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

Wow, I think it's really nice that you went back and read my old posts and shared so much, in media res. Thanks. :) Everything you bring up about the meds has me worried. I don't appreciate that we have to be guinea pigs with this stuff, should we decide to try it out of desperation or in deference ...

just short of 5 months

I'm curious about stories of when people decided to start on the meds. I am in the same camp as Paul, I think that it many cases it is a good idea to try therapy and other natural/behavioral remedies to alleviate some of the symptoms of mental illness (especially depression and anxiety) and to consi...

Hey the constant dizziness sounds familiar. I had a sudden onset of it in summer 2010. After going to docs constantly we think it's migraines. I got on meds for migraines and the dizziness is mostly not a problem anymore

I work 40hrs a week, and in a depression it really is of no benefit but financial. Volunteering might be better for the psyche. That's an idea. The place I used to volunteer for is disorganized and acts like they are doing you a favor by providing the training necessary to help them so I kind of aba...

Maybe on some level it's for myself. People won't stay around an empty person for long, and I want to avoid being abandoned. But it's also for others so they don't think I hate them since I can put out accidental hate vibes I guess. I get the avoiding the label thing. At the same time, if that comes...

My problem is that I know that people love and care for me but I can't feel it. It is an intellectual understanding. So I find myself acting, a lot, as though I can feel it. Because people deserve to feel that the love they show is felt. But honestly, by body always feels shaky and uncomfortable and...

hey, darei,

if you are lurking say hi...i'm used to seeing you around more.

hope things are well.

I'm feeling really sad today. I don't have much hope my hardwiring can change, and even if it does, I'm years behind in the life game and I really can't imagine anyone wants me. I've got a house full of people and couldn't be more lonely. I don't have anyone to talk to because I don't have the skill...

I, too, thought it was an amazing episode. I like the idea of a guest doc coming on, but I think I'd like it to be different ones. Different docs have different opinions on things, and I think variety is valuable.