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

fifthsonata,
Just wanted to say I read your post. In many ways I feel similar, you are not alone.

The actress (Prairie Home Companion, Big Sky) was raised by artistic and intelligent but emotionally reserved parents (her father has MS, her mother is a concert violinist); Erica was emotionally volatile as a child. Recently diagnosed with Bipolar II, she discusses the suicide attempts, paralyzing ...

Thanks for checking in! A bit better today. Went to the doctor and he gave me a new med Cymbalta (I've been off meds for a couple of years). Was ok at work. Regarding that podcast I mentioned below it reminded me that if you have negative thoughts it doesn't mean you have to wrestle with them. The d...

hi hook, I'm having many of the same thoughts about my job that you are. I am paralyzed there. But in the spirit of being positive it is a prison somewhat of my own making in that I'm letting my negative thoughts get to me big-time. I don't know if it is the same for you. I would like to be able to ...

I've been more anxious and depressed lately. Unable to plan and do anything proactive at work. I took a day off today because I just found it difficult being at work. Then I promptly spent the morning watching Netflix when I could have gone to the gym or done something else more productive. I've bee...

Hey Oak Nice to see your final update. And I like your comment about only volunteering in specific circumstances. I've done things like volunteer tutor but find it difficult to commit to make it every week. So I can appreciate your comment. How is your "new" job going? Perhaps you've made ...

The 28 year-old listener opens up about his family’s history of avoiding emotions, his cries for help, being sexually assaulted by a male friend at 13, struggling to live on $8/hour, his cutting and self-abuse and his shame over his paraphilia (adult baby) fetish.

I am glad the person wrote it.

Thanks Manny - ps I heard you on the podcast this week - good stuff!
pps do you go by "Moe" ?

Today I online-ordered my ticket to the live show in Toronto in November. Looking forward to it.

Usual Sunday negativity today.

The actress/writer/standup/podcaster (Girl on Guy)/t.v. host (The Talk, Talk Soup) joins Paul at LAPodfest in front of a live audience and discusses her workaholism and anxiety, her outcast status as a child, where her drive comes from, growing to understand her intimidating, blunt father and apprec...