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

First - I love your art. Secondly- That "blank" feeling is one of the insomnia side effects. When I get really bad, everything feels fuzzy to me. Things look blurry. My skin feels off. It's your body not being in peak condition. Now I've been working through insomnia for years, and sadly I...

There's certainly a connection. I have terrible insomnia, and when I'm really struggling with my sleep, the rest of my moods suffer as well. Then it gets to the point where I have anxiety and panic attacks about the fear of not being able to fall asleep, of course as I'm trying to sleep. I wish I co...

Thanks for all the great welcomes. I'm excited to get started here.

So I have found a doctor I'd like to go and see. However I have no idea how to actually do it. To be honest, I"m terrified of the idea of having to go, and being labeled with something potentially for the rest of my life. That being said, I need to go. My quality of life hasn't been at all grea...

While this is unrelated in a way (and congrats!!!)

I think job interviewing is it's own unique nightmare. As an anxious person, I'm permanently sweaty palmed.

I always feel like there is something innately awkward about introducing yourself, and in this case, diving right into your "troubles" as it were. You only live once though, right? My name is Andy (or Andrew, either or really). I'm 27, and live in an oven (Phoenix, Arizona). I've had a ver...