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

Hi, Yep, there's no 'bad' art, in that sense. And yeah, so it's cool that you do it and assert. All the cliches are true--it's what you think about it yourself. And the approval of others is nice, but if you're strictly going for that then you're moving away from truth/yourself and also entering int...

Hey Meh, Wow--you started therapy. That's huge--good for you. I got a piece of advice about therapy that has been very helpful (I mean, look at me now!). And since you asked, sure, I'll share. I'd therapist-hopped and on-and-offed quite a bit. And a friend with some knowledge in this area told me: &...

Hey, Sorry you feel as you do, and if you don't mind, I just want to say a couple of things in response. First, I can relate. Shit, I've had to fight feelings of "I'm gonna write a great fucking post, so great that Paul will read it on the show. And it'll be funny too, so funny that he'll invit...

Hey meh - Thanks man, and I hope all is well. I'm counting on 50 being the new 28 or something... The age thing hurts in particular because I've sustained myself a lot by fantasizing that I'm going to do something great, finally realize my potential, etc. (the first 48 yo rookie in the NBA! An actin...

Hey Baghead, Hi--I fuckin' love your art! And I really like that you do it, and enjoy other people's reaction to it, despite all the shitty stuff you're feeling. Unless I'm projecting it sounds like a lot of the time you'd like to disappear or something. And your art is , among other things, an asse...

Hi, Just wanted to shout to ya, say "right on" with trying to get at what's going on with you. Hope you find wellness and satisfaction... even if you are a Celtics fan. BTW, I assume it's the team and not the ethnicity you're a fan of? If it's the ethnicity--Celt? Celtic?-- then all the be...

Hi all. Been reading boards here for a while and listening to the podcasts a lot. Have felt that I should intro myself but it's seemed too burdensome to do so--summing myself up is a scary task, and ... tend to be alternately a voyeur or an advice-giver and certainly am tempted to do strictly that s...

Thanks; I appreciate you saying so. Though haven't been on here, I do continue to listen to and be inspired by the show. Thanks for the work you do on this site; it's really helpful that this remains spam-/inappropriateness/troll-free so thanks for giving your time and effort to that. Peace.

Wow, just listened and am in tears. I'm a 47 yo man, yet what she wrote hit so close, somehow. I guess it's the self-hatred, the fear of disclosure of what feels like weakness, the need to "present" in a way that'll be appealing to others because I stink so bad just beneath the surface. Ma...