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

thank you Hidalgo, i love this. will try to remember this.

"Just because you are aware of something negative within yourself, it does not mean you have failed"

thanks guys. disclaimer: i do not expect people to respond to my posts and obviously no one is obligated to, that's ridiculous. it's all in my dumb head. please don't apologize in_media_res, you're an effing rockstar and have given me so much encouragement already. i did just make a to do list for t...

yesterday and today have been really rough. i got a new job and gave my two weeks notice at work, and yesterday they started interviewing internal candidates for my job. this shouldn't bother me, and i don't have a real good reason why, but it really put me in a funk for the rest of the day. i got m...

you're welcome! i'm glad it helped you feel better about taking meds. i still struggle with my feelings about taking meds, so it's helpful to have constant reminders that it's not a weakness, that it's something i need to fix a chemical imbalance, it's not something i can control on my own. the diab...

I agree, definitely an intense episode. I had to listen to it twice to really be able to follow where Mike was going, he had so many thoughts bouncing all over the place. Paul handled it really well for sure. I really hope that Mike took Paul's advice and got into therapy and is doing well, it was g...

Oh my gosh heart. Please go to your doctor and tell them what happened. in_media_res is right, there is a reason you are feeling this way. it is not your meds or just "one of those months" you experienced real trauma. please take care of yourself and talk to someone. we are all here for yo...

so happy for you that your therapy session helped you feel a little better. it's amazing how much just naming your feelings can help

Jennifer

UPDATE! Hey all, just wanted to thank you all for your kind words of encouragement and understanding through all of this. thankfully, no mental breakdown is in order, because i just verbally accepted the position!! :) Now if only i could have a glass of wine to celebrate.. oh wait. lol #soberproblems

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? maybe i'm looking at all wrong, but i don't know how else to look at it. i've been in therapy on and off for the last 9 years.. ...

I'm so sorry for what you're feeling right know, i know i don't know what you're going through, but i know life can be really overwhelming sometimes. Please don't cut/bruise yourself. I know how tempting it is and what it's like when you feel that's your only option, but please try instead to find s...