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

My anxiety results in horrendous exhaustion and fatigue (mental and physical) until the anxiety itself passes, so I could understand that happening with you. While it could be the medication, the Pristiq hasn't affected me specifically like that (I got switched to generic Pristiq/desvenlafaxine a fe...

My soundtrack is pretty much anything from Dance Gavin Dance. Here's an example. Perhaps a bit odd for a 37 year old guy, but there you have it. It relaxes me, as odd as that sounds.

I just relocated to a different area and am having a similar problem finding either A) support groups that won't cost me an arm and a leg per session (currently unemployed) or B) are less than an hour's drive. I desperately need it after this move too, so I'm probably just going to drive my ass off ...

Thank you, everyone. :) Even though Paul always tells us that we're not alone...I guess sometimes I need that validation to really prove it. And oh yes, ennui definitely fits me. Maybe some existential creeped-out-ness too - lately I've been suffering from a "What's the point?" mentality, ...

I have a similar problem with making friends, but with one weird hitch - it's like I know I should want to make friends, because being social is clearly a good thing and having friends is "normal". But there's a big part of me that doesn't want to because of the social anxiety that creates...

Might be an odd question, I know. But on a day like today when my depression is hanging over me like a cloud, I begin to wonder if I'm making it out to be more than it is - especially when I hear stories of people whose depression is so deep that they can't get out of bed for months. In my head, it ...

You're definitely not a failure. You're still young, trust me. I have the same feelings of failure at 36 (been living at my in-laws' house since we lost our house over a year ago, as an example) and I constantly need to remind myself of my successes in life. It's not easy, I know. Today's been a str...

I'll have to make it a point to check out "What Color Is Your Parachute?" too. I've been in my current job for almost 16 years now and I've been burned out for at least the past 7. My family and I are packing up and moving out of state next year, whether I have a new job in place or not (w...