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

I started off listening to the podcast early on. I was profoundly moved . As I listened I sent occasional emails, sharing thoughts and feelings. Realizing that this was not a Dr.s office I was sure not to send anything like "crying for help" emails. I'm not on that place with my depression...

today I was told to no longer have contact with my extended family here, and my one "support" member who had been on my side has chose to defend the cause of the other family members and ask me to stop trying to reach out for support from them. I am now alone in this terribly dark place. I...

From the basement of my 88year old parents house, on this last hour of 2011. In the past 3months my career ended, moved from a major city to the middle of no where with no connections, to my parents basement, all I can afford. The formality of this first christmas back home was met with the warm coz...

thank you for your reply MM. I envy your desire not to sink into nothingness and face things head on. As I write, I'm cowering in the little back bedroom of my parents house while upstairs, merriment is underway with Sister and her adult children all around the table eating a post xmas ham dinner. I...

I count myself among those of us who may feel that having survived the 25th is a bit like what surviving automobile wrecks must be like. I count this time as among the saddest parts of the year. Compounded by the fact that I've lost my career and wonder if I'll ever work again, and get out of debt, ...