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

I liked this episode. One of the points raised that stuck with me, I'll have to go back and get the exact words, but this idea of not developing a sense of self... especially in a childhood that was "stable and safe" in that there were no major issues / abuse, but development of behaviours...

I would like to see a thread where people can have kind of a diary that doesn't necessarily relate to a specific forum sub-topic. It could be used for daily/periodic updates. I am thinking of starting one of these but would like to put it in a thread like this.

Two sons of Holocaust survivors, Michael Rozbruch and Amir Tiles, sit down with psychotherapist Joel Schwartz whose grandparents are also survivors and they discuss the PTSD’s ripples still being felt today within the families. Amir’s father, an 85 year-old Polish survivor also joins them

Hi Oak,

I was unemployed for about two years, a few years ago. I can understand the negative feeling.

I typed out some (well-meaning but probably already well known to you) advice but then I deleted it. I know you know the stuff.

Hope the next days brings some good news.

Thanks SmartCookie!

The therapist who is also in recovery helps Paul and some listeners (via surveys) navigate their discomfort and confusion about their current issues. They discuss the cliched but effective tools of self-parenting and inner-child work, as well as the line therapists draw regarding self-revelation to ...

Hi anxietygirl, I just wanted to let you know that I read through your post. I don't really have a lot to offer that's not advice that I should be following myself. I can say that I'm 10 years older than you, have felt and still feel the way you've felt about "missing the window", and stil...

It sounds like you are in a temporary phase until your activities pick up again... is there anything that you are interested in doing in the meantime?

What do you mean by "I am a rake?"

Hi everyone,
Thanks for the replies.
Feeling better today, it was busy, also I got some exercise which seems to be more important than ever to reduce physical sensations of stress - makes my whole body more relaxed.