately have I been having vivid dreams (or at least, that I remember). I guess I'm having them more frequently than I did pre-Viibryd. My only problem with Viibryd is that there is no generic, therefore expensive. Not looking forward to talking to my doc to put me on something with a $5 copay w...

It's even worse than just him being suicidal because I have suicidal ideation/suicidal tendencies/a history of self-harm. Like, I know how bad it can get and I don't feel I'm good enough to talk to him about it. He doesn't feel he has the time for therapy, it's not worthwhile, etc. I told him how I ...

My dad just subtlety said that he's considering suicide. What?! I'm already dealing with my own depression/anxiety/suicidal ideation and now my dad says that if he's at the same job much longer that at least my mom and I would get his life insurance. I suggested therapy, but god, what do you do when...

Oof. I'm riding the Unemployment Train as well. I wish you luck on finding a new therapist! Welcome to the board!

Christmas is all sorts of PTSD trigger-y for me. I have Complex PTSD, so it's not just one Christmas, but a combination of all the Christmases. When I was little, my parents, mostly my dad, would get me whatever I wanted. Literally, he would try to get me the entire list. As I got older, my lists go...