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

Thanks for your wisdom, y manuel_moe_g, hopefully someday I'll be in a place to use it.

I tend to put off going to the barbershop because I don't really want to answer simple questions about myself like, "How are you doing? Where do you work? Are you married? Any kids? Any plans for the weekend/holiday?" I anticipate ridicule and judgment if I answer these questions honestly...

You might be surprised. Many women have a fear of rejection and limited experience with intimacy themselves. At least you're aware of your current limitations and you're willing to work on overcoming them. I feel like that's about all you can ask from someone you care about. Would you reject a woma...

Thanks for your replies Manuel_moe_g and dare i say it/Dan, I really do appreciate the support. It's funny, I've thought about the trade-off of one type of pain for another so many times after having been there for many of my friends' breakups. One of my countless fears revolves around not being abl...

You are not alone Ipsis, though I've always been told I had Social Anxiety Disorder (which if they are considered unique disorders I suppose they are at least subsets or variant expressions of basically the same thing. In fact it took me awhile to find related threads as SAD doesn't appear to get an...