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

Sometimes I feel like we're addicted to negative emotions (when I say we, I mean types like us--not all people). For so long, we're used to feeling bad about ourselves or others that is can be difficult to consistently feel content. So, you can have a person that wants to get better, basically gets ...

EL: You really have to be stubborn. This works for me. I just don't allow myself to sit around. When I feel the urge to not do anything, I get up. When depressed/starting with meds, that combination really helped me. If you have the energy to write, you have the energy to do other things. Second, cr...

Thanks for that warm welcome, everybody. Paul, I have listened to various interviews with Eckhart Tolle, and have been told by other that I have to readhim. Since you also recommended it, I'm going to get it ASAP. I actually like what he has to say on the "pain body" and how we are always ...

I took Lexapro for four years. It worked okay, but it really did make me drop off sexually. About two years ago, I started taking Cymbalta. I really, really like it-60 mg per day. I haven't felt much in the way of side effects.

I have struggled with depression and anxiety since a very young age. I was a fat kid when there were very few, so I caught hell. I lost a bunch of weight when I was a teen, but I still struggle a lot with it. I have a great life (I am a college professor, am married to a gem, and have two beautiful ...