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

I want to be in your family! However, I will be drinking soda, not pop.

My grief seems to get stronger as time passes. For example, I lost my grandpa 25 years ago. I was mostly numb about it and tried not to think about him. I have had recurring dreams since then that he never died, but just went away for a while and showed back up. It wasn't until the last year or so w...

I've been going to the gym every-other day to work out the past two weeks. This is something I fully planned to start doing last year after my weight loss surgery, but COVID kept me scared to set foot in the place. Now that COVID has died down (for now at least), I am in there doing the 30 minute we...

When I was contemplating a job change last year (and eventually did it), I had feelings to guilt because the people I worked for were great and I knew they would struggle in some areas without me. However, there was no raise in sight and no chance to move up in the company. I talked to my therapist ...

Doing nothing is something. I try to remind myself that when I don't want to get out of bed in the morning. I've gotten out of my safe place in a lot of ways in the past year and most of them have turned out positive. Of course, that didn't make them any easier to start!

Sending you a virtual hug, Rivergirl. Sometimes the hardest things we have to do in life are thing we look back on later and are thankful we had the courage to do them. I hope these turn out that way for you.

Thanks, Beany and Oak. Your words do help!

That really stinks, DecafDan. I'm sorry it happened to you. You know this isn't your fault, right? The other person is going through some kind of changes in their life. It doesn't make it right for them to ghost you all of the sudden, but that's what's really going on. I hope you will continue talki...

I started doing online therapy one year ago. I wasn't sure about it, but got matched with a great therapist. I have trouble opening up to people, but I've really warmed up to her. I feel like we have a great connection. Then during this week's session, she drops a bomb on me: she's not going to be a...

You guys are the best. I'm still struggling, but getting through it. Upping my meds hasn't done much besides make me a little light headed in the mornings.