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

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So I have anxiety about a lot of things...social interaction, my job, life etc. But my number one fear is being alone, and never having an intimate long-lasting relationship. I've been single for 7 years now. SEVEN. Don't get me wrong, I have had a million (almost literally) flings. I am an attracti...

Hi Jolly, I have not been diagnosed, but I think I have a lot of social anxiety as well. I have used alcohol as a social lubricant to ease social interaction. But now that's not even working. I like your words of hope "I am learning that people aren't so scary if you give them a chance." L...

Hi All, Nice to meet everyone, thanks for letting me share my story. After a severely traumatic childhood, I have developed into a severe love addict. And unfortunately, the types of people I love are abusive and tend to be narcissistic, sociopaths, addicts, or all of the above lol. Actually, not LO...

Akwardly fostered...where you by chance in foster care? I ask I noticed your name and I was in foster care myself. I also happen to be in Florida (Miami area). I moved here all by myself and I feel TOTALLY ALONE and lonely as well. I've read a million self help books (literally.) and I still feel th...

I feel like this every fuckin day. And I even had a very traumatic, abusive, and chaotic childhood, so that really doesn't make a difference. Yet, as an adulthood we hear constantly It is YOUR responsibility, your choice to feel better, get over it, figure your shit out, get it together. We hear tha...

I'm working on the ability to express my true opinions, and I think for the most part therapy is complete bullshit. Whew...I said it. Yeah, I realize it may help some people. And I have even been in therapy for over 10 years, with several therapists, and I did like one or two. But honestly, I feel l...

As I was listening to this, I was thinking about all the times that I had read the traits for Borderline and thought "OMG that's me!" Which in turn, hearing Christina talk so poorly about BPD and her mother made me feel like shit. I know that was not the intention or the point of the discu...