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

manuel_moe_g and GMHH, A million thanks to both of you for your encouraging words and good advice. I've never really said "out loud" how I feel about wanting to be dead.. it was tough and your replies made it worth it to go through that. Thank you thank you thank you for your support!!

And now I feel like a drama queen just looking at that subject line. Gack. Listen, I KNOW I am not actually alone, I have 3 kids, a husband, a job, friends.. and all of that makes me feel like an ungrateful wretch for feeling alone... but I can't shake this persistent certainty that no one - NO ONE ...

Hi ladies, i just couldn't help but jump in. First I need to welcome both of you. I'm pretty new here too - only posted a couple of times - but it's such a wonderful thing to go looking for acceptance and compassion and finally find it and realize that there are so many people out there that are som...

imnotcrzee and Paul, I just wanted you to know that when I read both of your replies, I cried grateful tears.. and those are the best kind

Hey Kayleigh, I have to first echo what BecomingKind said about not basing our self esteem on what others think of us. It's easy to say, hard to do but probably very worth it to work on. Not that I'm an expert on that BUT it sounds soooo wonderful. The idea of suspending our perceived judgements and...

Ok, this is weird and I am crazy uncomfortable but I feel 100% compelled to do this and sometimes, actually most of the time, it's smart to follow the urges that might actually be healthy, eh? So, what's my story? I am a married mother of 3 who spent the 1st chapter of her adult life taking care of ...