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

Hi, kjgear! I think I relate more to what Kantor defines as Type II, the ambivalent type. I always remember what George Carlin said: ""You wouldn't know it, from some of the things I've said over the years, but I like people... I do... I like people, but I like them in short bursts. I don'...

Hey, kjgear! Thank you so very much for your e-hug, I loved it and I was just feeling sssooooooooooo down... You definitely made my day! :D Yes, that site you mentioned about AvPD is wonderful, i could relate to most of the stories. Currently I've been reading (or at leas trying to) Distancing: Avoi...

Hi, Kathy! Welcome to the forum. I just loved to see your work. Very sensitive and delicate!

Hey, Darwin! I totally relate to what you said about fearing failure and fearing success. I took decades to start realizing I am always sabotaging myself because I fear success, and that I am my worst enemy. If you find a way out of this eternal and infernal loop, please let me know. I'll do the sam...

Thanks, Eternally!

Hey, Lornrick! No need to apologize at all! I am so glad to find you well!! And yor psychiatrist seems to be so good! I envy you! I just loved this approach to involve the patient in researching the possibilities. Wow, and this support group he is proposing seems soooo great! And I am very happy to ...

How to hope? Lornick you are a hero. Look at yourself, you managed to finish school, you had a good marriage for 12 years, you helped your father for many years, and still are able to work, and, on top of all that, even took your time to help me with your kind words. You are already a wonderful, kin...

Thank you so much, Paul. Me too, I often feel hostage of my moods, which for me is terrible, since I’m also a control freak and can’t seem to find the trigger(s). It’s like I live in the real world and in a parallel world at the same time and never know in which I’m going to wake up. I was once diag...

Hello guys, I've been in and out of therapy for the last 20 years or so and had four different therapists. I agree with Michigoose that "therapy with the right therapist can be one of the most important investments you ever make", I'm still in search of the right therapist for me, but I fo...

Thank you so much, Lornrick, for your kind reply. Already feeling safer here :) I'm really sorry for your losses, it must be so incredibly hard to lose your father and your wife in such a vulnerable time. Was the depression/anxiety a result from this incidents or were you struggling with that before...