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

It's been 14 months, and I'm still doing without Adderall and alcohol. Feeling good, most of the time, without the emotional highs and lows that used to characterize my feelings. I still struggle with anxiety and with unproductive avoidance strategies, but I'm in a much, much better place than I was...

Thanks! And here I am at the 6-month mark, no alcohol & no adderall. One of the challenges I have is what to do with myself in the evenings. There are only so many nights you can sit at home watching TV or reading. I'm not suffering from loneliness, mind you, just occasional boredom. How do peop...

Beginning of April, and I'm still feeling pretty good. No alcohol since mid-January or so. Just touching base...

Thanks to all who have offered encouragement and empathy. Things are much, much better than when I wrote my first post that started this thread. I talked with my doctor last fall and decided to go off of my Adderall prescription because I felt it was winding me up and stressing me out, which was mak...

Urgh... Is there no way to go back and edit a post? Can't seem to find one.

When I say "strategies I am trying to develop," I don't mean I'm the one who came up with them. I mean, instead, that I'm trying to develop my use of them on a regular basis in my life.

This! --> "You made a mistake. You're human." It's okay to make mistakes, and it's best to own up to them when they affect other people. It sounds like you did, and that's a difficult and admirable thing to do. And, boy, do I identify with this! --> "I know what it feels like to have ...

Hey, just checking back in after a few weeks away. With regard to perseverance, I had a moment of clarity inspired (in part, I think), by this discussion. Here's what happened: On 2 bike rides in a row, I managed to get a flat tire on my rear wheel. (Bicycle, not motorcycle.) And after the second ti...

Hello, again. I'm just touching base after (obviously) some time has passed. Things are definitely better. When I wrote my original post that started this thread, I was pretty much drinking every day (very unusual for me, and not something that had been going on for a long time). For the most part, ...

Thank you, Oak. Just getting a response means a lot to me, and your specific suggestions are much appreciated. One day down... Feeling pretty emotional and disappointed in myself for what feel like an overwhelming number of shortcomings and secrets. Hoping that this feeling will pass. The thing is, ...

No, I haven't listened to that episode, yet, but I will, thanks to your suggestion. :) That sounds like me, sometimes: losing patience with something I'm trying to do and just giving up or avoiding it altogether. I would like to overcome this behavior, as I think my life and work would be much bette...