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

Oh boy, I do this all the time. If I make a small and understandable mistake, it just blows up in my mind and ruins my mood for at least a half hour, sometimes the whole day. Examples: On a long car trip, pull over to take a nap, leave the lights on, battery dies. Drop plate of food I just made on t...

Welcome the the boards Tangerine, nice to meet you! I'm pretty new too, and I really relate to your description of restless wandering and buying random little crap because I feel like things should be more interesting or something. My college years may have been partly filled with depression and ter...

I have an etsy store - I'll see what I can whip up

Wow, I really love the barnacle bowls! So cool.

I am currently taking 6htp, and I think it has helped, though not drastically enough to say for sure. I feel like when I do have depressive thoughts and feelings, I am better able to compartmentalize them and realize they don't have to be my reality. Maybe that's also therapy helping, but my honey a...

I got some full-spectrum light bulbs on the recommendation of my therapist (these from amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018OS06S/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 ) which are supposed to elevate your mood by showing you more colors or something, I don't really get it, but they do produce very nice...

I think it depends on how you think you might get hurt by this relationship. If the hurt would be the result of physical or emotional abuse, then that would definitely be unhealthy. But if you think you might be hurt because the relationship won't last, and you will be terribly sad when the end come...

One book that I recently read and keep thinking about was The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. When I try to describe it, I can't do it justice, but it was pretty special to me.

Hi everyone, I just started listening to the podcast this past week, and I am enjoying it so much. It makes me laugh and cry and hope. I have depression and anxiety and often find it hard to talk about it with people who don't know what it's like, and I feel like I'm constantly trying to hide this s...