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

Hey, I hope you don't mind if I post here, I have treatment resistant bipolar disorder, which is quite similar to treatment resistant depression (only I have manic highs and can't take specific antidepressants in the first place as they will trigger manic episodes). A year ago I was in the midst of ...

Hi Murphy, I am a Seattleite who lives openly and honestly in regard to mental illness, which means I am open to friends, family, strangers, and co-workers about having bipolar disorder and what it means to live with bipolar disorder to help erase some of the misconceptions people have about mental ...

I have a hard time with feeling disappointed. For me, it can quickly turn into a stew of self-pity that works as an appetizer before a main course of depression. Having bipolar disorder, this process is able to happen within days, even hours. I've been trying hard to work on it, but it is especially...

Thank you psm45, I think it is really important to take my own health into account when it comes to helping others (what I can do, realistically, vs. taking on so much I overwhelm myself), but I've created a system with a lot of my bipolar peers where if someone is unavailable to help someone else o...

imnotcrazee, I can't imagine what having to continually see your attackers for three years must have been like. I only lasted about 6 months my junior year of school with constantly seeing a boy who had severely manipulated me (not even one that attacked me) before I had a mental breakdown and had t...

Thanks minigrogs, That's awesome, I know that when postsecret just started out I was young enough to jump on that wave and really enjoyed it. And I definitely agree that things can get overly-clinical (which is part of the reason I started writing a blog). Even with bipolar disorder, there are about...

Haha, there are times when the cleaning bug strikes me for a while, but I also have bipolar disorder so it is kind of like the planets have to align just right to get me into high-gear cleaning mode. I definitely get that "fix" though. For me, it is almost like a brief evaporation of some ...

Alright, I admit, I have posted a few things before actually introducing myself... the trouble is that things aren't quite straightforward in regard to what I deal with on a daily basis, so relating it in a way that makes sense is a bit tricky. I am a 26 year old (woman? girl? human? ) who lives in ...

minigrogs, I totally agree with you... and for me, that is part of what makes me feel so frustrated! Cognatively, I realize there is no right or perfect choice, but the fear of making the wrong choice can be so overwhelming it cancels out everything I seem to understand on a cognitive level. My boyf...

Minigrogs, I absolutely identify with what you said in regard to having one thing that needs to be done, and needs to be done a specific way. I have been lucky enough that my work environment has always been pretty happy with my obsessive compulsive tendencies because it has generally helped me keep...