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

Thanks to you both for your advice. Coming from the South, the common cultural practice is that if you spend more than 5 minutes with someone, you share your life story, they share their life story, and then you're friends for life. Midwesterners seem to be much more reserved. I could actually be co...

Hi! I'm a 40-yr-old mom of three, married 14 years, never seem to get enough done, never feel like I fit in with the straight-laced, soccer moms all around me. Originally from NC, I've lived in OH for over 9 years (coincidentally about the same amount of time I've been on antidepressants) and have y...

Moon Unit, I feel like I'm reading my own bio. I'm a 40-yr-old mom of 3. My husband is probably more supportive than I deserve. Before we had kids, we used to move quite frequently because of his career. So every 2 years or so, I had to put myself out there and make new friends. We have lived in our...

I know this post is over a month old, but I hope you are feeling better about things going on in your life. I've found that when I'm feeling particularly overwhelmed it helps to set small daily goals for myself, so I get at least something accomplished. For instance, I'll have to say to myself, &quo...