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

http://thebloggess.com/2015/09/im-broken-im-furiously-happy-both-of-these-things-are-true/ I am broken because I am much crueler to myself than I am to anyone else. I am furiously happy because I have people around me who love me enough to tell me that, and to love me as I learn to love myself. I f...

Since I've been seeing my counselor for almost ten years, and I've spent a while kind of doing "maintenance" therapy, more than the really hard stuff, I thought I'd finally gotten over what I belittingly refer to as "my mommy issues." It's been several years since my therapist co...

It's one of those days where I just feel like a complete fuck up and want to vent about it. I can't post a Facebook status, because then all my friends would be all "No, you're great!" Which is awesome, but I would feel like a sympathy/attention grubbing asshat. Plus, I don't want want to ...

the cat we'd had since childhood, Patches, was growing more sick. She basically lived in a bathroom at that point, and she didn't seem too unhappy though she seemed to be pooping and vomiting blood. I told my mom she needed to go to the vet, but my mom didn't want to take her while she was so bad be...

It does suck, it sucks really hard. What an overwhelming amount of stuff to be going through all at once. I'm not gonna write any bullshit platitudes about darkest before the dawn or whatever. I just want to validate that what you're going through sounds really awful. I hope you think about seeing a...

That reminded me of a quote from Doctor Who: That's exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote it. The Van Gogh episode stuns me with how wonderful it is. The other thing that really clicks for me is an episode of Joan of Arcadia, where they talk about Adam's mom's suicide, and how people make rip...

There is nothing useful that I can say, so I'll just say I'm so sorry for the hurt that you are going through and all the guilt and doubt it must be stirring up in you. I can't imagine not feeling the way you feel, since you're obviously a good and compassionate person. Of course you are trying to f...

*giant bear hugs*

Thanks you guys. I wish that having the vet tell me he's fine would make my damn brain understand that! But I really appreciate it a lot.

My dog is 13, and he just had a tumor removed from his chin. The vet said his heart and lungs looked good and they had to test his liver and kidneys to have surgery and those both came back good, too. But. I'm going to Costa Rica next week and I'm afraid something's going to happen to him while I'm ...