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

Polar storm is causing beautiful skies down south, power grid is apparently on the blink.

It was overcast here last night, but cleared up today, so maybe we'll get to see something...

Hello Mental Fairy,

Keep fighting this thing. We're with you and look forward to you getting back on your feet.

The dark shadows are hard to ignore, and they always have been, for me. But I'd love to have a beer with you sometime! -------------- That poor fellow had some sort of severe mental breakdown. They say after his mother died, he started to change. Left some writings that lead some of his acquaintance...

Hello Mental Fairy,

I'm sorry, but this made me laugh...

feeling like I have a shoe in my emergency exit parts.

So are you on the far side of the procedure? On the upswing?
Please take it easy, and keep us posted!

Hello Mental Fairy,

I'm so sorry that you're constantly having to deal with this! And I wish there were something we could do. Waiting and thinking is the hardest part....
I hope you can relax a bit on your upcoming trip and that it helps you and Joe.

LOL LOL!

it's a powerful cocktail that erases the hours. Yes it is. A constant struggle to use the web (especially on the phone interface) constructively.I don't know how much the addictive aspect was really known or planned for, but it *was* recognized early. This morning, I started to scroll since I felt ...

So, how did you feel after doing that? I guess if you have a strong artistic impulse you think, "There's more where that came from anyway", right? The artist friend of ours was once tossing out a stone-sculpture bust of a fellow artist he'd made many years before. We said "Nooo...! Ca...

Just got back from my lunch break. Went and collected my walking poles! May as well have CAREFUL SHE FALLS A LOT written on my forehead. No shame in having a walking stick. (My favorite is from the time I climbed Mt Fuji years ago). Just refer to it as your "Shillelagh" https://en.wikiped...

Hello Troebia, Just checking in... I know you're stressed and MIL has moved back in, hope you're OK. ---------------------- So, lot's of MIL jokes around, it's really a thing... A husband and wife had a fight. Wife called her mom: "He fought with me again, I am coming to stay with you." Mo...