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

I'm not sure how to meet friends anymore it's been so long.

Oh yes.

Also, I'm afraid that I am a bad influence on people.

About self-development, spirituality "and stuff": Alan Watts lectures. Manly P. Hall, try to find "complete lecture series". Richard Bandler lectures and seminars. Wayne Dyer, various audiobooks and lectures. If you can get it, searching on torrent sites might be the only way to ...

Yes. That's twitter and facebook for you. Huge narcissistic outlets. People can now participate in the world through "paper doll" personas. Change profile pic. Try a new status update. Maybe that will finally fix me. Everything (relationships, food, concerts, clothes) is experienced by let...

Obviously it's not within the same reach for everybody, or atleast it doesn't seem so.

The alternative is deciding that you have no choice.

Never doubted it.

what do you mean? my options are pretty much do the work and manage my depression/anxiety in hopes of living a somewhat happy life, or don't do the work and give up, yeah? To learn more ways of "experiencing yourself" or "being you". That gives you more options at every junction...

I feel for you.

Don't hurt yourself.

Crying is probably healthy. Better out than in.

As you learn more, you get more options available.

Then you can choose more than just "giving in to crazyness".

The impression that "I have no choices" is a trick the brain does.

There might also be confusion on his part about what is going on, or what exactly was said. Things to think about when talking to romantic interests; be careful about not making him feel responsible for your feelings. "You made me feel/think ... " for example, but there are many more contr...

First off. Do not apologize. A job is not what you think it is. It is just someone's idea of things that need to be done, and their willingness to pay for it. You can offer to do them, or not. They can offer you the job, or not. Ultimately, you are more important to you, than them. If their entire b...