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

You're not at all whining! Crikey, you were told for your most formative years to stay quiet and get your head down. It's no wonder you've got some stuff you need to say, and you're perfectly entitled to say it. And it doesn't sound whiney. It sounds honest.

Ryan

ps. Sorry to contradict you

I very much doubt you're being a bitch. More likely, as Manuel very succinctly pointed out, you are just unused to asserting yourself and you're second-guessing yourself because it's such a novel experience. I sort of know what you mean. People think I'm quite confident but it's all a front. Being a...

Two lines from Tennyson's "The splendour falls on castle walls" always strikes a chord: "Our echoes roll from soul to soul, And grow for ever and for ever." Such a lovely way of putting it! Also like Warren Zevon's: "Send lawyers, guns and money / The shit has hit the fan&qu...

Hi fifthsonata

Wow. You have been really worn down by circumstances beyond your control. I did a PhD too with no scholarship and had to pay my own way through it and I know it's no picnic. I'm rooting for you.

Ryan

Just realised how self-obsessed all that was! Thanks Manuel and Rosie! Ryan ps. Rosie, I totally resonate with you regarding your father's fatalistic dismissal of your concerns. It's highly frustrating when you've worked up the courage to tackle someone about the negative effect they are having on y...

Thanks guys. Really appreciate your kind comments. I think I'll stick it out with the counsellor for a few sessions at least. I've never been through this kind of process before, and I should probably give her a fair shake. Also, if I'm being fair I'm not certain how much is my own subjective negati...

Thanks Rosie I'm actually originally from Wales myself and have been living over here for 9 years or so. As you might have guessed from my hastily created username (of which I'm already embarassed), I'm a singer (have been for about 4 years now). Was always my dream to be a musician, and I'm very fo...

Hiya Everyone I'm living in Ireland, and have been listening to the Podcast (and back episodes) now for about 2 months. I just wanted to thank Paul and the programme makers for really helpful insights. I've never listened to this kind of thing before, and it's only over the last two months or so I'v...