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

This was probably the most amazing episode I've listened to, mainly because what she said resonated with me. My stomach felt like it dropped when she said she had a hysterectomy because of hormones, and I knew I found a kindred spirit when she said she was diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Both...

I'm going to add my voice in agreement with what Keith and Cheldoll wrote. Especially Chel - you said it so much better than I can so early in the morning! I really connected with Ali because I was married to a guy who ... let's just say, preferred underage girls. He would go to these under 18 and p...

I am so relieved to find others who feel the same way I do! Talking to people on the phone is one of my biggest social fears. I admire those of you who are able to talk on the phone as part of your job and get through the anxiety somehow. My job is data entry, and the one time they tried training me...

I'm dealing with some similar feelings right now, too, but with my Dad. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer a couple weeks ago and ... well, a lot of what you wrote resonates with me.

I knew this was going to be about Effexor when I read the subject! I've had nasty experiences coming off of Effexor even when my dose wasn't as high as some of the other commenters, and I tapered off very gradually under a doctor's care. Man, it was like the entire inside of my brain was being zappe...

I've listened to every podcast so far, and this one affected me more than all the other ones combined. I got chills when you talked so candidly about your mom, Paul. I have a mom who crossed boundaries with my sisters and I, especially when we were in our teens. I had to learn what was and was not a...