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

I will. Have to, I guess, cause not doing is even harder than avoiding it.
Hope to see you on here again.
Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for sharing. That's really inspiring. I just bought "Art & Fear" and "Around the Writer's Block". Feels really good to know that I am not alone in this and that there are ways around or rather through this. I like the idea of focusing on the breathing, since that is al...

Yeah, Facebook can sometimes be a real deal breaker. When you see people that you liked before post some ignorant or plain stupid stuff I almost wish they hadn't been so open about themselves. -.-

Welcome to our little circle of misfits. I have hope for everyone who listens to the show or something similar.
Hope you'll find what you're looking for.

Also, I like your username.

This breaks my heart. I totally empathize with the state you're in. Growing up was nothing but pain for me. I felt like I didn't belong anywhere, had no identity, no self-worth and constantly craving approval. Things changed. A lot. I am a completely different person today. And if you endure, you wi...

Honesty and vulnerability are great virtues, but the ability to protect oneself from harm is even greater. Find the right people to talk to, find your place, find your tribe, but watch where you're looking out for this, just like you would mind where you buy your food. I think it is noble to still p...

This is comforting to hear. I guess you wouldn't be here if it was otherwise. I'm working my way through my fears too. Art is just something so terribly intimate for me. Creativity comes so naturally to us when we are kids. How could it become something that we fear? I'm trying very hard to make it ...

Your art looks so fearless. I really (envy) like it.

Your gallery is really impressive. And about the discrepancy between your art and your character ... in it's healthiest form I think art is the valve to let out all the dark stuff. So we are not happy despite our dark art, but because of it. The nastier my writing and drawings are, the calmer I feel.

Some more links :) The Perils of Perfectionism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQJQyeW-tYM Stefan Molyneux, Canadian Philosopher and host of http://www.freedomainradio.com about Perfectionism: Some of the things he has to say about perfectionism you probably never thought about in that way. Also: som...