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

@iamjunkshit Thanks for your suggestions. I always admire people who can express themselves, even if only to themselves, without fear of judgement.

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I keep wanting to post something interesting in this section but I honestly don't feel like I have any interesting talent or creativity. I don't know that I really ever have. Guess what I"m good at, office work. That's it. I think I'm reasonably intelligent but don't have a degree and at the ra...

I went back on Wellbutrin about 4 months ago after allowing my prescription to lapse for approximately 4 months. I previously had good results from 300 mg Wellbutrin on it's own. No noticeable side effects other than I can't really cry. When I went back on it though, I also went back on birth contro...

Hi Moment_of_peace, What resources did you find to begin meditating? You mention mp3's, do you mind sharing? I have to be honest, although I don't watch tv, I've been too scared of unplugging from my other brain candy (audiobooks, podcasts, music) to try meditation. I'm scared of my ugly thoughts th...

Welcome Nevina, I'm with you in that I wish I'd found the podcast a long time ago, but once I started catching up, I got through them quickly. Every episode has something that speaks to me. I'm now re-listening to many episodes. I relate to managing to work but not having anything left at the end of...

First of all, welcome. Please don't be scared. I'm a relative newbie too but everyone's been kind and supportive. The feeling that you aren't keeping pace with everyone else, that your peers (or the world at large) are passing you by (as if there's just one correct narrative), is a common theme arou...

A big Thank You to everyone who responded to my lengthy intro. ;) @fifthsonata - the parental defender in me wants to explain that it wasn't always as bad as I make it sound, but yeah, in a lot of ways, it was. For what it's worth however, we have a very good relationship now and she has owned her f...

Treehugger, I'm so sorry about your rats. I love animals, all animals and I've often thought of having rats as pets. They're very cool and smart. I got the cats after my 14 year old beagle/lab mix died in June. That was rough. Dogs are really helpful for depression (with the common side-effect of re...

Sorry this is kind of a gross topic, but I'm wondering if anyone else started face/skin picking after taking Adderall. I was diagnosed with ADD as an adult, though I have shown signs of it all my life. I suppose I've also always done a little bit of picking, pimples, scabs,etc. I've also plucked my ...